How is This Collection Organized?

The collection is organized into 11 main categories:

01 Financial

.01 Appraisals (Numerous plants)
.02 Inventories (Volumes)
.03 Audits
.04 Combined Financial Reports
.05 General Ledgers
.06 Operating Revenues and Expenses
.07 Monthly Financial
.08 Order Registers
.09 Plant Ledger Summaries
.10 Various Financial

02 Sales and Marketing

.01 Catalogs
.02 Promotions
.03 Promotional Objects
.04 Magazine Advertisements
.05 Marketing Reports and Analyses
.06 Possible Acquisitions of Other Companies

03 Intellectual Property

.01 Patents
.02 Trademarks

04 Stocks

05 Specific Factories

.01 North Easton, MA
.02 Paris, TX
.03 Parkersburg, WV

06 Various

07 Coop Claims

.01 Ace Hardware
.02 Coast to Coast
.03 Dutton-Lainson Co.
.04 Early May Garden and Nursery Co.
.05 Frank’s Nursery
.06 Frederick Trading Co.
.07 Hardware Wholesalers Inc.
.08 House-Hanson Hardware Co.

08 Videos and Movies

.01 Salesman Training/Internal Promotion
.02 Commercials/TV Shows
.03 Specific Retailers
.04 History of Ames
.05 Sales Meetings
.06 Other

09 Images

.01 Slides
.02 Transparencies
.03 Other

10 Oversized Artifacts

11 Oversized Drawings

.01 Shovels
.02 Shovel Components
.03 Scoops
.04 Forks
.05 Hoes
.06 Rakes
.07 Non-Shovel Products
.08 Handles
.09 Manufacturing Machines and Tools
.10 Furnace
.11 Plans/Layouts
.12 Dies
.13 Various

Requests for information can be submitted via email to the Director of Archives and Historical Collections, Nicole Casper at ncasper@stonehill.edu or 508.565.1121.