Department stores
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Herbert James Tily miscellany
Collection
Accession: 2524
Abstract:
Herbert James Tily (1866-1948) was bookkeeper, auditor, chief accountant, and then general manager of Strawbridge & Clothier. He organized the Strawbridge & Clothier Chorus of store employees. The miscellany collection contains news clippings and ephemera describing Tily's work at Strawbridge's, with the Chorus, and in civic affairs. Additionally, there is a copy of the sheet music for "The Slave's Dream," a musical setting for a Longfellow poem.
Dates:
1911-1948; Majority of material found within 1932-1940
