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Alvah E. Simpson papers
Alvah E. Simpson, 1883-1948, was a traveling salesman who sold home remedies, primarily in New York and Pennsylvania, beginning in 1905 and continuing until his death in 1948. During his more than forty years on the road, Simpson worked for a variety of businesses, including the Allen S. Olmstead C...
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| Collection: | Alvah E. Simpson Papers |
| Collection Number: | 3012 |
| Format: | Manuscript |
| Language: | English |
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| Online Access: | Link to finding aid |
| Physical Description: |
3.4 Linear feet 9 boxes, 1 flat file |
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Alvah E. Simpson, 1883-1948, was a traveling salesman who sold home remedies, primarily in New York and Pennsylvania, beginning in 1905 and continuing until his death in 1948. During his more than forty years on the road, Simpson worked for a variety of businesses, including the Allen S. Olmstead Company, the O. F. Woodward Company, the Guarantee Medicine Company, and the Dr. Miles Medicine Company. This collection contains his forty-four journals, 1905-1948, twenty-nine expense accounts, 1917-1947, and miscellaneous items, all of which touch on both his professional and personal life. The collection provides insight into Simpson’s life, the life and work of traveling salesmen, and the marketing and consumer world of the first half of the twentieth century. |