Spring Steel Fence and Wire Company collection
Collection — Folder: S2013
Identifier: S2012
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a full color printed card and coupon from Spring Steel Fence and Wire Company in Anderson, Indiana regarding business advertising and a magazine subscription offer.
Dates
- 1907-1914
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Administrative History
Spring Steel Fence and Wire Company was founded in 1907 by William Sherman Poling and incorporated under the present title in 1909. The plant occupies four acres. The products (fencing, gates and other wire products) are sold locally, across the United States and to various countries around the world. In 1912, the company employed forty employees. Mr. Poling was president in 1914, Frederick E. Holloway vice president and Guy J. Derthrick, secretary-treasury. In 1916, the president was W.H. Alford, forty employees. Mr. Poling was president in 1914, Frederick E. Holloway vice president and Guy J. Derthrick, secretary-treasury was J.Q.A. McClurg, and the business was located at 1800 Brown, Anderson, IN.
Forkner, John L. (ed). (1914). History of Madison County, Indiana: A Narrative account of its historical progress, its people and its principal interests. (v. 1, p. 150; v. 2, pp. 671-672). Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company.
Polk's Indiana State Gazetteer and Business Directory. (1916). Indianapolis, IN: R.L. Polk & Co. (p. 317).
Forkner, John L. (ed). (1914). History of Madison County, Indiana: A Narrative account of its historical progress, its people and its principal interests. (v. 1, p. 150; v. 2, pp. 671-672). Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company.
Polk's Indiana State Gazetteer and Business Directory. (1916). Indianapolis, IN: R.L. Polk & Co. (p. 317).
Extent
0.01 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged chronologically.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a donation.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2014/08/18 by Edythe Huffman. EAD finding aid created 2014/08/18 by Edythe Huffman.
- Title
- Spring Steel Fence and Wire Company collection
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
