Business papers, 1889-1962, bulk 1901-1939.

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Business papers, 1889-1962, bulk 1901-1939.

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The collection documents the rise and fall of Gustav Stickley's business enterprises, particularly Craftsman, Inc., and contains related material from the business activities of his brothers, Leopold and J. George in the Stickley Manufacturing Co. and L.& G. J. Stickley Showroom. Included are cash vouchers and bills, cancelled checks, stock information, share certificates, minutes of corporate meetings, correspondence, cash receipts, time sheets, payrolls, contracts between the Stickleys and other firms, sales ledgers, patents, telegrams, and financial statements from several banks. Of particular note are the legal records and letters from creditors that relate to the bankruptcy of Craftsman, Inc. in 1915 and 1916 and the dissolution of the Craftsman Publishing Company. Also included re the deed, mortgage, and other legal documents relating to the Craftsman Farm. The collection also contains 675 glass plate negatives and a set of reproduction proofs made of the printer's blocks used in the production of trade catalogs. Such items as music cabinets, smoking cabinets, a three drawer library table, round tables, drop leaf tables, a tall case clock, teacarts, dressing glass, book shelves, book cases, hat trees, umbrella stands, sideboards, a toy house on wheels, a child's hobby horse, rockers, side rockers, side chairs, arm chairs, high chairs, lamps, trundle beds, day beds, cribs, couches, desks, roll-top desks, wicker furniture, chests of drawers with mirrors, andirons, fire place tools, etc. are featured.

28 cubic ft. (52 boxes, 121 bound volumes).

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Gustav Stickley the Craftsman.

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Craftsman Publishing Co.

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Stickley, Gustav, 1858-1942

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Gustav Stickley was a cabinetmaker and architect; he created Craftsman furniture and was a leader of the Arts and Crafts movement in America. Born on March 9, 1857 in Osceola, Wi., he was the oldest of Leopold and Barbara Stoeckel's eleven children. He was apprenticed as a stonemason at the age of 12. A few years later, his father ran of, leaving Gustav responsible for supporting his family and forcing him to drop out of school in the 8th grade. When he was 16, his famil...

Stickley Manufacturing Co.

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Craftsman Restaurant.

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Stickley and Simonds Co.

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Craftsman Workshops (Eastwood, Syracuse, N.Y.)

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Craftsman Home Building Co.

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Gustav Stickley Co.

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Craftsman Farms.

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