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Beck Engraving Company Records
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Beck Engraving Company gained a national reputation for four color plate printing, the Bassani Halftone process, and became one of the first sheet-fed gravure plants in the U.S. Beck Engraving was incorporated in 1898 and the company expanded its operations to New York City in 1910.
The records of this New York/Philadelphia fine art printing firm span most of the 20th century through ledgers (1902-1930); cash journals; insurance records; inventories and appraisals; audit reports; production reports; leases and contracts; tax returns and reports; pasteups; photographs of plant facilities and personnel; negatives; promotional materials; in-house mechanical; block prints from Guatemalan artist, Carlos Sierra Franco; color prints of the work of Jules Guerin; and a group of 40 French woodcuts published by H.C. Perleberg of Philadelphia. There is a small amount of correspondence from Charles W. Beck, Jr. and financial records from the Fidelity Appraisal Co., Penn Process Co., Inc., and Wolf and Company. An addition to the collection consists primarily of 20 copper printing plates.
Most of collection acquired at a public sale in Philadelphia at the auction house of Samuel T. Freeman, December 17, 1992. Portions added from the Book Mark bookstore in May 1993.
Some additions gifted by Frieda Cooper in December 2003.
Finding aid revised according to contemporary archival standards June 2017 by Sarah Lerner, Student Worker.
People
- Beck, Charles W., Jr.
- Beck, C. Weston
- Beck, George D.
- Beck, Harry B.
- Franco, Carlos Sierra
- Guérin, Jules Vallée, 1866-1946
- Perleberg, H.C.
Organization
- Fidelity Appraisal Co. (Milwaukee, Wis.)
- Penn Process Co., Inc. (Philadelphia, Pa.)
- Philadelphia Photo-Engraving Co.
Subject
- Advertising layout and typography
- Engraving -- 20th century -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
- Engraving -- Printing -- Specimens
- Photoengraving -- Halftone process
- Printing plants -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia
- Printing -- Layout
- Printing -- Presswork
Place
- Publisher
- Temple University Libraries: Special Collections Research Center
- Finding Aid Author
- Machine-readable finding aid created by: Rajkumar Natarajan, Sky Global Services India (P) Ltd.
- Finding Aid Date
- November 2013
- Access Restrictions
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Collection is open for research.
- Use Restrictions
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The Beck Engraving Company Records are the physical property of the Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries. Intellectual property rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. Researchers are responsible for determining the identity of rights holders and obtaining their permission for publication and for other purposes where stated.
Collection Inventory
General and Subsidiary Ledger. With: various contracts and leases (esp. Flu-orographic Dropout Process) and birth notices of George Heiser and Theodore Braun, 1955.
Box 1
Folder 1
Ledger with tabs including: Liabilities, Materials, Productive Labor, Operating, Selling, Administrative, Expenses, and Income, 1923-1934.
Box 2
Folder 1
Image labeled "Proofing Department as it appeared in 1918", undated.
Box 3
Folder 1
Copper halftone, mounted on block, portrait of bearded man (scratched), undated.
Box 3
Folder 2
Line etchings (3). Photo-engravings. Mounted on blocks. All depict an eagle; one labeled "I.N.A" and "1795", undated.
Box 3
Folder 3
Copper engraving, mounted on a block, of Beck crest (an engraver's tool), undated.
Box 3
Folder 4
Stamp, mounted, of name "George D. Beck", undated.
Box 3
Folder 5
Issue of National Geographic Magazine. Vol. XIX, No. 1, "One of the early issues of the National Geographic Magazine in which Beck Engravings were used", January 1908.
Box 3
Folder 6
Mezzotint. "The first mezzotint to be produced in the United States. Made in 1892 by Charles W. Beck". Picture of farm scene with cows, horses, chickens, farmers, barns. Print mounted on board, undated.
Box 3
Folder 7
Letter from Charles W. Beck describing the portrait as "a new discovery in the reproduction of color work, this being one first result", February 28, 1894.
Box 3
Folder 8
Correspondence to Beck thanking him for the sample portrait and/or congratulating him on the process, undated.
Box 3
Folder 9
Framed photograph labeled "the employees of Beck Engraving Company in 1896. Charles W. Beck, the founder, is seventh from the left in back row. His son, Charles W. Beck, Jr., is eighth from left in same row.", 1896.
Box 3
Folder 10
Print including individual photographs of Beck employees, labeled with prints of their signatures. Titled, "The Beck Engraving Company-Gallery", April 1956.
Box 3
Folder 11
Image labeled "The gallery as it appeared in 1918", undated.
Box 3
Folder 12
Unlabeled image depicting men working at various machines, undated.
Box 3
Folder 13
Photograph of two men holding straw hats, undated.
Box 3
Folder 14
"The Economy of Excellence: The Argument of the Beck Engraving Company." An advertising pamphlet for the company (Photocopy, probably enlarged)">An advertising pamphlet for the company (Photocopy, probably enlarged), 1922.
Box 3
Folder 15
Beck Highlights. Volume 1, No. 3. Pamphlet about the experience of the workers at Beck Engraving Co. (printer's copy), Spring 1953.
Box 3
Folder 16
"The Beck Story" (A reprint of an editorial article published in the Graphic Arts Review, June 1948) History of the Company, undated. 2 copies.
Box 3
Folder 17
Physical Description
2 copies
"Fiftieth Anniversary of the House of Beck: 1864-1914" History of the company with some biography of the founder, Charles W. Beck, 1914.
Box 3
Folder 18
The Girard Letter. Vol. X, No. 2. Includes article, on pages 6-10, titled "Industrial Philadelphia: The Beck Engraving Company", covering the history of photo-engraving in Philadelphia and deals some with the Beck Company, February 1930.
Box 3
Folder 19
A list of employees and wages on 2 sheets, in a plastic envelope, undated.
Box 3
Folder 20
Stock Reports, Tax Returns, Accountant's Reports, 1926.
Box 4
Folder 1
Inventories, 1927.
Box 4
Folder 2
Stock Reports, Shareholders Reports, Audit, Taxes, 1927.
Box 4
Folder 3
Inventories, 1928.
Box 4
Folder 4
Tax Report, Stock Report, 1928.
Box 4
Folder 5
Inventories, 1929.
Box 4
Folder 6
Taxes, Audit, Census Report, 1929.
Box 4
Folder 7
Inventories, Taxes, 1930.
Box 4
Folder 8
Inventories, Tax Reports, Audits, Profit and Loss Statements, 1931.
Box 4
Folder 9
Contracts, Titles, Deeds, 1941-1955.
Box 5
Folder 1
Finances and Dealings with Banks, 1920-1923.
Box 5
Folder 2
Labor, Wage Reports, 1920-1950.
Box 5
Folder 3
Profit and Loss Statements, 1923-1926.
Box 5
Folder 4
Profit and Loss Statements, 1927-1930.
Box 5
Folder 5
Stock Reports, Corporate Loans, 1911-1922.
Box 5
Folder 6
Tax Reports, Census Manufacturers, Other Government Reports, 1910-1926.
Box 5
Folder 7
War Industries Board Reports, 1918.
Box 5
Folder 8
Audits, Tax Reports, Wage Reports, Other Financial Reports, 1932.
Box 6
Folder 1
Audits, Tax Reports, Wage Reports, Profit and Loss Reports, 1933.
Box 6
Folder 2
Profit and Loss Reports, Operating Cost Reports, 1923, 1930, 1932.
Box 6
Folder 3
Finlay, Receipts and Miscellaneous, 1929-1930.
Box 6
Folder 4
Sayles, S.B. Commissions, Projects, 1939-1940.
Box 6
Folder 5
Bank Deposit Book, 1917.
Box 7
Folder 1
Inventories, 1922.
Box 7
Folder 2
Inventories, 1923.
Box 7
Folder 3
Tax Reports, Stock Reports, 1923.
Box 7
Folder 4
Inventories, 1924.
Box 7
Folder 5
Government and State Reports prepared by Wolf and Co., Accountants, 1924.
Box 7
Folder 6
Tax Reports, 1924.
Box 7
Folder 7
Inventories, 1925.
Box 7
Folder 8
Tax Returns, Audits, Stock Reports, Profit and Loss Reports, 1925.
Box 7
Folder 9
Inventories, 1926.
Box 7
Folder 10
Appraisal of the plant at 7th and Sansom, Philadelphia (for buildings, equipment, and depreciation); Blueprint of plant enclosed, July 8, 1936. 2 copies.
Box 8
Folder 1
Physical Description
2 copies
Guest Book (location not named), 1947-1989.
Box 8
Folder 2
Cash Book and Journal, January 1922-December 1923.
Box 8
Folder 3
Blueprints of Beck Philadelphia Sansom Street Building by Fidelity Appraisal Co., May 1923.
Box 9
Folder 1
Appraisal of the plant at 7th and Sansom, Philadelphia (for buildings, equipment, and land), May 14, 1923.
Box 9
Folder 2
Appraisal of the engraving plant at 305 E. 45 St., NYC (for equipment and depreciation), July 6, 1936.
Box 9
Folder 3
Appraisal of the plant at 461 8th Ave., NYC (for equipment and depreciation), June 3, 1927.
Box 9
Folder 4
Appraisal of the plant at 7th and Sansom, Philadelphia (for equipment only), June 3, 1927.
Box 9
Folder 5
Appraisal of the plant at 461 8th Ave, NYC (for the machinery and equipment on the third and fourth floors), May 14, 1923.
Box 9
Folder 6
Photographic prints and negatives of Beck executives/family, 1958-1969, undated.
Box 10
Photographic prints, unlabeled (plant and staff), undated.
Box 11
Photographs and negatives, labeled (plant and staff), 1959-1960, undated.
Box 12
Photographic negatives, unlabeled (plant and staff), undated.
Box 13
Photographic prints, unlabeled (plant and staff), undated.
Box 14
Photographic negatives, labeled, 1956, undated.
Box 15
America's Wonderlands: the National Parks. (Prepared by the National Geographic Book Service. Washington, D.C.: The National Geographic Society). Published copy of book with markings for a revised edition, 1959.
Box 16
Folder 1
"The Alphabet": Notes, drafts of copy, undated.
Box 16
Folder 2
"The Alphabet": Non-mounted print work, undated.
Box 16
Folder 3
"The Alphabet": Mounted print work, undated.
Box 16
Folder 4
Various Beck Company intaglio plates, undated.
Box 17
Folder 1
Intaglio name plates of company officials: Charles P. Barber, C. Weston Beck, George D. Beck (Chairman), George D. Beck (President), Larry Cavanaugh, Thomas L. Cooper (President), Rae Craft (Vice President), Donald B. Hancock, Frank C. Johnson, Michael E. Ventola, Robert B. Veroni, undated.
Box 17
Folder 2
Two circular copper plates featuring Beck Emblem. Background painted blue. 8" in diameter. Engraver/etching symbol, undated.
Box 17
Folder 3
Two plates featuring the same N.C. Wyeth image. Electrograph half-tone color plates, 1 for black ink, 1 for blue ink. Unmounted. Back of both bears the number: "P-1400" 9"x12", undated.
Box 17
Folder 4
Madonna and Child Antonello da Messina, undated.
Box 18
Folder 1
Madonna and Child Fra Angelico, undated.
Box 18
Folder 2
Portrait of a Young Man Velasquez, undated.
Box 18
Folder 3
Rest during Flight into Egypt David, undated.
Box 18
Folder 4
Portrait of a Lady Pisanello, undated.
Box 18
Folder 5
"Contemporary French Woodcuts: Forty Plates." Published by H.C. Perleberg. Philadelphia (plates loose, numbered 1-39 with a title page; missing page 40) (Pencil note on envelope reads, "Pages from Harpers French Woodcuts", undated.
Box 18
Folder 6
"A Midnight Race on the Housassippi" H.D. Manning of the Natchez, undated.
Box 18
Folder 7
"Central-Park, Winter: The Skating Pond" Currier and Ives, Lith. N.Y., undated. 2 copies.
Box 18
Folder 8
Physical Description
2 copies
"Full Cry" Painted by J.F. Henning Sr., undated.
Box 18
Folder 9
"Woodcock Shotting?" From nature and on Stone by F.F. Palmer, undated.
Box 18
Folder 10
"Five Centuries of the Printed Bible." Exhibit announcement. Given by the Lakeside Press. R.R. Donnelley and Sons Company, January-March, 1957.
Box 18
Folder 11
"Greek Myths and Other Symbols; From a Group of Paintings by John Hemming Fry." Designed, Engraved, and Printed by the Beck Engraving Company (envelope reads, "Pages from Frey Book") (loose signatures without illustrative plates. Text and typographical work without actual prints of the artist's work), 1927.
Box 18
Folder 12
Oakley Mural materials, undated.
Box 18
Folder 13
"Original Block Prints" Carlos Sierra Franco (artist). "Series No. 1: Amatitlan Fisherman: Life in Life" (Designed envelope with artist's biographical information, containing 16 untitled prints of different sizes and different materials, 1 of which is signed in pencil by the artist, undated.
Box 18
Folder 14
Portrait of Lyndon B. Johnson. Painting by Elizabeth Thoumatoff, 1974. 5 copies.
Box 18
Folder 15
Physical Description
5 copies
"Twelve Pictures in Color" By Jules Guerin. 12 loose prints in a printed envelope, undated.
Box 18
Folder 16
General
Listed by title, in the order in which they were found: "Old Swedes' Church, Wilmington, Delaware" "Kings Chapel, Boston" "St. Pauls Chapel, New York" "Old St. Peter's Church, Philadelphia" "Noel, Noel: Christmas Waits at Old Christ Church, Philadelphia" "The Mission of San Carlos, California" "The Alamo Mission, San Antonio, Texas" "Christ Church at Alexandria, Virginia" "The Old Dutch Church at Sleepy Hollow, Tarrytown, New York" "Mission San Jose de Aguayo, near San Antonia, Texas" "The Mission San Luis Rey de Francia" "First Congregational Church at Old Lyme, Connecticut"
William Penn (various prints concerning William Penn's story and accomplishments, presented with religious historical context. Not all are identified, but they all seem to be by the same artist; one print reads "copyright 1917 by Violet Oakley", 1917, undated.
Box 18
Folder 17
Bound book of samples of color prints, untitled, undated.
Box 19
Folder 1
Bound book of samples of color prints: "The Book of Beck Standards of Engraving", undated.
Box 19
Folder 2
Skeleton. 4 Prints, 1 mounted, of scientific diagram of a human skeleton, undated.
Box 20
Folder 1
U.S. Capitol Building. 24 prints, all from the same negative, of various types and materials. Enclosed in folder marked, "A souvenir of your visit with The Beck Engraving Company.", undated.
Box 20
Folder 2
Albrecht Durer. 2 prints and 2 transparencies of engraving, "Adam and Eve", undated.
Box 20
Folder 3
American Wildlife Institute (work for a calendar featuring birds and the work of Louis Agassiz Fuentes., undated.
Box 20
Folder 4
Physical Description
Includes: Prints of pictures of birds (13 prints), Prints of copy along with a calendar month (10 sheets (January-October folded over)), Printing of copy, with introduction (1 page, folded 3 times), Draft of copy (2 typed pages)
Bird. Prints (color and black & white). Artwork by Allan Brooks. Envelope (clipping in folder) reads, "Letterpress Print Progressive Proofs", undated.
Box 20
Folder 5
Calendars and Almanacs: 14 Prints of farming scenes. Individual envelope (clipping in this folder) reads, "1 set of proofs of Almanack Cal. 1919. Line cuts to be put with Beck samples. #2. MM1." Large envelope (in Folder E) reads, "Beck Calendar-1919 (Penfield)", 1919.
Box 20
Folder 6
15 Prints of country/farming scenes. Individual envelope (clipping in this folder) reads, "Proofs of Line cuts (electros) taken from Beck Cal. 1920, to be put with Beck samples. #1-A to L. MM1". Large envelope (in Folder E) reads, "Beck Calendar 1926 (BFC) Zodiac", 1920-1926.
Box 20
Folder 7
12 Prints of boys, labeled 1-A to 1-L. Individual envelope (clipping in this folder) reads, "1 set of proofs of 2 color line cuts taken from Beck Cal. 1926 to be put with Beck samples. #1-A to L. MM1." Large envelope (in Folder E) reads, "Beck Calendar 1926 (BFC) Zodiac", 1926.
Box 20
Folder 8
35 Prints from a late 18th-century or early 19th-century book, undated.
Box 20
Folder 9
7 Prints from pages of unknown calendars or almanacs, undated.
Box 20
Folder 10
Fish. Print, mounted on board ("Red fire fish", "Deep etch on copper"), undated.
Box 20
Folder 11
George Washington. Prints of line drawing of profile of George Washington. 5 unmounted, 2 mounted on board. (Envelope reads, "George Washington Portfolio cover drawing. Beck Art.") (clipping in folder), undated.
Box 20
Folder 12
Independence Hall and Liberty Bell. 7 Prints (1 mounted) of drawings and photographs of Independence Hall. 8 Prints of drawings and photographs of the Liberty Bell. 1 mounted drawing combines the images. Also included is a pamphlet titles "Independence, " printed for the National Historical Park Service, that featuring Independence Hall and other buildings. None of the images in the pamphlet are the same as the other prints of the Hall and the Bell., undated.
Box 20
Folder 13
Parthenon. 5 prints of the same image, 1 mounted. The unmounted prints are cropped slightly smaller. (Note on one of the unmounted prints reads, "Procession of mounted youths-north wall of Parthenon") (Note on the mounted print reads, "Deep etch on copper"), undated.
Box 20
Folder 14
Poor Richard's Almanac. 2 transparencies and 6 prints of line drawings by Thurman French. Envelope containing the transparencies reads, "4/15/55 Almanac. Thurman French line drawings" 5 of 6 prints are printed on board. The other is title page reading, "Poor Richard's Almanack. Official publication of the Poor Richard Club. May 1955." Large envelope containing all materials (clipping in folder) read, "Thurman French cartoons", 1955.
Box 20
Folder 15
Andrey Avinoff's Work. Folder prepared for independent distribution, with title, "Monument to an Artist". Enclosed are prints of plant specimens. 4 copies, all in unmarked envelopes. 4 copies of one print, 1 copy of another print, undated.
Box 21
Folder 1
"Brush Up Your Packaging." Ad featuring work done for toothbrush manufacturer Py-co-pay. Included: mounted and unmounted prints, negatives, and a toothbrush in packaging, undated.
Box 21
Folder 2
Colonial entranceway. Brochure prepared for independent distribution, titled "Three-Color Beck Gravure", undated. 2 copies.
Box 21
Folder 3
Physical Description
2 copies
"Does she…or doesn't she?...go to Beck for Photoengraving?" Ad featuring ads done for Clairol and Old Taylor Bourbon. Included: multiple copies of the finished ad, and parts of the ad in various stages of completion, undated.
Box 21
Folder 4
Fragonard's "A Young Girl Reading." Print of an Ad. Besides Beck, ad also promotes the book, "Treasures from the National Gallery of Art." [no bibliographical information provided], undated.
Box 21
Folder 5
Harry Goff cartoon and The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Cartoon depicts a busy scene at a Beck plant. Artwork from the Met presents Beck's work, advertising letterpress, undated.
Box 21
Folder 6
"New 1-2 Punch Licks 2 Old Gravure Problems…see Beck." Ad prepared for appearance in "Gravure Magazine". Includes: work at many stages of ad's production, March 1965.
Box 21
Folder 7
"Nine of the Top Ten Agencies Go to Beck…There Must Be a Reason." Ad prepared for appearance in "Advertising age". Includes: work at many stages of ad's production, November 13, 1964.
Box 21
Folder 8
"Still Better Service for Our Clients in and around Pittsburgh…" Ad prepared for appearance in "Type Graphic". Ad announces direct phone line from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia. Includes: work at many stages of ad's production, August 1965.
Box 21
Folder 9
"Record of Achievement". Includes: work at many stages of ad's production, undated.
Box 21
Folder 10
"Some things naturally go together…like cigarettes and cordials. Like Beck and the printed page." Ad prepared for appearance in multiple publications. Ad featuring ad work done for Phillip Morris and Hiram Walker. Includes: work at many stages of ad's production, February-May 1965.
Box 21
Folder 11
"There's Appetite Appeal in Photoengraving." Ad featuring work done for Jell-O and Mrs. Flibert's Margarine. Includes: work at many stages of ad's production, undated.
Box 21
Folder 12
U.S. Capitol. Brochure prepared for independent distribution, titled "Monotone Beck Gravure." Featured are various prints of the U.S. Capitol building, undated.
Box 21
Folder 13
"We Think It's Better in Print." Ad booklet prepared for independent distribution. Featured are numerous examples of ad work done by Beck. Spiral bound., undated. 2 copies.
Box 21
Folder 14
Physical Description
2 copies
"What's a Photoengraver Like Beck doing in the Food Packaging Business?" Ad featuring ad work done for Seabrook Creamed Spinach and Mrs. Smith's Pies. Includes: work at many stages of ad's production, undated.
Box 21
Folder 15
"If You Are Thinking of Installing…" Ad prepared as "Giveaway sheet for Printing Industries of America show." Included: work at many stages of ad's production, undated.
Box 21
Folder 16
Wrist Watches. Brochure prepared for independent distributions titled, "Monocolor Beck Gravure" and featuring ad work done for Hamilton Watches, undated.
Box 21
Folder 17
"3 Steps Toward Package Perfection." Ad featuring ad work done for Muriel Coronella Cigars and Action Bleach. Includes: work at many stages of ad's production, undated.
Box 21
Folder 18
Materials prepared for the Gravure Technical Association Convention, Atlanta GA. Materials completed and in production, April 29, 1980.
Box 21
Folder 19
Various "ad inserts" Includes: work at many stages of production, undated.
Box 21
Folder 20
Beck Engraving Company heading drafts, undated.
Box 22
Beck 25 Year Club. Work at many stages for award certificate, 1966.
Box 23
Folder 1
"Memorandum of Appreciation." 17 retirement certificates awarded to: Benjamin F. Collins, Willard S. Davenport, E. Donahue, Joseph D. Gutherman, Harry W. Hess, Marie A. Hood, Howard J. Kelly, P. Peter, Harry E. Robinson, Terrence J. Rodgers, Adolph F. Schwaiger, Penrose Sherman, Thomas R. Smith, Sr., Henry O. Sountag [Sonntag?], William F. Steele, John E. Sullivan, William T. Wrightson, Richard Ziegelbauer, undated.
Box 23
Folder 2
Beck Letterhead and Stationary. Numerous prints and samples of Beck letterhead and stationary at various stages of production, undated.
Box 23
Folder 3
T-M even lines, undated.
Box 23
Folder 4
Special Beck ad, undated.
Box 23
Folder 5
Expense Ledger for various Accounts, January 31, 1949-December 31, 1957.
Box 24
Folder 1
Ledger indexed with tabs labeled: Liabilities, Sales, Operating, Materials, Productive Labor, Shop Expenses, General, Selling, Administration, Financial, Expenses, Income, and Closed Accounts, 1919-1923.
Box 24
Folder 2
Ledger indexed with tabs labeled: Assets, Liabilities, Printing (Sales, Materials, Productive Labor, Non-Productive Labor, Overhead, Selling, Administration), Photo Engraving (same headings as for printing above), New York Plant, Other Incomes, and Other Expenses, 1927-1931.
Box 24
Folder 3
Various Accounts, June 2, 1919-September 20, 1919.
Box 25
Folder 1
Various Accounts, February 1-May 31, 1919.
Box 25
Folder 2
Various Accounts, October 1, 1920-February 28, 1921.
Box 25
Folder 3
Various Accounts, May 1, 1920-September 30, 1920.
Box 25
Folder 4
Various Accounts, January 1, 1920-April 30, 1920.
Box 25
Folder 5
Various Accounts, October 30, 1919-December 31, 1919.
Box 25
Folder 6
"Books of Account of Julia L. Beck trading as The Beck Engraving Co." Headings include: Sales, Materials, Expense, Discounts and Interest, New York Office, (Charles W. Beck (on spine: No. 3)), 1902-1910.
Box 26
Folder 1
Various Accounts, 1920-1921.
Box 26
Folder 2
Account book with headings including: Machinery And Fixtures, Materials, Merchandise, Expense, Market St. National Bank, Charles Beck Sr., New York Office, Moore Art Department, Printing, Etching, 1911-1915.
Box 26
Folder 3
Account book with headings including: Machinery and Fixtures, Merchandise, Expense, Discounts and Interest, Taxes, Investments, New York Plant, Charles W. Beck, Jr., Charles W. Beck (on spine: No. 5), 1915-1919.
Box 26
Folder 4
Ledger, 1923-1936.
Box 27
Folder 1
Ledger indexed with tabs labeled: Assets, Liabilities, Printing (Sales, Materials, Productive Labor, Non-Productive, Overhead, Selling, Administration), Photo Engraving, NY Plant, Other Incomes, Other Expenses, 1953.
Box 27
Folder 2
Insurance ledger: Building, Casualty, New York, Philadelphia, 1924-1933.
Box 27
Folder 1
Cash Ledger only. Various accounts received and paid, 1916-1919.
Box 28
Credits, Debits for Various Accounts, 1939-1958.
Box 29
Naval print plates, 1935.
Box 30
Naval print and caption bar, 1935.
Box 31
Naval prints, undated.
Box 32
Naval prints, undated.
Box 33
Naval prints and caption blocks, undated.
Box 34
Ad featuring a catalogue of Planters Products; first word of title: "Nuts", undated.
Box 35
Folder 1
Ad featuring a grocery store display; title: "Planters is the Word for Good Peanuts: Planters Full-Line Nut Department: Boosts Sales and Profits", undated.
Box 35
Folder 2
Print of plant employees, undated.
Box 36