Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company sales and display materials, 1936-1948 and undated

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Summary

Creator:
Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company
Abstract:
The Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company is a Chicago-based chewing gum company founded in 1891. Collection includes designs for chewing gum and candy display cases and fixtures; and interview with Philip K. Wrigley; photographs of point-of-sale, shop floor, checkout counter, and storefront window merchandise displays; speeches and instruction guides for sales personnel; and other materials. Photographs include displays across the United States. Retail businesses represented in the materials include G.C. Murphy, Kress, and McCrory's. Acquired as part of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History.
Extent:
0.2 Linear Feet
Language:
Materials in English.
Collection ID:
RL.13000

Background

Scope and content:

Collection includes designs for chewing gum and candy display cases and fixtures; and interview with Philip K. Wrigley; photographs of point-of-sale, shop floor, checkout counter, and storefront window merchandise displays; speeches and instruction guides for sales personnel; and other materials. Photographs include displays across the United States. Retail businesses represented in the materials include G.C. Murphy, Kress, and McCrory's.

Biographical / historical:

The Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company is a Chicago-based chewing gum company founded in 1891. The company, now owned by Mars, Inc., is the largest manufacturer and marketer of chewing gum in the world.

Acquisition information:
The Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company sales and display materials were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a purchase from Zephyr Used and Rare Books in 2023.
Processing information:

Processed by Robin Klaus, Nov. 2023;

Accessions described in this collection guide: 2023-0062.

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Arranged alphabetically.

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[Identification of item], Wm. Wrigley Jr. Company sales and display materials, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.