Irmgard Altenbach collection of Avon Products, Inc., miscellany, 1934-1997.

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 ...

Altenbach, Irmgard, 1911-2004

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Irmgard Altenbach, known professionally as Irma Alten, was born on December 21, 1911. She worked for Avon Products, Inc., from 1928 to 1968. In the 1930s, she was a Sales Dept. manager at the company's headquarters in New York City. The Sales Dept. office was transferred to Rye, N.Y., in 1960, and Altenbach worked there until her retirement in 1968. She died in New York on September 1, 2004. From the description of Irmgard Altenbach collection of Avon Products, Inc., miscellany, 1934...

Altenbach, Irmgard, 1911-2004

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Irmgard Altenbach, known professionally as Irma Alten, was born on December 21, 1911. She worked for Avon Products, Inc., from 1928 to 1968. In the 1930s, she was a Sales Dept. manager at the company's headquarters in New York City. The Sales Dept. office was transferred to Rye, N.Y., in 1960, and Altenbach worked there until her retirement in 1968. She died in New York on September 1, 2004. From the description of Irmgard Altenbach collection of Avon Products, Inc., miscellany, 1934...

Plaza Hotel (New York, N.Y.)

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