Box 1
Container
Contains 14 Results:
Interior photographs of Wilmarth & Morman Co. NOTE: Nine sepia-toned 8x10 prints showing the shop floor with men at work. The photographs were bound in an album, labeled Wilmarth & Morman Co., Grand Rapids, Mich., n.d.
File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The Wilmarth & Morman Company manufactured grinding machine tools. The company was organized in Grand Rapids in May 1900. In 1927 the company was sold to the Covel-Hanchett Company and the local operations were dissolved. At the time the company was sold, the officers were L.T. Wilmarth (president), S.A. Morman (vice president), H.P. Dix (secretary and general manager) and C.E. Meech (treasurer). After the sale, there was apparently some controversy over how the business was...
Dates:
n.d.
Catalog, Precision Grinding Machinery, Wilmarth & Morman Company, n.d.
File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The Wilmarth & Morman Company manufactured grinding machine tools. The company was organized in Grand Rapids in May 1900. In 1927 the company was sold to the Covel-Hanchett Company and the local operations were dissolved. At the time the company was sold, the officers were L.T. Wilmarth (president), S.A. Morman (vice president), H.P. Dix (secretary and general manager) and C.E. Meech (treasurer). After the sale, there was apparently some controversy over how the business was...
Dates:
n.d.
Photograph, Wilmarth & Morman (Lund patent) grinding and polishing machine
File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The Wilmarth & Morman Company manufactured grinding machine tools. The company was organized in Grand Rapids in May 1900. In 1927 the company was sold to the Covel-Hanchett Company and the local operations were dissolved. At the time the company was sold, the officers were L.T. Wilmarth (president), S.A. Morman (vice president), H.P. Dix (secretary and general manager) and C.E. Meech (treasurer). After the sale, there was apparently some controversy over how the business was...
Dates:
circa 1918-1927
Appraisement, Property of Wilmarth & Morman Co. by The Lloyd-Thomas Co., October 24, 1918
File — Box: 1, Folder: vol
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The Wilmarth & Morman Company manufactured grinding machine tools. The company was organized in Grand Rapids in May 1900. In 1927 the company was sold to the Covel-Hanchett Company and the local operations were dissolved. At the time the company was sold, the officers were L.T. Wilmarth (president), S.A. Morman (vice president), H.P. Dix (secretary and general manager) and C.E. Meech (treasurer). After the sale, there was apparently some controversy over how the business was...
Dates:
October 24, 1918
Introduction, index and text (pages 2-30)
File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Records and photographs of Wilmarth & Morman Company, compiled by H.P. Dix. The material was originally in a binder, separated by tabs. The original order was as listed below. The Lloyd-Thomas Co. Appraisal was found with other material.
Dates:
circa 1918-1927
Exhibits B, C, D, E, F and G – letters, list of foreign dealers, Costs and a Cost System by H.P. Dix
File — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Records and photographs of Wilmarth & Morman Company, compiled by H.P. Dix. The material was originally in a binder, separated by tabs. The original order was as listed below. The Lloyd-Thomas Co. Appraisal was found with other material.
Dates:
circa 1918-1927
Exhibit H – Photographs
File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Records and photographs of Wilmarth & Morman Company, compiled by H.P. Dix. The material was originally in a binder, separated by tabs. The original order was as listed below. The Lloyd-Thomas Co. Appraisal was found with other material.
Dates:
circa 1918-1927
Exhibit I – Advertising
File — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
Records and photographs of Wilmarth & Morman Company, compiled by H.P. Dix. The material was originally in a binder, separated by tabs. The original order was as listed below. The Lloyd-Thomas Co. Appraisal was found with other material.
Dates:
circa 1918-1927
I: General progress in acceptance of abortion reform, June 1969-August 1970
File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
In the late 1960s to early 1970s, several groups worked to reform abortion law in Michigan. A 1972 ballot initiative sought to legalize abortion in the state. It was voted down, but the Supreme Court decision on Roe v. Wade in 1973 legalized abortion in the United States. Leading up to the 1972 ballot initiative, Dix worked to change the conversation in the media about abortion. Dix thought that the Grand Rapids Press showed news bias in their coverage of the issue, reflecting...
Dates:
June 1969-August 1970
II: Success in Michigan Senate and the build up of resistance to reform, September 1970-December 1971
File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents
From the Sub-Series:
In the late 1960s to early 1970s, several groups worked to reform abortion law in Michigan. A 1972 ballot initiative sought to legalize abortion in the state. It was voted down, but the Supreme Court decision on Roe v. Wade in 1973 legalized abortion in the United States. Leading up to the 1972 ballot initiative, Dix worked to change the conversation in the media about abortion. Dix thought that the Grand Rapids Press showed news bias in their coverage of the issue, reflecting...
Dates:
September 1970-December 1971