Patent Cereals Company records, 1888-1957.
Collection Number: 1931
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Cornell University Library
DESCRIPTIVE SUMMARY
Title:
Patent Cereals Company records, 1888-1957.
Repository:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections
Collection Number:
1931
Abstract:
Records of this Geneva, New York, company, which processed cereal products chiefly
for the brewing industry, include minutes of annual stockholders' meetings and meetings
of the Board of Directors; auditor's reports and treasurer's reports; correspondence;
annual reports; and other legal and business papers, some concerning the sale of the
firm to the Lauhoff Grain Company of Danville, Illinois.
Creator:
Patent Cereals Company
Quanitities:
.8 cubic feet.
Language:
Collection material in English
Records of this Geneva, New York, company, which processed cereal products chiefly
for the brewing industry, include minutes of annual stockholders' meetings and meetings
of the Board of Directors; auditor's reports and treasurer's reports; correspondence;
annual reports; and other legal and business papers, some concerning the sale of the
firm to the Lauhoff Grain Company of Danville, Illinois.
INFORMATION FOR USERS
Patent Cereals Company records, #1931. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections,
Cornell University Library.
Names:
Patent Cereals Company
Lauhoff Grain Company (Danville, Ill.)
Places:
Geneva (N.Y.) -- Industries.
Subjects:
Cereal products industry -- New York (State) -- Geneva.
Brewing industry.
CONTAINER LIST
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Container
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Description
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Date
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Minute books
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I.
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Sept. 9, 1888-Jan. 9, 1903 | ||
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II.
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Mar. 23, 1903-July 18, 1908 | ||
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III.
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Sept. 20, 1908-July 12, 1918 | ||
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IV.
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Dec. 9, 1918-June 1, 1923 | ||
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V.
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Dec. 10, 1923-Dec. 9, 1929 | ||
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VI.
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Dec. 9, 1929-Dec. 11, 1935 | ||
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VII.
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Mar. 1936-Dec. 1937 | ||
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VIII.
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Mar. 1938-Dec. 1945 | ||
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IX.
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Mar. 1946-Dec. 1950 | ||
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X. 1951-1954 (black looseleaf notebook)
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1951-1954 | ||
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Scope and Contents
Includes minutes of annual meetings of stockholders, quarterly meetings of the board
of directors, and a special meeting held in Apr. 1954 having to do with the proposed
purchase of the Comstock Canning Company
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XI. 1955-1957 (leather volume)
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1955-1957 | ||
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Scope and Contents
Includes minutes of 1955 annual stockholders meeting and quarterly meetings of board
of directors for same year, as well as minutes of special meetings and 1956 and 1957
minutes of Assets Realization Co.; also, by-laws of Patent Cereals Company of correspondence
re: its sale.
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Record book titled "Minutes - Special Meeting" (paper covered binder)
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Scope and Contents
Includes depositions, schedule of stockholders as of Mar. 9, 1956, printed items such
as notices to stockholders, CPA's report, and purchase agreement; also, agenda for
and minutes of special meeting of Apr. 10, 1956, mimeo. proxy ballots, and election
inspectors' certificate and oath.
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Record book titled "Papers Relating to Lauhoff Transfer ..." (paper covered binder)
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Scope and Contents
Includes letters from Kernan & Kernan, Attorneys, Utica, Mar.-Apr. 1956, concerning
this transfer, to John F. Carroll, Secretary, and to Frederick L. King, President.
Also, typescript copy of ballot; cc of letter from K&K to Internal Revenue office
in Buffalo; assignment agreement whereby Lauhoff Grain Company of Illinois assigned
to Lauhoff of Delaware its rights and liabilities under Mar. 16, 1956 purchase agreeement
with Patent Cereals; agreement re: change of name of Patent Cereals Company to Assets
Realization Company, Inc.; copies of various legal forms, some blank, presumably duplicate.
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