Summary Information

Title: Fromm Brothers, Inc. Records
Inclusive Dates: 1922-1987

Creator:

• Fromm Brothers, Inc.

Call Number: M94-342

Quantity: 80.6 c.f. (70 record center cartons, 1 archives box, 1 card file, and 8 flat boxes), 13 oversize volumes, 2 photographs, and 324 negatives (in 5 negative boxes)

Repository:

Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:

Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

Abstract:

Business records of Fromm Brothers, Inc., a major fur farm and ginseng grower located in Marathon County, Wisconsin. The collection documents the development of the Fromm Brothers' fox, mink, and ginseng industry; the history of the company's role in the international fur market; Fromm Laboratories' contributions to veterinary medicine and its contributions to the success of the fur industry; the Fromms' position as leaders in the industry; their importance to the local economy; and finally, the decline of the business. The Fromms operated under several business names and partnerships: Fromm Brothers, Inc.; Fromm-Green Research, Inc. (later Fromm Laboratories, Inc.); Fromm Brothers Silvercross Fox Farm, Inc.; Federal Silver Fox Farms, Inc.; and Fromm Brothers, Nieman and Company.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-m94342

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