Excel Garment Manufacturing Company records
Scope and Content
The Excel Garment Manufacturing Company records includes shareholder certificates and a minute book regarding the founding of the Robbins Fur Dressing & Dying Company in 1918, and the change in ownership and name to Excel Garment Manufacturing Company in 1922. Also included is a 1951 staff letter reflecting on the history of the company.
Dates
- 1918-1951
- Majority of material found within 1918-1922
Creator
- Excel Garment Manufacturing Company (Organization)
Use of Materials
Open for use in the Elmer L. Andersen Library reading room.
Copyright
Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provision of the copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code). Requests to publish should be arranged with the Upper Midwest Jewish Archives; please contact the archives for more detailed copyright information.
Historical Note
Robbins Fur Dressing & Dying Company was founded in 1918 by Herman Maul in Hennepin County, MN. George Robbins was the first President of the Company and resigned in 1920. In 1921 H.J. (Hyman J.) Gross was elected president of Robbins and changed the name to Excel Garment Manufacturing Company. As far as the records indicate, Excel manufacturing was in operation through 1951.
Extent
0.25 Cubic Feet (1 Hollinger box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The Excel Garment Manufacturing Company records includes shareholder certificates and a minute book regarding the founding of the Robbins Fur Dressing & Dying Company in 1918, and the change in ownership and name to Excel Garment Manufacturing Company in 1922. Also included is a 1951 staff letter reflecting on the history of the company.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in two folders by material type.
Source of acquisition
Donated by Dinah Gross. Her husband's grandfather was Hyman Gross, the one time president of the company.
- Clothing trade Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Clothing workers Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Fur garments Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Jewish merchants Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Jews -- Minnesota Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Excel Garment Manufacturing Company records, 1918-1951
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid created by Lisa Calahan and Kate Dietrick
- Date
- 2015
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English.
Collecting Area Details
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