Scope and Contents
The Warren Group, Inc. records document the fourth-generation family publishing business based in Boston, Massachusetts. The collection is divided into three series: Administrative Records and Subject Files, Financial and Legal Records, and Photographs and Audiovisual Material.
The Administrative Records and Subject Files series contains corporate governance records including meeting minutes, correspondence files, planning and strategy documents, anniversary related materials, company publications, advertising materials, and company histories. The Legal and Financial Records include stock certificates, purchase agreements, merger and acquisition documentation, lease agreements, and financial statements. The photographs and audiovisual material includes photographs of company founder Willard C. Warren and successive Presidents Keith F. Warren, Timothy M. Warren, and Timothy M. Warren, Jr., images of the Cambridge printing plant, sales team annual meetings, and employee events. The audiovisual material includes audio recordings of Keith F. Warren diary dictations, a privately produced company history, and memoirs of company presidents Timothy M. Warren and Keith F. Warren.
Dates
- Creation: 1887-2012
Creator
- The Warren Group, Inc. (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Materials stored onsite. Please contact specialcollectionsref@hbs.edu for more information on access procedures and reproduction services.
Extent
9 linear feet (18 boxes)Biographical / Historical
The Warren Group, Inc., led by Willard C. Warren established itself in the newspaper business in New Haven, Connecticut in 1882 with the publication of The Commercial Record. The firm provided news and public record information and data to clients. Warren established The Banker in Massachusetts just after the turn of the twentieth century. In 1902, Warren purchased a rival newspaper and consolidated both newspapers into Banker & Tradesman.
Warren's son, Keith F. Warren joined the firm in 1918 and the business expanded into the book and trade magazine publishing industry. After the Great Depression and into the 1930s the business shrank and survival was paramount. After World War II, Keith Warren's son, Timothy M. Warren joined the firm and prospects improved, especially in the 1970s. In 1973, Timothy M. Warren's son, Timothy M. Warren, Jr. joined the firm making him the fourth generation Warren to be involved in management.
The late 1970s and 1980s saw rapid expansion of the Warren Group. The company harnessed computing power in the office and began offering a wide variety of new products. An even larger variety of products were offered after the rise of the internet, which has established The Warren Group as one of the most respected real estate and financial information reporting firms.
Physical Location
MANU
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The Warren Group, Inc. records were received by Baker Library Special Collections as a donation from Timothy Warren, Jr. in 2018.
Processing Information
Baker Library Special Collections staff extracted digital materials from storage media when possible. Staff surveyed files and screened them for privacy and confidentiality concerns.
Creator
- The Warren Group, Inc. (Organization)
- Author
- Ben Johnson
- Date
- October 2018
- Description rules
- dacs
- Language of description
- und
- EAD ID
- bak00615
Repository Details
Part of the Baker Library Special Collections and Archives, Harvard Business School Repository
Baker Library Special Collections and Archives holds unique resources that focus on the evolution of business and industry, as well as the records of the Harvard Business School, documenting the institution's development over the last century. These rich and varied collections support research in a diverse range of fields such as business, economic, social and cultural history as well as the history of science and technology.
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