Business enterprises -- Indiana -- Indianapolis
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 29 Collections and/or Records:
Pandell Florists order book
Collection — Volume V268
Identifier: V268
Scope and Contents
This collection includes one order book used by Pandell Florists of Indianapolis. The bulk of the entries are from 1927, but there are some from December 1926 and 1928. The volume is arranged alphabetically by the last names of customers and records types of flowers and floral arrangements ordered, prices, and addresses for delivery. Tucked in the back cover are several loose papers, including an April 1, 1927 rental receipt; a May 10, 1927 receipt for advertising in guest register of Severin...
Dates:
1926-1928
P.R. Mallory and Company Inc. calendar
Collection — Folder S0828
Identifier: S0828
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a 1940 calendar printed by the P.R. Mallory and Company Inc. of Indianapolis, Indiana. For each month, the calendar contains photographs of company employees participating in a variety of activities, both business and social.
Dates:
1940
Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust, Allison Branch collection
Collection — Folder S2307
Identifier: S2307
Scope and Contents
This collection contains several items ranging from 1946 to 2011 from the Rolls-Royce Heritage Trust/Allison Branch archives of Indianapolis, Indiana. The items include a "Fact Sheet" about the Allison Gas Turbine Division, General Motors Corporation, a copy of "History of Allison Engine School Locations," and a copy of "Allison - The Man, the Name, the Tradition," a history of the Indianapolis operations, all from the 1980s; a copy of "James A. Allison Story," an undated two-page biography; a...
Dates:
1946-2011
Samuel Merrill collection
Collection
Identifier: L106
Scope and Contents
The collection consists principally of Samuel Merrill’s Civil War papers, including his letters to his wife and sister in Indianapolis from Kentucky, Tennessee, Georgia, and South Carolina (1862-1865). Also included are his war diary (1863), orders, clothing and equipment records, as well as other official military papers (1862-1865). The collection also contains business papers of Merrill and his family (1850-circa 1900), including papers of his father, essays on Indiana’s state capitals, and...
Dates:
1850-1924
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Samuel Merrill collection
Schnull-Krag Coffee Company trade cards
Collection — Folder S2547
Identifier: S2547
Scope and Contents
This collection includes thirteen trade cards from the Schnull-Krag Coffee Company of Indianapolis, Indiana (circa 1880s). Varying in size, most of the cards promote the company's Standard Coffee, touting it as the "Best Package Coffee on Earth." Two cards of special note have pictures of ladies in formal gowns, wearing white gloves and holding fans and were used to promote the company's "High Grade Windsor Mocha and Java" and "Best Java" coffees.
Dates:
circa 1880s
Schofield family account book
Collection — Volume V386
Identifier: V386
Scope and Contents
This collection includes an account book kept by members of the Schofield family of Marion County, Indiana containing entries dating from 1836 to 1868. The accounts kept in the book indicate the operation of a general store dealing primarily in groceries, dry goods, clothing, and occasional sales of hardware. It appears to have been a frequent practice for customers to work off their bills and when this occured, the hourly wage and hours worked were recorded. The account book also includes...
Dates:
1836-1868
Van Sickle Radio Supply Company collection
Collection — Folder S1781
Identifier: S1781
Scope and Contents
This collection contains advertising material for the Van Sickle Radio Supply Company of Indianapolis, Indiana, including the company's "Electronic Buyers Guide for 1960" catalog, a postcard size advertisement card (circa 1960s), and a brochure for its "Music for Production" System (circa 1944).
Dates:
circa 1944-1960s
William J. McKeown letters
Collection — Folder S894
Identifier: S0894
Scope and Contents
This collection includes letters from William J. McKeown to Mrs. Hazel W. Hopper dated November 29, 1952 and Mr. Meeks dated February 4, 1953 regarding McKeown's collection of printing types and printing equipment.
Dates:
1952/11/29, 1953/02/04
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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William J. McKeown letters
