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Collection
Identifier: RH-A-3698
Scope and Contents
Although titled A. L. Pratt and Co, this company could not be located. A. L Pratt appears to be Arthur L. Pratt. Pratt was described as a capitalist in one directory. His house was included a 1909 picture book of Kalamazoo, and he and his wife appear in the Kalamazoo Gazette. He was in the wagon business with George Winans under the Winans, Pratt, and Co. name. The company went out of business around 1893. It is found in that years directory, but by 1895 Pratt is associated with Specialty...
Dates:
ca. 1890
Collection
Identifier: RH-A-3270
Scope and Contents
This collection contains documents pertaining to Alvan Motor Freight, Inc., and various acquisition agreements carried out between Alvan, Putnam Transfer, and Daum. Also, the collection includes internal documents related to the production of a hand book for non-union employees, as well as various bank loan agreements.
Dates:
1962-1999
Collection
Identifier: RH-A-3938
Scope and Contents
“Precision Tools and Dies” is a general informational/ advertisement booklet for the American Tool & Die Works company located in Kalamazoo, Michigan from 1937 to roughly about 1955. This booklet provides a map displaying the company’s wide variety of distribution around the area of Kalamazoo, reaching as far as Indiana, Ohio, and various cities in the northern and eastern areas of Michigan. The booklet also contains some images, including the building of the company, and several of the...
Dates:
ca. 1950
Item — Box: 1
Identifier: RH-A-4426
Abstract
The collection is composed of one advertising brochure for the Barley Motor Car Company’s “The Roamer”, printed in 1920 and entitled, “The Roamer: America’s Smartest Car”.
Dates:
1920
Collection — Box: 1 of 1, Object: 1 & 2
Identifier: RH-A-4369
Scope and Contents
The collection is composed of two directories listing the workplace and organizations of African American citizens in Kalamazoo, Michigan in 1969 and 1974.Inside, there is a list of businesses and organizations owned by African Americans, along with the address of their business or organization, the name of the owner, and their phone number. The Black Resource Directory lists the names of workers and their jobs, and also contains the home address of workers as well as their home...
Dates:
1969, 1974
Collection
Identifier: RH-A-3695
Scope and Contents
The collection contains a card describing an exhibit on March 14th of an unknown year. The exhibit features treasures from the Orient and was directed by Miss Vashti B. Kaye of Seattle.
Dates:
Card announces exhibit on March 14 of an unknown year. It is known that the shop existed from 1909-1932.
Collection
Identifier: RH-A-3068
Abstract
This collection is composed of negatives and photographs of all sizes. The subjects of these photographs are largely employees of The Clarage Fan Company. The collection also includes some artifacts related to the production process of fans.
Dates:
1922-1961
File — Box: 1
Identifier: RH-A-4452
Abstract
The collection is composed of two cardboard ice cream and sherbet cartons from the Carousel Ice Cream Parlor in Kalamazoo.
Dates:
1952-1988
Collection
Identifier: RH-A-3431
Abstract
The collection is composed of one newsletter titled, "Microphone" produced by the CBS-Hytron Company located in Kalamazoo, dated March 1956.
Dates:
1956
Collection
Identifier: RH-A-3772
Scope and Contents
C.H. Dickinson’s General Hardware was a hardware store on N. Burdick St. during the latter part of the 19th century. The store moved locations in 1884, but stayed within the 100-200 block of Burdick St. The store was owned and ran by Chase H. Dickinson, who was born on 8 December 1837 in Vermont. In the 1870 U.S. Census Mr. Dickinson is living in South Haven, MI. By 1880, Dickinson was living in Kalamazoo. The earliest his general hardware store on Burdick St was found is 1881 in Kalamazoo...
Dates:
1892
