Call Number: 2008.042
Extent: 0.83 Linear feet, in 2 manuscript boxes
The American Sugar Refining Company operated a refinery in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, for nearly 150 years and employed, at its height, over 4,500 people at a time. Founded in 1807 as Wm. and F.C. Havemeyer, the company went through many name and ownership changes, eventually incorporating as American Sugar Refining Company in 1891, and is today known as Domino Foods, Inc. This collection includes annual reports describing the business operations of the firm and publications featuring photographs and stories about some of those workers.
Names:
- American Sugar Refining Company
- Havemeyer, Frederick C., 1807-1891
- Havemeyer, Henry Osborne, 1847-1907
- Havemeyer, Horace, 1886-1956
Places:
- Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
- Williamsburg (New York, N.Y.)
Subjects:
- Food supply
- Sugar
- Sugar factories
- Sugar trade
Types of material:
- Annual reports
- Financial statements
- Publications