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The Armour & Company organizational records series (1943-1975) contains Armour & Company interdepartmental correspondence, internally published newsletters, sales figures, meat packing statistics, and press releases. These records detail the company's attempts to improve worker efficiency, encourage workplace safety, maximize sales revenue, reduce waste, and promote the company's public image. The series also contains instructional guides, booklets, and newsletters published by Armour & Company for processing and selling meat products.
Armour & Company was a meat packing company founded by Philip Danforth Armour, along with his brothers Herman and Joseph, in Chicago, Illinois in 1967. The company primarily focused on meat packing, but also sold products create from animal byproducts including canned food, soap, and pharmaceuticals. Armour & Company was divideded and sold to different companies over time, and its current parent company is Conagra Brands.
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Collection Name: C. Vern Olmstead Professional Papers
Box/Folder: Box 05, Box 06, Box 07, Box 08, Box 09, Box 10, Box 11, Box 12, Box 13, Box 14, Box 15, Box 16, Box 17
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Materials remain as they were received.