STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF MISSOURI RESEARCH CENTER-ST. LOUIS
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS
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Judson Moss Bemis and his brother Stephen Allen Bemis started the Bemis Company 1858 in St. Louis, Missouri. In 1873 the name was changed to Bemis Brothers and Company, than later in 1885 to Bemis Brothers Bag Company. The company operated plants or subsidiaries in Boston, Minneapolis, New Orleans, St. Louis, San Francisco, and Vancouver, Washington.
The company expanded from the manufacture of bags, primarily for seed, to include a variety of packaging products for many different types of materials including food, chemicals, automotive and pharmaceutical supplies.
SCOPE AND CONTENT
The Bemis Bag Company are divided into three series. In series one the Bemis Bag contains articles and correspondence in alphabetical and chronologically, folders 1-13. In series two contains newsclippings and reports in alphabetical and chronologically, folders 14-20. In series three contains scrapbook. In series four contains yearbooks. In series five contains photographs arranged chronologically, folders 21-30.
SERIES DESCRIPTION
SERIES 1 This series contains articles and correspondence arranged chronologically, folders 1-13.
SERIES 2 This series contains newsclippings and reports arranged chronologically, folders 14-20.
SERIES 3 Scrapbook , folder 21
SERIES 4 Publications, folders 22-27
This series contains yearbooks in arranged alphabetical folders 21-30.
SERIES 5 This series contains photographs arranged chronologically, folders 28-30.
FOLDING LISTING
SERIES 1 This series contains articles and correspondence, arranged chronologically, folders 1-13.
1. Articles, 1966-1975
2. Correspondence, 1955, 1956
3. Correspondence, 1962-1965
4. Correspondence, 1966
5. Correspondence, 1968
6. Correspondence, 1970
7. Correspondence, 1972,1973
8. Correspondence, 1974
9. Correspondence, 1975
10. Correspondence, 1976
11. Correspondence, 1976
BOX 2 (030789)
12. Correspondence, 1976
13. Correspondence, 1987
SERIES 2 This series contains newsclippings and reports arranged chronologically, folders 14-20
14. Newsclippings, 1965-1975
15. Reports. 1966
16. Reports, 1973
17. Reports, 1974
18. Reports, 1975
19. Reports, 1975
20. Reports, 1976
BOX 3 (030798)
SERIES 3 Scrapbook
21. Scrapbook, 1931
SERIES 4 Publications This series contains yearbooks and the Louisiana Purchase Exposition these items were donated to the Bemis Bag Company, folders 22-27.
22. Central High School, 1910
23. Central High School, 1853-1953
24. Normandy High School, 1938-1941
25. Louisiana Purchase Exposition, 1904
26. Roosevelt High School, 1931
27. Roosevelt High School, 1932
SERIES 5 Photographs, 1904-1956
28. Photographs, 683.1-683.22
29. Photographs, 683.23-683.45
30. Photographs, 683.46-683.83
INDEX
Business
Labor
STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF MISSOURI RESEARCH CENTER-ST. LOUIS
222 THOMAS JEFFERSON LIBRARY
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI-ST. LOUIS
8001 NATURAL BRIDGE ROAD
ST. LOUIS, MO 63121
(314)516-5143
whmc@umsl.edu