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A page from a 1904 catalog

A. J. Lindemann & Hoverson Company (Milwaukee, Wis.).

Records, 1888-1981.

UWM Manuscript Collection 93

1.5 cubic ft. (1 record center carton, and 1 oversize box)

 



ABSTRACT: This collection contains records of the A. J. Lindemann & Hoverson Company, a manufacturer of stoves, as well as some personal papers of A. J. Lindemann and his family. The majority of the records date from the mid-1930s through the late 1950s. Earlier items include catalogs from 1888 and 1904. Some of the more interesting items in the collection are the newspaper clippings documenting the company's labor strike which lasted from 1935 to 1937. A number of newspaper clippings and other items also pertain to the company's 1940s wartime production. The collection also includes financial information and materials about the company's organization. The personal papers contain materials pertaining to A. J. Lindemann's estate and also document the 1958 sale of the company. Other personal materials include army and family photographs and a 1942 Army War Show yearbook.

ACCESS RESTRICTIONS: There are no access restrictions on the materials, and the collection is open to all members of the public in accordance with state law. However, the researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright which may be involved in the use of this collection (Wisconsin Statutes 19.21-19.39).

ARRANGEMENT: The files are arranged alphabetically, then chronologically within two series. The first series consists of the records of the A. J. Lindemann & Hoverson Company. The second series contains the personal papers of A. J. Lindemann.

HISTORICAL NOTE: The A. J. Lindemann & Hoverson Company was incorporated in 1890. The company, however, dates back to 1875 when Albert J. Lindemann and his father John P. Lindemann established a tinner's shop and hardware store under the name of J. P. Lindemann and Son. Following the incorporation of the A. J. Lindemann & Hoverson Company, A. J. Lindemann served as the company's president and H. C. Hoverson served as secretary for a few years.

The company initially manufactured roasting pans, stove pipe, and coal or wood stoves. As the company grew, other products included gas ranges and heaters, oil and gasoline stoves, portable ovens and oil stove wicks, electric ranges, electric water heaters, kerosene stoves and ranges, and refrigerators and home freezers.

In 1939, Eugene A. Lindemann took over as president of the company. During the World War II years the company almost completely converted to wartime production.

The company was sold in 1958 to Chilton Metal Products, Inc. of Chilton, Wisconsin, and Otto A. Boheim, a Milwaukee industrialist.

COLLECTION CITATION: This collection should be cited as:
A. J. Lindemann & Hoverson Company (Milwaukee, Wis.). Records, 1888-1981. UWM Manuscript Collection 93. University Manuscript Collection. Golda Meir Library. University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee.

ACQUISITION: Albert J. Lindemann donated this collection to the Archives sometime prior to 1989.

PROCESSING: Christel T. Maass processed the collection at the Archives in November 1996.

MARC RECORD SEARCH TERMS: The following terms were used in the online bibliographic MARC record to this collection:

UWM MANUSCRIPT COLLECTION 93 BOX FOLDER
A. J. Lindemann & Hoverson Company Records, Army-Navy "E" Production Award, 1944 1 1
A. J. Lindemann & Hoverson Company Records, Articles of Incorporation and By Laws, 1944, undated 1 2
A. J. Lindemann & Hoverson Company Records, Blueprints, 1944, 1950 1 3
A. J. Lindemann & Hoverson Company Records, Catalogs and Brochures, 1888, 1904, 1949, 1952 1 4
A. J. Lindemann & Hoverson Company Records, Financial Information, 1943-1946 1 5
A. J. Lindemann & Hoverson Company Records, History, 1945, undated 1 6
A. J. Lindemann & Hoverson Company Records, Newspaper and Magazine Clippings, Various Sources, 1935-1958 1 7
A. J. Lindemann & Hoverson Company Records, Newspaper Clippings, Milwaukee Journal, 1935-1958 1 8
A. J. Lindemann & Hoverson Company Records, Newspaper Clippings, Milwaukee Sentinel, 1935-1953 1 9
A. J. Lindemann & Hoverson Company Records, Newspaper Clippings, Wisconsin News, 1935-1937 1 10
A. J. Lindemann & Hoverson Company Records, Photograph, Aerial View of Company, undated [Oversize] 2
A. J. Lindemann & Hoverson Company Records, Photograph, Sales Meeting, 1955 1 11
A. J. Lindemann & Hoverson Company Records, Registration Statement for Securities and Exchange Commission, 1951 1 12
A. J. Lindemann & Hoverson Company Records, Sales, 1945, undated 1 13
A. J. Lindemann & Hoverson Company Records, Survey of Facilities, 1950 1 14
A. J. Lindemann Personal Papers, Army, Photographs, 1944, undated 1 15
A. J. Lindemann Personal Papers, Army War Show, Yearbook, 1942 1 16
A. J. Lindemann Personal Papers, Biographical Information, 1934-1981, undated 1 17
A. J. Lindemann Personal Papers, Estate, 1938-1946 1 18
A. J. Lindemann Personal Papers, Estate, undated 1 19-20
A. J. Lindemann Personal Papers, Low Brow Association, 1938-1965, undated 1 21
A. J. Lindemann Personal Papers, Photographs, 1899-1976, undated 1 22
A. J. Lindemann Personal Papers, Search for Plant Locations for the Harnishfeger Corporation (Milwaukee, Wis.), Report, undated 2
A. J. Lindemann Personal Papers, Study for the General Box Company (Chicago, Illinois), 1946 2

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