Indiana Historical Society - Manuscripts & Archives
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Charles Latham
11 May 1994
VOLUME OF COLLECTION: 3 items
COLLECTION DATES: circa 1930
PROVENANCE: Robert Russo, date unknown
RESTRICTIONS: None
REPRODUCTION RIGHTS: Permission to reproduce or publish material in this collection must be obtained in writing from the Indiana Historical Society
ALTERNATE FORMATS: None
OTHER FINDING AIDS: None
RELATED HOLDINGS: SC 1055, Charles Mayer; BV 230-237, Charles Mayer Co. Ledgers
ACCESSION NUMBER: 94.0618x
Charles Mayer and Company was founded in 1840 by Charles Mayer, a recent immigrant from Germany. Clocks, musical instruments, china, glassware, toys, and confections were the store's original stock. Until 1903 some of the business was wholesale; from that time on it was a large retail store, specializing in jewelry, silver, china, toys, and fine furniture. The store prospered under three generations of the Mayer family, and then under the guidance of Albert M. Zoller. It was closed in 1954, but revived in 1993 by a family descendant.
This collection contains three items: two short typed histories of Charles Mayer and Company, dating from about 1930; and an eleven-page mimeographed account of reunions of the company's employees. This third item describes how the custom of having reunions began in 1923; gives a history of a number of employees, some going back to the 1880s; and ends with retrospective letters from some of the employees.
MAIN ENTRY: Charles Mayer Co.
SUBJECT ENTRIES: Charles Mayer Co.--History
Stores, Retail--Indiana--Indianapolis
Retail trade--Indiana--Indianapolis--Employees
Wholesale trade-Indiana--Indianapolis--Employees
Clerks (Retail trade)--Indiana--Indianapolis
Indianapolis (Ind.)--Business enterprises
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