Edgar T. Welch Papers 1873-1963

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Edgar T. Welch Papers 1873-1963

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Papers of the American businessman, son of the founder of Welch Grape Juice Co.; succeeded his father as its president in 1926, and subsequently resigned to spend his life and fortune on good works for the Methodist Church. Collection includes correspondence, sermons, speeches, articles, brief notes on the history of the Welch Grape Juice Company, and scrapbooks pertaining to Welch's Methodist Church-related activities.

3.0 linear ft.

eng,

Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center

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Welch Grape Juice Company

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Welch, Edgar T., 1881-1963

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Edgar T. Welch (1881-1963) was an American businessman and prominent Methodist layman. Born in Vineland, New Jersey on January 22, 1881, Welch attended Williamsport-Dirkinson Seminary (now known as Lycoming College) at Williamsport, Pennsylvania. He entered the advertising department of his father's company, Welch's Grape Juice; he later served as secretary and vice-president before assuming the presidency of the company in 1926. Welch remained with the company after it ...