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Letter to Miss Eleanor Schwab from the College of Business Administration.

Contents of the letter are as follows:
"Dear Miss Schwab,

According recognition to each student who has achieved a "B" average or better during the preceding term is…

A bill of sale for items sold by S. & A. Rosenbaum & Schwab to Mr. F.B. Harris.

The location of this store was at No. 106 Broadway in Paducah, Kentucky.

A letter from the Chairman of the Board of Plough, Inc., written to Mr. Sam Schwab to congratulate him on the continued success of the business.

The contents of the letter are as follows:

"Dear Mr. Schwab:

It pleased me very much to read…

German postcard sent to Mr. Sam Schwab in 1981.

There are two individuals writing on the postcard; one is in German and the other is in English.

Facsimile of the original cataloged birth record of Abraham Schwab.

Newspaper advertisement for A. Schwab's store located on Beale St. in Memphis Tennessee. The advertisement details the store's shoe clearance.

There is a hand written note from Sam Schwab that reads:

"The first adv. [sic] that I ever wrote…

A letter from the Memphis Area Chamber of Commerce to Mr. Abram Schwab written on April 23, 1976 in honor of the 100th anniversary of the opening of the store.

The contents of the letter are as follows,

"Good morning Abram...

What a real…

A letter from Memphis Mayor James H. Malone to S.H. and Walter Lamb, written on November 27, 1908.

The contents of the letter are as follows,

"Gentlemen:-

In answer to your favor of Nov. 26th., I beg to state that of you are under the…

The black and white photograph is a portrait of a male dressed in a suit and tie. On the front of the photograph, someone has identified the male as "Morris." On the back of the photograph, is Kresge's Studio imprint.

Letter from Mr. M.J. Kuttnauer to A. Schwab's in Memphis, Tennessee.

The letter details their inability to accommodate their purchasing needs at this time.

The letter reads:
"Dear Sir:

We appreciate your letter of the 7th and we are glad…
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