Missouri Envelope Company

Collection

Identifier: A3190

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of early records, a history, and advertising blotters from the Missouri Envelope Company dating from 1933 to approximately 2013. The folders are arranged alphabetically. The earliest items are a one-page photocopy of Washington University’s 1932 commencement program, a financial ledger dating from 1933 to 1937, and the certificate of authority to commence business dated November 1934. Presumably, Armand C. Hoffstetter wrote the company history, which covers the founding of the company through its sale to Ambassador. There are three advertising blotters, one of which has an image of the company’s headquarters at 5211 Northrup Avenue, which it occupied from 1950 to 1968.

Dates

1932-2003

Creator

Hoffstetter, Armand C. (Collector, Person)

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Conditions Governing Use

For permission to publish, quote from, or reproduce material in this collection, please contact the Archives Reference Desk at archives@mohistory.org. Copyright restrictions may apply. The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming to the laws of copyright.

Historical Sketch

In July 1933, Robert Hecker, Robert Denckhoff, and Armand Hoffstetter founded the Missouri Envelope Company. The three men had lost their jobs when the Samuel Cupples Envelope Company merged with another company to form the Cupples-Hesse Envelope Company. In 1948, they expanded operations with Arrow Envelope Company, which manufactured envelopes and became Missouri Envelope’s primary supplier. The year 1968 brought many changes: Arrow merged into Missouri Envelope Company, they added a Chicago sales office, and the partners formed a third company, Ga-Vehren Engineering Company. In 1980, the company purchased Hellenberg Press, Inc. and changed its name to Missouri Encom. By 1993, the next generation began taking over company operations and divided assets. Missouri Encom merged with Ambassador Envelope Company.