Western Arms Company
Scope and Contents
Founded by Franklin W. Olin in 1898 in East Alton, Illinois. Company merged with Winchester Repeating Arms Company in 1931 and then became a division of Olin Corporation, Incorporated in 1944. The Western brand was kept, but changed divisions over the years. These divisions include the Arms and Ammunition (1952) and Winchester-Western (1956) all under the company name of Olin Corporation, Incorporated
Dates
- Created: 1839-1999
- Other: Majority of material found within 1895-1958
- Other: Date acquired: 00/00/1999
Conditions Governing Access
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Extent
From the Collection: 32.00 boxes
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Creator
- From the Collection: Marcot, Roy (Person)
Repository Details
Part of the McCracken Research Library Repository