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American Shoe Machinery Corporation Records, 1920-1941

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 352

Scope and Content Note

This collection consists of accounts, stockholders' records, and patent information for the American Shoe Machinery Corporation. Correspondence and reports elucidate the eventual failure of the business. Series I. Organizational Records contains correspondence, by-laws, minutes of meetings, and information on patents. Series II. Financial Records contains ledgers, tax records, and stock certificates, and more.

Dates

  • Creation: 1920-1941

Creator

Restrictions on Access

This collection is open for research use.

Historical Sketch

The American Shoe Machinery Corporation, located in Boston, Massachusetts, was founded in 1933 as Shoe Service, Inc. for the purpose of leasing machines, which tempered and flexed sole leather in shoe and boot manufacturing. They also experimented with chemical processes for the shoe industry. In 1934 the name was changed to the American Shoe Machinery Corporation.

Extent

.75 linear feet (2 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

This collection consists of accounts, stockholders' records, and patent information for the American Shoe Machinery Corporation. Correspondence and reports elucidate the eventual failure of the business.

Series List

SERIES I. Organizational Records

SERIES II. Financial Records

Physical Location

Phillips Library Stacks

Provenance

This material was donated by R. P. Zollo in February, 1980.

Processing Information

Collection processed and cataloged by Tamara Gaydos, November 2011.

Genre / Form

Geographic

Topical

Title
AMERICAN SHOE MACHINERY CORPORATION RECORDS, 1920-1941
Author
Inventory prepared by Tamara Gaydos
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Sponsor
Processing of this collection was funded by a grant from the NHPRC (National Historical Publications and Records Commission).

Repository Details

Part of the Phillips Library Repository

Contact:
Peabody Essex Museum
306 Newburyport Turnpike
Rowley MA 01969 USA