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 | A.W. Brodt & Co. Trade catalogs of foods and food processing, 1884-1940. | University of California, Santa Barbara, UCSB Library | |
| referencedIn | Andrew R. Towl papers | Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library | |
| referencedIn | Andrew R. Towl papers, 1921-1974 | Baker Library, Harvard Business School | |
| referencedIn | Arthur, Henry Bradford, 1904-. Henry B. Arthur papers, 1915-1988 (inclusive). | Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library | |
| referencedIn | Baggett, Sam G. Baggett, Sam G. papers, 1925-1962. | University of Texas Libraries | |
| referencedIn | Baker family. Papers, 1890-1946. | Boston Public Library, Central Library in Copley Square | |
| referencedIn | Barton, Bruce, 1886-1967. Papers, 1881-1967. | Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project | |
| referencedIn | Bates, Marston, 1906-1974. Marston Bates papers, 1913-1974. | Bentley Historical Library | |
| 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 | Boston Fruit Company. Records, 1891-1901 (inclusive). | Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library |
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| associatedWith | Arthur, Henry Bradford, 1904- |
| associatedWith | Baggett, Sam G. |
| associatedWith | Baker family. |
| associatedWith | Barton, Bruce, 1886-1967. |
| associatedWith | Bates, Marston, 1906-1974. |
| associatedWith | Bernays, Edward L., 1891-1995. |
| associatedWith | Boston Fruit Company. |
| associatedWith | British Honduras. |
| associatedWith | Brooks, Charles Van Wyck, |
| associatedWith | Brown, Everett C. |
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