The Menasha Wooden Ware Corporation Papers include both the personal and business correspondence, 1919-1946, of Mowry Smith, president of the company, as well as the company's business records, 1857-1920. The Mowry Smith correspondence has been left in its original order which includes two different filing systems. The first portion covering the period 1919-1941 (boxes 1-3), contains mainly personal correspondence and is arranged chronologically by months. The second portion comprises Mr. Smith's business correspondence, 1941-1946. Most of this correspondence is arranged alphabetically by subject folders within years (boxes 3-17), but three boxes (boxes 17-19) of miscellaneous subject folders are arranged alphabetically by titles.
The earlier business records of the Menasha Wooden Ware Corporation are contained in 201 volumes and include journals, 1864-1919; cash journals, 1864-1902; invoice journals, 1883-1919; summary ledgers, 1878-1901; ledgers, 1866-1897; petty ledgers, 1890-1901; order books, 1869-1917; inventory records, 1869-1919; daybooks, 1859-1897; blotters, 1862-1903; and numerous other miscellaneous volumes.
