Rubbermaid Inc. public relations miscellany
Creation: 1980-2000Abstract
Rubbermaid Incorporated is an American manufacturer and distributor of many household items. The collection is comprised of a public relations file consisting mostly of clippings and tear sheets, generally notices of the company in local papers and the trade press. Most deal with company performance, organizational culture, and personnel changes, with particular notices of Stanley C. Gault (1926-2016), CEO from 1980 to 1991.
Dates
- Creation: 1980-2000
Creator
- Rubbermaid Incorporated (Organization)
Extent
133 item(s)
Historical note
Rubbermaid Incorporated is an American manufacturer and distributor of many household items. It was incorporated in Ohio as the Wooster Rubber Company on May 19, 1920. Originally a manufacturer of toy balloons, it suffered a severe loss of business in the early Depression. In 1934, James R. Caldwell (1897-1977) joined the company as president and brought with him a line of colored rubber dustpans and drainboards that he had developed and marketed in New England under the brand name "Rubbermaid." The company greatly expanded its line of colored rubber housewares, adding vinyl covered wire products like coathangers and dish racks in the late 1940s and all-plastic goods in the mid-1950s. It was renamed Rubbermaid Incorporated in 1957.
Scope and Contents
A public relations file consisting mostly of clippings and tear sheets, generally notices of the company in local papers and the trade press. Most deal with company performance, organizational culture, and personnel changes, with particular notices of Stanley C. Gault (1926-2016), CEO from 1980 to 1991. There are also press releases, organizational charts, brochures (including a short company history), an advertising calendar and other color advertising of company products, and a memo critical of a proposal from trend guru Faith Popcorn (1947-).
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access; this collection is open for research.
Language of Materials
English
Finding Aid & Administrative Information
- Title:
- Rubbermaid Inc. public relations miscellany
- Description rules:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description:
- English
- Script of description:
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2021: Ashley Williams
Repository Details
Repository Details
Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository
