United Fruit Company

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Charles Van Wyck Brooks served aboard a United Fruit Company steamship for two weeks in the summer before he entered Harvard.

From the description of Correspondence to Charles Van Wyck Brooks, 1929. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 191822172

NYC; Boston, MA.

From the description of Pamphlets, ca.1935. (College of Physicians of Philadelphia). WorldCat record id: 122523662

The United Fruit Company was formed in 1899 when the Boston Fruit Company merged with several other companies. It engaged in the production, transportation, and marketing of bananas, sugar, cocoa, abaca, and other tropical agricultural products. The United Fruit Company ultimately owned or leased property in Honduras, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama, Colombia, Cuba, Jamaica, and numerous other Central American, South American, and West Indian countries. By 1930, the company had absorbed more than twenty rival firms and was the largest employer in Central America.

From the description of United Fruit Company Photograph Collection, 1891-1962 (inclusive), 1920-1960 (bulk). (Harvard Business School). WorldCat record id: 269590835

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creatorOf British Honduras. British Honduras. University of Manchester Library, Main Library
creatorOf United Fruit Company. United Fruit Company Photograph Collection, 1891-1962 (inclusive), 1920-1960 (bulk). Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library
referencedIn Wallace, Tom, 1874-1961. Tom Wallace papers, 1925-1960. The Filson Historical Society
creatorOf Hill, Janet McKenzie, 1852-1933. [Culinary ephemera : fruits, vegetables, and nuts]. Box 51. William L. Clements Library
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referencedIn Everett C. Brown Papers, 1919-1921 Special and Area Studies Collections, George A. Smathers Libraries, University of Florida
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referencedIn Belize Royal Mail & Central American Steamship Company. Records of companies acquired by the United Fruit Company, 1897-1955, bulk 1897-1916. Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library
referencedIn Weber, Lee., 1919-2009. Oral history interview with Lee Weber, 1999 September 23. University of North Texas Library, UNT
referencedIn Robert Steinfeldt Photograph Collection 1988-19. 352928984., c.1912-1922 Benson Latin American Collection, General Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin
creatorOf Craig Ship Building Company (Toledo, Ohio). Admiral Evans. Milwaukee Public Library, Milwaukee County Federated Library System
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referencedIn Boston Fruit Company. Records, 1891-1901 (inclusive). Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library
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referencedIn Holland family. Philip Holland family photographs, 1923-1927. Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library
creatorOf J.P. Morgan & Co. United Fruit Co. stock syndicate : syndicate records, 1915 Dec. 6. Pierpont Morgan Library.
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associatedWith Arthur, Henry Bradford, 1904- person
associatedWith Baggett, Sam G. person
associatedWith Baker family. family
associatedWith Barton, Bruce, 1886-1967. person
associatedWith Bates, Marston, 1906-1974. person
associatedWith Bernays, Edward L., 1891-1995. person
associatedWith Boston Fruit Company. corporateBody
associatedWith British Honduras. corporateBody
associatedWith Brooks, Charles Van Wyck, person
associatedWith Brown, Everett C. person
associatedWith Chambers, Alexander. person
associatedWith Corcoran, Thomas G. person
associatedWith Cutter, Victor M. (Victor Macomber), 1881-1952. person
associatedWith Damer, Eyre, 1854- person
associatedWith Elders & Fyffes. corporateBody
associatedWith Ferguson, Edwin M., 1867-1941. person
associatedWith Forbes, W. Cameron (William Cameron), 1870-1959. person
associatedWith Gibson, Anson Wright, 1892-1977. person
associatedWith Holland family. family
associatedWith Hottenstein, Marcus S. (Marcus Stephen), b. 1876. person
associatedWith J.P. Morgan & Co. corporateBody
associatedWith Matthews, J. B. (Joseph Brown), 1894-1966 person
associatedWith Nation (New York, N.Y. : 1865). corporateBody
associatedWith Pérez, Louis A., 1943- person
associatedWith Reinhold, Frances Downey, 1900-1975. person
associatedWith Revere Sugar Company. corporateBody
associatedWith Romualdi, Serafino person
associatedWith Romualdi, Serafino, 1900-1967. person
associatedWith Steinfeldt, Robert person
associatedWith Steinfeldt, Robert. person
associatedWith Steinke, Bettina, 1913-1999. person
associatedWith Strong, Richard P. (Richard Pearson), 1872-1948. person
associatedWith Thompson, Doris F., b. 1910. person
associatedWith Towl, Andrew Renwick, 1910- person
associatedWith United Brands Company. corporateBody
associatedWith University of New Mexico, University Libraries corporateBody
associatedWith Wallace, Tom, 1874-1961. person
associatedWith Weber, Lee., 1919-2009 person
associatedWith Wellman, Frederick L. person
associatedWith Wellman, Frederick Lovejoy, 1897- person
associatedWith Wilmington Trust Company. Trust Dept. corporateBody
Place Name Admin Code Country
Nicaragua
Panama
Guatemala
Cuba
Haiti
Costa Rica
Bogotá (Colombia)
Cameroon
Argentina
Colombia
New Jersey
Brazil
El Salvador
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Mexico
Florida
Hawaii
Grenada
Weehawken (N.J.)
Venezuela
Golfito (Costa Rica : Bay)
Honduras
Jamaica
Havana (Cuba)
Subject
Abaca (Fiber)
Abaca industry
Abaca (Plant)
Agriculture
Banana
Banana products
Bananas
Bananas
Banana trade
Cacao
Fruit trade
Irrigation
Irrigation farming
Marine terminals
Obesity
Palm oil
Palm oil industry
Reducing diets
Spraying and dusting in agriculture
Sprinkler irrigation
Sugar
Sugarcane
Sugarcane industry
Sugar growing
Tropical fruit industry
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Active 1839

Active 1938

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