Arthur Boomhower Corporation Records
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Scope and Contents
The Arthur Boomhower Corporation Records concerns floor matting with the trade name Kolorfast, which could be cut and sewn and was intended for use in the home and in retail establishments. Collection contains outgoing correspondence, 1911-1913, mostly about orders and use of products; company advertising and sales brochures for Kolorfast matting; and a business card of H.B. Moore, Indiana representative for the Harvey Mills, Arthur Boomhower Corp.
Dates
- undated
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Conditions Governing Use
This collection must be used in keeping with the Kheel Center Information Sheet and Procedures for Document Use.
Biographical / Historical
The company, a manufacturer of fiber floor coverings (carpets and rugs), had offices in New York City. Its Harvey Mills (Harvey Fibre Carpet Co.) was located in Philadelphia.
Extent
0 cubic feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Collection of business records relating to the floor covering Kolorfast.
Custodial History
American Textile History Museum Collection.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Kheel Center for Labor-Management Documentation & Archives Repository
227 Ives Hall
Ithaca NY 14853