Records, 1880-1998.

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Records, 1880-1998.

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Avon Products, Inc., deposited its records at Hagley Museum and Library in 1997. The collection consists of one record group of archival materials, and a second record group of subject files that were put together by the corporate library.

203 linear ft.

Hagley Museum & Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6738332

Hagley Museum & Library

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Ewald, John A. 1901-1984.

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Avon Products, Inc.

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Avon Products, Inc., is one of the oldest direct selling companies in America. It traces its origins to 1886, when David H. McConnell (1856-1937) bought the Union Publishing Company of New York City and started manufacturing perfumes to give away with his books. McConnell discovered that his customers were more interested in the fragrances than the books, and he decided to concentrate on selling perfumes. The business was renamed the California Perfume Company (CPC) in an effort to ...

McConnell, D. H. 1901-1944.

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California Perfume Company

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McConnell, D. H. 1858-1937.

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