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MONTGOMERY WARD
RECORDS, 1849-1989
148 cubic feet + microfilm + artifacts
Accession Number 8088
Prepared by Loreley Moore
December 1996
Revised by Loreley Moore
May 2001
Contents
Introduction .......................................................................................................................................................... 1
History .................................................................................................................................................................. 2
Series Description ................................................................................................................................................ 3
Scope and Content................................................................................................................................................ 4
Folder List ............................................................................................................................................................ 5
Series I. Administrative Files ................................................................................................................ 5
Series II. Manuscript Files ................................................................................................................... 30
Series III. Catalogs-Montgomery Ward .............................................................................................. 31
Subseries 1. General ............................................................................................................... 31
Subseries 2. Specialty Catalogs ............................................................................................. 44
Series IV. Photographs ........................................................................................................................ 67
Series V. Scrapbooks .......................................................................................................................... 72
Series VI. Promotional Material ......................................................................................................... 75
Series VII. Manuscript Sheet Music .................................................................................................. 88
Series VIII. Catalogs-Montgomery Ward's Competitors .................................................................. 96
Series IX. Artifacts ............................................................................................................................ 109
Series X. Microfilm ........................................................................................................................... 109
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Introduction
MONTGOMERY WARD
Records, 1849-1989
148 cubic feet (331 document and slim document boxes + microfilm + artifacts)
Accession Number 8088
The Montgomery Ward Records were given to the American Heritage Center by Montgomery Ward
in seventeen shipments, three in 1983, one in 1986, two in 1987, one in 1988, one in 1989, two in 1993, and
seven in 1995. The records were received in good order. Original folder titles have been maintained.
The collection should be cited as: Montgomery Ward Records, 1849-1989, Accession Number 8088, Box
Number, Folder Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.
RECEIVED AND ACKNOWLEDGED
Rick Ewig
Acting Director
Date:
MONTGOMERY WARD RECORDS, Accession Number 8088
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History
Montgomery Ward was founded by Aaron Montgomery Ward and Charles R. Thorne in 1872.
Their idea was to develop an organization the could sell merchandise of nearly every sort, directly to the
customer. Ward's retail target was the rural small farmer west of the Mississippi River. Distances were great
and means of travel were crude. Ward's mail order catalogs brought a wide selection of merchandise to even
the most remote farm homes. Its policy of "Satisfaction Guaranteed or Your Money Back," was unique at
the time. Ward was recognized as supply house for the National Grange. The company also exported
merchandise abroad to missionaries, miners, and travelers.
In the 1920s, Ward's expanded into the retail field. By 1929 there were more than 500 stores
spanning the country. The store expansion program was still in full swing in October 1929, when the stock
market crashed. As consumers felt the pinch of the Depression, the company experienced a first quarter loss
of more than two million dollars in 1930. Mail order volume fell off sharply and retail sales also declined.
Twenty-four stores closed in 1930 and eighteen in 1931.
The directors asked Sewell Avery, president of United States Gypsum, to take over management of
Montgomery Ward in 1931 because Avery would not enforce a closed union shop. In 1955 there was a
bitter proxy fight between Louis Wolfson and Sewell Avery. Although Avery won the fight, he resigned as
chairman of the board.
During the 1950s and 1960s, Ward's renovated old stores and moved into suburban shopping
centers. In 1968 Montgomery Ward and Container Corporation of America merged. The new holding
company was called Marcor, Inc. In 1976 Marcor stockholders approved the merger of Marcor into Mobil
Corporation, resulting in Montgomery Ward and Container Corporation of America becoming wholly
owned subsidiaries of Mobil Corporation. The catalog was discontinued in 1985, and in 1988 senior
management led a drive for a leveraged buy out and Montgomery Ward became a privately held company.
MONTGOMERY WARD RECORDS, Accession Number 8088
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Series Description
The Montgomery Ward Records are arranged in 10 series:
Series I. Administrative Files, 1862-1985. 24 cubic feet. (51 document boxes, 2 slim document boxes, and
2 F17 boxes) Arranged alphabetically. Includes correspondence, financial and legal records,
reports, public relations files, patents, abstracts of title, manuals, and files regarding the War Labor
Board, rationing, union strikes, company take-over attempts, and the Defense Production Act of
1950.
Series II. Manuscript Files, 1908-1972. .9 cubic feet. (2 document boxes) Arranged alphabetically. Notes
and drafts of books regarding Montgomery Ward.
Series III. Catalogs-Montgomery Ward, 1874-1985.
Subseries 1. General Catalogs, 1874-1985. 34 cubic feet. (75 document boxes and 1 slim
document box) Arranged chronologically.
Subseries 2. Specialty Catalogs, 1886-1985. 34 cubic feet. (75 document boxes and 1 slim
document box) Arranged alphabetically.
Series IV. Photographs, 1860s-1950s. 2 cubic feet. (4 document boxes and 1 slim document box)
Arranged alphabetically. Primarily product designs. There are a few historical photographs.
Series V. Scrapbooks, 1849-1987. 3 cubic feet. (5 document boxes, 1 slim document box, and 1 F20 box)
Arranged alphabetically. Newspaper and magazine clippings regarding Montgomery Ward
management practices and promotions.
Series VI. Promotional Material, 1875-1989. 6.5 cubic feet. (10 document boxes and 4 F22 boxes)
Arranged alphabetically. Includes books, pamphlets, in house periodicals and speeches regarding
Montgomery Ward and retail selling.
Series VII. Manuscript Sheet Music, 1940s. 9.45 cubic feet. (21 document boxes) Arranged by show
production number. Orchestral parts for the radio show "Radio Reader's Digest" which was
sponsored by Montgomery Ward.
Series VIII. Catalogs-Montgomery Ward's Competitors, 1954-1983. 33.75 cubic feet. (75 document boxes)
Arranged alphabetically. Includes Aldens, Eaton's, J.C. Penney, Sears and Spiegel.
Series IX. Artifacts, ca. 1880s, ca. 1926. Artifact Storage. Cash register, ca. 1880s and brass sign:
"Montgomery Ward and Co. Retail Department Store," ca. 1926.
Series X. Microfilm, 1872, 1878-1983. Contains 194 35 mm microfilm copies of Montgomery Wards
General and Specialty Catalogs.
MONTGOMERY WARD RECORDS, Accession Number 8088
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Scope and Content
The Montgomery Ward Records, 1860s-1989, are a valuable source of information on selling by
catalog and popular culture in the United States. There are also extensive files regarding World War II,
especially rationing and price controls, the War Labor Board and union strikes during the war. The catalogs,
1874-1985, are a complete run and are also available on 35mm microfilm.
The Scrapbooks, 1871-1987, includes a daily record of Montgomery Ward's dispute with the World
War II War Labor Board and the occupation of Montgomery Ward by the United States Army in the 1940s.
There are photographs of catalog product designs and manuscript sheet music for radio shows sponsored by
Montgomery Ward.
The printed material includes the employee magazine and books, pamphlets and speeches regarding
Montgomery Ward and retail selling. There are some catalogs of Montgomery Wards competitors, mainly
Sears, J.C. Penney and Spiegel.
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Folder List
Series I. Administrative Files, 1862-1985
Folder Title Date
Box 1
1
AVERY STOCK OPTION
1929-1931
1929-1931
2 1932-1934 1932-1934
3 1935-1938 1935-1938
4 BARR, JOHN 1925-1979
5
CATALOG HISTORY:
CORRESPONDENCE
1947-1970
6 HISTORICAL DATA 1897-1965
Box 2
1-7
CHAIN STORE AGE
INTERVIEWS
1970
Box 3
1-2
CHAIN STORE AGE
INTERVIEWS
1970
3 1971 1971
4 1972-1977 1972-1977
5 1980-1983 1980-1983
6 CHICAGO PUBLIC LIBRARY DONATION 1971
7 CHICAGO TRIBUNE 1873-1974
8 COMPARATIVE SALES TRENDS-WARDS AND SEARS 1943
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Series I. Administrative Files, 1862-1985 (cont.)
6
Box 4
1
CONSUMER CREDIT
1950-1970
1950-1970
2 1971-1973 1971-1973
3
CORRESPONDENCE
A-CONGRESS
1942-1945
4 CONGRESS-FOG 1942-1945
5 GRA 1942-1945
6 GRE 1942-1945
Box 5
1
CORRESPONDENCE
GRI-HAE
1942-1945
2 HAF-HAM 1942-1945
3 HAN-HARI 1942-1945
4 HARZ 1942-1945
Box 6
1
CORRESPONDENCE
HAS-HAZ
1942-1945
2 HEA-HEN 1942-1945
3 HEP-HES 1942-1945
4 HIE-HJ 1942-1945
5 HOA-HOL 1942-1945
6 HOM-HOP 1942-1945
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Series I. Administrative Files, 1862-1985 (cont.)
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Box 6A
CORRESPONDENCE
1 HOR-HOU 1942-1945
2 HOW-HUI 1942-1945
3 HUL-HY 1942-1945
4 IB-IV 1942-1945
5 JAC-JAR 1942-1945
Box 6B
CORRESPONDENCE
1 JAV-JOI 1942-1945
2 JOL-JON 1942-1945
3 JOO-JUN 1942-1947
4 KA 1942-1945
5 KEA-KEL 1942-1945
6 KEM-KEY 1942-1946
Box 7
1
CORRESPONDENCE
KID-KIN
1942-1946
2 KIN-KL 1942-1946
3 KL-KN 1942-1946
4 KO 1942-1945
5 KR-KY 1942-1945
6 LA 1942-1945
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7 LA 1942-1945
Box 7 (cont.)
CORRESPONDENCE (cont.)
8 LE 1942-1945
Box 8
1
CORRESPONDENCE
LE
1942-1945
2-3 LI 1942-1945
4 LO 1942-1945
5 LU 1942-1945
6 MAA-MC 1942-1946
Box 9
1-2
CORRESPONDENCE
MC
1942-1945
3-4
MC 1942-1946
5 MAC-MAN 1942-1946
6 MAN-MAR 1942-1945
7 MAR-MAS 1942-1945
Box 10
1
CORRESPONDENCE
MAT-MAY
1942-1945
2-3 ME 1942-1945
4 MI 1942-1945
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5 MI 1942-1946
6 MO 1942-1945
7 MO 1942-1946
Box 11
1
CORRESPONDENCE
MO
1942-1945
2 MU-MY 1942-1946
3 NA 1942-1945
4 NE 1942-2945
5 NI 1942-1945
6 NO-NY 1942-1945
7 O 1942-1946
8 O 1942-1945
Box 12
1-2
CORRESPONDENCE
PA
1942-1945
3 PA 1942-1946
4-5 PE 1942-1945
6 PF-PI 1942-1945
7 PO 1942-1946
Box 13
1-2
CORRESPONDENCE
PR
1942-1945
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3 Q 1942-1944
4 RA 1942-1945
5-6 RE 1942-1945
7 RH-RI 1942-1945
Box 13 (cont.)
CORRESPONDENCE (cont.)
8 RO 1942-1945
Box 14
1
CORRESPONDENCE
RO
1942-1945
2 RO 1942-1946
3 RU-RY 1942-1945
4 SA 1942-1946
5
SA
1941-1945
6-7 SE 1942-1945
Box 15
1-3
CORRESPONDENCE
SH
1942-1945
4 SI-SL 1942-1945
5-6 SM 1942-1945
7 SN-SO 1942-1945
Box 16
1
CORRESPONDENCE
SP-SQ
1942-1945
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2 STA 1942-1945
3 STE 1942-1945
4 STI-SU 1942-1945
5 SU-SW 1942-1945
6 TA-TE 1942-1945
Box 16 (cont.)
CORRESPONDENCE (cont.)
7 TH 1942-1945
Box 17
1
CORRESPONDENCE
TI-TO
1942-1945
2 TR 1942-1945
3 TS-TY 1942-1945
4 U 1943-1947
5 VA-VEA 1942-1947
6 VED-VR 1942-1945
7 WAD-WAK 1943-1945
Box 17A
CORRESPONDENCE
1 WAL-WAR 1942-1945
2 WAS-WEH 1942-1945
3 WEI-WEN 1942-1946
4 WER-WHE 1942-1945
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5 WHI-WHY 1942-1946
6 WIC-WIL 1942-1945
Box 17B
CORRESPONDENCE
1 WILL-WILLS 1942-1945
2 WILM-WILT 1942-1945
3 WIN-WIT 1943-1945
Box 17B (cont.)
CORRESPONDENCE (cont.)
4 WOC-WOO 1942-1945
5 WOR-WY 1942-1947
Box 17C
CORRESPONDENCE
1 YA-YU 1942-1945
2 ZA-ZW
3
DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT OF 1950
INSTRUCTIONS
1950-1953
4
MEMORANDA
SEPTEMBER, 1950-JANUARY, 1951
1950-1951
Box 18
1
DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT OF 1950
MEMORANDA
FEBRUARY-MARCH, 1951
1951
2 APRIL-MAY, 1951 1951
3 JANUARY, 1951-JULY, 1953 1951-1953
4 PRICE CONTROL 1951
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5 PRIORITIES 1951-1952
6 DIRECTORIES 1927-1931
Box 19
1
FINANCIAL RECORDS
BALANCE SHEETS
1897-1901
2 COST OF SALES 1933-1940
3 CREDIT 1950-1956
Box 19 (cont.)
FINANCIAL RECORDS (cont.)
4 ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES 1938-1941
Box 20
1
FINANCIAL RECORDS
FINANCIAL FACTS RELATING TO THE MOBIL
ACQUISITION OF MARCOR
1979
2
FINANCIAL HISTORY
1913-1931
3 FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF CHICAGO 1927
4 INCOME TAX APPEAL 1941
5 INDEX OF PUBLISHED GROSS SALES 1929-1932
6 MERCHANDISE POSITION 1937-1941
7 NET SALES RESULTS 1878-1927
8 REFUND CHECKS 1880-1980
9 RETAIL STORE MONTHLY PROFIT AND LOSS
STATEMENT
1934-1935
10 RETAIL STORES NET SALES 1938
MONTGOMERY WARD RECORDS, Accession Number 8088
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11 RESERVE FOR TAX PAYMENTS 1933
12 GROUP POLICY LIFE INSURANCE 1912
13
INSURANCE PRODUCT LIABILITY
JUNE, 1976-DECEMBER, 1979
1976-1979
14 JANUARY-DECEMBER, 1980 1980
15 FEBRUARY, 1981-FEBRUARY, 1982 1981-1982
16 JEFFERSON WARD 1980-1981
Box 21
1
LAKEFRONT FIGHT
1860s-1910
1860s-1910
2 1964 1964
3
LEGAL RECORDS
APPLICATION FOR INSPECTION OF STOCK AND
TRANSFER BOOKS
1954
4 CERTIFICATES OF INCORPORATION 1919-1970
5 CONTRACTS 1917-1918
6 INDENTURES 1960-1971
7 PETITION-MONTGOMERY WARD AND COMPANY VS.
THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
1961
8 LIST OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES 1924
9
MANUALS
BUYERS
1939
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Box 22
1
MANUALS
CATALOG INSTRUCTIONS
1925
2 CATALOG PRODUCTION AND ARRANGEMENT 1928
3 CATALOG TOPICS 1919
4 CHAIN STORE MANUAL 1936
5 CONTRACTS n.d.
6 CORPORATE IDENTIFICATION 1950s
7-9 EXECUTIVE TRAINING COURSE 1939
Box 22 (cont.)
MANUALS (cont.)
10 EXPORT BUSINESS 1943
11 FURNITURE 1938
12 HARDWARE SPECIFICATIONS 1941
Box 23
MANUALS
1
INTERIOR DECORATION 1936-1941
2 MANAGEMENT HANDBOOK 1947
3 MERCHANDISE STRATEGY 1982
4-5 PUBLIC RELATIONS-STORE OPENINGS 1959
6 REGIONAL RESPONSIBILITIES 1932
7 RETAIL TRAINING 1946
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8 WARDWAY HOMES HANDBOOK 1929
9 MARKETER OF THE YEAR AWARD 1970-1979
Box 24
1
MEMORANDA
1889-1929
1889-1929
2 1931-1969 1931-1969
3 1970-1979 1970-1979
4 1980-1981 1980-1981
5 1981-1982 1981-1982
Box 24 (cont.)
6
MERCHANDISE ECONOMIST
1934-1936
1934-1936
7 1937-1938 1937-1938
Box 25
1
MERCHANDISE ECONOMIST
1939-1940
1939-1940
2 1941-1943 1941-1943
3 MERSELES, THEODORE 1927-1929
4 MOBIL/MONTGOMERY WARD BOARD OF DIRECTORS MEETING 1977
5 MONTGOMERY WARD PLAZA 1970-1976
6
NATIONAL WAR LABOR BOARD
COMPANY MEMORANDA TO EMPLOYEES
1942-1945
7 DIRECTIVE ORDER 1942-1945
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Series I. Administrative Files, 1862-1985 (cont.)
17
Box 26
1
NATIONAL WAR LABOR BOARD
INTERNATIONAL LONGSHOREMEN'S AND
WAREHOUSEMENS UNION, CONGRESS OF INDUSTRIAL
ORGANIZATIONS
BALTIMORE
1942-1943
2 BALTIMORE 1944-1945
3 FORT WORTH 1944-1945
4 SAINT PAUL 1944-1945
5 PORTLAND STORE 1944-1945
Box 26 (cont.)
NATIONAL WAR LABOR BOARD (cont.)
6 PRESS COVERAGE STATISTICS 1942-1944
7 UNION STRIKE 1942-1946
Box 27
1
NATIONAL WAR LABOR BOARD
U.R.W. and D.S.E.A. CONGRESS OF INDUSTRIAL
ORGANIZATIONS
ALBANY
1942-1945
2 CHICAGO 1942-1945
3
DENVER 1944-1945
4 FORT WORTH 1944
5
KANSAS CITY
1944-1945
6 OAKLAND 1944-1945
MONTGOMERY WARD RECORDS, Accession Number 8088
Folder Title Date
Series I. Administrative Files, 1862-1985 (cont.)
18
7 NEW YORK CENTRAL RAILROAD COMPANY 1954
8
PATENTS
ALIEN PROPERTY CUSTODIAN
1942-1945
9 APPLIANCE ROLLERS 1921-1966
10
AUTOMATIC CLOTHES DRYER
1938-1952
1938-1952
11 1937-1952 1937-1952
Box 28
1
PATENTS
AUTOMATIC CLOTHES DRYER
1887-1950
1887-1950
Box 28 (cont.)
PATENTS (cont.)
AUTOMATIC CLOTHES DRYER (cont.)
2 1902-1944 1902-1944
3 AUTOMOBILE MIRRORS 1951-1964
4 BICYCLE BASKET 1959
5 BICYCLE FRAME 1914-1951
6 BICYCLE SKIRT 1896
7 BOAT TRAILER 1954
8 BRAKE FOR EXTENSIBLE GAS FIXTURES 1879
9 CAPS 1917-1965
10 CARD INDEX 1930
11
CENTRIFUGAL SEPARATING WASHING APPARATUS
1910-1929
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19
12 CLAMP FOR SADDLE POSTS 1899
13 COMBINATION RANGE AND HOT WATER HEATER 1958
14 COMBINED STEPLADDER 1957
15 CONVERTIBLE FURNITURE 1916-1942
16 COUPLING FOR TUBING 1959
Box 29
1
PATENTS
DESIGN PATENTS OWNED BY MONTGOMERY WARD
1926-1945
2 DETACHABLE SOCKET 1973-1974
3 DISCHARGE FOR SEPARATORS 1942
Box 29 (cont.)
PATENTS (cont.)
4 DISHES 1937
5 DISPLAY CASE RACKS 1897-1962
6 DISPLAY PACKAGE 1929
7 DIVIDED SKIRT 1914
8 DOLLS 1953
9 ELECTRIC GUITAR 1959
10 ELECTRIC RANGE 1948
11
FOLDING WHEELCHAIR
1862-1943
1862-1943
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12 1880-1943 1880-1943
13 FUEL PUMPS 1961-1963
14 GARLAND CONSTRUCTION 1961
15 GARMENT FORM 1913-1915
16 GRASS CATCHER 1936-1963
17 GUITAR 1960
18 GUN RACK 1956-1966
19 GUTTER ENDS 1924
20 HAND WINCH 1963
21 HANGERS 1878-1961
Box 30
1
PATENTS
HEARING AID
1967-1968
2 HEATED GARMENTS 1944-1965
3 HOSIERY PACKAGING 1932-1958
4 INFLATABLE CUSHION 1966
5 INJECTION MOLDING MACHINE 1954
6 LABEL 1899
7 LAWN MOWER 1948-1952
8 LIBRARY STACK 1896
9 LIGHTING FIXTURES 1926-1950
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10 LOW PRESSURE TIRE SIGNAL 1911
11
MILK CAN COVER
1895
12 PHOTOFLASH LAMPS 1944-1960
13 PINLESS DRESS FORMS 1950
14 PORTABLE SIGNALLING DEVICE 1959
15 PROGRAMMING CONTROL MECHANISM 1958
16 PULLEY BELT CONTROL DEVICE 1936
17 RECORD CHANGER 1968
18
ROTARY TYPE LAWN MOWER
1926-1955
1926-1955
19 1939-1957 1939-1957
Box 30 (cont.)
PATENTS (cont.)
20 SEAT POST CLAMP 1899
21 SHAFT COUPLING 1904
22 SHEET IRON HOLLOW WARE 1863
23 SHEET METAL TEA KETTLE 1892
24 SHIPPING PACKAGE AND HOLDER FOR GARMENTS 1907
25 SIGN ILLUMINATION 1932
26 SLIP JOINT 1919
27 STOP BOX 1885
28 STOVE PIPE JOINTS 1873
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29 TELESCOPE MOUNT FOR FIREARMS 1953-1966
30 TELESCOPIC JOINT 1891
31
TENT POLE
1929
32 TIRE ALARM 1912-1943
33 TIRE PRESSURE GAUGE 1936
34 TOY BUILDING BLOCKS 1961-1962
35 TRACTOR FOR GARDEN CULTIVATORS AND OTHER
IMPLEMENTS
1947
Box 31
1
PATENTS
TRAILER AWNING
1951
2 TRANSMISSION AND CLUTCH SYSTEM 1952
Box 31 (cont.)
PATENTS (cont.)
3 TRAVEL TRAILER 1967
4 TUG HOOK 1869
5 WAIST BANDS 1944
6 PORTSMOUTH, OHIO STORE 1957
7
PRICE CONTROL
CIVILIAN PRODUCTION ADMINISTRATION
1944-1946
8 DAILY REPORTS 1941-1946
9 DEFENSE PRODUCTION OF 1950 WITH EXPLANATION 1950
10 FOOD DISTRIBUTION ADMINISTRATION 1943-1944
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23
11 GENERAL MAXIMUM PRICE REGULATION 1942
12 HIGHEST PRICE LINE LIMITATION, AND AMENDMENT
THEREOF, LEGISLATIVE HISTORY
1944
13
INDUSTRIAL TRAFFIC COUNCIL
1942-1944
14-15
MEMORANDA
1942
1942
16 1943 1943
17 1944 1944
Box 32
1-3
PRICE CONTROL
MEMORANDA
1945
1945
4 1946 1946
Box 32 (cont.)
PRICE CONTROL (cont.)
5 OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT 1941
6 OFFICE OF PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT 1941
Box 33
1
PRICE CONTROL
OFFICE OF PRODUCTION MANAGEMENT
1941-1942
2 PRICE CONTROL IN A DEFENSE ECONOMY 1950
3 PRICE CONTROL O.P.A. 1942
4 PRICE ORDERS 1942-1944
MONTGOMERY WARD RECORDS, Accession Number 8088
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5 RETAIL CEILING PRICES FOR CERTAIN APPAREL AND
HOUSE FURNISHINGS
1945
6 SERVICE TRADES 1945-1946
7 SOLID FUELS ADMINISTRATION FOR WAR 1944-1946
8
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA CHAMBER OF
COMMERCE REFERENDUM NUMBER 75
1941
9
PROPERTIES OWNED BY AARON WARD FAMILY-ABSTRACTS
OF TITLE
1883-1887
1883-1887
10 1892-1899 1892-1899
Box 34
1
PROPERTIES OWNED BY AARON WARD FAMILY-ABSTRACTS
OF TITLE
1881-1906
1881-1906
2 1882-1906 1882-1906
Box 34 (cont.)
PROPERTIES OWNED BY AARON WARD FAMILY-ABSTRACTS
OF TITLE (cont.)
3 1894-1909 1894-1909
4 1882-1906 1882-1906
Box 35
1
PROPERTIES OWNED BY AARON WARD FAMILY-ABSTRACTS
OF TITLE
1874
1874
2 1875 1875
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3 1880-1905 1880-1905
Box 35A
PROPERTIES OWNED BY AARON WARD FAMILY-ABSTRACTS
OF TITLE
1 1886-1916 1886-1916
2-4 1890 1890
Box 35B
PROPERTIES OWNED BY AARON WARD FAMILY-ABSTRACTS
OF TITLE
1 1894-1935 1894-1935
2 1897 1897
3 1899 1899
4 1901-1914 1901-1914
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Box 35C
PROPERTIES OWNED BY AARON WARD FAMILY-ABSTRACTS
OF TITLE
1 1905 1905
2 1906 1906
3 1924-1930 1924-1930
4 PROPERTIES OWNED BY MONTGOMERY WARD-LISTS 1921-1964
5 PROSPECTUS 1946
Box 35D
1
PUBLIC RELATIONS
ADVERTISEMENTS
1875-1985
2
ANNOUNCEMENT OF DECISION TO HALT CATALOG
OPERATIONS
1985
3 BED AND BATH 1979
4
BROCHURES
1936-1957
Box 36
1
PUBLIC RELATIONS
BROCHURES
1956-1957
2-3 BROWNSTONE PROJECT 1978-1980
4 CATALOG-HOUSE EMPLOYEE MOVE 1980
5 CATALOG-GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY 1922,1975
6-7 CENTURY OF SERVICE 1971-1973
8 CENTURY II 1970-1973
9 CONVERSION OF CHICAGO AVENUE CATALOG HOUSE 1979-1980
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27
Box 37
1
PUBLIC RELATIONS
CONVERSION OF SIXTEEN RETAIL STORES TO
JEFFERSON WARD
1981
2 CREDIT CARD TEST 1979
3 CREDIT INSURANCE PLAN 1975
4 DISCO DRESSES 1977
5 DUKE UNIVERSITY 1973
6
FASHION
FALL AND WINTER
1979
7 MEN'S 1973
8 NEW FASHION FOCUS-SUMMER 1980
9
RITA WRITES FROM PARIS 1977-1980
10 WESTERN RELEASE 1979
11 WOMEN'S BOOTS 1978
12 FIVE HUNDRED DOLLAR ROOM 1977
13 FURNITURE OF THE FUTURE 1973
14 HARMS, CAROL J.--BANKING SERVICES MANAGER 1980
15 HEALTH CARE CENTER 1979
16 HOME FURNISHINGS 1977
17 HUDSON HOME GUIDE 1979
18 MOBIL CORPORATION TO MAKE LOAN TO
MONTGOMERY WARD
1980
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Folder Title Date
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28
Box 37 (cont.)
PUBLIC RELATIONS (cont.)
19 MONTGOMERY COLLECTION 1976
Box 38
1
PUBLIC RELATIONS
MONTGOMERY WARD NEW LOGO
1982
2
NEW BUILDING
1970-1971
1970-1971
3 1972-1974 1972-1974
4 OLYMPICS-AUTO CLUB 1975-1977
5 PRESIDENTIAL SPORTS AWARD 1972
6 ROMANCE OF MONTGOMERY WARD & COMPANY ca. 1900-1960s
7
STATE STREET CLOSING
1982
8 STATE STREET OPENING 1965-1966
Box 39
1
PUBLIC RELATIONS
THIS OLD HOUSE
1980
2-3
UNITED STATES BICENTENNIAL
1975-1976
1975-1976
4 BICENTENNIAL FLAGS (2) TRANSFERRED TO
ARTIFACT STORAGE
1976
5 WENDY WARD 1974
Box 40
1
RATIONING
DECEMBER, 1941-AUGUST, 1942
1941-1942
MONTGOMERY WARD RECORDS, Accession Number 8088
Folder Title Date
Series I. Administrative Files, 1862-1985 (cont.)
29
2 SEPTEMBER, 1942-MARCH, 1943 1942-1943
Box 40 (cont.)
RATIONING (cont.)
3 APRIL-AUGUST, 1943 1943
4 SEPTEMBER-DECEMBER, 1943 1943
5 JANUARY-MAY, 1944 1944
6 JUNE-DECEMBER, 1944 1944
Box 41
1
RATIONING
JANUARY, 1945-MARCH, 1946
1945-1946
2 REGIONAL ORGANIZATION CHARTS 1932-1934,
1959
3
REPORTS
ANNUAL TO STOCKHOLDERS
1906-1935
1906-1935
4 1936-1946 1936-1946
5 1954-1967 1954-1967
6 DEPARTMENT PERFORMANCES 1957-1958
7 DOLLAR VOLUME 1977-1981
8 EXPERT BUSINESS GENERAL SURVEY 1942
9 MARKET OPPORTUNITY 1956
10 NATIONAL 4-H HOME ECONOMICS CONSUMER
EDUCATION PROGRAM
1967
MONTGOMERY WARD RECORDS, Accession Number 8088
Folder Title Date
Series I. Administrative Files, 1862-1985 (cont.)
30
Box 42
1-3
REPORTS
PUBLICITY DEPARTMENT
1935-1937
4 RETAIL BUYING 1969
Box 42 (cont.)
REPORTS (cont.)
5 SEARS ROEBUCK AND COMPANY/MONTGOMERY WARD
AND COMPANY MERGER PROPOSAL
1931
6
SOURCE TAKINGS
1978-1979
1978-1979
7 1979 1979
Box 43
1-5
REPORTS
SOURCE TAKINGS
1980
6 SURVEY OF MONTGOMERY WARD & COMPANY 1932
Box 44
1
REPORTS
TENTATIVE SALES, MARKETING AND ADVERTISING
ANALYSIS
1937
2 WORLD'S FAIR CONTEST PLAN AND ITS RESULTS 1933
3 RUDOLPH THE RED NOSED REINDEER 1939-1985
4 STOCK CERTIFICATES 1873-1935
5 STORE LOCATIONS AND OPENING DATES 1921-1974
6 UNEXPECTED GENERATION 1969-1970
Box 45
1 WARD, AARON MONTGOMERY 1913-1936
MONTGOMERY WARD RECORDS, Accession Number 8088
Folder Title Date
Series I. Administrative Files, 1862-1985 (cont.)
31
2-4
WOLFSON'S ATTEMPT TO TAKE OVER THE COMPANY
BUSINESS BACKGROUND OF WOLFSON
1954-1955
5
GENERAL
AUGUST, 1954-JANUARY, 1955
1954-1955
6 FEBRUARY-APRIL, 1955 1955
Box 45 (cont.)
WOLFSON'S ATTEMPT TO TAKE OVER THE COMPANY (cont.)
7 PROXY SOLICITING 1954-1955
Box 46
1
WOLFSON'S ATTEMPT TO TAKE OVER THE COMPANY
PROXY SOLICITING
1954-1955
2 SENATE HEARINGS ON PROXY CONTENTS 1955-1956
3 STOCKHOLDER SURVEY 1955
4 ZOOK'S ATTEMPT TO TAKE OVER THE COMPANY 1934
Series II. Manuscript Files, 1908-1972
Box 47
1 AVERY SEWELL
Biographical Information, Author Unknown.
Interviews
1948-1980
2
CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF MONTGOMERY WARD BY AL LIEF
BACKGROUND MATERIAL
1944-1964
3-5 BACKGROUND NOTES 1969-1971
6 CORRESPONDENCE 1969-1972
7 ROUGH DRAFT 1971
MONTGOMERY WARD RECORDS, Accession Number 8088
Folder Title Date
32
Box 48
1 DONNELLY-WARD ASSOCIATION BY H.P. ZIMMERMAN
FINAL DRAFT
1971
2 FOREVER OPEN, FREE AND CLEAR BY LOIS WILLIE
FINAL DRAFT
1972
3-5
HISTORY OF MONTGOMERY WARD BY FRED JAMESON
FINAL DRAFT
1939
6 BACKGROUND MATERIAL 1908-1960
Box 48 (cont.)
7 REGULATION OF BUSINESS, AUTHOR UNKNOWN
ROUGH DRAFT
1949
Series III. Catalogs-Montgomery Ward, 1873-1986
Subseries 1. General, 1874-1985
Box 49
1 1874-1875 1874-1875
2 1875-1876 1875-1876
3 1877 1877
4-5 1878 1878
6 1879 1879
Box 50
1 1879-1880 1879-1880
2 1880 1880
3 1881 1881
4 1882 1882
MONTGOMERY WARD RECORDS, Accession Number 8088
Series III. Catalogs-Montgomery Ward, 1873-1986 (cont.)
Subseries 1. General, 1874-1985 (cont.)
Folder Title Date
33
Box 51
1 1883 1883
2 1883-1884 1883-1884
3 1884 1884
4 1885 1885
Box 52
1-2 1885 1885
3 1886 1886
Box 52 (cont.)
4 1886-1887 1886-1887
Box 53
1 1887 1887
2 1887-1888 1887-1888
3 1888 1888
Box 54
1 1888-1889 1888-1889
2 1889 1889
Box 55
1 1889-1890 1888-1890
2-3 1890 1890
Box 56
1 1890 1890
2 1890-1891 1890-1891
MONTGOMERY WARD RECORDS, Accession Number 8088
Series III. Catalogs-Montgomery Ward, 1873-1986 (cont.)
Subseries 1. General, 1874-1985 (cont.)
Folder Title Date
34
Box 57
1 1891 1891
2 1891-1892 1891-1892
Box 58
1 1892 1892
2 1892-1893 1892-1893
Box 59
1 1893 1893
2 1893-1894 1893-1894
Box 60
1 1894 1894
Box 61
1 1894-1895 1894-1895
2 1895 1895
Box 62
1 1895 1895
2-3 1896 1896
Box 63
1-2 1897 1897
3 1898 1898
Box 64
1 1898 1898
2 1898-1899 1898-1899
3 1899 1899
Box 65
MONTGOMERY WARD RECORDS, Accession Number 8088
Series III. Catalogs-Montgomery Ward, 1873-1986 (cont.)
Subseries 1. General, 1874-1985 (cont.)
Folder Title Date
35
1 1899 1899
2 1900 1900
Box 66
1 1900-1901 1900-1901
2 1901 1901
Box 67
1 1902 1902
2 1902-1903 1902-1903
3 1903 1903
Box 67 (cont.)
4 1904 1904
Box 68
1 1905 1905
2 1905-1906 1905-1906
Box 69
1 1906 1906
2-3 1907 1907
Box 70
1 1908 1908
Box 71
1 1909 1909
Box 72
1-2 1910 1910
Box 73
1 1910 1910
MONTGOMERY WARD RECORDS, Accession Number 8088
Series III. Catalogs-Montgomery Ward, 1873-1986 (cont.)
Subseries 1. General, 1874-1985 (cont.)
Folder Title Date
36
2 1911 1911
3 1911-1912 1911-1912
Box 74
1 1911-1912 1911-1912
Box 75
1 1912 1912
Box 76
1 1913 1913
MONTGOMERY WARD RECORDS, Accession Number 8088
Series III. Catalogs-Montgomery Ward, 1873-1986 (cont.)
Subseries 1. General, 1874-1985 (cont.)
Folder Title Date
37
Box 76 (cont.)
2-3 1914 1914
4 1915 1915
Box 77
1 1915-1916 1915-1916
2 1916 1916
3 1916-1917 1916-1917
Box 78
1 1917 1917
2 1917-1918 1917-1918
3 1918 1918
Box 79
1 1918 1918
2 1918-1919 1918-1919
3 1919 1919
Box 80
1 1920 1920
2-3 1921 1921
Box 81
1 1921-1922 1921-1922
2 1922 1922
MONTGOMERY WARD RECORDS, Accession Number 8088
Series III. Catalogs-Montgomery Ward, 1873-1986 (cont.)
Subseries 1. General, 1874-1985 (cont.)
Folder Title Date
38
Box 81 (cont.)
3 1922-1923 1922-1923
4 1923 1923
Box 82
1 1923-1924 1923-1924
2 1924 1924
3 1924-1925 1924-1925
4 1925 1925
Box 83
1 1925-1926 1925-1926
2-4 1926 1926
Box 84
1 1926-1927 1926-1927
2 1927 1927
3 1927-1928 1927-1928
4 1928 1928
Box 85
1 1928-1929 1928-1929
2 1929 1929
3 1929-1930 1929-1930
4 1930 1930
MONTGOMERY WARD RECORDS, Accession Number 8088
Series III. Catalogs-Montgomery Ward, 1873-1986 (cont.)
Subseries 1. General, 1874-1985 (cont.)
Folder Title Date
39
Box 86
1 1930-1931 1930-1931
2 1931 1931
3 1931-1932 1931-1932
4 1932 1932
Box 87
1 1932-1933 1932-1933
2 1933 1933
3 1933-1934 1933-1934
4 1934 1934
Box 88
1 1934-1935 1934-1935
2 1935 1935
3 1935-1936 1935-1936
4 1936 1936
Box 89
1 1936-1937 1936-1937
2 1937 1937
3 1937-1938 1937-1938
Box 90
1 1938 1938
MONTGOMERY WARD RECORDS, Accession Number 8088
Series III. Catalogs-Montgomery Ward, 1873-1986 (cont.)
Subseries 1. General, 1874-1985 (cont.)
Folder Title Date
40
Box 90 (cont.)
2 1938-1939 1938-1939
3 1939 1939
Box 91
1 1939-1940 1939-1940
2 1940 1940
3 1940-1941 1940-1941
Box 92
1 1941 1941
2 1941-1942 1941-1942
3 1942 1942
Box 93
1 1942-1943 1942-1943
2 1943 1943
3 1943-1944 1943-1944
Box 94
1 1944 1944
2 1944-1945 1944-1945
3 1945 1945
4 1945-1946 1945-1946
MONTGOMERY WARD RECORDS, Accession Number 8088
Series III. Catalogs-Montgomery Ward, 1873-1986 (cont.)
Subseries 1. General, 1874-1985 (cont.)
Folder Title Date
41
Box 95
1 1946 1946
2 1946-1947 1946-1947
3 1947 1947
Box 96
1 1947-1948 1947-1948
2 1948 1948
Box 97
1 1948-1949 1948-1949
2 1949 1949
3 1949-1950 1949-1950
Box 98
1 1950 1950
2 1950-1951 1950-1951
3 1951 1951
Box 99
1 1951-1952 1951-1952
2 1952 1952
3 1952-1953 1952-1953
Box 100
1 1953 1953
MONTGOMERY WARD RECORDS, Accession Number 8088
Series III. Catalogs-Montgomery Ward, 1873-1986 (cont.)
Subseries 1. General, 1874-1985 (cont.)
Folder Title Date
42
Box 100 (cont.)
2 1953-1954 1953-1954
3 1954 1954
Box 101
1 1954-1955 1954-1955
2 1955 1955
3 1955-1956 1955-1956
Box 102
1 1956 1956
2 1956-1957 1956-1957
3 1957 1957
Box 103
1 1957-1958 1957-1958
2 1958 1958
3 1958-1959 1958-1959
Box 104
1 1959 1959
2 1959-1960 1959-1960
3 1960 1960
MONTGOMERY WARD RECORDS, Accession Number 8088
Series III. Catalogs-Montgomery Ward, 1873-1986 (cont.)
Subseries 1. General, 1874-1985 (cont.)
Folder Title Date
43
Box 105
1 1960-1961 1960-1961
Box 105 (cont.)
2 1961 1961
Box 106
1 1961-1962 1961-1962
2 1962 1962
Box 107
1 1962-1963 1962-1963
2 1963 1963
Box 108
1 1963-1964 1963-1964
2 1964 1964
Box 109
1 1964-1965 1964-1965
2 1965 1965
Box 110
1 1965-1966 1965-1966
2 1966 1966
Box 111
1 1966-1967 1966-1967
MONTGOMERY WARD RECORDS, Accession Number 8088
Series III. Catalogs-Montgomery Ward, 1873-1986 (cont.)
Subseries 1. General, 1874-1985 (cont.)
Folder Title Date
44
2 1967 1967
Box 112
1 1967-1968 1967-1968
2 1968 1968
Box 113
1 1968-1969 1968-1969
2 1969 1969
3 1969-1970 1969-1970
Box 114
1 1970 1970
2 1970-1971 1970-1971
Box 115
1 1971 1971
2 1971-1972 1971-1972
Box 116
1 1972 1972
2 1972-1973 1972-1973
Box 117
1 1973 1973
2 1973-1974 1973-1974
MONTGOMERY WARD RECORDS, Accession Number 8088
Series III. Catalogs-Montgomery Ward, 1873-1986 (cont.)
Subseries 1. General, 1874-1985 (cont.)
Folder Title Date
45
Box 118
1 1974 1974
Box 118 (cont.)
2 1974-1975 1974-1975
Box 119
1 1975 1975
2 1975-1976 1975-1976
3 1976 1976
Box 120
1 1976-1977 1976-1977
2 1977 1977
3 1977-1978 1977-1978
Box 121
1 1978 1978
2 1978-1979 1978-1979
3 1979 1979
Box 122
1 1979-1980 1979-1980
2 1980 1980
3 1980-1981 1980-1981
MONTGOMERY WARD RECORDS, Accession Number 8088
Series III. Catalogs-Montgomery Ward, 1873-1986 (cont.)
Subseries 1. General, 1874-1985 (cont.)
Folder Title Date
46
Box 123
1 1981 1981
2 1981-1982 1981-1982
Box 123 (cont.)
3 1982 1982
Box 124
1 1982-1983 1982-1983
2 1985 1985
Subseries 2. Specialty Catalogs, 1886-1985
Box 125
1 AIR COMPRESSORS 1938-1939
2 AIR CONDITIONING 1934
3 APPAREL 1942-1943
4
AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLIES
1914-1916
1914-1916
5 1917-1918 1917-1918
6
1919-1920 1919-1920
7 1921 1921
8 1922 1922
9 1923 1923
MONTGOMERY WARD RECORDS, Accession Number 8088
Folder Title Date
47
Box 126
1
AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLIES
1924
1924
2 1925 1925
3 1926-1927 1926-1927
Box 126 (cont.)
AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLIES (cont.)
4 1940-1941 1940-1941
5 1985 1985
6 BABIES 1912-1913
7 BICYCLES 1912-1913,
1915,
1917-1920
8 BOOK OF PREMIUMS 1907
9 BOOKS 1895-1896
10 BOOTS AND SHOES 1897
Box 127
1 BUGGY AND HARNESS 1900
2
BUILDING MATERIALS
1914-1916
1914-1916
3
1917-1920
1917-1920
4 1921-1922 1921-1922
MONTGOMERY WARD RECORDS, Accession Number 8088
Folder Title Date
Series III. Catalogs-Montgomery Ward, 1873-1986 (cont.)
Subseries 2. Specialty Catalogs, 1886-1985 (cont.)
48
5 1923-1924 1923-1924
6 1926-1927 1926-1927
7 1928-1929 1928-1929
8 1930 1930
Box 128
1 BUILDING MATERIALS 1931-1932
Box 128 (cont.)
2
CAMERAS
1898
1898
3 1947,1957 1947,1957
4 1961-1962 1961-1962
5 CANE MILLS 1936-1937,
1939-1941
6 CEMENT FOR FARM BUILDINGS 1910
7 CENTRIFUGAL PUMPS 1910
8 CHICKENS 1930,1935,1940
9 CHILDREN'S 1957,1963
10
CHRISTMAS
1932-1933
1932-1933
11 1934 1934
Box 129
1
CHRISTMAS
1935
1935
MONTGOMERY WARD RECORDS, Accession Number 8088
Folder Title Date
Series III. Catalogs-Montgomery Ward, 1873-1986 (cont.)
Subseries 2. Specialty Catalogs, 1886-1985 (cont.)
49
2 1936 1936
3 1937 1937
Box 130
1
CHRISTMAS
1938
1938
2 1939 1939
3 1940 1940
Box 131
1
CHRISTMAS
1941
1941
2 1942 1942
Box 132
1
CHRISTMAS
1943
1943
2 1944 1944
Box 133
1
CHRISTMAS
1945
1945
2 1946 1946
Box 134
1 CHRISTMAS 1947
Box 135
1 CHRISTMAS 1948
MONTGOMERY WARD RECORDS, Accession Number 8088
Folder Title Date
Series III. Catalogs-Montgomery Ward, 1873-1986 (cont.)
Subseries 2. Specialty Catalogs, 1886-1985 (cont.)
50
Box 136
1 CHRISTMAS 1949
Box 137
1 CHRISTMAS 1950
Box 138
1 CHRISTMAS 1951
Box 139
1 CHRISTMAS 1952
Box 140
1 CHRISTMAS 1953
Box 141
1 CHRISTMAS 1954
Box 142
1
CHRISTMAS
1955
1955
2 1956 1956
Box 143
1
CHRISTMAS
1957
1957
2 1958 1958
3 1959 1959
4 1960 1960
MONTGOMERY WARD RECORDS, Accession Number 8088
Folder Title Date
Series III. Catalogs-Montgomery Ward, 1873-1986 (cont.)
Subseries 2. Specialty Catalogs, 1886-1985 (cont.)
51
Box 144
1
CHRISTMAS
1961
1961
2-3 1962 1962
4 1963 1963
5 1964 1964
Box 145
1-2
CHRISTMAS
1964
1964
3 1965 1965
4 1966 1966
5 1967 1967
6 1968 1968
Box 146
1
CHRISTMAS
1968
1968
2 1969 1969
3 1970 1970
4 1971 1971
5 1972 1972
6 1973 1973
MONTGOMERY WARD RECORDS, Accession Number 8088
Folder Title Date
Series III. Catalogs-Montgomery Ward, 1873-1986 (cont.)
Subseries 2. Specialty Catalogs, 1886-1985 (cont.)
52
Box 147
1
CHRISTMAS
1973
1973
2-3 1974 1974
4 1975 1975
5 1976 1976
6 1977 1977
Box 148
1
CHRISTMAS
1978
1978
2 1979 1979
3 1980 1980
4-5 1981 1981
6 1982 1982
Box 149
1 CHRISTMAS 1985
2 CLOAKS, SUITS AND SKIRTS 1900-1901
3 COAL-WOOD HEATER 1944
4 COATS 1946
5 COFFEE BREWER 1920
6 CONCRETE MIXERS 1939-1942
MONTGOMERY WARD RECORDS, Accession Number 8088
Folder Title Date
Series III. Catalogs-Montgomery Ward, 1873-1986 (cont.)
Subseries 2. Specialty Catalogs, 1886-1985 (cont.)
53
7 CONVEYOR (Scraper Type) 1940
8
DAIRY
BIGGER CREAM CHECKS (Separator)
1923
9 BOTTLE CAPS 1938-1941
10 CREAM SEPARATOR 1910
11 EQUIPMENT 1914-1915,
1934,
1937-1940
12 GUIDE TO GREATER MILK PROFITS (Cooler) 1937
Box 149 (cont.)
DAIRY (cont.)
13 PIPELINE MILKER 1942
14 RAPID MILKART 1939
15 ZEPHYRATOR 1938
16 DECORATING-PICTURES 1940-1943
17 DINNERWARE 1920
18 ELECTRIC GENERATING SYSTEMS 1945-1949
19 ELECTRIC LIGHT AND POWER PLANTS 1918-1920,
1932-1942,
1945
20 ELECTRIC MILL 1940
21 ELECTRIC RANGES 1939-1941,
1943
22 ELECTRICAL APPLIANCES 1938-1939
MONTGOMERY WARD RECORDS, Accession Number 8088
Folder Title Date
Series III. Catalogs-Montgomery Ward, 1873-1986 (cont.)
Subseries 2. Specialty Catalogs, 1886-1985 (cont.)
54
23 FARM 1898
Box 150
1
FARM
1916-1917,1919
1916-1917,
1919
2
1922-1923 1922-1923
3 1937-1938, 1943, 1948 1937-1938
1943,1948
4 1949-1950 1949-1950
5 1951, 1953 1951,1953
Box 150 (cont.)
FARM (cont.)
6 1955-1956 1955-1956
7 1957-1958 1957-1958
8 1959 1959
Box 151
1
FARM
1960-1961
1960-1961
2 1962-1963 1962-1963
3 1965-1966 1965-1966
4 1967 1967
5 FARM ELEVATORS 1940
6
FARM, LAWN AND GARDEN
1968-1969
1968-1969
MONTGOMERY WARD RECORDS, Accession Number 8088
Folder Title Date
Series III. Catalogs-Montgomery Ward, 1873-1986 (cont.)
Subseries 2. Specialty Catalogs, 1886-1985 (cont.)
55
7 1970-1972 1970-1972
8 1973-1974 1973-1974
Box 152
1
FARM, LAWN AND GARDEN
1975-1976
1975-1976
2
1977-1978 1977-1978
3 1979-1980 1979-1980
4 1981-1982 1981-1982
5 FEED AND ENSILAGE CUTTERS 1910
Box 152 (cont.)
6 FEED MIXERS 1939-1942
7 FINE JEWELRY AND GIFTS-EMPLOYEES 1960
8 FISHING, HUNTING AND CAMPING 1948,1955
Box 153
1
FISHING, HUNTING AND CAMPING
1956-1957
1956-1957
2 1958-1959 1958-1959
3 1960-1961 1960-1961
4 FOOD GIFTS 1969
5 FRUIT PRESSES AND CRUSHERS 1937,1940
6
FURNITURE
1896-1897
1896-1897
MONTGOMERY WARD RECORDS, Accession Number 8088
Folder Title Date
Series III. Catalogs-Montgomery Ward, 1873-1986 (cont.)
Subseries 2. Specialty Catalogs, 1886-1985 (cont.)
56
7 1900, 1904 1900,1904
8 1920 1920
9 1941-1943 1941-1943
10 GARAGES 1930-1931
11 GARDEN 1924,
1933-1937
Box 154
1
GARDEN
1957, 1959
1957,1959
2 1962, 1964-1965 1962,
1964-1965
Box 154 (cont.)
GARDEN (cont.)
3 1966-1967 1966-1967
4 GAS RANGES 1940-1941,
1950
5 GASOLINE AND KEROSENE ENGINES 1911,1914
1918-1920,
1937
6 GREEN HAY SILAGE 1940
7
GROCERIES
1886, 1888, 1890, 1895, 1907-1908, 1910-1911
1886,1888,
1890,1895,
1907-1908,
1910-1911
8 1919-1920 1919-1920
MONTGOMERY WARD RECORDS, Accession Number 8088
Folder Title Date
Series III. Catalogs-Montgomery Ward, 1873-1986 (cont.)
Subseries 2. Specialty Catalogs, 1886-1985 (cont.)
57
Box 155
1
GARDENING
1920
1920
2 1923, 1930 1923,1930
3 HAMMERMILLS 1938-1942
4 HAY BALER 1940,1942
5
HEATING
1915-1917
1915-1917
6 1921-1922 1921-1922
7 1940, 1942, 1951, 1953-1954
1940,1942,1951
1953-1954
Box 155 (cont.)
8 HOGS 1916-1917
9 HOISTS (Power) 1958,1960
10 HOMES 1911-1912,1914
Box 156
1
HOMES
1916-1917
1916-1917
2 1918-1919, 1922-1924 1918-1919,
1922-1924
3 1925-1929 1925-1929
4 1930-1931 1930-1931
5 HONEY EXTRACTORS 1936-1937,1940
MONTGOMERY WARD RECORDS, Accession Number 8088
Folder Title Date
Series III. Catalogs-Montgomery Ward, 1873-1986 (cont.)
Subseries 2. Specialty Catalogs, 1886-1985 (cont.)
58
6 HOTEL SUPPLIES 1922
7 INCUBATORS AND BROODERS ca. 1915,
1939-1941
8 INSECT AND FUNGUS SPRAYS 1938
9 KITCHENS 1939-1940
10 LAWN MOWERS (Power) 1939
11
LIGHTING FIXTURES
1914-1918
1914-1918
12
1919-1921 1919-1921
13 1922-1923, 1941 1922-1923,
1941
Box 157
1 MADE TO ORDER CLOTHING-MEN 1915-1916
2 MODOC (Automobile) 1913
3 PAINT 1911,1915-1921
1932,1938-1943
4 PATTERNS 1915-1920
5 PIANOS 1915-1922
6 PLUMBING 1914,1916-1917
1920,1937,
1939-1940,1950
1954-1955
7
PLUMBING AND HEATING
1918-1920
1918-1920
MONTGOMERY WARD RECORDS, Accession Number 8088
Folder Title Date
Series III. Catalogs-Montgomery Ward, 1873-1986 (cont.)
Subseries 2. Specialty Catalogs, 1886-1985 (cont.)
59
8 1934-1935 1934-1935
Box 158
1 PLYWOOD BOATS 1940-1941
2
POWER TOOLS
1932-1935, 1937-1939
1932-1935,
1937-1939
3 1941-1943, 1958 1941-1943,
1958
4 PREFABRICATED FARM BUILDINGS 1935
5 PRESSURE COOKERS 1937,1939
6 QUARTERLY BOOK REVIEW 1897
7
RADIOS
1922-1925, 1934
1922-1925,1934
Box 158 (cont.)
RADIOS (cont.)
8 1936-1941 1936-1941
9 READY TO WEAR CLOTHING 1915-1916
10 REFRIGERATORS 1919,1937,
1940-1941
11 RESTAURANT 1939-1940
12 RUGS AND CARPETS 1930,
1937-1942
13 RURAL TELEPHONE LINES-HOW TO BUILD THEM 1901
MONTGOMERY WARD RECORDS, Accession Number 8088
Folder Title Date
Series III. Catalogs-Montgomery Ward, 1873-1986 (cont.)
Subseries 2. Specialty Catalogs, 1886-1985 (cont.)
60
Box 159
1
SALES
1916
1916
2 1922-1923 1922-1923
3 1923 1923
4-5 1924 1924
6-7 1925 1925
8 1926 1926
Box 160
1
SALES
1926
1926
2-3
1927
1927
4-5 1928 1928
Box 160 (cont.)
6 1929 1929
Box 161
1
SALES
1929
1929
2-3 1930 1930
4-5 1931 1931
Box 162
1-2
SALES
1932
1932
3 1933 1933
MONTGOMERY WARD RECORDS, Accession Number 8088
Folder Title Date
Series III. Catalogs-Montgomery Ward, 1873-1986 (cont.)
Subseries 2. Specialty Catalogs, 1886-1985 (cont.)
61
4-5 1934 1934
Box 163
1
SALES
1934
1934
2-3 1935 1935
4-5 1936 1936
Box 164
1-3
SALES
1937
1937
4-5 1938 1938
Box 165
1-2
SALES
1939
1939
Box 165 (cont.)
3 1940 1940
Box 166
1
SALES
1940
1940
2-3 1941 1941
Box 167
1
SALES
1942
1942
2 1943 1943
MONTGOMERY WARD RECORDS, Accession Number 8088
Folder Title Date
Series III. Catalogs-Montgomery Ward, 1873-1986 (cont.)
Subseries 2. Specialty Catalogs, 1886-1985 (cont.)
62
3 1945 1945
Box 168
1
SALES
1945
1945
2-3 1946 1946
Box 169
1-3
SALES
1947
1947
Box 170
1-2
SALES
1948
1948
Box 171
1-3
SALES
1949
1949
Box 172
1-3
SALES
1950
1950
4-7 1951 1951
Box 173
1-4
SALES
1952
1952
5-6 1953 1953
MONTGOMERY WARD RECORDS, Accession Number 8088
Folder Title Date
Series III. Catalogs-Montgomery Ward, 1873-1986 (cont.)
Subseries 2. Specialty Catalogs, 1886-1985 (cont.)
63
Box 174
1
SALES
1953
1953
2-3 1954 1954
Box 175
1-4
SALES
1955
1955
Box 176
1-3
SALES
1956
1956
4-5 1957 1957
Box 177
1-4
SALES
1957
1957
Box 178
1-4
SALES
1958
1958
Box 179
1-2
SALES
1958
1958
3-5 1959 1959
MONTGOMERY WARD RECORDS, Accession Number 8088
Folder Title Date
Series III. Catalogs-Montgomery Ward, 1873-1986 (cont.)
Subseries 2. Specialty Catalogs, 1886-1985 (cont.)
64
Box 180
1-2
SALES
1959
1959
3-5 1960 1960
Box 181
1-2
SALES
1961
1961
3-7 1962 1962
8-9 1963 1963
Box 182
1-4
SALES
1963
1963
5-9 1964 1964
Box 183
1-6
SALES
1965
1965
7-10 1966 1966
Box 184
1-5
SALES
1967
1967
6-10 1968 1968
Box 185
1-6
SALES
1969
1969
MONTGOMERY WARD RECORDS, Accession Number 8088
Folder Title Date
Series III. Catalogs-Montgomery Ward, 1873-1986 (cont.)
Subseries 2. Specialty Catalogs, 1886-1985 (cont.)
65
7 1970 1970
Box 186
1-2
SALES
1970
1970
3-7 1971 1971
Box 187
1-2
SALES
1971
1971
3-8 1972 1972
Box 188
1-2
SALES
1972
1972
3-7 1973 1973
Box 189
1-8
SALES
1974
1974
Box 190
1-7
SALES
1975
1975
8 1976 1976
Box 191
1-5
SALES
1976
1976
MONTGOMERY WARD RECORDS, Accession Number 8088
Folder Title Date
Series III. Catalogs-Montgomery Ward, 1873-1986 (cont.)
Subseries 2. Specialty Catalogs, 1886-1985 (cont.)
66
6-8 1977 1977
Box 192
1-2
SALES
1977
1977
3-7 1978 1978
8 1979 1979
Box 193
1-4
SALES
1979
1979
5-7 1980 1980
Box 194
1-3
SALES
1980
1980
4-8 1981 1981
Box 195
1
SALES
1982
1982
Box 195 (cont.)
SALES (cont.)
2 1985 1985
3 SAWMILLS 1935-1940,
1942-1943
4 SCALES 1937
MONTGOMERY WARD RECORDS, Accession Number 8088
Folder Title Date
Series III. Catalogs-Montgomery Ward, 1873-1986 (cont.)
Subseries 2. Specialty Catalogs, 1886-1985 (cont.)
67
5 SHEARING AND CHIPPING EQUIPMENT 1938-1939,
1942-1943
6 STOCKMEN'S EQUIPMENT 1936
7
STOVES
1910-1911
1910-1911
8 1931 1931
9 SURVEYING INSTRUMENTS 1919,1939
10
TOMBSTONES AND MONUMENTS
1914-1916
1914-1916
11 1918-1922 1918-1922
12 1923, 1925-1926, 1929 1923,1925-1926
1929
13 TOOLS 1916-1917
14
TOYS
1930-1931, 1941
1930-1931,
1941
15 1957,1961, 1963 1957,1961,1963
Box 196
1 TRACTORS 1935,1937-1941
Box 196 (cont.)
2 TRAVEL 1961-1962
3 TYPEWRITERS 1916-1920
4 UNDERWEAR 1914-1915
MONTGOMERY WARD RECORDS, Accession Number 8088
Folder Title Date
Series III. Catalogs-Montgomery Ward, 1873-1986 (cont.)
Subseries 2. Specialty Catalogs, 1886-1985 (cont.)
68
5 UNEXPECTED GENERATION 1970
6 VIOLINS 1929
7 VIOLET RAY INSTRUMENTS 1920s
8
WALL PAPER
1912
1912
9 1915 1915
10 1916 1916
Box 197
1
WALL PAPER
1918
1918
2 1919 1919
3 1920 1920
4 1921 1921
5 1922 1922
Box 198
1
WALL PAPER
1923
1923
2 1924 1924
Box 198 (cont.)
WALL PAPER (cont.)
3 1925 1925
4 1926 1926
MONTGOMERY WARD RECORDS, Accession Number 8088
Folder Title Date
Series III. Catalogs-Montgomery Ward, 1873-1986 (cont.)
Subseries 2. Specialty Catalogs, 1886-1985 (cont.)
69
5 1929 1929
Box 199
1
WALL PAPER
1930
1930
2 1933
1933
3 1934 1934
4 1937 1937
5 1941 1941
6 1942 1942
Box 200
1 WALL PAPER 1952,1955
2 WHEEL CHAIRS 1929
3 WINDMILLS 1940s
4 WIRE FENCING 1910
5 WOOD FENCE 1940
6 WORKWEAR 1985
MONTGOMERY WARD RECORDS, Accession Number 8088
Folder Title Date
70
Series IV. Photographs, 1860s-1950s
Box 201
1
HISTORICAL
AMERICAN STEEL PRODUCTS COMPANY, MACOMBE,
ILLINOIS
1924
2 ANTHONY, SUSAN B. 1870s
3 AUTOMOBILE RACE, CHICAGO 1895,1962
4 BICYCLE INSTRUCTION ca. 1890s
5 CAWKER CITY, KANSAS ca. 1909
6
CHICAGO FIRE 1871
7 CORN BELT HARVESTING early 1900s
8 FOOTBALL, CORNELL VS. ROCHESTER 1889
9 FORT WORTH, TEXAS 1910
10 GREELEY, HORACE ca. 1855
11 KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI ca. 1900
12 KENTUCKY, GARAGE AND GAS STATION ca. 1920
13 MEAT MARKET, COLBY, KANSAS 1870s
14
MONTGOMERY WARD
AVERY, SEWELL
n.d.
15 CATALOG COVER PAINTED MY NORMAN ROCKWELL 1925
16 CHICAGO PLANT 1924
17 CLERKS WEARING ROLLER SKATES ca. 1880s
18 ILLINOIS STATE FAIR 1925
MONTGOMERY WARD RECORDS, Accession Number 8088
Folder Title Date
Series IV. Photographs, 1860s-1950s (cont.)
71
Box 201 (cont.)
MONTGOMERY WARD (cont.)
19 MARYSVILLE, KANSAS 1926
20 MEMORIAL, GRANT PARK 1962
21 PLYMOUTH, INDIANA 1926-1928
22 OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA, PACKAGING EMPLOYEES 1924
23 WORLD WAR II RUBBER SCRAP DRIVE 1942
24
NEW YORK CITY POLICE BICYCLE SQUAD
1898
25 NEW YORK CITY STREET CROWD LISTENING TO RADIO
BROADCAST OF PRESIDENT COOLIDGE DELIVER HIS
FIRST MESSAGE TO CONGRESS
1923
26 OMAHA, NEBRASKA 1860s
27 PLOWING DEMONSTRATION, SUDBURY,
MASSACHUSETTS (Firestone)
1924
28 RADIO (Zenith) 1923-1924
29 RICE FAMILY, ROUND VALLEY, NEBRASKA 1888
30 RURAL FREE DELIVERY 1896
31 SOLTI, GEORGE (Chicago, Symphony) n.d.
32 SUFFRAGETTES IN NEW YORK CITY VICTORY PARADE 1920
33 TELEPHONE-MAGNETO WALL SET 1907
34 TENNESSEE VALLEY BEFORE TVA-WASH DAY 1933-1934
35 TESTING SPADE GRIP TRACTOR TIRES IN FRANCE
(Firestone)
1937
MONTGOMERY WARD RECORDS, Accession Number 8088
Folder Title Date
Series IV. Photographs, 1860s-1950s (cont.)
72
36 UNION PACIFIC GOLDEN SPIKE CEREMONY 1869
Box 201 (cont.)
MONTGOMERY WARD (cont.)
37 WHOLESALE FRUIT MARKET, QUINCY,
MASSACHUSETTS
ca. 1920
PRODUCT DESIGNS
38 ACTORS PUBLICIZING MONTGOMERY WARD 1960s
39 AIR CONDITIONERS 1940s-1950s
40 AIR VALVES n.d.
41 ALARM CLOCKS 1930s-1940s
42 AUTOMOTIVE n.d.
43
BABY CARE n.d.
Box 202
PRODUCT DESIGNS
1 BABY FURNITURE n.d.
2 BATHROOM FURNITURE 1940s
3 BICYCLES 1930s-1950s
4 BLACKBOARDS n.d.
5 BUNK BEDS n.d.
6 CARPET SWEEPER n.d.
7 CATALOG COVERS 1874-1972
8 COSMETICS n.d.
9 CREAM SEPARATORS n.d.
MONTGOMERY WARD RECORDS, Accession Number 8088
Folder Title Date
Series IV. Photographs, 1860s-1950s (cont.)
73
10 CROQUET SET 1950s
11 DENTAL n.d.
Box 202 (cont.)
PRODUCT DESIGNS (cont.)
12 DRESSER SET (Child's) 1935,1937
13 FANS n.d.
14 FIELDER'S GLOVES n.d.
15 FIRESCREENS n.d.
16 FISHING LINE n.d.
17 FLASHLIGHT 1940s
18 FLATWARE n.d.
19 FURNITURE 1940s-1950s
20 FURNITURE-METROPOLITAN MUSEUM 1934-1935
21 GOLF BALLS n.d.
Box 203
PRODUCT DESIGNS
1 HARNESS OIL n.d.
2 HEATERS 1930s-1940s
3 HOT WATER BOTTLES n.d.
4 HOT WATER HEATERS n.d.
5 IRONS 1930s-1940s
6 KITCHEN ACCESSORIES 1930s-1940s
MONTGOMERY WARD RECORDS, Accession Number 8088
Folder Title Date
Series IV. Photographs, 1860s-1950s (cont.)
74
7 KITCHEN APPLIANCES 1940s
8 KITCHEN-COFFEE BREWERS n.d.
Box 203 (cont.)
PRODUCT DESIGNS (cont.)
9 KITCHEN FURNITURE 1940s
10 KITCHEN-POTS AND PANS 1930s-1940s
11 LAWN MOWERS n.d.
12 LIGHTING 1930s-1940s
13 LUNCH BOXES 1940
14 MANGLE n.d.
Box 204
PRODUCT DESIGNS
1 MEDICAL SUPPLIES n.d.
2 MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS n.d.
3 OUTBOARD MOTORS 1950s
4 PAINT SPRAYERS n.d.
5 PHONOGRAPH RECORD PLAYERS 1940s-1950s
6 PULL TOYS 1950s
7-8 RADIOS 1940s-1950s
9 REFRIGERATORS n.d.
10 RIDING TOYS 1930s-1950s
MONTGOMERY WARD RECORDS, Accession Number 8088
Folder Title Date
Series IV. Photographs, 1860s-1950s (cont.)
75
11 ROLLER SKATES 1930s-1950s
12 SCALES n.d.
13 SCOOTER n.d.
Box 204 (cont.)
PRODUCT DESIGNS (cont.)
14 SEWING MACHINES n.d.
15 SOUND EQUIPMENT n.d.
16 STOVES 1930s-1950s
Box 205
PRODUCT DESIGNS
1 TELEVISIONS 1940s-1950s
2 TOASTERS 1930s-1940s
3 TOOLS n.d.
4 TRACTORS 1914-1940s
5 WAFFLE IRONS 1930s-1940s
6 WAGONS 1931,1950
7 WASHING MACHINES 1860s,
1920s-1930s
Series V. Scrapbooks, 1849-1987
Box 206
1-2
ARMY SEIZURE OF MONTGOMERY WARD-EDITORIAL
COMMENTS
CENTRAL STATES
APRIL-MAY
1944
MONTGOMERY WARD RECORDS, Accession Number 8088
Folder Title Date
Series V. Scrapbooks, 1849-1987 (cont.)
76
3-4 MAY-AUGUST 1944
5
EASTERN STATES
APRIL-AUGUST
1944
6 APRIL-SEPTEMBER 1944
Box 206 (cont.)
ARMY SEIZURE OF MONTGOMERY WARD-EDITORIAL
COMMENTS (cont.)
7
SOUTHERN STATES
MARCH-AUGUST
1944
Box 207
1
ARMY SEIZURE OF MONTGOMERY WARD-EDITORIAL
COMMENTS
SOUTHERN STATES
MAY-OCTOBER
1944
2-3
WESTERN STATES
APRIL-JULY
1944
4 ARMY SEIZURE OF MONTGOMERY WARD-READERS' LETTERS
TO THE EDITORS
APRIL-AUGUST
1944
5 CATALOG COVERS-PHOTOGRAPHS 1874-1972
6 CENTURY OF SERVICE 1970-1972
Box 208
1 CENTURY OF SERVICE 1972
2
COMPANY MANAGEMENT
1930-1942
1930-1942
MONTGOMERY WARD RECORDS, Accession Number 8088
Folder Title Date
Series V. Scrapbooks, 1849-1987 (cont.)
77
3 1943-1949 1943-1949
4 1950-1953 1950-1953
5 1954 1954
6 1955 1955
Box 209
1
COMPANY MANAGEMENT
1956-1957
1956-1957
2 1958-1968 1958-1968
3 1969-1971 1969-1971
4 1972-1974 1972-1974
5 1975-1987 1975-1987
6 DAY BY DAY STRIKE REPORT
December, 1944
1944
Box 210
1
DAY BY DAY STRIKE REPORT
January, 1945
1945
2 February, 1945-January, 1946 1945-1946
3 HISTORICAL 1871-1937
4 MERCHANDISE MART HALL OF FAME 1972
5
STORE OPENINGS
BAKERSFIELD, CALIFORNIA
1960
6 CHRIS TOWN SHOPPING CENTER-PHOENIX, ARIZONA 1960
7 CORTE MADERA, CALIFORNIA 1959-1960
MONTGOMERY WARD RECORDS, Accession Number 8088
Folder Title Date
Series V. Scrapbooks, 1849-1987 (cont.)
78
8 GROSSMENT CENTER-LA MESA, CALIFORNIA 1961
9 NATIONAL CITY, CALIFORNIA 1959-1960
10 PANORAMA CITY SHOPPING CENTER-LOS ANGELES,
CALIFORNIA
1960-1961
11 PHOENIX METRO WAREHOUSE, ARIZONA 1961
Box 210 (cont.)
STORE OPENINGS (cont.)
12 PLEASANT HILL, CALIFORNIA 1961
13 RED BLUFF, CALIFORNIA 1960
14 RICHMOND, CALIFORNIA 1959
15 ROSEBURG, OREGON 1961
16 SAN LEANDRO DISTRIBUTION CENTER, CALIFORNIA 1959
17 TUCSON, ARIZONA 1959-1961
Box 211
1
WAR LABOR BOARD-EDITORIAL COMMENTS
CENTRAL STATES
1942-1943
2 EASTERN STATES 1942-1943
3 SOUTHERN STATES 1942-1943
4 WESTERN STATES 1942-1943
5 WAR LABOR BOARDS-UNFAVORABLE COMMENTS 1942-1943
MONTGOMERY WARD RECORDS, Accession Number 8088
Folder Title Date
79
Box 212
1 NATIONAL SAFETY SHOW
Montgomery Ward and Ford Motor Company
1936
Series VI. Promotional Material, 1875-1989
Box 213
1
BOOKS
AUTOHARP BOOK
by Becky Blackley
1983
Box 213 (cont.)
BOOKS (cont.)
2 CHAIN STORE AGE DOCUMENTARY ON THE DYNAMIC
LEAP FOR WARD
by John Baker
1964
3 DATA OF ETHICS
by Herbert Spencer
1879
4-7 FOREVER OPEN, CLEAR AND FREE
by Lois Willie
1972
Box 214
1
BOOKS
FURNISH YOUR HOME BY MAIL CATALOGUE
by Sarah and Mary Gallick
1981
2-3 IMPROVED EASY METHOD FOR PARLOR ORGAN
by Whitney
1886
4 INSIDE STORY OF FARMERS
by Malcolm Kay
1954
5 LAKE FRONT
by Ruth Russell
1931
MONTGOMERY WARD RECORDS, Accession Number 8088
Folder Title Date
Series VI. Promotional Material, 1875-1989 (cont.)
80
Box 215
1
BOOKS
MIDWESTERN VERNACULAR, FARM STRUCTURES IN
KANE COUNTY, ILLINOIS
by Kane County Development Department
1980
2 MONTGOMERY WARD AND COMPANY'S EVERYDAY
COOK BOOK
by Montgomery Ward
n.d.
3
MONTGOMERY WARD AND COMPANY'S STORY BOOK
by Montgomery Ward
1897
Box 215 (cont.)
BOOKS (cont.)
4 NATION ON WHEELS
by McCall's Magazine
1929
5 THE STORY OF SELLING-YESTERDAY, TODAY AND
TOMORROW
by Crowell-Collier Publishing Company
1946
6 WARD AND ALLIED FAMILIES
by Marjorie Montgomery Ward
1930
7 WARD'S ENTRY INTO THE CHAIN STORE FIELD
by Fred Jameson
1948
Box 216
1
BOOKS
THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF TOYS, GAMES AND
DOLLS, 1863-1930
by Joseph Schroeder (editor)
1971
2 WUNDERLICH'S SALUTE
by Marvin Miller
1983
3
PAMPHLETS
THE AMERICAN GESTAPO AT WORK
by T.J. Priestley
1944
MONTGOMERY WARD RECORDS, Accession Number 8088
Folder Title Date
Series VI. Promotional Material, 1875-1989 (cont.)
81
4 THE ART OF GOOD BUTCHERING
by Montgomery Ward and Company
1933-1940
5
THE ART OF LIVING SUCCESSFULLY
by Mutual Estate Associations
1930
6 BEAUTIFUL WINDOWS WITH LACE
by Martha Stewart
1939
7 BUSINESS TRENDS BASED ON A COAST TO COAST
SURVEY
by Gilbert Mackay
1938
Box 216 (cont.)
PAMPHLETS (cont.)
8 CAPITALISM THE CREATOR
by Carl Snyder
1940
9 A CENTURY OF SERVING CONSUMERS 1872-1972, THE
STORY OF MONTGOMERY WARD
by Frank Latham
1972
10 CHAMPION PAPERS-CATALOGUES
by Champion International Corporation
1980
11 CHICAGO
by Colourpicture Publishers
1951
12 CHICAGO, THE SKY'S THE LIMIT
by Illinois Arts Council
1984
13 COLD COOKING
by Montgomery Ward
1940,1943
14 CONSUMER RESEARCH AND CONSUMER EDUCATION
by Henry Weaver
1935
15 CONSUMER SHOPPING HABITS BY INCOME AND
OCCUPATIONAL GROUPS
by Perham Nahl
1940
MONTGOMERY WARD RECORDS, Accession Number 8088
Folder Title Date
Series VI. Promotional Material, 1875-1989 (cont.)
82
16 DEVELOPMENT AND USE OF RAYON AND OTHER
SYNTHETIC FIBERS
by United States Department of Agriculture
1938
17
DO REDUCED CROPS INCREASE FARMER'S INCOME?
by National Conference Board, Inc.
1939
18 EMPLOYMENT AND UNEMPLOYMENT OF THE LABOR
FORCE, 1900-1940
by National Conference Board, Inc.
1940
19
THE FACTOR'S ALMANAC
by James Talcott, Inc.
1938
Box 217
1 PAMPHLETS
THE FARM MARKET TODAY AND TOMORROW
by Business Week
1937
2 FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY DINNER
by Montgomery Ward and Company
1922
3 FIVE YEARS OF INDUSTRIAL PEACE
by C.E. Wilson
1950
4 FOCUS ON THE FUTURE
by Montgomery Ward
1960s
5 A FORECAST OF BETTER TIMES AND ELEVEN WAYS TO
HASTEN THEM
by Frank Seidman
1938
6 FORECASTING FROM SYNOPTIC WEATHER CHARTS
by Richard Weightman
1941
7 FORGING AHEAD THROUGH RESEARCH
by Liberty Bank of Buffalo
1938
MONTGOMERY WARD RECORDS, Accession Number 8088
Folder Title Date
Series VI. Promotional Material, 1875-1989 (cont.)
83
8 GENERAL CONFERENCE OF EXECUTIVES
by Montgomery Ward and Company
1923-1924
9 HAND BOOK INFORMATION FOR FOREIGN BUYERS
by Montgomery Ward and Company
1897
10
THE HISTORY AND PROGRESS OF MONTGOMERY WARD
AND COMPANY
by Montgomery Ward and Company
1927
11 HOW TO MAKE DRAPERIES
by Montgomery Ward
1940
12
HOW TO MAKE SLIPCOVERS
by Montgomery Ward
1939-1940
Box 217 (cont.)
PAMPHLETS (cont.)
13 HOW TO UPHOLSTER
by Montgomery Ward
1940
14 THE HUMAN SIDE OF AN INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION
by Montgomery Ward and Company
1916
15 HUMMER MANUFACTURING COMPANY
by Montgomery Ward
ca. 1946
16 IN APPRECIATION OF JEANNETTE KING
by Montgomery Ward
1921
17 INDUSTRIAL PRICES AND THEIR RELATIVE
INFLEXIBILITY
by United States Department of Agriculture
1935
18 INDUSTRIAL SURVEYS
by University of Kansas
1930
19 AN INDUSTRIAL UTOPIA
by Jeannette King
1919
MONTGOMERY WARD RECORDS, Accession Number 8088
Folder Title Date
Series VI. Promotional Material, 1875-1989 (cont.)
84
20 INFORMATION FOR GUIDANCE OF EMPLOYEES
by Montgomery Ward
ca. 1910
21 INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THE MAIL ORDER
BUSINESS
by Montgomery Ward and Company
1920s
22
THE MCCANN INDEX OF GENERAL BUYING POWER
by H.K. McCann Company
1930
23 THE MAIL ORDER BUSINESS
by Montgomery Ward and Company
1900
24 THE MAKING OF A CATALOGUE
by Montgomery Ward and Company
1903
Box 217 (cont.)
PAMPHLETS (cont.)
25
THE MARKET FOR DOMESTIC REFRIGERATORS
by Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Institute
1939
26 MARKETING OF SERVICES
by W.A. Ruff
1934
27 MARKETING PICTOGRAPHS
by Sales Management
1940
28 MODERN GLASS
by Stueben Glass, Inc.
1939
29
MONTGOMERY WARD AND COMPANY
ALMANAC AND YEARBOOK
1897-1899
30 ALMANAC AND YEARBOOK 1901
MONTGOMERY WARD RECORDS, Accession Number 8088
Folder Title Date
Series VI. Promotional Material, 1875-1989 (cont.)
85
Box 218
1
PAMPHLETS
MONTGOMERY WARD AND COMPANY
BUSINESS CALCULATOR
1875,1895
2 INVESTMENT AND SAVINGS PLAN 1928-1929
3 PROFIT SHARING PLAN ca. 1970
4 STANDARD WEBSTER DICTIONARY FOR THE
VEST POCKET
1900
5
100TH ANNIVERSARY DINNER MONTGOMERY WARD
AND COMPANY AND THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF
CHICAGO
by Montgomery Ward and Company
1972
6 OUR SILVER ANNIVERSARY
by Montgomery Ward and Company
1897
Box 218 (cont.)
PAMPHLETS (cont.)
7 A PERSONAL LETTER
by Montgomery Ward and Company
1931
8
THE PLACE OF ADVERTISING IN THE AMERICAN
SCHEME
by Ralph Butler
1940
9 PLANNING YOUR PLANTING
by Francis King
1936
10 PREVIEW PROGRAM OF THE EXPANDING WARDS
by Montgomery Ward
1960
11 REAPPRAISAL OF THE OUTLOOK
by Werthheim and Company
1938
12 RETAIL MAIL ORDER MERCHANDISING
by Montgomery Ward and Company
1940s
MONTGOMERY WARD RECORDS, Accession Number 8088
Folder Title Date
Series VI. Promotional Material, 1875-1989 (cont.)
86
13 THE REVOLUTION WAS
by Garet Garrett
1944
14 SELECTING LOCATIONS FOR RETAIL STORES
by Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
1935
15 THE SELECTION OF A BUSINESS SITE
by Malcolm Proudfoot
1938
16 A SERVICE THAT KNOWS NO BARRIER-MISSIONARY
BUREAU
by Montgomery Ward and Company
1919
17
THE SIMPLE TRUTH-SIZING UP FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT
by Mark Granite
1940
18 THESE DAYS-CRUSADING FOR HUMAN EFFICIENCY
by Montgomery Ward
1917
Box 218 (cont.)
PAMPHLETS (cont.)
19 THINGS ARE CHANGING AT MONTGOMERY WARD
by Montgomery Ward
1970
20 THIS IS WARDS, YOU'LL LIKE IT HERE
by Montgomery Ward
1970
21
TOWER TOPICS
by Montgomery Ward and Company
1884
22 TRAILS TO TRAPPING PROFITS
by Montgomery Ward and Company
1931
23 TRAPPERS' GAZETTE
by Montgomery Ward and Company
1933-1934
24 A TRIP TOWARDS THE SKY
by Montgomery Ward and Company
ca. 1900
MONTGOMERY WARD RECORDS, Accession Number 8088
Folder Title Date
Series VI. Promotional Material, 1875-1989 (cont.)
87
25 VISITORS AND BUYERS GUIDE TO CHICAGO
by Montgomery Ward and Company
1903
26 WARDS WAGE PLAN
by Montgomery Ward
1947-1948
27 WARDWAY
by Montgomery Ward
n.d.
28 WHAT ARE THE FACTS ABOUT THE TAFT-HARTLEY
ACT?
by Montgomery Ward
1948
29 WORKING WITH WARDS
by Montgomery Ward and Company
1930s
30
YOU ARE MONTGOMERY WARD, WELCOME
by Montgomery Ward
1971
31 YOUR OPPORTUNITIES 1940s
Box 219
1
PERIODICALS
AMONG OURSELVES
1904-1906
1904-1906
2 1906-1907 1906-1907
3
1907-1908 1907-1908
4 THE CONNECTING LINK 1913
Box 220
1
PERIODICALS
FORWARD
1922-1923
1922-1923
MONTGOMERY WARD RECORDS, Accession Number 8088
Folder Title Date
Series VI. Promotional Material, 1875-1989 (cont.)
88
2 1923-1924 1923-1924
3 1924-1925 1924-1925
4 1925-1926 1925-1926
5 1926-1927 1926-1927
Box 221
1
PERIODICALS
FORWARD
1927-1928
1927-1928
2-3 1928-1929 1928-1929
4-5
1929-1930 1929-1930
6 1930-1932 1930-1932
Box 222
1
PERIODICALS
FORWARD
1956-1957
1956-1957
2 1957-1958 1957-1958
3
1958-1959 1958-1959
4 1959-1960 1959-1960
MONTGOMERY WARD RECORDS, Accession Number 8088
Folder Title Date
Series VI. Promotional Material, 1875-1989 (cont.)
89
Box 223
1
PERIODICALS
FORWARD
1960-1961
1960-1961
2 1961-1962 1961-1962
3 1962-1963 1962-1963
Box 224
1
PERIODICALS
FORWARD
1963-1964
1963-1964
2 1964-1965 1964-1965
3 1965-1966 1965-1966
Box 225
1
PERIODICALS
FORWARD
1966-1967
1966-1967
2 1967-1968 1967-1968
3 1968-1970 1968-1970
Box 226
1
SPEECHES
ARMY SEIZURE OF MONTGOMERY WARD
1944
2
A BALANCE OF POWER-THE PREREQUISITE TO TRUE
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
1946
3 THE BIG STEP 1989
MONTGOMERY WARD RECORDS, Accession Number 8088
Folder Title Date
Series VI. Promotional Material, 1875-1989 (cont.)
90
4 A CENTURY OF SERVICE 1971
5 ECONOMIC CONDITIONS AFFECTING RETAILERS FOR
THE SECOND HALF OF 1937 FROM THE VIEWPOINT OF
COMMODITY PRICES AND DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN
INFLUENCES
1937
6 FOCUS ON THE CUSTOMER 1989
7 HISTORICAL RECAP 1988
8 INFLUENCE OF FARM CROPS AND BUSINESS
RECOVERY
1935
9 LEADERSHIP 1917
10 MARCOR INVESTMENT 1975
11 MARCOR'S RETAIL BUSINESS UPDATE 1975
12 A MEASURE OF PURCHASING POWER, INFLATION AND
DEFLATION
1939
13
MOBIL MANAGERS MEETING PRESENTATION
1986
14 MOBIL MERGER 1976
15 MONTGOMERY WARD'S PERFORMANCE AND FUTURE
OUTLOOK
1974
16 NATIONAL WEALTH AND INCOME 1933
Box 226 (cont.)
SPEECHES (cont.)
17 NEW DIMENSIONS OF RETAILING IN THE 1980S 1979
18 PRESENT BUYING TRENDS 1975
19
PRICE INFLEXIBILITY AND THE REQUIREMENTS OF A
STABILIZED MONETARY POLICY
1934
MONTGOMERY WARD RECORDS, Accession Number 8088
Folder Title Date
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91
20 REGIONAL MANAGEMENT ORGANIZATION 1957
21 RESTRUCTURING OF MONTGOMERY WARD 1987-1988
22 RETAILING IN 1981 AND THROUGHOUT THE 1980S 1980
23 RETAIL'S ROLE 1974
24 SALES QUOTAS, CONSUMER DEMAND AND
PROFITABLE MARKETS
1927
25 SEVENTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF EXECUTIVES 1928
26 THE SITUATION IN CHAIN STORE DISTRIBUTION 1936
27 TIME IS MONEY-PLUS 1979
28 TOWARD REGULATING STABILITY AND RETAILING
AND THE FTC
1976
29 WHAT ABOUT THE NEXT DEPRESSION? 1935
30 WHERE DOES THE CONSUMER'S DOLLAR GO? 1936
31
A YARDSTICK TO TAKE THE GUESS OUT OF
MARKETING
1935
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Series VII. Manuscript Sheet Music, 1940s
Box 227
1-2
MAN BEHIND THE GUN
OPENING AND CLOSING THEMES
1940s
5-6 OPENING AND CLOSING THEMES 1940s
Box 228
1-2
MAN BEHIND THE GUN
OPENING AND CLOSING THEMES
1940s
3
ORCHESTRA PARTS
NUMBERS 2-6
1940s
4 NUMBERS 7-10 1940s
5 NUMBERS 11-12 1940s
Box 229
1
MAN BEHIND THE GUN
ORCHESTRA PARTS
NUMBERS 13-18
1940s
2 NUMBERS 19-24 1940s
3 NUMBERS 25-30 1940s
4 NUMBERS 31-35 1940s
5 NUMBERS 36-37 1940s
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93
Box 230
1
MAN BEHIND THE GUN
ORCHESTRA PARTS
NUMBERS 38-41
1940s
Box 230 (cont.)
MAN BEHIND THE GUN (cont.)
ORCHESTRA PARTS (cont.)
2 NUMBERS 42-45 1940s
3 NUMBERS 46-50 1940s
4 NUMBERS 51-55 1940s
5 NUMBERS 56-60 1940s
6 NUMBERS 61-62 1940s
Box 231
1
MAN BEHIND THE GUN
ORCHESTRA PARTS
NUMBERS 63-66
1940s
2 NUMBERS 67-72 1940s
3 NUMBERS 73-78 1940s
4 NUMBERS 79-83 1940s
5 NUMBERS 84-88 1940s
Box 232
1
MAN BEHIND THE GUN
ORCHESTRA PARTS
NUMBERS 89-93
1940s
2 NUMBERS 94-99 1940s
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94
3 NUMBERS 100-105 1940s
4 NUMBERS 106-111 1940s
5 NUMBERS 112-113 1940s
Box 233
1
MAN BEHIND THE GUN
ORCHESTRA PARTS
NUMBERS 114-118
1940s
2 NUMBERS 119-123 1940s
3 NUMBERS 124-127 1940s
4 NUMBERS 128-130 1940s
5 NUMBERS 131-133 1940s
6 NUMBERS 134-138 1940s
Box 234
1
MAN BEHIND THE GUN
ORCHESTRA PARTS
NUMBERS 139-143
1940s
2 NUMBERS 144-148 1940s
3 NUMBERS 149-152 1940s
4 NUMBERS 153-157 1940s
5 NUMBERS 158-162 1940s
6 NUMBERS 163-165 1940s
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95
Box 235
1
MAN BEHIND THE GUN
ORCHESTRA PARTS
NUMBERS 166-169
1940s
2 NUMBERS 170-173 1940s
3 NUMBERS 174-178 1940s
Box 235 (cont.)
MAN BEHIND THE GUN (cont.)
ORCHESTRA PARTS (cont.)
4 NUMBERS 179-184 1940s
5
NUMBERS 185-189 1940s
6 NUMBERS 190-192 1940s
Box 236
1
MAN BEHIND THE GUN
ORCHESTRA PARTS
NUMBERS 193-197
1940s
2 NUMBERS 198-201 1940s
3 NUMBERS 202-207 1940s
4 NUMBERS 208-212 1940s
5 NUMBERS 213-217 1940s
6 NUMBERS 218-220 1940s
Box 237
1
MAN BEHIND THE GUN
ORCHESTRA PARTS
NUMBERS 221-226
1940s
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Folder Title Date
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96
2 NUMBERS 227-230 1940s
3 NUMBERS 231-234 1940s
4 NUMBERS 235-239 1940s
5 NUMBERS 240-243 1940s
6 NUMBERS 244-246 1940s
Box 238
1
MAN BEHIND THE GUN
ORCHESTRA PARTS
NUMBERS 247-251
1940s
2 NUMBERS 252-254 1940s
3 NUMBERS 255-259 1940s
4 NUMBERS 260-263 1940s
5
NUMBERS 265-267 1940s
Box 239
1
MAN BEHIND THE GUN
ORCHESTRA PARTS
NUMBERS 268-272
1940s
2 NUMBERS 273-275 1940s
3 NUMBERS 276-278 1940s
4 NUMBERS 279-280 1940s
5 NUMBERS 1981-1982 1940s
6 NUMBER 283 1940s
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97
Box 240
1
MAN BEHIND THE GUN
ORCHESTRA PARTS
NUMBERS 284-285
1940s
2 NUMBERS 286-287 1940s
3 NUMBERS 288-289 1940s
4 NUMBERS 290-291 1940s
Box 240 (cont.)
MAN BEHIND THE GUN (cont.)
ORCHESTRA PARTS (cont.)
5 NUMBERS 292-293 1940s
Box 241
1
MAN BEHIND THE GUN
ORCHESTRA PARTS
NUMBERS 294-295
1940s
2 NUMBERS 296-298 1940s
3
NUMBERS 299-302
1940s
4 NUMBERS 303-306 1940s
5 NUMBERS 307-310 1940s
6
NUMBERS 311-313 1940s
Box 242
1
MAN BEHIND THE GUN
ORCHESTRA PARTS
NUMBERS 314-317
1940s
2 NUMBERS 318-320 1940s
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98
3 NUMBERS 321-324 1940s
4 NUMBERS 325-327 1940s
5 NUMBERS 328-331 1940s
6 NUMBERS 332-334 1940s
Box 243
1
MAN BEHIND THE GUN
ORCHESTRA PARTS
NUMBERS 335-338
1940s
2 NUMBERS 339-342 1940s
3 NUMBERS 343-346 1940s
4 NUMBERS 347-350 1940s
5
NUMBERS 351-354 1940s
6 NUMBERS 355-358 1940s
Box 244
1
MAN BEHIND THE GUN
ORCHESTRA PARTS
NUMBERS 359-361
1940s
2
THIS IS OUR ENEMY
ORCHESTRA PARTS
NUMBERS 266-269
1940s
3 NUMBERS 270-272 1940s
4 NUMBERS 274-276 1940s
5 NUMBERS 277-280 1940s
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99
6 NUMBERS 297-299 1940s
Box 245
1
THIS IS OUR ENEMY
ORCHESTRA PARTS
NUMBERS 300-302
1940s
2 NUMBERS 303-305 1940s
Box 245 (cont.)
THIS IS OUR ENEMY (cont.)
ORCHESTRA PARTS (cont.)
3 NUMBERS 306-308 1940s
4 NUMBERS 309-311 1940s
5 NUMBERS 312-314 1940s
6 NUMBERS 315-317 1940s
Box 246
1
THIS IS OUR ENEMY
ORCHESTRA PARTS
NUMBERS 318-321
1940s
2 NUMBERS 322-324 1940s
3 NUMBERS 325-237 1940s
4
NUMBERS 328-330 1940s
5 NUMBERS 331-333 1940s
6 NUMBERS 334-336 1940s
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100
Box 247
1
THIS IS OUR ENEMY
ORCHESTRA PARTS
NUMBERS 337-340
1940s
2 NUMBERS 341-343 1940s
3 NUMBERS 344-347 1940s
4 NUMBERS 348-331 1940s
5 NUMBERS 352-355 1940s
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Series VIII. Catalogs-Montgomery Ward's Competitors, 1954-1983
Box 248
1
ALDENS
1954
1954
2 1963 1963
3-5 1964 1964
Box 249
1-3
ALDENS
1965
1965
4 1966 1966
Box 250
1-3
ALDENS
1966
1966
4-5 1967 1967
Box 251
1-2
ALDENS
1967
1967
3-5 1968 1968
Box 252
1-5
ALDENS
1969
1969
Box 253
1
ALDENS
1969
1969
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102
Box 253 (cont.)
ALDENS (cont.)
2-4 1970 1970
5-6 1971 1971
Box 254
1
ALDENS
1972
1972
2-4 1973 1973
5 1974 1974
Box 255
1-2
ALDENS
1974
1974
3-5 1975 1975
6-7
1976 1976
Box 256
1-4
ALDENS
1977
1977
5-6 1978 1978
Box 257
1-3
ALDENS
1978
1978
4-8 1979 1979
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103
Box 258
1-3
ALDENS
1980
1980
4-5 1981 1981
6-7
EATONS
1970
1970
Box 259
1-2
EATONS
1970
1970
3-6 1971 1971
Box 260
1-5
EATONS
1972
1972
6 1973 1973
Box 261
1-2
EATONS
1973
1973
3-4 1974 1974
Box 262
1-2
EATONS
1975
1975
3 1976 1976
4-5 J.C. PENNEY 1963
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104
Box 263
1-3 J.C. PENNEY 1964
Box 264
1-3
J.C. PENNEY
1965
1965
4 1966 1966
Box 265
1-4
J.C. PENNEY
1966
1966
5 1967 1967
Box 266
1-4
J.C. PENNEY
1967
1967
5-6 1968 1968
Box 267
1-2
J.C. PENNEY
1968
1968
3-5 1969 1969
Box 268
1
J.C. PENNEY
1969
1969
2-5 1970 1970
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105
Box 269
1
J.C. PENNEY
1970
1970
2 1971 1971
3-4 1972 1972
Box 270
1
J.C. PENNEY
1972
1972
2-3 1973 1973
4 1974 1974
Box 271
1
J.C. PENNEY
1974
1974
2-5
1975 1975
Box 272
1
J.C. PENNEY
1975
1975
2-3
1976 1976
Box 273
1-5 J.C. PENNEY
1977
1977
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106
Box 274
1
J.C. PENNEY
1977
1977
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107
Box 274 (cont.)
J.C. PENNEY (cont.)
2-5 1978 1978
Box 275
1-2
J.C. PENNEY
1978
1978
3-6 1979 1979
Box 276
1-3
J.C. PENNEY
1979
1979
4 1980 1980
Box 277
1-3
J.C. PENNEY
1980
1980
4 1981 1981
Box 278
1-5 J.C. PENNEY
1981
1981
Box 279
1
J.C. PENNEY
1981
1981
2-4 1982 1982
Box 280
1
JOHN PLAIN
1964
1964
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108
Box 280 (cont.)
JOHN PLAIN (cont.)
2 1965 1965
3 1967 1967
4 1968 1968
5 1970 1970
Box 281
1-2
SEARS
1954
1954
3-4 1955 1955
5-6 1956 1956
Box 282
1-2
SEARS
1956
1956
3 1957 1957
Box 283
1-3
SEARS
1957
1957
4 1958 1958
Box 284
1
SEARS
1958
1958
2-3 1959 1959
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109
Box 285
1
SEARS
1959
1959
2-5 1960 1960
Box 286
1-3
SEARS
1961
1961
4-5 1962 1962
Box 287
1-2
SEARS
1962
1962
3-4 1963 1963
Box 288
1-3
SEARS
1963
1963
4-5 1964 1964
Box 289
1-2
SEARS
1964
1964
3-4 1965 1965
Box 290
1-2
SEARS
1965
1965
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110
3 1966 1966
Box 291
1-4
SEARS
1966
1966
5 1967 1967
Box 292
1-3 SEARS
1967
1967
Box 293
1
SEARS
1967
1967
2-3 1968 1968
Box 294
1-3
SEARS
1968
1968
4-6 1969 1969
Box 295
1-2
SEARS
1969
1969
3 1970 1970
Box 296
1-3
SEARS
1970
1970
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111
4 1971 1971
Box 297
1-4
SEARS
1971
1971
5 1972 1972
Box 298
1-2
SEARS
1972
1972
3 1973 1973
Box 299
1-2
SEARS
1973
1973
3 1974 1974
Box 300
1-2
SEARS
1974
1974
3-4 1975 1975
Box 301
1-5
SEARS
1975
1975
6 1976 1976
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112
Box 302
1-3
SEARS
1976
1976
4 1977 1977
Box 303
1-3
SEARS
1977
1977
Box 304
1-3
SEARS
1977
1977
4-6 1978 1978
Box 305
1-4
SEARS
1978
1978
5 1979 1979
Box 306
1-4 SEARS
1979
1979
Box 307
1
SEARS
1979
1979
2-3 1980 1980
Box 308
1-6
SEARS
1980
1980
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113
7-8 1981 1981
Box 309
1-7 SEARS 1981
Box 310
1-2
SEARS
1981
1981
3-5 1982 1982
Box 311
1-2 SEARS 1982
3
SPIEGEL
1962
1962
4 1963 1963
Box 312
1-3
SPIEGEL
1964
1964
4-6 1965 1965
Box 313
1
SPIEGEL
1965
1965
2-4 1966 1966
5 1967 1967
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114
Box 314
1-4
SPIEGEL
1967
1967
5-6 1968 1968
Box 315
1-3
SPIEGEL
1968
1968
4-5 1969 1969
Box 316
1-2
SPIEGEL
1969
1969
3-6 1970 1970
Box 317
1-2
SPIEGEL
1971
1971
3 1972 1972
4-5 1973 1973
6 1974 1974
Box 318
1-4
SPIEGEL
1975
1975
5-6 1976 1976
7 1977 1977
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115
Box 319
1-4
SPIEGEL
1977
1977
5-7 1978 1978
Box 320
1-2
SPIEGEL
1978
1978
3-6 1979 1979
7 1980 1980
Box 321
1-4
SPIEGEL
1980
1980
5-8 1981 1981
Box 322
1-2
SPIEGEL
1981
1981
3-5 1982 1982
6 1983 1983
Series IX. Artifacts, ca. 1880s, ca. 1920s
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Folder Title Date
Series IX. Artifacts, ca. 1880s, ca. 1920s (cont.)
116
Artifact Storage
CASH REGISTER ca. 1880s
BRASS SIGN
“Montgomery Ward & Company Retail Department Store”
ca. 1926
Series X. Microfilm, 1872, 1878-1983
Microfilm Storage
194 35 MM MICROFILM COPIES OF MONTGOMERY WARD’S
CATALOGS
1873-1986