Items displayed on the middle shelf
The top shelves display photographs, a scrapbook, and correspondence from the Andersons, Inc. collection. Articles on the right side include script excerpts from MASH as well as a photograph of Jamie Farr. Two items fro mTony Packo's are are included as the scripts refer to Toledo and Tony Packo's.
New Grain elevator
1953
Newspaper clippings about the “Big Pour,” Life and Business Week, July 1953. The Andersons, Inc. Records, MSS-194.
Two national magazines sent photographers and writers to cover the construction of the new grain elevators being built for The Andersons.
Andersons Scrapbook
1950s
“Progress in Grain Marketing.” The Andersons Inc. Records, MSS-194.
This scrapbook contains newspaper clippings, articles, and photographs recording the successes of the Anderson’s Grain Elevator Inc. in the first few years of business. It boasts the 10 minute drop off convenience and the capacity of the Anderson’s Elevator to process 100 trucks an hour. This was a major innovation in the grain industry since earlier farmers waited hours for delivery.
Letters to Anderson
1936-1940.
Harold Anderson letters, Anderson Inc. scrapbook, 1936-1940. The Andersons Inc. Records, MSS-194.
These letters to Harold Anderson are a brief example of the numerous letters he received in 1936 regarding his decision to quit working for the National Biscuit Company and go into business for himself. These letters show sadness at his leaving and even surprise at his decision but offer encouraging words towards his new venture. This documents the end of a successful career for Harold Anderson with the National Biscuit Company and the beginning of a successful family business in the milling and grain industry. Harold Anderson’s new business revolutionized the grain industry by allowing for quick and easy drop offs and convenience for its’ many members spanning several states.
100 trucks an hour
n.d.
This Andersons Truck Terminal grain elevator had reached the capacity to fill one-hundred trucks every hour.
The Anderson Family
ca. 1950
Photograph, the Anderson family, ca. 1950. The Andersons, Inc. Records, MSS-194.
This photograph shows the original family behind what became The Andersons, Inc.: Harold (middle), his wife Margaret (left), daughter Carol (right), and sons John, Bob, Tom, Don, and Dick (left to right, back row).
M*A*S*H excerpts
1978-80
M*A*S*H script excerpts taken from Episodes “Dear Sis” October 25, 1978; “A War For All Seasons” August 8, 1980; and “38 Across” November 26, 1976.
These script excerpts include dialogue mentioning Tony Packo’s and Jeep. The blue scripts (hanging) come from Episode “38 Across” from November 26, 1976 and consist of dialogue regarding Jamie Farr’s character Klinger eating a Jeep. It gives great detail about the construction and materials of a typical Jeep used in wartime. The white script (left) and the yellow script (right) come from episodes “Dear Sis” and “A War For All Seasons” respectively, and give reference to Tony Packo’s hotdogs of Toledo.
Actor Jamie Farr
n.d.
Actor Jamie Farr is a native of Toledo and played Corporal Maxwell Q. Klinger in the M*A*S*H sitcom.