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Guide to the Fort Pitt Candy Company Records, 1916-1921

Repository
Heinz History Center
Title
Fort Pitt Candy Company Records
Creator
Fort Pitt Candy Company.
Collection Number
MSS 975
Extent
1 linear feet (1 box)
Date
1916-1921
Abstract
The Fort Pitt Candy Company is a candy store in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The Fort Pitt Candy Company Records consist of purchase orders, railroad freight bills, business correspondence, and product price lists from candy manufacturers.
Language
The material in this collection is in English.
Author
The guide to this collection was written by Gloria Hendrickson .
Sponsor
This collection has been made accessible as part of an NHPRC-funded Basic Processing grant.
Publisher
Heinz History Center
Address
1212 Smallman St.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222
library@heinzhistorycenter.org
URL: https://www.heinzhistorycenter.org

History

The Fort Pitt Candy Company began in 1916 on West Carson Street, near McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, and later moved to Penn Avenue in 1921. The company purchased and sold candy, chocolate, and other sweets from Pittsburgh manufacturers including the Gardiner-Lucas Company, Inc., Pennsylvania Chocolate Company, C.S. Hixon Candy Company, and Hardie Brothers Company. Most of the products Fort Pitt Candy purchased came from large candy manufacturers such as Hershey Chocolate Company, Knickerbocker Chocolate Company in New York, and the William Wrigley Jr. Company in Chicago. The Fort Pitt Candy Company remains in operation in Pittsburgh's Strip District.

Scope and Content Notes

The Fort Pitt Candy Company Records primarily consist of purchase orders for the store, railroad freight bills, and business correspondence from local and national candy manufacturers. The correspondences relay information about order statuses, new and available products, and shipping and inventory mistakes. There are also price lists from various candy companies including Knickerbocker Chocolate Company and Sol Simons Food Product Broker.

Conditions Governing Access

None.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Robert Oldenski on December 10, 1993 .

Archives Accession Number 1993.0190.

Preferred Citation

Fort Pitt Candy Company Records, 1916-1921, MSS 975, Thomas and Katherine Detre Library and Archives, Senator John Heinz History Center

Processing Information

This collection was processed by Gloria Hendrickson on July 23, 2013.

Conditions Governing Use

Property rights reside with the Senator John Heinz History Center. Literary rights are retained by the creators of the records and their heirs. For permission to reproduce or publish, please contact the Thomas and Katherine Detre Library and Archives of the Senator John Heinz History Center.

Subjects

    Corporate Names

    • Fort Pitt Candy Company.
    • Pennsylvania Chocolate Company.
    • Hershey Chocolate Company.
    • Knickerbocker Chocolate Company.

    Geographic Names

    • Pittsburgh (Pa.)

    Other Subjects

    • Candy.
    • Candy industry--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh--History.

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