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James Madison University Libraries Special Collections
820 Madison DriveMSC 1706
Harrisonburg, Virginia 22807
Telephone: (540) 568-3612
library-special@jmu.edu
URL: https://www.lib.jmu.edu/special/
Alicia Henneberry, Lindsey Wood
Administrative Information
Use Restrictions
The copyright interests in this collection have been transferred to the James Madison University Special Collections Library. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library Reference Desk (library-special@jmu.edu).
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research. Researchers must register and agree to copyright and privacy laws before using this collection. Please contact Research Services staff before visiting the James Madison University Special Collections Library to use this collection.
Preferred Citation
[identification of item], [box #, folder #], Trio Beauty Salon Records, 1935-2007, SC 0207, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.
Acquisition Information
Donated by Beulah Ruth Kearns Clatterbuck on April 13, 2012.
Processing Information
In order to streamline the process of applying collection numbers, Special Collections staff completed a large-scale renumbering campaign in 2017-2018. This collection was previously cataloged as SC 5029 . During this time the collection was consolidated and physically rehoused.
Bio/Historical Note
Trio Beauty Salon opened on July 15, 1941 at 14 Newman Avenue, Harrisonburg, Virginia. It was known formerly as the Gay Lynn Beauty Shop. The three partners of the Trio Beauty Salon were Flora Evelyn Taylor Lamb, Mildred Bridges, and Ava Gowl, but also included Ruby Dove and Beulah Ruth Kerns Clatterbuck as owners and operators. The salon was open for 35 years before closing in 1976. After closing the salon, the owners continued to work elsewhere in the Harrisonburg area, and kept records of where they went.
Scope and Content
The Trio Beauty Salon Records consist of various documents and records pertaining to the Trio Beauty Salon and its owners and operators, including business, financial, and personal documents. The collection comprises business records, leases and agreements, tax and financial documents, and personal records of Beulah Ruth Kerns Clatterbuck.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged into the following series and subseries. Series 2: Financial Records is arranged further into subseries. All series and subseries are arranged chronologically.
Legal Files, 1937-1977 Financial Records, 1937-1976 Personal Records, 1935-2007Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Beauty operators -- Virginia -- Harrisonburg
- Beauty operators -- Virginia -- Rockingham County
- Beauty shops -- Virginia -- Harrisonburg
- Beauty shops -- Virginia -- Rockingham County
- Business records
- Certificates
- Clatterbuck, Beulah Ruth Kerns, 1915-2017
- Financial Records
- Harrisonburg (Va.) -- Economic conditions
- Harrisonburg (Va.) -- History -- Sources
- Legal documents
- Rockingham County (Va.) -- Economic conditions
- Rockingham County (Va.) -- History -- Sources
- Trio Beauty Salon -- History
- Trio Beauty Salon -- Records and correspondence
- Virginia -- History, Local -- Sources
- Women-owned business enterprises -- Virginia -- Harrisonburg
- Women-owned business enterprises -- Virginia -- Rockingham County
Location of Originals
Original documents relating to Beulah Ruth Kerns Clatterbuck were retained by the owner. Original documents were photocopied for this collection.
Significant Persons Associated With the Collection
- Clatterbuck, Beulah Ruth Kerns, 1915-2017
Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- Harrisonburg (Va.) -- Economic conditions
- Harrisonburg (Va.) -- History -- Sources
- Rockingham County (Va.) -- Economic conditions
- Rockingham County (Va.) -- History -- Sources
- Virginia -- History, Local -- Sources
Container List
This series contains legal documents and correspondence for Trio Beauty Salon from the years 1937-1977, including business and financial records, letters from the U.S. Department of Labor, and one photograph of the owners and operators.
- Mixed Materials [1000886158] box: 1 folder: 1
Partnership Agreements1937-1943
- Mixed Materials [1000886158] box: 1 folder: 2
Property Leases1937-1972
- Mixed Materials [1000886158] box: 1 folder: 3
Change of Business Name Document1941
- Mixed Materials [1000886158] box: 1 folder: 4
Photograph (photocopy)1941
- Mixed Materials [1000886158] box: 1 folder: 5
Helen Curtis Cold Wave Franchise1944
- Mixed Materials [1000886158] box: 1 folder: 6
Correspondence1946-1970
- Mixed Materials [1000886158] box: 1 folder: 7
Bank Account Records1955-1977
- Mixed Materials [1000886158] box: 1 folder: 8
Withholding Exemption Certificates1962-1966
- Mixed Materials [1000886158] box: 1 folder: 9
Virginia Hairdressing Regulations1963-1975
- Mixed Materials [1000886158] box: 1 folder: 10
Advertising for Other Companies1968
- Mixed Materials [1000886158] box: 1 folder: 11
Insurance1968
- Mixed Materials [1000886158] box: 1 folder: 12
Application for Directory Advertising1975
- Mixed Materials [1000886158] box: 1 folder: 13
Blueprintundated
Arranged into two subseries: Tax Returns and Statements, 1937-1976 and Record Books, 1938-1976. Arranged chronologically within each series.
- 2.1
Tax Returns and Statements1937-1976English.Scope and Content
Contains both state and federal tax returns, Harrisonburg taxes, and tax related documents and financial statements. Folders labeled Tax Returns consists of only returns and folders labeled Tax Documents consists of returns and other tax related records.
- Mixed Materials [1000886158] box: 1 folder: 14
Federal Tax Return1937-1939
- Mixed Materials [1000886158] box: 1 folder: 15
Financial Statements1937-1953
- Mixed Materials [1000886158] box: 1 folder: 16
Virginia Tax Return1937-1939
- Mixed Materials [1000886158] box: 1 folder: 17
Federal Tax Return1940-1949
- Mixed Materials [1000886158] box: 1 folder: 18
Virginia Tax Return1940-1949
- Mixed Materials [1000886158] box: 1 folder: 19
Harrisonburg Taxes1944-1976
- Mixed Materials [1000886158] box: 1 folder: 20
Federal Tax Return1951-1959
- Mixed Materials [1000886158] box: 1 folder: 21
Virginia Tax Documents1951-1959
- Mixed Materials [1000886158] box: 1 folder: 22
Federal Tax Return1960-1969
- Mixed Materials [1000886158] box: 1 folder: 23
Virginia Tax Documents1960-1969
- Mixed Materials [1000886159] box: 2 folder: 1
Federal Tax Documents1970-1976
- Mixed Materials [1000886159] box: 2 folder: 2
Virginia Tax Documents1970-1976
- Mixed Materials [1000886158] box: 1 folder: 14
- 2.2
Record Books1938-1976Scope and Content
contains financial records documenting costs and expenses of operation of Trio Beauty Salon, including monthly expenses in terms of supplies, wages, taxes, rent, lighting, repairs, equipment and miscellaneous expenses. Record books are housed in Oversize Hollinger boxes.
- Mixed Materials [1000886160] box: 3 folder: 1
Book 1January 1938-December 1943
- Mixed Materials [1000886160] box: 3 folder: 2
Book 2January 1944-December 1949
- Mixed Materials [1000886159] box: 2 folder: 3
Book 3January 1950-December 1954
- Mixed Materials [1000886159] box: 2 folder: 4
Book 4August 1954-December 1958
- Mixed Materials [1000886159] box: 2 folder: 5
Book 5January 1959-December 1962
- Mixed Materials [1000886159] box: 2 folder: 6
Book 6January 1963-December 1966
- Mixed Materials [1000886160] box: 3 folder: 3
Book 7January 1967-December 1971
- Mixed Materials [1000886160] box: 3 folder: 4
Book 8January 1972-December 1976
- Mixed Materials [1000886160] box: 3 folder: 1
This series contains personal documents of Beulah Ruth Kerns Clatterbuck, including items related to the practice of cosmetology and a brief autobiography of her life.
- Mixed Materials [1000886159] box: 2 folder: 7
Beauty School Notes of Beulah Ruth Kerns1935
- Mixed Materials [1000886159] box: 2 folder: 8
Certificate to Use Frederics Method1935
- Mixed Materials [1000886159] box: 2 folder: 9
Diploma from Paulina's Beauty School1935
- Mixed Materials [1000886159] box: 2 folder: 10
High School Diploma of Beulah Ruth Kerns1935
- Mixed Materials [1000886159] box: 2 folder: 11
Certificate of Authorization to be a Practicing Hairdresser1962
- Mixed Materials [1000886159] box: 2 folder: 12
Cosmetology Licenses for Beulah Ruth Kerns Clatterbuck1963-2004
- Mixed Materials [1000886159] box: 2 folder: 13
Virginia Board of Cosmetology Rules1995
- Mixed Materials [1000886159] box: 2 folder: 14
Obituary for Flora Evelyn Lamb2007
- Mixed Materials [1000886159] box: 2 folder: 15
Brief Autobiography of Beulah Ruth Kernsundated