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business records

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 25 Collections and/or Records:

Michigan Central Railroad Company Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Collection 196
Abstract

The Michigan Central Railroad Company collection documents the business affairs of the line through a limited set of documents, including select annual reports ranging from 1849 to 1927. Also included are examples of both employee and public timetables, as well as examples of bond and mortgage certificates, 1881 to 1907, and a summer tour promotional brochure.

Dates: 1849-1948

Michigan Lithographing collection

 Collection
Identifier: Collection 314
Abstract The Michigan Lithographing Company was a Grand Rapids, Michigan graphic and printing company. This collection contains materials recieved from an anonymous donor that document the business. Michigan Litho was established in 1901 and operated through the early 1990s, when the business was sold to another printing company. For most of its existence, Michigan Litho was located at the southwest corner of Fulton and Carlton. The building was destroyed by fire in 2002. This collection includes...
Dates: circa 1903-1976

R.C. Allen Corporation records

 Collection
Identifier: Collection 095
Abstract The firm of R.C. Allen was begun by Ralph C. Allen (1884-1967) in 1932 in Grand Rapids, Michigan to produce low cost adding machines. During World War II, the firm learned about integrating electronics into their systems. At the time of Allen’s retirement in 1963 the company enjoyed international sales and had some 500 employees. During the 1980s the firm was sold to out-of-state interests and eventually production was moved to California. Including documents from 1948 to 1962,...
Dates: 1948-1962

Select records of Butterworth Hospital and Nursing School

 Collection
Identifier: Collection 124
Abstract

Butterworth Hospital, now part of Spectrum Health, was established in Grand Rapids, Michigan as St. Mark's Home and Hospital in 1876. This collection contains photographs, annual reports, minutes, newsclippings, scrapbooks and yearbooks dealing with the history of the hospital, 1880-1989, particularly before 1930. Also in the collection are documents concerning fund raising for the construction of the new hospital building, which was dedicated in 1925.

Dates: 1880-1989, n.d.

Wolverine Brass Company collection

 Collection
Identifier: Collection 170
Abstract

Wolverine Brass Company was a brass goods manufacturer in Grand Rapids, Mich. They mainly manufactured plumbing supplies. This collection contains catalogs, company publications, and business records detailing the growth, expansion and ultimate demise of the company. Also included are personal information, scrapbooks and photographs on the company's founder, L.A. Cornelius (1870-1953) and his service on various social, service and charitable organizations.

Dates: 1896-1986