The Magazine of Early American Datasets (MEAD)
Document Type
Dataset
File Format
Filemaker 7 (.fp7), Excel (.xlsx), OpenRefine 2.5 project, compressed (.zip), Codebook and methodology (.pdf)
Abstract
A large and representative but not exhaustive compilation of the elected and appointed officers of Philadelphia-area business corporations from the 1780s through the 1830s. It includes the officers of banks, insurance companies, turnpike companies, bridge companies, canal companies, river navigation companies, and railroad companies.
Time Period: Start Date of Data Collection
1994
Time Period: End Date of Data Collection
2001
Time Period: Start Date of Data Coverage
1792
Time Period: End Date of Data Coverage
1837
Date of this Version
10-21-2014
Source(s)
This data was collected from 1998 through 2004 from a variety of sources, including newspapers, Philadelphia city directories, company-published broadsides and published annual reports, and internal company records. These sources were primarily in the collections of (in alphabetical order) the Hagley Museum and Library, the Historical Society of Pennsylvania, the Library Company of Pennsylvania, and the Pennsylvania State Archives.
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.
Recommended Citation
Schocket, Andrew M., "Officers of Early Republic Philadelphia Corporations," 12/31/94 - 12/31/01. 4. Philadelphia, PA: McNeil Center for Early American Studies [distributor], 2014. https://repository.upenn.edu
Additional Files
Codebook.pdf (37 kB)Codebook
officers Old.fp7 (904 kB)
Filemaker 7 file
Officers.xlsx (241 kB)
Unrefined Excel file
officers.project.zip (241 kB)
Open Refine transformations
Included in
Article Location
Date Posted: 21 October 2014
Comments
The Filemaker file is the original file as compiled, and the Excel file contains the same data. The OpenRefine project file contains transformations made in 2014, and the .csv filed is the file cleaned in 2014.