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For more information contact the Archives Center at [email protected] or 202-633-3270 OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION Title: Wurlitzer Company Records Collection Date(s): 1856-1986 (bulk 1906-19??) undated Extent and Forms of Material: [This needs revision] 56 cubic feet, including photographs, film and sound recordings (196 boxes, 25 oversize folders, 2 film reels, 2 audiodisc, 1 videocassette tapes) Creator: Wurlitzer Company Abstract: The collection documents the history and development of the Wurlitzer Company and consists of company publications, business records, employee files, manufacturing records, sales and marketing records, product information, publicity, advertising, photographs, audiovisual materials, and organ installation drawings. Repository: Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. [email protected] 202-633-3270 www.americanhistory.si.edu/archives Collection Number: AC0469 Processing Note: Processed by Craig Orr, (1994?), Helen Aitken (volunteer), 2008, Sarah Allan (volunteer), 2008, Anne Jones (volunteer), 2008-2010; supervised by Vanessa Broussard Simmons, archivist. INFORMATION FOR USERS OF THE COLLECTION Conditions Governing Access: The collection is open for research use. Physical Access: Researchers must handle unprotected photographs with gloves. Researchers must use reference copies of audio-visual materials. When no reference copy exists, the Archives Center staff will produce reference copies on an “as needed” basis, as resources allow. Technical Access: Viewing film portion of collection requires special appointment, please inquire. Do not use original materials when available on reference video or audio tapes. Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use: Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Reproduction permission from Archives Center: fees for commercial use. All duplication requests must be reviewed and approved by Archives Center staff. Preferred Citation: Title and date of item, Wurlitzer Company Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, box number X, folder number XX, digital file number XXXXXXXX

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OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION

Title: Wurlitzer Company Records

Collection Date(s): 1856-1986 (bulk 1906-19??) undated

Extent and Forms of Material: [This needs revision] 56 cubic feet, including photographs, film

and sound recordings (196 boxes, 25 oversize folders, 2 film reels, 2 audiodisc, 1 videocassette

tapes)

Creator: Wurlitzer Company

Abstract: The collection documents the history and development of the Wurlitzer Company and

consists of company publications, business records, employee files, manufacturing records, sales

and marketing records, product information, publicity, advertising, photographs, audiovisual

materials, and organ installation drawings.

Repository: Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution,

Washington, D.C. [email protected] 202-633-3270 www.americanhistory.si.edu/archives

Collection Number: AC0469

Processing Note: Processed by Craig Orr, (1994?), Helen Aitken (volunteer), 2008, Sarah Allan

(volunteer), 2008, Anne Jones (volunteer), 2008-2010; supervised by Vanessa Broussard

Simmons, archivist.

INFORMATION FOR USERS OF THE COLLECTION

Conditions Governing Access: The collection is open for research use.

Physical Access: Researchers must handle unprotected photographs with gloves. Researchers

must use reference copies of audio-visual materials. When no reference copy exists, the

Archives Center staff will produce reference copies on an “as needed” basis, as resources allow.

Technical Access: Viewing film portion of collection requires special appointment, please

inquire. Do not use original materials when available on reference video or audio tapes.

Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use: Collection items available for reproduction, but

the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Reproduction

permission from Archives Center: fees for commercial use. All duplication requests must be

reviewed and approved by Archives Center staff.

Preferred Citation: Title and date of item, Wurlitzer Company Records,

Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution, box number

X, folder number XX, digital file number XXXXXXXX

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IN-DEPTH INFORMATION ABOUT THE COLLECTION

Administrative History: The Wurlitzer Company began in 1856 when Rudolph Wurlitzer, a

Cincinnati bank clerk, sold seven hundred dollars worth of musical instruments he had bought

from family and friends in Germany. The business was incorporated in Ohio in 1890 under the

name the Rudolph Wurlitzer Company." For the first fifty years, Wurlitzer was primarily a retail

instrument business operating out of its Cincinnati Store headquarters. Although fire destroyed

the company's headquarters in 1904, a new building was completed in time to celebrate

Wurlitzer’s fiftieth anniversary in 1906.

In 1908, the Wurlitzer Company bought the DeKleist Musical Instrument Manufacturing

Company in North Tonawanda, New York. The Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company

continued production of automatic musical instruments including player pianos, military bands

and pianorchestras. In 1910, the Wurlitzer Company bought the Hope-Jones Organ Company

and began to manufacture unit-orchestra pipe organs at their North Tonawanda plant. These

were pipe organs equipped with bells, gongs, horns and sirens. They became known as Mighty

Wurlitzers and provided the musical background in silent movie houses all over the world and

were also built for churches and private homes. In 1919, Wurlitzer bought the Melville-Clark

Piano Company of DeKalb, Illinois. Wurlitzer pianos were then manufactured at the DeKalb

facilities under a variety of names: the Apollo Piano Company, the DeKalb Piano Company and

the Wurlitzer Grand Piano Company. Each name designated a different quality, price range and

style.

With the decline of sales during the 1920s and 1930s, production of automatic musical

instruments ceased until the manufacture of the first jukebox in 1934. In 1930, the Julius Bauer

Piano Company was purchased and continued to build pianos in that name until shortly before

World War II. For a brief time, radios and refrigerators were made by the Wurlitzer controlled

Air-American Mohawk Corporation. It was not a successful venture and ended in the mid-1930s.

Many of the Wurlitzer retail stores were, at that time, in bad locations and needed repairs. The

solutions to these problems came about with a reorganization of the company in 1935. With the

reorganization, many retail stores were sold, piano manufacturing was consolidated in DeKalb

and many subsidiaries were dissolved or absorbed completely into the Wurlitzer Company.

During World War II, Wurlitzer halted production of musical instruments. The company's

defense production efforts were recognized in 1943 and 1944 when it is North Tonawanda and

DeKalb plants received the Army-Navy "E" Award. In 1946, peacetime production resumed and

the Wurlitzer Company introduced two new instruments: the electric organ in 1947 and the

electric piano in 1954. In 1956, the Wurlitzer Company celebrated its centennial. That same year

a new plant at Corinth, Mississippi, was completed. Later, plants were opened in Holly Springs,

Mississippi (1961), Logan, Utah (1970) and Hullhorst, West Germany, (1960). The new

facilities replaced those at North Tonawanda and DeKalb. The North Tonawanda plant ceased

production of jukeboxes in 1974, becoming the company's engineering and research center. In

1973, the DeKalb plant ended production of pianos maintaining only marketing and

administrative offices. In 1977, the Wurlitzer Company's corporate headquarters moved to

DeKalb, including the engineering and research center from North Tonawanda.

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Wurlitzer’s three sons had assumed leadership of the company after his death in 1914. Each son acted

as president then, chair of the board, successively. The company hired R.C. Rolfing in 1934 as vice-

president and general manager. His reorganization helped the company through the Depression years.

Rolfing succeeded the last of the founder's sons in 1941 as president of the company and in 1966 as

chair of the board. Farny Wurlitzer, Rudolph's youngest son, died in 1972. A.D. Arsem succeeded

Rolfing in 1974 as chair of the board. George B. Howell succeeded W. N. Herleman as president of the

company.

System of Arrangement: The collection is arranged into fourteen series.

Series 1, Wurlitzer Company Histories, Company Events, and General Business Materials,

circa 1880-1987; undated Subseries 1, Company and Family Histories, 1939-1897; undated

Subseries 2, 1956 Centennial Celebrations and Other Events, 1947-1980

Subseries 3, Correspondence and Other Communications, 1913-1970s

Subseries 4, Contracts and Legal Documents, 1918-1987

Subseries 5, Publicity and Press Clippings, 1905-1971

Subseries 6, Marketing Studies and Surveys, 1934-1952

Subseries 7, Medals and Awards, 1880-1944

Subseries 8, Seal Embossers and Visitor Registers, 1916-1938

Series 2, Publications, 1910-1989; undated

Subseries 1, Wurlitzer Publications, 1913-1978

Subseries 2, General Publications and articles relating to Wurlitzer, 1910-1989; undated

Series 3, Advertising and Promotional Materials, 1911-1978 Subseries 1, Print Advertising and Promotion, 1911-1978

Subseries 2, Audio Recordings and Moving Images, 1939-1978

Series 4, Product Information, 1880-1984; undated

Subseries 1, Catalogues and Price Lists, 1880-1984; undated

Subseries 2, Instructional and Service Manuals, 1920s-1950s; undated

Subseries 3, Product Specifications and Customer Testimonials, 1913-1970; undated

Series 5, Photographs of Wurlitzer Manufacturing Plants, Employees, Stores, and

Dealerships, 1869-1970; undated

Subseries 1, Manufacturing Plants and Employees, 1917-1970; undated

Subseries 2, Wurlitzer Retail Stores, 1869-1961; undated

Subseries 3, Wurlitzer Dealerships, United States, circa 1930s-1940s; undated

Subseries 4, Photographs of Foreign Dealerships, 1930s-1970s; undated

Series 6, Photographs of Wurlitzer Products and Product Sales Promotions, 1900-1978;

undated Subseries 1, Automatic Instruments and Player Pianos, 1900-1925; undated

Subseries 2, Manual Pianos, circa 1920s-1970s

Subseries 3, Organs, Accordions and Jukeboxes, 1920s-1978

Subseries 4, Radios and Refrigerators, 1930s

Subseries 5, World War II Defense Products, 1943-1944

Series 7, Photographs Used in Wurlitzer Advertising and Public Relations, 1904-1970;

undated

Subseries 1, Promotional and Advertising Photographs, 1904-1970; undated

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Subseries 2, Miscellaneous Photographs, 1940s, 1970; undated

Series 8, Wurlitzer Employee Records and Related Materials, 1909-1961; undated Subseries 1, Employee Expense Reports, and Salary Records, North Tonawanda Division,

1925-1942; undated

Subseries 2, Payroll Books, Salary Schedules, Salary Adjustment Applications, and Related

materials, 1909-1945

Subseries 3, General Employee Information, 1934-1961; undated

Series 9, Production and Shipping Records, 1905-1987

Subseries 1, Disposition of Instruments Shipped by Serial Number, 1905-1911,

1925-1938

Subseries 2, Production Control Piano Serial Numbers, 1971-1981

Subseries 3, Piano Serial Number Printouts, DeKalb Division, 1966-1987

Subseries 4, Piano Serial Number Printouts, Holly Springs Division, 1979-1989

Subseries 5, Warranty Registration Printouts, 1977-1980

Subseries 6, Serial Number Registers 1971-1981

Subseries 7, Shipping Lists and Related Materials for Non-Defense Products, 1911-1956

Subseries 8, Inspection Materials and Product Specifications, 1943-1980, 1980, 1987

Series 10, Shipping and Sales Records for Wurlitzer Dealerships, Wurlitzer Retail Stores,

and Rembert Wurlitzer, Incorporated, 1917-1952 Subseries 1, Records of Pianos and other Instruments Shipped to Wurlitzer Stores and Other

Retail Records, 1925-1933

Subseries 2, Records of Instruments Shipped to Dealers,1930

Subseries 3, Records of Pianos and other Instruments Shipped to Wurlitzer Stores and other

Retail Records, 1925, 1930

Subseries 4, Subseries 4, Sales Reports and Data, Audits, and Inventories for Wurlitzer Retail

Stores, 1917-1951

Subseries 5, Rembert Wurlitzer Incorporated, New York, 1949-1952

Series 11, Records of Stock Certificates, Meeting Minutes, and Related Financial and Legal

Documents, 1907-1972

Subseries 1, Rudolph Wurlitzer Company, Wurlitzer Subsidiaries, and Other Related

Companies, 1907-1972

Subseries 2, Records of Stock Holdings by Members of the Wurlitzer Family, 1920s-1930s

Series 12, Rudolph Wurlitzer Company Financial Records, 1893-1986

Subseries 1, Audit Reports, Financial Statements, Tax Records and Related Materials,

1899-1950

Subseries 2, President’s Reports to Board of Directors and Annual Reports, 1936-1986

Subseries 3, Journals, Ledgers, and Cash Books, 1893-1938

Series 13, Maps and Charts, 1931-1976

Series 14, Organ Installation Drawings, 1920-1931; undated

Scope and Content: The collection documents the history and the development of the Wurlitzer

Company. Materials include company publications, business records, employee files,

manufacturing records, sales and marketing records, product information, publicity, advertising,

photographs, audiovisual materials, and organ installation drawings. The material in the

collection spans from 1856-1986, although information prior to1899 is sparse.

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Series 1, Wurlitzer Company Histories, Company Events, and General Business Materials,

circa 1890-1987; undated, consists of materials created and used at the corporate business

offices of the Wurlitzer Company. It includes diverse types of materials but the quantities of each

type are small. The materials are arranged in chronological order within each subseries. This

series is divided into eight subseries:

Subseries 1, Family and Company Histories, 1939-1897; undated, include Wurlitzer family

genealogy, histories of the company and informational pamphlets distributed by the Wurlitzer

Company.

Subseries 2, 1956 Centennial Celebrations and Other Events, 1947-1980, contains material

created for the celebration of the Wurlitzer Company’s centennial and include more information

about the history of the company.

Subseries 3, Correspondence and Other Communications, 1913-1970s, consist primarily of

correspondence, announcements, memos, and press releases. Also included is a lengthy

correspondence regarding the sale of the organ at the New York Paramount Theater.

Subseries 4, Contracts and Legal Documents, 1918-1987, include World War I government

contracts, general contracts, and taxation and legal documents.

Subseries 5, Publicity and Press Clippings, 1905-1971, include newspaper clippings and

scrapbooks, news reprints, and original copies of newspapers featuring news about the company.

Subseries 6, Marketing Studies, 1934-1952, are materials relating to beverage dispensers,

surveys of music schools, juke box operators, and organ dealers.

Subseries 7, Medals and Awards, 1880-1944, include materials from the 19th

century industrial

expositions and Army-Navy “E” awards earned during World War II.

Subseries 8, Seal Embossers and Visitor Registers, 1916-1938 include corporate seals for the

Wurlitzer Company and for the state of Georgia. There are also visitor registers for the Chicago

office.

Series 2, Publications, 1910-1989; undated, consists of copies of publications created by the

Wurlitzer Company documenting its history and activities. The materials are arranged in

chronological order. This series is divided into two subseries:

Subseries 1, Wurlitzer Publications, 1913-1978, contains in-house publications about the

company’s activities and includes The Wurlitzer Booster, Wurlitzer Lyre, Wurlitzer World,

Wurlitzer Bulletin, Wurlitzer Piano Field and Factory, Wurlitzer Keynote, Keyboard Notes, and

Noteworthy

Subseries 2, General Publications and articles relating to Wurlitzer, 1910-1989; undated, include trade magazines, general interest magazines, booklets and articles.

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Series 3, Advertising and Promotional Materials, 1911-1978, consists of advertising and

promotional materials including direct mail pieces, booklets and brochures, postcards,

advertisements and advertising mats, flyers, testimonial letters, counter cards, and a few novelty

items. There are also a few pieces created Wurlitzer competitors. In addition, a small group of

sound recordings, films and video tapes is included. This series is divided into two subseries.

Subseries 1, Print Advertising and Promotion, 1911-1978, consists of materials primarily

related to automated instruments, unit orchestras, pianos, electric pianos, theater organs, electric

organs, accordions, juke boxes, and radios. These materials are arranged in chronological order

and by subject.

Subseries 2, Audio Recordings and Moving Images, 1939-1978, contain the promotional films

Keys to Creativity and Pianorama. Sound recordings include “The Final Mighty Wurlitzer”

soundtrack and an audio disc for the filmstrip How Craftsmen Build the Wurlitzer Piano. (See

also Series seven.)

Series 4, Product Information, 1880-1984; undated, consists of informational publications

including catalogues, price lists, instructional and service manuals, product specifications, and

testimonials. Catalogues and price lists assisted in selling the products; manuals and

specifications made the products more useful, once purchased; original testimonial letters

described the benefits of the products and were selling tools in advertisements. The materials are

arranged chronologically and by type. This series is divided into three subseries:

Subseries 1, Catalogues and Price Lists, 1880-1984; undated, contains product catalogues and

price lists for musical instruments, automatic instruments, theater orchestras, radios, violins,

church organs, pianos and electric pianos, and beer coolers.

Subseries 2, Instructional and Service Manuals, 1920s-1950s; undated, consists of manuals

for automatic instruments, pianos, phonographs, tuners, and for the products of several

competitors.

Subseries 3, Product Specifications and Customer Testimonials, 1913-1970; undated,

consists of specifications for several types of organs, radios and refrigerators. Piano construction

is detailed in a handsome volume depicting the construction of pianos and testimonial letters

describe the qualities of automated instruments, violins, and organs.

Series 5, Photographs of Wurlitzer Manufacturing Plants, Employees, Stores, and

Dealerships, 1869-1970; undated, contains photographs of many Wurlitzer factories and retail

outlets. The buildings and grounds of the North Tonawanda Division are depicted as well as its

manufacturing processes and employees, primarily in the 1930s. The DeKalb Division is

represented primarily by manufacturing scenes, particularly those during World War II. The

Centennial Celebrations in 1956 are represented as is the opening of the Holly Springs Division

in 1962. Photographs of Wurlitzer stores are listed alphabetically and photographs of the first

store in Cincinnati both before and after the 1904 fire are of particular interest. The earliest

photograph dates from 1856 and depicts Cincinnati’s Masonic building where the company was

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founded in “3 small rooms.” Photographs of dealership locations and employees, both in the

United States and foreign countries, are also present. This series is divided into four subseries:

Subseries 1, Manufacturing Plants and Employees, 1917-1970; undated, contains

photographs arranged as follows: North Tonawanda Division, DeKalb Division, executives and

employees, and Centennial activities. They are arranged chronologically.

Subseries 2, Wurlitzer Retail Stores, 1869-1961, contain photographs arranged alphabetically

by the names of the cities where the stores were located.

Subseries 3, Wurlitzer Dealerships, United States, circa 1930s-1940s; undated, contains

photographs arranged alphabetically by the names of the cities where the dealerships were

located.

Subseries 4, Foreign Dealerships, 1930s-1970; undated, contains photographs of dealerships

in Bolivia, Mexico, the Philippines, England, and Holland, arranged chronologically

Series 6, Photographs of Wurlitzer Products and Product Sales Promotions, 1901-1978;

undated, consists of product photographs primarily for use in catalogues and advertising; the

earliest date from about 1900-1912. The automatic instruments, pianos and organs are notable

for the great variety of lavish and period designs that were available. Numerous notable people

are seen playing pianos and other instruments as are special promotional and educational events.

The material is arranged chronologically and by subject. The series is divided into four subseries:

Subseries 1, Automatic Instruments and Player Pianos, 1900-1925; undated, contains

photographs of Wurlitzer products arranged by type of instrument orchestrions, band organs.

Pianorchestras, pianinos, violin pianos, automatic harps, and player pianos.

Subseries 2, Manual Pianos, circa 1920s-1970s, included photographs of Wurlitzer products

arranged as follows: upright pianos, grand pianos, period styles, butterfly wing pianos, people

(both famous and unidentified) playing pianos, Spinnette pianos, piano promotions, famous

musicians and orchestras

.

Subseries 3, Organs, Accordions and Jukeboxes, 1920s-1978, include photographs of

Wurlitzer products arranged as follows: church and mortuary organs, residential organs, theater

organs, “Mighty Wurlitzer” organs, Radio City organ, theater organists, electric organs,

accordions, and jukeboxes. Theater organists, musicians, and pipe organ workers are seen in a

few photographs.

Subseries 4, Radios and Refrigerators, 1930s, consists of images of Lyric Radios and Mohawk

Refrigerators produced by Wurlitzer.

Subseries 5, World War II Defense Products; 1943-1944, arranged as follows: airplane parts,

Bat Bomb, Corsair, gliders, antennas, radar, and other aviation products.

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Series 7, Photographs Used in Wurlitzer Advertising and Public Relations, 1904-1970;

undated, consists of photographic prints used in advertising or taken at various events

participated in or sponsored by Wurlitzer. Among these are 35 mm contact sheets and slides of

the filmstrip “How Craftsmen Build the Wurlitzer Piano” and photographs of the construction of

Julius Bauer Pianos. The miscellaneous photographs include Army Air Corps photographs and

several movie stills. The series is divided into two series:

Subseries 1, Promotional and Advertising Photographs, 1904-1970; undated, include

photographs at the Louisiana Purchase exhibition copies of cards and circulars, streetcar ads,

direct mail, advertisements for harps and grand pianos, concerts, and the slide film “How

Craftsmen build the Wurlitzer piano.”

Subseries 2, Miscellaneous Photographs, 1940s, 1970; undated, includes United States Army

Air Corps and Office of War Information military subjects, movie stills, personal photographs

[not Wurlitzer family] and a laminated advertisement.

Series 8, Wurlitzer Employee Records and Related Materials, 1909-1961; undated contains

materials relating to the employees of the company. Records of payrolls and other disbursements

to employees are included as well as information about company policies for the use of the

employees. The series is divided into three subseries:

Subseries 1, Employee Expense Reports, and Salary Records, North Tonawanda Division,

1925-1942; undated, include wages, bonuses, commissions, and travel expenses and consist of

ledgers identified by employee name and arranged chronologically.

Subseries 2, Payroll Books, Salary Schedules, Salary Adjustment Applications, and Related

materials, 1909-1945, consist of bound volumes, salary schedules and charts, and government

documents.

Subseries 3, General Employee Information, 1934-1961; undated includes motivational

messages, company announcements, and materials related to employee benefits and labor unions.

Series 9, Production and Shipping Records, 1905-1987, consists primarily of records of pianos

manufactured, listed by serial number and the cities to which they were shipped. A smaller group

of shipping records for other non-defense products is included as well as materials related to

product inspection, product testing, and warranties. Some of this material is bound in volumes

while others are loose pages. This series is divided into four subseries:

Subseries 1, Disposition of Instruments Manufactured, by Serial Number, 1905-1911,

1925-1938, consists of records including serial number, style and finish, order number, date, and

destination city for each piano manufactured. The materials are arranged in order by serial

number.

Subseries 2, Production Control Piano Serial Numbers, 1971-1981 includes materials

recording the serial number, model number, finish, shipping date, dealer code, and method of

shipment. The materials are arranged in chronological order by date.

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Subseries 3, Piano Serial Number Printouts, DeKalb Division, 1966-1987

Subseries 4, Piano Serial Number Printouts, Holly Springs Division, 1979-1989

Subseries 5, Warranty Registration Printouts, 1977-1980

Subseries 6, Serial Number Registers 1971-1981

Subseries 7, Shipping Lists and Related Materials for Non-Defense Products, 1911-1956,

include materials relating to organs, jukeboxes, phonographs, and music rolls. Materials are

arranged in chronological order.

Subseries 8, Inspection Materials and Product Specifications, 1943-1980, 1987, includes

specifications, inspection reports, test results, and related reports and publications. The materials

are arranged in chronological order.

Series 10, Shipping and Sales Records for Wurlitzer Dealerships, Wurlitzer Retail Stores,

and Rembert Wurlitzer, Incorporated, 1917-1952, are records documenting the shipment of

instruments from Wurlitzer factories to Wurlitzer retail stores and to dealers in Wurlitzer

products. Included among these materials are sales reports, audits, and inventories of Wurlitzer

stores. Other records relate to Rembert Wurlitzer, Incorporated, and a division of the company

dedicated to antique and rare stringed instruments. This series is divided into four subseries:

Subseries 1, Records of Pianos and other Instruments Shipped to Retailers and Other

Retail Records, 1925-1933, include order numbers and store names and locations. The materials

are arranged in chronological order.

Subseries 2, Records of Instruments Shipped to Dealers, 1930, include order details and are

arranged alphabetically by the name of the dealer.

Subseries 3, Records of Pianos and Other Instruments Shipped to Wurlitzer Stores and

other Retail Records, 1925, 1930, arranged by store locations. Also a list of instruments sold

through branches and records of a few retail sales.

Subseries 4, Sales Reports and Data, Audits, and Inventories for Wurlitzer Retail Stores,

1917-1951, consist of store sales reports, arranged chronologically, and store audit reports

arranged by the name of the city where located.

Subseries 5, Rembert Wurlitzer Incorporated, New York, 1949-1952, consist of

correspondence, audit figures, sales records and related materials. This business was engaged the

sale of antique instruments.

Series 11, Records of Stock Certificates, Meeting Minutes, and Related Financial and Legal

Documents, 1907-1972, consists of stock-related materials of the Rudolph Wurlitzer Company

and the Wurlitzer family and materials related to a number of other companies connected with

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the Rudolph Wurlitzer Company in a variety of ways. While some are known subsidiaries, others

are companies apparently purchased and dissolved by Wurlitzer. Still others were investments

held by Wurlitzer executives. These records are the sole documents representing many of these

companies in the collection. Among the Wurlitzer materials are incorporation and subscription

documents from 1909. The series is divided into two subseries:

Subseries 1, Rudolph Wurlitzer Company, Wurlitzer Subsidiaries, and Other Related

Companies, 1907-1972, stock-related materials arranged alphabetically by name of company.

Rudolph Wurlitzer Company stock materials are also included in this group.

Subseries 2, Records of Stock Holdings by Members of the Wurlitzer Family, 1920s-1930s,

consist of holdings by Rudolph H. Wurlitzer and several family members. The materials are

arranged in chronological order.

Series 12, Rudolph Wurlitzer Company Financial Records, 1893-1986, consists of audit

reports, financial statements, annual reports, ledgers, journals, cash books, tax records and other

related records. This series is divided into three subseries:

Subseries 1, Audit Reports, Financial Statements, Tax Records and Related Materials,

1899-1950, consist of materials relating to the finances of the company and employee

cooperative store statements and pension information. These records are arranged chronological

order as follows: audit reports, financial statements, tax records, and other financial materials.

Subseries 2, President’s Reports to Board of Directors and Annual Reports, 1936-1986, is arranged in chronological order with Presidents Reports first followed by annual reports.

Subseries 3, Journals, Ledgers, and Cash Books, 1893-1938, consist of bound volumes for the

DeKleist Music Company and the Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company and are arranged

in chronological order by type of material.

Series 13, Maps and Charts, 1931-1976, consists of maps, plans, and charts relating primarily

to Wurlitzer properties and locations. There may be some large photographs included. Most of

the maps in this series are of Wurlitzer’s DeKalb facilities and include fire insurance maps

detailing the sprinkler and sewage systems for the plant. The materials are listed in this finding

aid but locations are not indicated and must be determined.

Series 14, Organ Installation Drawings, 1920-1931; undated, include installation plans for the various components for the company’s “Mighty Wurlitzer” theater organs. There are approximately 1200 drawings arranged in chronological order by date and then by location.

Acquisition Information: This collection was donated by Northern Illinois University Earl W. Hayter

Regional History Center, November 1992; additional materials donated by Baldwin Piano and

Organ Company, November 1997.

Custodial History: The Wurlitzer Company donated this collection to Northern Illinois University Earl W.

Hayter Regional History Center on March 12, 1984.

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Related Archival Materials: This collection complements other materials in the Archives

Center including:

Steinway & Sons Records and Family Papers, 1857-1919

Chickering & Sons Piano Company Collection, 1864-1985

Sohmer & Company Records, 1872-1989

William J. Lenz Piano Tuning Collection, circa 1903-1955

Janssen Piano Company Records, 1901-1929

John R. Anderson Piano Trade Literature and Ephemera Collection, circa 1850-1990

Warshaw Collection of Business America’s Piano and Organ related materials

Access Points:

Subject/Names:

Companies:

All-American Mohawk Corporation

Apollo Piano Company

Bauer, Julius Pianos

Beach-Carlisle Violin Company

Caldwell Piano Company

Conn, C.G. Limited

Dayton Photo Products

DeKalb Piano Company

DeKleist Musical Instruments Company

Deutsch Wurlitzer

Eagle Radio Company

Everett Piano Company

Fox Theaters Corporation

Loud, Robert L. Music Company

Lyric Piano Company

Mills Novelty Company

Milner Music Company

Morsatti, Incorporated

North Tonawanda Barrel Organ Factory

Rudolph Wurlitzer Company

Southern Ohio Radio Corporation

Western Industries Corporation

Wunderlich Piano Company

Wurbild Corporation

Wurlitzer Company

Youngstown Music Company

Subject/Names:

People:

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Allen, Steve

Ashby, David

Basie, Count

Brown, Les

Butler, Jerry

Capehart, H.E.

The Carpenters

Clayton-Thomas, David

Dean, Priscilla

Ellington, Duke

Fairbanks, Douglas

Fiorito, Ted

Fountain, Pete

Freeman, Stan

Fury, Roger

Grauman, Sid

Griffin, Ken

Hayes, Isaac

The Hilton Sisters

Hope-Jones, Robert

Jolly, Pete

Kann, Stan

Laine, Frankie

Le May, Curtis

Lewis, Ted

McPartland, Marian

Meinhart, Maggie

Peterson, Oscar

Shearing, George

Rolfing, A.J.

Rolfing, James E.

Sullivan, Ed

Thomas, John Charles

Torme, Mel

Welk, Lawrence

Wright, George

Wurlitzer, Farny

Wurlitzer, Howard

Wurlitzer, Rembert

Wurlitzer, Rudolph

Subject/Topical:

Accordions

Automatic Instruments

Coin operated machines

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Defense products

Electric organs

Electric pianos

Gliders

Harps

Jukeboxes

Mechanical musical instruments

Military band orchestras

Motion picture orchestras

Musical instruments

Orchestrions

Organs, church

Organs, residential

Organs, theater

Pianorchestras

Pianos

Player pianos

Radios

Refrigerators

Theater orchestras

Violin pianos

Violins

Subject/Geographic:

Cincinnati, Ohio

DeKalb, Illinois

Holly Springs, Mississippi

Hulhorst, Germany

North Tonawanda, New York

Forms/Genre:

Account books

Advertisements

Annual reports

Audits

Brochures

Cashbooks

Catalogues

Circulars

Correspondence

Employee records

Films

Financial records

Journals (accounts)

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Ledgers (accounts)

Legal documents

Marketing surveys

Minute books

Newspapers

Payroll books

Periodicals

Photographs

Price lists

Production records

Sales records

Sound recordings

Stock records

Trade publications

Video

CONTAINER LISTING

Series 1, Wurlitzer Company Histories, Company Events, and General

Business Materials, circa 1890-1987; undated

Box Folder Subseries 1, Company and Family Histories, 1939-1964; undated

1 1 Chronology of Important events in the History

of the Wurlitzer Company, 1856-1956 [1659-1956]

2 Article about history of Rudolph Wurlitzer Company, unknown publication,

undated. [1856-1910]

3 Wurlitzer genealogical notes, unsigned and undated

Page from German publication showing the town of Schöneck, undated

4 Description of Wurlitzer’s DeKalb Office 1939

By Waite W. Embree

5 “Partial List of Items Our Manufacturing Facilities Can Produce” 1940s

Divisional Organization Chart, 1951

History of Wurlitzer Company, circa 1953, unsigned

6 Fact Sheet: The Wurlitzer Company, 1961

By Daniel J. Edelman & Associates, Incorporated

7 Articles about Wurlitzer History in The Cipher, 1964

By Farny Wurlitzer

Wurlitzer Corporate Headquarters, [1856-1978]

Promotional publication

Subseries 2, 1956 Centennial Celebrations and Other Events, 1947-1980

8 Press Kit for Wurlitzer Centennial, 1956

Includes company history

9 Centennial letter to employees, 1955 December 2

Centennial letter to shareholders, 1956 January 18

From A. J. Rolfing, President

10 Photographs and captions for Centennial Press Releases, 1956

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Includes historic photographs

41 1 Our Souvenir Photo Album, 1956 August

Centennial celebrations in North Tonawanda

1 11 Wurlitzer World of Music,1856-1956

Wurlitzer Organ Music Review 1956

Centennial publications

12 Wurlitzer Centennial Kick-Off Kit, 1956

Centennial Publications order forms

13 Wurlitzer Centennial Club materials, 1956

14 Centennial lapel pins

Centennial “Surface Savers,” fliers for

83 Centennial banners

85 Scrapbook of photographs, letters and programs, 1941-1946

15 Miscellaneous Wurlitzer Centennial materials,1956

16 Invitation to Wurlitzer Electric Organ Recital, 1947 January 12

17 Wurlitzer at Chicago Music Trade Convention, 1948 August

Music Industry Banquet, Chicago, 1950 July 12, program

17 Wurlitzer Director’s Meeting 1966 March 15, program

Wurlitzer Presents “The Homecoming” 1978 June, program

19 “Mightiest Wurlitzer” Concerts, 1978-1979 programs; 1979-1980 tickets

Subseries 3, Correspondence and Other Communications, 1913-1970s

20 Communications to Stockholders; 1913, 1934, 1937

21 Letter regarding Wurlitzer advertising, 1944

“Confidence Assured in Wurlitzer ‘One Name’ Policy”

unsigned and undated article

22 News article and letter from Curtis Le May regarding Wurlitzer donation to

Air Force Strategic Air Command, 1956

23 Opening of Deutsche Wurlitzer GMBH in Hulhorst, Germany

Announcement, brochure and related materials, 1960-1966

24-28 Correspondence regarding the sale of the New York Paramount

Theater Organ, 1964-1968

29 Correspondence about group of old Wurlitzer advertisements, 1960s-1980s

30 Messages to dealers; 1934, 1963, 1968

31 President’s messages to shareholders; 1964, 1974

32 Wurlitzer press releases; 1956, 1976, 1986 and undated

33 Board of Directors announcements, 1960s

Death announcements for Wurlitzer executives, 1960s-1970s

34 General business materials, 1920s-1940s

Subseries 4, Contracts and Legal Documents, 1918-1987

2 1 War Department Contract for boxes for Mark III fuses, 1918 February 1

2 War Department Contract for packing boxes for gas shells, 1918 March 21

3 War Department Contract for boxes for Howitzer shells, 1918 September 9

4 War Department Contract for boxes for barrack cleaning rods

1918 October 15

5 Auditors Statement regarding government contracts, 1919 January

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41 2 Report concerning infringement of photoplayer patents, 1919 January 24

3 Retainer of H. E. Capehart as Consultant, 1939 January 1

Organ purchase contract form, undated

55 1 “Mills Novelty Company vs. Rudolph Wurlitzer Company”

Legal documents, 1919 November 19 to 1924 May 7

2 “John H. Lesley and Otto T. Schoen vs. Rudolph Wurlitzer Company”

Legal documents, 1920 June 24 to 1926 June 30

2 6 Amended Certificate of Incorporation of the Wurlitzer Company

1986 August 28

Amended By-laws of the Wurlitzer Company, 1987 January 28

Subseries 5, Publicity and Press Clippings, 1905-1971

41 4 Press clippings, 1905, 1920s-1930s and undated

5 Press clippings, 1905, 1930s and undated

6 Press clippings, 1956-1965

2 7 Scrapbook of press clippings, 1936-1939

71 Scrapbook of press clippings, 1950-1953

72 Scrapbook of press clippings, 1954-1958

73 Scrapbook of press clippings, 1959-1965

74 Scrapbook of press clippings, 1965-1971

82 1 The Evening News, North Tonawanda, 1943

Wurlitzer Army-Navy “E” Award Special Edition

2 Reprints from newspapers, 1953, 1956

3 Wurlitzer Centennial Clarion, 1956 March and July

4 Tonawanda News, 1956 November 9

5 The Christian Science Monitor, 1956 October 4

6 DeKalb Daily Chronicle, 1956 November 9

7 DeKalb Daily Chronicle, 1956 November 9

Wurlitzer Centennial Edition, bound volume

Subseries 6, Marketing Studies and Surveys, 1934-1952

41 7 Report of Limited Survey of Wurlitzer Company and Subsidiaries, 1934

8 Report of Music School Survey, 1934

2 8-11 Market Study for a Selective Beverage Dispenser, 1940 June

12 Operation of Pre-mix Drink Vendors by Independent Operators, undated

3 1 Market Study for Dispensing Machine for Dispensing Soft Drinks 1940 July

2 Survey Among Juke box Operators on a “Standard” Model Phonograph

1952 September

3 Survey among Organ Dealers on Features for a $3,000 Organ

1952 December

Subseries 7, Medals and Awards, 1880-1944

51 1 Medals awarded to “Rudolph Wurlitzer & Bro.” for Reed Instruments

Cincinnati Industrial Exposition, 1880

Medal awarded to “R. Wurlitzer & Bro.”

Cincinnati Industrial Exposition

Medal awarded to “Rudolph Wurlitzer & Bro.”

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for String Instruments

Cincinnati Industrial Exposition, 1889

2 Medals awarded to Wurlitzer Company

Panama-Pacific International Exposition, 1915

3 4 Army-Navy “E” Award Ceremony Program

North Tonawanda Division, 1943 October 19

5 Army-Navy “E” Award Ceremony Program

DeKalb Division, 1944 June 22

Subseries 8, Seal Embossers and Visitor Registers, 1916-1938

51 3 Embosser and envelope labeled “Corporate Seal of Georgia

Wood block with Wurlitzer logo [paperweight?]

52 Corporate seal embosser for “The Rudolph Wurlitzer Company of

Pennsylvania, 1916”

Corporate seal embosser labeled “The Rudolph Wurlitzer Company

Corporate Seal OHIO”

53 Corporate seal embosser for “The Wurlitzer Company Ohio”

75 Chicago office visitors register, 1936-1940

Chicago office visitors register, 1937-1938

Series 2, Publications, 1913-1989

Subseries 1, Wurlitzer Publications, 1913-1989

81 1 The Wurlitzer Booster, 1913 August-September, 1914 August, 1916

February

3 6 Wurlitzer Lyre, 1937 September-1938 September

7 Wurlitzer World, volume 1, numer 1, undated

41 9-13 Wurlitzer Bulletin, 1939 July-November-1943 January-August

14 Wurlitzer Bulletin, 1943 May; “Dedicated to Our 555 Employees in the

Armed Forces of the Nation”

15 Wurlitzer Bulletin, 1944 March

16 Wurlitzer Bulletin, 1945 March

17 Wurlitzer Bulletin, 1946 October,

Wurlitzer Bulletin, 1947 February May-June, July-August

18 Wurlitzer Bulletin, 1948 September-November

Wurlitzer Bulletin, 1949 Post-Convention, November-December

19 Wurlitzer Bulletin, 1951 June-December

20 Wurlitzer Bulletin, 1952 April-November

Wurlitzer Bulletin, 1952 February-October

3 8 Wurlitzer Piano Field and Factory, 1955 October-July

9 Wurlitzer Piano Field and Factory, 1955 August-1956 May

10 Wurlitzer Field and Factory, 1956 June-September

11 Wurlitzer Field and Factory, 1957 February-November

12 Wurlitzer Field and Factory, 1958 February-November

13 Wurlitzer Field and Factory, 1959 February-November

14 Wurlitzer Field and Factory, 1960 February-November

15 Wurlitzer Field and Factory, 1961 February-May

16 Wurlitzer Field and Factory, 1961 June-November

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17 Wurlitzer Field and Factory, 1962 February-July

18 Wurlitzer Field and Factory, 1962 August-November

4 1 Wurlitzer Field and Factory, 1963 February-July

2 Wurlitzer Field and Factory, 1963 August-September

3 Wurlitzer Field and Factory, 1964 February-June

4 Wurlitzer Field and Factory, 1964 July-November

5 Wurlitzer Field and Factory, 1965 January-October

6 Wurlitzer Field and Factory, 1965 November-December

7 Wurlitzer Field and Factory, 1966 January-February

8 Wurlitzer Field and Factory, 1966 March-April

9 Wurlitzer Field and Factory, 1966 May-June

10 Wurlitzer Field and Factory, 1966 July-August

11 Wurlitzer Field and Factory, 1966 September-October

12 Wurlitzer Field and Factory, 1966 November-December

13 Wurlitzer Field and Factory, 1967 January-February

14 Wurlitzer Field and Factory, 1967 March-April

15 Wurlitzer Field and Factory, 1967 May-June

16 Wurlitzer Field and Factory, 1967 July-August

17 Wurlitzer Field and Factory, 1967 September-October

18 Wurlitzer Field and Factory, 1967 November-December

19-22 Wurlitzer Field and Factory, 1968 Volume 15, Numbers 1-4

23-26 Wurlitzer Field and Factory, 1969 Volume 16, Numbers 1-4

5 1-4 Wurlitzer Field and Factory, 1970 Volume 17, Numbers 1-4

5-8 Wurlitzer Field and Factory, 1971 Volume 18, Numbers 1-4

9 Wurlitzer Field and Factory, 1972 Volume 19, Numbers 1-4

Wurlitzer Field and Factory, 1973 Volume 20, Number 1

10 Wurlitzer Keynote, 1973 Volume 1, Numbers 1-4

11 Wurlitzer Keynote, 1974 Volume 2, Numbers 1-2

Wurlitzer Keynote, 1975 Volume 3, Numbers 1-3

12 Wurlitzer Keynote, 1976 Volume 4, Numbers 1-2

13 Wurlitzer Keynote, 1977 Volume 5, Numbers 1-4

14 Wurlitzer Keynote, 1978 Volume 6, Numbers 1-3

15 Wurlitzer Keynote, 1979 Volume 7, Numbers 1-6

16 Wurlitzer Keynote, 1980 Volume 8, Numbers 1-4

16 Keyboard Notes, 1975 June, 1976 February, July

18 Noteworthy, 1977 October [employee newsletter]

Subseries 2, General Publications and Articles Relating to Wurlitzer

1910-1989; undated

76 1 “The House of Wurlitzer 1856-1906”

Reprinted from The Music Trade, 1906 December

84 1 Reprint of article from Piano Trade Magazine, 1937 June

Article about theater organs, Life, 1971 February

6 1 “Recent Developments of Organ Building,” by Robert Hope-Jones

Reprint of lecture given in 1910

2 The Development of the Piano by R. W. Sperry, undated monograph

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3 “The U.S. Organ,” Fortune, 1931 April

Condensed version reprint, 1931

55 3 “A Setting for a Musical Laboratory”

American Landscape Architect, 1932 April, pages 14-18

6 4 Troc’s 8th

Birthday, 1938 December

Magazine of the Trocadero Theater, London

5 “Behind the Scenes of Modern Piano Production”

Undated reprint from Cosgrove’s Magazine

6 History and Development of the Pipe, Reed, and Electronic Organs

Victor I. Zuck, undated

7 “The Apotheosis of the Mighty Wurlitzer”

Copy of article in unnamed and undated publication

8 The New Saint Francis Church

Kansas City, 1949

9 “New Plant for Wurlitzer” [Corinth, Mississippi] circa 1955

Reprint from The Music Trades

41 21 Piano Trade Magazine, 1956 September

6 10 Canadian Coin Box Magazine, 1959 April

11 The Cipher, 1964 August

Interview with Frank W. Manning about Wurlitzer Company

12 PTM Magazine, 1968 March 21

Review of Wurlitzer 4080 Spinet, page 19

13 Group of articles about theater organs and mechanical instruments

1969; undated

14 Group of articles about renovations of theater organs, 1962-1980

15 Contemporary Keyboard Magazine, undated reprint 1970s

“Theater Organ: Its History, from Silent Movie Houses to Pizza Parlors”

16 “The ‘Regal’ Wurlitzer Cinema Organ” exhibited at the

National Musical Museum, Brentford, England, undated, circa 1970s

17 Articles and announcements about organ dedications, 1920s-1971

18 Wurlitzer Organ Dedication

American Theater Organ Society, 1972

19 Theater Organ, 1978 June-July

“The Mightiest Continues a Wurlitzer Tradition” page 5

20 Jukebox Collector Newsletter, 1984 September

21 Console, 1981 July

“The Paramount and Its Wurlitzer” pages 18-19

22 A Complete Guide to the Wurlitzer Jukebox

By Rick Botts, 1984

23 The American Harp Journal, 1986 Summer, pages 16-26 “The Harps of the

Rudolph Wurlitzer Company” by Mark Palkovic

24 Bardavon Theater Organ Renovations, 1987

Articles and programs, 1928, 1986-1987

25 American History Illustrated, 1989 November-December

“The Jukebox: an American Classic” by Joseph Gustaitis

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Series 3, Advertising and Promotional Materials, 1911-1978

Subseries 1, Print Advertising and Promotion, 1911-1978; undated

42 1 Quotations, promotional book of testimonials for

Wurlitzer Hope-Jones Unit Orchestra, 1913

2 Direct mail advertising for automatic instruments, circa 1920s

81 2 Direct mail advertising for automatic instruments, undated

3 Advertising circular for Wurlitzer Unit Orchestra, undated

84 2-3 Advertising circulars for automatic instruments, circa 1915

6 26-28 Direct mail advertising, automatic instruments, circa 1915-1920

29 Promotional brochures, automatic instruments, 1911; undated

30 Promotional brochures, pianorchestras, undated, circa 1915

31 Promotional brochures, automatic orchestra for movie theaters, 1920s

32 Promotional brochures, Hope-Jones Unit Orchestras, 1920s

33 The Wurlitzer Electric Piano, promotional brochure, undated

34 Promotional brochures for organs featuring testimonials, circa 1920s

35 Wurlitzer Organette brochure featuring testimonials, circa 1920s

7 1 Promotional picture postcard of harpist, signed “Tedeschi” 1915

“Are You Among the Thirty Million?”

Promotional reprint from American Magazine 1924 November

55 4 Bound volume of Wurlitzer Grand Piano advertisements, circa 1920s

5 Advertising mats and loose ad reprint for grand pianos, included

with bound volume, circa 1920s

84 4 Advertisements for pianos, circa 1920s

5 Advertising mats for pianos, 1940s-1950s

76 2 Advertising circular featuring testimonials, 1921 April

Ad mats for pianos, undated

3 The Piano Beautiful, William Knabe & Company, 1923

4 Scrapbook of advertisements for Everett Piano Company, 1940

42 3 Brochures for Lyric Radios, 1930s

Announcement of new line of coin operated game machines, 1930s

7 2 “Skee Ball” brochures, 1936

3 Wurlitzer School of Music promotional flier, undated, circa 1930s

4 Accordion advertisement in Musical Merchandise, 1936 June

“New Wurlitzer Accordion Model 1030” reprint

from Modern Plastics, undated

Testimonial letter from Fred Ruhoff, 1936 January 18

55 6 Wurlitzer Accordions, 1930s

7 Image of harp maker, circa 1930s

8 Magazine advertisements for pianos and jukeboxes, 1927, 1940s

9 Advertisements for Wurlitzer’s War Department, 1940s

7 5 Wurlitzer display at Atlantic City DuPont Exhibit, 1940 August

Photograph mounted on wood plaque

6 The Creation of Quality, circa 1940

Book about organ production for the Armed Forces, contains photographs

7 The Creation of Quality, 1949

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Promotional Booklet for Organs

8 Increase Your Profits with Wurlitzer Remote Control

and Auxiliary Equipment, 1940s

9 Promotional booklets for Organ Models 45,

Series 5 and Series 50; 1940s

10 Promotional booklets for Organ Models 20 and 21, 1940s

11 Promotional materials for Organs, 1940s-1950s

12 Promotional booklets for Organs, 1950s

42

4 Keys to a Fascinating World

Promotional book for pianos

5 Wurlitzer “2 in 1” Organ booklet, 1950s

6 Promotional publications for Wurlitzer Centennial, 1956

7 Wurlitzer Centennial promotional materials: tag, signs,

and sample of Centennial drapery fabric

8 Promotional booklet for Centennial Model 1900 Jukebox, 1956

77 Jukebox advertising campaigns and related materials, 1946 and 1950-1954

7 13 Ad mats for Organs, 1968

14 Promotional booklets for Electric Organs, 1970s

15 The Corinth Story, circa 1955

Booklet about opening of organ and piano plant in Corinth, Mississippi

16 Promotional booklets for Pianos, 1940s

84 6 Advertisement for Wurlitzer Model 1100 Jukebox, 1940s

Advertising circulars for pianos and organs, 1960s

17 Advertising cards for Pianos, 1947

18 “Decorative Back for Wurlitzer Pianos” advertisement [?] circa 1950

Handwritten notes, pencil sketches, ad copy manuscripts, page proof of ad

19 Promotional booklets for Pianos, 1950s

20 Ad mats for Pianos, 1955

21 Promotional booklets for Pianos, 1960s

22 Press releases about Compact Pianos, 1961 June 7

23 Counter card for Wurlitzer Piano Rental, 1980

24 Piano Festival, Muskogee, Oklahoma; 1952 May 11

Piano Ensemble, DeKalb, Illinois; undated

25 Wurlitzer Foundation Plan Pianos, undated

Brochure for The Music House of Suttons, Melbourne, Australia, undated

26 Advertisements for Wurlitzer Musical Instruments; 1929, 1930, 1955

27 Juke Box advertisements in Bar and Food

1953 January-November, 1954 May

28 Advertisement for “Carousel” compact Jukebox, circa 1970s

42 9 Wurlitzer Corporate Headquarters, 1978

10 Our Team is First, 1970s

The Wurlitzer Way, 1970s

7 29 Placards for Automatic Instruments, circa 1915

“Drop five cents in the slot for a real concert” and others

30 Wurlitzer “Finish Visualizer” circa 1950s

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Wood finish samples for pianos and organs

31 Promotional kit for Marge Meinart, “Wurlitzer Sweetheart” ,1956

32 Partial List of Wurlitzer Organ Owners, 1957

32 33 “Walnut Classics Award” to Wurlitzer, 1968

84 1 Wurlitzer News announcement about “Walnut Classics Award

32 34 Promotional materials for “The Mightiest Wurlitzer”

Wurlitzer Hall; DeKalb, Illinois, 1978

87 4 “When the Organ Played at Twilight” handwritten musical score, circa1929

Commemorative edition sheet music, circa 1978

5 Wurlitzer signs, two sizes, circa 1960s

8 1 Musical Guide for Model 25G and Model 25

Musical scores for organists, undated

2 Wurlitzer decals

Wurlitzer guitar picks

3 Wurlitzer swizzle stick

“Own a piano” button

Radio City Music Hall Theater Organ plaque

4 Operator’s Piano Company, Chicago

Direct mail advertising for the Victor Coin Electric Piano, circa 1915

5 Everett Piano Company, Chicago

Advertising materials, circa 1940

6 Gulbransen Pianos, Chicago

Advertising materials, circa 1940

Map

Case

A Promotional circulars for military band organs, circa 1910

Promotional circular for Kingston Deluxe Player Piano circa 1915

Map

Case

B Circular for C. W. Parker, Abilene, Kansas, amusement devices

Poster for Gulbransen “Minuette Console” pianos

Subseries 2, Audio Recordings and Moving Images, 1939-1978 OF

469.1 Keys to Creativity,

Corporate Creator: Wurlitzer Company

Content Description: Promotional film number 57

OF

469.2

Pianorama, undated

½ inch VHS

Corporate Creator: Wurlitzer Company

Content Description: Wurlitzer Factory Tour, Holly Springs, Mississippi

39 OT

469.3

Final Mighty Wurlitzer,

Corporate Creator: Wurlitzer Company

Soundtrack”

OD

469.1 How Craftsmen Build the Wurlitzer Piano, 1939

12” audio disc

Corporate Creator: Wurlitzer Company

Producer: Jam Handy

OD

469.2 Salesman’s Presentation, undated

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Wurlitzer Organ Model 4040,

(10” audio disc)

Corporate Creator: Wurlitzer Company

Tape, Final Mighty Wurlitzer Soundtrack, undated

Corporate Creator: Wurlitzer Company

OV

469.1

Pianorama, undated

½ inch VHS

Corporate Creator: Wurlitzer Company

Content Description: Wurlitzer Factory Tour, Holly Springs, Mississippi

Series 4, Product Information, 1860-1984

Subseries 1, Catalogues and Price Lists, 1860-1894

8 7 Price list of musical instruments, 1860

Pages embossed “Raymond B. Wurlitzer”

8 8 Catalogue, Rudolph Wurlitzer & Bro. [1877?]

8 9 Catalogue, Rudolph Wurlitzer & Bro. [1879?]

9 Catalogue, Rudolph Wurlitzer & Company 30th

Edition, 1896

10 1 Rudolph Wurlitzer and Brother Price List, circa 1880

2 Eugene de Kleist Barrel Organs and Orchestrions, 1901

3 Automatic Military Bands, undated

North Tonawanda Musical Instrument Works

4-5 Wurlitzer Automatic Musical Instruments, 1912

6 The World’s Best Automatic Musical Instruments, 1912

Texts in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese

7 Wurlitzer Automatic Musical Instruments, 1912-13

42 11 Wurlitzer Hope-Jones Unit Orchestra, 1914

12 Complete Musical Merchandise Catalogue for Dealers, 1919

13 Wurlitzer Unit Orchestra, circa 1920

10 8 Bound copy of The World’s Best Musical Instruments, 1916

stamped “F. R. Wurlitzer”

9 Wurlitzer Automatic Musical Instruments, 1926-27

10 Wurlitzer Motion Picture Orchestra, circa 1912

11 Wurlitzer Motion Picture Orchestra, Spanish Edition, circa 1912

12 Wurlitzer Motion Picture Orchestra, French Edition, circa 1912

13 Wurlitzer Victor Records Catalogue, 1917 May

14 Catalogues of music rolls for the Wurlitzer Player Piano, undated

15 Wurlitzer Solo Paganini Violin-Piano, undated

16 Wurlitzer catalogues of musical instruments and supplies, undated

17 Wurlitzer Band and Orchestra Journal, catalogue, 1921 December

18 Wurlitzer Musical Instruments, 1922

19 Wurlitzer Radio, catalogue, 1920s

20 Oh Dad! It’s a Wurlitzer! catalogue, 1920s Christmas

21 Wurlitzer Military Band catalogues, 1923 and undated

22 Wurlitzer Military Band catalogues, 1925, 1926

23 Wurlitzer Automatic Brass Bands for Skating Rinks, undated

New Polyphone Supply Company, London England

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24 Discontinued Military Band Organs; loose pages, undated

25 One-Man Orchestras for Theaters, circa 1924-1925

The Music that gives Realism to the Pictures, 1920s

26 The Wurlitzer Harp; catalogue, 1924

27 Martin Handcraft Instruments; catalogue No. 72, 1922

11 1 Musical Instruments Catalogue Number 128, 1925

2 Wholesale Price List for Catalogue Number 128, 1925 January 1

3 Wholesale Price List for Catalogue Number 130, 1926 October 1

4 Rare Violins, 1925

5 Musical Instruments Catalogue Number 131, 1926

6 Complete Musical Catalogue for Dealers, Number 132, 1927

7 Military Band Catalogues, 1928, 1929

8 Musical Instruments Catalogue, Number 133, 1930

9 Wurlitzer Complete Musical Merchandise Catalogue for Dealers

Numbers 134, 1931

10 Loose items from Catalogue Number 134

11 Musical Instruments Catalogue Number 135, 1932

12 Military Band Organ Prices, 1933

13 Price lists for Wurlitzer Lyric Radios, 1934

14 Wurlitzer Church Organs Supplementary Catalogue, circa 1930s

Photographs of organs in churches

15 The Golden Line by Wurlitzer

Organ Catalogue and price Lists, 1959

16 Price lists for Organs; 1923, 1925, 1957, 1984

17 Wurlitzer Piano Accordions, catalogue and brochure, 1936

18 17th

, 18th

and 19th

Century Rare Violins from the Rudolph Wurlitzer

Company Collection, circa 1930s.

The Wurlitzer Collection, 1937 [violins]

19 Good Violins, Bows and Accessories, 1938

20 The Attainment of an Ideal, undated

Wurlitzer Grand Piano Company development with descriptions of models

21 Piano Catalogues, circa 1920s-1930s

22 Piano Catalogues, circa 1930s

12 1 Grand Piano Catalogues, circa 1930s

2 Piano Catalogue, 1958 September

3-4 Piano Catalogue pages, circa 1950s

5 Piano Style Sheets, circa 1950s

6 Piano Price Lists; 1948-1960, 1984

7 Piano Style Sheets, circa 1970s

8 Wurlitzer Electronic Piano Merchandising Manual, 1954

9 Mohawk Beer Cooler Catalogue, circa 1930s

Subseries 2, Instructional and Service Manuals, 1920s-1950s

12 10 Directions for the Operation and Care of the Wurlitzer Harp, undated

11 How to Properly Take Care of the Wurlitzer Duplex Roll System, undated

12 Instructional booklets on the care of the Wurlitzer

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Automatic Roll Changer, undated

81 6 “Instructions for Operating Perforated Roll Music in Band Organs”

circa 1920

12 13 Directions for the Care and Operation of the Military Band Organ, undated

14 Installation, Care and Operation of the Fotoplayer, undated

American Photo Player Company, New York

15 Starting Switch Mechanism, Wurlitzer Automatic Pianos, 1923

Wurlitzer Long roll Tracker Frame Care and Use, 1923

16 Wurlitzer Metal Action Player Pianos, 1925

17 Manual of Instructions for Wurlitzer “Simplex” Coin-Controlled

Automatic Phonograph [jukebox], 1934

18 Service Instructions and Parts Catalog, Model 1015 [jukebox] 1946

19 Service Manuals for Pianos, circa 1940s-1950s Mohawk Beer Cooler

Catalogue, circa 1930s

20 Everett Orgatron, Instructions for Operation and

Maintenance of Model Five

Everett Piano Company, South Haven, Michigan; 1938

Subseries 3, Product Specifications and Customer Testimonials,

1913-1970; undated

12 21 Specifications for St. Louis Fox Theater Organ, 1928

Mortuary Organette booklet with specifications, circa 1920s

42 14 Specifications for Wurlitzer Organ styles B, 3, and 150, undated

15 Specifications for Wurlitzer Hope-Jones Unit Orchestras

Styles 108 and 260, undated

16 Specifications for two-manual Wurlitzer Chapel Organs

Styles C-2, C-3, and others, undated

17 Sketches of Consoles for church and theater organs, 1928-1929

12 22 Specifications and other information for Wurlitzer Organ at

WCCO Radio Station, Boston, 1930s

76 5 A Collection of Plates, 1930

Book of photographs depicting construction of Julius Bauer pianos,

produced by Wurlitzer

84 7 Style and specifications for 1934 Wurlitzer Lyric radios

Schematic for Mohawk table radio, 1930s

Style and specifications for Mohawk Refrigerators, 1930s

12 23 Specifications for Electric Organs for Veterans Administration,

United States Army and Navy chapels and recreational rooms

24 Specifications for Brooklyn Fox Theater Organ, 1926

Articles about the organ from Theater Organ, 1965, 1970

76 6 Specifications for “The Mightiest Wurlitzer” 1978

12 25 Testimonial letters from users of Automatic Musical Instruments

1913 April-November

26 Testimonial letters about Violins, 1926

27 Testimonial letters about Organs, 1926-1928

28 Testimonial letters about Organs, 1929, 1948-1949

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Series 5, Photographs of Wurlitzer Manufacturing Plants, Employees,

Stores, and Dealerships, 1856-1973; undated

Subseries 1, Manufacturing Plants and Employees, 1917-1970; undated

13 1 “The Wurlitzer Hope-Jones Unit Orchestra Factory Photo Album”

undated reprints of photographs taken at

North Tonawanda, New York Division in 1917

2 North Tonawanda Division, exterior views, 1934-1951

3 North Tonawanda Division, exterior views undated

4 North Tonawanda Division visited by movie star Priscilla Dean; with Farny

Wurlitzer, aviator Lt. Arnold, and others, circa 1930

Priscilla Dean at Wurlitzer organ being made for Roosevelt Memorial Park

5-6 North Tonawanda Division, organ manufacturing, circa 1930s

7 North Tonawanda Division, organ pipe production

Organist Jesse Crawford and unidentified woman with organ pipes, circa

1930

8 North Tonawanda Division, assembling jukeboxes, 1934-1935

9 North Tonawanda Division, assembling jukeboxes, 1939

10 North Tonawanda Division, fabrication and assembly areas

1939, 1951 and undated

11 North Tonawanda Division, World War II “E” Awards ceremony

1943 October 19

12 Melville Clark Piano Company, future home of Wurlitzer’s DeKalb, Illinois

Division, circa 1919

13 Apollo Piano Company factory (Melville Clark) circa 1920; it became

part of Wurlitzer’s DeKalb Division

14 De Kalb Division, accordion assembly, 1930s

15 De Kalb Division at night, 1930s

16 De Kalb Division, remodeling of plant, 1941-1942

17 First air shipment out of De Kalb, circa 1943

First air shipment to California, circa 1946-1947

18 De Kalb Division, World War II “E” Awards ceremony, 1944 June 22

[includes copy of telegram from James Forrestal, Secretary of the Navy]

19 De Kalb Division, fabrication and assembly areas, 1951

Photoprint of list of equipment and facilities

20 De Kalb Division, fabrication and assembly areas, 1950s

21 De Kalb Division, exterior views, 1950s

22 Holly Springs, Mississippi Division Plant, circa 1962

23 Holly Springs Division dedication, 1962 October 18

Farny Wurlitzer, executives and guests

24 Holly Springs Division dedication banquet, 1962 October 18

25 Holly Springs Division, portrait of James E. Rolfing and memorial plaque,

1962 October 18

26 Corinth, Mississippi plant, 1963

27 Model of Logan, Utah plant, 1970

28 Manufacturing scenes: engineering and inspection, 1930s-1950s

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29 Manufacturing scenes: woodworking, 1930s-1950s

30 World War II manufacturing scenes, 1940s

31 World War II plant tours, 1940s

Wurlitzer employees and military personnel

32 World War II: loading C-47 airplane, 1940s

Wurlitzer employees and military personnel

33 Manufacturing areas, unidentified locations, undated

56 1 Unidentified manufacturing plant [?], undated

14 1 Shipping and receiving, various locations, undated

2 Miscellaneous plant tours, 1950s

3 James E. Rolfing Fabrik, Deutsche Wurlitzer, 1960; photograph album

Deutsche Wurlitzer GMBH, Hulhorst, Germany, view of plant, circa 1970

4 Howard Wurlitzer (left) and Eugene de Kleist, undated

Rudolph Wurlitzer and Mr. Auer, circa 1900

Farny Wurlitzer, circa 1940s

56 2 Hugh A. Stewart, Sales Manager, undated

14 5 Wurlitzer executives, identified; 1930s-1950s

6 Wurlitzer executives, unidentified; 1930s-1950s

7-8 Wurlitzer employees, identified, 1930s-1950s

84 8 Wurlitzer executive dinners, 1940s, 1950s; undated

56 3 Group of Wurlitzer employees at golfing outing, undated

Wurlitzer Company annual meeting banquet, 1959 November 16

14 9 Wurlitzer employees, unidentified, 1930s-1950s

10-11 Groups of Wurlitzer employees, unidentified, 1930s-1950s

12 Group at unidentified event, circa 1930s; handwritten list of names

13 Unidentified company events and recreation, circa 1930s-1940s

14 Employee reception, 1978; twenty 35mm negatives

15 Photographs used in Centennial History booklet, pages 11, 14; 1956:

[1915 catalogue, illustrations of three factories, early stock certificate]

Press release describing factories

16 Engraving plates for Centennial History booklet, pages 6-7; 1956

[portraits of Rudolph Wurlitzer, picture of village and map of

Schoeneck region, Germany]

17 Wurlitzer Centennial Celebration, North Tonawanda, New York

Centennial plant tours, 1956

18 Centennial stage show, 1956

19 Centennial contests and games, 1956

20 Centennial carnival, 1956

Subseries 2, Wurlitzer Retail Stores, 1869-1961; undated

15 1 Ashland store, [state?] 1930s

2 Buffalo, New York store; 1930s, 1953

3 Camden, New Jersey store; circa 1930s

4 Chicago, Illinois original store, circa 1920s

5 Chicago, Illinois stores, circa 1930s and 1953

6 Cicero, Illinois Studio, 1930s

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7 Cincinnati, Ohio, 1856; Wurlitzer Company birthplace

“3 small rooms on top floor of Masonic Building”

8 Cincinnati, Ohio, early store locations, 123 and 115 Main Street 1869-1900

9 Cincinnati, Ohio store before fire, 1891-1904

10 Cincinnati, Ohio store after fire, 1904

11 Cincinnati, Ohio store, 1898

Stock rooms, instrument repair room, drum factory

12 Cincinnati, Ohio store, automatic instrument room, 1891-1906

13 Cincinnati, Ohio store, instrument repair rooms, 1891-1906

14 Cincinnati, Ohio store; office, shipping and advertising departments,

1891-1906

15 Cincinnati, Ohio store, stock rooms, 1891-1906

16 Cincinnati, Ohio store, piano display and sale rooms, 1891-1906

17 Cincinnati, Ohio store, talking-record machines, 1906

18 Cincinnati, Ohio store, general display rooms, piano roll room, 1906

19 Cincinnati, Ohio store, 1910

20 Cincinnati, Ohio store, piano room, circa 1930s

21 Cincinnati, Ohio store, remodeling, 1930s

22 Cincinnati, Ohio store, circa 1938-1939

23 Cincinnati, Ohio store, 1940s

24 Cleveland, Ohio store, circa 1920s-1940s

25 Cleveland, Ohio store, circa 1920s-1940s

26 Cleveland, Ohio store, (Five Points Studio) circa 1920s-1940s

27 Cleveland, Ohio store, (Lakewood) circa 1920s-1940s

28 Columbus, Ohio store, circa 1920s

29 Dayton, Ohio store after the flood of 1913

Dayton, Ohio store, 1926 and 1930s

30 Detroit, Michigan store, 1930s

31 Detroit, Michigan store, sales rooms, 1940s

32 Detroit, Michigan store, (Grand River) 1940s

16 1 Detroit, Michigan store, (Wyandotte) 1930s [?]

2 Flint, Michigan store, circa 1930s

3 Frankford, Pennsylvania store, undated

4 Hamilton, Ohio store, circa 1930s

5 Kansas City store, [state?] 1938

6 Los Angeles, California store and violin shop, undated

Los Angeles studio, circa 1920s-1930s

7 Louisville, Kentucky store, 1936

8 Middletown, North Dakota, 1929 and 1930s

9 Milwaukee, Wisconsin store, undated

10 New York City, Wurlitzer Building, circa 1920s

11 New York violin store, New York Studios, circa 1920s

12 New York store, 1941

13 New York store, 1956

14 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania store, 1920s

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15 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania store, 1961

16-17 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania store, 1920s

18 Rochester, New York stores, 1930s

19 St. Louis, Missouri store; Wurlitzer School of Music, 1920s-1930s

20 San Francisco, California store, 1930s

21 Springfield, Ohio store, 1930s

22 Syracuse, New York store, 1937

23 Trenton, New Jersey store, circa 1940s

24 Youngstown, Ohio stores, 1936 and

56 4 Upper Darby, Pennsylvania store, 1930s

16 25 Unidentified stores, undated

Subseries 3, Wurlitzer Dealerships, United States circa 1930s-1940s;

undated

26 Baker’s Music House, location unknown

Baskette Piano Company, Atlanta, Georgia

Beard’s Temple of Music, location unknown

27 Brock May’s, Houston, Texas

Butler’s, Marion, Indiana

Cheney’s, location unknown

28 Chenoweth and Green Music Company Enid, Oklahoma

Clinton Music Store, New Haven, Connecticut

29 Colonial Music Shop, Frederick, Maryland

Colorado Springs Music Company, Colorado Springs, Colorado

Davis Music Store, Farmington Missouri

30 Fawley Music Store, Fairmont, New York

Fowler’s, Joliet, Illinois

Froess, Erie, Pennsylvania, 1947

31 Garst Music Company, location unknown

Glen Brothers Music Company, Salt Lake City, Utah

Gooding, Thomas Brothers, location unknown

32 Griffith Piano Company, Newark, New Jersey

Hollenback Piano Company, Little Rock, Arkansas

Houk Music Company, Little Rock, Arkansas

33 Kaufman, B.W. and Sons, Lewiston, Pennsylvania

Kenney Music Company, Huntington, West Virginia

Kneupfer and Dimmock, Lawrence, Massachusetts

34 Laehn and Erickson, no location

Lamb and Reitz, Portsmouth, Ohio

Lowman Music, Incorporated, Bluefield, West Virginia

Ludwig’s, St. Louis, Missouri

35 McAvoy Music House, Roanoke, Virginia

McGinness, M.L. Piano Company, Minneapolis, Minnesota

Manning’s Southern California Piano Supply

Company, Los Angeles

Miles Music Company, Duluth, Minnesota

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36 Miller, F. O., Jacksonville, Florida

Miller’s Music Company and Geiger Brothers

Music Company, Troy, New York

Miller’s Music Store, location unknown, circa 1890

37 Milner’s, Cincinnati, Ohio

Modern Music Mart, Gainesville, Florida

Pearson’s, location unknown

Phillips, D.Z., Pueblo, Colorado

38 Smith, Arthur, Music Company, Tampa Florida

Temple of Music, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania

Tolzien Music Store, Amarillo, Texas

Troup, J. H. Music Center, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

39 Walt’s, Lincoln, Nebraska

Wiley’s, Hutchinson, Kansas

Winfield Clark Music Company, Grand Junction, Colorado

40-41 Unidentified dealers

Subseries 4, Wurlitzer Foreign Dealerships, 1930s-1970s; undated

42 Arauco Prado and Company, Bolivia, 1930s

RCA Victor, Mexico City, Mexico, 1940s

Yupangco, Felipe and Sons, Manila, undated

43 Casa Riojas, Mexico City Mexico, 1940s, 1950s

44 Wurlitzer Limited, Knutsford, England, 1973

Construction of office building and warehouse

45 Wurlitzer Holland BV, location unknown, undated

Series 6, Photographs of Wurlitzer Products and Product Sales

Promotions, 1901-1977; undated

Subseries 1, Automatic Instruments and Player Pianos, 1901-1925;

undated

17 1 Orchestrions and Flute Organs, 1901; undated

56 5 38-note paper played Orchestrion

2 Military Band Organs, 190; undated

Style numbers 17, 20A, 27, 55

3 Military Band Organs, undated

Style numbers 100, 110, 120, 125, 127

4 Military Band Organs, undated

Style numbers 130, 135, 140, 146, 147, 148

5 Military Band Organs, undated

Style numbers 151, 153, 155, 157

6 Military Band Organs, undated

Style numbers 160, 163, 164, 165, 166, 180 and unidentified

56 6 Restored Military Band, undated

17 7 Wurlitzer 157 Band Organ; Lakeside Amusement Park, Denver, Colorado

Wurlitzer 180 Concert Organ, Fairfax, Virginia

8 Miscellaneous pianorgans, undated

9 Pianorchestras, 1912; style numbers 16, 17, 32

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10 Concert Pianorchestras, 1912 and undated

Style numbers 31, 32, 34, 42, 68c, and unidentified

11 Mandolin Pianorchestras, 1912

Style numbers 15, 18, 27A, 28, 25A, 28B, 29C

12 Mandolin Pianorchestras, 1912

Style numbers 30A, 30B, 33, 33A, 34, 34A

13 Mandolin Pianorchestras, 1912

Style numbers 38, 39, 40A, 47

14 Bijou Orchestras, various case designs, 1912

15 Motion Picture Orchestras, various case designs, undated

16 Paganini Violin Pianos, 1912 and undated

Style numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 7

17 Pianinos, various case designs, undated

18 Violin Pianos, case design numbers 5-13, undated

19 Violin-flute Pianos, undated

Unidentified automatic pianos

20 Automatic Harps, styles A and B, undated

Mandolin Quartette, 1912

Mandolin Sextette, 1912

18 1 Player Pianos, 1912; styles A, AX, D. DX

2 Player Pianos, 1912 and undated; styles SS, SA, X

3 Player Pianos, circa 1912; Style I, case designs 1 through 7

4 Player Pianos, circa 1912; Style I, case designs 13 through 23

5 Player Pianos, circa 1912; case designs 502, 503, 504

6 Player Pianos, circa 1912

case designs 606, 607, 623, 628, 629

7 Player Pianos, circa 1912-1920s

case designs 630, 631, 635,636, 638, 639

8 Player Pianos, circa early1920s case designs 708, 711, 716,

809, 810, 818 and unidentified

9 Player Pianos with radios, circa 1920-1925

88-note player pianos, undated

10 Electrical wiring of a player piano, undated

Subseries 2, Manual Pianos, circa 1920s-1970s; undated

11 Upright Pianos, undated; styles A, B, C, E and upright 280

12 Upright Pianos, undated

case designs 604, 605, 609, 610, 611, 612, 616

13 Upright Pianos, undated

case designs 619, 624, 625, 626, 627, 633, 641, 642

14 Upright Pianos, undated

Style/case designs 704, 707,717

15 Upright Pianos, undated

Style/case designs 801, 802, 805, 806, 807, 808, 809, 810, 811, 812

16 Upright Pianos, undated

Style numbers 813, 814, 815, 816, 817, 819, 826, 837

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17 Unidentified Upright Pianos, undated

18 61-note Pianos, 1920s-1931

Style numbers 900, 901 and unidentified

19 Grand Pianos, plain, undated; style numbers 240 and 250

Styles I, L,T and unidentified

20 Grand Pianos with period decoration, undated, styles identified

21 Grand Pianos with period decoration, undated, styles unidentified

22 Grand Pianos with period decoration, undated, styles unidentified, negatives

23 Decorated pianos in period rooms, undated

24 Period rooms at the Art Institute of Chicago, undated

25 Piano show rooms and window display, unknown locations, undated

Grand Pianos and Spinettes

26 Grand Piano interior, negative, undated

27 Butterfly Wing Grand Pianos, 1930s

56 7 People playing Butterfly Wing Pianos

Staged groups playing Butterfly Wing Pianos

18 28 Students playing Wurlitzer Electric Pianos, circa 1950s

Console Electric Piano, model 700

Unidentified Electric Pianos

29 Famous pianists at Wurlitzer Electric Pianos/ 1950s-1980s

Steve Allen, Count Basie, Jerry Butler, The Carpenters, Duke Ellington,

Stan Freeman

30 Famous pianists at Wurlitzer Electric Pianos/ 1950s-1980s

Isaac Hayes, Pete Jolly, Marian McPartland, Oscar Peterson,

George Shearing

31 Unidentified pianists with David Clayton-Thomas and Pete Fountain, 1970s

Unidentified rock band with Wurlitzer Electric Piano, 1970s

32 Spinnette Pianos, circa 1940s, 1950s

Model Numbers 210, 221B, 226, 1000, 1107, 1112, 2000, 2020, 2300, 2410

Model Number 1901 with members of Bluefield, West Virginia Salvation

Army

33 Spinnette Pianos, 1940s-1960s

Textile pianos, 73-note pianos

34 Spinnette Pianos, circa 1930s-1950s

Unidentified models and styles

19 1 Unidentified Miss America at Wurlitzer piano, 1920s

Letter to Cyril Farny at Wurlitzer Company

2 Piano promotions and events, circa 1940s

Clinics for music educators

3 Piano promotions, circa 1950s

Wurlitzer executives and others

4 Wurlitzer Spinnette on “Illini” car on train to the Rose Bowl, 1952

5 Wurlitzer piano contest winner with Ed Sullivan and Frankie Laine, 1950s

Wurlitzer parade floats, undated

6 Piano promotions/personal endorsements, circa 1930s-1950s

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Tito Guizar, Dave Rubinoff, Alexandro Vilalta, Griff Williams

7 Musicians and orchestras with Wurlitzer pianos, 1940s-1960s

Les Brown, Ted Fiorito, Ken Griffin, Hilton Sisters, Ted Lewis,

Marian McPartland, Mel Torme

8 Seven-foot piano at Marjer’s, Las Vegas, 1950

9 Unidentified people playing pianos, 1930s-1950s

10 Unidentified infants and toddlers at pianos, circa 1940s

Subseries 3, Organs, Accordions and Jukeboxes, 1920s-1978; undated

11 Church Organs, two-manual, straight and curved consoles, undated

12 Church Organs, three-manual, curved consoles, undated

13 Church organ parts, undated

Pipe units, chime mechanism, cabinet, bench

14 Unidentified churches, undated

15 Churches, 1958 and undated

16 Mortuary Organs and Organettes, undated

17 Residence Organs, two-manual, undated

Models RJ 4, RJ 12, RJ 16, RJ 20 and unidentified

Residence Organ, three-manual, unidentified

18 Residences, owners identified, undated

56 8 Interior of Rudolph Wurlitzer Cincinnati residence showing sound grilles

between stair steps, undated

Organ in Rudolph Wurlitzer residence, undated

19 19 Residences, owners unidentified, undated

20 Self-contained Organs and Roll-top Organ, undated

21 Sketches of pipe organ console, undated

Type and style unknown

22 Theater Organs, two-manual, undated

23 Theater Organs, three-manual, undated

24 Theater Organs, four-manual, undated

25 Arrival of “Mighty Wurlitzer” theater organ in Brisbane, Australia,

circa 1924

26 New York Paramount Mighty Wurlitzer removal for

shipment to West Coast 1965 March 4

27 Theater exteriors and interiors, circa 1920s-1949s

56 9 Radio City Music Hall Organ, undated

19 28 Radio City Music Hall Organist, Ray Bohr, undated

29 Theater organists: Don Anderson, W. Clifford Chaney, Lee Erwin,

T. Greison, Arlo Hults, undated

30 Theater organists: Stan Kann, George Wright, undated

Roger Fury, “Famed Mythical Theater Organist” 1978

Douglas Fairbanks and Sid Grauman at Egyptian Theater organ,

Los Angeles, undated

31 Unidentified theater organists, undated

32 “Mightiest Wurlitzer” pipe organ workers, 1977 June 23

33 Wurlitzer Hall in DeKalb Illinois, under construction, 1977 June

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34 “Mightiest Wurlitzer” console inspection, 1977 June

35 Wurlitzer Hall and “Mightiest Wurlitzer” console, 1977 July 14

36 “Mightiest Wurlitzer” moved to Wurlitzer Hall, 1977 December 15

37 “Mightiest Wurlitzer” pipe organ workers, 1978 January 17

“Mightiest Wurlitzer” pipe organ workers, undated

St. Louis Fox Theater organ pipes, undated

38 Organist David Ashby at the console of the “Mightiest Wurlitzer”

circa 1978

20 1 Electric Organs, development and introduction, 1949

2 Electric Organs. Original model 20 circa 1950

Model numbers 32, 44, 4200, 4410, and unidentified, 1950s

3 Lawrence Welk and others with Electric Organ, circa 1950s

Partridge Family with Electric Organ, 1970s

4 People playing Wurlitzer Electric Organs, circa 1940s-1960s

5 Electric Organ sales demonstrations, undated

6 Accordion promotions, circa 1930s-1940s

7 Lawrence Welk at Wurlitzer sales conference

and accordion promotions 1930s-1940s

8 Accordions, two unidentified models, undated

Accordion class, Interlaken, Michigan, undated

Last accordion made at De Kalb plant, 1951 September 14

9 Wurlitzer Jukeboxes at the Rheingold Terrace,

New York World’s Fair, 1939

10 Jukeboxes, circa 1946-1973

Models 1015, 1700, 1900, Centennial 1900 and 200, Nostalgic 1050

11 Unidentified musician with bowed one-string instrument, circa 1930s

Subseries 4, Radios and Refrigerators, 1920s-1930s

12 Lyric Radio . . . Product of Wurlitzer, circa 1920s

All American Mohawk Corporation

13 Lyric Self-tuning Radio, model 325, undated

Lyric “The Challenger” radio, deluxe models 97 and 98, undated

Model 454-U Two Band Receiver and unidentified,

14 Lyric radios, 1920s

15 Mohawk refrigerators, undated

Models 5, 10, 15, 20, 25

Subseries 5, World War II Defense Products, 1943-1944

16 Airplane propellers

17 Airplane wingtips, unidentified parts and manufacturing equipment

18 “Bat Bomb,” assembly and assembled

19 “Corsair Plane” and TR3 Plane

20 Glider assembled and glider parts

21 Glider partially assembled, glider parts, and tools

22 Glider pattern blocks

23 Glider wing assembly, crating the Glider

“Die taken at interstate” [?]

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24 Antenna AT-197/GR, Case CY-728/GR

Indicator I176/GX, Compass 1832-1A

25 Radar Indicator AN/APA-11-M1

26 Ring Converter TA-182/U

27 Proximity Fuses and air driven generator for V.T. fuses

28 Transmitter T-282/GR

29 Anti-icer and de-icer

30 Electric Sound apparatus

31 Equipment for C-46 Transport Plane: ramp, navigator’s table, seating

32 Gun Charger Type B1

Gun Charger T-9 parts, Slip ring assembly for Naval gun director

Mounting assembly MT 297/GR

33 Jet Instrument Trainer C-11B

Parts for Interstate Trainer Aircraft

34 World War II products: unidentified lab tests

Series 7, Photographs used in Wurlitzer Advertising and Public

Relations, 1904-1970; undated

Subseries 1, Promotional and Advertising Photographs, 1904-1970

21 1 Wurlitzer at Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis, 1904

2 Photocopies of Wurlitzer advertising circulars and postcards, circa 1915

Cafes and candy stores with Wurlitzer products, undated negatives

3 Streetcar advertising, York, Pennsylvania, circa 1920

4 Photo copy of direct mail advertising award, 1940

5 Advertising photographs for “Treasure Chest of Music” grand piano,

With models, 1920s

6 Matilda Jackson, harpist, circa 1920s

Christian E. Jarchow, Executive Vice president

International Harvester Company, undated

7 35 mm negatives of photographs of Wurlitzer harps and harp advertising

Circa 1920s

8 Julius Bauer Pianos, construction of, circa 1920s-1930s

9 Wurlitzer Bands, circa 1920s-1930s

10 Apollo Hall, donated by Wurlitzer to National Music Camp

Interlaken, Michigan, undated

11 Wurlitzer Piano Concerts, circa 1930s-1940s

12 Musicians: John Charles Thomas, Margie Meinhart and unidentified

Circa 1930s-1950s

13 Wurlitzer Press release with photo sheet showing 4 organs, circa 1952

14 Wurlitzer at Disneyland, 1955

Donation to the Strategic Air Command, 1956

15 Celebrating Wurlitzer’s listing on the New York Stock Exchange,

1966 March 16

16 “Position only” negative of advertisement, undated

17 Color transparencies, assorted advertising images, undated

Black and white film positive of illustration, undated

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18 “How Craftsmen Build the Wurlitzer Piano” slide film, 1939

Five 35mm black and white contact proof sheets [from original] undated

35mm slide version, undated, five sheets of slides, undated

19 “How Craftsmen Build the Wurlitzer Piano” undated

Filmstrip negatives for five contact sheets

Filmstrip positives, duplicate shots

20 Duplicate slides from slide film “How Craftsmen Build

the Wurlitzer Piano”

21 Incomplete copy of slide film, “How Craftsmen Build the Wurlitzer Piano”

3 slides missing

Subseries 2, Photographs, 1940s, 1970; undated

21 22 United States Army Air Corps photographs, 1940s

23 United States Marine Corps photographs, 1940s

24-25 Office of War Information photographs, combat training subjects, 1940s

26 Movie stills from “The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood “

showing Cocoanut Grove nightclub, undated

Movie still from “An American Tragedy” undated

27 Personal photographs, B. F. Garst family, undated

28 Unidentified personal photographs, undated

56 10 Advertisement in American School Board Journal, circa 1970, laminated

56 11 Film positive depicting unidentified building, undated

Series 8, Wurlitzer Employee Records and Related Materials, 1909-1961

Subseries 1, Employee Expense Reports, and Salary Records, North

Tonawanda Division, 1925-1942; undated

22 1 Employee Expense Reports, 1925 October-1926 February

2-3 Employee Expense Reports, 1926 March-September

4 Employee Expense Reports, 1926 October-1927 February

5 Employee Expense Reports, 1927 March-September

6 Employee Expense Reports, 1927 October-1928 April

7 Employee Expense Reports, 1928 June-December

8-10 Employee Expense Reports, 1929 January-June

11 Employee Expense Reports, 1930 January-March

23 1-2 Employee Expense Reports, 1930 April-December

3-5 Employee Expense Reports, 1931 January-December

6 Employee Expense Reports, 1932 January-June

61 7 Rudolph Wurlitzer Company Salary Rate Schedule

Retail Division and Executive Office, 1942

8 Salary Compensation Schedules, undated

Subseries 2, Payroll Books, Salary Schedules, Salary Adjustment

Applications, and Related materials, 1909-1945

78 Old

BB

Payroll Book A, 1909

Payroll Book B, 1909-1910

79 CC Payroll Book C, 1911-1912

80 I Payroll Book N, 1918-1919

81 7 Rudolph Wurlitzer Company Salary Rate Schedule

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Retail Division and Executive Office, 1942

8 Salary Compensation Schedules for officers and mangers, undated

9 Charts of executives and salaries, 1943

Worksheets for bonus applications, 1943

10 New job classification salary rate schedules, 1943; undated

11 Salary rated schedule for Plant I (North Tonawanda) and Plant II (DeKalb),

1940s

23 13 Salary Adjustment Applications, 1944 April-May

24 1-3 Salary Adjustment Applications, 1944 June-December

4-5 Salary Adjustment Applications, 1945 January-March

6 Salary Adjustment Applications, 1945 July

7 War Labor Board salary documents, 1945

42 18 Social Security and other wage and tax documents, 1939-1942

19 North Tonawanda salary schedules, 1941-1942

20 Items approved by Treasury Department

Wage Stabilization Orders, 1942-1945

21 Applications for payment of bonuses and for salary adjustments, 1943-1946

Subseries 3, General Employee Information, 1934-1961

24 8 Motivational messages for employees, 1934 January-1935 June

9 War related announcements and information for employees

1943; undated

10 Programs for Army-Navy “E” Award company picnic,1944 June 22

and related materials

11 Employee softball team and picnic announcements, 1944

12 Materials related to labor unions, 1940s-1950s

13 Announcements of company parties, 1955-1956

14 Communications to employees, DeKalb Division, 1956-1958, 1960

List of sales personnel, DeKalb Division

15 Employee savings and profit sharing information, 1951-1961

16 General information booklets for new employees, undated

Series 9, Production and Shipping Records, 1905-1987

Subseries 1. Disposition of Instruments Shipped, by Serial Number,

1905-1911, 1925-1938

57 1 1905-1911, numbers 10,001-15,470

54 circa 1925-1927, numbers 80,000-99,999

24 17 circa 1927-1928, numbers 105,000-105,999

18 circa 1928-1929, numbers 106,000-106,999

19 circa 1928-1929, numbers 107,000-107,997

20 circa 1928-1929, numbers 107,998-108,994

21 1929, numbers 108,995-109,994

22 1929, numbers 109,995-119,86

23 1929-1930, numbers 11,987-11,297

24 1930, numbers 11,298-13,988

25 1930, numbers 11,3989-11,4984

25 1 1930-1931, numbers 114,985-115,999

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2 1931-1932, numbers 117,000-117,998

3 1931-1932, numbers 117,999-118,997

4 1932-1933, numbers 118,998-119,000 and 120,000-120,995

5 1933-1934, numbers 120,996-121,999

6 1934-1935, numbers 138,000-139,007

7 1935, numbers 139,008-140,004

8 1935-1936, numbers 140,005-141,013

9 1936, numbers 141,014-142,022

10 1936, numbers 142,023-142,999

11 1936-1938, numbers 150,000-151,077

Subseries 2, Production Control Piano Serial Numbers, 1971-1981

26 1 1971-1972, numbers 1128001-1131521

2 1972, numbers 1125000-1128001

3 1972, numbers 1131522-1135008

4 1972, numbers 1135009-1138000

5 1972, numbers 1138001-1142026

27 1 1972-1973, numbers 1142027-1146492

2 1973, numbers 1146493-1150006

3 1973, numbers 1202110-1204969

4 1973, numbers 1205014-1208496

5 1973, numbers 1208497-1211487

28 1 1973-1974, numbers 1211489-1215001

2 1974,:numbers 1215002-1218487

3 1974, numbers 1218488-1221952

4 1974, numbers 1221953-1225995

5 1974, numbers 1225996-1229471

29 1 1974, numbers 1229472-1233342

2 1975-1976, numbers 1233343-1236994

3 1976, numbers 1236995-1240910

4 1976, numbers 1240911-1244694

5 1976, numbers 1244695-1248654

30 1 1976, numbers 1248655-1302240

2 1976-1977, numbers 1302241-1305562

3 1977, numbers 13055563-13006992

4 1977, numbers 1306993-1310516

5 1977, numbers 1310517-1310450

6 1977-1978, numbers 1314051-1318583

31 1 1978, numbers 1520000-1523831

2 1978, numbers 1523832-1527400

3 1978, numbers 1527420-1530983

4 1978-1979, numbers 1530984-1548583

5 1979-1980, numbers 1548584-1551595

32 1 1979, numbers 1551596-1554999

2 1979, numbers 1555000-1558021

3 1979-1980, numbers 1558022-1620043

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4 1980, numbers 1620065-1622999

5 1980, numbers 1623000-1627421

33 1 1980-1981, numbers 1627422-1670487

2 1981, numbers 1670488-1672999

3 1981, numbers 1673000-1675630

New Old

Subseries 3, Piano Serial Number Printouts, DeKalb Division, 1966-1987

86 SN-1 1966 January-June: 980,593 - 986,852

1966 June-December: 10,737 - 12,406

27,314 - 982,568

87 SN-2 1967 January-June: 26,703 - 980,592

88 SN-3 1967 July-December: 20,467 - 1,001,164

89 SN-4 1968 January-June: 35,932 - 1,015,327

90 SN-5 1963 January-July: 213,136 - 1,255, 232

91 SN-6 1970 January-March: 977,896 - 1,102,900

1970 April-June: 653,045 - 1,105,260

1970 July-December: 203,522 - 1,255,232

92 SN-7 1970 July-September: 896,502 - 1,115,786

1970 Oct.-December: 946,245 - 1,180,769

1971 January-March: 1,011,090 - 1,125,150

1971 April-June: 837,047 - 1,127,492

93 SN-8 1971 July-September: 980,965 - 1,151,193

1971 October-December: 1,024,785 - 1,190,090

94 SN-9 1972 January-March: 1,005,957 - 1,160,780

1972 April-June: 1,026,006 - 1,163,876

1972 July-September: 1,026,862 - 1,200,725

95 SN-10 1973 January-March: 1,022,040 - 1,202,111

1973 April-June: 1,063,031 - 1,207,453

96 SN-11 1973 July-September: 1,025,698 - 1,249,219

1973 October-December: 1,055,342 - 1,310,261

97 SN-12 1974 October-December: 1,076,722 - 1,219,369

98 SN-13 1974 July-September: 1,084,000 - 1,256,329

1974 October.-December: 1,013,880 - 1,330,709

99 SN-14 1975 January-June: 1,044,106 - 1,262,393

1975 July-December: 1,020,967 - 1,269,483

100 SN-15 1976 January-June: 1,081,464 -1,204,075

1976 July-December: 1,032,797 - 1,301,462

101 SN-16 1977 January-March: 1,034,728 - 1,322,936

1977 April-June: 0,124,635 - 1,382,971

1977 July-September: 1,195,605 - 1,449,486

1977 October-December: 1,146,749 - 1,459,690

102 SN-17 1978 January-June: 1,212,954 - 1,525,096

1978 July-December: 1,097,883 - 1,531,883

103 SN-18 1979 January-June: 1,015,305 - 1,579,135

1979 July-December: 1,022,451 - 1,596,056

104 SN-19 1980 January-June: 1,084,879 - 1,623,643

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1980 July-December: 1,271,466 - 1,629,097

105 SN-20 1981 January-June: 1,202,454 - 1,673,775

1981 July-December: 1,246,164 - 1,675,627

106 SN-21 1982 January-June: 0,022,228 - 1,707,252

1982 July-December: 0,005,246 - 1,720,847

107 SN-22 1983 1,519,046 - 1,735,197

108 SN-23 1984 January-June: 0,830,058 - 1,789,855

1984 July-December: 1,508,211 - 1,807,000

109 SN-24 1985 January-June: 0,153,146 - 1,828,110

1985 July-December: 0,011,173 - 1,852,206

110 SN-25 1986 January-June: 0,141,037 - 5,352,205

1986 July-December: 0,153,318 - 1,887,792

111 SN-26 1987 January-June: 0,156,693 - 1,888,977

1987 July-September: 0,157,965 - 9,047,684

New

Old

Subseries 4, Piano Serial Number Printouts, Holly Springs Division

1979-1989

112 SN-27 1979 153,146 - 158,818

1979 -- Young Chang 5,246 - 27,222

1980 1,506,528 - 1,596,284

1980 -- Young Chang 1,300,744 - 1,310,021

113 SN-28 1980-1981 1,596,285 - 1,653,621

114 SN-29 1981-1982 1,653,622 - 1,714,874

115 SN-30 1982-1984 1,714,875 - 1,775,271

116 SN-31 1983-1985 1,775,272 - 1,850,878

117 SN-32 1985-1988 1,850,879 - 2,002,137

118 SN-33 1989 1,069 - 9,280,212

New Old Subseries 5, Warranty Registration Printouts, 1977-1980

119 SN-34 1977

120 SN-35 1977

121 SN-36 1978

122 SN-37 1980

New Old Subseries 6, Serial Number Registers, 1971-1981

123 SN-38 1971-1972 1,125,000 - 1,142,026

124 SN-39 1972-1973 1,142,027 - 1,211,487

125 SN-40 1973-1975 1,211,489 - 1,229,741

126 SN-41 1975-1976 1,229,742 - 1,248,654

127 SN-42 1976-1978 1,248,655 - 1,318,585

128 SN-43 1978-1979 1,520,000 - 1,551,595

129 SN-44 1979-1980 1,551,596 - 1,626,099

130 SN-45 1980-1981 1,626,100 - 1,675,630

Subseries 7, Shipping Lists and Related Materials for Non-Defense

Products, 1911-1956

42 21 Factory Production Resume for Organs, 1911-1943

Breakdown of organs shipped in 1926

Details of organ construction, undated

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33 4-5 Shipping Lists, Model 219 Impulse Stepper

1946 April 27-1951 January 31

6-7 Shipping Lists, Wurlitzer Juke Box Model 3031 Selector Wall Box

1946 November 8-1950 October 19

34 1-2 Shipping lists, Phonographs, 1946 February 5-1946 June 14

3 Factory Record of Music Rolls, 1940s

4 Correspondence and related materials concerning pianos damaged

In shipment, 1955-1956

5 Miscellaneous shipping documents

Subseries 8, Inspection Materials, Product Specifications, and Warranty

Printouts, 1943-1944, 1980, 1987

6 ANC Bulletin, Wood Aircraft Inspection and Fabrication

Army-Navy Civil Committee, 1943 December 20

7 Inspection reports and related documents, 1943

8 Tags for rejected parts and related documents, 1943-1944

9 Examinations for inspection department, 1944

10 Report to Bureau of Aeronautics, U.S. Navy, 1944 May 10

11 General Aircraft Blueprint Information, undated

12 Laboratory test results and forms, undated

13 Manufacturing and processing Specifications, 1943-1944

14 Bulletins and forms regarding salvage and scrap, 1944

15 “Current Styles and Finishes” Holly Springs Division 1987 July24

76 7 Calculations of time spent on production and shipping activities, undated

Series 10, Shipping and Sales Records for Wurlitzer Dealerships,

Wurlitzer Retail Stores, and Rembert Wurlitzer, Incorporated,

1917-1952

Subseries 1, Records of Pianos and Other Instruments Shipped to

Retailers and Other Retail Records, 1925-1933

57 2 Daily lists of instruments shipped to retailers, 1925 October-December

58 1 Daily lists of instruments shipped to retailers, 1926 January-March

2 Daily lists of instruments shipped to retailers, 1926 April-June

4 Daily lists of instruments shipped to retailers, 1926 October-December

59 1 Daily lists of instruments shipped to retailers, 1931 January-August

2 Daily lists of instruments shipped to retailers, 1931 September-1932 April

3 Daily lists of instruments shipped to retailers, 1932 May-1933 April

Subseries 2, Records of Instruments Shipped to Dealers, 1930

34 15 Allen-Ayer

16 Barlow-Binion

17 Blanchard-Butler

35 1 California-Culp

2 Day-Duff

3 Eastern-Essenbaum

4 Fairbanks-Fuller

5 Gage-Guttenburger

6 Hall-Hyde

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7 Indian-Jordan

8 Keoun-Kronenwetter

9 Lamb-Long

10 McFayden-Meyer

11 Miller-Myer

12 Nash-Olmetti

13 Parker-Quakenbush

14 Rice-Routier

15 Sapp-Sylacauga

16 Taft-Whitman

17 Whittle-Yuncker

Subseries 3, Records of Pianos and Other Instruments Shipped to

Wurlitzer Stores and other Retail Records, 1925, 1930

36 1 Store locations: Ashland, Kentucky-Cincinnati, Ohio

2 Store locations: Cleveland, Ohio-Milwaukee, Wisconsin

3 Store locations: New York, New York-Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

4 Store locations: Rochester, New York-Youngstown, Ohio

5 List of instruments sold through branches, 1930

Automatics, harps, and unit organs

6 Retail Sales, miscellaneous customers, 1930

Subseries 4, Sales Reports and Data, Audits, and Inventories for

Wurlitzer Retail Stores, 1917-1952

7 Wurlitzer stores sales reports, 1917-1919

8 Wurlitzer stores sales reports, 1920 February-July

9 Wurlitzer stores sales reports, 1920 August-December

10 Wurlitzer stores sales reports, 1921 January-June

11 Wurlitzer stores sales reports, 1921 July-December

12 Wurlitzer stores sales reports, 1922 January-June

13 Wurlitzer stores sales reports, 1922 July-December

14 Ashland, Kentucky store interim audit report, 1937 June 9

15 Buffalo, New York store interim audit report, 1937 June 9

16 Chicago, store interim audit report, 1907

17 Chicago store special report, 1937 June21

18 Cincinnati store interim report 1937 June 9

19 Detroit store interim audit report, 1937 September 9

20 Hamilton, Ohio store interim audit report, 1937 September 10

21 Louisville, Kentucky store interim audit report, 1937 June 9

22 Milwaukee store interim audit report, 1937 October 20

23 New York store interim audit report, 1937 June 9

24 Philadelphia store interim audit report, 1937 June 9

25 Syracuse, New York store interim audit report, 1937 June 9

26 Youngstown, Ohio store interim audit report, 1937 June 9

60 1 Brooklyn Store, sales data 1937-1939

2 Buffalo store, sales data 1936-1948

3 Chicago store sales data, 1936-1948

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4 Chicago and Los Angeles inventories of stringed instruments, 1950s

5 Carson, Pirie, Scott [Chicago] sales data, 1944-1945

6 Cincinnati store sales data, 1936-1948

7 J. Diener, Cleveland showrooms, audit of sales 1932 April 1-1935 June 30

8 Cleveland store sales data, 1936-1948

9 Columbus, Ohio store sales data, 1936-1948

10 Detroit store sales data, 1936-1948

11 New York store sales data, 1936-1948

12 New York Violin Department Inventories, 1949 March

13 New York store inventory [stringed instruments] 1950 March 31

Handwritten lists, stringed instruments, 1950-1951

14 Philadelphia store sales data, 1936-1948

15 Piqua, Ohio store sales data, 1936-1948

16 Rochester, New York store sales data, 1936-1940

17 St. Louis store sales data, 1936-1939

18 Springfield [no state] store sales data, 1936-1939

19 Syracuse store sales data, 1936-1939

20 Youngstown, Ohio store sales data, 1936-1939

21 Rudolph Wurlitzer and Subsidiaries, cash audit of retail stores, 1934

22 All stores sales data, 1936-1948

Subseries 5, Rembert Wurlitzer Incorporated, New York, 1949-1952

60 23 Rembert Wurlitzer audit figures, 1949

36 27 Rembert Wurlitzer, New York; journal vouchers, 1949 April-1952 March

28-31

Rembert Wurlitzer, New York correspondence

1948 December-1952 April

32 Rembert Wurlitzer, New York rent computation sheets

1949 April-1952 March

33 Rembert Wurlitzer, New York miscellaneous notes, 1949 and undated

42 22 Records of sale of serially numbered inventory by Rembert Wurlitzer

1949 April-1952 March

Series 11, Records of Stock Certificates, Meeting Minutes, and Related

Financial and Legal Documents, 1908-1972

Subseries 1, Rudolph Wurlitzer Company, Wurlitzer Subsidiaries, and

Other Related Companies 1907-1972

43 1 All-American Mohawk Corporation, North Tonawanda, New York

Minutes of Directors meetings, 1928 March, May

2 All-American Mohawk Corporation

Minutes of Directors meetings, 1928 July-November

3 All-American Mohawk Corporation

Minutes of Directors meetings, 1929 February-December

81 11 Lease agreement for All-American Mohawk Corporation, 1930 April 28

Proposed layout for offices

43 4 All-American Mohawk Corporation

Minutes of Directors meetings, 1930 February-May, 1931 May-June

Audit Report to Directors, 1931 March 31

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5 All-American Mohawk Corporation

Minutes of Directors meetings, 1933 March, 1934 November

Legal documents for lawsuit, 1932 September

6 All-American Mohawk Corporation

Stock in McMillan Manufacturing Company, Incorporated; 1930 June 30

7 All-American Mohawk Corporation

Agreements with Wurlitzer Company, 1931 May

8-9 All-American Mohawk Corporation

Minutes of Stockholder meetings, 1929-1933

10-

11

All-American Mohawk Corporation

Audit Reports, 1932 , 1934

59 1 Apollo Piano Company and Melville Clark Piano Company

Legal documents, 1919

2 Apollo Piano Company, legal documents, 1921

3 Apollo Piano Company, audit reports, 1923 February 8

4 Apollo Piano Company, audit reports, 1924 February 20

43 12 Beach-Carlisle Violin Company, Cincinnati, Ohio

Stock certificates, 1922

13 Caldwell Piano Company, Cleveland, Ohio

Incorporation Documents, 1908

Agreements with B. Dreher Sons’ Company, Cleveland, 1908

14 Caldwell Piano Company

Minutes of directors meetings 1908-1920

15 Caldwell Piano Company

Volume of stock certificates, 1910-1919

16 Caldwell Piano Company

Stock-related documents, 1908, 1910, 1920

17 Central Discount Company, no location, audit, 1930

59 5 C. G. Conn Limited, Elkhart, Indiana, Audit report, 1917

6 C. G. Conn Limited, profit and income statements, 1918

7 C. G. Conn Limited, audit report, 1919

8 C. G. Conn Limited, audit reports, 1922-1923

9 C. G. Conn Limited, balance sheets, 1925-1926

10 C. G. Conn Limited, reports of the president, 1921-1923, 1926

11 C. G. Conn Limited, annual report, 1926; financial reports, 1919

12 C. G. Conn Limited, financial reports, 1927-1928

Letter to Howard E. Wurlitzer, 1928 March 14

43 18 DeKalb Piano Company, DeKalb, Illinois

Minutes of directors meetings and adoption of by-laws, 1926

Stockholders meeting minutes, 1927

Stock certificate

62 Dayton Photo Products, Dayton, Ohio

Minute book 1920-1923

44 1 Eagle Radio Company, Newark, New Jersey

Incorporation documents; 1922 March 28, 1926 July 8 and August 7

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2 Eagle Radio Company Stock Certificates, 1924 and undated

Annual Report, 1927 May 2

3 Eagle Radio Company

Minutes of directors meetings and related correspondence, 1922-1927

4 Fox Theaters Corporation, no location

Stock certificates, 1937

5 Loud, Robert L. Music Company Incorporated, Buffalo, New York

Certificate of incorporation, 1919

Minutes of stockholders and directors meetings, 1920-1936

6 Loud, Robert L. Music Company Incorporated

Stock certificates, 1919-1935

7 Loud, Robert L. Music Company Incorporated

Stock record book, 1919

8 Lyric Piano Company, Cincinnati, Ohio

Stock certificate book, 1909

9 Lyric Piano Company

Minute book, 1909 October-1917 May

10 Lyric Piano Company

Expense journal, 1929 August-1930 March

11 Lyric Piano Company

Stockholders and directors meeting minutes, 1918 May-1937 February

12 Lyric Piano Company

Certificate of Dissolution, 1937 March 3

45 1 Milner Musical Company, Cincinnati, Ohio

Book of stock certificates, 1907 July-1915 March

2 Milner Musical Company Articles of Incorporation 1907 June 26

Amendment to Articles, 1924 March 5

Certificate of Dissolution, 1937 June 28

3-4 Milner Musical Company

Minutes of directors meetings, 1907 June-1937 February

5 Morsatti Incorporated, Los Angeles, California

By-Laws, 1934 February

Minutes of directors meetings, 1934 February-March

6 Southern Ohio Radio Corporation, no location

Audit report to Wurlitzer officers, 1930

7 Western Industries Corporation, Wilmington, Delaware

Incorporation Papers, 1925 December 29

Minutes of directors meetings, 1926 January-1936 October

8 Western Industries Corporation stock certificates, 1926-1936

9 Western Industries Corporation stock certificate record, 1926-1936

10 Western Industries Corporation dissolution documents, 1936

46 1 Wunderlich Piano Company, Kansas City, Missouri

Book of stock certificates, 1918-1922

2 Wunderlich Piano Company

Book of stock certificates, 1922-1926

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3 Wunderlich Piano Company

Minutes of Directors meetings, 1926 January-September

Related correspondence

4 Wunderlich Piano Company stock transactions

1918 December-1920 April

5 Wurbild Corporation

Auditor’s statement 1934 March 31

6 Wurlitzer Acceptance Corporation, Chicago, Illinois

Auditor’s certificate and comments, 1958 May 8

Account statement, 1971 April-1972 March

7 Wurlitzer of California Stock Certificates, 1914

8 Rudolph Wurlitzer Company

Report to the Securities and Exchange Commission for 1936

9 Rudolph Wurlitzer Company

Report to the Securities and Exchange Commission for 1937

10 Rudolph Wurlitzer Company

Report to the Securities and Exchange Commission, 1938

11 Rudolph Wurlitzer Company

Report to the Securities and Exchange Commission, 1939

includes “Exhibits I, II, III and IV to Form 8 (Amendment to Form 10-K”

12 The Wurlitzer Company

Report to the Securities and Exchange Commission, 1986

63 1 Rudolph Wurlitzer Company stockholders meeting minute book, 1890-1899

2 Rudolph Wurlitzer Company stockholders meeting minute book, 1916-1926

3 Loose documents found in minute books, 1905 and undated

Includes undated incorporation document for unnamed company

84 9 Rudolph Wurlitzer Company Articles of Incorporation, 1909 March 25

Rudolph Wurlitzer Company Certificate of Subscription, 1909 March 29

[these documents originally bound into minute book of 1890-1899]

61 13 Rudolph Wurlitzer Company Consolidated Earnings and Investment Capital

for 1908-1912 (1927)

14 Rudolph Wurlitzer Company Common Stock Values,

1913 May 31-1921 April 30

Specimen Wurlitzer Company stock certificates

1971 and undated

46 13 Youngstown Music Company, minutes of meetings,

1926 January-1927 February

Statement of Shareholders, 1930 April 9

Certificate of Dissolution, 1932 November 18

Subseries 2, Records of Stock Holdings by Members of the Wurlitzer

Family, 1920s-1930s

61 15 Record of stock holdings, Rudolph H. Wurlitzer and family, 1929 June 15

16 Record of stock holdings, Farny R. Wurlitzer and family, 1929 June 15

17 Record of stock holdings, Silvia W. Farny and family, 1929 June 15

18 Notations re Silvia Farny’s stock holdings, 1920s-1930s

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19 Record of stock holdings, Leonie W. Eilers and family, 1929 June 15

20 Record of stock holdings, estate of Howard E. Wurlitzer, deceased

1929 June 15

Series 12, Rudolph Wurlitzer Company Financial Records, 1899-1986

Subseries 1, Audit Reports, Financial Statements, Tax Records and

Related Materials, 1899-1950

64 1-6 Rudolph Wurlitzer Company audit reports, 1899-1918

7-9 Rudolph Wurlitzer Company audit reports, 1907-1909

10 DeKleist Musical Instrument Manufacturing Company, Audit reports, 1908-

1909

11-19 Rudolph Wurlitzer Company audit reports, 1910-1919

65 1-10 Rudolph Wurlitzer Company audit reports, 1920-1929

69 1-4 Wurlitzer Grand Piano Company and subsidiaries audit reports, 1926-1936

5 Rudolph Wurlitzer Company, DeKalb Division, audit reports, 1937-1939

47 1-8 Rudolph Wurlitzer Company audit reports, 1930-1937

48 1-2 Rudolph Wurlitzer Company audit reports, 1938-1939

3-5 Rudolph Wurlitzer Company audit reports, 1942-1945

6-8 Rudolph Wurlitzer Company financial statements, 1944 April-December

9-10 Rudolph Wurlitzer Company financial statements, 1945 January-March,

August

37 1-3 Rudolph Wurlitzer Company financial statements, 1946 April-December

4-7 Rudolph Wurlitzer Company financial statements, 1947 January-December

8-10 Rudolph Wurlitzer Company financial statements, 1948 January-September

38 1-2 Rudolph Wurlitzer Company financial statements, 1948 October-December

3-6 Rudolph Wurlitzer Company financial statements, 1949 January-December

7-9 Rudolph Wurlitzer Company financial statements, 1950 January-December

49 1-10 Rudolph Wurlitzer Company, North Tonawanda Division audit reports,

1930-1939

11-14 Rudolph Wurlitzer Company, DeKalb Division financial statements,

1945 April-1946 June

50 1-2 Rudolph Wurlitzer Company, DeKalb Division financial statements,

1946 July-December

3-6 Rudolph Wurlitzer Company, DeKalb Division financial statements, 1947

7-10 Rudolph Wurlitzer Company, DeKalb Division financial statements, 1948

11 Rudolph Wurlitzer Company, DeKalb Division financial statements

1949 January-February

66 1 Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company audit reports, 1909

2-3 Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company audit reports, 1911-1912

4-5 Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company audit reports, 1915-1916

6-18 Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company audit reports, 1917-1929

67 1 Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company financial statements,

1911 March-December

2-9 Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company financial statements,1912-1919

68 Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company financial statements, 1920-1926 69 6 Wurlitzer Insurance and Pension Funds audit reports, 1916-1917

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7 Rudolph Wurlitzer Company and Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company

Profit and Loss statements for Automatic Instrument Sales, 1919-1926

7 Employee Cooperative Store financial statements, 1921-1928

9 Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company

Revised Property Values and Depreciation Reserves, 1928

70 1 Rudolph Wurlitzer Company, method of recording trade-ins, 1935

Rudolph Wurlitzer Company, progress report on changes in accounting

system, 1935

2 Rudolph Wurlitzer Company, report on operations, 1937

3 Tax Examiner’s Report, 1924. Includes list of patents prior to 1913 March

31

4 Wurlitzer Company Ohio tax refunds for 1938

5 Wurlitzer Company comparison of annual taxes for states of

Ohio, New York, and Illinois, 1938

6 Reports on purchase money obligations under the collateral trust indenture

between The Rudolph Wurlitzer Company and The Fifth Union Trust

Company of Cincinnati, Ohio, 1937-1939

7 Special report on trade receivables, 1937-1939

8 Correspondence regarding change of business methods at North Tonawanda

1940-1941

Subseries 2, President’s Reports to Board of Directors and Annual

Reports, 1936-1986

39 1-3 Rudolph Wurlitzer Company, President’s reports to Board of Directors

1943 July-1944 November

4 Rudolph Wurlitzer Company, President’s reports to Board of Directors, 1945

5 Rudolph Wurlitzer Company, President’s reports to Board of Directors, 1946

6 Rudolph Wurlitzer Company, President’s reports to Board of Directors, 1947

7-8 Rudolph Wurlitzer Company, President’s reports to Board of Directors, 1948

9-10 Rudolph Wurlitzer Company, President’s reports to Board of Directors, 1949

40 1 Rudolph Wurlitzer Company, President’s reports to Board of Directors, 1950

January, March, May, June

2 Rudolph Wurlitzer Company, President’s reports to Board of Directors, 1950

July, September, October, December

3 Rudolph Wurlitzer Company Annual Reports, 1936-1939

4 Rudolph Wurlitzer Company Annual Reports, 1940-1943, 1945

5 Rudolph Wurlitzer Company Annual Reports, 1946-1949

6 Rudolph Wurlitzer Company Annual Reports, 1950-1953, 1955

7 Rudolph Wurlitzer Company Annual Reports, 1956-1959

8 Rudolph Wurlitzer Company Annual Reports, 1960, 1963, 1969

9 Rudolph Wurlitzer Company Annual Reports, 1966-1969

10 Rudolph Wurlitzer Company Annual Reports, 1970-1973

11 Rudolph Wurlitzer Company Annual Reports, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978

12 Rudolph Wurlitzer Company Annual Reports, 1984-1987

13 Rudolph Wurlitzer Company Quarterly Reports, 1984-1986 NEW

#s

OLD Subseries 3, Journals, Ledgers, and Cash Books, 1893-1938

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131 A DeKleist Musical Instruments Company Journal, 1903-1905

132 D DeKleist Musical Instruments Company Journal, 1905-1907

133 E DeKleist Musical Instruments Company Journal, 1908

134 B DeKleist Musical Instruments Company Ledger number 1, 1903-1907

135 F DeKleist Musical Instruments Company Ledger number 2, 1908

136 G DeKleist Musical Instruments Company Journal 1903-1905

137 C DeKleist Musical Instruments Company Cash Book, 1907-1908

138 H North Tonawanda Barrel Organ Factory Ledger, Wurlitzer page two 1893-

1900

139 X Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company

Journal A, 1909-1912,

Journal C, 1915-1919

140 Y Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company

Journal D, 1919-1922

Journal C, 1922-1924

141 W Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company

Journal F, 1924-1925

Journal C, 1926-1927

142 V Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company

Journal F, 1924-1925

Journal C, 1926-1927

143 T Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company

Journal J, 1930-1931

Journal K, 1931-1933

144 U Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company

Journal, 1933-1935

145 A-19 Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company

General Ledger A, 1909-1911

General Ledger B, 1912-1913

146 A-20 Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company

General Ledger C, 1914-1915

General Ledger E, 1918-1919

147 A-21 Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company

General Ledger F, 1920-1921

General Ledger G, 1922-1924

148 A-22 Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company

General Ledger H, 1925-1927

General Ledger I, 1928-1929

149 A23 Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company

General Ledger J, 1930-1932

Private Ledger A, 1909-1913

150 A-24 Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company

Private Ledger B, 1914-1916

Private Ledger C, 1917-1918

151 A-25 Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company

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Private Ledger D, 1919-1921

Private Ledger E, 1922-1924

152 A-26 Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company

Private Ledger F, 1925-1929

Private Ledger G, 1930-1932

153 A-31 Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company Employee Cooperative Store

Journal, 1926-1928

Ledger 1920-1928

154 VV Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company, Cash Received C, 1920-1923

155 WW Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company, Cash Received D, 1923-1925

156 RR Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company, Cash Received E, 1925-1927

157 UU Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company, Cash Received F, 1927-1928

158 SS Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company, Cash Received G, 1928-1930

159 TT Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company, Cash Received H, 1930-1932

160 XX Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company, Cash Received I, 1932

161 Z Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company, Check Register D, 1916-1918

162 R Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company, Check Register E, 1918-1920

163 Q Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company, Check Register F, 1920-1921

164 P Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company, Check Register G, 1922-1923

165 L Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company, Check Register H, 1923-1924

166 M Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company, Check Register I, 1924-1926

167 O Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company, Check Register J, 1926-1927

168 K Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company, Check Register K, 1927-1928

169 N Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company, Check Register L, 1928-1929

170 QQ Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company, Check Register M, 1930-1931

171 J Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company, Check Register N, 1931-1932

172 C-1 Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company, Invoice Register, 1933-1935

173 C-2 Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company, Invoice Register, 1936-1937

174 C-3 Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company, Invoice Register, 1937-1938

175 A-4 Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company, General Ledger #2, 1909-1911

General Ledger number 3, 1911-1913

176 A-5 Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company, General Ledger 5, 1916-1918

177 A-6 Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company, General Ledger 6, 1918-1920

178 A-7 Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company, General Ledger 6, 1918-1920

179 A-8 Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company, General Ledger 8, 1923-1925

180 A-9 Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company, General Ledger 9, 1926-1929

181 FF Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company, General Ledger, 1930-1934

182 A-10 Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company, Private Ledger number 2,

1899-1903

Private Ledger number 3, 1903-1905

183 A-11 Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company, Private Ledger 4, 1905-1906

184 A-12 Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company, Private Ledger 5, 1907-1908

185 A-13 Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company, Private Ledger 6, 1909-1911

186 A-14 Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company, Private Ledger 7, 1912-1915

187 A-15 Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company, Private Ledger 8, 1915-1916

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189 A-16 Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company, Private Ledger 9, 1916-1919

190 A-17 Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company, Private Ledger 10, 1910-1923

191 A-18 Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company, Private Ledger 11, 1924-1930

192 DD Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company, Private Ledger, 1930-1934

193 EE Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company, Cash Received, 1937-1938

194 A-30 Wurlitzer Insurance Fund, Private Ledger B, 1927-1931

195 GG Wurlitzer Insurance Fund, Cash Book number 2, 1917-1931

196 HH Wurlitzer Insurance Fund, Cash Book number 3, 1929-1931

Series 13, Maps and Charts, 1931-1976

84 10 Map of the business portion of Cincinnati, 1863

Blueprint: “Diagram for showing tube connections for bell action and

xylophone actions” 1949 May 3

The following are copied from a previous list. Presumed to be in

map drawers.

Fire insurance maps,

Wurlitzer Grand Piano Company, 1931 October 28

Creamery Package Manufacturing Company, DeKalb, 1931 October 29

Wurlitzer Company,1963, 1965, 1967

Sewer system maps, Wurlitzer Company, State Street

Storm drains, plate 1-24,

Sanitary sewers, plate 2-24,

Water mains, plate 1-24,

Sewer system maps, State Street and Dietz Avenue,

Storm drains, plate 1-25,

Sanitary sewers, plate 2-25,

Water mains, plate 3-25,

Wurlitzer Company, sewers and sprinklers, 1955 revised 1959

Wurlitzer Company, 1966 August 15

Wurlitzer Company, building, number 24 floor plan, 1975-1976

Wurlitzer Company, contour map

Apollo Piano Company, 1923 September 1

St. Regis Paper Company, DeKalb, 1961 August 30

Certificates and Plats of Surveys,

Creamery Package Manufacturing Company, DeKalb, 1964 February 18

Sections 23 and 24, DeKalb, 1970 June 22-25

Wurlitzer Company, Organizational Charts, 1932-1934; 1941

Aerial Photograph, DeKalb, undated

Series 14, Organ Installation Drawings, 1920-1931; undated

Fox Theatre, 1928

Main organ, specification four, manual, 1928 November 13

Main organ, specification four, manual, 1928 November 13

Solo and percussion specification organ, 1928 November 14

Organ, orchestral, specification four, manual, 1928 November 13

Organ Foundation, specification four, manual, 1928 November 15

Organ Foundation, specification four, manual, 1928 November 15

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Harp xylophone and piano organ, 1928 November 15

Diaphone chamber, 1928 November 17

Relay room style four manual, 1928 November 19

Famous Players Studio, 1929

Main and solo organ style special, 1929 January 1

Main organ and relay room special, 1929 January 1

Solo organ, special, 1929 January 16?

Relay and blower room style special, 1929 January 10

Stanley Theatre, 1929

Organ style special, main, 1929 March 21

Organ style special, main, 1929 March 21

Organ special, solo, 1929 March 21

Organ special, solo, 1929 March 21

Metropolitan Theatre, 1930

Main organ, special, 1930 February 28

Solo organ, special, 1930 February 28

Foundation organ, special, 1930, March 3

Orchestral organ, special, 1930, March 4

Relay & comb. Machine Rooms Spec 1930 March 4.

Paramount Theatre, 1924-1931; undated

Main organ- Bal. number 2 1931 November 30

Solo organ- Balaban number 2 1931 November 30

Vibraphone Assembly for Chrysoglot, undated

XA- 1725- RL, revised, 1929 February 2

Spring rail and Bolster - Standard

Layout style 285 1915 February

Assembly of Fire Gong XA 838 RL 1928 March 26

8 x 20 Equalizer XA 17R 1920 July 26

Trap & Trunk Assembly XA 845 RL 1919 August 19

Trap & Trunk Assembly XA 818 RL 1919 August 8

Tambourine Act. 1920 August 25

Combination Machine Style H XA 119 1922 October 5

Trap machine XA 41 RL 1921 September 14

Tremulant 9” x 2’6” 1923 January 28

Adjustable Combination Machine 1924 April 2

State Theatre, Kilbourn England, 1937

Proposed 4 Manual Console Frame 1937 March 3

Revised 4 Manual Console Frame 1937 May 3

Kew Theatre, San Francisco, California, 1926

Style “D” Organ 1926 September 28

Sheridan Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, 1926

Main organ Upper “SPEC” 1926 March 31

Main (Lower) Style Sp. 1926 March 31

Solo organ Style Sp. 1926 March 31

Relay room- Style spec. 1926 March 31

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Ambassador Theatre, St. Louis, Missouri, 1920-1928

Relay room 1926 May 25

Series ? Marbro Theatre Chicago, Illinois

Relay room1 927 February 4

Tremulant 7” x 18” 1920 February 18

Equalizer 10 XA 24 1920 July 24

Crash cymbal 1922 April 17

Tambourine XA121 ORL 1926July 24

Assembly of damper action for Chysoglott XA- 1442 R. L.1924 April 17

Assembly of snare drum action 1924 April 25

165 note metal player action XA 1515 RL 1926 May 18

Retaining stop action (Relay) 165 note player XA 1506 RL, 1925 July 18

Retaining stop action switch B’ d 165 note player XA 1505 RL 1926 July 19

Surf machine assembly XA -50 -R 1927 July 20

Music rack – standard consoles 1928 February 3

Capitol Theatre Raleigh North Carolina, 1927

Organ “B” + Tibia and Chry 1927 January 18

Neptune Theatre, Kansas City, Missouri, 1926

Organ style “D” 1926 June 30

172nd

& 3rd

Avenue, Bronx, New York, 1926

Main organ style number 190 1926 November 27

Solo organ Style number 190 1926 November 29

Tonanwanda Street Theatre, Buffalo, New York, 1926

Main Organ Style “F” 1926 November 29

Solo Organ Style “F” 1926 December 1

Strand Theatre, Madison, Wisconsin, 1926

Relay and Percussion chamber 1926 October 15

Solo Organ Style number 235 1926 October 14

Main Organ Style number 235 1926 October 14

Stillwell Theatre, Brooklyn, New York, 1926

Main Organ Style “H” 1926 November 22

Solo Organ Style “H” 1926 November 23

Majestic Theatre, Sacramento, California, 1926

Main Organ Style “H” 1926 November 18

Solo Organ Style “H” 1926 November 19

New Theatre Red Lion, Pennsylvania, 1926

Style “B” 1926 November 11

Van Croix Theatre, Eau Gallie, Florida, 1926

Style B + Tibia Organ undated

Style “D” Organ 1926 November 11

Riverside Theatre, Jacksonville Florida, 1925

Style “E” Organ 1925 December 24

Drexel Theatre, Chicago, Illinois, 1925

Organ style “B” + Tibia 1925 December 24

Height Theatre, Cleveland Ohio, 1926-1927

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Main Organ Style “F” 1926 January 7

Solo Organ Style “F” 1927 January 8

Temple Theatre, Detroit Michigan, 1929

Organ Style “E” 1929 January 5

South Troost Theatre, Kansas City, Missouri, 1926

Solo Organ Style “B” 1926 December 17

Main Organ Style “B” 1926 December 17

Carroll Theatre Brooklyn New York, 1926

Main Style “H” 1926 December 27

Solo Organ Style “H” 1926 December 28

Liberty Theatre, Herkimer, New York, 1927

Main Organ Style “E” 1927 April 19

Solo Theatre Style “E” Drawing 1927 April 19

Palace Schine, Auburn New York, 1927

Main Organ Style “E” 1927 April 11

Solo Organ Style “E” 1927 April 11

Kirby Theatre, Houston Texas

Classic Theatre, Dayton, Ohio, 1927

Main Organ Style “D” 1927 April 8

Solo Organ “D” 1927 April 9

Colonial Theatre, Norwich New York, 1927

Main Organ Style “E” 1927 April 7

Solo Organ Style “E” 1927 April 8

Granada Theatre, Detroit, Michigan, 1927

Solo organ Style “E” 1927 March 29

Main organ Style “E” 1927 March 25

Innis Theatre Columbus, Ohio, 1927

Organ “B” + Tibia 1927 February 24

Lakeland Theatre, Lakeland Florida, 1927

Organ Style “B” 1927 January 18

Lowes Colonial Theatre Reading, Pennsylvania, 1926

Main organ Style “H”1926 March 10

Solo organ Style “H” 1926 March 10

Strand Theatre Montgomery Alabama, 1926

Style “D” Organ 1926 May 17

Lowes Theatre Boston, Massachusetts, 1926

Solo Organ Style number 235 1926 May 14

Main Organ Style 235 1926 May 13

Bluebird Theatre Petersburg, Virginia 1926 May 10

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