Pet Milk Company (Later: Pet Incorporated).

Containers:
Box 4, Folder 1
Scope and content:

This folder also includes pamphlets from other companies purchased by Pet Milk Company in the early 20th century, including Sego Milk Products Company (owned by the Utah Condensed Milk Company), bought in 1925, and the Mountain Pass Canning Company.

Biographical / historical:

The Pet Milk Company first began as the Helvetia Milk Condensing Company in 1885. In 1923, it was renamed Pet Milk Company, after its best-selling brand. After World War II and through the 1960s, it expanded into other markets, acquiring a variety of food-product-based companies in the United States and Canada.

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
Newman Library
Virginia Tech
P.O. Box 90001
560 Drillfield Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (540) 231-6308
Fax: (540) 231-3694
Parent restrictions:
The collection is open for research.
Parent terms of access:

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