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Collection Dates: 1910 -- 1930
.25 linear ft.
This document describes a collection of materials held
by the
Special Collections Department
University of Iowa Libraries
Iowa City, Iowa 52242-1420
Phone: 319-335-5921
Fax: 319-335-5900
e-mail: lib-spec@uiowa.edu
Posted to Internet: February 1998
Acquisition
Note: The Willard Fur Company donated its records to the
University of Iowa Libraries in 1959.
Access
and Restrictions:
Digital Surrogates: Except where indicated, this document describes but
does not reproduce the actual text, images and objects which make up this
collection. Materials are available only in the Special Collections
Department.
Copyright: Please read
The University of Iowa Libraries' statement on "Property Rights, Copyright Law, and Permissions to Use Unpublished
Materials"
Use of Collections: The University of Iowa Libraries supports
access to the materials, published and unpublished, in its collections. Nonetheless,
access to some items may be restricted by their fragile condition or by contractual
agreement with donors, and it may not be possible at all times to provide
appropriate machinery for reading, viewing or accessing non-paper-based materials.
Please read our Use of Manuscripts Statement.
Organizational History
H. Willard, Son & Company was a fur clothier firm which operated out of Marshalltown, Iowa. It was founded in 1864.
The records of the Willard Fur Company document thirty years of the company's history. The financial situation is shown with daily cash receipts, sales records, and balance sheets, while inventory lists, custom orders, and catalogs describe their products. These records were given to the University of Iowa Libraries in 1959 by W.B. Hull. They are open for research and information on the literary rights is available in the repository.
Analysis of custom orders, 1910 -- 1921
Balance sheets, 1911 -- 1930
Daily cash receipts, 1910 -- 1920
Financial statements, 1910 -- 1915
Gross sales records, 1917 -- 1926
Inventory, 1916
Millinery department, 1916 -- 1921
Miscellaneous accounting records, 1910 -- 1930
Origin of custom orders, 1910 -- 1923
Report, April 27, 1916
Willard's "Wear Best" furs -- Catalog, 1919 -- 1920
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