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Business enterprises

 Subject
Subject Source: Lcsh: Library Of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 32 Collections and/or Records:

Kimball Elevator Company Records

 Collection
Identifier: MsC0524
Abstract

Papers of the Kimball Brothers' Elevator Company, 1883-1934. Incoming correspondence and order forms for freight and passenger elevator and dumb waiter company, located in Council Bluffs, Iowa.

Dates: 1871-1934

Krantz Family Concert Company Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MsC0150.10
Abstract

Orchestral quartet. The records of the Krantz Family Concert Company consist of three scrapbooks, dating from 1926-1931, containing newspaper reviews, business correspondence, programs, postcard, maps, and other souvenirs of places where the company performed.

Dates: 1926-1931

Leopold Desk Company Records

 Collection
Identifier: MsC0209
Abstract

Office furniture manufacturing firm in Burlington, IA. Company's history is documented with annual reports, minutes, time books, etc. Catalogs showcase their products.

Dates: 1886-1964

Orville Francis Grahame Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MsC0318
Abstract

Vice-president and general counsel of Paul Revere Life Insurance Company of Worcester, MA. Subject files, correspondence, speeches, articles, etc., relating to his involvement in Republican politics (both nationally and in Massachusetts) and the insurance business. There are files on the Health Insurance Association of America, the new York Young Republicans, and the Securities Exchange Commission.

Dates: 1931-1971; Majority of material found within 1930-1959

Redpath Chautauqua Bureau Records (this collection is currently under construction)

 Collection
Identifier: MsC0150
Abstract

Commercial lecture bureau and booking agency for Chautauqua and lyceums throughout the United States and parts of Canada. Office files of the Redpath-Vawter Bureau of Cedar Rapids, IA, the Redpath-Chicago Bureau run by Harry P. Harrison and Charles Horner's Redpath Chautauquas. Included are: talent files consisting of correspondence, contracts, publicity brochures, and advertising flyers; business files including employee records; geographical location files with materials about cities and towns that sponsored Chautauquas and lyceums; periodicals; daybooks, cashbooks; and photographs.

Dates: 1890-1944

Roach and Musser Company Papers and Records

 Collection
Identifier: MsC0191
Abstract

Correspondence, financial records, employee insurance reports, and stock proxies for the sale of Roach and Musser.

Dates: 1909-1965; Majority of material found within 1950-1959

Robert K. Goodwin Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MsC0462
Abstract

U.S. Representative from Iowa and businessman. Correspondence and subject files relating to his political activities with the Republican Party.

Dates: 1866-1983; Majority of material found within 1950-1980

Victor Animatograph Corporation Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MsC0153
Abstract





Alexander Victor, a central figure in the invention and marketing of 16mm film equipment for home and industrial use, formed the Victor Animatograph Company of Davenport, Iowa. Papers include records, correspondence, catalogs and clippings, photographs, negatives and scrapbooks.

Dates: 1910-1967

Wayne Biklen Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MsC0467
Scope and Contents

Engineer. Speeches, subject files, correspondence, photos, other papers.

Dates: 1932-1981

W.F. Main Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MsC0120
Abstract

Businessman, Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Business and personal correspondence, financial statements and reports, legal papers, memoranda, photographs, and keepsakes concerning Main family and its personal and business affairs.

Dates: 1885-1949; Majority of material found within 1930-1950

Willard Fur Company Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MsC0207
Abstract

Fur clothier in Marshalltown, IA. The company is documented with records such as daily cash receipts and sales records. Inventory lists and catalogs describe their products.

Dates: 1910-1930

Zimmerman Steel Company Records

 Collection
Identifier: MsC0850
Abstract

Records of a steel company that began in Lone Tree, Iowa, expanding to Bettendorf. H. M. Zimmerman, the son of the founder, W.C. Zimmerman, was hired to build a steel mill in Siberia, and records, photos, and blueprints from this expedition are also included.

Dates: 1906-1966