Pastoor Brothers Collection, 1893-1987

Collection Overview

Title: Pastoor Brothers Collection, 1893-1987

ID: COLL/353

Creator: Pastoor Brothers

Extent: 0.39 Cubic Feet. More info below.

Arrangement: Folder level description

Abstract

The family business started as a meat market at Division and Home streets in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It expanded to include livestock trading, slaughtering, and packing. Base of operations was Eastern Avenue Market (1908) which continued as either a retail or wholesale butchery until 1990. The collection includes business documents and photographs, plus family genealogy and photographs.

Box and Folder Listing

Series 1: [General Materials]

Box 1

Folder 1: Ledger sheets (Departmental Analysis) --- 1951-1952
Folder 2: Business documents: certificates, agreements, reports --- 1934-1948
Folder 3: Genealogy book, Een Genealogisch Overzicht --- 1987
Folder 9: Advertisement --- 1933
Folder 16: Minute book --- 1945-1953

Series 2: Photographs

Box 1

Folder 4: Family photograph --- undated
Folder 5: Photo of Peter Pastoor's home --- 1893
Folder 6: Photo of Pastoor Brothers --- 1901,1920s
Folder 7: Family photos --- 1913
Folder 8: Photo of vehicles --- 1910-1960, undated
Folder 10: Photo of old store --- 1901
Folder 11: Photo of meat market scenes --- 1901-1939, undated
Folder 12: Photo of butcher shop scenes, mid --- 1960s
Folder 13: Photo of cattle barn --- ca [1940]
Folder 14: Photo of Grand Rapids Packing Co. 1 --- undated
Folder 15: Photo of Grand Rapids Packing Co. 2 --- 1934, undated