00206.xml MUNSINGWEAR: An Inventory of Its Records Finding aid prepared by Kathryn A. Johnson. Minnesota Historical Society
St. Paul MN.

Manuscripts Collection

 Finding aid encoded by David B. Peterson, May 3, 2006. Finding aid written inEnglish August 2008 Converted from EAD Version 1.0 to Version 2002 by Monica Manny Ralston, Daniel Sher, and Joyce Chapman. OVERVIEW Minnesota Historical Society Munsingwear, Inc. (U.S.). Corporate records. 1887-1995. Articles of incorporation and minutes (1887-1971), correspondence, financial records (1936-1964), legal agreements, patent and trademark information, product catalogs, and scrapbooks ([193-]-1990) documenting a Minneapolis-based clothing manufacturer, its predecessor, Northwestern Knitting Company, and several clothing subsidiaries. 50.4 cu. ft. (44 boxes, including 24 v.). See Detailed Description section for shelf locations. HISTORICAL NOTE

Munsingwear, Inc. was a Minneapolis-based designer, importer, manufacturer, marketer, and licenser of branded apparel for men, boys, and women. The company was for many years famous for its union suits, an undergarment consisting of an undershirt and underdrawers combined in a single garment. The company was also said to be the originator of the classic golf shirt.

The company had its beginnings in Minneapolis in 1886 when George D. Munsing, Frank H. Page, and Edward O. Tuttle formed a partnership to manufacture knit underwear for both men and women. The firm was incorporated in 1887 as Northwestern Knitting Company. In 1919 its name was changed to Munsingwear Corporation and in 1923 it was constituted as Munsingwear, Inc. The company acquired Rollins Hosiery Mills, Inc. (Des Moines, Iowa)(1945); the Vassar Company (Chicago, Ill.) (1951); and the Hollywood Maxwell Company (California)(1958).

By 1986 Munsingwear, Inc. consisted of two divisions. The men's division used the Munsingwear name and included the Grand Slam, Slammer USA, Cotton Classics, and Kangaroo lines of sport shirts and underwear, and sleepwear, underwear, and "rugged" sportswear marketed under the revived Northwestern Knitting Company name. The women's or intimate apparel division was marketed under the Vassarette Label and included brassieres, girdles, garter belts, camisoles, petticoats, full slips, teddies, tap or French pants, panties, body briefers, robes, gowns, and pajamas.

Munsingwear was acquired in 1996 by Supreme International, a Miami, Florida-based supplier of men's and boys' casual apparel.

 SCOPE AND CONTENTS

The collection includes articles of incorporation and minutes of directors' and stockholders' meetings, annual reports, correspondence, financial records, legal agreements, patent and trademark information, product catalogs, and scrapbooks documenting Munsingwear, the Northwestern Knitting Company, and the following companies acquired by it: Wayne Knitting Mills (1924-1928); Thieme Brothers Company (1925-1928); Real Silk Hosiery Mills (1926); Vassar-Swiss Underwear Company (1912-1934); Vassar Company, Hollywood Vassarette, and related firms (1946-1959); Rollins Hosiery Mills (1946-1958). There is also a personal scrapbook kept by Frederick M. Stowall (1913-1932).

Correspondence files have information on financing, taxes, patents and trademarks, personnel and labor relations, product labeling regulations and World War II production. Extensive contract files document relations with suppliers and customers. Trademark and patent files concern both products and manufacturing equipment. Extensive runs of price lists, catalogs, sales literature, and advertisements document company product lines (largely 1930s-1970s). Some of the catalogs are in Japanese.

There are ledgers, a record of accounts payable, balance sheets and operating reports, and stock certificate books. There is information about Munsingwear's mergers and corporate acquisitions, and about plants and plant machinery (knitting and dyeing machinery, sewing machines). There is some correspondence with John Foster Dulles (1920s), and a few promotional photographs and a 45 RPM phonograph record.

 ARRANGEMENT

These records are divided into the following three sections:

Historical Materials Records of Predecessor and Subsidiary Companies Munsingwear Records CATALOG HEADINGS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics: Clothing trade--Minnesota. Hosiery industry--Minnesota. Manufacturing industries--Minnesota. Patents--Minnesota. Trademarks--Minnesota. Underwear industry--Minnesota. Persons: Dulles, John Foster, 1888-1959. Stowall, Frederick M., 1870-1932. Place: Minneapolis (Minn.)--Manufactures. Organizations: Hollywood Corset Company. Hollywood Maxwell Company. Hollywood-Vassarette Company. Real Silk Hosiery Mills (Fort Wayne, Ind.). Rollins Hosiery Mills (Des Moines, Ia.). Thieme Brothers Company (Fort Wayne, Ind.). Vassar-Swiss Underwear Company (Chicago, Ill.). Wayne Knitting Mills. Winget Knickernick Company. Northwestern Knitting Company (Minneapolis, Minn.). Types of Documentation: Advertisements. Legal instruments. Manufacturer's catalogs. Motion pictures (visual works). Phonograph records. Photographs. Videocassettes. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Restrictions:

Access to records less than twenty-five years old requires written permission. News releases, clippings, photographs and commonly available publications are excluded from this restriction.

For records less than twenty-five years old quotation or publication beyond the fair use provision of the copyright law requires written permission. News releases, clippings, photographs and commonly available publications are excluded from this restriction.

 Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Munsingwear, Inc. Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

 Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 13,039; 13,639; 13,732; 13,760; 14,282; 14,453; 14,922; 15,226; 15,834; 16,354; 16,553; 16,560

Processing Information:

Processed by: Kathryn A. Johnson, May 1985; additions by Kathryn A. Johnson, February 1986-July 1993; additions by David B. Peterson, June 1995-December 2004 and Jennifer Huebscher, March 2011.

Catalog ID number: 09-00038172

 DETAILED DESCRIPTION Historical Materials 148.G.10.9B 1 Historical Information. 3 folders. Records of Predecessor and Subsidiary Companies 148.G.10.9B 1 Northwestern Knitting Company: Correspondence Files, A-W, [ca. 188-]-1895. 19 folders. Other Correspondence Files, Including Salesman's Letters, Invoices, and Related Papers, 1887-1888. 12 folders. 148.G.10.10F 2 Other Correspondence Files, Including Invoices, 1887-1888. 7 folders. Stockholder's Ledger, [ca.1887]-1936. 2 folders. Investigative Reports, William J. Burns Detective Agency, October-December 1915. Miscellaneous Legal Documents, 1903-1912. Consent of Preferred Stockholders to Change Articles of Incorporation, December 1919. Board of Directors. Minutes, March 1, 1887-December 8, 1909.

Includes articles of incorporation and bylaws.

 Record of Notes Payable, Numbers 1 and 2, 1918-1919. 2 volumes. Vol. 1. Minutes: Annual Meeting of stockholders, January 4, 1910, Board of Directors, January 4, 1910-July 2, 1919, Annual meeting of stockholders, December 18, 1919. 148.C.14.2F(ov) 31 Vol. 5. General ledger, 1912-1919. 148.G.13.7B 29 Statistical Department's Comparative Sales Charts, 1912-1921. Statistical Evidence, Original Data, and Related Papers, [ca. 1911]-1927. Advertising Records, 1916-1917. 3 folders. Minutes of Meetings, Supervisory Board, February 15-November 26, 1918. Cutting Measurement Books, Numbers 107, M, N, P, 1910-1916. 4 folders. 148.G.11.1B 3 Wayne Knitting Mills: Informal Agreement, Income Taxes, 1924. California and Illinois Licenses, 1925. 2 folders. Miscellaneous Leases, 1925-1926. Consent of Stockholders to Sale of East End Branch Property, Ft. Wayne, Ind., 1926. Amendment of Articles, 1927. Report on Audits of Accounts, 1927, 1930-1931. General File, 1933. Thieme Bros. Co., Ft. Wayne, Ind.: Board of Directors. Minutes and Related Papers, April 23, 1925-June 12, 1928. Dissolution, 1926-1929. 2 folders. Real Silk Hosiery Mills, Ft. Wayne: Samuel M. Foster Agreements, 1926. Vassar-Swiss Underwear Co., Chicago: Reports on Examination of Accounts, 1912-1916, 1921-1923, 1926. Amendments to Articles of Incorporation, 1923-1930. California License, 1925. Hodges Lease, 1913-1932. 1918 Income Tax, 1925. Miscellaneous, 1913-1928, 1934. 148.G.13.7B 29 Correspondence, Price Lists, and Other Papers Regarding Patent No. 1,162,655, 1915-1927. 148.C.14.2F(ov) 31 Vol. 4. Minutes: Stockholders meetings, December 31, 1918, Board of directors, January 8, 1919-May 8, 1928. 148.G.11.1B 3 Vassar Company: Balance Sheets and Statements of Operation, 1951-1958. 4 folders. Hollywood-Vassarette: Capital Assets, Books 1 and 2, 1958-1959. 2 folders. Financial Statements, 1958; Balance Sheet and Statement of Operation, 1959. 148.G.11.2F 4 Hollywood-Maxwell; Hollywood Corset Co.: Audits, 1955, 1956. Merger and Liquidation Papers, 1954-1958. 2 folders. Rollins Hosiery Mills, Inc., Des Moines: Balance Sheet and Statement of Operations, 1946-1951. 2 folders. Revision Reports, 1948-1952. 5 volumes. Appraisal, 1947. 1 volume Miscellaneous Papers, 1919-1929, 1943. Munsingwear Records 148.G.11.3B 5 Coded Files, Set I: Patents and Trademarks, Correspondence, Applications, Registrations, 1920-1937. 10 folders. 1.222 - 1.111 Agreements, 1889-1923; Copies of Minutes of Meetings, 1887-1938; Notices of Meetings, 1918-1938; Organization Charts, 1917-1936. 6 folders. 2.11 - 2.19.4 Correspondence and Other Papers Regarding Stocks, Goodwill Value, Assets, 1919-1936. 15 folders. 2.121D - 2.121H Correspondence and Other Papers Regarding Preferred Stock, 1926-1931. 5 folders. 148.G.11.4F 6 2.540.4 - 2.55 Income Tax Information: Returns, Receipts, Statements, and Other Papers, 1917-1938. 10 folders. 2.864 - 2.866 Employee Stock Sales, 1923-1926. 5 folders. 2.92 - 2.97 Patent and Trademark Infringement: Correspondence and Miscellaneous, Papers, 1934-1936. 6 folders. Coded Files, Set II: M.I.12.1 - M.I.13.6 Correspondence and Miscellaneous Papers Regarding Patents, Trademarks, and Registration, 1920-1958. 5 folders. M.I.2.14 Appraisal Data, 1924-1944. M.I.2 [?] [label partially missing]: Retirement of 2,000 Shares, July 8, 1931. Retirement of 12,504 Shares, December 16, 1931. Retirement of 17,496 Shares, May 1932. M.I.2.264 - M.I. 2.272 Purchase of Shares, Some Minutes of Meetings, and Correspondence regarding Officers' Signatures, 1923-1942. 5 folders. 148.G.11.5B 7 M.I.3.23 - M.I.3.82 Labor Relations:

Information on Minimum Wage Legislation, Unemployment Compensation, Handicapped and Underaged Workers, and Walsh-Healy Act Violations, 1938-1945. 11 folders.

 M.I.4.0 - M.I.4.8 Personnel:

Includes Credit Union, Employee Benefit Association, Savings Plan, and Similar Topics 1920-1946. 3 folders.

 M.I.5.51 Manufacturing Production: Manufacturing Operations Plan, 1937. M.I.6.1 - M.I.6.43 Merchandising: Labeling Regulations, Including Robinson-Patman Act, 1936-1945. 3 folders M.I.7.3 - M.I.7.39 National Defense: Restrictions and Regulations, War Production Board, 1941-1945. 6 folders. Corporate Records: Incorporation Negotiations: Correspondence and Miscellaneous Papers, 1922-1925. 4 folders.

Includes correspondence with John Foster Dulles.

 148.G.11.6F 8 Articles of Incorporation and Related Papers, 1925-1932. Amendment of Articles, January 5, 1926. Indentures, 1961-1980. Debentures, 1960. 2 folders. Liquidation of Wholly Owned Subsidiaries, 1957. 1 folder, includes 1 volume. Reduction of Capital Stock: Correspondence, 1931-1932. Change in Stock Values: Correspondence, 1932-1933. Correspondence and Related Papers Regarding Income Taxes for [ca. 1913-ca. 1918], 1918-1925. 3 folders. Munsingwear-Vassar Co. Merger: Announcements, Exhibits, Stock Information, Stockholders Meetings, FTC and IRS Inquiries, and Related Papers, 1950-1951. 11 folders. Munsingwear of Wisconsin Dissolution, 1958. Board of Directors and Stockholders. Minutes, January 5, 1926-May 3, 1932. 148.G.13.7B 29 Supervisory Board Minutes, January 9, 1920-April 29, 1921. 148.C.14.1B(ov) 30 Vol. 2. Munsingwear minutes: Board of Directors, January 6, 1920-December 14, 1925 and stockholders meeting, January 5, 1926. Vol. 3. Board of Directors annual meeting, January 5, 1926 and other board meetings, July 7, 1926-June 17, 1932. 148.G.11.7B 9 Minutes: Executive Committee, May 15, 1947-November 4, 1949; December 18, 1951; April 29, 1952-March 6, 1956. Executive Committee, January 23, 1950. Board of Directors, February 21, 1967-May 16, 1967. 2 folders. Board of Directors, June 20, 1967-December 14, 1971. 26 folders. Annual Reports (printed), 1946-1967, 1972, 1974-1976. 3 folders. Financial Reports: (SEE ALSO: box 25) Annual, 1937, 1948. Monthly, December 1952; December 1962. Quarterly, 1971-1974. 5 folders. 148.G.11.8F 10 Annual Audits, 1943, 1946-1959. 2 folders. Chart of Accounts, [1920?]. Financial Schedules, 1929-1932. Balance Sheets and Operating Reports: December 1936-November 1937. 3 folders. December 1937-December 1944. 8 pressboard binders. 148.G.11.9B 11 1945-1953. 11 pressboard binders.

These include the Women's Hosiery Division (1952-1959).

148.G.11.10F 12 Balance Sheets and Operating Reports, 1954-1959. 15 pressboard binders. 148.G.12.1B 13 Balance Sheets and Operating Reports, 1960-1964. 5 pressboard binders. Pension Reports (incomplete), 1942-1952. 8 volumes. Appraisals: Bemidji, Little Falls and Montgomery, 1944. 3 volumes. Little Falls, 1947. 1 volume. 148.G.12.2F 14 Appraisals (General), 1941. 2 volumes. Legal Agreements: A/S Lastic, Copenhagen, Denmark, 1955-1973. 2 folders. Ainsworth Dyeing Machine Co., 1918-1943. Alabama, Guin, 1954-1970. 4 folders. Alabama, Miscellaneous Subjects, 1951-1967. Albert Lea Plant Lease Agreement, 1944-1954. American Building Maintenance Co., 1955-1956. Arkadelphia (Arkansas) Lease Agreement, 1953-1965. Ashland (Wisconsin) Lease, John R. Engholm, 1961-1970. Associated Auditors, Inc., 1950-1961. "A" Miscellaneous; Albinson, Inc. - Automatic Vendors, Inc., 1943-1970. Bankers Lease Agreement, 1962-1969. 148.G.12.3B 15 Barnard, Florence, 1939-1951. Barron, Wisconsin, Plant, 1947-1953. Bear Brand Hosiery Co., 1961-1965. Bemidji, Minnesota, 1943-1952. Benedikter, Marjorie, 1942-1948. Bereli, Ltd., Australia, 1938-1939. Block Investment Corp., 1950. "B," Miscellaneous; Babaco Alarm System - Busch, Inc., 1946-1970. Canals, Charles W., 1955-1960. Carter (William) Co., 1936-1940. Chicago Office Contracts, 1936-1966. 5 folders. Cluett, Peabody and Co. (Wilson Bros.), 1932-1943. Compax Corp., 1961-1968. Corporate Counseling Service, 1961-1968. "C," Miscellaneous; C.T. Corp. - Coty, Theodore J., 1936-1968. John David Stores, 1941-1967. Dennison Manufacturing Co., 1954-1967. Detroit Office Lease, 1950-1958. Dominion Coreset Co., 1943-1956. Donaldson-Chatfield Patent and Eleanor Donaldson, 1941-1952. 2 folders. Dorrell Office Machinery Co., 1948-1954. "D" Miscellaneous; Dallas, Texas - Durham, Kenneth E., 1940-1969. Thomas A. Edison, Inc. 1951-1958. Elform Foundation, Inc., 1946-1948. Elliott Service Co., Inc., 1938-1951. 148.G.12.4F 16 Employees Inventions, 1950-1962. "E," Miscellaneous; Eclipse Machine Division - Emsig Machine Corp., 1942-1964. Faultless Manufacturing Co., 1933-1945. First National Bank of Minneapolis, 1963-1970. "F," Miscellaneous; F.N.F., Ltd. - Furth, Theodore, 1948-1966. Gerted Corp., 1938-1950. Government Contracts, 1945-1956. 3 folders. "G," Miscellaneous; Geleman, Abe & Co. - Goodrich, B.F., 1940-1969. Hausman, R.D., 1954-1960. Heberlein, Patent Corp. (Helanca), 1956-1963. Hemingway, License Agreement with Rollins Hosiery Mills, 1947-1950. Hemphill Co.: License, 1942-1951. Herbener, Henry M., 1951-1953. Holland, Juanita, 1946. Hollywood, California: Tussaud's Hollywood Wax Museum, 1964-1967. Homing, Oklahoma: Notifier Alarms Systems, 1957-1967. Interior Communications, Inc., 1943-1958. International Business Machines, 1954-1967. Interstate Power Co., 1942-1955. 2 folders. Instantaneous Electric Alarm Co., 1962-1964. Instrument Development Labs., Inc., 1959-1961. Johnson (Theo.) Carpet Co., 1958-1963. Kansas City, Mo.: Lease Agreement, Alice F. Thompson, 1951-1961. Kensol-Olsenmark, Inc., 1968-1969. "K," Miscellaneous, 1947-1954. LaGaine Scandal, 1964-1968. Lagerquist (Gust) & Sons, 1969-1970. Laros, Inc., by Hollywood-Maxwell, 1954-1958. Levinson, Trope & Mock Contract, 1951-1952. Linden, New Jersey, 1953-1970. 3 folders. Lockwood-Greene Engineers, Inc., 1951. Los Angeles, California, 1942-1966. 2 folders. Lystad Exterminators, 1963-1967. 2 folders. 148.G.12.5B 17 Marlin Firearms Co., 1964. Marvel Specialty Co., 1963-1967. Maxwell, Shirley and Dr. J. R. Bowen, License Agreement, 1932, 1958. McBee Co., 1943-1957. McGee Trucks, Inc., 1962-1963. McIerney Sales, Inc., 1968-1969. Memphis, Tenn., Warehouse, 1965-1973. Merchants Credit Guide Co., 1949-1950. Meyer-Clement, Inc., 1954-1955. Minneapolis-Honeywell, 1959-1961. Minneapolis Typewriter, Inc., 1968-1970. Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co., 1955-1957. Mittendorf & Wolgast, Inc., 1954-1970. Montgomery, Minn., Plant, 1949-1950. Morrison (S.S.) (Milton Perira), 1949. Munmitt, Inc., 1955-1956. Munsingwear and Munsingwear of Wisconsin, 1930-1949. 2 folders. "M," Miscellaneous; Minneapolis Daily Times - Monroe Calculating Machine Co., 1941-1950. Nailotex S.A.: Tecelagem 3 Confeccoes (Brazil), 1958-1960. National Cash Register Co., 1942-1958. National Credit Office, 1966-1968. Nelva Rose, 1952-1954. New York Design Studio, 1953-1964. New York Apartment, 1956-1958. New York Sales Office License, 1940-1954. Newman, Martin J., Sub-lease, 1961-1963. Nobelt, Inc., 1938-1956. Norris, Herndon J., 1957-1961. "N," Miscellaneous; Northern States Power Co. - Nott, W.S., Co., 1938-1964. "O," Miscellaneous; Oken Bros. - Owners & Tenants Electric Co., 1951-1964. Paris, Texas, Agreements, 1954-1971. 7 folders. Park Falls, Wisconsin, Leases, 1946-1951. 2 folders. Park Rapids, Minnesota, Lease, 1946-1948. Peddie Bldgs., Newark, 1961-1962. Pioneer GMC Trucks, Inc., 1955-1958. Pioneer Paper Stock Co., Inc., 1945-1957. Pitney-Bowes, 1956-1970. 3 folders. Princeton Knitting Mills, Inc., 1943. "P," Miscellaneous; Pauly, Charles W. - Public Service Co. of Oklahoma, 1940-1967. Rail Travel Credit Agency, 1948-1951. Read & Emmerick, 1950-1956. Remington Rand, 1946-1954. Rohde Transfer Service, Inc., 1961-1962. Rollins Hosiery Mills, Inc., 1946-1952. "R," Miscellaneous, R. & O. Elevator Co., Little Falls - Rutledge, George G., 1939-1967. 148.G.12.6F 18 Scott & Williams, Inc., 1939-1964. 2 folders. Scoville Manufacturing Co., Hollywood Vassarette Contracts, 1949-1959. Sears, Roebuck & Co., 1947-1959. Service Contracts Expired & Terminated, 1937-1942. Signode Steel Strapping Co., 1959-1966. Silknit (New Zealand), Ltd.: Agreement, 1960-1964. Singer Machine Co., 1969-1973. Slenderella Systems, Inc., 1958-1963. "S," Miscellaneous; Sales Office - Swindell, Snow & Co., 1943-1967. Tankbar Gas Co., 1940-1947. Taylor-Woods, Ltd., London, 1963-1969. Terry, Trent B., 1939-1956. 2 folders. Topeka, Kansas, Lease Agreement, 1950-1959. Tubular Textile Machinery Corp., 1937-1970. 9 folders. "T," Miscellaneous; Tentative Listings - Twin Cities Apparel Industries, 1943-1968. Underwood Corp., 1949-1965. United Shoe Machinery Corp., 1942-1946. "U," Miscellaneous; U.S. Steel Supply; Universal Heating Co., 1961-1964. Victor Business Machines Co., 1947-1967. Vinita, Oklahoma Companies, 1956-1967. von Hamm-Young Co., Ltd., 1949-1952. "V", Miscellaneous; Van Horne, Thomas B. - Viking Automatic Sprinkler Co., 1946-1970. 148.G.12.7B 19 Warner Bros. Co., Bridgeport, Connecticut, 1937-1943. Women's Hosiery Locker Stock, 1956-1967. 2 folders. Worthington Pump & Machine Co., 1948-1949. "W" - "Z," Miscellaneous; Waynesboro Knitting Mills - Zanro Productions, 1949-1969. Trademarks: Activist - Girdle-Dawns, [ca.1937]-1964. 86 folders. 148.G.12.8F 20 Glamoran - Slumberjacks, 1934-1977. 134 folders. 148.G.12.9B 21 Smart Side Out - Wizard of Bras, 1933-1978. 74 folders. Trademarks Not Granted: Ace - Rompers, 1959-1979. 54 folders. 148.G.12.10F 22 Satinque - What-a-Bra, 1940-1978. 21 folders. Trademarks: Coded Files: Abandoned Trademarks, Foreign, 1920s-1930. Assignment of Trademarks and Patents, 1915-1951. Assignment of Patent, Hollywood-V-Ette-Vassarette Girdle [?] Exhibit, 1959. Correspondence Regarding U.S. Registration of Trademarks, 1906-1933. 2 folders. Summaries of Trademark Data, 1917-1931. 810.41 MC3: General Correspondence, 1914-1933. 4 folders. Trademarks: Other Files: Correspondence, 1954-1961. Expired (by state): Hollywood-Maxwell, 1950s. Hollywood-Maxwell and Hollywood-V-Ette-Vassarette. Correspondence and Legal Cases, 1958-1966. 4 folders. Registrations: British: "Muncowear," 1952. Whirlpool-V-Ette: Ala. - Wyo., 1950s-1960s. 2 folders. General Files, 1932-1946, 1958-1959. 2 folders. 148.G.13.1B 23 Renewals Under Lanham Act, 1947-1949. Reiser Co. vs. Munsingwear: Legal Papers, 1959-1961. 2 folders. Vassar-Vassarette. Renewals, State and Foreign and Certificates, 1951-1964. 2 folders. Trademarks and Patents: Correspondence, 1947-1961. Canadian Trademarks and Patents, 1958-1959. Patents: Patent infringement: Patents, 1941-1946. Re: U.S. Pat. No. 2,511,685, 1950-1953. B.V.D., 1946. Coopers, Inc. "Jockey" Shorts, 1943. Goldstein Pat. No. 2,073,929, 1942. Goodknit S'Port Shirt, 1947. Haps, 1946. Harold's of Hollywood, 1948-1949. Harris Design Pat. No., 133819, 1943. Kneibler Pat. No. 2,012,879, 1945. LaMaida, Thomas, 1944. "Marvelox," Clark Pat. No. 2,016,168, 1946-1947. Needle Dipping Device, 1946. Poirette Corset, 1940. Rankin Pat. No. 1,774,724, 1942-1943. Reif, Charles C., 1947. Reis, Robert, Pat. No. 2,140,459, 1942. Sears, Roebuck (M.I.13.4), 1940-1941. Segur, A.B., "Guide for Fabric Peace," 1945-1946. Switzer Bros., Inc., Florescent Fashions, 1950-1951. Terry-Monticello Shirt Co., 1943. Traver Pat. No. 1,655,232, 1939-1942. Vi-Bra Infringement, 1952-1954. Alleged Patent Infringement, July 6, 1961: McLeod, Donald C., Invention, 1938-1940. Paolucci, Vincent, Pat. No. 2,053,043, 1939-1941. Standard Hosiery Mills, Inc.(men's hosiery), 1950. Terry Pat. No. 2,176,826, 1939-1941. 148.G.13.2F 24 Winget Kickernick Co. vs. Keniworth, McCalls and Munsingwear, 1925-1940. 8 folders. 148.G.13.7B 29 Winget Knickernick Co. vs. Munsingwear: Memorandum of Case and Other Papers Regarding Claimed Infringement of Neilson Patents, 1926-1927. 148.G.13.2F 24 Patent Applications: Anderson - Vinita, 1940-1960. 7 folders. Miscellaneous Patent Files: Assignments: Diogene, Claude; Schaumer & Brown, 1941-1953. 2 folders. Chatfield & Spilsbury; Bown, 1924-1948. 2 folders. Suits: Helen Cotsakis, No. 2,709,811, 1957-1958. Gale A. Huges vs. Hollywood-Maxwell, 1951. H-M vs. Peter Pan, 1957-1958. Other Miscellaneous: Schaumer; Sears, Roebuck; Letz, 1932-1960. Electronic Equipment & Dielectric Fusing of Thermoplastics, 1934-1946. 2 folders. 148.G.13.3B 25 Financial Records: Plant Depreciation: Details of Fixed Properties by Accounts and Life Periods and Depreciation Record for Year Ended December 31, 1933. Summaries of Plant Depreciation (incomplete), 1936-1954. 7 folders. Manufacturing Audit, 1931. Reports: Munsingwear and Subsidiaries, 1947, 1949-1950. Personnel: Overtime Public Contracts, [1946?]. 148.G.13.5B 27 Volumes: Vol. 6. General ledger, 1932-1936. Vol. 7. General ledger, 1937. Vol. 8. General ledger, 1937. Vol. 9. General ledger (including bank statements), 1966. Vol. 10. General ledger (including bank statements), January and December 1971. Vol. 15. Journal entries: Lingerie costs (Book 1), 1967. 148.G.13.6F 28 Vol. 11. Hollywood-Maxwell Company ledger: Machinery and equipment, 1955-1957. Vol. 13. Common stock certificates, Numbers 1-167, 1923-1931. Vol. 14. Common stock certificates, Numbers 168-334, 1934-1935. Vol. 16. Journal Entries, 1975. 148.C.14.2F(ov) 31 Vol. 12. Munsingwear: Records of accounts payable, 1920-1936. Vol. 17. Sales charts, [ca. 1919-ca. 1932] (wrapped in brown paper). 148.C.14.3B(ov) 32 Vol. 18. Depreciation record of buildings, 1941-1946. 148.G.13.7B 29 Subject Files: "Archives," [1990s?]. 2 folders.

This is a disassembled looseleaf index to boxes of Munsingwear records. This index was apparently compiled by the company. The whereabouts of the boxes of archival material is unknown. It may or may not be some of the material in this collection.

148.G.13.3B 25 "Cottontails" (lingerie), 1956. Curley-Bates: Correspondence and Kit, 1973. Elevator Construction, Munsingwear Building, 1961. 148.C.14.7B(ov) 36 Equipment Card Files: Equipment: Including Knitting and Dyeing Machinery. 1 card file drawer. 148.C.14.8F(ov) 37 Equipment: Including Knitting Machines and Sewing Machines. 1 card file drawer. 148.C.15.1B(ov) 38 Equipment: Miscellaneous, Sewing Machines. 1 card file drawer. 148.C.15.2F(ov) 39 Equipment: Sewing Machines. 1 card file drawer. 148.G.13.3B 25 Federal Power Commission Regarding Electrical Generator Equipment, 1940-1950. Federal Trade Commission: Investigation: Winter Underwear, Section 2(a), Clayton Act, 1966-1967. 3 folders. 148.G.13.4F 26 Investigation: Winter Underwear, Section 2(a), Clayton Act, 1966-1967. Wool Products Labeling Act, 1948-1952. 5 folders. Report: Study of Corporate Industry Pattern, 1950-1951. Rayon Marketing Rules, 1937-1949. Miscellaneous, 1939-1941. 148.G.13.7B 29 Hang tags and labels (1971-1994), undated. 148.G.13.4F 26 NRA Codes and Similar Papers, 1933-1936. Newspaper Clippings, 1941-1953. Miscellaneous Loose Items, 1923-1948.

This file includes information on Munsingwear stock, 1923-1926.

 Printed and Mimeographed Materials: Garment Specifications, Style Nos. 407-5927, [ca.1933-ca.1945]. 9 folders. Machinery: Machine Inventory and Analysis, undated. Plans: Boiler, 1937; Proposed Air Conditioning, 1968. Miscellaneous Plans and Drawings, 1960. 17 items, unfoldered at end of box. 148.G.13.7B 29 Munsingwear open house/Minneapolis Century Celebration, October 1939. 148.C.14.4F 33 Munsingwear Briefs newsletter, September 1971. Munsingwear News: 1916-1917. 1919-1921. 4 folders. Munsingwear Underwear magazine: September 1906. 1 oversize folder. [Negative photostatic copy], September 1906. 148.G.13.8F 42 Notes on Patents, undated.

This folder also includes lists of library books on the clothing industry (undated); constitution and bylaws of the E.M.B.A., Munsingwear Corp. (January 1936); letters (1976, 1978) (2 items); List of Historic Garment (1978); newspaper clippings regarding Jean Hall, Vassarette head designer (1973); a Brief History of Munsingwear, Inc. (1986); Hollywood-Maxwell: Memoranda and related papers (1947-1953) and price lists (1936-1957); and miscellaneous printed materials (undated and 1953).

148.C.14.4F 33 Advertising and Sales Promotion: Printed materials: Announcing 1933 Spring Line, January 2, 1933. List of die numbers pasted onto both sides of a 9 1/2 x 17-inch piece of cardboard, 1917. Sales Portfolios: [Untitled 3-ring binder], [ca.1921-1926]. Miscellaneous loose papers, undated and 1927. Miscellany, undated and 1986. 148.C.14.5B 34 Complete pantie and staple price list, 1961. Grand Slam putting registration book, undated. Hollywood Vassarette: Advertising, undated and 1963-1965. Fashion report, 1964, 1970. Sales aids and other miscellany, undated and 1962-1963. Kangaroo: The Fastest Growing Name in Men's Briefs (presentation), 1972. Two-Year Underwear (presentation), [ca.1970]. Uncle Fogy, undated and 1973. Pricing Guides: Hollywood Vassarette, 1964-1968. Men's sleepwear and underwear, 1955-1956. Product Literature: Boys' sportshirts and pajamas, 1966-1967. Grads tapered sport shirts, undated. Grand Slam, undated. Hollywood Vassarette, undated and 1970. Kid knits, 1966. Men's and boys' hosiery, 1966. Mens' and boys' underwear, 1966. Men's pajamas, 1966-1967. Sweater line, 1966. Sales Promotion Kits: Enka crepeset nylon, undated. Fore group of golf shirts, 1968. Grand Slam and Forge/Ltd., [1970s]. Grand Prix collection, 1972. Grand Prix polyester knits, undated. Grand Slam collection, 1972. Grand Slam T-shirt with TC-28, [ca.1967]. Hollywood Vassarette, [ca.1963]. Kangaroo men's briefs, 1972-1973. 2 folders. Matchlock collection, 1972. Offshore collection, 1972. Quasar collection, 1972. Record Breakers collection, 1972. Slimy Posture undershorts, 1969. Surfer collection, 1972. Trico-Lon underwear-sleepwear, undated. U. S. Blues collection, 1972. Valentine underwear and sleepwear, undated. X-Country sleepwear, undated. Miscellany, undated and 1966-1969. 148.C.14.6F 35 Competitors: Rollins hosiery and underwear, 1942-1944. Competitors' magazine advertising, 1925-1926. Direct mail, 1968. Hosiery advertising portfolio, undated and 1950-1951. Magazine advertising, undated and 1904-1968. 7 folders. Men's sportswear and underwear, [ca.1978]. Merchandising: Fixtures, equipment, and supplies, [1970s?]. Merchandising Aids: Grand-Slam sportswear color coordinator, undated. Secre-Seal Stockings, undated [1950s?]. Slenderalla Stocking, undated. Sales Promotion Kits: Dasher pajamas, 1960. Grand Prix Ban-Lon shirts, 1967. Hollywood Vassarette, 1964. Hosiery, 1952-1953. Hosiery: Sculptured Proportions nylons, undated and 1949-1951. Munsingmates, undated [1970s?]. New Fall Moods of Munsingwear, 1960. Sleepfashions: Cold Weather collection, 1960. Two-Year Underwear, 1971. Photographs: Children's undergarments, [1920s?]. Women's undergarments, [1920s?]. 2 folders. Miscellaneous, undated and [1920s]. Oversize photographs, 1978. Miscellany, undated. 142.E.17.1B(ov) 41 Promotional Materials, Including Salesmen's Promotional Books (descriptive sheet filed in each packet), 1958-1959, 1964-1965, 1967-1970, 1978. 11 packets. Munsingwear Hosiery (Women): Advertising Book, Advertising Schedule, and Newspaper Advertisements, 1950. 1 packet. Vassarette Lingerie: Proof Copies (color) of Newspaper and Magazine Advertisements, 1963. 1 folder. Munsingwear Products: Samples of Merchandise Sales Tags. 1 envelope. Newspaper Advertisements: Munsingwear and Womenswear, [ca. 1953-ca. 1954]. 1 packet. Magazine Advertisements: Munsingwear ads, 1890-1970. 3 folders.

Full page, printed advertisements of Munsingwear and related firms, mostly removed from publications.

 Magazine Advertisements: Munsingwear ads, 1897-1960.

Partial and full page, printed advertisements considered for or used in Susan Marks' book In the Mood for Munsingwear (2011). Includes an issue of The Ladies Home Journal (September 1897), advertisements for Calais Mist (1960), and undated advertisements for French lace and Brussels lace.

 148.G.13.8F 42 Vassarette Materials: Newspaper Clippings of Advertisements: Non-Minnesota (1963-1980) and Minnesota (1974-1985). 2 folders. Magazine Advertisements, 1975-1984. Sketches of Styles Taken from Trade Magazines (1983); Newsletter (Clippings)from Vassarette Publicity Office (March 3, April 7, 1983). Styling ideas (including a few anonymous sketches) and advertisements from fashion magazines, undated and 1962, 1982. 143.B.12.2F 43 Advertising and Sales Promotion Book, Spring 1980. Miscellaneous Items, undated and 1971-1980.

This folder includes a salesmen's promotion kit (undated); promotion folders (1970s); run-of-press reproduction materials (1971); Statement Stuffers: Men's Casual Shirts (1972-1973); and display furniture lists (1980).

Posters: "Match," undated. Penguin Logo, undated. Pro Golfers Play the Penguin, undated. Miscellany, 1977-1990. 142.C.13.2(dov) 1. Poster: "Perfect Agreement About Perfect Fitting Union Suits"presidential election, undated [1912?].

This poster probably refers to the 1912 presidential election.

2. "The Spirit of Victory, [1918]."

Enlargement of an article from The Minneapolis Daily News regarding War Bond sales, Munsingwear employees.

148.C.14.4F 33 Catalogs and Price Lists: Catalogs: Swim suits, [1930s?]. Water wear, 1934. Price Lists: 1900-1919. 5 folders. 1922-1923. 2 folders. Undated and 1930-1941. 6 folders. 1960. 148.C.15.3B(ov) 40 Munsingwear: Underwear Price List, 1932. Underwear Price List: Women and Girls, 1935. Women's Lingerie, 1950. Women's Lingerie, Fall and Winter, 1956-1957. Women's Cold Weather Sleep-Styles and Lingerie, 1956-1957. Munsingwear, Hollywood Vassarette: Cold Weather Collection, 1964. Vassarette: Intimate Apparel-Holiday Season, 1970. Mid-Season Collection, 1973. Holiday, 1973-1974. Swimbodies, 1978-1979. Fireside Collection, 1981. Spring-Summer (Lady Vassarette), 1982. Spring, 1986. 148.G.13.8F 42 Catalogs: Men's and Women's Wear: Men's Sportswear Trade Names: Grand Slam, Slammer, and Forge, undated and 1971-1985, 1987. 3 folders, including 45 catalogs. Men's Sport, Hosiery, and Underwear, undated and 1967-1987. 3 folders, including 44 catalogs. Vassarette, 1986-1987. Includes 4 catalogs. Vassarette, 1981-1983. 3 folders, including 9 catalogs. Munsingwear Catalogs: SleepTeam (in Japanese and English), undated.

This folder also includes: Golfers' Stylebook (in Japanese and English) (Fall/Winter 1987); Golfers' Stylebook for Ladies (in Japanese and English) (Fall/Winter 1987); and Warming Up for a Great Munsingwear Weekend (Fall 1990).

Grand Slam, Envoy (in Japanese and English), Spring/Summer 1983 Grand Slam, 1992-1995. Hosiery, 1989-1990. Men's furnishings, 1987-1990. Organizational Charts, 1980-1987. Miscellaneous Printed Materials (including newspaper clippings), 1980-1990. Vassarette: Correspondence and Miscellaneous Papers, 1980-1987. Catalogs, 1985, 1987, and 1988. 2 folders, including 6 catalogs. 143.B.12.2F 43 Sales Catalogs (mainly Men's and Boys' Wear), 1972-1981. 6 folders. Unnamed Munsingwear Promotional Catalog, 1979. Promotional Catalogs, Spring 1980: The Match System, Men's Underwear. Cotton Classics: Men's and Women's. Forge: Recreational Sportswear. Grand Slam: Recreational Sportswear. Boys' Sportswear. 148.C.14.6F 35 Rose Marie Reid swim wear, 1965. 148.C.14.3B 32 Scrapbooks: Vol. 19. Frederick M. Stowall personal scrapbook, 1913-1932. Vol. 20. Scrapbook, 1944. Vol. 21. Scrapbook, 1958-1965. Vol. 22. Scrapbook on fashions and clothing industry, 1964-1965. 148.C.15.3B 40 Vol. 23. Scrapbook on Corporate Activities, 1922-1932. Vol. 24. Scrapbook on Corporate Activities and Advertisements, 1966-1970. 142.G.14.7B-2 44 Audio-Visual Materials: Movie (16 mm): "Johnny Carson Show re: Dynamite," undated. Phonograph Record (45 R.P.M.): "Spring Won't Be a Little Late This Year" (menswear promotional records), 1973. 2 copies of this phonograph record. Photographs: "Golf Shop" store display photos (Grand Slam), 1992. Promotional Materials, undated and 1972-1974. VHS Videocassettes: Grand Slam Golf: Blaine McCallister #2, undated.

This may be a television commercial.

Munsingwear Worldwide, July 1992. Saturday Night Live, July 1992.

This may be a television commercial.

Shareholders video, May 1992. Team Munsingwear, Spring 1990.