predominant 1919-1939
HAV-01-403-Z-K-302\n
GUSN-358234
This collection contains ephemera, including advertisements and photographic materials, and financial records, including a receipt and cashbooks, related to the operation of Sears Cash Market in Dorchester, Massachusetts. Materials are dated circa 1890, 1989-1939, 1980, and undated. The collection is arranged in two series. The collection is housed in a box with corporate collections CC023 and CC026. Folder titles were assigned by the processor.
cashbooks
advertisements
printed ephemera
ephemera
photographs
business (commercial function)
markets (structures)
grocery stores
clothing
letters (correspondence)
cashbooks
advertisements
ephemera
photographic prints
receipts (financial records)
5 folders
An electronic finding aid is available through Historic New Englands Collections Access Portal. A paper finding aid is available in the Library & Archives.
Materials were originally collected by Victor G. Sears, the proprietor of Sears Cash Market. They were donated to Historic New England by his grandson, Ken Popp, in 2021.
CC025
Sears Cash Market collection
2021
CC025
A collection of ephemera and financial records related to the operation of Sears Cash Market in Dorchester, Massachusetts.
Gift
circa 1890, 1898-1939, undated, bulk 1919-1939
Gift of Ken Popp, 2021
Dorchester (Boston, Suffolk county, Massachusetts) [neighborhood]
Sears, Victor Grey, 1876-1955 (Owner)
cashbooks
advertisements
ephemera
photographic prints
receipts (financial records)
Sears, Victor Grey, 1876-1955
Sears, William D., 1832-1918
Sears Cash Market
Advertisement
Photograph
Grocery trade
Financials
This collection is available for research.
Materials were rehoused for long-term preservation.
Photographic materials were placed in mylar sleeves.
The photographic materials are extremely fragile and should be handled with care. One photograph is in pieces and should only be handled with the assistance of an archivist to prevent further damage to the fragments.
Collection
HAV-01-403-Z-K-302
Accruals are not expected.
No materials have been removed from this collection.
Materials are entirely in English.
Item identification. Box #. Sears Cash Market collection (CC025). Historic New England, Library & Archives.
This collection was processed by Jordan Meyerl, Archives Cataloguer, 2022. The finding aid was updated by Jordan Meyerl, Senior Archives Cataloguer, 2024.
This finding aid is Second Edition DACS-compliant.
Sears Cash Market was a grocery store based in Dorchester, Massachusetts. It was originally owned and operated by William D. Sears (1832-1918) and was later owned and operated by his son, Victor Grey Sears (1876-1955). The market was located at 417 Adams Street in Dorchester. As of 2024, St. Peter Market Inc. is operated from this location.
The collection is arranged in 2 series:
Series I. Ephemera, circa 1890, 1919-1936, 1980, undated
Series II. Financial records, 1898, 1919-1939
The collection is arranged in two series comprising five folders. The collection is housed within the same box as Corporate Collections CC023 and CC026.
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