Sears, Roebuck and Company ephemera
Creation: 1904Abstract
Sears, Roebuck & Company is a department store chain. This collection consists of seven pieces of ephemera from the company.
Dates
- Creation: 1904
Creator
- Sears, Roebuck and Company (Organization)
Extent
7 item(s)
General Physical Description
7 items ; 11 x 8.5 in. or smaller.
Historical Note
Sears, Roebuck & Company is a department store chain. In 1893, Richard Warren Sears (1863-1914) and Alvah Curtis Roebuck (1864-1948) founded the company as a mail-order business. Sears retail stores first opened in 1906.
Scope and Content
Seven pieces of ephemera from Sears, Roebuck and Company. Included are a paper tape measure, a "profit sharing certificate," an order blank, two letters on company letterhead concerning the return of a purchased watch, and two used stamped envelopes.
Location
GL Box 2
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
Language of Materials
English
Finding Aid & Administrative Information
- Title:
- Sears, Roebuck and Company ephemera
- Date:
- 2014
- Description rules:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description:
- English
- Script of description:
- Latin
Repository Details
Repository Details
Part of the Audiovisual Collections Repository