Neoprene - Historical, 1945

The DAYCO Corporation business records chronicle the history of the company from its early beginning as the Dayton Rubber (Manufacturing) Company to its later operation as the DAYCO Corporation in Dayton, Ohio and the operation of its numerous divisions and subsidiaries throughout the world in the twentieth century. This collection contains photographs, product catalogs, correspondence, memos, reports, personnel records, and financial records from a Dayton manufacturer of tire and rubber products.

Series I: Historical Files Included in this series are the DAYCO Corporation records which span the years 19051974, documenting the activities of the company and its varied products over the years. The company records are arranged alphabetically by file folder within each box and if possible, the materials within the respective file folder(s) are arranged chronologically. This series contains correspondence, reports, memos, working papers, newspaper clippings, newsletters, annual and quarterly reports, catalogs, sales manuals (domestic and international), and ephemera. Of special interest are files (two) on A.L. Freedlander, who devoted 52 years of his life to the company as company president and general manager, later as Board Chairman and then as Chairman of the Executive Committee and a Director. The earliest record, dates 1905, is the company's Articles of Incorporation.

Series II: Advertising Reprints The advertising reprints, arranged chronologically by file folder, which make up this series cover the years 1961-1969. Included are reprints of ads, both industrial and non-industrial, which appeared in a variety of magazines. The industrial ad reprints cover the years 1961-1969 while the non-industrial ad reprints are from the years 1968 and 1969. Both reprints of black and white and color advertisements are included.

Series III: Oversize Materials This series contains items which were two large in size to be placed in file folders within their particular series and had to be placed in a larger size box to accommodate them. Included in this series are the "Dayton Views", a company newsletter from the years 1941-1944 (produced during the years of World War II) and oversize photographs. One photograph, circa 1917, is of people at the new plant location near the railroad before it was constructed and three photographs, circa the first decade of the twentieth century, are of company picnics.

Series IV: Photographs This series is divided into fourteen sub-series: A. Alliance Tire and Rubber, Limited; B. Cadillac Plastic and Chemical Company; C. Dayton Plant; D. Waynesville, NC Plant; E. Additional Plants, Laboratories, and Warehouses; F. People; G. Events; H. Foam Mattresses; I. Pontoons; J. Printing Products; K. Textiles; L. Tires; M. Miscellaneous Products; and N. Miscellaneous. Included in this series, spanning the years 1934-1972, is an extensive collection of photographs and a small collection of slides and negatives which provide a visual documentary of the DAYCO Corporation. Chronicled visually is the history of the company through the various photographs, slides and negatives which depict scenes of the company, its numerous plants its employees, its events and its varied products.