P2360 PAN MOTOR COMPANY: An Inventory of Its Records at the Minnesota Historical Society Finding aid prepared by David B. Peterson Minnesota Historical Society
St. Paul MN.

Manuscripts Collection

 Finding aid encoded by Lyda Morehouse, November 24, 1999Finding aid written inEnglish August 2008Converted from EAD Version 1.0 to Version 2002 by Monica Manny Ralston, Daniel Sher, and Joyce Chapman. OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION Minnesota Historical Society Pan Motor Company. Company records. 1918-1919. Promotional literature, newspaper clippings, financial statements, a stock certificate, and other materials relating to a St. Cloud, Minnesota-based automobile manufacturing company and its founder, Samuel C. Pandolfo. 0.1 cu. ft. (1 folder, and 1 item in Reserve). P2360. HISTORY OF PAN MOTOR COMPANY

The Pan Motor Company was incorporated by Samuel C. Pandolfo in January 1917, and began construction of its first factory building in St. Cloud (Minn.) in June. In December 1919 Pandolfo was convicted of mail fraud. Factory production ceased in 1921 or 1922, and the company was placed in receivership in October 1922. After serving time in prison (1923-1926), Pandolfo returned to St. Cloud and began a health food company.

 SCOPE AND CONTENTS OF THE RECORDS

The collection material includes information about automobiles manufactured by the company, company finances, stock sales, and federal grand jury indictments brought against Pandolfo and his associates (1918 and 1919) in connection with the sale of company stock. Much of the material consists of tracts and reprinted news articles and testimonials Pandolfo distributed in an attempt to refute the allegations against him. Some of the material is in Italian.

There is also a photocopy of a Pan Motor Company stock certificate (1918) for research use. The original certificate is filed as Manuscript Reserve 63.

 RELATED MATERIALS

Related materials: Issues of Pan Siftings, a Pan Motor Company newsletter, are in the Minnesota Historical Society serials collection.

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: Automobile industry and trade -- Minnesota -- Saint Cloud. Business enterprises -- Minnesota -- Saint Cloud. Italian Americans -- Minnesota. Mail fraud -- Minnesota. Securities -- Minnesota. Persons: Pandolfo, Samuel C., 1874-1960. Places: Saint Cloud (Minn.) -- Manufactures. ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]Pan Motor Company Records. Minnesota Historical Society.

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Accession Information:

Accession number: 15,424

 Processing Information:

Processed by: David B. Peterson, June 1999

Catalog ID number: 09-00321079