Company ledgers (1879-1946), advertising posters (1890-1918), original art work (1896-1906), photographs, realia, and sales notebooks (1910-1950).

D.M. Ferry Company of Detroit, Michigan, merged with the C.C. Morse Company of San Jose, California, in 1930 to create the Ferry-Morse Seed Company, now headquartered in Modesto, California.

156.1 linear feet

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