A.B. Dick Company Records
Archival Collection Overview
Historical Note
The A.B. Dick Company was founded in 1884 in Chicago, Illinois, by Albert Blake Dick, Sr. Having made the acquaintance of Thomas A. Edison, Dick used Edison's electric pen concept to invent the mimeograph process, creating a quick, simple, and economical method to duplicate printed materials.
Over the years, the A.B. Dick Company expanded their product lines to include mimeoscopes, offset duplicators, spirit duplicators, electronic typewriters and word processors, microform machines...
Scope and Content Note
The A.B. Dick Company Records, 1884-1998 (bulk 1900-1980) covers over 100 years of corporate history, and includes photographs, slides, negatives, artwork, publications, and other business related documents.
The A.B. Dick Company Records, 1884-1998, is divided into 4 series: the BUSINESS RECORDS SERIES, the AUDIO-VISUAL MATERIALS SERIES, the ARTWORK SERIES, and the EPHEMERA SERIES.
The BUSINESS RECORDS SERIES (30.76 cubic ft.) is divided int...
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Digitized Artifacts From This Collection
"Writer's Cramp: A Review in Little" Marionette Show at the A.B. Dick Company Exhibit at the New York World's Fair, 1939
Operating the Marionettes in "Writer's Cramp: A Review in Little" Marionette Show at the A.B. Dick Company Exhibit at the New York World's Fair, 1939
Conductor's Score from "Writers' Cramp" Marionette Show, A.B. Dick Company Exhibit, New York World's Fair, 1939
"New Simplified Mimeograph for Every Office. No Expert Needed to Produce Superior Copies," 1960
Design Drawings for the A.B. Dick Co. Exhibit at the 1939 New York World's Fair
A.B. Dick Company Mimeograph Exhibit at the New York World's Fair, 1939
Fair Exhibits for the Stationer and Office Outfitter, 1939
"A Flying Visit to the North Shore," Chicago Daily News, May 27, 1931
