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Guide to the Sylvester E. Strittmater Papers, 1944-1972
MSS 052
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- 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.
- Collection Title
- Sylvester E. Strittmater Papers
- Date of Materials
- 1944-1972
- Creator
- Strittmater, Sylvester E., 1912-2000
- Call Number
- MSS 052
- Amount
- 0.2 cubic feet
- Physical Description
- 1 archives box
- Language of Materials
- English
- Repository
- La Crosse Public Library Archives
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Sylvester E. Strittmater Papers, MSS 052, La Crosse Public Library Archives, La Crosse, WI
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.
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.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
La Crosse Public Library Archives 1999 June
800 Main St.La Crosse, Wisconsin, 54601
(608) 789-7136
archives@lacrosselibrary.org
Access to Materials
Materials in this collection are available for patron use.
Acquisitions Information
(Accession no. 1996.005)
Donated by Ken Jenkerson, 1996, who purchased the materials at an auction or estate sale.
Processing Information
Processed by Anita Taylor Doering, June 1999.
Controlled Access Headings
Corporate Name(s)
- Gateway Die and Tool Company.
Personal Name(s)
- Strittmater, Sylvester E., 1912-2000
Subject(s)
- Business records--Wisconsin--La Crosse
- Tool and die industry--Wisconsin--La Crosse
OCLC Number
47635160
Collection Inventory
| Box | Folder | |||
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Personal membership cards, 1964-1972 |
1 | 1 | ||
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Gateway Die & Tool Company |
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| Box | Folder | |||
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Ephemera |
1 | 2 | ||
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Financial journal, 1944 |
1 | 3 | ||
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Invoice journal, 1945-1949 |
1 | 4 | ||