Title: A.J. Lindemann & Hoverson Company Records
Inclusive Dates: 1888-1981

Creator:

• A.J. Lindemann & Hoverson Company (Milwaukee, Wis.)

Call Number: UWM Manuscript Collection 93

Quantity: 1.5 cubic ft. (2 boxes)
Repository:

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives Department

Archival Location:

UW-Milwaukee Libraries, Archives / Milwaukee Area Research Ctr. (Map)

Abstract:

This collection contains records of the A.J. Lindemann & Hoverson Company, a manufacturer of stoves, as well as some personal papers of A.J. Lindemann and his family. The majority of the records date from the mid-1930s through the late 1950s. Earlier items include catalogs from 1888 and 1904. Some of the more interesting items in the collection are the newspaper clippings documenting the company's labor strike which lasted from 1935 to 1937. A number of newspaper clippings and other items also pertain to the company's 1940s wartime production. The collection also includes financial information and materials about the company's organization. The personal papers contain materials pertaining to A. J. Lindemann's estate and also document the 1958 sale of the company. Other personal materials include army and family photographs and a 1942 Army War Show yearbook.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-mil-uwmmss0093

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The A.J. Lindemann & Hoverson Company was incorporated in 1890. The company, however, dates back to 1875 when Albert J. Lindemann and his father John P. Lindemann established a tinner's shop and hardware store under the name of J. P. Lindemann and Son. Following the incorporation of the A.J. Lindemann & Hoverson Company, A.J. Lindemann served as the company's president and H. C. Hoverson served as secretary for a few years. The company initially manufactured roasting pans, stove pipe, and coal or wood stoves. As the company grew, other products included gas ranges and heaters, oil and gasoline stoves, portable ovens and oil stove wicks, electric ranges, electric water heaters, kerosene stoves and ranges, and refrigerators and home freezers. In 1939, Eugene A. Lindemann took over as president of the company. During the World War II years the company almost completely converted to wartime production. The company was sold in 1958 to Chilton Metal Products, Inc. of Chilton, Wisconsin, and Otto A. Boheim, a Milwaukee industrialist.

The files are arranged alphabetically, then chronologically within two series. The first series consists of the records of the A.J. Lindemann & Hoverson Company. The second series contains the personal papers of A.J. Lindemann.

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Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials, and the collection is open to all members of the public in accordance with state law.

Use Restrictions

The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming with the laws of libel, privacy, and copyright which may be involved in the use of this collection (Wisconsin Statutes 19.21-19.39).

Acquisition Information

Albert J. Lindemann donated this collection to the Archives sometime prior to 1989.

Processing Information

Christel T. Maass processed the collection at the Archives in November 1996.

	Series: 1. A.J. Lindemann & Hoverson Company Records, 1888-1958
Box   1 Folder   1	Army-Navy "E" Production Award, 1944
Box   1 Folder   2	Articles of Incorporation and By Laws, 1944, undated
Box   1 Folder   3	Blueprints, 1944, 1950
Box   1 Folder   4	Catalogs and Brochures, 1888, 1904, 1949, 1952
Box   1 Folder   5	Financial Information, 1943-1946
Box   1 Folder   6	History, 1945, undated
Box   1 Folder   7	Newspaper and Magazine Clippings, Various Sources, 1935-1958
Box   1 Folder   8	Newspaper Clippings, Milwaukee Journal, 1935-1958
Box   1 Folder   9	Newspaper Clippings, Milwaukee Sentinel, 1935-1953
Box   1 Folder   10	Newspaper Clippings, Wisconsin News, 1935-1937
Box   2	Photograph, Aerial View of Company, undated
Box   1 Folder   11	Photograph, Sales Meeting, 1955
Box   1 Folder   12	Registration Statement for Securities and Exchange Commission, 1951
Box   1 Folder   13	Sales, 1945, undated
Box   1 Folder   14	Survey of Facilities, 1950
	Series: 2. A.J. Lindemann Personal Papers, 1899-1981	⇧
Box   1 Folder   15	Army, Photographs, 1944, undated
Box   1 Folder   16	Army War Show, Yearbook, 1942
Box   1 Folder   17	Biographical Information, 1934-1981, undated
Box   1 Folder   18	Estate, 1938-1946
Box   1 Folder   19-20	Estate, undated
Box   1 Folder   21	Low Brow Association, 1938-1965, undated
Box   1 Folder   22	Photographs, 1899-1976, undated
Box   2	Search for Plant Locations for the Harnishfeger Corporation (Milwaukee, Wis.), Report, undated
Box   2	Study for the General Box Company (Chicago, Illinois), 1946