Wanamaker, John, 1838-1922

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John Wanamaker was founder of a Philadelphia department store.

From the description of Collection, 1779-1892. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122632980

John Wanamaker, 1838-1822. Born Philadelphia, created first department store, pioneered use of price tags, money back guarantees, newspaper ads, and white sales. Instituted employee health care, pensions, and fringe benefits.

Samuel Sydney McClure, 1857-1949. Founder, editor, and publisher of McClure's Magazine.

J.W. Clarke. Editor and writer at McClure's Magazine.

William Orton Tewson, 1877-1941. Born Penge, Surrey, England, editor and columnist.

From the description of Letters to The S.S. McClure Co for J.W. Clarke and Mr. Tewson, 1889 April 23 and 1911 July 4. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 60358776

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referencedIn Matthew Stanley Quay Papers, 1776-1949, (bulk 1890-1904) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
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referencedIn E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. Correspondence, 1805-1901. Hagley Museum & Library
referencedIn Du Pont, Francis Gurney, 1850-1904. Papers, 1818-1947. Hagley Museum & Library
creatorOf Meek, Samuel W., fl. 1886-1917. Papers, 1886-1917. William & Mary Libraries
creatorOf Wanamaker, John, 1838-1922. Letters to The S.S. McClure Co for J.W. Clarke and Mr. Tewson, 1889 April 23 and 1911 July 4. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf United States. Postmaster General. Appointment of Seth S. Boynton as postmaster for Oroville, Calif. : : Washington, D.C., D.S., 1892 Jan. 8. UC Berkeley Libraries
creatorOf Leeds, Josiah W. (Josiah Woodward). Scrapbooks, 1872-1907. Haverford College Library
referencedIn Raskob, John J. (John Jakob), 1879-1950. Papers, 1900-1956. Hagley Museum & Library
referencedIn Robert C. Ogden Papers, 1843-1913, (bulk 1890-1913) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn William L. Hamburger prints collection [manuscript], 1928-1940. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn John Wanamaker (Firm). John Wanamaker collection, 1827-1987. Historical Society of Pennsylvania
referencedIn Philadelphia Times Publishing Company. Records, 1748-1906 (bulk 1876-1906). Hagley Museum & Library
referencedIn William T. Hornaday Papers, 1866-1975, (bulk 1906-1936) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Herndon, William Henry, 1818-1891. ALS, 1890 Aug. 8-9, Springfield, Ill., to John Eleazer Remsburg. Rosenbach Museum & Library
referencedIn Oliver Lyman Spaulding papers, 1861-1921 Bentley Historical Library
referencedIn Harrison, Benjamin, 1833-1901. Pacific Coast tour photographs and ephemera, 1891-1987 Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Pomeroy, Eltweed, b. 1860. Papers of Eltweed Pomeroy, 1893-1912. Library of Congress
creatorOf Wanamaker, John, 1838-1922. Correspondence with Edgar Fahs Smith, 1911-1920. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Augustus Mendon Lord collection, Lord (Augustus Mendon) collection, (bulk 1876-1908), 1778-1908 John Hay Library, Special Collections
referencedIn Stuart, Edwin Sydney, 1853-1920. Papers, 1886-1905. Historical Society of Pennsylvania
referencedIn Learned Hand papers Harvard Law School Library Langdell Hall Cambridge, MA 02138
referencedIn President Benjamin Harrison's tour to the Pacific Coast : photographs and ephemera, 1891-1987. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Louis T. Michener Papers, 1880-1927 Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Benjamin Harrison Papers, 1780-1948, (bulk 1853-1901) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Sawyer, Philetus, 1816-1900. Miscellany, 1840-1918. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn Sims, Irene Sickel, 1887-1980. Irene Sickel Sims diary, 1916-1967, bulk 1916-1917. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
creatorOf Culin, Stewart, 1858-1929. Culin Archival Collection Series 1: General Correspondence 1886-1929 1919-1929 (bulk). Brooklyn Museum Libraries & Archives
creatorOf John Wanamaker department store art gallery records Archives of American Art
creatorOf Bethany Presbyterian Church (Philadelphia, Pa.). Session. [Correspondence and legal documents concerning John Wanamaker's bequest, 1924-1934]. Presbyterian Historical Society, PHS
creatorOf White, Stanford, 1853-1906. Stanford White correspondence and architectural drawings, 1887-1922, (bulk 1887-1907). Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Charles M. Kurtz papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn Levi P. Morton Correspondence, 1860-1912 Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center
creatorOf Downing, Henry Hawkins, 1853-. Papers of the Minor and Venable families [manuscript], 1828-1904. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Müller, Josias, b. 1828. Papers of Josias Müller [manuscript], 1845-1907. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Houghton Mifflin Company correspondence and records, 1832-1944. Houghton Library
referencedIn Charles Lewis Slattery papers Houghton Library
creatorOf Baily, Joshua L. (Joshua Longstreth), 1826-1916. Papers, 1818-1956. Haverford College Library
referencedIn Correspondence and compositions, 1718-1946 (inclusive) 1873-1919 (bulk). Theodore Roosevelt Collection, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
referencedIn Wharton Barker Papers, 1864-1921, (bulk 1887-1896) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Sinclair, Robert Lincoln. Papers, 1858-1931. Historical Society of Pennsylvania
referencedIn Frances Benjamin Johnston Papers, 1855-1956, (bulk 1890-1945) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Pennsylvania State Sabbath School Association. Records, 1862-1922. Historical Society of Pennsylvania
referencedIn Lovell, Percy B., d. 1957. Papers, [18--]-[19--]. Historical Society of Moorestown
creatorOf Clement, John B. Memories of John Wanamaker from April 1861 to November 1896, 1905. Camden County Historical Society
creatorOf Wanamaker, John, 1838-1922. Correspondence to Henry Charles Lea, 1887. University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library
referencedIn Parsons, Frank, 1854-1908. Frank Parsons papers, 1888-1908 (inclusive). Yale University Library
creatorOf Wanamaker, John, 1838-1922. Portions of a Greeting for 1891 : New York City? : ms. S, 1890. UC Berkeley Libraries
referencedIn Thomas Collier Platt papers, 1851-1915 Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
referencedIn Horatio King Papers, 1832-1906, (bulk 1857-1891) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Proceedings of Inter-County Historical Meeting at Hatboro, Montgomery County, Pa. July 17, 1894, 1894-1902 1894 Proceedings of Inter-County Historical Meeting at Hatboro, Montgomery County, Pa. July 17, 1894 William L. Clements Library
referencedIn Bradley, Joseph P., 1813-1892. Papers, 1836-1937. New Jersey Historical Society Library
referencedIn Frederick M. Dearborn collection of military and political Americana, Part I: The Revolution and the Administration, 1669-1958. Houghton Library
referencedIn Fairbanks mss., 1819-1939 Lilly Library (Indiana University, Bloomington)
referencedIn Platt, Thomas Collier, 1833-1910. Thomas Collier Platt papers, 1851-1915 (inclusive). Yale University Library
referencedIn Bookmark collection, ca.1890-ca.1930. Winterthur Library
referencedIn Hanna-McCormick Family Papers, 1792-1985, (bulk 1902-1944) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Hornaday, William T. (William Temple), 1854-1937. Papers of William Temple Hornaday, 1866-1975 (bulk 1906-1936). Library of Congress
referencedIn Horatio King Papers, 1832-1906, (bulk 1857-1891) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Textiles Marketing Publications Collection, 1883-1979 North Carolina State University. Special Collections Research Center
referencedIn Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874. Correspondence, 1829-1874 Houghton Library
referencedIn New Yorker records New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Harrison, Benjamin, 1833-1901. Papers, 1853-1940. Indiana Historical Society Library
creatorOf Wanamaker, John, 1838-1922,. Collection, 1779-1892. Historical Society of Pennsylvania
referencedIn Frank Parsons papers, 1888-1908 Yale University. Department of Manuscripts and Archives
referencedIn Summer Evangelistic Committee of Philadelphia Presbytery. Records, 1899-1969. Presbyterian Historical Society, PHS
referencedIn Kane, Francis Fisher, 1866-1955. Papers, [ca. 1880s]-1955. American Philosophical Society Library
creatorOf William G. Bowdoin letters Archives of American Art
referencedIn Bureau for Colored Children. Photographs, ca. 1945. Temple University Libraries, Paley Library
referencedIn Kane Family Papers, 1745-1955 American Philosophical Society
referencedIn Krauskopf, Joseph, 1858-1923. Joseph Krauskopf papers, 1885-1923. Temple University Libraries, Paley Library
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associatedWith Carroll, Charles, 1737-1832. person
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correspondedWith Johnston, Francis Benjamin, 1864-1852 person
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correspondedWith King, Horatio C. (Horatio Collins), 1837-1918 person
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associatedWith White, Stanford, 1853-1906. person
associatedWith Whittier, John Greenleaf, 1807-1892. person
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Birth 1838-07-11

Death 1922-12-12

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