OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION Title: Wurlitzer Company

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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. archivescenter@si.edu 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
For more information contact the Archives Center at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270
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.
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 vicepresident 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
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
Subseries 4, Piano Serial Number Printouts, Holly Springs Division, 1979-1989
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
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.
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:
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
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)
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
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Series 1, Wurlitzer Company Histories, Company Events, and General
Business Materials, circa 1890-1987; undated
Subseries 1, Company and Family Histories, 1939-1964; undated
Chronology of Important events in the History
of the Wurlitzer Company, 1856-1956 [1659-1956]
Article about history of Rudolph Wurlitzer Company, unknown publication,
undated. [1856-1910]
Wurlitzer genealogical notes, unsigned and undated
Page from German publication showing the town of Schöneck, undated
Description of Wurlitzer’s DeKalb Office 1939
By Waite W. Embree
“Partial List of Items Our Manufacturing Facilities Can Produce” 1940s
Divisional Organization Chart, 1951
History of Wurlitzer Company, circa 1953, unsigned
Fact Sheet: The Wurlitzer Company, 1961
By Daniel J. Edelman & Associates, Incorporated
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
Press Kit for Wurlitzer Centennial, 1956
Includes company history
Centennial letter to employees, 1955 December 2
Centennial letter to shareholders, 1956 January 18
From A. J. Rolfing, President
Photographs and captions for Centennial Press Releases, 1956
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Includes historic photographs
Our Souvenir Photo Album, 1956 August
Centennial celebrations in North Tonawanda
Wurlitzer World of Music,1856-1956
Wurlitzer Organ Music Review 1956
Centennial publications
Wurlitzer Centennial Kick-Off Kit, 1956
Centennial Publications order forms
Wurlitzer Centennial Club materials, 1956
Centennial lapel pins
Centennial “Surface Savers,” fliers for
Centennial banners
Scrapbook of photographs, letters and programs, 1941-1946
Miscellaneous Wurlitzer Centennial materials,1956
Invitation to Wurlitzer Electric Organ Recital, 1947 January 12
Wurlitzer at Chicago Music Trade Convention, 1948 August
Music Industry Banquet, Chicago, 1950 July 12, program
Wurlitzer Director’s Meeting 1966 March 15, program
Wurlitzer Presents “The Homecoming” 1978 June, program
“Mightiest Wurlitzer” Concerts, 1978-1979 programs; 1979-1980 tickets
Subseries 3, Correspondence and Other Communications, 1913-1970s
Communications to Stockholders; 1913, 1934, 1937
Letter regarding Wurlitzer advertising, 1944
“Confidence Assured in Wurlitzer ‘One Name’ Policy”
unsigned and undated article
News article and letter from Curtis Le May regarding Wurlitzer donation to
Air Force Strategic Air Command, 1956
Opening of Deutsche Wurlitzer GMBH in Hulhorst, Germany
Announcement, brochure and related materials, 1960-1966
Correspondence regarding the sale of the New York Paramount
Theater Organ, 1964-1968
Correspondence about group of old Wurlitzer advertisements, 1960s-1980s
Messages to dealers; 1934, 1963, 1968
President’s messages to shareholders; 1964, 1974
Wurlitzer press releases; 1956, 1976, 1986 and undated
Board of Directors announcements, 1960s
Death announcements for Wurlitzer executives, 1960s-1970s
General business materials, 1920s-1940s
Subseries 4, Contracts and Legal Documents, 1918-1987
War Department Contract for boxes for Mark III fuses, 1918 February 1
War Department Contract for packing boxes for gas shells, 1918 March 21
War Department Contract for boxes for Howitzer shells, 1918 September 9
War Department Contract for boxes for barrack cleaning rods
1918 October 15
Auditors Statement regarding government contracts, 1919 January
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Report concerning infringement of photoplayer patents, 1919 January 24
Retainer of H. E. Capehart as Consultant, 1939 January 1
Organ purchase contract form, undated
“Mills Novelty Company vs. Rudolph Wurlitzer Company”
Legal documents, 1919 November 19 to 1924 May 7
“John H. Lesley and Otto T. Schoen vs. Rudolph Wurlitzer Company”
Legal documents, 1920 June 24 to 1926 June 30
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
Press clippings, 1905, 1920s-1930s and undated
Press clippings, 1905, 1930s and undated
Press clippings, 1956-1965
Scrapbook of press clippings, 1936-1939
The Evening News, North Tonawanda, 1943
Wurlitzer Army-Navy “E” Award Special Edition
Reprints from newspapers, 1953, 1956
Wurlitzer Centennial Clarion, 1956 March and July
Tonawanda News, 1956 November 9
The Christian Science Monitor, 1956 October 4
DeKalb Daily Chronicle, 1956 November 9
DeKalb Daily Chronicle, 1956 November 9
Wurlitzer Centennial Edition, bound volume
Subseries 6, Marketing Studies and Surveys, 1934-1952
Report of Limited Survey of Wurlitzer Company and Subsidiaries, 1934
Report of Music School Survey, 1934
Market Study for a Selective Beverage Dispenser, 1940 June
Operation of Pre-mix Drink Vendors by Independent Operators, undated
Market Study for Dispensing Machine for Dispensing Soft Drinks 1940 July
Survey Among Juke box Operators on a “Standard” Model Phonograph
1952 September
Survey among Organ Dealers on Features for a $3,000 Organ
1952 December
Subseries 7, Medals and Awards, 1880-1944
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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Cincinnati Industrial Exposition, 1889
Medals awarded to Wurlitzer Company
Panama-Pacific International Exposition, 1915
Army-Navy “E” Award Ceremony Program
North Tonawanda Division, 1943 October 19
Army-Navy “E” Award Ceremony Program
DeKalb Division, 1944 June 22
Subseries 8, Seal Embossers and Visitor Registers, 1916-1938
Embosser and envelope labeled “Corporate Seal of Georgia
Wood block with Wurlitzer logo [paperweight?]
Corporate seal embosser for “The Rudolph Wurlitzer Company of
Pennsylvania, 1916”
Corporate seal embosser labeled “The Rudolph Wurlitzer Company
Corporate Seal OHIO”
Corporate seal embosser for “The Wurlitzer Company Ohio”
Chicago office visitors register, 1936-1940
Chicago office visitors register, 1937-1938
Series 2, Publications, 1913-1989
Subseries 1, Wurlitzer Publications, 1913-1989
The Wurlitzer Booster, 1913 August-September, 1914 August, 1916
February
Wurlitzer Lyre, 1937 September-1938 September
Wurlitzer World, volume 1, numer 1, undated
Wurlitzer Bulletin, 1939 July-November-1943 January-August
Wurlitzer Bulletin, 1943 May; “Dedicated to Our 555 Employees in the
Armed Forces of the Nation”
Wurlitzer Bulletin, 1944 March
Wurlitzer Bulletin, 1945 March
Wurlitzer Bulletin, 1946 October,
Wurlitzer Bulletin, 1947 February May-June, July-August
Wurlitzer Bulletin, 1948 September-November
Wurlitzer Bulletin, 1949 Post-Convention, November-December
Wurlitzer Bulletin, 1951 June-December
Wurlitzer Bulletin, 1952 April-November
Wurlitzer Bulletin, 1952 February-October
Wurlitzer Piano Field and Factory, 1955 October-July
Wurlitzer Piano Field and Factory, 1955 August-1956 May
Wurlitzer Field and Factory, 1956 June-September
Wurlitzer Field and Factory, 1957 February-November
Wurlitzer Field and Factory, 1961 February-May
Wurlitzer Field and Factory, 1961 June-November
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Wurlitzer Field and Factory, 1962 August-November
Wurlitzer Field and Factory, 1963 February-July
Wurlitzer Field and Factory, 1963 August-September
Wurlitzer Field and Factory, 1964 February-June
Wurlitzer Field and Factory, 1964 July-November
Wurlitzer Field and Factory, 1965 January-October
Wurlitzer Field and Factory, 1965 November-December
Wurlitzer Field and Factory, 1966 January-February
Wurlitzer Field and Factory, 1966 March-April
Wurlitzer Field and Factory, 1966 May-June
Wurlitzer Field and Factory, 1966 July-August
Wurlitzer Field and Factory, 1966 September-October
Wurlitzer Field and Factory, 1967 January-February
Wurlitzer Field and Factory, 1967 March-April
Wurlitzer Field and Factory, 1967 May-June
Wurlitzer Field and Factory, 1967 July-August
Wurlitzer Field and Factory, 1967 September-October
Wurlitzer Field and Factory, 1968 Volume 15, Numbers 1-4
Wurlitzer Field and Factory, 1973 Volume 20, Number 1
Wurlitzer Keynote, 1973 Volume 1, Numbers 1-4
Keyboard Notes, 1975 June, 1976 February, July
Noteworthy, 1977 October [employee newsletter]
Subseries 2, General Publications and Articles Relating to Wurlitzer
1910-1989; undated
“The House of Wurlitzer 1856-1906”
Reprinted from The Music Trade, 1906 December
Reprint of article from Piano Trade Magazine, 1937 June
Article about theater organs, Life, 1971 February
“Recent Developments of Organ Building,” by Robert Hope-Jones
Reprint of lecture given in 1910
The Development of the Piano by R. W. Sperry, undated monograph
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“The U.S. Organ,” Fortune, 1931 April
Condensed version reprint, 1931
“A Setting for a Musical Laboratory”
American Landscape Architect, 1932 April, pages 14-18
Troc’s 8th Birthday, 1938 December
Magazine of the Trocadero Theater, London
“Behind the Scenes of Modern Piano Production”
Undated reprint from Cosgrove’s Magazine
History and Development of the Pipe, Reed, and Electronic Organs
Victor I. Zuck, undated
“The Apotheosis of the Mighty Wurlitzer”
Copy of article in unnamed and undated publication
The New Saint Francis Church
Kansas City, 1949
“New Plant for Wurlitzer” [Corinth, Mississippi] circa 1955
Reprint from The Music Trades
Piano Trade Magazine, 1956 September
Canadian Coin Box Magazine, 1959 April
The Cipher, 1964 August
Interview with Frank W. Manning about Wurlitzer Company
PTM Magazine, 1968 March 21
Review of Wurlitzer 4080 Spinet, page 19
Group of articles about theater organs and mechanical instruments
1969; undated
Group of articles about renovations of theater organs, 1962-1980
Contemporary Keyboard Magazine, undated reprint 1970s
“Theater Organ: Its History, from Silent Movie Houses to Pizza Parlors”
“The ‘Regal’ Wurlitzer Cinema Organ” exhibited at the
National Musical Museum, Brentford, England, undated, circa 1970s
Articles and announcements about organ dedications, 1920s-1971
Wurlitzer Organ Dedication
American Theater Organ Society, 1972
Theater Organ, 1978 June-July
“The Mightiest Continues a Wurlitzer Tradition” page 5
Jukebox Collector Newsletter, 1984 September
Console, 1981 July
“The Paramount and Its Wurlitzer” pages 18-19
A Complete Guide to the Wurlitzer Jukebox
By Rick Botts, 1984
The American Harp Journal, 1986 Summer, pages 16-26 “The Harps of the
Rudolph Wurlitzer Company” by Mark Palkovic
Bardavon Theater Organ Renovations, 1987
Articles and programs, 1928, 1986-1987
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
Quotations, promotional book of testimonials for
Wurlitzer Hope-Jones Unit Orchestra, 1913
Direct mail advertising for automatic instruments, circa 1920s
Direct mail advertising for automatic instruments, undated
Advertising circular for Wurlitzer Unit Orchestra, undated
Advertising circulars for automatic instruments, circa 1915
Direct mail advertising, automatic instruments, circa 1915-1920
Promotional brochures, automatic instruments, 1911; undated
Promotional brochures, pianorchestras, undated, circa 1915
Promotional brochures, automatic orchestra for movie theaters, 1920s
Promotional brochures, Hope-Jones Unit Orchestras, 1920s
The Wurlitzer Electric Piano, promotional brochure, undated
Promotional brochures for organs featuring testimonials, circa 1920s
Wurlitzer Organette brochure featuring testimonials, circa 1920s
Promotional picture postcard of harpist, signed “Tedeschi” 1915
“Are You Among the Thirty Million?”
Promotional reprint from American Magazine 1924 November
Bound volume of Wurlitzer Grand Piano advertisements, circa 1920s
Advertising mats and loose ad reprint for grand pianos, included
with bound volume, circa 1920s
Advertisements for pianos, circa 1920s
Advertising mats for pianos, 1940s-1950s
Advertising circular featuring testimonials, 1921 April
Ad mats for pianos, undated
The Piano Beautiful, William Knabe & Company, 1923
Scrapbook of advertisements for Everett Piano Company, 1940
Brochures for Lyric Radios, 1930s
Announcement of new line of coin operated game machines, 1930s
“Skee Ball” brochures, 1936
Wurlitzer School of Music promotional flier, undated, circa 1930s
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
Wurlitzer Accordions, 1930s
Image of harp maker, circa 1930s
Magazine advertisements for pianos and jukeboxes, 1927, 1940s
Advertisements for Wurlitzer’s War Department, 1940s
Wurlitzer display at Atlantic City DuPont Exhibit, 1940 August
Photograph mounted on wood plaque
The Creation of Quality, circa 1940
Book about organ production for the Armed Forces, contains photographs
The Creation of Quality, 1949
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Increase Your Profits with Wurlitzer Remote Control
and Auxiliary Equipment, 1940s
Promotional booklets for Organ Models 45,
Series 5 and Series 50; 1940s
Promotional booklets for Organ Models 20 and 21, 1940s
Promotional materials for Organs, 1940s-1950s
Promotional booklets for Organs, 1950s
Keys to a Fascinating World
Promotional book for pianos
Wurlitzer “2 in 1” Organ booklet, 1950s
Promotional publications for Wurlitzer Centennial, 1956
Wurlitzer Centennial promotional materials: tag, signs,
and sample of Centennial drapery fabric
Promotional booklet for Centennial Model 1900 Jukebox, 1956
Jukebox advertising campaigns and related materials, 1946 and 1950-1954
Ad mats for Organs, 1968
Promotional booklets for Electric Organs, 1970s
The Corinth Story, circa 1955
Booklet about opening of organ and piano plant in Corinth, Mississippi
Promotional booklets for Pianos, 1940s
Advertisement for Wurlitzer Model 1100 Jukebox, 1940s
Advertising circulars for pianos and organs, 1960s
Advertising cards for Pianos, 1947
“Decorative Back for Wurlitzer Pianos” advertisement [?] circa 1950
Handwritten notes, pencil sketches, ad copy manuscripts, page proof of ad
Ad mats for Pianos, 1955
Press releases about Compact Pianos, 1961 June 7
Counter card for Wurlitzer Piano Rental, 1980
Piano Festival, Muskogee, Oklahoma; 1952 May 11
Piano Ensemble, DeKalb, Illinois; undated
Wurlitzer Foundation Plan Pianos, undated
Brochure for The Music House of Suttons, Melbourne, Australia, undated
Advertisements for Wurlitzer Musical Instruments; 1929, 1930, 1955
Juke Box advertisements in Bar and Food
1953 January-November, 1954 May
Advertisement for “Carousel” compact Jukebox, circa 1970s
Wurlitzer Corporate Headquarters, 1978
Our Team is First, 1970s
The Wurlitzer Way, 1970s
Placards for Automatic Instruments, circa 1915
“Drop five cents in the slot for a real concert” and others
Wurlitzer “Finish Visualizer” circa 1950s
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Wood finish samples for pianos and organs
Promotional kit for Marge Meinart, “Wurlitzer Sweetheart” ,1956
Partial List of Wurlitzer Organ Owners, 1957
“Walnut Classics Award” to Wurlitzer, 1968
Wurlitzer News announcement about “Walnut Classics Award
Promotional materials for “The Mightiest Wurlitzer”
Wurlitzer Hall; DeKalb, Illinois, 1978
“When the Organ Played at Twilight” handwritten musical score, circa1929
Commemorative edition sheet music, circa 1978
Wurlitzer signs, two sizes, circa 1960s
Musical Guide for Model 25G and Model 25
Musical scores for organists, undated
Wurlitzer decals
Wurlitzer guitar picks
Wurlitzer swizzle stick
“Own a piano” button
Radio City Music Hall Theater Organ plaque
Operator’s Piano Company, Chicago
Direct mail advertising for the Victor Coin Electric Piano, circa 1915
Everett Piano Company, Chicago
Advertising materials, circa 1940
Gulbransen Pianos, Chicago
Advertising materials, circa 1940
Promotional circulars for military band organs, circa 1910
Promotional circular for Kingston Deluxe Player Piano circa 1915
Circular for C. W. Parker, Abilene, Kansas, amusement devices
Poster for Gulbransen “Minuette Console” pianos
Subseries 2, Audio Recordings and Moving Images, 1939-1978
Keys to Creativity,
Corporate Creator: Wurlitzer Company
Content Description: Promotional film number 57
Pianorama, undated
½ inch VHS
Content Description: Wurlitzer Factory Tour, Holly Springs, Mississippi
Final Mighty Wurlitzer,
Soundtrack”
How Craftsmen Build the Wurlitzer Piano, 1939
12” audio disc
Producer: Jam Handy
Salesman’s Presentation, undated
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(10” audio disc)
Tape, Final Mighty Wurlitzer Soundtrack, undated
Pianorama, undated
½ inch VHS
Content Description: Wurlitzer Factory Tour, Holly Springs, Mississippi
Series 4, Product Information, 1860-1984
Subseries 1, Catalogues and Price Lists, 1860-1894
Price list of musical instruments, 1860
Pages embossed “Raymond B. Wurlitzer”
Catalogue, Rudolph Wurlitzer & Bro. [1877?]
Catalogue, Rudolph Wurlitzer & Bro. [1879?]
Catalogue, Rudolph Wurlitzer & Company 30th Edition, 1896
Rudolph Wurlitzer and Brother Price List, circa 1880
Eugene de Kleist Barrel Organs and Orchestrions, 1901
Automatic Military Bands, undated
North Tonawanda Musical Instrument Works
Wurlitzer Automatic Musical Instruments, 1912
The World’s Best Automatic Musical Instruments, 1912
Texts in English, French, Spanish and Portuguese
Wurlitzer Automatic Musical Instruments, 1912-13
Wurlitzer Hope-Jones Unit Orchestra, 1914
Complete Musical Merchandise Catalogue for Dealers, 1919
Wurlitzer Unit Orchestra, circa 1920
Bound copy of The World’s Best Musical Instruments, 1916
stamped “F. R. Wurlitzer”
Wurlitzer Automatic Musical Instruments, 1926-27
Wurlitzer Motion Picture Orchestra, circa 1912
Wurlitzer Motion Picture Orchestra, Spanish Edition, circa 1912
Wurlitzer Motion Picture Orchestra, French Edition, circa 1912
Wurlitzer Victor Records Catalogue, 1917 May
Catalogues of music rolls for the Wurlitzer Player Piano, undated
Wurlitzer Solo Paganini Violin-Piano, undated
Wurlitzer catalogues of musical instruments and supplies, undated
Wurlitzer Band and Orchestra Journal, catalogue, 1921 December
Wurlitzer Musical Instruments, 1922
Wurlitzer Radio, catalogue, 1920s
Oh Dad! It’s a Wurlitzer! catalogue, 1920s Christmas
Wurlitzer Military Band catalogues, 1923 and undated
Wurlitzer Military Band catalogues, 1925, 1926
Wurlitzer Automatic Brass Bands for Skating Rinks, undated
New Polyphone Supply Company, London England
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One-Man Orchestras for Theaters, circa 1924-1925
The Music that gives Realism to the Pictures, 1920s
The Wurlitzer Harp; catalogue, 1924
Martin Handcraft Instruments; catalogue No. 72, 1922
Musical Instruments Catalogue Number 128, 1925
Wholesale Price List for Catalogue Number 128, 1925 January 1
Wholesale Price List for Catalogue Number 130, 1926 October 1
Rare Violins, 1925
Complete Musical Catalogue for Dealers, Number 132, 1927
Military Band Catalogues, 1928, 1929
Musical Instruments Catalogue, Number 133, 1930
Wurlitzer Complete Musical Merchandise Catalogue for Dealers
Numbers 134, 1931
Loose items from Catalogue Number 134
Military Band Organ Prices, 1933
Price lists for Wurlitzer Lyric Radios, 1934
Wurlitzer Church Organs Supplementary Catalogue, circa 1930s
Photographs of organs in churches
The Golden Line by Wurlitzer
Organ Catalogue and price Lists, 1959
Price lists for Organs; 1923, 1925, 1957, 1984
Wurlitzer Piano Accordions, catalogue and brochure, 1936
17th, 18th and 19th Century Rare Violins from the Rudolph Wurlitzer
Company Collection, circa 1930s.
The Wurlitzer Collection, 1937 [violins]
Good Violins, Bows and Accessories, 1938
The Attainment of an Ideal, undated
Wurlitzer Grand Piano Company development with descriptions of models
Piano Catalogues, circa 1920s-1930s
Piano Catalogues, circa 1930s
Grand Piano Catalogues, circa 1930s
Piano Catalogue, 1958 September
Piano Catalogue pages, circa 1950s
Piano Style Sheets, circa 1950s
Piano Price Lists; 1948-1960, 1984
Piano Style Sheets, circa 1970s
Wurlitzer Electronic Piano Merchandising Manual, 1954
Mohawk Beer Cooler Catalogue, circa 1930s
Subseries 2, Instructional and Service Manuals, 1920s-1950s
Directions for the Operation and Care of the Wurlitzer Harp, undated
How to Properly Take Care of the Wurlitzer Duplex Roll System, undated
Instructional booklets on the care of the Wurlitzer
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Automatic Roll Changer, undated
“Instructions for Operating Perforated Roll Music in Band Organs”
circa 1920
Directions for the Care and Operation of the Military Band Organ, undated
Installation, Care and Operation of the Fotoplayer, undated
American Photo Player Company, New York
Starting Switch Mechanism, Wurlitzer Automatic Pianos, 1923
Wurlitzer Long roll Tracker Frame Care and Use, 1923
Wurlitzer Metal Action Player Pianos, 1925
Manual of Instructions for Wurlitzer “Simplex” Coin-Controlled
Automatic Phonograph [jukebox], 1934
Service Instructions and Parts Catalog, Model 1015 [jukebox] 1946
Service Manuals for Pianos, circa 1940s-1950s Mohawk Beer Cooler
Catalogue, circa 1930s
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
Specifications for St. Louis Fox Theater Organ, 1928
Mortuary Organette booklet with specifications, circa 1920s
Specifications for Wurlitzer Organ styles B, 3, and 150, undated
Specifications for Wurlitzer Hope-Jones Unit Orchestras
Styles 108 and 260, undated
Specifications for two-manual Wurlitzer Chapel Organs
Styles C-2, C-3, and others, undated
Sketches of Consoles for church and theater organs, 1928-1929
Specifications and other information for Wurlitzer Organ at
WCCO Radio Station, Boston, 1930s
A Collection of Plates, 1930
Book of photographs depicting construction of Julius Bauer pianos,
produced by Wurlitzer
Style and specifications for 1934 Wurlitzer Lyric radios
Schematic for Mohawk table radio, 1930s
Style and specifications for Mohawk Refrigerators, 1930s
Specifications for Electric Organs for Veterans Administration,
United States Army and Navy chapels and recreational rooms
Specifications for Brooklyn Fox Theater Organ, 1926
Articles about the organ from Theater Organ, 1965, 1970
Specifications for “The Mightiest Wurlitzer” 1978
Testimonial letters from users of Automatic Musical Instruments
1913 April-November
Testimonial letters about Violins, 1926
Testimonial letters about Organs, 1926-1928
Testimonial letters about Organs, 1929, 1948-1949
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Stores, and Dealerships, 1856-1973; undated
Subseries 1, Manufacturing Plants and Employees, 1917-1970; undated
“The Wurlitzer Hope-Jones Unit Orchestra Factory Photo Album”
undated reprints of photographs taken at
North Tonawanda, New York Division in 1917
North Tonawanda Division, exterior views, 1934-1951
North Tonawanda Division, exterior views undated
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
North Tonawanda Division, organ manufacturing, circa 1930s
North Tonawanda Division, organ pipe production
Organist Jesse Crawford and unidentified woman with organ pipes, circa
1930
North Tonawanda Division, assembling jukeboxes, 1934-1935
North Tonawanda Division, assembling jukeboxes, 1939
North Tonawanda Division, fabrication and assembly areas
1939, 1951 and undated
North Tonawanda Division, World War II “E” Awards ceremony
1943 October 19
Melville Clark Piano Company, future home of Wurlitzer’s DeKalb, Illinois
Division, circa 1919
Apollo Piano Company factory (Melville Clark) circa 1920; it became
part of Wurlitzer’s DeKalb Division
De Kalb Division, accordion assembly, 1930s
De Kalb Division at night, 1930s
De Kalb Division, remodeling of plant, 1941-1942
First air shipment out of De Kalb, circa 1943
First air shipment to California, circa 1946-1947
De Kalb Division, World War II “E” Awards ceremony, 1944 June 22
[includes copy of telegram from James Forrestal, Secretary of the Navy]
De Kalb Division, fabrication and assembly areas, 1951
Photoprint of list of equipment and facilities
De Kalb Division, fabrication and assembly areas, 1950s
De Kalb Division, exterior views, 1950s
Holly Springs, Mississippi Division Plant, circa 1962
Holly Springs Division dedication, 1962 October 18
Farny Wurlitzer, executives and guests
Holly Springs Division dedication banquet, 1962 October 18
Holly Springs Division, portrait of James E. Rolfing and memorial plaque,
1962 October 18
Corinth, Mississippi plant, 1963
Model of Logan, Utah plant, 1970
Manufacturing scenes: engineering and inspection, 1930s-1950s
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Manufacturing scenes: woodworking, 1930s-1950s
World War II manufacturing scenes, 1940s
World War II plant tours, 1940s
Wurlitzer employees and military personnel
World War II: loading C-47 airplane, 1940s
Wurlitzer employees and military personnel
Manufacturing areas, unidentified locations, undated
Unidentified manufacturing plant [?], undated
Shipping and receiving, various locations, undated
Miscellaneous plant tours, 1950s
James E. Rolfing Fabrik, Deutsche Wurlitzer, 1960; photograph album
Deutsche Wurlitzer GMBH, Hulhorst, Germany, view of plant, circa 1970
Howard Wurlitzer (left) and Eugene de Kleist, undated
Rudolph Wurlitzer and Mr. Auer, circa 1900
Farny Wurlitzer, circa 1940s
Hugh A. Stewart, Sales Manager, undated
Wurlitzer executives, identified; 1930s-1950s
Wurlitzer executives, unidentified; 1930s-1950s
Wurlitzer employees, identified, 1930s-1950s
Wurlitzer executive dinners, 1940s, 1950s; undated
Group of Wurlitzer employees at golfing outing, undated
Wurlitzer Company annual meeting banquet, 1959 November 16
Wurlitzer employees, unidentified, 1930s-1950s
Groups of Wurlitzer employees, unidentified, 1930s-1950s
Group at unidentified event, circa 1930s; handwritten list of names
Unidentified company events and recreation, circa 1930s-1940s
Employee reception, 1978; twenty 35mm negatives
Photographs used in Centennial History booklet, pages 11, 14; 1956:
[1915 catalogue, illustrations of three factories, early stock certificate]
Press release describing factories
Engraving plates for Centennial History booklet, pages 6-7; 1956
[portraits of Rudolph Wurlitzer, picture of village and map of
Schoeneck region, Germany]
Wurlitzer Centennial Celebration, North Tonawanda, New York
Centennial plant tours, 1956
Centennial stage show, 1956
Centennial contests and games, 1956
Centennial carnival, 1956
Subseries 2, Wurlitzer Retail Stores, 1869-1961; undated
Ashland store, [state?] 1930s
Buffalo, New York store; 1930s, 1953
Camden, New Jersey store; circa 1930s
Chicago, Illinois original store, circa 1920s
Chicago, Illinois stores, circa 1930s and 1953
Cicero, Illinois Studio, 1930s
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Cincinnati, Ohio, 1856; Wurlitzer Company birthplace
“3 small rooms on top floor of Masonic Building”
Cincinnati, Ohio, early store locations, 123 and 115 Main Street 1869-1900
Cincinnati, Ohio store before fire, 1891-1904
Cincinnati, Ohio store after fire, 1904
Cincinnati, Ohio store, 1898
Stock rooms, instrument repair room, drum factory
Cincinnati, Ohio store, automatic instrument room, 1891-1906
Cincinnati, Ohio store, instrument repair rooms, 1891-1906
Cincinnati, Ohio store; office, shipping and advertising departments,
1891-1906
Cincinnati, Ohio store, stock rooms, 1891-1906
Cincinnati, Ohio store, piano display and sale rooms, 1891-1906
Cincinnati, Ohio store, talking-record machines, 1906
Cincinnati, Ohio store, general display rooms, piano roll room, 1906
Cincinnati, Ohio store, 1910
Cincinnati, Ohio store, piano room, circa 1930s
Cincinnati, Ohio store, remodeling, 1930s
Cincinnati, Ohio store, circa 1938-1939
Cincinnati, Ohio store, 1940s
Cleveland, Ohio store, circa 1920s-1940s
Cleveland, Ohio store, circa 1920s-1940s
Cleveland, Ohio store, (Five Points Studio) circa 1920s-1940s
Cleveland, Ohio store, (Lakewood) circa 1920s-1940s
Columbus, Ohio store, circa 1920s
Dayton, Ohio store after the flood of 1913
Dayton, Ohio store, 1926 and 1930s
Detroit, Michigan store, 1930s
Detroit, Michigan store, sales rooms, 1940s
Detroit, Michigan store, (Grand River) 1940s
Detroit, Michigan store, (Wyandotte) 1930s [?]
Flint, Michigan store, circa 1930s
Frankford, Pennsylvania store, undated
Hamilton, Ohio store, circa 1930s
Kansas City store, [state?] 1938
Los Angeles, California store and violin shop, undated
Los Angeles studio, circa 1920s-1930s
Louisville, Kentucky store, 1936
Middletown, North Dakota, 1929 and 1930s
Milwaukee, Wisconsin store, undated
New York City, Wurlitzer Building, circa 1920s
New York violin store, New York Studios, circa 1920s
New York store, 1941
New York store, 1956
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania store, 1920s
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Philadelphia, Pennsylvania store, 1961
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania store, 1920s
Rochester, New York stores, 1930s
St. Louis, Missouri store; Wurlitzer School of Music, 1920s-1930s
San Francisco, California store, 1930s
Springfield, Ohio store, 1930s
Syracuse, New York store, 1937
Trenton, New Jersey store, circa 1940s
Youngstown, Ohio stores, 1936 and
Upper Darby, Pennsylvania store, 1930s
Unidentified stores, undated
Subseries 3, Wurlitzer Dealerships, United States circa 1930s-1940s;
undated
Baker’s Music House, location unknown
Baskette Piano Company, Atlanta, Georgia
Beard’s Temple of Music, location unknown
Brock May’s, Houston, Texas
Butler’s, Marion, Indiana
Cheney’s, location unknown
Chenoweth and Green Music Company Enid, Oklahoma
Clinton Music Store, New Haven, Connecticut
Colonial Music Shop, Frederick, Maryland
Colorado Springs Music Company, Colorado Springs, Colorado
Davis Music Store, Farmington Missouri
Fawley Music Store, Fairmont, New York
Fowler’s, Joliet, Illinois
Froess, Erie, Pennsylvania, 1947
Garst Music Company, location unknown
Glen Brothers Music Company, Salt Lake City, Utah
Gooding, Thomas Brothers, location unknown
Griffith Piano Company, Newark, New Jersey
Hollenback Piano Company, Little Rock, Arkansas
Houk Music Company, Little Rock, Arkansas
Kaufman, B.W. and Sons, Lewiston, Pennsylvania
Kenney Music Company, Huntington, West Virginia
Kneupfer and Dimmock, Lawrence, Massachusetts
Laehn and Erickson, no location
Lamb and Reitz, Portsmouth, Ohio
Lowman Music, Incorporated, Bluefield, West Virginia
Ludwig’s, St. Louis, Missouri
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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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
Milner’s, Cincinnati, Ohio
Modern Music Mart, Gainesville, Florida
Pearson’s, location unknown
Phillips, D.Z., Pueblo, Colorado
Smith, Arthur, Music Company, Tampa Florida
Temple of Music, Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania
Tolzien Music Store, Amarillo, Texas
Troup, J. H. Music Center, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Walt’s, Lincoln, Nebraska
Wiley’s, Hutchinson, Kansas
Winfield Clark Music Company, Grand Junction, Colorado
Unidentified dealers
Subseries 4, Wurlitzer Foreign Dealerships, 1930s-1970s; undated
Arauco Prado and Company, Bolivia, 1930s
RCA Victor, Mexico City, Mexico, 1940s
Yupangco, Felipe and Sons, Manila, undated
Casa Riojas, Mexico City Mexico, 1940s, 1950s
Wurlitzer Limited, Knutsford, England, 1973
Construction of office building and warehouse
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
Orchestrions and Flute Organs, 1901; undated
38-note paper played Orchestrion
Military Band Organs, 190; undated
Style numbers 17, 20A, 27, 55
Military Band Organs, undated
Style numbers 100, 110, 120, 125, 127
Style numbers 130, 135, 140, 146, 147, 148
Style numbers 151, 153, 155, 157
Style numbers 160, 163, 164, 165, 166, 180 and unidentified
Restored Military Band, undated
Wurlitzer 157 Band Organ; Lakeside Amusement Park, Denver, Colorado
Wurlitzer 180 Concert Organ, Fairfax, Virginia
Miscellaneous pianorgans, undated
Pianorchestras, 1912; style numbers 16, 17, 32
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Concert Pianorchestras, 1912 and undated
Style numbers 31, 32, 34, 42, 68c, and unidentified
Mandolin Pianorchestras, 1912
Style numbers 15, 18, 27A, 28, 25A, 28B, 29C
Style numbers 30A, 30B, 33, 33A, 34, 34A
Style numbers 38, 39, 40A, 47
Bijou Orchestras, various case designs, 1912
Motion Picture Orchestras, various case designs, undated
Paganini Violin Pianos, 1912 and undated
Style numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 7
Pianinos, various case designs, undated
Violin Pianos, case design numbers 5-13, undated
Violin-flute Pianos, undated
Unidentified automatic pianos
Automatic Harps, styles A and B, undated
Mandolin Quartette, 1912
Mandolin Sextette, 1912
Player Pianos, 1912; styles A, AX, D. DX
Player Pianos, 1912 and undated; styles SS, SA, X
Player Pianos, circa 1912; Style I, case designs 1 through 7
Player Pianos, circa 1912; Style I, case designs 13 through 23
Player Pianos, circa 1912; case designs 502, 503, 504
Player Pianos, circa 1912
case designs 606, 607, 623, 628, 629
Player Pianos, circa 1912-1920s
case designs 630, 631, 635,636, 638, 639
Player Pianos, circa early1920s case designs 708, 711, 716,
809, 810, 818 and unidentified
Player Pianos with radios, circa 1920-1925
88-note player pianos, undated
Electrical wiring of a player piano, undated
Subseries 2, Manual Pianos, circa 1920s-1970s; undated
Upright Pianos, undated; styles A, B, C, E and upright 280
Upright Pianos, undated
case designs 604, 605, 609, 610, 611, 612, 616
case designs 619, 624, 625, 626, 627, 633, 641, 642
Style/case designs 704, 707,717
Style/case designs 801, 802, 805, 806, 807, 808, 809, 810, 811, 812
Style numbers 813, 814, 815, 816, 817, 819, 826, 837
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Unidentified Upright Pianos, undated
61-note Pianos, 1920s-1931
Style numbers 900, 901 and unidentified
Grand Pianos, plain, undated; style numbers 240 and 250
Styles I, L,T and unidentified
Grand Pianos with period decoration, undated, styles identified
Grand Pianos with period decoration, undated, styles unidentified
Grand Pianos with period decoration, undated, styles unidentified, negatives
Decorated pianos in period rooms, undated
Period rooms at the Art Institute of Chicago, undated
Piano show rooms and window display, unknown locations, undated
Grand Pianos and Spinettes
Grand Piano interior, negative, undated
Butterfly Wing Grand Pianos, 1930s
People playing Butterfly Wing Pianos
Staged groups playing Butterfly Wing Pianos
Students playing Wurlitzer Electric Pianos, circa 1950s
Console Electric Piano, model 700
Unidentified Electric Pianos
Famous pianists at Wurlitzer Electric Pianos/ 1950s-1980s
Steve Allen, Count Basie, Jerry Butler, The Carpenters, Duke Ellington,
Stan Freeman
Famous pianists at Wurlitzer Electric Pianos/ 1950s-1980s
Isaac Hayes, Pete Jolly, Marian McPartland, Oscar Peterson,
George Shearing
Unidentified pianists with David Clayton-Thomas and Pete Fountain, 1970s
Unidentified rock band with Wurlitzer Electric Piano, 1970s
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
Spinnette Pianos, 1940s-1960s
Textile pianos, 73-note pianos
Spinnette Pianos, circa 1930s-1950s
Unidentified models and styles
Unidentified Miss America at Wurlitzer piano, 1920s
Letter to Cyril Farny at Wurlitzer Company
Piano promotions and events, circa 1940s
Clinics for music educators
Piano promotions, circa 1950s
Wurlitzer executives and others
Wurlitzer Spinnette on “Illini” car on train to the Rose Bowl, 1952
Wurlitzer piano contest winner with Ed Sullivan and Frankie Laine, 1950s
Wurlitzer parade floats, undated
Piano promotions/personal endorsements, circa 1930s-1950s
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Tito Guizar, Dave Rubinoff, Alexandro Vilalta, Griff Williams
Musicians and orchestras with Wurlitzer pianos, 1940s-1960s
Les Brown, Ted Fiorito, Ken Griffin, Hilton Sisters, Ted Lewis,
Marian McPartland, Mel Torme
Seven-foot piano at Marjer’s, Las Vegas, 1950
Unidentified people playing pianos, 1930s-1950s
Unidentified infants and toddlers at pianos, circa 1940s
Subseries 3, Organs, Accordions and Jukeboxes, 1920s-1978; undated
Church Organs, two-manual, straight and curved consoles, undated
Church Organs, three-manual, curved consoles, undated
Church organ parts, undated
Pipe units, chime mechanism, cabinet, bench
Unidentified churches, undated
Churches, 1958 and undated
Mortuary Organs and Organettes, undated
Residence Organs, two-manual, undated
Models RJ 4, RJ 12, RJ 16, RJ 20 and unidentified
Residence Organ, three-manual, unidentified
Residences, owners identified, undated
Interior of Rudolph Wurlitzer Cincinnati residence showing sound grilles
between stair steps, undated
Organ in Rudolph Wurlitzer residence, undated
Residences, owners unidentified, undated
Self-contained Organs and Roll-top Organ, undated
Sketches of pipe organ console, undated
Type and style unknown
Theater Organs, two-manual, undated
Theater Organs, three-manual, undated
Theater Organs, four-manual, undated
Arrival of “Mighty Wurlitzer” theater organ in Brisbane, Australia,
circa 1924
New York Paramount Mighty Wurlitzer removal for
shipment to West Coast 1965 March 4
Theater exteriors and interiors, circa 1920s-1949s
Radio City Music Hall Organ, undated
Radio City Music Hall Organist, Ray Bohr, undated
Theater organists: Don Anderson, W. Clifford Chaney, Lee Erwin,
T. Greison, Arlo Hults, undated
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
Unidentified theater organists, undated
“Mightiest Wurlitzer” pipe organ workers, 1977 June 23
Wurlitzer Hall in DeKalb Illinois, under construction, 1977 June
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“Mightiest Wurlitzer” console inspection, 1977 June
Wurlitzer Hall and “Mightiest Wurlitzer” console, 1977 July 14
“Mightiest Wurlitzer” moved to Wurlitzer Hall, 1977 December 15
“Mightiest Wurlitzer” pipe organ workers, 1978 January 17
“Mightiest Wurlitzer” pipe organ workers, undated
St. Louis Fox Theater organ pipes, undated
Organist David Ashby at the console of the “Mightiest Wurlitzer”
circa 1978
Electric Organs, development and introduction, 1949
Electric Organs. Original model 20 circa 1950
Model numbers 32, 44, 4200, 4410, and unidentified, 1950s
Lawrence Welk and others with Electric Organ, circa 1950s
Partridge Family with Electric Organ, 1970s
People playing Wurlitzer Electric Organs, circa 1940s-1960s
Electric Organ sales demonstrations, undated
Accordion promotions, circa 1930s-1940s
Lawrence Welk at Wurlitzer sales conference
and accordion promotions 1930s-1940s
Accordions, two unidentified models, undated
Accordion class, Interlaken, Michigan, undated
Last accordion made at De Kalb plant, 1951 September 14
Wurlitzer Jukeboxes at the Rheingold Terrace,
New York World’s Fair, 1939
Jukeboxes, circa 1946-1973
Models 1015, 1700, 1900, Centennial 1900 and 200, Nostalgic 1050
Unidentified musician with bowed one-string instrument, circa 1930s
Subseries 4, Radios and Refrigerators, 1920s-1930s
Lyric Radio . . . Product of Wurlitzer, circa 1920s
All American Mohawk Corporation
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,
Lyric radios, 1920s
Mohawk refrigerators, undated
Models 5, 10, 15, 20, 25
Subseries 5, World War II Defense Products, 1943-1944
Airplane propellers
Airplane wingtips, unidentified parts and manufacturing equipment
“Bat Bomb,” assembly and assembled
“Corsair Plane” and TR3 Plane
Glider assembled and glider parts
Glider partially assembled, glider parts, and tools
Glider pattern blocks
Glider wing assembly, crating the Glider
“Die taken at interstate” [?]
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Antenna AT-197/GR, Case CY-728/GR
Indicator I176/GX, Compass 1832-1A
Radar Indicator AN/APA-11-M1
Ring Converter TA-182/U
Proximity Fuses and air driven generator for V.T. fuses
Transmitter T-282/GR
Anti-icer and de-icer
Electric Sound apparatus
Equipment for C-46 Transport Plane: ramp, navigator’s table, seating
Gun Charger Type B1
Gun Charger T-9 parts, Slip ring assembly for Naval gun director
Mounting assembly MT 297/GR
Jet Instrument Trainer C-11B
Parts for Interstate Trainer Aircraft
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
Wurlitzer at Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis, 1904
Photocopies of Wurlitzer advertising circulars and postcards, circa 1915
Cafes and candy stores with Wurlitzer products, undated negatives
Streetcar advertising, York, Pennsylvania, circa 1920
Photo copy of direct mail advertising award, 1940
Advertising photographs for “Treasure Chest of Music” grand piano,
With models, 1920s
Matilda Jackson, harpist, circa 1920s
Christian E. Jarchow, Executive Vice president
International Harvester Company, undated
35 mm negatives of photographs of Wurlitzer harps and harp advertising
Circa 1920s
Julius Bauer Pianos, construction of, circa 1920s-1930s
Wurlitzer Bands, circa 1920s-1930s
Apollo Hall, donated by Wurlitzer to National Music Camp
Interlaken, Michigan, undated
Wurlitzer Piano Concerts, circa 1930s-1940s
Musicians: John Charles Thomas, Margie Meinhart and unidentified
Circa 1930s-1950s
Wurlitzer Press release with photo sheet showing 4 organs, circa 1952
Wurlitzer at Disneyland, 1955
Donation to the Strategic Air Command, 1956
Celebrating Wurlitzer’s listing on the New York Stock Exchange,
1966 March 16
“Position only” negative of advertisement, undated
Color transparencies, assorted advertising images, undated
Black and white film positive of illustration, undated
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“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
“How Craftsmen Build the Wurlitzer Piano” undated
Filmstrip negatives for five contact sheets
Filmstrip positives, duplicate shots
Duplicate slides from slide film “How Craftsmen Build
the Wurlitzer Piano”
Incomplete copy of slide film, “How Craftsmen Build the Wurlitzer Piano”
3 slides missing
Subseries 2, Photographs, 1940s, 1970; undated
United States Army Air Corps photographs, 1940s
United States Marine Corps photographs, 1940s
Office of War Information photographs, combat training subjects, 1940s
Movie stills from “The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood “
showing Cocoanut Grove nightclub, undated
Movie still from “An American Tragedy” undated
Personal photographs, B. F. Garst family, undated
Unidentified personal photographs, undated
Advertisement in American School Board Journal, circa 1970, laminated
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
Employee Expense Reports, 1925 October-1926 February
Employee Expense Reports, 1926 March-September
Employee Expense Reports, 1926 October-1927 February
Employee Expense Reports, 1927 March-September
Employee Expense Reports, 1927 October-1928 April
Employee Expense Reports, 1928 June-December
Employee Expense Reports, 1929 January-June
Employee Expense Reports, 1930 January-March
Employee Expense Reports, 1930 April-December
Employee Expense Reports, 1931 January-December
Employee Expense Reports, 1932 January-June
Rudolph Wurlitzer Company Salary Rate Schedule
Retail Division and Executive Office, 1942
Salary Compensation Schedules, undated
Subseries 2, Payroll Books, Salary Schedules, Salary Adjustment
Applications, and Related materials, 1909-1945
Payroll Book A, 1909
Payroll Book B, 1909-1910
Payroll Book C, 1911-1912
Payroll Book N, 1918-1919
Rudolph Wurlitzer Company Salary Rate Schedule
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Salary Compensation Schedules for officers and mangers, undated
Charts of executives and salaries, 1943
Worksheets for bonus applications, 1943
New job classification salary rate schedules, 1943; undated
Salary rated schedule for Plant I (North Tonawanda) and Plant II (DeKalb),
1940s
Salary Adjustment Applications, 1944 April-May
Salary Adjustment Applications, 1944 June-December
Salary Adjustment Applications, 1945 January-March
Salary Adjustment Applications, 1945 July
War Labor Board salary documents, 1945
Social Security and other wage and tax documents, 1939-1942
North Tonawanda salary schedules, 1941-1942
Items approved by Treasury Department
Wage Stabilization Orders, 1942-1945
Applications for payment of bonuses and for salary adjustments, 1943-1946
Subseries 3, General Employee Information, 1934-1961
Motivational messages for employees, 1934 January-1935 June
War related announcements and information for employees
1943; undated
Programs for Army-Navy “E” Award company picnic,1944 June 22
and related materials
Employee softball team and picnic announcements, 1944
Materials related to labor unions, 1940s-1950s
Announcements of company parties, 1955-1956
Communications to employees, DeKalb Division, 1956-1958, 1960
List of sales personnel, DeKalb Division
Employee savings and profit sharing information, 1951-1961
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
1905-1911, numbers 10,001-15,470
circa 1925-1927, numbers 80,000-99,999
circa 1927-1928, numbers 105,000-105,999
circa 1928-1929, numbers 106,000-106,999
circa 1928-1929, numbers 107,000-107,997
circa 1928-1929, numbers 107,998-108,994
1929, numbers 108,995-109,994
1929, numbers 109,995-119,86
1929-1930, numbers 11,987-11,297
1930, numbers 11,298-13,988
1930, numbers 11,3989-11,4984
1930-1931, numbers 114,985-115,999
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1931-1932, numbers 117,000-117,998
1931-1932, numbers 117,999-118,997
1932-1933, numbers 118,998-119,000 and 120,000-120,995
1933-1934, numbers 120,996-121,999
1934-1935, numbers 138,000-139,007
1935, numbers 139,008-140,004
1935-1936, numbers 140,005-141,013
1936, numbers 141,014-142,022
1936, numbers 142,023-142,999
1936-1938, numbers 150,000-151,077
Subseries 2, Production Control Piano Serial Numbers, 1971-1981
1971-1972, numbers 1128001-1131521
1972, numbers 1125000-1128001
1972, numbers 1131522-1135008
1972, numbers 1135009-1138000
1972, numbers 1138001-1142026
1972-1973, numbers 1142027-1146492
1973, numbers 1146493-1150006
1973, numbers 1202110-1204969
1973, numbers 1205014-1208496
1973, numbers 1208497-1211487
1973-1974, numbers 1211489-1215001
1974,:numbers 1215002-1218487
1974, numbers 1218488-1221952
1974, numbers 1221953-1225995
1974, numbers 1225996-1229471
1974, numbers 1229472-1233342
1975-1976, numbers 1233343-1236994
1976, numbers 1236995-1240910
1976, numbers 1240911-1244694
1976, numbers 1244695-1248654
1976, numbers 1248655-1302240
1976-1977, numbers 1302241-1305562
1977, numbers 13055563-13006992
1977, numbers 1306993-1310516
1977, numbers 1310517-1310450
1977-1978, numbers 1314051-1318583
1978, numbers 1520000-1523831
1978, numbers 1523832-1527400
1978, numbers 1527420-1530983
1978-1979, numbers 1530984-1548583
1979-1980, numbers 1548584-1551595
1979, numbers 1551596-1554999
1979, numbers 1555000-1558021
1979-1980, numbers 1558022-1620043
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1980, numbers 1620065-1622999
1980, numbers 1623000-1627421
1980-1981, numbers 1627422-1670487
1981, numbers 1670488-1672999
1981, numbers 1673000-1675630
1966 January-June: 980,593 - 986,852
1966 June-December:
10,737 - 12,406
27,314 - 982,568
1967 January-June:
26,703 - 980,592
1967 July-December:
20,467 - 1,001,164
1968 January-June:
35,932 - 1,015,327
1963 January-July:
213,136 - 1,255, 232
1970 January-March:
977,896 - 1,102,900
1970 April-June:
653,045 - 1,105,260
1970 July-December:
203,522 - 1,255,232
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
980,965 - 1,151,193
1971 October-December: 1,024,785 - 1,190,090
1972 January-March:
1,005,957 - 1,160,780
1972 April-June:
1,026,006 - 1,163,876
1,026,862 - 1,200,725
1973 January-March:
1,022,040 - 1,202,111
1973 April-June:
1,063,031 - 1,207,453
1,025,698 - 1,249,219
1,084,000 - 1,256,329
1974 October.-December: 1,013,880 - 1,330,709
1975 January-June:
1,044,106 - 1,262,393
1975 July-December:
1,020,967 - 1,269,483
1976 January-June:
1,081,464 -1,204,075
1976 July-December:
1,032,797 - 1,301,462
1977 January-March:
1,034,728 - 1,322,936
1977 April-June:
0,124,635 - 1,382,971
1,195,605 - 1,449,486
1978 January-June:
1,212,954 - 1,525,096
1978 July-December:
1,097,883 - 1,531,883
1979 January-June:
1,015,305 - 1,579,135
1979 July-December:
1,022,451 - 1,596,056
1980 January-June:
1,084,879 - 1,623,643
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106
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108
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SN-23
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SN-24
110
SN-25
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1980 July-December:
1,271,466 - 1,629,097
1981 January-June:
1,202,454 - 1,673,775
1981 July-December:
1,246,164 - 1,675,627
1982 January-June:
0,022,228 - 1,707,252
1982 July-December:
0,005,246 - 1,720,847
1983
1,519,046 - 1,735,197
1984 January-June:
0,830,058 - 1,789,855
1984 July-December:
1,508,211 - 1,807,000
1985 January-June:
0,153,146 - 1,828,110
1985 July-December:
0,011,173 - 1,852,206
1986 January-June:
0,141,037 - 5,352,205
1986 July-December:
0,153,318 - 1,887,792
1987 January-June:
0,156,693 - 1,888,977
0,157,965 - 9,047,684
Subseries 4, Piano Serial Number Printouts, Holly Springs Division
1979-1989
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
1980-1981
1,596,285 - 1,653,621
1981-1982
1,653,622 - 1,714,874
1982-1984
1,714,875 - 1,775,271
1983-1985
1,775,272 - 1,850,878
1985-1988
1,850,879 - 2,002,137
1989
1,069 - 9,280,212
1977
1977
1978
1980
Subseries 6, Serial Number Registers, 1971-1981
1971-1972
1,125,000 - 1,142,026
1972-1973
1,142,027 - 1,211,487
1973-1975
1,211,489 - 1,229,741
1975-1976
1,229,742 - 1,248,654
1976-1978
1,248,655 - 1,318,585
1978-1979
1,520,000 - 1,551,595
1979-1980
1,551,596 - 1,626,099
1980-1981
1,626,100 - 1,675,630
Subseries 7, Shipping Lists and Related Materials for Non-Defense
Products, 1911-1956
Factory Production Resume for Organs, 1911-1943
Breakdown of organs shipped in 1926
Details of organ construction, undated
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6-7
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Shipping Lists, Model 219 Impulse Stepper
1946 April 27-1951 January 31
Shipping Lists, Wurlitzer Juke Box Model 3031 Selector Wall Box
1946 November 8-1950 October 19
Shipping lists, Phonographs, 1946 February 5-1946 June 14
Factory Record of Music Rolls, 1940s
Correspondence and related materials concerning pianos damaged
In shipment, 1955-1956
Miscellaneous shipping documents
Subseries 8, Inspection Materials, Product Specifications, and Warranty
Printouts, 1943-1944, 1980, 1987
ANC Bulletin, Wood Aircraft Inspection and Fabrication
Army-Navy Civil Committee, 1943 December 20
Inspection reports and related documents, 1943
Tags for rejected parts and related documents, 1943-1944
Examinations for inspection department, 1944
Report to Bureau of Aeronautics, U.S. Navy, 1944 May 10
General Aircraft Blueprint Information, undated
Laboratory test results and forms, undated
Manufacturing and processing Specifications, 1943-1944
Bulletins and forms regarding salvage and scrap, 1944
“Current Styles and Finishes” Holly Springs Division 1987 July24
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
Daily lists of instruments shipped to retailers, 1925 October-December
Daily lists of instruments shipped to retailers, 1926 January-March
Daily lists of instruments shipped to retailers, 1926 April-June
Daily lists of instruments shipped to retailers, 1926 October-December
Daily lists of instruments shipped to retailers, 1931 January-August
Daily lists of instruments shipped to retailers, 1931 September-1932 April
Daily lists of instruments shipped to retailers, 1932 May-1933 April
Subseries 2, Records of Instruments Shipped to Dealers, 1930
Allen-Ayer
Barlow-Binion
Blanchard-Butler
California-Culp
Day-Duff
Eastern-Essenbaum
Fairbanks-Fuller
Gage-Guttenburger
Hall-Hyde
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13
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17
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24
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26
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Indian-Jordan
Keoun-Kronenwetter
Lamb-Long
McFayden-Meyer
Miller-Myer
Nash-Olmetti
Parker-Quakenbush
Rice-Routier
Sapp-Sylacauga
Taft-Whitman
Whittle-Yuncker
Subseries 3, Records of Pianos and Other Instruments Shipped to
Wurlitzer Stores and other Retail Records, 1925, 1930
Store locations: Ashland, Kentucky-Cincinnati, Ohio
Store locations: Cleveland, Ohio-Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Store locations: New York, New York-Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Store locations: Rochester, New York-Youngstown, Ohio
List of instruments sold through branches, 1930
Automatics, harps, and unit organs
Retail Sales, miscellaneous customers, 1930
Subseries 4, Sales Reports and Data, Audits, and Inventories for
Wurlitzer Retail Stores, 1917-1952
Wurlitzer stores sales reports, 1917-1919
Wurlitzer stores sales reports, 1920 February-July
Wurlitzer stores sales reports, 1920 August-December
Wurlitzer stores sales reports, 1921 January-June
Wurlitzer stores sales reports, 1921 July-December
Wurlitzer stores sales reports, 1922 January-June
Wurlitzer stores sales reports, 1922 July-December
Ashland, Kentucky store interim audit report, 1937 June 9
Buffalo, New York store interim audit report, 1937 June 9
Chicago, store interim audit report, 1907
Chicago store special report, 1937 June21
Cincinnati store interim report 1937 June 9
Detroit store interim audit report, 1937 September 9
Hamilton, Ohio store interim audit report, 1937 September 10
Louisville, Kentucky store interim audit report, 1937 June 9
Milwaukee store interim audit report, 1937 October 20
New York store interim audit report, 1937 June 9
Philadelphia store interim audit report, 1937 June 9
Syracuse, New York store interim audit report, 1937 June 9
Youngstown, Ohio store interim audit report, 1937 June 9
Brooklyn Store, sales data 1937-1939
Buffalo store, sales data 1936-1948
Chicago store sales data, 1936-1948
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12
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21
22
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27
28-31
32
42
33
22
43
1
2
3
81
11
43
4
Chicago and Los Angeles inventories of stringed instruments, 1950s
Carson, Pirie, Scott [Chicago] sales data, 1944-1945
Cincinnati store sales data, 1936-1948
J. Diener, Cleveland showrooms, audit of sales 1932 April 1-1935 June 30
Cleveland store sales data, 1936-1948
Columbus, Ohio store sales data, 1936-1948
Detroit store sales data, 1936-1948
New York store sales data, 1936-1948
New York Violin Department Inventories, 1949 March
New York store inventory [stringed instruments] 1950 March 31
Handwritten lists, stringed instruments, 1950-1951
Philadelphia store sales data, 1936-1948
Piqua, Ohio store sales data, 1936-1948
Rochester, New York store sales data, 1936-1940
St. Louis store sales data, 1936-1939
Springfield [no state] store sales data, 1936-1939
Syracuse store sales data, 1936-1939
Youngstown, Ohio store sales data, 1936-1939
Rudolph Wurlitzer and Subsidiaries, cash audit of retail stores, 1934
All stores sales data, 1936-1948
Subseries 5, Rembert Wurlitzer Incorporated, New York, 1949-1952
Rembert Wurlitzer audit figures, 1949
Rembert Wurlitzer, New York; journal vouchers, 1949 April-1952 March
Rembert Wurlitzer, New York correspondence
1948 December-1952 April
Rembert Wurlitzer, New York rent computation sheets
1949 April-1952 March
Rembert Wurlitzer, New York miscellaneous notes, 1949 and undated
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
All-American Mohawk Corporation, North Tonawanda, New York
Minutes of Directors meetings, 1928 March, May
Minutes of Directors meetings, 1928 July-November
Minutes of Directors meetings, 1929 February-December
Lease agreement for All-American Mohawk Corporation, 1930 April 28
Proposed layout for offices
Minutes of Directors meetings, 1930 February-May, 1931 May-June
Audit Report to Directors, 1931 March 31
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6
7
8-9
59
1011
1
43
2
3
4
12
13
14
15
16
59
43
17
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
18
62
44
1
Minutes of Directors meetings, 1933 March, 1934 November
Legal documents for lawsuit, 1932 September
Stock in McMillan Manufacturing Company, Incorporated; 1930 June 30
Agreements with Wurlitzer Company, 1931 May
Minutes of Stockholder meetings, 1929-1933
Audit Reports, 1932 , 1934
Apollo Piano Company and Melville Clark Piano Company
Legal documents, 1919
Apollo Piano Company, legal documents, 1921
Apollo Piano Company, audit reports, 1923 February 8
Apollo Piano Company, audit reports, 1924 February 20
Beach-Carlisle Violin Company, Cincinnati, Ohio
Stock certificates, 1922
Caldwell Piano Company, Cleveland, Ohio
Incorporation Documents, 1908
Agreements with B. Dreher Sons’ Company, Cleveland, 1908
Minutes of directors meetings 1908-1920
Volume of stock certificates, 1910-1919
Stock-related documents, 1908, 1910, 1920
Central Discount Company, no location, audit, 1930
C. G. Conn Limited, Elkhart, Indiana, Audit report, 1917
C. G. Conn Limited, profit and income statements, 1918
C. G. Conn Limited, audit report, 1919
C. G. Conn Limited, audit reports, 1922-1923
C. G. Conn Limited, balance sheets, 1925-1926
C. G. Conn Limited, reports of the president, 1921-1923, 1926
C. G. Conn Limited, annual report, 1926; financial reports, 1919
C. G. Conn Limited, financial reports, 1927-1928
Letter to Howard E. Wurlitzer, 1928 March 14
DeKalb Piano Company, DeKalb, Illinois
Minutes of directors meetings and adoption of by-laws, 1926
Stockholders meeting minutes, 1927
Stock certificate
Dayton Photo Products, Dayton, Ohio
Minute book 1920-1923
Eagle Radio Company, Newark, New Jersey
Incorporation documents; 1922 March 28, 1926 July 8 and August 7
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3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
45
1
2
3-4
5
6
7
46
8
9
10
1
2
Eagle Radio Company Stock Certificates, 1924 and undated
Annual Report, 1927 May 2
Eagle Radio Company
Minutes of directors meetings and related correspondence, 1922-1927
Fox Theaters Corporation, no location
Stock certificates, 1937
Loud, Robert L. Music Company Incorporated, Buffalo, New York
Certificate of incorporation, 1919
Minutes of stockholders and directors meetings, 1920-1936
Loud, Robert L. Music Company Incorporated
Stock certificates, 1919-1935
Loud, Robert L. Music Company Incorporated
Stock record book, 1919
Lyric Piano Company, Cincinnati, Ohio
Stock certificate book, 1909
Lyric Piano Company
Minute book, 1909 October-1917 May
Lyric Piano Company
Expense journal, 1929 August-1930 March
Lyric Piano Company
Stockholders and directors meeting minutes, 1918 May-1937 February
Lyric Piano Company
Certificate of Dissolution, 1937 March 3
Milner Musical Company, Cincinnati, Ohio
Book of stock certificates, 1907 July-1915 March
Milner Musical Company Articles of Incorporation 1907 June 26
Amendment to Articles, 1924 March 5
Certificate of Dissolution, 1937 June 28
Milner Musical Company
Minutes of directors meetings, 1907 June-1937 February
Morsatti Incorporated, Los Angeles, California
By-Laws, 1934 February
Minutes of directors meetings, 1934 February-March
Southern Ohio Radio Corporation, no location
Audit report to Wurlitzer officers, 1930
Western Industries Corporation, Wilmington, Delaware
Incorporation Papers, 1925 December 29
Minutes of directors meetings, 1926 January-1936 October
Western Industries Corporation stock certificates, 1926-1936
Western Industries Corporation stock certificate record, 1926-1936
Western Industries Corporation dissolution documents, 1936
Wunderlich Piano Company, Kansas City, Missouri
Book of stock certificates, 1918-1922
Book of stock certificates, 1922-1926
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4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
63
1
2
3
84
9
61
13
14
46
13
61
15
16
17
18
Minutes of Directors meetings, 1926 January-September
Related correspondence
Wunderlich Piano Company stock transactions
1918 December-1920 April
Wurbild Corporation
Auditor’s statement 1934 March 31
Wurlitzer Acceptance Corporation, Chicago, Illinois
Auditor’s certificate and comments, 1958 May 8
Account statement, 1971 April-1972 March
Wurlitzer of California Stock Certificates, 1914
Report to the Securities and Exchange Commission for 1936
Report to the Securities and Exchange Commission for 1937
Report to the Securities and Exchange Commission, 1938
includes “Exhibits I, II, III and IV to Form 8 (Amendment to Form 10-K”
The Wurlitzer Company
Rudolph Wurlitzer Company stockholders meeting minute book, 1890-1899
Rudolph Wurlitzer Company stockholders meeting minute book, 1916-1926
Loose documents found in minute books, 1905 and undated
Includes undated incorporation document for unnamed company
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]
Rudolph Wurlitzer Company Consolidated Earnings and Investment Capital
for 1908-1912 (1927)
Rudolph Wurlitzer Company Common Stock Values,
1913 May 31-1921 April 30
Specimen Wurlitzer Company stock certificates
1971 and undated
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
Record of stock holdings, Rudolph H. Wurlitzer and family, 1929 June 15
Record of stock holdings, Farny R. Wurlitzer and family, 1929 June 15
Record of stock holdings, Silvia W. Farny and family, 1929 June 15
Notations re Silvia Farny’s stock holdings, 1920s-1930s
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20
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65
69
47
48
37
38
49
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7-9
10
11-19
1-10
1-4
5
1-8
1-2
3-5
6-8
9-10
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4-7
8-10
1-2
3-6
7-9
1-10
11-14
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3-6
7-10
11
66
67
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2-3
4-5
6-18
1
2-9
68
69
6
Record of stock holdings, Leonie W. Eilers and family, 1929 June 15
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
Rudolph Wurlitzer Company audit reports, 1899-1918
DeKleist Musical Instrument Manufacturing Company, Audit reports, 19081909
Wurlitzer Grand Piano Company and subsidiaries audit reports, 1926-1936
Rudolph Wurlitzer Company, DeKalb Division, audit reports, 1937-1939
Rudolph Wurlitzer Company financial statements, 1944 April-December
Rudolph Wurlitzer Company financial statements, 1945 January-March,
August
Rudolph Wurlitzer Company financial statements, 1946 April-December
Rudolph Wurlitzer Company financial statements, 1947 January-December
Rudolph Wurlitzer Company financial statements, 1948 January-September
Rudolph Wurlitzer Company financial statements, 1948 October-December
Rudolph Wurlitzer Company, North Tonawanda Division audit reports,
1930-1939
Rudolph Wurlitzer Company, DeKalb Division financial statements,
1945 April-1946 June
Rudolph Wurlitzer Company, DeKalb Division financial statements,
1946 July-December
Rudolph Wurlitzer Company, DeKalb Division financial statements, 1947
Rudolph Wurlitzer Company, DeKalb Division financial statements, 1948
Rudolph Wurlitzer Company, DeKalb Division financial statements
1949 January-February
Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company audit reports, 1909
Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company audit reports, 1911-1912
Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company financial statements,
1911 March-December
Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company financial statements,1912-1919
Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company financial statements, 1920-1926
Wurlitzer Insurance and Pension Funds audit reports, 1916-1917
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9
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4
5
6
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8
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40
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Rudolph Wurlitzer Company and Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company
Profit and Loss statements for Automatic Instrument Sales, 1919-1926
Employee Cooperative Store financial statements, 1921-1928
Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company
Revised Property Values and Depreciation Reserves, 1928
Rudolph Wurlitzer Company, method of recording trade-ins, 1935
Rudolph Wurlitzer Company, progress report on changes in accounting
system, 1935
Rudolph Wurlitzer Company, report on operations, 1937
Tax Examiner’s Report, 1924. Includes list of patents prior to 1913 March
31
Wurlitzer Company Ohio tax refunds for 1938
Wurlitzer Company comparison of annual taxes for states of
Ohio, New York, and Illinois, 1938
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
Special report on trade receivables, 1937-1939
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
Rudolph Wurlitzer Company, President’s reports to Board of Directors
1943 July-1944 November
Rudolph Wurlitzer Company, President’s reports to Board of Directors, 1945
January, March, May, June
July, September, October, December
Rudolph Wurlitzer Company Annual Reports, 1936-1939
Rudolph Wurlitzer Company Annual Reports, 1940-1943, 1945
Rudolph Wurlitzer Company Annual Reports, 1950-1953, 1955
Rudolph Wurlitzer Company Annual Reports, 1960, 1963, 1969
Rudolph Wurlitzer Company Annual Reports, 1974, 1975, 1977, 1978
Rudolph Wurlitzer Company Quarterly Reports, 1984-1986
Subseries 3, Journals, Ledgers, and Cash Books, 1893-1938
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133
134
135
136
137
138
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D
E
B
F
G
C
H
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X
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Y
141
W
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T
144
U
145
A-19
146
A-20
147
A-21
148
A-22
149
A23
150
A-24
151
A-25
DeKleist Musical Instruments Company Journal, 1903-1905
DeKleist Musical Instruments Company Journal, 1905-1907
DeKleist Musical Instruments Company Journal, 1908
DeKleist Musical Instruments Company Ledger number 1, 1903-1907
DeKleist Musical Instruments Company Ledger number 2, 1908
DeKleist Musical Instruments Company Journal 1903-1905
DeKleist Musical Instruments Company Cash Book, 1907-1908
North Tonawanda Barrel Organ Factory Ledger, Wurlitzer page two 18931900
Journal A, 1909-1912,
Journal C, 1915-1919
Journal D, 1919-1922
Journal F, 1924-1925
Journal F, 1924-1925
Journal J, 1930-1931
Journal K, 1931-1933
Journal, 1933-1935
General Ledger A, 1909-1911
General Ledger B, 1912-1913
General Ledger C, 1914-1915
General Ledger E, 1918-1919
General Ledger F, 1920-1921
General Ledger G, 1922-1924
General Ledger H, 1925-1927
General Ledger I, 1928-1929
General Ledger J, 1930-1932
Private Ledger A, 1909-1913
Private Ledger B, 1914-1916
Private Ledger C, 1917-1918
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A-31
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Q
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K
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A-4
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A-7
A-8
A-9
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A-10
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A-12
A-13
A-14
A-15
Private Ledger D, 1919-1921
Private Ledger E, 1922-1924
Private Ledger F, 1925-1929
Private Ledger G, 1930-1932
Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company Employee Cooperative Store
Journal, 1926-1928
Ledger 1920-1928
Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company, Cash Received C, 1920-1923
Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company, Cash Received D, 1923-1925
Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company, Cash Received E, 1925-1927
Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company, Cash Received F, 1927-1928
Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company, Cash Received G, 1928-1930
Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company, Cash Received H, 1930-1932
Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company, Cash Received I, 1932
Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company, Check Register D, 1916-1918
Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company, Check Register E, 1918-1920
Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company, Check Register F, 1920-1921
Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company, Check Register G, 1922-1923
Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company, Check Register H, 1923-1924
Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company, Check Register I, 1924-1926
Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company, Check Register J, 1926-1927
Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company, Check Register K, 1927-1928
Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company, Check Register L, 1928-1929
Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company, Check Register M, 1930-1931
Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company, Check Register N, 1931-1932
Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company, Invoice Register, 1933-1935
Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company, General Ledger #2, 1909-1911
General Ledger number 3, 1911-1913
Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company, General Ledger 5, 1916-1918
Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company, General Ledger, 1930-1934
Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company, Private Ledger number 2,
1899-1903
Private Ledger number 3, 1903-1905
Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company, Private Ledger 4, 1905-1906
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196
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A-17
A-18
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Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company, Private Ledger, 1930-1934
Rudolph Wurlitzer Manufacturing Company, Cash Received, 1937-1938
Wurlitzer Insurance Fund, Private Ledger B, 1927-1931
Wurlitzer Insurance Fund, Cash Book number 2, 1917-1931
Wurlitzer Insurance Fund, Cash Book number 3, 1929-1931
Series 13, Maps and Charts, 1931-1976
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
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
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
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
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
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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