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Guide to the Leopold Desk Company Records

Collection Overview
Date Span:1886-1964
Creator:Leopold Desk Company
Extent:1.75 linear feet.
Collection Number:MSC0209
Repository:University of Iowa Special Collections
Summary:Office furniture manufacturing firm in Burlington, IA. Company's history is documented with annual reports, minutes, time books, etc. Catalogs showcase their products.

The company was located at the 900 block of Osborn Street until 1972, when it moved to 2825 Mount Pleasant Street.

The records of the Leopold Desk Company document the first eighty years of its history with annual reports, property accounts, minutes from stockholders and directors meetings, and time books. Their products are showcased in catalogs dating from 1888 to 1927.

Access: This collection is open for research.

Use: Copyright restrictions may apply; please consult Special Collections staff for further information.

Acquisition: The Leopold Desk Company was an office furniture manufacturing firm which operated out of Burlington, Iowa, for 102 years before closing in 1990.

Preferred Citation: Leopold Desk Company Records, The University of Iowa Libraries, Iowa City, Iowa.

Repository:University of Iowa Special Collections
Address:Special Collections Department
University of Iowa Libraries
Iowa City, IA 52242
Phone:319-335-5921
Curator:Greg Prickman
Email:lib-spec@uiowa.edu
Website:http://www.lib.uiowa.edu/spec-coll/

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Corporate Names:
Northwestern Furniture Company

Topics:
Desks
Office furniture

Geographic Names:
Burlington (Iowa)

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