Marshall-Wells Company records
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of articles of incorporation, bylaws, annual reports (1940, 1946, 1948, 1954), titles, leases, deeds, stock certificates, financial statements; a list of salesmen (1953); annual roundup program; photograph of George Hill, John Howe, Sig Soberg (1957), and John Hutman; business letters; promotional material; product advertisements; John Patterson correspondence; a company history; and newspaper articles about the company.
Dates
- 1892-1961
- Majority of material found in 1940s-1950s
Conditions Governing Access
Open for use in the Kathryn A. Martin Library, Archives and Special Collections.
Conditions Governing Use
This collection may be protected by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S. Code). It is the user's responsibility to verify copyright ownership and to obtain all necessary permissions prior to the reproduction, publication, or other use of any portion of these materials. Researchers may quote from the collection under the fair use provision of the copyright law.
Biographical / Historical
Marshall-Wells Company started in 1886 as Chapin-Wells Co. wholesale hardware and grocery firm. A.M. Marshall bought controlling interest in 1893 and changed its name to Marshall-Wells Co. The company grew to include 14 wholesale offices throughout the northwestern United States and in Canada. They retained their warehouses and executive office on the Duluth Waterfront. In 1955, Ambrook Industries, Inc. of New York bought controlling interest. The Coast-to-Coast Stores (based in Minneapolis, Minnesota) bought the Duluth Division of Marshall-Wells-Kelley-How-Thomson Co. in 1958, which ended the Duluth firm's operation.
Extent
1.25 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection consists of articles of incorporation, bylaws, annual reports (1940, 1946, 1948, 1954), titles, leases, deeds, stock certificates, financial statements; a list of salesmen (1953); annual roundup program; photograph of George Hill, John Howe, Sig Soberg (1957), and John Hutman; business letters; promotional material; product advertisements; John Patterson correspondence; a company history; and newspaper articles about the company.
Physical Location
This collection is located at the University of Minnesota Duluth Archives. For more information about this collection or to make an appointment, contact us at libarchives@d.umn.edu or 218-726-8526.
Other Finding Aids
General
This collection is part of the Northeast Minnesota Historical Collections, which are housed in the University of Minnesota Duluth Archives at the Kathryn A. Martin Library, and are on permanent loan from the St. Louis County Historical Society.
- Advertisements Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Annual reports Subject Source: Local sources
- Articles of incorporation Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Business Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Businesses Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- By-laws Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Canal Park (Duluth, Minn.) Subject Source: Local sources
- Certificates Subject Source: Local sources
- Correspondence Subject Source: Local sources
- Financial statements Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Hardware stores Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Letters Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Marshall-Wells Company (Duluth, Minn.)
- Marshall-Wells Hardware Company (Duluth, Minn.)
- Newspaper clippings Subject Source: Local sources
- Photographs Subject Source: Local sources
- Title
- Guide to the Marshall-Wells Company records
- Author
- Finding Aid Authors: P. Maus.
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Box: 1 IP (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 2 IP (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 3 IP (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 4 IP (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 5 IP (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 6 IP (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 7 IP (Mixed Materials)
- Box: 8 IP (Mixed Materials)
- Volume: Oversize 1 (Mixed Materials)
- Volume: Oversize 2 (Mixed Materials)
- Volume: Ledger A-1 (Mixed Materials)
- Volume: Ledger A-2 (Mixed Materials)
- Volume: Accounts Payable Ledger B (Mixed Materials)
Collecting Area Details
Contact The University of Minnesota Duluth Archives and Special Collections Collecting Area
Kathryn A. Martin Library
University of Minnesota Duluth
416 Library Drive
Duluth MN 55812-3001
(218) 726-8526
libarchives@d.umn.edu
