Name/Title
Dorsey Law Practice Collection--St. Mary's Enterprise NewspaperEntry/Object ID
2018.011.0021Scope and Content
1 folder ; 9 5/8 x 14 3/4"
Members of the Dorsey family practiced law in the county for generations.
Mr. Dorsey set up the St. Mary's Enterprise newspaper in the late 1920s. He bought equipment, type, and paper, and engaged the services of a circulation enhancement company.
January 1926 Account with the Intertype Corporation
November 22, 1926 Purchase of $4250 worth of Intertype linotype machine and the paperwork for financing the purchase
January 31, 1927 Detailed specifications for a 30 Em Intertype and the certificate of fire insurance for the equipment
February 2, 1927 Company requested that Mr. Dorsey sign paperwork at the First National Bank. The equipment was shipped by steamboat.
February 5, 1927 Signed paperwork for the financing of the equipment--Intertype Corporation basically held a mortgage on the equipment.
October 15, 1929 Dorsey purchased newsprint from Whitaker Paper Company in Baltimore.
November 7, 1929 Dorsey engaged the Liner Service to conduct a cash-in-advance subscription drive to get his paper up and running.Collection
Dorsey Law Practice CollectionArchive Items Details
Date(s) of Creation
1926 - 1929Location
Container
Dorsey Law Practice Collection, Box 1Shelf
Rack 07, Shelf 1Rack
Rack 07Wall
West wallRoom
Archives 1Building
Tudor HallContainer
Dorsey Law Practice Collection, Box 1Shelf
Rack 07, Shelf 1Rack
Rack 07Wall
West wallRoom
Archives 1Building
Tudor HallRelationships
Related Person or Organization
Person or Organization
Dorsey, Philip H.Person or Organization
Sterling, Lynwood J.