Springfield Ice Company Records
Scope and Contents
The collection contains records of the Springfield Ice Company owned and operated by Clare John Parker, including employee pay, customer accounts, expenses, accounts with suppliers, as well as records documenting the Ice Industry, the Concrete Industry, the National Recovery Administration (NRA), the War Food Administration, and the New England Ice Dealers Association.
Dates
- 1899-1962
Creator
- Springfield Ice Company (Creator, Organization)
Access
Collection is open for research.
Publication Rights
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Curator of Manuscripts.
Biographical / Historical
The Springfield Ice Company was reorganized and incorporated in 1915; an incorporation attempt in 1874 appears to have failed. Information about the business is scarce. A mention in the Chester Advertiser from December 29, 1906 notes that 20 men were employed in that season's ice harvest. Up to that point, 3,000 ice "cakes" measuring 16 inches thick and weighing 200-250 pounds each had been secured.
Clare John Parker (1904-1987) worked for the Springfield Ice Company as a manager (circa 1930), Secretary Treasurer (circa 1934), and owner (circa 1940). His father, Robert B. Parker (1877-1959) also worked for the Springfield Ice Company in different roles, including as a machinist, circa 1930. It appears that both men moved to Springfield from Massachusetts, with their families, between 1920 and 1930.
Robert married Hattie J. Bell (1881-1961) and they had 3 younger sons. Clare married Mary Alice Blodgett (1904-1994) in 1928; they had three children: Clare John, Mary, and Ruth.
Extent
3.13 Linear Feet (2 cartons, 2 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains records of the Springfield Ice Company owned and operated by Clare John Parker, including employee pay, customer accounts, expenses, accounts with suppliers, as well as records documenting the Ice Industry, the Concrete Industry, the National Recovery Administration (NRA), the War Food Administration, and the New England Ice Dealers Association.
Location
Library Research Annex; contact uvmsc@uvm.edu for access.
Processing Information
Suggested subjects: Ice Industry, Concrete Industry, National Recovery Administration (NRA), War Food Administration, New England Ice Dealers Association.
- Title
- Guide to the Springfield Ice Company
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- 2018 May
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the University of Vermont Libraries, Special Collections Repository
Silver Special Collections Library
48 University Place, Room B201
Burlington Vermont 05405 U.S.A. US
(802) 656-2138
(802) 656-4038 (Fax)
uvmsc@uvm.edu
