Descriptive summary
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creator:
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Thomas and
Thomas |
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title:
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Records |
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dates:
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1914 |
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extent:
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0.21 linear ft.
(1 half-document box) |
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collection number:
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MS 99 |
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repository:
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Special
Collections Department, Iowa State University. |
Administrative
information
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access:
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Open for research
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publication rights:
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Consult Head, Special Collections Department
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preferred
citation:
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Thomas and Thomas Records, MS 99, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library.
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Historical
note
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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. |
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Collection description
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|
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
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Box
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Folder |
Title |
Dates |
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1 |
1 |
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1914 |
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1 |
2 |
Cizek Brothers
Manufacturing Company: Correspondence to Thomas and Thomas |
1914 |
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1 |
3 |
Cizek Brothers
Manufacturing Company: Sketches and papers about invention |
1914 |
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1 |
4 |
Manufacturers:
Correspondence from Thomas and Thomas |
1914 |
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1 |
5 |
Manufacturers:
Correspondence to Thomas and Thomas |
1914 |
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