Records, 1918-1972 (inclusive).

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Records, 1918-1972 (inclusive).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/48107256

Records document the relationship between J.F. McElwain Co. and Melville Corporation. Contains subject files concerning the evolving relations between the two companies, including their 1939 merger (1922-1963). Also includes speeches, reminiscences, publications, and other materials concerning the history of the two companies and of the shoe industry in general, 1918-1972.

1 linear ft. (2 boxes)

Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7589005

Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library

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McElwain, J. F. 1874-1958.

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J.F. McElwain Co.

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J.F. McElwain Co. was a division of the Melville Corporation of Woonsocket, Rhode Island. McElwain was founded as an independent shoe manufacturing company in Manchester, New Hampshire, in 1922. The company was created to supply shoes for the Melville Corporation's Thom McAn line, which were sold through its growing chain of retail stores. J.F. McElwain Co. became a wholly owned subsidiary of the Melville Corporation in 1939, and a division in 1954. From the description of Records, 1...

Melville Corporation

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W.H. McElwain Co.

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