Allied Kid Company records
Creation: 1937-1951Abstract
The Allied Kid Company was a major manufacturer of kid leather and suede; it was one of the most important specialty leather firms in Wilmington. The records are a miscellaneous collection of Allied Kid Company materials preserved by Alexander Ulin of the Specialty Division of the company in Wilmington. The bulk of the records consist of laboratory and production notebooks giving chemical formulae and instructions for tanning and dyeing batches of hides, including calfskin, goatskin, and suede.
Dates
- Creation: 1937-1951
Creator
- Allied Kid Company (Organization)
- Ulin, Alexander (Collector, Person)
Extent
4 Linear Feet
Historical Note
The Allied Kid Company was a major manufacturer of kid leather and suede; it was one of the most important specialty leather firms in Wilmington. The Allied Kid Company was incorporated in Massachusetts on May 24, 1929, by the merger of the McNeely Company, the Quaker City Morocco Company, the Standard Kid Company, and the Standard Kid Manufacturing Company. From the latter it inherited a plant at 4th and Monroe Streets in Wilmington, Delaware, and in 1937 it purchased the nearby factory of the New Castle Leather Company at 11th and Poplar streets.
Scope and Contents
The records are a miscellaneous collection of Allied Kid Company materials preserved by Alexander Ulin of the company's Specialty Division in Wilmington.
The bulk of the records consist of laboratory and production notebooks giving chemical formulae and instructions for tanning and dyeing batches of hides, including calfskin, goatskin, and suede. There are further loose notes and tables on the same subject, along with figures on production costs. The collection also includes leather samples, company trade catalogs, a copy of a company magazine, and trade literature. There are some pieces relating to work in the factory, including a CIO organizing handbill, lists of workers by department with wage rates, employee and benefit handbooks, a letter concerning morale in the plant, list of suggestions from the suggestion plan, and memos and forms for job instructor training under the War Manpower Commission.
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access; this collection is open for research.
These records are located in remote storage. Please contact staff 48 hours in advance of research visit at askhagley@hagley.org
Language of Materials
English
Subjects
Finding Aid & Administrative Information
- Title:
- Allied Kid Company records
- Description rules:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description:
- English
- Script of description:
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2020: Laurie Sather
Repository Details
Repository Details
Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository