Bemis Company records, 1866-1978.

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Bemis Company records, 1866-1978.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/86147993

Ledgers, journals, letterpress book, miscellaneous account books, order books, scrapbooks, and miscellaneous memorandum books documenting a manufacturer of burlap bags and related products based in Minneapolis and with other offices and plants in Boston, Buffalo, St. Louis, and Vancouver (Wash.).

14.0 cubic feet (12 boxes, including 99 volumes).

Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts

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SNAC Resource ID: 8345949

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Bemis Company (Minneapolis, Minn.).

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In 1858 Judson Moss Bemis and his brother Stephen Allen Bemis first started manufacturing machine-sewn bags in St. Louis under the name J. M. Bemis and Company. In 1873 the name was changed to Bemis Bros. and Company, and in 1885 to Bemis Bros. Bag Company. The company operated plants or subsidiaries in Boston, Minneapolis, New Orleans, St. Louis, San Francisco, and Vancouver (Wash.). The company expanded from the manufacture of bags, primarily for seed, to include a variety of packaging product...

Bemis, Stephen Allen, 1828-1919.

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Bemis, Judson Moss, 1833-1921

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