Records, 1699-1969.

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Records, 1699-1969.

The records of J. E. Rhoads & Sons, Inc., were received in two major accessions and four minor ones. The records cover the entire history of the firm from the 1720s through the 1960s. There is also substantial information on trade organizations in the leather industry and on members of the Rhoads family.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6699982

Hagley Museum & Library

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Rhoads, Richard H. (Richard Harlan), 1909-2005

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Tanners' Council of America

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