Series I. Stock Certificates and Corporate Records, 1947-1997
Scope and Content
The Aldrich Chemical Company Collection contains the corporate records of Aldrich Chemical Company, which were collected and maintained by its founder Alfred R. Bader. The contents of the collection include miscellaneous publicity materials and a selection of corporate papers dealing with the early years of the corporation. The collection is arranged into the following three series:
- Stock Certificates and Corporate Record Books
- Public Relations Material
- Alfred R. Bader Material
Dates
- Creation: 1947-1997
Series Description
This series contains the Stock Certificates and Corporate Records of the Aldrich Chemical Company Collection. Arranged in its original order, this series consists of twenty-nine files in Boxes 1-2. The files contain account ledgers, logbooks of orders placed, bound books containing materials about stock shares of the company, a lab notebook, stock certificates, check stubs, market reports, stock prospectuses, notices of shareholder meetings, annual reports, and registration statements. The stock certificates mark the change in Aldrich’s development from a small, privately-owned company to a publicly traded one. The ledgers document the fledgling company’s business dealings with various American and foreign firms. The contents of the Stock Certificates and Corporate Records are arranged into the following three sub-series:
- Ledgers and Stock Certificates-1
- Ledgers and Stock Certificates-2/Annual Reports
- Aldrich Chemical Company, Incorporated Annual Reports
Repository Details
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