The Measuregraph Company Records, 1914-1977

<P>The Measuregraph Company was founded in St. Louis in 1914. It was incorporated under Delaware law in 1920. It manufactured linear and area measuring devices for fabrics, textiles, and leather. The Measuregraph machine was invented and developed by Walter H. Hosch from Gainesville, Georgia. His brother M.C. Hosch helped develop the company in St. Louis. Wholly owned by Brad-Mar/Fabricmaster, the company dissolved in 1977.</P>

<P>The records include articles of incorporation; certificates of incorporation; stock transfer sheets; minutes of meetings of voting trustees, 1931-1937; notices, reports of annual stockholders meetings, 1931-1979; minutes, 1914-1977, and patents. Also includes the records of Brad-Mar Corporation, 1963-1967, which was later called Fabricmaster, 1967-1970. Correspondence of the Hosch family, 1917, 1966-1976, including one letter of Walter Hosch to Mrs. Bertha Freeman, January 12, 1917, describing moving to St. Louis and the work of trying to get the Measuregraph Company off the ground. The rest of the family correspondence mainly concerns stock dividends. Also includes issues of "The Measuregraph Bulletin," October 1917 and January 1918; stockholder information, 1915-1976; blueprints; published articles regarding the success of The Measuregraph Company; advertisements and pamphlets describing the Measuregraph machine and its uses.</P>

<P>4 boxes; 2 oversize folders</P>

<P>Cite as: The Measuregraph Company Records, Missouri Historical Society Archives, St. Louis.</P>

<P>度量图公司成立于1914年的圣路易斯。该公司依据特拉华州法律于1920年注册成立。公司主要生产用于布料、纺织品和皮革的线性及面积测量设备。度量图机器由乔治亚州盖恩斯维尔的沃尔特·H·霍什发明并研发。他的兄弟M.C.霍什协助公司在圣路易斯的发展。该公司完全由布拉德-玛/织物大师公司所有，于1977年解散。</P>

<P>该档案包括公司章程、注册证书、股票转让清单、1931-1937年投票受托人会议记录；1931-1979年的年度股东会议通知和报告；1914-1977年的会议记录以及专利。还包括布拉德-玛公司（后更名为织物大师公司，1967-1970年）的档案，时间范围为1963-1967年。霍什家族的通信，包括沃尔特·霍什于1917年1月12日致贝莎·弗里曼夫人的信件，描述了迁往圣路易斯以及努力使度量图公司起步的过程。其余的家族通信主要涉及股票红利。还包括《度量图通讯》杂志的1917年10月和1918年1月期；1915-1976年的股东信息；蓝图；关于度量图公司成功案例的发表文章；以及描述度量图机器及其应用的广告和小册子。</P>

<P>4个盒子；2个超大文件夹</P>

<P>引用格式：度量图公司档案，密苏里历史学会档案，圣路易斯。</P>