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Creator:Baldwin Piano Company.Albright, James M.Title:D. Baldwin Company RecordsInclusive Dates:1884-1955Quantity:60 linear ft.Abstract:Incorporated in 1898, the D.H. Baldwin Company manufactured grand, spinet, and uprightpianos. Known as Baldwin Piano Company, 1954-1963.
Collection contains businesscorrespondence (1895-1930); administrative records, including ledgers, account books,and sales books of the company and its subsidiaries (1902-1954).Language:EnglishRepository:Special Collections Research Center,Syracuse University Libraries222 Waverly AvenueSyracuse, NY. From inauspicious beginnings in a small, upstairs room in Cincinnati, the D.H. BaldwinCompany grew to be one of the largest manufacturers and suppliers of pianos and organsin the United States. Baldwin began his business career by selling a few pianos andorgans to friends and former music students in 1862. Soon he was able to invest $2,000to found the company which bears his name.Baldwin and his partners, Lucien and Clarence Wulsin, A. Van Buren, and GeorgeW. Armstrong, Jr.
Opened branch offices in other cities outside of Cincinnati. In1890, they were able to build their own factory, the Baldwin Piano Company, to manufacturepianos. To supplement this production, they received pianos from other suppliers.In 1898, the Baldwin Piano Company was incorporated and the supply factories becamea part of Baldwin's new company, the D. Baldwin Company. The Hamilton Organ Companyand the Hamilton Piano Company, located in Chicago, and the Baldwin Piano Companyand the Ellington Piano Company in Cincinnati, were some of the suppliers.International recognition was accorded the 'House of Baldwin' when it won the GrandPrix at the Paris Exposition in 1900 and Lucien Wulsin was decorated with the Crossof the Legion of Honor.
It also won the Grand Prize at the St. Louis Exposition in1904, and the Grand Prize at London in 1914. By 1913 Baldwin was exporting to 32countries.In the 1920s Baldwin expanded its product line to player pianos, and thanks to prudentplanning by then-president Lucien Wulsin II, the company was able to weather the Depression.After a brief hiatus during World War II when its factories, like many others, werediverted to producing airplane parts, the company returned to a brisk business inmusical instruments. In 1946 Baldwin introduced the first electronic organs, whichwere so successful that the company changed its name in 1953 to Baldwin Piano & OrganCompany.During the 1970s the company made a concerted effort to expand into the financialsector, acquiring savings & loan institutions, insurance companies and investmentfirms; by 1982 pianos represented only 3% of the company's business, and the followingyear excessive debt forced the company into bankruptcy. For the next twenty yearsthe company struggled in and out of debt and changed hands several times, eventuallybeing purchased by Gibson Guitar Corporation in 2001.
The company operates todayas a division of Gibson Guitar Corporation, and manufactures instruments under theBaldwin, Chickering, Wurlitzer, Hamilton, and Howard names.Baldwin products have for many years been the instrument-of-choice for professionalpianists, orchestras and concert venues across the United States and throughout theworld. Baldwin is America's largest acoustic piano manufacturer and sells more pianosin the U.S. Than any other manufacturer. Baldwin Company Records are divided into four groups.The collection begins with a small amount of Correspondence, which contains correspondence between theBaldwin Piano Company and three other piano manufacturing firms. It includes incomingand outgoing correspondence of theBaldwin Piano Company with the Vesey Piano Company (1929-1930), whichreveals an effort on the part of Mr. Vesey to persuade the Baldwin Piano Company tobuild and market a quality radio (circa 1928); the minutes of a presidential reportat aStandard Piano Company meeting (1895); and the minutes of a Valley Gem PianoCompany meeting (1895).The majority of the material is found in the next two series, both of which containledgers, general journals, cash books, and sales books for their respective companies.The daily transactions, cash receipts and disbursements, and sales records of thevarious companies involved in the corporation are registered in the journals, cash,and sales books. The ledgers summarize these transactions as well as information concerningcosts, revenues, production, investment, distribution and sales.
These two seriesare explained in greater detail below.The Baldwin Company represents the administrative and producing factors of the corporation, and is subdividedinto general administrative records, supply department records, and subsidiary records.General administrative records of the Baldwin Company contain the Secretary's officeledgers (1902-1915) and cash books (1906-1942). The ledgers include sundry accountsas well as all the capital stock entries.
The cash books contain general entries ofrevenues and real estate rentals from the supply departments and subsidiaries, andexpenses incurred by the Baldwin Company.Supply department records of the Baldwin Company contain the records of the Cincinnatiand Chicago Heights warehouses. Included in these are ledgers (1903-1938) showingmanufacturing expenses, equipment, goods in process, and charges to subsidiaries;sales books (1904-1920) showing entries of the sale of piano parts to various subsidiaries;and cash journals (1903-1942).Subsidiary records of the Baldwin Company contain the record books of the variouscompanies that helped make pianos for the Baldwin Company at one time or another.The major subsidiary companies include the following:Baldwin Piano Manufacturing Company, founded in 1890: ledgers (1895-1938) and cashbooks (1892-1938).
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Included are such interesting items as a notice of the Grand PrixAward at the Paris Exposition, volume 95; a memo concerning the name change of thecompany in 1913, volume 76; and a photograph and information concerning the deathof D.H. Baldwin, volume 92.Ellington Piano Company: ledgers and cash books (1893-1938) and a general journal(1903-1906). The general journal contains summary reports of shipments, balance sheets,comparative wage cost tables, reports of the president, as well as other summary reports.Notable among the ledgers is volume 106, which contains correspondence of Mr. Wulsin,a company president, concerning stockholders and volume III, which contains correspondencefrom Mr. Wulsin to his board of directors. Volume 125, a cash book, contains a letterand a memorial photograph of D.H. Baldwin.Hamilton Organ Company (1891-1920) and Hamilton Piano Company (1897-1938): ledgersand cash journals, for the same dates, summarizing the daily activities of these twoChicago-based companies.
Box 1Vesey Piano Company 1929-1930Box 1Baldwin Piano Company 1928Box 1Standard Piano Company 1895Box 1Valley Gem Piano Company 1895General Administrative RecordsVolume 1Secretary's ledger 1902, Jan. 1903, JuneVolume 2Secretary's ledger 1903, July - 1908, Dec.Volume 3Secretary's ledger 1909, Jan. 1915, Jan.Volume 4Cash book 1906, July - 1912, Aug.Volume 5Cash book 1915, Feb. 1919, Sept.Volume 6Cash book 1919, Oct.
1926, JuneVolume 7Cash book 1926, July - 1934, JuneVolume 8Cash book 1934, July - 1942, Aug.Supply DepartmentCincinnatiVolume 9Ledger #1 1903-1905Volume 10Ledger #2 1906-1907Volume 11Ledger #3 1908-1910Volume 12Ledger #4 1911-1912Volume 13Ledger #5 1913-1914Volume 14Ledger #6 1915-1916Volume 15Ledger #7 1916-1917Volume 16Ledger #8 1918-1919Volume 17Ledger #9 1920, Jan. JuneVolume 18Ledger #10 1920, July - 1922, JuneVolume 19Ledger #11 1922, July - 1923, JuneVolume 20Ledger #12 1923, July - 1924, Dec.Volume 21Ledger #13 1925Volume 22Ledger #14 1926Volume 23Ledger #15 1927Volume 24Ledger #16 1928Volume 25Ledger #17 1929Volume 26Ledger #18 1930Volume 27Ledger #19 1931Volume 28Ledger #20 1932-1934, JuneVolume 29Ledger #21 1934, July - 1938, Dec.Volume 30Cash journal #1 1903, Jan.
1905, Nov.Volume 31Cash journal #2 1905, Dec. 1909, JuneVolume 32Cash journal #3 1909, July - 1912, Sept.Volume 33Cash journal #4 1912, Oct. 1914, Dec.Volume 34Cash journal #5 1915, Jan. 1917, Jan.Volume 35Cash journal #6 1917, Feb. 1918, Dec.Volume 36Cash journal #7 1919, July - 1920, JuneVolume 37Cash journal #8 1920, July - Dec.Volume 38Cash journal #9 1921, Jan. 1922, JuneVolume 39Cash journal #10 1922, July - 1924, MayVolume 40Cash journal #11 1924, June - 1925, Oct.Volume 41Cash journal #12 1925, Nov. 1927, Feb.Volume 42Cash journal #13 1927, March - 1928, JuneVolume 43Cash journal #14 1928, July - 1929, Oct.Volume 44Cash journal #15 1929, Nov.
1931, MarchVolume 45Cash journal #16 1931, April - 1932, MayVolume 46Cash book 1932, June - 1935, Dec.Volume 47Cash book 1936, Jan. 1941, Dec.Volume 48Cash book 1942, Jan. 1942, Sept.Volume 49Sales book #1 1904, May - 1905, JuneVolume 50Sales book #2 1905, July - 1907, Dec.Volume 51Sales book #3 1908, Jan. 1909, JulyVolume 52Sales book #4 1909, Aug. 1910, Dec.Volume 53Sales book #5 1911, Jan. 1912, Feb.Volume 54Sales book #6 1912, March - 1913, JuneVolume 55Sales book #7 1913, July - 1914, Dec.Volume 56Sales book #8 1915, Jan.
1916, MayVolume 57Sales book #9 1916, June - 1917, Sept.Volume 58Sales book #10 1917, Oct. 1918, Dec.Volume 59Sales book #11 1919, Jan. 1920, Jan.Volume 60Sales book #12 1920, Feb. Oct.Chicago HeightsVolume 61Ledger 1920-1921Volume 62Ledger 1922-1923Volume 63Ledger 1924-1925Volume 64Ledger 1926-1928Volume 65Ledger 1929-1930Volume 66Ledger 1931, Jan. JuneVolume 67Cash journal 1920, Sept.
1924, Aug.Volume 68Cash journal 1924, Sept. 1929, MayVolume 69Cash journal #1 1929, June - 1931, JuneSubsidiary recordsBaldwin Piano Manufacturing CompanyVolume 70Ledger #2 1895, Jan. 1896, Dec.Volume 71Ledger #3 1897, Jan. 1899, Dec.Volume 72Ledger #4 1900, Jan. 1901, Dec.Volume 73Ledger #5 1902, Jan.
1905, Dec.Volume 74Ledger #6 1906, Jan. 1909, Dec.Volume 75Ledger #7 1910, Jan. 1912, Dec.Volume 76Ledger #8 1913, Jan. 1914, Dec.Volume 77Ledger #9 1915Volume 78Ledger #10 1917, Jan.
1918, JuneVolume 79Ledger #11 1919-1920Volume 80Ledger #12 1921-1922Volume 81Ledger #13 1923-1924Volume 82Ledger #14 1925-1926Volume 83Ledger #15 1927-1928Volume 84Ledger #16 1929-1931Volume 85Ledger #17 1932-1935Volume 86Ledger #18 1936, Jan. JulyVolume 87Ledger #1 1936, Aug. 1938, Dec.Volume 88Daily record journal 1911, Jan. 1918, Feb.Volume 89Sundry cost journal 1921, Nov. 1923, Feb.Volume 90Cash journal 1890, Aug. 1891, MayVolume 91Cash journal #1 1892, Jan.
1897, Feb.Volume 92Cash journal #2 1897, March - 1900, Sept.Volume 93Cash journal #3 1900, Oct. 1901, Dec.Volume 94Cash journal #1 1902, Jan. 1904, Dec.Volume 95Cash journal #2 1905, Jan. 1909, MayVolume 96Cash journal #3 1909, June - 1913, JuneVolume 97Cash journal #4 1913, July - 1915, Aug.Volume 98Cash journal #5 1915, Sept. 1917, Dec.Volume 99Cash journal #6 1918, Jan. 1921, Feb.Volume 100Cash journal #7 1921, March - 1922, Dec.Volume 101Cash journal #8 1923, Jan. 1925, Dec.Volume 102Cash journal #9 1926, Jan.
1929, MayVolume 103Cash journal #10 1929, June - 1936, JulyVolume 104Cash journal #1 1936, Aug. 1938, JuneEllington Piano CompanyVolume 105Ledger #1 1893-1896Volume 106Ledger #2 1897-1898Volume 107Ledger #3 1899-1901, JuneVolume 108Ledger #4 1901, July - Dec.Volume 109Ledger #5 1902-1903Volume 110Ledger #6 1904-1905Volume 111Ledger #7 1906-1908Volume 112Ledger #8 1909-1912Volume 113Ledger #9 1913-1916Volume 114Ledger #10 1917-1919Volume 115Ledger #11 1920-1922Volume 116Ledger #12 1923-1924Volume 117Ledger #13 1925-1926Volume 118Ledger #14 1927-1928Volume 119Ledger #15 1929-1931Volume 120Ledger #16 1932-1935Volume 121Ledger #17 1936, Jan. JulyVolume 122Ledger #18 1936, Aug. 1938, Dec.Volume 123General journal 1903, June - 1906, JuneVolume 124Cash journal #1 1893, Jan. 1898, JuneVolume 125Cash journal #2 1898, July - 1901, Dec.Volume 126Cash journal #3 1902, Jan. 1906, Aug.Volume 127Cash journal #4 1906, Sept. 1910, Dec.Volume 128Cash journal #5 1911, Jan.
1915, Dec.Volume 129Cash journal #6 1916, Jan. 1919, Dec.Volume 130Cash journal #7 1920, Jan. 1922, Dec.Volume 131Cash journal #8 1923, Jan - 1925, JuneVolume 132Cash journal #9 1925, July - 1927, Nov.Volume 133Cash journal #10 1927, Nov.
1931, AprilVolume 134Cash journal #11 1931, May - 1936, JulyVolume 135Cash journal #1 1936, Aug. 1938, JuneHamilton Organ CompanyVolume 136Ledger 1891, June - 1892, Dec.Volume 137Ledger 1893, Jan. 1896, Jan.Volume 138Ledger 1896, Jan. 1898, Jan.Volume 139Ledger 1898, Feb. 1901, JuneVolume 140Ledger 1901, Feb.
1903, Feb.Volume 141Ledger 1906, Jan. 1907, JuneVolume 142Ledger 1907, July - 1909, Dec.Volume 143Ledger 1910-1911Volume 144Ledger 1912-1913Volume 145Ledger 1914-1915Volume 146Ledger 1916-1917Volume 147Ledger 1818-1919Volume 148Cash journal 1891, June - 1892, Oct.Volume 149Cash journal 1892, Nov. 1894, Dec.Volume 150Cash journal 1895, Jan. 1897, AprilVolume 151Cash journal 1897, May - 1900, MayVolume 152Cash journal, (General office) 1900, June - 1903, Feb.Volume 153Cash journal 1901, Feb. 1903, Feb.Volume 154Cash journal 1905, March - 1906, Jan.Volume 155Cash journal 1906, Dec. 1907Volume 156Cash journal 1908-1909Volume 157Cash journal 1910, Jan. 1912, Oct.Volume 158Cash journal 1912, Nov.
1916, Aug.Volume 159Cash journal 1916, Sept. 1920, Aug.Hamilton Piano CompanyVolume 160Ledger 1897, July - 1901, Jan.Volume 161Ledger 1901, Feb.
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1902, Dec.Volume 162Ledger 1903Volume 163Ledger 1904Volume 164Ledger 1905Volume 165Ledger 1906-1907Volume 166Ledger 1908-1909Volume 167Ledger 1910-1911Volume 168Ledger 1912-1913Volume 169Ledger 1914-1915Volume 170Ledger 1916-1917Volume 171Ledger 1918-1919Volume 172Ledger 1920-1921Volume 173Ledger 1922-1923Volume 174Ledger 1924-1925Volume 175Ledger 1926-1928Volume 176Ledger 1929-1930Volume 177Ledger 1931, Jan. 1938, Nov.Volume 178Cash journal 1901, Feb.
1903, JuneVolume 179Cash journal 1903, July - 1905, Feb.Volume 180Cash journal 1906-1907Volume 181Cash journal 1908-1909Volume 182Cash journal 1910, Jan. 1912, JuneVolume 183Cash journal 1912, July - 1914, Dec.Volume 184Cash journal 1915-1917Volume 185Cash journal 1918, Jan. 1921, AprilVolume 186Cash journal 1921, May - 1924, JuneVolume 187Cash journal 1924, July - 1927, Aug.Volume 188Cash journal 1927, Sept. 1930, AprilVolume 189Cash journal 1930, May - 1935, Dec.Howard Piano CompanyVolume 190Ledger 1919, May - 1926, MarchVolume 191Ledger 1926, April - 1936, Feb.Volume 192Cash book 1919, June - 1928, Dec.Volume 193Cash book 1929, Jan. 1934, Nov.Monarch Piano CompanyVolume 194Ledger #1 1910, April - 1924, Dec.Volume 195Ledger 1926, Jan. 1938, Nov.Volume 196Journal 1898, April - 1901, Jan.Volume 197Cash bookPerry Lumber CompanyVolume 198Ledger of shipments 1907, July - 1908, Jan.Volume 199Pine Apple Sundry accounts 1907, Nov. 1909, AprilVolume 200Ledger #1 1907Volume 201Ledger #2 1908-1909Volume 202Ledger #3 1910-1911Volume 203Ledger #4 1912Volume 204Ledger #5 1913-1916Volume 205Ledger #6 1917, Jan.
1921, JuneVolume 206Ledger #7 1921, July - 1922, JuneVolume 207Cash journal, J.S. Bennett account 1907, Jan. 1909, Feb.Volume 208Cash journal #1 1906, Aug. 1910, JuneVolume 209Cash journal #2 1910, July - 1913, Jan.Volume 210Cash journal #3 1913, Feb. 1916, JulyVolume 211Cash journal #4 1916, Aug. 1920, MaySargent Piano CompanyVolume 212Ledger #1 1921, June - 1922, JuneVolume 213Cash journal 1921, June - 1922, Dec.Valley Gem Piano CompanyVolume 214Ledger 1895, Oct. 1901, Dec.General recordsOfficeVolume 215Summary ledger 1884, June - 1907, JuneVolume 216Ledger #1 1914, Jan.
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1917, MayVolume 217Ledger #2 1917, June - 1920, Aug.Volume 218Ledger #3 1920, Sept. 1925, Dec.Volume 219Ledger #4 1926-1930Volume 220Ledger #5 1931-1936Volume 221Ledger #6 1937, Jan. 1938, JuneVolume 222Ledger 1938, Jan. 1943, Dec.Volume 223Ledger 1951-1953Volume 224Ledger 1954-1955Sales departmentVolume 225General ledger #1 1903, July - 1905, Dec.Volume 226General ledger #2 1906-1907Volume 227General ledger #3 1908-1910Volume 228General ledger #6 1920, Aug. 1930, Dec.Volume 229General ledger #7 1931, Jan. 1942, JuneVolume 230General office cash #8 1910, Jan. 1911, JuneVolume 231General office cash #13 1923, Jan.
1926, JuneVolume 232General office cash #14 1926, July - 1930, JuneVolume 233General office cash #15 1930, July - 1935, Nov.Volume 234General office cash #16 1935, Dec. 1941, Dec.AdvertisingVolume 235Advertising cash #4 1916, Aug. 1918, Sept.Volume 236Advertising cash #5 1918, Oct. 1921, MarchVolume 237Advertising cash #6 1921, April - 1923, AprilVolume 238Expense cash #3 1920, June - 1923, AprilVolume 239General and advertising cash #7 1923, May - 1925, Feb.Volume 240General & advertising cash #8 1925, March - 1927, MayVolume 241General & advertising cash #9 1927, June - 1929, MayVolume 242General & advertising cash #10 1929, June - 1931, MarchVolume 243General & advertising cash #11 1931, April - 1933, Sept.Volume 244General & advertising cash #12 1933, Oct.
1936, AprilVolume 245General & advertising cash #13 1936, May - 1938, JulyWholesale departmentVolume 246Wholesale ledger #2, (D.H.B. & CO) 1906-1907Volume 247Wholesale ledger #1 1930, Oct. 1931, Dec.Volume 248Wholesale ledger #2 1932, Jan.Volume 249Wholesale ledger #3 1932, Feb. 1933, JuneVolume 250Wholesale ledger #4 1933, July - 1933, Dec.Volume 251Wholesale ledger #5 1934-1935Volume 252Wholesale lease cash #2 1927, Nov.
1928, Dec.Retail departmentVolume 253Radio retail and special stories ledger 1930, Jan. 1930, Sept.Volume 254Retail ledger #1 1930, Oct. 1931, Dec.Volume 255Retail ledger #2 1932Volume 256Retail ledger #3 1933Volume 257Retail ledger #4 1934Volume 258Retail ledger #5 1935Volume 259Retail ledger #6 1936Volume 260Retail ledger #7 1937Volume 261Retail ledger #8 1938, Jan. JulyAgents and dealersVolume 262Denver dealer's ledger #1 1908-1909Volume 263Denver dealer's ledger #2 1910-1914Volume 264Denver dealer's ledger #3 1915-1917Volume 265Denver dealer's ledger #6 1918-1919Volume 266Denver dealer's ledger #7 1920-1921Volume 267Denver dealer's ledger #8 1922-1923Volume 268Denver dealer's ledger #9 1924-1925Volume 269Denver dealer's ledger #10 1926-1927Volume 270Denver dealer's ledger #11 1928-1930Volume 271Cincinnati dealer's ledger #7 1918, Aug. 1920, Sept.Volume 272Cincinnati dealer's ledger #9 1922, July - 1923, Dec.Volume 273Cincinnati dealer's ledger #9a 1922, July - 1923, Dec.Volume 274Cincinnati dealer's ledger #10 1924, Jan.
Explore the world of Baldwin digital pianos and Baldwin's line of electronic keyboards. Online digital instruments specialists to guide you in determining sound selections, MIDI controller and PC interface, expandable memory and all necessary hook-ups.Nearly 150 Years Of Design Success Enters The Digital AgeBaldwin digital pianos emerge from a 150 plus year design evolution, commencing in 1862. A market leader in both traditional acoustic and now digital piano technologies, Baldwin gives artists of all stature a wide range of instrument options.Digital Piano. Model RP8 is the primary Baldwin digital piano product offering. You get a full size concert with a 88-key keyboard configuration that directly replicates the sonic range of Baldwin's best acoustic models.The Baldwin Touch. Similar to the concert instrument quality that has made Baldwin the favorite of many composers and artists, the Baldwin digital piano gives you a weighted-key or progressive action keyboard where hammer weights ‘progress' from the slightly heavier bass clef notes to the lighter hammer weights associated with the upper registers.Perfect Practice And Performance Instruments.
Your Baldwin digital piano is light weight, when compared to traditional acoustic instruments, so you can comfortably take your instrument with you on vacation or to a performance venue. Meanwhile, internal circuitry within your Baldwin digital piano allows you to select a range of instrument voices, plus practice with all sound feedback directed to your headphone, so that you can play and develop mastery in your favorite music during day or night without concern for disturbing other people.Advanced Technology OptionsA leading sound and instrument engineer, Baldwin exploits the latest in digital technologies in order to give artists programming and playing versatility. Baldwin digital pianos exhibit microprocessor and circuitry which enables you to directly interface with your PC or to an external music file memory device by way of your MIDI controller interface. MIDI ins and outs give you the means to pull-in music sampler tracks or sequences of either pre-recorded music or your past recordings which you've converted, via music software, to music files.Electronic Keyboard. Early in the 1970's the Baldwin electronic keyboard was introduced, which functioned by way of onboard music synthesizers which could modify tone and cadence plus provide you with a certain degree of programming capability.
Unlike a digital piano, the Baldwin electronic keyboard was designed with spring-action keys rather than progressive action weighted hammers.