Corporate records, 1887-1995.

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Corporate records, 1887-1995.

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Articles of incorporation and minutes (1887-1971), correspondence, financial records (1936-1964), legal agreements, patent and trademark information, product catalogs, and scrapbooks ([193-]-1990) documenting a Minneapolis-based clothing manufacturer, its predecessor, the Northwestern Knitting Company, and several clothing subsidiaries. Correspondence files have information on financing (1919-1936), taxes (1917-1938), patents and trademarks (1920-1937), personnel and labor relations (1920-1946), product labeling regulations (1936-1945), and World War II production. Extensive contract files (1936-1973) document relations with suppliers and customers. Trademark and patent files (1906-1979) concern both products and manufacturing equipment. Extensive runs of price lists, catalogs, sales literature, and advertisements document company product lines (largely 1930s-1970s).

50.4 cu. ft. (44 boxes, including 24 v.).

Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts

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SNAC Resource ID: 7314708

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