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Guide to the James H. Matthews Company Records,1864-1961(Bulk 1875-1939) AIS.1965.17
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- Title
- Records of the James H. Matthews & Company, 1864-1961 (bulk 1875-1939), James H. Matthews & Company records, 1864-1961, Matthews & Company records, 1864-1961, Records of the James H. Matthews and Company, 1864-1961, James H. Matthews and Company records, 1864-1961, Matthews and Company records, 1864-1961
- Subject
- Matthews family, James H. Matthews & Company., Amusement parks--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh, Parks--Pennsylvania--Allegheny County, Steel industry and trade--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh
- Description
- The bulk of the documents, which date from 1875 to 1939, include a genealogical history and sketch of the Matthews family, a pocket diary from 1879 containing formulas for inks, lacquers, etc. and a list of income and expenses, a bankbook, an expense book, a financial statement, advertisements, and a small songbook containing the company song and few popular songs of the day. Employers Association of Pittsburgh's records include an employees list and a report concerning the Civil Liberties Union and the case of Roger Baldwin. The collection also contains sixty-three photographs of company outings from 1916-1921 at Olympia Amusement Park in 1921; Watson Park in 1920; Alameda in 1920; Homestead Park in 1918; an unidentified park in 1917; an unidentified park in 1916; and the sightseeing boat, "St. James", in 1916. There are extensive descriptions, illustrations, price lists, and numerous industrial photographs of the Matthews Can Marker and other products from the 1930s., Sixty-three photographs of company outings from 1916 to 1921 are filed in the AIS PIC files., Records of the James H. Matthews & Company, 1864-1961, AIS 1965:17, Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh., Gift of Miss G. Gray, 29 September 1965., The manufacturing company called John D. Matthews was founded by John Dixon Matthews in 1850. Its trade name appeared on company documents and advertisements as J. D. Matthews & Son and J. D. Matthews' Sons. The company made metal products used for printing. Products included copper and brass stencils, seal presses, steel stamps, brass checks, badges, roller stamp dies, marking machines, and metal tags. John D. Matthews became Matthews and Zinn in 1889 with the partnership of John A. Zinn and James H. Matthews, which was later dissolved in July, 1893. James H. Matthews formed a partnership with William Jenkins under the company name of James H. Matthews & Company in 1896. In 1967 offices of the company were headquartered at 6500 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, Pa., Inventory available in repository; Folder level control http://digital.library.pitt.edu/cgi-bin/f/findaid/findaid-idx?type=simple;c=ascead;view=text;subview=outline;didno=US-PPiU-ais196517
- Contributor
- James H. Matthews & Company, University of Pittsburgh (depositor)
- Date
- 1875-1939
- Type
- Collection, Families-Diaries., Families-Genealogies., Companies-Invoices., Companies-Financial statements., Companies-Songbooks., Industrial publicity-Pennsylvania-Pittsburgh., Companies-Partnership agreements., Family papers-Pennsylvania-Pittsburgh., Business records-Pennsylvania-Pittsburgh.
- Format
- .5 (190
- Identifier
- oclc:30262423, pitt:US-PPiU-ais196517
- Language
- eng
- Relation
- http://digital.library.pitt.edu/cgi-bin/f/findaid/findaid-idx?type=simple;c=ascead;view=text;subview=outline;didno=US-PPiU-ais196517
- Coverage
- Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Alameda Park (Butler County, Pa.), Homestead Park (Homestead, Pa.), Olympia Amusement Park (Pittsburgh, Pa.), Watson Park (Pittsburgh, Pa.)
- Rights
- Copyright Not Evaluated. The copyright and related rights status of this Item has not been evaluated. Please refer to the organization that has made the Item available for more information. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use., http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/
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