Yes, by all means post the literature on the do-it-yourself market. Please

Neal Hitch

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> From: Martin Perdue [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
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> Subject:      Lumber Stores Question
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> I hope this isn't too late to be of use.  For the person who
> asked about the advent of lumber shops, etc., this article
> may be relevant:
>
> Greg Koos, "Lumber and Millwork:  Builders Supplies in
> Pre-1880 Blommington, Illinois," _P.A.S.T. [Pioneer America
> Society Transactions]_ 11 (1988) 44-53.
>
> I came across this recently while working on the VAF
> bibliography.  There is also a growing literature on the
> history of 'do-it-yourself' that may relate to your
> research.  Let me know if you want some of those references.
>
> Marty Perdue
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