Papers relating to R. H. Macy and Company

Scope and Contents Tape 1 Starts with how Titon came to Macy's in NYC in the late 1890s and his evolution in the company moving up to the positions of Buyer and Taster. Discussions include international imports: coffee, liquor, and wine. Continues to discuss the creation of the passover department into purchasing produce and tea in bulk. Ends with Titon's movement into the role of a taster. Titon tells the store of how he became the taster and its importance in advertisements. Discussion continues into the...

Scope and Contents William Titon interview, retaped Side One: Starts with how Titon came to Macy's in NYC in the late 1890s and his evolution in the company moving up to the positions of Buyer and Taster. Discussions include international imports: coffee, liquor, and wine. Continues to discuss the creation of the passover department into purchasing produce and tea in bulk. Ends with Titon's movement into the role of a taster. Side 2: Titon tells the store of how he became the taster and its importance in...

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Leo Martinuzzi interview Cannot hear much until very end of first track, hear a conversation with a 5 year old child named Nancy. End of tape has some conversation about monetary surplus versus debt. Stability of economy due to politics. Second tape more usable, but out of context with the inaudible nature of first tape: Discussion on banks self-interest.

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Retaped conversation with Leo Martinuzzi about foreign buying for Macy's specifically looking at the details of foreign manufacturing and selling in pre and post World War II and the vast changes between the two including globalization and mass manufacturing. Also discusses the different types of international buying in specific regions and continents.

Scope and Contents Ephraim Freedman interview. Freedman was the creator of the Bureau of Standards at Macy's in New York City. In this interview he discusses his background as a chemist, his move to establishing a testing laboratory in Macy's for textiles, initially testing wool, and finally his goals of educating consumers for idea department store shopping. Freedman discusses his methods of devising standards through value and cost and the authority of the Bureau over advertising agencies, buyers, and...

Scope and Contents Macy's interview - Mr. Jack Straus - Chairman of the board Tape is divided into two parts: Personal Questions and Functional/Topical Types of Order. Personal Questions (1:18): Jack Straus' grandparents opened Macy's and he began working there on a training squad in 1921. In the interview he discusses his history in moving from training squad to general manager to merchandising manager to president and finally to chairman. Much of the discussion focuses on his developments and expansions of...

Scope and Contents Mr. Jack Straus Continuing conversation from 000602893_AT_0006. Discusses retailing and the personality surrounding retailing: appearance, patterns, markets, location. He then moves in to discussions of Government Regulations, especially on the problems of fair trade. Straus then discusses staple items and how it varies by city and then the promotion of merchandise. He finally moves into discussions of superior service, branding, and informing the public. In the second file he discusses...