Indiana Mirror Manufacturing Company collection
Collection
Identifier: L473
Scope and Contents
This collection contains records of the Indiana Mirror Manufacturing Company from Indianapolis, Indiana, including inventories (1935-1953), trial balance/accounts receivable reports (1941-1954), and profit/loss statements (1935-1954). Also included are the biannual "Census of Manufacturers" (1927-1947) and reports related to the shipment of alcohol (1920-1947). There are also payroll records (1948-1952) which include information about the company’s employees, including birth dates and job descriptions. More information about employees can be found in their employee-withholding-exemption certificates (1943-1952). There is extensive paperwork related to one employee, Ralph LaGrotta (also spelled LaGrotta or LaGrotte), including tax returns (1943-1946) and immigration information about him and wife Anna and son Joseph. The collection also includes sales figure charts (1932-1953), business reports, correspondence, and price guides for other companies in similar fields.
There is also an oversize folder containing 16 ledger sheets related to various aspects of the business, including machinery and office furniture (OB085).
There is also an oversize folder containing 16 ledger sheets related to various aspects of the business, including machinery and office furniture (OB085).
Dates
- 1911-1954
Creator
- Indiana Mirror Manufacturing Company (Indianapolis, Ind.) (Organization)
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.
Historical Note
The Indiana Mirror Manufacturing Company began business in Indianapolis, Indiana in January 1904. The original president of the company was A. Lehman. The company was purchased by James Franklin Failey for his son, Robert B. Failey, in 1911. Robert Failey eventually became both president and treasurer. The company’s main purpose was to make mirrors for wholesale to other companies. The glass used in the mirrors was sometimes purchased from other businesses such as the Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass Company in Toledo, Ohio. The company was dissolved in 1954.
Sources:
Items within the collection.
Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Indiana, 1904.
Interview with Laura E. Williams, June 18, 2012.
Sources:
Items within the collection.
Biennial Report of the Secretary of State of the State of Indiana, 1904.
Interview with Laura E. Williams, June 18, 2012.
Extent
0.85 Cubic Feet (2 manuscript boxes, 1 half manuscript box, 1 medium oversize folder)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by subject.
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 2003/10 by Amy C. Belcher. Collection reprocessed 2012/06 by Laura E. Williams. EAD finding aid created 2003/10 by Amy C. Belcher. Reprocessing of Box 3 completed 2024/03/19 by Brittany Kropf. EAD finding aid revised 2012/06 by Laura E. Williams; 2021/09/30 by Lauren Patton; 2024/03/19 by Brittany Kropf.
Creator
- Indiana Mirror Manufacturing Company (Indianapolis, Ind.) (Organization)
- Title
- Indiana Mirror Manufacturing Company collection
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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
