The Dodge Family Papers collection consists of materials related to the Dodge family and their various business and personal concerns. The contents of the collection include a variety of materials, including personal papers, historical memorabilia, objects, ledgers, albums, patents, and Safety Buggy Company records.
Box 1
Legal papers, Richard K. Dodge (1914-1996) & Nancy Howle Dodge (1918-2003)
Box 2
Papers of Byron G. Dodge
Box 3
Box 4
Papers of Byron G. Dodge & Arthur B. Dodge, Sr.
Box 5
Papers of the Dodge Cork Company
Box 6
Box 7
Objects Produced by and for the Dodge Cork Company
Box 8
Plaque and Account Books, G.W. Dodge & Sons, Byron G. Dodge
Box 9
Account Books and Ledgers: The Safety Buggy Company and Dodge Cork Company
Mortgage in the Amount of $10,000 Between The Safety Buggy Company of Lancaster, Pa and John W. Hiemenz
Description
Mortgage in the amount of $10,000 between The Safety Buggy Company of Lancaster, Pa. and John W. Hiemenz. Dated December 4, 1894. Collateral offered is the land, premises, and buildings of The Safety Buggy Company originally deeded to the Safety Buggy Company, September 13, 1894.
Witnessed by M. L. Herr, President and H. L. Mellinger, Secretary
Mortgage transferred to The Peoples Trust Savings and Deposit Company of Lancaster, December 17, 1894.
Bond and Warrant satisfied May 1, 1896.
G.W. Dodge & Son was founded in Berlin, New York in 1871 and relocated to Lancaster, Pennsylvania in 1876. In 1885, G.W. Dodge's eldest son, Byron G. Dodge, became president of the company. The company eventually merged with the Lancaster Cork Works and the American Cork Company and by 1895 was known as the Lancaster Cork Company. The company combined with several other cork companies in 1895 (including Armstrong) and became the site of the Closure Plant for the Armstrong Cork Company.
