F.A. Bean Papers, 1893-1955 (bulk 1930-1950).

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F.A. Bean Papers, 1893-1955 (bulk 1930-1950).

Correspondence, financial papers, legal papers, photographs, pamphlets, and maps reflecting Minneapolis milling executive Francis Atherton Bean, Jr.'s personal interests, such as the Boy Scouts of America, the Council of Churches of Christ of the United States of America, and the Plymouth Congregational Church (Minneapolis, Minn.). The papers also pertain to his business interests in the International Milling Company and the F.A. Bean Farms, Ltd.

6.5 cu. ft. (7 boxes and 1 oversize folder).

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SNAC Resource ID: 7316623

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Bean, Ruth Leslie, 1921-

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Fraser, J. Frank.

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Bean, Bertha Boynton, 1878-1954.

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International Milling Company, Inc.

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Founded in 1892 by Francis Atherton Bean, Sr. at New Prague, Minn. Construction on a Buffalo mill, the company's largest, began in 1926. Conpleted in 1927, it had the capacity to produce 20,000 cwt. of flour per day. The Buffalo mill also produced formula feeds for livestock and poultry. The company name was changed in the early 1970's to International Multifoods Corp., and in 1988 International Multifoods was sold to ConAgra, Inc. From the description of International Milling Compan...

F.A. Bean Foundation (Minneapolis, Minn.).

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The F. A. Bean Foundation was incorporated in November of 1918, in New Prague, Minnesota. The foundation was named after F. A. Bean, Sr., (1840-1930), whose opening stock contribution had a cash value of $182,000. The first trustees and board were Francis Atherton Bean, Sr. and William L. Harvey, who were at that time vice president and secretary, respectively, of the International Milling Company. During the foundation's 59 years it grew to distribute approximately $16 million. ...

Bean, Winifred Wollaeger, 1909-

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Flinsch, Bertha Bean, 1914-1976.

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New Prague Flouring Mill Company.

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National Council of Churches of Christ of the United States of America.

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Bean, Francis Atherton, 1878-1955.

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Flinsch, Roland.

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F.A. Bean Properties, Inc.

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Bean family.

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Boy Scouts of America

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The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) is one of the largest Scouting organizations in the United States of America and one of the largest youth organizations in the United States, with more than 2.4 million youth participants and nearly one million adult volunteers. The BSA was founded in 1910, and since then, more than 110 million Americans have been participants in BSA programs at some time. The BSA is part of the international Scout Movement and became a founding member organization of the World Or...

Bean, Atherton (Francis Atherton), 1910-1998.

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International Multifoods Corporation

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The company that would become International Multifoods Corporation began as a small flour mill in 1892 on property leased in New Prague, Minnesota. The mill was operated by F. A. Bean, Sr., a man who, with his father, had previously owned the Polar Star Milling Company of Faribault which, in 1890 or 1891, had closed with an amassed debt of over $100,000. After four years of profitable operation at the New Prague site and at a site purchased in Wells, Minnesota, Bean lost the New Pra...

F.A. Bean Farms, Ltd.

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Robin Hood Flour Mills

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Politis, James M.

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Fretwell, Elbert K. (Elbert Kirtley), 1878-1962

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Ritz, Charles C.

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Flinsch, Harold, 1909-

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Canada Colonization Association.

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Fraser, Alice Bean.

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McDonald, Alice Fraser.

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Sommers, Charles L. (Charles Leissring), 1870-1964

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Charles L. Sommers was a charter member of Beta Theta Pi, a member of the University of Minnesota Class of 1890, and a member of the University of Minnesota Board of Regents, 1910-1923. From the description of Papers, 1886-1958. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 63291904 ...

Bean, Francis Atherton, 1840-1930.

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Francis Atherton Bean III, known as Atherton Bean, was born on September 14, 1910, in New Prague, Minnesota. His parents were Francis Atherton and Bertha Boynton Bean. He attended the Blake School in Minneapolis, graduated summa cum laude with a B.A. degree from Carleton College (1931), did post-graduate work at the Harvard School of Business Administration (1931-1932), and received a B.A. degree from Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar (1934). Atherton Bean married Winifred Eliza...

Plymouth Congregational Church (Minneapolis, Minn.)

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Western Foundation (Minneapolis, Minn.).

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The Western Foundation was incorporated on June 12, 1939 for the purpose of supporting "religious, charitable, scientific, or educational purposes or for the prevention of cruelty to children or animals, but expressly excluding from its purposes the carrying on of propaganda or otherwise attempting to influence legislation [Western Foundation articles of incorporation, 1939]." The founding trustees were Bertha Boynton Bean, Atherton Bean (Francis Atherton Bean III), and Bertha Bean Flinsch. The ...

Bean, John Boynton, 1919-

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Harvey, William L.

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Central West Securities Corporation.

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