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Blumenfeld and Fried papers

Blumenfeld and Fried papers digital collection are selected digitized materials containing United States Food Administration license issued to Blumenfeld & Fried, Certificate certifying that Miss Mena Blumenfeld is a member of the Oktibbeha Country Club, and two stock certificates.

Simon Fried and his family settled in Starkville in 1880. Originally from Bavaria, he came to Pennsylvania in 1857 and was naturalized in 1865. In addition to running a dry-goods store, Simon Fried served as an alderman and was a member of the Knights of Pythias for 42 years. Fried had the honor of serving as the Grand Warden of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows in 1894, a global altruistic and benevolent fraternal organization that had a strong presence in Mississippi during the 19th century.

In 1888, Simon’s daughter, Carrie Fried, married Bernard Blumenfeld, a senior partner of the firm Bernard Blumenfeld. The marriage initiated a long-term business partnership between the two families in Starkville, Mississippi. Because there was no temple in Starkville, their wedding took place in the local Methodist church. The two families opened a dry good store in the 1890s, and it grew to be a successful wholesale grocery business.

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  • Country club membership certificate, 1927 by Oktibbeha Country Club (Starkville, Miss.)

    Country club membership certificate, 1927

    Oktibbeha Country Club (Starkville, Miss.)

    Certificate certifying that Miss Mena Blumenfeld is a member of the Oktibbeha Country Club.

  • License by United States. Attorney General

    License

    United States. Attorney General

    United States Food Administration license issued to Blumenfeld & Fried to engage and carry on business in foods and feeds, 1920.

  • Stone stock certificate, 1907 by John M. Stone Cotton Mills

    Stone stock certificate, 1907

    John M. Stone Cotton Mills

    Stock certificate for Blumenfeld and Fried, certifying the purchase of three shares of stock in John M. Stone Cotton Mills.

  • Stone stock certificate, 1903 by John M. Stone Cotton Mills

    Stone stock certificate, 1903

    John M. Stone Cotton Mills

    Stock certificate for Blumenfeld and Fried, certifying the purchase of five shares of stock in John M. Stone Cotton Mills.

 
 
 

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