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Personnel prints, 1895-2006

 Series
Accession: 2023-209Identifier: 2023-209-II.

Dates

  • Creation: 1895-2006

Scope and Contents

The Personnel prints series focuses on Schramm employees and the physical workplace. The series is arranged into four subseries: Employee newsletters, Employees, Events and activities, and Facilities.

The Employee newsletters subseries includes photographic prints and some issues of Shramm Ink, the company's employee newsletter. The images are of employees that were published in the newsletter. Not every set of images includes a corresponding newsletter. The presence of a newsletter is indicated in the physical description and scope and contents notes at the file level. The issues of Shramm Ink date from January 1944 to October 1948, 1952, 1975, and then from 1976 to 1982. The run is incomplete; Volume I (1943) is lacking. There are a few issues from a second employee newsletter, Shramm Inkling (1956, 1970 to 1981). The subseries is arranged in chronological order.

The Employees subseries begins with images of the Schramm family, followed alphabetically by individual portraits and snapshots of employees, and finally by group photographs. The images date from 1921 to 2006, with the majority of the images dating from 1940 to 1982.

The Events and activities subseries depicts company occasions and milestones, including awards presentations, bowling, family picnics, sales conferences, open houses, seminars, sales and services meetings, trade shows and exhibits, and various visitors to Schramm facilities. The subseries is arranged in alphabetical order and dates from 1938 to 1982.

The Facilities subseries is comprised mainly of images of Schramm headquarters in West Chester, Pennsylvania. These include a wide range of views of the site: aerials, exteriors, interiors, and construction progress during various renovations. The subseries dates from 1895 to 1982. There are many buildings on the site. The subseries is arranged first by headquarter building number, followed alphabetically by branches and affiliates, and finally dealers, rentals, and tires. The branches and affiliate offices include images of the PEECO office in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Extent

From the Collection: 57.5 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Access Restrictions

No restrictions on access; this collection is open for research.

The Negatives series is not processed; access to these materials is at the discretion of the reference archivist.

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Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Audiovisual Collections Repository

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