Capin business records, 1895-1995 (bulk 1930-1992)

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Capin business records, 1895-1995 (bulk 1930-1992)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/39694703

Business records, ephemera, photographs, paste-ups and advertising, and newspaper articles related to the Capin Mercantile Corporation and its subsidiaries. Also includes material related to the Capin family.

15 linear ft. (13 boxes)

University of Arizona Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 7416081

University of Arizona Libraries

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Bloom Southwest Jewish Archives

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Capin, Hyman, 1874-1935.

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Capin Mercantile Corporation

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Capin family.

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Founded in 1949 by the descendants of Hyman Capin (né Kapinski), a Lithuanian immigrant to Pennsylvania, who moved to Tucson, Arizona, in 1906. He worked as a tailor in Tucson before moving to El Paso, Texas, in order to supply uniforms to troops based there. In 1919 the Capin family moved to Nogales, Arizona, and continued to supply the military with uniforms. They also acquired several stores in Nogales and Texas. After Hyman's death in 1935 his family continued the business, and formed the C...