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A letter from the Beale Street National Historical Foundation, written in honor of the 100th anniversary of the opening of the store. Written on July 31, 1975, the text of the letter is as follows.

"Dear Mr. Schwab,

The Board of Directors of…

A letter from the Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation written to Mr. Leo Schwab by the Area Supervisor Herbert D. Rorex, thanking the store for their cooperation in the plan.

The contents of the letter as follows:

"Dear Sir:

When the…

Image of a letter sized envelope. The envelope is from the Federal Surplus Commodities Corporation to A. Schwab Inc.

The envelope contains a letter from the Department of Agriculture to Leo Schwab.

Personal letter to Sam Schwab from Morris Goldstein. The letter details his family's failed candy business in Boston, Massachusetts. Mr. Goldstein is writing Mr. Schwab to ask him to consider giving him a job in his store in Memphis,…

The front and back of a personal letter from Morris Goldstein to Mr. Sam Schwab. The letter from Mr. Goldstein to Mr. Sam Schwab details the collapse of his family's candy business in Boston, Massachusetts. Mr. Goldstein is asking for Mr. Schwab to…

Thank you letter from Bersted Manufacturing Company in regards to a product quote from August 3, 1951. The letter includes a personal message from Leo Schwab to Sam Schwab that the fan season is over.

Front and back of an envelope addressed to Mr. Sam Schwab at the Hotel Bristol in New York, New York. The contents of the letter contain correspondence from the Bersted Manufacturing Company of Fostoria, Ohio.

Handwritten letter to a Mr. Lewis Lerner from a Mr. Robert Ferebee of the Great Sutton Shows.  Although the letter is written on stationary from the New Palace Theatre of Memphis, Tennessee, the letter was sent to Mr. Lerner from West Frankfort…

A letter of payment written on stationary from the Works Progress Administration from the Office of the State Administrator to The Lippman Loan Office located on Beale Avenue in Memphis, Tennessee. The letter was from Mr. G. Hilton Butler.

The…

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.