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Re: Business name changes and collection titles



Thomas,

We use the name of the entity that created the records.  For example, we house the BetzDearborn archives, but they are now a subsidiary of Hercules.  Likewise with the Union Carbide archives, although they are now absorbed into Dow Chemical, we use the name under which the records were created.

Susan

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-----Original Message-----
From: Thomas Berry [mailto:tberry@HCEA.NET]
Sent: Thursday, April 04, 2002 3:31 PM
To: ARCHIVES@LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU
Subject: Business name changes and collection titles


Just out of curiosity: What title would you use for a collection that came
from a company that has undergone several name changes? Would you use the
name it was operating under when the donation was made? Use an earlier name
if the earlier name was better known than a late one? Let the donor choose
how it should be identified? Use some other method?

Best wishes,

Thomas Berry, Archivist/Web Editor
Historical Construction Equipment Association
16623 Liberty Hi Road
Bowling Green, Ohio 43402
Phone 419-352-5616
Fax 419-352-6086
tberry@hcea.net
http://www.hcea.net

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