The Oliver Corporation plant, circa 1940

Krum, Kermit

dc.contributor.author	Krum, Kermit
dc.date.accessioned	2020-01-04T19:14:56Z
dc.date.available	2020-01-04T19:14:56Z
dc.date.issued	1940
dc.identifier.other	2000003957
dc.identifier.uri	http://dspace.willardlibrary.org/xmlui/handle/123456789/410
dc.description	Successor to the Nichols & Shepard Co., the Oliver Corp. was not only Battle Creek’s oldest industry, but was the oldest incorporated manufacturing firm in Michigan. Established in 1848 as Nichols & Shepard, the business sold in 1929 to the newly formed Oliver Farm Equipment, which later became the Oliver Corp. The White Motor Co. acquired the company in October 1960. Samuel W. White, Oliver president, announced the plant’s closure on Feb. 27, 1962, affecting some 850 employees. The Enquirer and News reported the plant was “beset by ‘insurmountable cost problems’” and would close Aug. 1 of that year.	en_US
dc.description.abstract	The Oliver Corporation's offices and manufacturing plant on East Michigan Avenue in the late 1930s or early 1940s.	en_US
dc.subject	Manufacturing	en_US
dc.subject	agricultural equipment	en_US
dc.title	The Oliver Corporation plant, circa 1940	en_US
dc.type	Image	en_US