Merriam Family Papers, 1914-1964

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2 linear feet — 3 oversize volumes — 1 oversize folder

The papers of the Merriam family of Grand Rapids and Holland, Michigan, reflect chiefly the business activities and leisure time interests of Warren Sturtevant Merriam, plant manager of Baker Furniture, Inc. of Holland and member of the Macatawa Bay Yacht Club. There is also some material concerning his father, the Reverend Charles Wolcott Merriam, his mother, Julia Sturtevant Merriam, and his wife, Helen Bell Merriam.

The papers have been divided into nine series: Baker Furniture, Inc., Macatawa Bay Yacht Club, Warren Sturtevant Merriam, Helen Bell Merriam, Charles Wolcott Merriam, Julia Sturtevant Merriam, Park Congregational Church, Grace Episcopal Church, and Photographs and Slides.

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Baker Furniture, Inc.

The Baker Furniture, Inc. series contains interesting material dating chiefly from the 1940's and 1950's. This includes a notebook containing internal production reports, memos written by Merriam to the foremen of various departments and speeches given by Merriam to foremen and crew leaders. These materials reflect a concern with productivity and, increasingly, with labor costs. Especially interesting is a folder of letters and flyers representing both management and labor viewpoints during an unsuccessful 1953 CIO union drive.