Long, John Charles
Scope and Contents
These papers detail the business operations of the company, rather than the technical side of the business. There are minutes of the board of directors meetings 1927-1952, advertising materials, price lists, patent information, catalogs, letters and telegrams, tax information, employee records, job classification details, financial records, and other such matters that pertain to the operation of the business. There are scrapbooks with newspaper clippings about the plant and the people involved with it and there are some photographs.
Payroll journal inventory number 180 is on the third floor oversized shelves
Dates
- Creation: 1909-1955
Creator
- From the Collection: Davenport Besler Corportation (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 80.00 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Repository Details
Part of the University of Iowa Special Collections Repository
Special Collections Department
University of Iowa Libraries
Iowa City IA 52242 IaU
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