Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections
MS 2021.01
Hirzel Music Company
Preliminary Guide to the Hirzel Music Company Business Records
1931-2004
7.58 Linear feet of shelf space
7 Boxes
This collection consists of daily sales and accounting
ledgers, inventories, catalogs, music books, brochures, and ephemera from the Hirzel
Music Company, a family owned business in Lewiston, Idaho.
MASC STAFF USE: 2:3:16:5
Collection materials are in English
The Hirzel Music Company was started in 1931 by Ellwood and Mary Hirzel, who operated
it for over 60 years. Their store in Lewiston, Idaho was known for its inventories
of music, instruments, toys, and hobby items. Ellwood Hirzel had his own orchestra,
Hirzel’s Hoot Owls, which played the Palouse as well as on a 1931 American
Presidents Lines ship that visited many ports in countries throughout Asia.
This collection consists of daily sales and accounting ledgers, inventories,
catalogs, music books, brochures, and ephemera from the Hirzel Music Company, a
family owned business in Lewiston, Idaho.
This is an unprocessed collection. Any arrangement reflects either a pre-existing order from the records’ creators or previous custodians, or preliminary sorting by staff.
This collection is open and available for research use.
Copyright restrictions apply.
[Item description]
Preliminary Guide to the Hirzel Music Company Business Records, 1931-2004 (MS 2021.01)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections,
Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Paul Hirzel donated this collection to the Washington State University Libraries in
2021 (MS.2021.01). In 2023, an additional five boxes of material were received, less
than one box of which is Business. That Business material has been separated out and
interfiled and/or placed at the back of this collection.
The repository expects to receive additions to this collection.
Preliminary Guide to the Hirzel Family Papers, 1923-2011 (MS 2021.25)
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the online
catalog. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons, or
places should search the catalog using these headings.
Hirzel, Ellwood, 1907-2005 -- Records and correspondence
Hirzel, Mary, 1913-2019 -- Records and correspondence
Hirzel, Ellwood, 1907-2005
Hirzel, Mary, 1913-2019
Hirzel Music Company -- Records and correspondence
Music trade -- Idaho
Music
Business records -- Idaho
Businesses and Corporations
Music
Idaho
1
Business accounting ledgers “Daily Statement
for Management and Control of Business”: 1937-1944; 1945-1981;
1985-1989
1937-1989
2
Catalog “PerpetuLog the ‘up-to-date’ catalog”
Grossman Music Corporation; leather tag and plastic tag stamped with
business name and “everything musical”; 2 blank paper price tags; Selmer
alto clarinet neck strap; Howard tuner; “Herco” instrument humidifier;
Miscellaneous business correspondence; Miscellaneous business forms;
Business licenses; Advertisements for Hirzel and competitor’s music stores;
Promotional material; Miscellaneous business cards; Address book
1968
3
Catalogs, music books, brochures for the
Hirzel Music Company and others
circa 1956-2004
4
Inventories: music 1987-1989; toys 1957; music
1984-1995; music 1990; music 1974-1975; portable receipt
register
1957-1995
5
Sales ledgers: 1931-1933; 1937-1980;
1935-1937
1931-1980
6
Inventories, accounting, and sales
ledgers
1931-1993
7
Accounting and sales ledgers,
expenses
1937-1995