William Volker & Company Collection
Collection
Identifier: MS-0117
Scope and Contents
The William Volker & Company Collection is housed in the LaBudde Special Collections at the UMKC Miller Nichols Library. The collection consists of material related to Volker and his Kansas City-based company, a picture-frame/window-shade retail manufacturer that became a successful home-furnishings wholesaler with locations across the country. The collection is divided into three series, Biographical/Historical, Advertisements/Promotions, and Photographs/Graphics; and includes primarily news articles, images and company ads.
Dates
- 1931 - 1976
Creator
- Volker, William, 1859-1947 (Person)
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright status is unknown
Extent
1 Linear Feet (LaBudde: 1 Manuscript Box.)
Language of Materials
English
- Author
- LaBudde: Suzanne Golden, Kelly McEniry (supervising archivist).
- Date
- LaBudde: April 2007.
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the University of Missouri-Kansas City Special Collections and Archives Repository
