Papers, 1862-1992 (bulk 1894-1992).

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Papers, 1862-1992 (bulk 1894-1992).

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The collection consists chiefly of business records, including account books and financial statements, advertising materials, internal publications, printed materials and newspaper clippings, photographs, and company history materials documenting the history and retail operations of Thalhimer Brothers, Inc., a Richmond, Va.-based department store chain. At its height, the company operated twenty-seven stores in four southeastern states. Records of or about various members of the Thalhimer family, prominent Jewish merchants in Virginia, appear throughout the collection, including materials of William Thalhimer (1809-1883), Isaac Thalhimer (1855-1930), William Blum Thalhimer (1888-1969), William Blum Thalhimer, Jr. (b. 1914), and Irving May (1891-1964).

2,500 (ca.) items.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7378511

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Thalhimer, William, 1809-1883.

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Thalhimer family.

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Thalhimer, William B., 1888-1969

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William B. Thalhimer, Jr., served as CEO of Thalhimer Brothers, Inc., of Richmond, Va., 1950-1987, and as chairman, 1973-1990. The company opened as a one-room family owned retail store in Richmond, Va., in 1842; publicly traded, 1953; acquired by the May Company, 1990; merged with May Company subsidiary, Hecht Company of Arlington, Va., in 1992, at which time the Thalhimer name was discontinued. The business was headed in succession by William Thalhimer (1809-1883), Isaac Thalhimer (1855-1930),...

Thalhimer, William B., 1888-1969

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William B. Thalhimer, Jr., served as CEO of Thalhimer Brothers, Inc., of Richmond, Va., 1950-1987, and as chairman, 1973-1990. The company opened as a one-room family owned retail store in Richmond, Va., in 1842; publicly traded, 1953; acquired by the May Company, 1990; merged with May Company subsidiary, Hecht Company of Arlington, Va., in 1992, at which time the Thalhimer name was discontinued. The business was headed in succession by William Thalhimer (1809-1883), Isaac Thalhimer (1855-1930),...

May, Irving, 1891-1964.

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Thalhimer Brothers, Inc. (Richmond, Va.)

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Thalhimer, Isaac, 1855-1930.

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Hecht Company

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