Title: Rockford Chair and Furniture Company Records, 1882-1977
ID: RHC/RC/042
Extent: 23.0 Linear Feet
Date Acquired: 10/24/1978
Languages: English [eng]
The Rockford Chair and Furniture Company Collection partially documents the activities of a major manufacturing corporation in Rockford, Illinois during the period 1882 to 1973.
The records of the Rockford Chair and Furniture Company are arranged in three series. The first contains the statement of incorporation minutes from meetings, letterbooks, correspondence, agreements, and reports dating from 1882 through 1973. Series two contains labor records and printed materials including wage and hourly rate schedules, furniture manuals, and supply catalogs dating 1931 to 1941. Also included in this series are photographs of company records. The third series contains financial records: business journals, ledgers, daybooks, order books, time books, cash books, payroll books, and a draft register, 1882 to 1973.
Access Restrictions: There are no restrictions on access to the collection.
Use Restrictions: Property rights in the collection are held by the Regional History Center; literary rights are dedicated to the public.
Acquisition Source: Mr. Harry West, Mr. Stanley Kjellgren
Acquisition Method: Mr. Harry West of Rockford, Illinois, donated the records of the Rockford Chair and Furniture Company to the Regional History Center on October 24, 1978. Mr. Stanley Kjellgren supplemented the collection by donating the minute books and stockholders register on May 3, 1979.
Related Materials: Researchers using the collection may also find supplementary material in the Center’s other Rockford business collections: Rockford Mitten and Hosiery (RC 38), National Chair Company (RC 58), and the Rockford Small Business Collection (RC 57).