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Circular of King Institute, Inc., New York, New York, titled “In All Life’s Walks K.I. Shorthand Promotes Efficiency.” Circular includes testimonials of Clark L. Bouton (Larimer County, Colorado), Abbie Tompkins (Chautauqua County, New York), William B. Hanyard (Lake County, Indiana), Miss M.G. McClennan (Hillsboro County, Florida), D.A. Dargie (Ontario, Canada), Matilda Miller (La Crosse County, Wisconsin), Mary Hilton (Kings County, New York), E.M. Fulton (Baltimore County, Maryland), S.B. Roper (Jefferson County, Texas), H.C.N. Cannon (British Columbia, Canada), Rev. Ira N. Faurot (Barton County, Missouri), Rev. Ernest Hefele (Mercer County, Ohio), Eleanor Skinner (Butler County, Ohio), Rose N. Estradda (Orleans County, Louisiana), W.J. Gibbs (St. Louis County, Minnesota), Edward Coleman (Somerset County, Pennsylvania), D.E. Alvarico (San Francisco County, California), Walter H. Fawcett (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania), Benj. F. Brown (Mosquero), William L. Robertson (U.S.S. Euphamia), Rev. J.B. Dinkins (District of Columbia), Alberta C. Thompson (Deerlodge County, Montana), J.C. Chapin (Mississippi County, Arkansas), Grace Miller White, Henry Dranke (Anderson County, South Carolina), John V. Dougherty (Cook County, Illinois), S.H. Fessenden (Grady County, Oklahoma), Miss Allene Freeman (Middlesex County, Massachusetts), William J. Foley (Morris County, New Jersey), George M. Bayersdoerffer (Floyd County, Indiana), B.R. Evangelista (U.S.S. Dale, U.S. Navy), George Ames (Jay County, Indiana), Walter Conroy (Minnehaha County, South Dakota), Harry D. Daniels (Schoharie County, New York), and Miss Joy Wadsworth (Davison County, South Dakota). (oversize), No date

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 6

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The collection includes advertising circulars, circular letters, price lists, and brochures, many of which relate to the dry cleaning business; advertisements and letters promoting dry cleaning correspondence courses; ten issues of “Widder’s Practical Dyer” (1920-1921), published by the Widder Dye & Chemical Co., Inc., Brooklyn, New York; letters to Ernst Bader offering jobs and business opportunities in reply to an advertisement he placed in a dry cleaning trade magazine; papers regarding courses in hypnotism, magic, phrenology, and psychology; papers relating to dog shows and dog breeding; papers, relating to the Plymouth Rock Squab Company of Boston, Massachusetts; and family papers.

Dates

  • No date

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Extent

From the Collection: 0.3 Cubic Feet ( (11 folders; 1 oversize folder))

Language of Materials

English

Creator

Repository Details

Part of the Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center Repository

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