MS 99
Thomas and Thomas
Records, 1914

Special Collections Department
403 Parks Library
Iowa State University
Ames, IA 50011-2140


Descriptive summary

creator:

Thomas and Thomas

title:

Records

dates:

1914

extent:

0.21 linear ft.  (1 half-document box)

collection number:

MS 99

repository:

Special Collections Department, Iowa State University.

 

Administrative information

access:

Open for research

publication rights:

Consult Head, Special Collections Department

preferred citation:

Thomas and Thomas Records, MS 99, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library.

 

Historical note
 

Thomas and Thomas was a law firm in Traer, Tama County, Iowa.  The firm was formed in 1909 by two brothers, Arthur Thomas (1869-1956) and B. F. Thomas (1877-1959).

In 1914, the Cizek Brothers Manufacturing Company developed a grain-unloading mechanism used in connection with a portable elevator adapted to convey the dumped grain to a crib or storage facility. The company employed Thomas and Thomas to sell this invention to various agriculture machinery manufacturers.

 

Collection description
 

The collection (1914) contains materials related to the Cizek Brothers Manufacturing Company's invention of a grain unloading device and Thomas and Thomas' activities in selling the invention to agriculture machinery manufacturers.  The materials include correspondence, sketches and other papers about the invention.

    

 Container list

Box

Folder

Title

Dates

1

1

Cizek Brothers Manufacturing Company: Correspondence from Thomas and Thomas

1914

1

2

Cizek Brothers Manufacturing Company: Correspondence to Thomas and Thomas

1914

1

3

Cizek Brothers Manufacturing Company: Sketches and papers about invention

1914

1

4

Manufacturers: Correspondence from Thomas and Thomas

1914

1

5

Manufacturers: Correspondence to Thomas and Thomas

1914

 

Descriptive summary   |  Administrative information  |  Biographical/Historical note
Collection description  |  Organization  |  Description of series/container list


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