Dennison, Henry S. (Henry Sturgis)
Dates
- Existence: 1877 - 1952
Biography
Henry Sturgis Dennison (1877-1952) was a prominent businessman, president of Dennison Manufacturing Company, a manufacturer of paper products such as greeting cards, tags, crepe paper, and gummed labels. The company was started in 1844 by Dennison's grandfather, Andrew Dennison. Henry S. Dennison joined the family company in 1899 after graduating from Harvard College. In 1906, he was promoted to works manager and by 1917 he was president of the company, an office he held for 35 years until his death in 1952. The company grew under Henry S. Dennison's direction, experiencing a decline only from 1931 to 1932 as a result of the Great Depression.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Dennison Manufacturing Company records
Collection Identifier: Mss:49 1815-1990 D411Records of the Dennison Manufacturing Company, 1815-1990, a Framingham, Mass. based paper products manufacturer include materials that document the financial, administrative and corporate arms of the company.
Henry S. Dennison papers
Collection Identifier: Mss:49 1900-1971 D411This collection contains the papers and writings of Henry Sturgis Dennison, 1877-1952, the long-time president of Dennison Manufacturing Company and an active scholar of the subject of scientific management.