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Subject Source: Genreform
Scope Note: Works consisting wholly or chiefly of systematic guides to the content of resources, usually presented as alphabetical lists of names, places, subjects, etc., with references to their locations in the resources.

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Index to Whip Ledger, undated

 Item — Box 133: [Barcode: 31141019162523], Object: 3
Scope and Contents From the Collection: Edward K. Warren was born in Vermont in 1847 and moved to Three Oaks in Berrien County, Michigan in 1858 with his parents. In 1883, Edward established the Warren Featherbone Company after recognizing a market for improved corset materials. After securing a patent, Edward began producing "featherbone," an alternative to pricey and frail whalebone. Featherbone was made from pointer feathers discarded by regional feather duster factories. Warren opened his first featherbone factory in Three...
Dates: Record Keeping: 1835-1934