Focke Family Papers
Scope and Content
The Focke Family Papers contains personal information about the Focke family, as well as information about the family meat packing business. Series I: Family History, contains two folders concerning the family history of the Focke Family. Series II, Business History, contains information about the family business. Included in the series is an unidentified photograph, a scrapbook that includes news clippings and advertisements for the firm, and other business information.
Dates
- Creation: 1913-1971
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1913-1959
Creator
- Focke family (Family)
Restrictions on Access
There are no restrictions on accessing the materials in this collection.
Restrictions on Use
Copyright restrictions may apply. Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.
Biography of William and Bernadine Focke
William Focke and his wife, Bernadine, founded the family business in 1875. The firm, a meat business known as William Focke Son's Company, was located in East Dayton, on the Springfield pike. In 1881, the Focke business bought a 15 and a half acre farm. The farm burnt during a gasoline fire in 1886.
By 1891 the firm purchased an ice machine, which helped increase business. The firm eventually expanded to 1004 East 5th Street. Here they served restaurants, hotels, and hospitals. (Information found in Box 1 File1)
Extent
1.13 linear feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
William Focke and his wife, Bernadine, founded their family meat business, William Focke Son's Company, in 1875 in Dayton, Ohio. The collection contains two folders documenting the Focke family. The collection also documents the family meat packing business through advertisements, patents and agreements, correspondence, price lists, and a scrapbook.
Statement of Arrangement
Organized into two series:
- Series I: Family History
- Series II: Business History
Subject
- Focke, Bernadina Barlage, 1825-1898 (Person)
- Focke, William John, 1826-1893 (Person)
- William Focke Son's Company (Organization)
Geographic
- Title
- Guide to the Focke Family Papers (MS-394)
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Jeremy Feador, May 2009
- Date
- 2015
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
Wright State University Libraries
Special Collections and Archives
3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy
Dayton OH 45435-0001 USA
937-775-2092
library-archives@wright.edu
