Family papers, 1871-1922.

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Family papers, 1871-1922.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/52733126

This collection centers on the personal and business papers of Francis Arthur W. Hammond and his wife, Julia. The largest number of letters is between the two during their courtship period, 1897-1898. Additionally, there are letters from Arthur to his wife while in Mexico, Central America, and Cuba, describing his work and living conditions. Also included are numerous photographs Hammond took of the people and plantations in Mexico and Cuba. The collection also contains business-related correspondence and papers sent to Arthur Hammond while at the Link Belt Company in Indianapolis. Other business materials in the collection relate to his plantation work in Mexico and include three annual reports for the Ubero Plantation.

1 document case, 1 oversize folder, 1 box photographs, 1 photograph album.

Indiana Historical Society Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7658071

Indiana Historical Society Library

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Link-Belt Company

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The Link-Belt Machinery Company was incorporated in Illinois on November 13, 1880. It was renamed the Link-Belt Company on May 28, 1906, upon merging two subsidiaries, the Ewart Manufacturing Company of Indianapolis and the Link-Belt Engineering Company of Philadelphia. The Link-Belt Company was merged into FMC Corporation on June 30, 1967. The firm was founded by William Dana Ewart (1851-1908), who had invented the detachable link-belt in 1874. The flexible metal belt p...

Hammond, Francis Arthur W.

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Francis Arthur W. Hammond was born in London, England in December 1868 but later to moved to the United States with his family. The Hammonds would eventually settle in Indianapolis. Arthur Hammond was trained as a horticulturist and was employed by the Ubero Plantation in Mexico. Hammond was later engaged in similar plantation ventures in other parts of Mexico, Central America, and Cuba. He later returned to Indianapolis and worked for the Link Belt Company. Hammond and his wife, Julia E. Garvin...

Ubero Plantation Company.

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Hammond, Julia, 1950-

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