Peavey Company

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F.H. Peavey & Company was established at Sioux City, Iowa, in 1874 by Frank H. Peavey. Minneapolis became headquarters of the firm in 1884. The name of the business was changed to Peavey Company in 1962. The firm went public in 1973 and, in 1982, was acquired by ConAgra, Inc.

From the guide to the Records., 1870-1984., (Minnesota Historical Society)

The Peavey Company was founded in Sioux City, Iowa in 1874 by Frank H. Peavey. In 1884 he moved his business to Minneapolis and incorporated it in 1906. The firm began as a grain-storage company but in 1928 expanded into flour milling with the purchase of the Van Dusen & Harrington Company, producer of flour under the "King Midas" trademark. In 1954, Peavey acquired the Minneapolis-based Russell-Miller Milling Company and merged all of their flour milling operations under the name Peavey Company Flour Mills in 1963.

From the guide to the Peavey elevators collection, 1901-1957, (University of Minnesota Libraries. Northwest Architectural Archives, Manuscripts Division [naa])

Archival Resources
Role Title Holding Repository
creatorOf Peavey Company. Peavey elevators collection, 1901-1957. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
creatorOf Peavey Company. Peavey Company records, 1870-1984. Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts
referencedIn Dakota County Historical Society (Dakota County, Minn.). [Peavy Mill--pamphlets, clippings, and other miscellaneous materials]. Dakota County Library
creatorOf Peavey elevators collection, 1901-1957 University of Minnesota Libraries. Northwest Architectural Archives, Manuscripts Division
creatorOf Records., 1870-1984. Minnesota Historical Society
creatorOf United States. Interstate Commerce Commission. Protest and petition for suspension...Great Lakes Freight Bureau...General Mills, Inc., International Milling Company, Peavey Company 1966. Bowling Green State University, BGSU Libraries
referencedIn Heffelfinger, Frank T., 1923-. Oral history interview with Frank T. Heffelfinger, 1983. Minnesota Historical Society Library
Role Title Holding Repository
Relation Name
associatedWith Brownberry Ovens. corporateBody
associatedWith Brownberry Ovens. corporateBody
associatedWith Colorado Milling and Elevator Company. corporateBody
associatedWith F.H. Peavey & Company (Minneapolis, Minn.). corporateBody
associatedWith Heffelfinger family. family
associatedWith Heffelfinger family. family
associatedWith Heffelfinger, Frank T., 1923- person
associatedWith King Midas Mill Company (Minneapolis, Minn.). corporateBody
associatedWith Monarch Elevator Company (Minneapolis, Minn.). corporateBody
associatedWith Northwest Fabrics. corporateBody
associatedWith Northwest Fabrics. corporateBody
associatedWith Occident Elevator Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Peavey family. family
associatedWith Peavey family. family
associatedWith Peavey Flour Mills of Florida. corporateBody
associatedWith Peavey, Frank Hutchinson, 1850-1901. person
associatedWith Peavy family. family
associatedWith Russell-Miller Milling Co. (Minneapolis, Minn.). corporateBody
associatedWith Sioux City Street Railway Company (Sioux City, Iowa). corporateBody
associatedWith United States. Interstate Commerce Commission. corporateBody
associatedWith Van Dusen Harrington, inc. (Minneapolis, Minn.). corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
Minnesota
Minnesota--Minneapolis
North Dakota
Colorado
Subject
Family corporations
Family corporations
Feed industry
Flour and feed trade
Flour industry
Grain
Grain elevators
Grain elevators
Grain trade
Grain trade
Grain trade
Grain trade
Occupation
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Corporate Body

Active 1870

Active 1984

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