Sylvester E. Strittmater Papers
Scope and Contents
The only personal information about Sylvester E. Strittmater is a collection of membership cards which illustrate his interest in hunting and other organizations. Items represented (1964-1972) are the National Rifle Association, Holmen Shooters Club, Mississippi River Rates, Knight of Columbus, and the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (BPOE).
Gateway Die & Tool Company materials (1944-1949) include a folder of ephemera which includes a sample of letterhead and Sylvester Strittmater's business cards. There are also two financial volumes of the company; one of a day-book format, 1944, and the other covering invoices 1945-1949.
Dates
- 1944-1972
Creator
- Strittmater, Sylvester E. (Person)
Access to Materials
Materials in this collection are available for patron use.
Historical Note
A former La Crosse, Wis. city business owner Sylvester E. Strittmater, along with Frank E. Eustice, owned and operated Gateway Die & Tool Co. from 1944 to approximately 1949. This business was located at 332 Copeland Ave. on the north side of La Crosse. Strittmater then worked as a die maker and foreman for the Trane Co. from approximately 1950 to his retirement in about 1975. He died in 2000.
Extent
0.2 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Papers of a former La Crosse, Wis. city business owner Sylvester E. Strittmater. Strittmater, along with Frank E. Eustice, owned Gateway Die & Tool Co. from 1944 to approximately 1949.
The papers include personal membership cards to various organizations and sportsmen's licenses, and two financial volumes of his Gateway Die & Tool Co. The collection does not contain any more biographical or personal material.
Acquisitions Information
(Accession no. 1996.005)
Donated by Ken Jenkerson, 1996, who purchased the materials at an auction or estate sale.
Physical Description
1 archives box
OCLC Number
47635160
Processing Information
Processed by Anita Taylor Doering, June 1999.
Creator
- Strittmater, Sylvester E. (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Sylvester E. Strittmater Papers, 1944-1972
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Anita Taylor Doering
- Date
- 1999 June
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the La Crosse Public Library Archives Repository