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Company Records, 1887-2001

 Record Group

Scope and Contents

The records collection includes: minutes of the company from the first 6 years; financial, operational, and production material such as early production ledgers, 1892-1912; speeches, 1938-1969; advertising through the years, such as Saturday Evening Post ads,1941-1944; local and national news clippings; in-house magazines---Upjohn News, 1946-1961, Overflow, 1926-1964, Inter-comment, 1972-1995, Merger news, 1995-1996, Intercom, Kalamazoo Edition, 1963-1993; Upjohn support and establishment of non-profit organizations; Centennial materials; Upjohn and Asgrow company histories; legal documents and government hearings including patents and real estate records; exhibits such as at the Smithsonian and 1964 Worlds Fair; catalogs and handbooks; miscellaneous medical and research publications.

Dates

  • Creation: 1887-2001

Creator

Extent

From the Collection: 200 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Western Michigan University Archives & Regional History Collections Repository

Contact:
Charles C. and Lynn L. Zhang Legacy Collections Center
1650 Oakland Drive
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5307 US
(269) 387-8490