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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

1

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

2

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.


3

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.


4

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


Folder Title Date

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


Folder Title Date


7

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


Folder Title Date


8

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


Folder Title Date


9

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


Folder Title Date


10

3 Q 1942-1944

4 RA 1942-1945

5-6 RE 1942-1945

7 RH-RI 1942-1945

Box 13 (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


Folder Title Date


11

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.)


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


Folder Title Date


12

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.)


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


Folder Title Date


13

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


Folder Title Date


14

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


Folder Title Date


15

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


Folder Title Date


16

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


Folder Title Date


17

Box 26

1


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


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


Folder Title Date


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


Folder Title Date


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


Folder Title Date


20

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


Folder Title Date


21

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


Folder Title Date


22

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


Folder Title Date


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


Folder Title Date


24

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


OF TITLE

1881-1906

1881-1906

2 1882-1906 1882-1906

Box 34 (cont.)


OF TITLE (cont.)

3 1894-1909 1894-1909

4 1882-1906 1882-1906

Box 35

1


OF TITLE

1874

1874

2 1875 1875


Folder Title Date


25

3 1880-1905 1880-1905

Box 35A


OF TITLE

1 1886-1916 1886-1916

2-4 1890 1890

Box 35B


OF TITLE

1 1894-1935 1894-1935

2 1897 1897

3 1899 1899

4 1901-1914 1901-1914


Folder Title Date


26

Box 35C


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


Folder Title Date


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


Folder Title Date


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


Folder Title Date


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


Folder Title Date


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


Folder Title Date


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


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


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




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




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




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




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




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




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




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




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




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




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




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




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




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


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


Folder Title Date


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


Folder Title Date



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


Folder Title Date



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


Folder Title Date



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


Folder Title Date



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


Folder Title Date



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


Folder Title Date



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


Folder Title Date



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


Folder Title Date



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


Folder Title Date



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


Folder Title Date



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


Folder Title Date



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


Folder Title Date



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


Folder Title Date



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


Folder Title Date



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


Folder Title Date



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


Folder Title Date



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


Folder Title Date



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


Folder Title Date



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


Folder Title Date



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


Folder Title Date



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


Folder Title Date



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


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


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


Folder Title Date


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.


Folder Title Date


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


Folder Title Date


74

7 KITCHEN APPLIANCES 1940s

8 KITCHEN-COFFEE BREWERS n.d.

Box 203 (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


Folder Title Date


75

11 ROLLER SKATES 1930s-1950s

12 SCALES n.d.

13 SCOOTER n.d.

Box 204 (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


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.)


COMMENTS (cont.)

7

SOUTHERN STATES

MARCH-AUGUST

1944

Box 207

1


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


Folder Title Date


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


Folder Title Date


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


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


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


Folder Title Date


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


Folder Title Date


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


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


Folder Title Date


83

8 GENERAL CONFERENCE OF EXECUTIVES


1923-1924

9 HAND BOOK INFORMATION FOR FOREIGN BUYERS


1897

10

THE HISTORY AND PROGRESS OF 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


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


Folder Title Date


84

20 INFORMATION FOR GUIDANCE OF EMPLOYEES

by Montgomery Ward

ca. 1910

21 INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT THE MAIL ORDER

BUSINESS


1920s

22

THE MCCANN INDEX OF GENERAL BUYING POWER

by H.K. McCann Company

1930

23 THE MAIL ORDER BUSINESS


1900

24 THE MAKING OF A CATALOGUE


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


Folder Title Date


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


1972

6 OUR SILVER ANNIVERSARY


1897

Box 218 (cont.)

PAMPHLETS (cont.)

7 A PERSONAL LETTER


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


1940s


Folder Title Date


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


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


1884

22 TRAILS TO TRAPPING PROFITS


1931

23 TRAPPERS' GAZETTE


1933-1934

24 A TRIP TOWARDS THE SKY


ca. 1900


Folder Title Date


87

25 VISITORS AND BUYERS GUIDE TO CHICAGO


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


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


Folder Title Date


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


Folder Title Date


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


Folder Title Date


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


Folder Title Date


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


Folder Title Date

92

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


Folder Title Date

Series VII. Manuscript Sheet Music, 1940s (cont.)

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


Folder Title Date


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


Folder Title Date


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.)



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


Folder Title Date


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


Folder Title Date


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.)



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


Folder Title Date


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


Folder Title Date


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.)


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


Folder Title Date


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


Folder Title Date

101

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


Folder Title Date

Series VIII. Catalogs-Montgomery Ward's Competitors, 1954-1983 (cont.)

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


Folder Title Date


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


Folder Title Date


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


Folder Title Date


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


Folder Title Date


106

Box 274

1

J.C. PENNEY

1977

1977


Folder Title Date


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


Folder Title Date


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


Folder Title Date


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


Folder Title Date


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


Folder Title Date


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


Folder Title Date


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


Folder Title Date


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


Folder Title Date


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


Folder Title Date


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


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

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