Macke Store Records, 1835-1972 (C0043)
2192 folders and 24 volumes on 26 rolls of microfilm
MICROFILM
INTRODUCTION
The business records of a Gordonville, Missouri, drygoods store, which grew into a general merchandise and farm service operation, follow this family-owned business from Vicksburg, Mississippi, through its move to Cape Girardeau County in 1840 and trace its development there into the 1970s.
DONOR INFORMATION
The Macke Store records were donated to the University of Missouri by Dorothy Probst Macke on 11 January 1973 (Accession No. 3906). An addition to the records was made by Macke on 14 November 1977 (Accession No. 4122).
ORGANIZATIONAL SKETCH
Samuel Gordon started a mercantile business in Vicksburg, Mississippi. In 1840 Gordon moved his operations to Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, where he founded the town of Gordonville. His Gordonville store was sold to the
Keerstner family later in the century. They in turn sold the store building to Henry W. Macke, c. 1900. The latter already operated the Gordonville Mercantile Company established by his grandfather, Henry Ahrens.
After Henry W. Macke’s death in 1928 the business passed into the hands of his son Albert H. Macke who operated it as the Macke Store. Albert Macke expanded the firm’s operations, establishing the Macke Farm Service and adding a dairy route as well as the area’s first mobile feed grinders. Following Albert Macke’s death in 1957, his wife Dorothy Probst Macke and son Henry Weldon Macke continued to operate the store. In 1961 the business was incorporated as a family corporation with the main store in Gordonville and a branch in Cape Girardeau. This corporation was dissolved in 1972/73 and its interests sold to Roy Brown of Gordonville.
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE
The Macke Store Records consist of accounts, invoices, banking records, inventories, payroll records, and account books that reflect the running of a store. The records are arranged by type of record. Records from 1835 to 1932 are
mostly in the form of accounting books (ledgers, journals, etc.), as are those for 1957 to 1972. The years for which
there are no accounting records are represented by cancelled checks, invoices, and sales receipts.
FOLDER LIST
General Merchandise Checking Accounts, 1909-1911, 1929-1930, 1948-1964
| f. 1 | Bankbook, 1909-1911 |
| f. 1a | Check stubs, 1929-1930 |
| f. 2-4 | Check stubs, 1948 |
| f. 5-10 | Check stubs, 1949 |
| f. 11-23 | Checks, 1950 |
| f. 24 | Checks, 1951 January |
| f. 25-30 | Check stubs, 1951 |
| f. 31-36 | Check stubs, 1952 |
| f. 37-42 | Check stubs, 1953 |
| f. 43-53 | Check stubs, 1954 |
| f. 54-65 | Check stubs, 1955 |
| f. 66-77 | Check stubs, 1956 |
| f. 78-89 | Check stubs, 1957 |
| f. 90-101 | Check stubs, 1958 |
| f. 102-113 | Check stubs, 1959 |
| f. 114-125 | Check stubs, 1960 |
| f. 126-132 | Check stubs, 1961 January-July |
| f. 133-136 | Check stubs, 1962 June-October |
| f. 137-145 | Check stubs, 1963 April-December |
| f. 146-157 | Check stubs, 1964 |
| f. 158-167 | Folders empty due to error in numbering. |
General Merchandise Sales Checks, 1946-1956
| f. 168 | 1946-1947 |
| f. 169-173 | 1950-1952 |
| f. 174-256 | 1953 |
| f. 257-608 | 1954 |
| f. 609-901 | 1955 |
| f. 902-1247 | 1956 |
Gordonville Mercantile Company Invoices, 1907-1915
| f. 1248-1249 | 1907 |
| f. 1250 | 1908 |
| f. 1251 | 1909 |
| f. 1252-1254 | 1910 |
| f. 1255-1262 | 1911 |
| f. 1263-1272 | 1912 |
| f. 1273-1282 | 1913 |
| f. 1283-1287 | 1914 |
| f. 1288-1292 | 1915 |
Invoices, 1934-1956
| f. 1293 | 1934-1945 |
| f. 1294-1306 | 1946 |
| f. 1307-1332 | 1947 |
| f. 1333-1359 | 1948 |
| f. 1360-1368 | 1949 |
| f. 1369-1401 | 1950 |
| f. 1402-1465 | 1951 |
| f. 1466-1544 | 1952 |
| f. 1545-1624 | 1953 |
| f. 1625-1731 | 1954 |
| f. 1732-1874 | 1955 |
| f. 1875-2016 | 1956 |
Hatching Eggs Purchase and Sales Reports, 1951-1961
| f. 2017 | Poultry test register, 1951-1957 |
| f. 2018 | Purchase and sales reports, 1953-1957 February |
| f. 2019-2023 | Purchase and sales reports, 1957 March-December |
| f. 2024-2029 | Purchase and sales reports, 1958-1959 |
| f. 2030-2035 | Purchase and sales reports, 1960-1961 |
Dairy Route Records, 1938-1941, 1950
| f. 2036-2038 | Handler’s reports, vehicle expenses, and diary equipment price lists, 1938-1941. |
| f. 2039 | Purchase and service records for milk route trucks, 1950 |
Farm Records, 1950-1957
| f. 2040 | Farm accounting record, 1950-1957 |
| f. 2041 | Farm and milk production expenses, 1957 |
Banking Records, 1953-1970
| f. 2042 | Checking account books, Gordonville Feed and Fuel Company, 1953-1957 |
| f. 2043 | Savings account book, Macke Store, November 1960-1970 July |
| f. 2044 | Savings account book, Macke Farm Service Company, 1962 June-1970 October |
Store Inventories, 1901-1952
| f. 2045 | 1901-1903 |
| f. 2046 | 1907 |
| f. 2047 | 1930-1932 |
| f. 2047a | 1932-1934 |
| f. 2047b | 1936-1939 |
| f. 2047c | 1941-1943 |
| f. 2047d | 1945-1950 |
| f. 2047e | 1952-1954 |
Miscellaneous
| f. 2049 | Customer orders, 1836-c. 1870. |
| f. 2050 | Customer orders and correspondence, c. 1870-1891. |
| f. 2051 | Customer orders, n.d. |
| f. 2052 | Ledger index, n.d. |
| f. 2053 | List of persons subscribing funds for building a bridge over Hobble’s Creek, Cape Girardeau County, Missouri, 18 July 1841. |
Tax Returns and Statements, 1939-1968
| f. 2054-2057 | Missouri sales tax returns, 1944-1968 |
| f. 2058-2060 | Missouri income tax returns, 1952-1968 |
| f. 2061-2066 | Federal income tax returns, 1940-1965 |
| f. 2067-2069 | Employer’s quarterly federal tax returns, 1939-1967 |
| f. 2070 | Federal withholding tax statements, 1955-1956 |
| f. 2071 | Wage and tax statements, 1967 |
| f. 2072-2073 | Federal excise tax returns, 1949-1958 |
| f. 2074 | Corporation franchise tax report, 1964-1965; intangible property tax report,1959-1960; personal property tax, 1957; use tax on highway motor vehicles, 1967-1968 |
Missouri Division of Employment Security Employer’s Report, 1951-1957
| f. 2075 | 1951-1952 |
| f. 2076 | 1953-1954 |
| f. 2077 | 1955-1956 |
| f. 2078 | 1957 |
Macke Farm Service Company Annual Reports, 1961-1966
| f. 2079 1961-1962 |
| f. 2080 1963 |
| f. 2081 1964 |
| f. 2082 1965-1966 |
Advertisements
| f. 2085 | Advertisements from Macke Store and Macke Farm Service Company, as well as ads received from other firms. The earliest of these appear to date from 1850s or 1860s. |
Insurance Policies
| f. 2088 | Property insurance policies, 1963, 1966, and Life Association of America of St. Louis policy for Claus Kerstner, 1876. |
Miscellaneous Business and Personal Items
| f. 2089-2097 | Includes feed and fuel inventory for 1954, certificates, handbooks, and a songbook. |
Uncollectable Accounts, 1955-1965
| f. 2098-2102 | John Gast, 1961-1964 |
| f. 2103-2105 | A-Z, 1955-1965 |
Accounts Receivable Ledgers, 1958-1972
| f. 2106 | 1958-1960 |
| f. 2107-2118 | 1961-1972 |
| f. 2119 | 1961 |
| f. 2120-2124 | 1963-1967 |
Food Sales Journals, 1957-1962, 1966-1967
| f. 2125 | Gordonville, 1957 |
| f. 2126-2130 | Gordonville, 1958 |
| f. 2131-2134 | Gordonville, 1959 |
| f. 2135 | Gordonville, 1960 |
| f. 2136-2139 | Gordonville, 1961 |
| f. 2140-2142 | Gordonville, 1967 |
| f. 2143-2144 | Gordonville, 1960 |
| f. 2145-2149 | Gordonville, 1961 |
| f. 2150 | Cape Girardeau, 1962 |
| f. 2151 | Cape Girardeau, 1966 |
| f. 2152-2154 | Cape Girardeau, 1967 |
Payroll Records, 1953-1968
| f. 2155 | 1953 January-1954 June |
| f. 2156 | 1954 July-1955 October |
| f. 2157 | 1955 November-1961 June |
| f. 2158 | 1961 October-December |
| f. 2159 | 1962 |
| f. 2160 | 1963 |
| f. 2161 | 1964 |
| f. 2162 | 1965 |
| f. 2163 | 1966 |
| f. 2164 | 1967 |
| f. 2165 | 1968 January-June |
Expense and Sales Records, 1957-1961
| f. 2166 | Expense ledger, 1957 |
| f. 2167 | Expense ledger, 1958 |
| f. 2168 | Expense ledger, 1961-1962 |
| f. 2169 | Expense journal, 1957 |
| f. 2170 | Expense journal, 1958 |
| f. 2171 | Expense journal, 1959 |
| f. 2172 | Expense journal, 1961 |
| f. 2173 | Sales journal, 1961 |
General Ledgers, 1957-1970 (Ledgers for the years 1962-1970 are incomplete)
| f. 2174-2175 | 1957 |
| f. 2176 | 1958 |
| f. 2177 | 1959 |
| f. 2178 | 1961 |
| f. 2179 | 1962 |
| f. 2180 | 1963 |
| f. 2181 | 1964 |
| f. 2182 | 1965 |
| f. 2183 | 1966 |
| f. 2184 | 1967 |
| f. 2185 | 1968 |
| f. 2186 | 1969 |
| f. 2187 | 1970 |
| f. 2188 | Insecticide Sales Journal, 1971 |
Accounting Books
| f. 2189 | Ledger, 1895 |
| f. 2190 | Sales journal, 1901-1902 |
| f. 2191 | Sales journal, 1903-1904 |
| f. 2192 | Cash book, 1902 |
| v. 1 | Ledger, 1835-1878 |
| v. 2 | Daybook, 1835-1840 |
| v. 3 | Ledger, 1835-1850 |
| v. 4 | Ledger, 1836-1847 |
| v. 5 | Credit book, 1841-1844 |
| v. 6 | Ledger, 1839-1849 |
| v. 7 | Ledger, 1852-1853 |
| v. 8 | Daybook, 1864-1868 |
| v. 9 | Ledger, 1867-1873 |
| v. 10 | Ledger, 1869-1870 |
| v. 11 | Ledger, 1873-1875 |
| v. 12 | Ledger, 1896-1900 |
| v. 13 | Ledger, 1900-1901 |
| v. 14 | Cash book, 1900-1902 |
| v. 15 | Invoices, 1901-1903 |
| v. 16 | Ledger |
| v. 17 | Daybook, 1902-1904
| | v. 18 | Daybook, 1905-1907 |
| v. 19 | Ledger, 1908-1910 |
| v. 20 | Cash book, 1924-1929 |
| v. 21 | Cash book, 1930-1932 |
Miscellaneous Volumes
| v. 22-23 | Attendance records, District 61, Cape Girardeau County schools, 1909-1915 |
| v. 24 | Minutes of the Gordonville Mercantile Company, Gordonville, Missouri, 1902-1922. |
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