This series documents the business dealings of Lamont Bowers, including correspondence, receipts, securities, letterpress copybooks, pamphlets, stationary, and more. The businesses included in the sub-series include real estate dealings in Nebraska, Ohio, Colorado, and New York; the L.M. Bowers and Company, which manufactured roofing and anchors; as well as various other companies such as the Coal Dealers Supply Company, M.A. Sheak and Company Tobacco, the Ives Chair Company, and more. Many of the records in this series document the Bowers family's finances generally, sinc Bowers did not always distinguish what was a personal versus a business expense.