Bedman Brothers Company records
Object Details
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- Owner
- Bedman, John
- Bedman, James
- Founder
- Bedman, William
- Owner
- Bedman, Joseph
- Bedman, Frank
- Bedman, Charles
- Creator
- Bedman Brothers Rahway, New Jersey.
- Investor
- Thorburn, James
- Creator
- Bedman Brothers
- William Bedman Seed Company (Rahway, New Jersey)
- Names
- Bedman Brothers
- Topic
- Mail-order business
- Seed industry and trade
- Seeds -- Processing -- Equipment and supplies
- Salvia
- Flowers
- Horticulture
- Provenance
- Donated to the Smithsonian Office of Horticulture (later Horticulture Services Division) in 1984 by Gladys and Florence Whitehead, great-granddaughters of William Bedman.
- Owner
- Bedman, John
- Bedman, James
- Founder
- Bedman, William
- Owner
- Bedman, Joseph
- Bedman, Frank
- Bedman, Charles
- Creator
- Bedman Brothers Rahway, New Jersey.
- Investor
- Thorburn, James
- Creator
- Bedman Brothers
- William Bedman Seed Company (Rahway, New Jersey)
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- Summary
- The Bedman Brothers Company Records collection focuses primarily on the business and financial transactions of Bedman Brothers seed company of Rahway, New Jersey, and includes accounting ledgers, purchase orders, price lists, miscellaneous business and family correspondence, and various brochures, pamphlets and leaflets related to horticultural topics. Other holdings in the collection include World War II ration stamps and two scrapbooks, one of which contains many late nineteenth and early twentieth century chromo-lithographed trade cards (primarily from the sewing, clothing, and floral industries). The other scrapbook holds news clippings from the Civil War period. Seperated materials include seed gathering equipment used by field workers.
- Historical note
- The William Bedman Seed Company of Rahway, New Jersey was established in 1843 by William Bedman with the support of James Thorburn, a Manhattan seed purveyor. The firm, later called Bedman Brothers, was principally a wholesale mail order seed company that sold to consumer-end seed houses such as Vicks, W. Atlee Burpee, and George J. Ball. Bedman Brothers became known for its production of salvias (sage), including the development of 'Bonfire' or Clara Bedman sage variety. The company continued after William Bedman's tenure under the leadership of his sons Charles, James and John. The business ended after the death of Joseph Bedman, William's grandson, in 1962.
- Extent
- 8.5 Cubic feet
- Date
- 1859 - 1984
- Archival Repository
- Archives of American Gardens
- Identifier
- AAG.BED
- Type
- Collection descriptions
- Archival materials
- Negatives
- Brochures
- Price lists
- Account books
- Administrative records
- Correspondence
- Photographs
- Artifacts
- Leaflets
- Clippings
- Ledgers (account books)
- Scrapbooks
- Purchase orders
- Pamphlets
- Citation
- Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, Bedman Brothers Company Records.
- Processing Information
- Encoded by AAA intern, Brittany Dunton, December 2011.
- The records were processed by AAG intern Josh Lascell in 2005.
- Rights
- Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
- Genre/Form
- Negatives
- Brochures
- Price lists
- Account books -- 19th century
- Administrative records
- Correspondence
- Photographs
- Artifacts
- Leaflets
- Clippings
- Ledgers (account books)
- Scrapbooks
- Account books -- 20th century
- Purchase orders
- Pamphlets
- Restrictions
- Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
- Separated Materials
- Assorted nursery and trade catalogs and price lists from the Bedman Brothers records were transferred to the Smithsonian Institution's National Museum of American History Library, Horticulture Trade Catalogs Collection.
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- Record ID
- ebl-1524768677536-1524768677544-0
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- "A Brief Study of Field Experiments on Availability of Nitrogenous Fertilizers"
- "A Victory Gardener's Handbook on Insects and Diseases"
- "Apple Growing in the United States"
- "Beecause"
- "Better Farming"
- "Cawston Ostrich Farm"
- "Charcoal for Improving Soil in Greenhouses, Nurseries, Gardens, Lawns, etc."
- "Clara Bedman to be 91 on Tuesday"
- "Cleveland's Last Message"
- "File Philosophy"
- "General Planting Instructions"
- "Honey: Nature's Finest Product"
- "Hubam Clover-What, Where, Why?"
- "In Living Memory" (re: funeral service for Joseph Bedman)
- "Information for Business Men"
- "Instruction Book for Transplanting and Managing Fruits and Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, Vines, and Flowers"
- "Jones Climax"
- "Lime: For Agricultural Uses"
- "List of Seeds on Hand at this Date, Nov. 15, 1876"
- "Luther Burbank-How Does He Do It?"
- "Memorandum on Where the Different Varieties of Portulacas Grew in 1876"
- "More Wheat"
- "Palmistry"
- "Posed at Teddy Jr., Got Meals Free"
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