Hood Rubber Company records, 1896-2008 (inclusive), 1896-1929 (bulk).

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Hood Rubber Company records, 1896-2008 (inclusive), 1896-1929 (bulk).

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This collection is composed primarily of records of the Hood Rubber Company from its founding in 1896 to its sale to the B.F. Goodrich Company in 1929. The first box contains two company manuals labeled "organization books." These volumes document the Hood Rubber Company's corporate structure, and includes information about responsibilities, policies and procedures, 1920-1929. The remaining Hood Rubber Company records include correspondence, annual reports, Internal Revenue Service records, financial records, advertisements and booklets, records relating to the merger with B.F. Goodrich, legal and patent research records, and photographs. The financial records include stock transactions, trust indentures and sinking funds, balance sheets, financial statements, and correspondence. Hood Rubber Company publications such as product advertisements and employee information booklets are also included.

1.5 linear ft. (3 boxes)

Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8121633

Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library

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Hood Rubber Company (Watertown, Mass.)

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The Hood Rubber Company was founded in Watertown, Massachusetts, in 1896 by brothers Frederic Clark Hood and Arthur Needham Hood. The main product of the company was footwear, principally sneakers. It also manufactured rubber boots and leather shoes and boots in smaller quantities. The factory also produced pneumatic tires and rubber tubes. The Hood Rubber Company grew steadily each year, at one point producing over 90,000 pairs of shoes a day and employing over 9,000 workers. The factory in Wat...

Hood, Frederic C. (Frederic Clark), 1865-1942

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B.F. Goodrich Company

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Akron, OH. From the description of Trade catalogs, ca.1915. (College of Physicians of Philadelphia). WorldCat record id: 122579155 The B.F. Goodrich Company began in 1870. Originally called Goodrich, Tew and Company, the organization was founded by Benjamin Franklin Goodrich, Harvey W. Tew, Henry S. Sanderson, Robert Newland, and David N. Marvin. Their partnership was intended to make rubber and because of their choice of location in Akron, Goodrich, Tew and Company (GTC) be...