Hugh Moore Dixie Cup Company Collection, 1905-1986, bulk 1910-1955.

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Hugh Moore Dixie Cup Company Collection, 1905-1986, bulk 1910-1955.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/35520219

Documents the corporate history of the Dixie Cup Company and the role of its president Hugh Moore, a pioneer in the paper cup and vending industry.

42 linear ft. (39 record cartons, 6 oversize boxes, 7 file drawers)

Lafayette College

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SNAC Resource ID: 7372907

Lafayette College

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Public Cup Vendor Company.

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Dixie Cup Company

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The paper cup business which eventually manufactured the Dixie cup was first incorporated as the American Water Supply Company of New England in 1908. Several regional companies distributed its products. The Individual Drinking Cup Company was incorporated in 1910 with headquarters in New York City. It relocated to Easton, Pennsylvania in 1921. The company merged with the Vortex Cup Company of Chicago in 1936 to form the Dixie-Vortex Company. The name was changed to Dixie Cup Compan...

Lily-Tulip Cup Corporation.

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Fort James Corporation

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James River Corporation (Va.)

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Dixie-Vortex Company.

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Individual Drinking Cup Company.

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American Water Supply Company of New England.

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American Water Supply Company of New York.

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Moore, Hugh, 1887-1972

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Hugh Moore was an industrialist, philanthropist, and organizer. At the age of 21 he co-founded the Dixie Cup Corporation, which he sold to the American Can Company in 1957. He began to devote his efforts entirely to the causes of world population and world peace, and continued to be active in directing the work of the Hugh Moore Fund, which he established in 1944, until his death. From the description of Hugh Moore Fund collection, 1922-1972 (bulk 1939-1970). (Princeton University Li...

Vortex Cup Company.

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American Water Supply Company of New Jersey.

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American Can Company

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Barbieri, Cesare, 1888-1956.

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