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Furniture Industry Archives ➔ Roster and Directory, The Salesmen's Club of the Grand Rapids Furniture Exposition
Identifier:
1986.8.62Description:
47 pages. Contains brief history and purpose of the Salesmen's Club and a directory of its members. Contains useful personnel information on many people associated with the local furniture industry and documents a local organization. The Museum also owns scrapbooks of the Salesmen's Club from the early 1930's and membership directories from 1931, 1938 and 1940. Donor's father was Vice President of the Club in 1953.Date:
1938Materials:
PaperDimensions:
6" h 4" wCurrent Location Status:
In StorageCollection Tier:
Tier 2Source:
Gift Of Forslund, Carl Jr.Related Entities:
Grand Rapids Furniture Salesmen's Association (creator)Alternate names: The Salesmens Club of Grand Rapids Furniture Exposition
After a successful first Field Day in June 1917, the Grand Rapids Furniture Salesmen's Association continued hosting a banquet and entertaining activities for visiting furniture salesmen during the semi-annual Grand Rapids Furniture Market. The Field Day started at the Highland Country Club where a sleu of activities took place such as golf, wood sawing and tug-o'-war games, race competitions, new vehicle raffles, performance acts, and food catering. As the Market grew and with more furniture buyers attending from out of state, the Grand Rapids Furniture Salesmen's Association continued to host a large banquet for salesmen with entertainment and more performances were added to various venues throughout Grand Rapids.
Carl Forslund Jr. (donor)
