Stock Records for Sohmer & Co. consist of two stock certificate books, dating from 1940 to 1955. The Legal Records, dating from 1882 to 1985 are arranged chronologically. Included are the letters patent for inventions in the piano industry. The legal records also include a 1936 license agreement with Pratt, Read & Co., as well as a series of agreements between Harry Sohmer and his cousin Frank in regard to salaries for the years 1932 1934. Perhaps the most colorful event in Sohmer's history was the complaint filed by Hugo Sohmer and Josef Kuder against the Sebastian Sommer Piano Company in 1894. Additional information about this complaint is found in the publications about Sohmer (Series 11) which include the stenographic transcript of the hearings as reported by the Musical Courier. The series also includes records of the litigation Kahn vs. Sohmer, and correspondence between the Sohmer Company and its lawyers, Briesen and Schrenk, from 1930 to 1936, as well as a copy of Hugo Sohmer's will of 1911.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection is open for research.
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