Descriptive Summary |
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| Creator: | Bildner family |
| Title: | Bildner Family Kings Super Markets Collection |
| Dates: | 1917-2010 |
| Quantity: | 21 cubic feet (49 manuscript boxes, 5 record center cartons, 9 oversize boxes) |
| Abstract: | The Bildner family Kings Super Markets collection contains documents, photographs, videotapes, and other materials documenting the Bildner family and the family-run Kings Super Markets chain of grocery stores. The materials in the collection document Allen Bildner's role as president of Kings, and the contributions of other members of the Bildner family. The papers also provide information about the sale of Kings to British retailer Marks & Spencer in the late 1980s. |
| Collection No.: | MC 1409 |
| Access: | Viewing of audiovisual materials dependent both on their condition and on the availability of appropriate playback equipment. |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: | Rutgers University Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives |
COLLECTION OVERVIEW
The archives of the Bildner family and Kings Super Markets contains a record of the evolution of a small, family-owned and operated grocery store on Long Island to a well-respected chain of stores in northern New Jersey, and finally, to a line of specialty foods and grocery stores owned and run by one of the largest retailers in England. The records provide the reader insights into the family members who started and nurtured the business into an industry leader before turning it over to a successful international company. The letters, memoranda, studies and reports, and other documents show how the transition, during and after the sale of Kings, unfolded, and how the company’s image changed in the eyes of its customers.(1)
The letters, memos, advertising and speeches reflect the philosophies of the Bildner family and other people who shaped the course of Kings Super Markets.(2) Information in the collection chronicles the expansion of Kings’ geographic locations, as stores opened up in northern New Jersey as the demand for them grew.(3) The collection contains information about Kings’ leadership as it passed from the four Bildner brothers, Ben, Moe, Joe and David, to three after a falling out with Ben, to Joe’s son Allen, and finally, to Marks & Spencer. It documents the changes in the name and slogans of the business, and also shows that the basic values held by Kings management, giving the customer the best quality with the best service, remained steadfast.(4)
"BIG BEN BILDNER BROTHERS"
The Kings story begins in 1936, when four brothers, who were already working in the grocery business, got together and opened the first super market on Long Island, known as Big Ben Bildner Brothers. Beatrice Bildner, the new wife of Joseph Bildner, also joined in the family effort and went to work in the store beside her husband and brothers-in-law. “We worked very hard, put in long hours and were the outstanding super markets in Long Island,” recalled Beatrice in a speech she gave in 1982. “As a matter of fact, it was virgin territory and Bildner Brothers and King Kullen were the only super markets in the area at that time.”(5)
After a dispute with Ben, the rest of the Bildners, Joe and Beatrice, Moe and David left Bildner Brothers and started their own business in New Jersey. The first store, named Kings, was in Summit, New Jersey. The slogan was “Where Mr. Joe Saves You Dough” and the premise was simply to treat customers as kings. What made Kings innovative was the realization that total control of the stores and their goods would remain in the hands of the Bildners only if they ran their own specialty departments instead of relying on outside vendors for these items. The Bildner Brothers eventually stopped using the meat and produce concessions on Long Island, and ran their own. The Summit, New Jersey store soon turned into four and Kings hired its first accountant.
The heart of the business, however, remained in the Bildners themselves. Their firm commitment to Kings remained strong into the family’s second generation. Joe and Beatrice’s son, Allen, packed groceries after school, and later started his own career in the super market business, which would one day lead him to become President of Kings Super Markets, and one of the most successful men in the industry.
ALLEN BILDNER AND KINGS SUPER MARKETS
It was evident that Allen Bildner was meant to be a grocery executive even when he was in college; the archives holds a paper he wrote on the super market industry in 1947. (6) He applied himself in the family company, worked for his father and learned the various aspects of running a super market. The younger Bildner was serious about advancing his career; memos from Allen to his father discuss the path he wanted his training to follow, and by 1950 he wrote an argument for creating a job for himself as assistant to the President. He also wrote memos to his father, which analyzed problems facing the business, and his suggestions for solving them. (7)
In 1958, Allen Bildner became president of Kings Super Markets after his father retired. He continued to expand the business by opening more stores in New Jersey. The archives includes documentation of this expansion in the site surveys and demographics studies that Kings conducted through consultants.(8) He showed a real interest in the suggestions made by customers, and commissioned several consumer panels, and in-store and telephone surveys to find out what his customers wanted. Also active in the industry, Mr. Bildner became a member of the Food Marketing Institute and later was named Chairman of the Board of Directors in 1987. His interest and activities in the Food Marketing Institute are documented in the many publications, studies, and surveys conducted by the organization. (9)
By the mid-1980s, Allen Bildner had built a very successful chain of seventeen super markets.(10) However, he saw an opportunity to let Kings grow even further under the ownership of another, international owner. That vision led to the sale of Kings to a leading British retailer, Marks & Spencer.(11)
MARKS & SPENCER ACQUISITION
While Kings Super Markets was not sold to Marks & Spencer until 1988, evidence shows that the two companies were interested in each other as early as 1984. That year, management at Kings became interested in learning the successful quality control and operations systems that were in place at Marks & Spencer. Allen Bildner met with representatives from Marks & Spencer and thus began what would turn out to be a fruitful relationship between the two companies.(12)
Allen Bildner continued at the helm of Kings for a few more years as Marks & Spencer asked him to serve as the Chairman of the Board of Kings. Close to the time of the sale of Kings, Marks & Spencer had bought Brooks Brothers, a clothing store based in the U.S. Allen Bildner’s expertise was needed to make the management transition at Kings go smoothly as Marks & Spencer became involved with super markets and other businesses in the United States. Press coverage documents the transition, and customer correspondence reflects how they felt about the new ownership of their grocery store. (13)
(1) SEE Record Group 1, Correspondence and Subject Files for the papers of Joseph Bildner and Allen Bildner. ALSO SEE Record Group 8, Marks & Spencer.
(2) SEE Record Group 1, Correspondence and Subject Files for letters and memos written by Allen Bildner and his associates; and Record Group 1, Speeches and Writings for the speeches of Beatrice Bildner and Allen Bildner. The advertisements are in Record Group 5, Marketing and Sales.
(3) SEE Record Group 7, Studies and Research Reports for files on demographics and new site survey reports.
(4) SEE Record Group 1, Speeches and Writings, for references to the slogans and name changes in the speeches of Beatrice Bildner. ALSO SEE, Record Group 5, Marketing and Sales, Advertisements.
(5) SEE Record Group 1, Speeches and Writings, Remarks of Beatrice Bildner Becker at the Kings Service Awards Dinner, January 31, 1982.
(6) SEE Record Group 1, Correspondence and Subject Files of Allen Bildner for “The Super Market Industry: A Study of its Characteristics from its Birth to the Present,” dated May 30, 1947. Willis M. Partridge, Jr. co-authored this thesis, which was presented to the faculty of the Amos Tuck School of Administration and Finance.
(7) SEE Record Group 1, Correspondence and Subject Files of Allen Bildner for his memos to his father, 1948-1951.
(8) SEE Record Group 7, Studies and Research Reports.
(9) SEE Record Group 1, Correspondence and Subject Files of Allen Bildner, Professional Activities and Organizations.
(10) Photographs of some of the store grand openings and grand re-openings from 1951 to 1988 are in Record Group 10, Photographs, Events—Store Openings.
(11) SEE Record Group 1, Correspondence and Subject Files 1987-1988 for Allen Bildner correspondence with Marks & Spencer and other information related to the sales of Kings to Marks & Spencer. The closing documents for the sale (August 26, 1988) and the Kings Super Markets files after the sale are in Record Group 8, Marks & Spencer.
(12) SEE Record Group 1, Correspondence and Subject Files of Allen Bildner, 1984.
(13) For press coverage, SEE Record Group 11; for consumer correspondence, SEE Record Group 5, Consumer Relations.
Allen Bildner was interviewed as part of the Rutgers Oral History Archives. His interview can be accessed in three parts:
The Bildner Family Kings Super Market Collection. MC 1409. Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries.
The Bildner Family Kings Supermarket Collection was donated to Rutgers University by Allen Bildner in July 2011. The collection had been held at Bildner's offices in Livingston, New Jersey, and had been processed by employees of The Winthrop Group. Deborah Shea of the Winthrop Group wrote the finding aid to the collection.
After the collection was transferred to Rutgers, the finding aid was encoded by members of Rutgers University Libraries Special Collections and University Archives. See the final paragraph of the processing note for a description of further processing/changes to the collection that took place at Rutgers.
In October 1997, Allen Bildner commissioned the Winthrop Group to organize his personal papers so that they would be accessible, to provide information about files in a finding aid, and to evaluate and make recommendations for documents in need of conservation. When the project work began, the archival collections consisted of an estimated 13.6 cubic feet of documents and photographs, fifteen scrapbooks of advertising tear sheets, and several boxes of videotapes. The processed collection totals about 16 cubic feet of documents, advertisements, and photographs, and an estimated three cubic feet of videotapes. During Spring 2001, and again in 2003, 2004, 2006 and 2010 additional materials were added to the collection and the finding aid was revised. With these additions, the processed collection now totals about 21 cubic feet of records.
The collections have been arranged into record groups, subgroups, and series, which reflect the origins and contents of the collection. As part of the project work, Winthrop Group sorted documents into the appropriate groupings, and placed them in archival file folders and boxes. All folders have been labeled and dated and the record group, subgroup, and series is indicated at the top left of each file folder.
During processing, minor conservation was performed on documents. Loose dirt was removed from documents; paper clips and rubber bands were replaced with staples. News clippings were copied onto bond paper to prevent the migration of acids from poor quality papers to adjacent documents. The oversize advertisements on newsprint were removed from scrapbooks and placed in acid-free file folders and boxes. Whenever possible, tape and backing materials were removed from the advertisements and documents, and folded items were flattened or rolled. In addition, torn documents were placed in clear archival sleeves.
At Rutgers, the videotapes were placed into record center cartons and some materials that had been on loan for exhibitions were re-placed into the collection. The boxes were renumbered (to span the collection rather than start at 1 with each new record group). As the finding aid was encoded, modifications and edits were made in order to conform to archival standards and for clarity.
This section provides descriptions of the materials found within each record group. Each record group description is followed by a container list, which gives the titles of the folders and their locations in the numbered boxes that comprise this collection. Please note that oversize material is interfiled into the series, so that listings for material housed in oversize boxes (boxes 57-64) appear throughout the box list.
| 1. BILDNER FAMILY, 1947-2009 (10 boxes, additional materials in legal size and oversize files) | |||||||||||
| Arrangement: The files within this record group are arranged alphabetically by the name of the individual. The files then are subdivided into three subgroups: Biographical Files, Correspondence and Subject Files, and Speeches and Writings. When an individual has more than one file, the files are organized chronologically. | |||||||||||
| Summary: The bulk of the files in this record group document Allen Bildner’s education, career as a grocery store owner, the expansion of the family business and its sale to Marks & Spencer, his activities in the industry, and his philanthropy. Mr. Bildner’s Correspondence and Subject Files are comprised of six boxes of correspondence and documents (1941-2006 with gaps). The files include background on his extracurricular activities while a student at Dartmouth College, including his work on the constitution of the Undergraduate Council (1946-1947), and his college thesis on the super market industry (1947). There also are memos to his father, Joseph, concerning Kings and his professional training as a grocer (1948-1951), employment agreements and amendments (1970-1971, 1983-1986), correspondence with his children, Robert (1974, 1981, 1989) and James (1979-1983), correspondence concerning gifts and transfers of stock from his mother, Beatrice (1976), and files on his professional activities with such organizations as the Food Marketing Institute (1987-1997) and his tenure as a director of Fresh Fields Markets, Inc. (1993-1996). Some of James’s correspondence with his father concerns his training program at Kings (1979-1980). Robert attended his father’s last meeting as Chairman of the Food Marketing Institute and described his impressions in a letter dated May 7, 1989. | |||||||||||
| In addition to press coverage, Mr. Bildner’s biographical files hold information about his education (Amos Tuck School of Business Administration, Dartmouth College, 1948), his service in the Naval Reserve (discharged, 1956), and awards he received, such as the New Jersey Pride Award for economic development (1988), the Outstanding Citizen of New Jersey Award (1989), the New Jersey Food Council’s “Good Government” Award (1989), Dartmouth College’s Presidential Medal for Outstanding Leadership and Achievement (1991), and Food Marketing Institute’s, Rabb Award (1993). In addition, Bildner and his wife, Joan, received the American Jewish Committee’s Heritage Achievement Award (New Jersey Chapter, 1985). There are also copies of some of the awards and citations that are displayed in Bildner’s office. | |||||||||||
| Other files document Joan and Allen Bildner’s philanthropy, including their gifts to the Jewish Community Center in West Orange, NJ (The Joan and Allen Bildner Health and Wellness Center, dedicated, 1990), the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. (1992), Rutgers University (Bildner Family Foundation, two-year grant to aid transfer students, 1998, and The Allen and Joan Bildner Center for Jewish Life, dedicated May 1999), and Hadassah (a scholarship in memory of Beatrice Bildner, 1998). | |||||||||||
| In addition Allen Bildner’s files illustrate the relationship that existed between Kings Super Markets and Marks & Spencer, a British retailer, from 1984 until Marks & Spencer bought Kings in 1988 in an effort to expand their business to the United States. The earliest correspondence between the two companies, in 1984, shows that Kings was interested in learning the quality control and operations methods practiced by M&S. The files contain documents pertaining to the sale of Kings, including notes and memos concerning Allen Bildner’s personal goals, an analysis of the proposal, and records of the transition, including his “To Do” list, press and government contact lists, and memos regarding the announcement of the sale (1988). | |||||||||||
| There is also information about an expansion effort in New York (Bridgemarket 1983-1989) and other businesses such as Mojoda Holding Company, a real estate holding company (1988), and Super Market Equipment Company, an equipment leasing company (1977, 1988). Additional information about these businesses will be found in Record Group 9. | |||||||||||
| Mr. Bildner’s Speeches and Writings files contain remarks to associates concerning key goals for Kings (1988) and introductory remarks and presentations to the Board of Directors of Marks & Spencer (1989, 1991). | |||||||||||
| Also in this record group are files for Allen Bildner’s parents, Beatrice and Joseph, his wife, Joan, and his sons, James and Robert. The files for his father, Joseph Bildner, consist of copies of items displayed in Allen Bildner’s office, a Certificate of Appreciation from the Super Market Institute (1956) and a plaque presented to him by the employees of Kings (1949). They also hold congratulatory letters written on the occasion of the 25th Anniversary of Kings in 1960. | |||||||||||
| Beatrice Bildner’s two files consist of the lyrics to “Mrs. Bea,” composed in her honor (no date), and a copy of an employment and consultation agreement (1979). In addition, there are few of Beatrice Bildner’s speeches concerning the history of the company, which she presented on the occasions of Kings 45th and 50th anniversaries (1981, 1986) and at a service awards dinner (1982). | |||||||||||
| The files for Joan Bildner document her work for the Theresa Grotta Center for Restorative Services (1966-1989), a short-term medical rehabilitative facility, including a testimonial recognizing her dedication to the Center (1978). She was also named “Volunteer of the Year” by the New Jersey Chapter of the National Society of Fund Raising Executives (1999). Other files contain her European Travel Journal (June 1-July 2, 1956), toasts noting her 50th birthday (1981) and her 40th wedding anniversary (toast by Rob Bildner, 1988) as well as clippings related to her philanthropic activities. Mrs. Bildner’s remarks at a “Prevent Blindness” meeting (1989) also are included in her files. | |||||||||||
| James Bildner’s file contains clippings about J. Bildner & Sons, his chain of specialty food stores (SEE Record Group 9 for additional information about his company) and an article he wrote concerning the marketplace in 1986. Other files hold an information about his philanthropy, including a donation to Massachusetts General Hospital to establish the Addiction Recovery Management Service (2007), and an advertisement for Blarney Irish Cheese featuring James’s wife, Nancy, (no date). | |||||||||||
| In addition to his resume (1988), the files for Robert Bildner hold a review of his stay in Iran as part of the American Field Service, Americans Abroad, Summer Program (1967) and an article about to his gift, the Spungen Bildner Israel Travel Fund, to Yale University. He also wrote a tribute to Ed Edelstein (1985). The file for Robert’s wife, Elise, contains a clipping with reference to her teaching career as an associate professor at Rutgers University (1998). | |||||||||||
| There are also files for Joan’s father, Abram Lebson. Lebson’s file holds a clipping concerning describing his winning a golf tournament sponsored by the Bergen County Bar Association. | |||||||||||
| Bildner, Allen | |||||||||||
| Artifacts and Memorabilia | |||||||||||
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| 1 | 1 | Medal, Cedar Lake Camp (photocopy), July 3, 1939 | |||||||||
| Biographical Files | |||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | General biographical, articles and news clippings about Allen Bildner, 1971-2009 | |||||||||
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| 57 | 1 | Miscellaneous Articles and Clippings, 1989 | |||||||||
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| 61 | 1 | General biographical, articles and news clippings about Allen Bildner, 1945-1946, 1985-1990 | |||||||||
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| 1 | 3 | Education: elementary school, Brayton School, Summit, NJ, program for closing exercises (torn), report card (grade 6), September 1937-June 1938 | |||||||||
| 4 | Education: Central Junior High, Summit, NJ, report cards (grades 7-9), September 1938-June 1941 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Education: Summit High School, report cards, diploma, tassel, September 1941-1944 | ||||||||||
| Also SEE Correspondence and Subject Files, 1944, Summit High School, for “teacher’s opinion” of A.B., written to Joseph Bildner, April 4, 1944. | |||||||||||
| 6 | U.S. Navy, correspondence re. efforts to attend U.S. Naval Academy, honorable discharge (June 1946), 1943-1946 | ||||||||||
| 7 | Education: Dartmouth College, Baccalaureate, June 1947 Reports of standing, grades, sports activities, etc., 1944-1947 | ||||||||||
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| 57 | 2 | Education: Dartmouth College, Baccalaureate, June 1947 Reports of standing, grades, sports activities, etc., 1944-1947 | |||||||||
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| 1 | 8 | Education: Dartmouth College, Baccalaureate, June 1947 Senior Class President (misc. clippings and copies), December 5, 1946 | |||||||||
| 9 | Education: Dartmouth College, Baccalaureate, June 1947 Commencement program, class book, letter to parent, The Dartmouth, etc. (A.B. was president of the senior class, includes speeches by A.B. for commencement week), May-July 1947 | ||||||||||
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| 61 | 2 | Education: Dartmouth College, Baccalaureate, June 1947 Commencement program, class book, letter to parent, The Dartmouth, etc. (A.B. was president of the senior class, includes speeches by A.B. for commencement week), May-July 1947 | |||||||||
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| 1 | 10 | Education: Dartmouth College, Masters of Commercial Science, Amos Tuck School of Business Administration, credits, program bulletin, clippings, 1947-June 1948 | |||||||||
| For thesis, SEE Correspondence and Subject Files, 1947. | |||||||||||
| 11 | U.S. Naval Reserve, appointment as Ensign (May 1947), officer service record, active and inactive service, includes honorable discharge, 1947-1956 | ||||||||||
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| 57 | 3 | U.S. Naval Reserve U.S. Naval Reserve, appointment as Ensign (May 1947), officer service record, active and inactive service, includes honorable discharge, 1947-1956 | |||||||||
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| 1 | 12 | Awards and Acknowledgements: Citations, appointments, presentations (copies of materials on display in A.B.’s office), 1971-1995, undated | |||||||||
| 13 | Awards and Acknowledgements: Citation Award, St. Joseph’s College/Academy of Food Marketing, October 29, 1977 | ||||||||||
| For photographs for this event, SEE Record Group 10, Photographs, People—Family. | |||||||||||
| 14 | Awards and Acknowledgements: Brotherhood Award, National Conference of Christians and Jews, Secaucus, NJ, program and clipping, February 26, 1981 | ||||||||||
| Also SEE Record Group 1, Allen Bildner, Speeches and Writings for A.B.’s remarks. | |||||||||||
| 15 | Awards and Acknowledgements: Dartmouth College, Alumni Award, June 14, 1983 | ||||||||||
| 16 | Awards and Acknowledgements: Phillip Alampi Marketing Award for outstanding marketing of New Jersey farm products (Kings Super Markets, Inc. was first recipient), New Jersey Agricultural Society (corres. and clipping), May 7, 1986 | ||||||||||
| 17 | Awards and Acknowledgements: Fieldmark Award for lasting and significant difference to the industry, Supermarket Business (article, corres.), December 1986 | ||||||||||
| 18 | Awards and Acknowledgements: New Jersey Pride Award in Economic Development, New Jersey Monthly (magazine), (corres., article and clipping) April 28, 1988 | ||||||||||
| For another clipping, SEE Record Group 2, Board of Outside Advisors, 1988. For related photographs, SEE Record Group 10, Photographs, People—Family. | |||||||||||
| 19 | Awards and Acknowledgements: Outstanding Citizen of New Jersey, Advertising Club of New Jersey, program, article, clippings, January 25, 1989 | ||||||||||
| SEE Allen Bildner, Speeches and Writings, for AB’s remarks. | |||||||||||
| 20 | Awards and Acknowledgements: “Good Government” Award, New Jersey Food Council, clippings, September 26, 1989 | ||||||||||
| 21 | Awards and Acknowledgements: Dartmouth College, Presidential Medal for Outstanding Leadership and Achievement (program, schedule of events), November 15-16, 1991 | ||||||||||
| 22 | Awards and Acknowledgements: Sidney R. Rabb Award, Food Marketing Institute, Midwinter Executive Conference Banquet (AB introduction by Richard J. Currie, FMI Chairman), January 21, 1992 | ||||||||||
| SEE Allen Bildner, Speeches and Writings, for AB’s acceptance speech and SEE Record Group 10, Photographs, People—Family, for related photos. | |||||||||||
| 23 | Awards and Acknowledgements: “Dinner by the Bite,” United Jewish appeal Major Gifts Dinner honoring Joan and Allen Bildner (invitation), October 30, 1994 | ||||||||||
| 24 | Awards and Acknowledgements: “Jews of New Jersey, 100 of the Most Influential,” New Jersey Jewish News (Allen and Joan Bildner included on list), December 31, 1999 | ||||||||||
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| 59 | 1 | Awards and Acknowledegments: “Jews of New Jersey, 100 of the Most Influential,” New Jersey Jewish News (Allen and Joan Bildner included on list), December 31, 1999 | |||||||||
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| 1 | 25 | Awards and Acknowledgements: “Doctor of Laws,” Bloomfield College, Bloomfield, NJ, May 23, 2002 | |||||||||
| 26 | Awards and Acknowledgements: “Visionaries, Fifty Leaders who Transformed Food Retailing,” Super Market News (AB introduced fresh innovations such as fish on ice, includes correspondence), November 25, 2002 | ||||||||||
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| 59 | 2 | Awards and Acknowledegments: “Visionaries,” Fifty Leaders who Transformed Food Retailing, Super Market News (AB introduced fresh innovations such as fish on ice, includes correspondence), November 25, 2002 | |||||||||
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| 1 | 27 | Awards and Acknowledgements: Martin Luther King, Jr. Social Justice Award for Lifetime Achievement, Dartmouth College (program, clipping, Allen and Joan Bildner were recipients), January 24, 2003 | |||||||||
| Also SEE Record Group 10, Photographs, People—Family, for related photos A.B. is not pictured. | |||||||||||
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| 59 | 3 | Awards and Acknowledegments: Martin Luther King, Jr. Social Justice Award for Lifetime Achievement, Dartmouth College (program, clipping, Allen and Joan Bildner were recipients), January 24, 2003 | |||||||||
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| 1 | 28 | Awards and Acknowledgements: New Jersey Food Council, “Night of Distinction” (A.B. one of honorees), statement and notice, March 20, 2003 | |||||||||
| 29 | Awards and Acknowledgements: Charles Evans Hughes Gold Medal for Courageous Leadership in Government, Civic and Humanitarian Affairs, The National Conference for Community and Justice, April 13, 2005 | ||||||||||
| 30 | Awards and Acknowledgements: Honorary Degree, Rowan University (includes A.B.’s remarks and color copies of photos), May 13, 2005 | ||||||||||
| Also SEE Record Group 10, Photos, People—Family, Allen and Joan Bildner for color photo. | |||||||||||
| Correspondence and Subject Files | |||||||||||
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| 2 | 1 | “A Study of Six Great Merchants” (Robert Wegman, Sam Walton, Norman Tieck, George Jenkins, Denny Defforey, Gottlieb Duttweiler), undated | |||||||||
| 2 | Bildner, Robert, birthday card for A.B. (French language), undated | ||||||||||
| 3 | Birthday card with note, for A.B. from Sid and Shirley Feinstein (Mr. Feinstein began working for Kings in 1956, initially as a Produce Clerk, He was later promoted to Director of Produce and General Manager), undated | ||||||||||
| 4 | Lebson, Dorothy (mother-in-law), thank you notes, undated | ||||||||||
| 5 | First Aid, card indicating A.B.’s completion of life saving course of American Red Cross, August 20, 1941 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Summit High School, “Teacher’s Opinion” of A.B., letter sent to Joseph Bildner, April 4, 1944 | ||||||||||
| 7 | Education, correspondence re. applications to Harvard and Yale, 1944-1946 | ||||||||||
| 8 | Dartmouth College, Navy at Dartmouth, information booklet for navy and marine student trainees, July 1944 | ||||||||||
| 9 | Dartmouth College Soccer, A.B. named NSCAA All-American in 1946 (booklet about men’s soccer), 2008 | ||||||||||
| 10-11 | Dartmouth College, undergraduate working party to study proposed constitution of the Undergraduate Council (includes correspondence from the President of Dartmouth, draft constitution and The Dartmouth with proposed text and A.B.’s notations, etc.)(two folders), October 1946-April 1947 | ||||||||||
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| 61 | 3 | The Dartmouth, October 18, 1946 | |||||||||
| Dartmouth College, undergraduate working party to study proposed constitution of the Undergraduate Council (includes draft constitution and The Dartmouth with proposed text and A.B.’s notations, etc.) | |||||||||||
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| 2 | 12 | Veterans Administration, correspondence re. eligibility for education allowance, October 1946, September 1948 | |||||||||
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| 57 | 4 | Princeton University, bicentennial announcement and tentative program, 1946 | |||||||||
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| 2 | 13 | Dartmouth College, President’s Advisory Committee, Committee of Class Presidents (includes A.B.’s notes), September 4, 1947 | |||||||||
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| 57 | 5 | Dartmouth College, Committee of Class Presidents, notes, 1947 | |||||||||
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| 2 | 14-15 | Dartmouth College, Thesis, “The Super Market Industry: A Study of its Characteristics from its Birth to the Present,” A.B. and Willis M. Partridge, Jr., co-authors (two folders), May 30, 1947 | |||||||||
| 16 | Events, conference on “The Role of the undergraduate on university life,” Princeton University, invitation, name tag, April 25-26, 1947 | ||||||||||
| 17 | Events, invitation to surprise birthday party for Joanie Lebson (A.B.’s future wife), June 5, 1948 | ||||||||||
| 18 | Future Training, A.B. memo to Mr. Joe re. desire to practice business, December 31, 1948 | ||||||||||
| 19 | Personnel evaluation, report on A.B. by consulting psychologist, January 22, 1948 | ||||||||||
| 20` | Silver, Louis, A.B. letter to Bildner Brothers Personnel Director re. his college thesis, “The Super Market Industry: A Study of its Characteristics from its Birth to the Present,” May 23, 1948 | ||||||||||
| 21 | “Greatest Problems Facing Our Company at the Present Time,” A.B. memo to father outlining issues, December 19, 1949 | ||||||||||
| 22 | Produce Departments, A.B. memo to father citing reasons to continue relationship with Schofel Brothers, December 1, 1949 | ||||||||||
| 23 | “Subject’s Training,” A.B. memo to father re. supervision and next steps in training, April 18, 1949 | ||||||||||
| 24 | “How about a job, Boss?”, A.B. memo to father presenting an argument for creating a job for himself as assistant to the president, May 23, 1950 | ||||||||||
| 25 | “Nature of My Work in 1950,” A.B. memo to Mr. Joe outlining problems and facts, January 15, 1950 | ||||||||||
| 26 | Bologna Kitchens, A.B. memo to Mr. Joe re. visit to Bologna Kitchens, Irvington, NJ, 1951? | ||||||||||
| 27 | “Proposed Course of Action,” A.B. report to Mr. Joe addressing financial and administrative issues, and concessions, July 1951 | ||||||||||
| 28 | Bildner, Joe and Beatrice, telegram to Allen and Leonard Schechter with poem, March 4, 1958 | ||||||||||
| 29 | Kings 25th Anniversary, correspondence to A.B. re. anniversary dinner and presentation to Mr. Joe, December 19-20, 1960 | ||||||||||
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| 57 | 6 | Marketing and sales, notes re. advertising and previews, May 1961 | |||||||||
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| 2 | 30 | 40th birthday, poems. Fundraising for New Jersey “Y” camps, August 16, 1966 | |||||||||
| 31 | Yale University, Robert Bildner selected as a fellow of the Yale-Carnegie Experimental Five-Year B.A. Program (letter), December 19, 1969 | ||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 57 | 7 | Employment agreement, Kings Super Markets, Inc., and Allen Bildner, July 15, 1970 | |||||||||
| 8 | Employment agreement, Kings Super Markets, Inc., and Allen Bildner, July 1971 | ||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 2 | 32 | Bildner, Joseph, A.B. note to his father on the occasion of his parent’s anniversary (incl. clipping –joke), January 19, 1972 | |||||||||
| 33 | Dartmouth College, Class of 1947, 25th anniversary, copy of correspondence from President Emeritus, [1972] | ||||||||||
| 34 | Bildner, Albert, memorial gifts for Joseph Bildner, Patricia Bildner, Rebecca Shulman, corres., May 1973 | ||||||||||
| 35 | Kings Leadership self-evaluation, A.B. meeting notes, self-evaluation form, and background re-norms, November 1973 | ||||||||||
| 36 | Bildner, Robert, letter to “Dad” (A.B.), congratulating him on a new store opening and expressing his pride, March 7-11, 1974 | ||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 57 | 9 | Bildner, Robert, letter to “Dad” (A.B.), congratulating him on a new store opening and expressing his pride, March 7-11, 1974 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 2 | 37 | A.B.'s notes from European Management Conference, Villa d'Este, September 1975 | |||||||||
| (notes on visits to Migros and Albert Heyn Meat Distribution Center and Central Prepackaging Plants, Stores. Also visit to Brugge and Brussels) | |||||||||||
| 38 | Gifts of Capital Stock, correspondence re. Beatrice Bildner's gifts of stock to A.B. and Phyllis Schechter, December 1976 | ||||||||||
| 39 | The President’s Association, Management Course for Presidents, certificate indicating completion of course by A.B., April 10, 1976. | ||||||||||
| SEE Record Group 10 for group photo of participants, April 5-10, 1976 | |||||||||||
| 40 | Super Market Equipment Company, correspondence re. amendment to by-laws and loans from legal counsel John MacKay, January 11, 1977 | ||||||||||
| 41 | Maine: Ballards Bay Loon Co., 10th anniversary poem (presented to partners, including A.B.), 1978 | ||||||||||
| Also SEE Record Group 4, Investments for stock certificate representing A.B.’s shares in Cobbosse Venture | |||||||||||
| 42 | Bildner, James (son): Thank you note to parents for gift, March 25, 1979 | ||||||||||
| 43 | A.B. correspondence confirming J.B.’s employment as a store management trainee and outlining his duties, December 24, 1979 | ||||||||||
| 44 | Bildner, James, Future Course of Training Program, J.L.B. memo to Dad, confidential, August 31, 1980 | ||||||||||
| 45 | Events, opening of Kings Super Market, Millburn/Short Hills, correspondence re. celebration luncheon, June 16, 1980 | ||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 59 | 4 | Paul Bocuse, menu (inscribed), September 25, 1980, | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 2 | 46 | Stop & Shop, Short Hills, NJ, correspondence re. agreement with A.B. concerning possible sale of Stop & Shop, September 1980 | |||||||||
| 47 | Anonymous angry letter to A.B. re. upset employees, postmarked Paterson, NJ, December 29, 1981 | ||||||||||
| 48 | Bildner, Robert (son), thank you note to parents for 30th birthday vacation and celebration, March 10, 1981 | ||||||||||
| 49 | Bildner, Dave, A.B. correspondence with his uncle re. family (includes his uncle’s recollections about his life and background on his brother Morris), November-December 1982 | ||||||||||
| 50 | Bildner, James (son), thank you note for anniversary gift, September 18, 1983 | ||||||||||
| 51 | Bridgemarket, NY, documents re. the planning of the proposed market site in New York City, including an evaluation by Howard L. Green & Assoc., 1983 | ||||||||||
| For additional information, SEE: Record Group 1, Allen Bildner, Correspondence and Subject Files, 1986, 1987, 1989. | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 57 | 10 | Bridgemarket, NY, documents re. the planning of the proposed market site in New York City, including an evaluation by Howard L. Green & Assoc., 1983 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 2 | 52 | Employment Agreement, Kings Super Markets, Inc. and Allen Bildner (copy), November 16, 1983 | |||||||||
| 53 | Gordon, Sheldon, A.B. correspondence re. arranging a meeting, September 12, 1983 | ||||||||||
| 54 | New Jersey Statue of Liberty Centennial Commission, membership, organization, and roles (A.B. a member), 1983 | ||||||||||
| 55 | Professional Activities and Organizations: Food Marketing Institute, European Management Conference, study mission (itinerary), October 11, 1983 | ||||||||||
| 56 | Dartmouth Alumni Association, “Wearers of the Green” gala banquet and benefit for the US Olympic Team and the Daaem Scholarship Fund (program, refer to p. 33 for photo of A.B., “All-America” soccer player), April 27, 1984 | ||||||||||
| 57 | "Jersey Fresh" promotion, letter to Allen Bildner from State of New Jersey, Department of Agriculture, July 3, 1984 | ||||||||||
| 58 | Marks & Spencer, correspondence re. M&S operations and quality control, August-October, 1984 | ||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 57 | 17 | Marks and Spencer "points for the U.S. Trip" (received from Marks and Spencer, October 1, 1984 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 2 | 59 | Share-group Meeting (Kings, Gelson’s and Byerly’s), Encino, CA, A.B.’s observations (includes background on Byerly’s), June-September 1984 | |||||||||
| 60 | Summit High School, 40th Reunion (program, A.B. was School President), October 15, 1984 | ||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | Correspondence with management trainee, Olof Lindman from Sweden, including Lindman's notes on his program and the strength of Kings, 1985-1986 | |||||||||
| 2 | Employment Agreement, Amendment, June 1985 (unsigned) | ||||||||||
| 3 | Events, Food Industry Wearer of the Green, informal get together (before FMI conference), October 18, 1985 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Filas, Victoria, A.B. teacher at Summit High School (corres.), December 1985 | ||||||||||
| 5 | USDA Farm Bill, conference, agenda, attendance, corres. (A.B. attended as representative of FMI, includes AB letter to President Ronald Reagan), September 1985 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Bridgemarket, NY, Study to Estimate Weekly Dollar Volume, Henry Sherry Assoc., Inc., August 1986 | ||||||||||
| 7 | Certificate for participation in the restoration and preservation of the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island, 1986 | ||||||||||
| 8 | City University of New York, Bildner Center for Western Hemisphere Studies, program description (Albert Bildner was one of the creator’s of the Center), 1986 | ||||||||||
| 9 | Employee Agreement, Amendment, January 2, 1986 (copy) | ||||||||||
| 10 | Management Team Meeting, November 4-6, 1986 (A.B. memos with agenda, list of attendees), April-October, 1986 | ||||||||||
| 11 | New Jersey Statue of Liberty Centennial Celebration, A.B. served on Centennial Commission (program of special events, A.B. pictured), 1986 | ||||||||||
| 12 | Professional Activities and Organizations: Food Marketing Institute, European Management Conference, A.B. observations (specialty stores in Geneva, Annecy, Grenoble, Lake Como, Milan and London), October 6, 1986 | ||||||||||
| 13 | Statue of Liberty Centennial Commission, A.B. a member (card), 1986 | ||||||||||
| 14 | Bridgemarket, NY, preliminary architectural drawings, estimated operating costs, merchandising plan, 1987 | ||||||||||
| 15 | Events, Dartmouth College, 40th Reunion Class Dinner, A.B. notes for welcome address, undated | ||||||||||
| 16 | J. Bildner & Sons, Merwin Kaminstein appointed President & CEO (A.B. correspondence and clipping), August 11, 1987 | ||||||||||
| 17 | Kings Super Markets, letter from customer (Wm. J. Pyle), recollections and suggestions, February 18, 1987 | ||||||||||
| 18 | Management Team Meeting, briefing materials and preparatory assignments, notes recorded from meeting, January 13, 1987 | ||||||||||
| 19 | Management Team Meeting, agenda and background materials, July 7, 1987 | ||||||||||
| 20 | Marketing, merchandising and sales and advertising, a summary of Kings activities, December 28, 1987 | ||||||||||
| 21 | Marks & Spencer: "America One Project," correspondence with Touche Ross and Kings financial information, November-December, 1987 | ||||||||||
| 22 | Marks & Spencer: Correspondence and confidentiality agreements for review of Kings materials, December 1987 | ||||||||||
| 23 | Professional Activities and Organizations: Food Marketing Institute, Annual Financial Review, 1986-1987 | ||||||||||
| 24 | Professional activities and Organizations: Food Marketing Institute, Election as Chairman of the Board (press coverage), May 1987 | ||||||||||
| 25 | Public Affairs Goals, meeting summary, corporate involvement statement, list of donation categories, September 24, 1987 | ||||||||||
| 26 | Service Club Awards Dinner and Dance, continuing celebration of Kings 50th Anniversary, program and copy of invitation (original is framed and on display in A.B.’s office), March 1987 | ||||||||||
| 27 | Telepanel, presentation re. electronic shelf labels, including implementation plan and financial proposal, June 12, 1987 | ||||||||||
| 28 | Appraisal, Kings Mojoda and SME Distributing Company by Hannoch Appraisal Co. (correspondence and valuation), April 4, 1988 | ||||||||||
| 29 | Business Review, A.B. memo to Jim Meister re. issues to discuss (state of repair of buildings, etc.), July 15, 1988 | ||||||||||
| 30 | Cohn, Theodore, correspondence re. Kings as a price competitive store, ESOPS, and the sale, April 6, 1988 | ||||||||||
| 31 | Correspondence, General (with Harold Fitkin, Steven Schechter), January-December, 1988 | ||||||||||
| 32 | Downer and Co., correspondence re. Dutch food wholesaler seeking United States acquisitions, April 4-7, 1988 | ||||||||||
| 33 | Employment agreement, Allen Bildner and Kings Super Markets, Inc., as chairman and CEO, August 26, 1988 (executed original) | ||||||||||
| 34 | Events, King’s Cup, Wayne General Hospital Foundation’s Sports Classic, Golf Tournament (clipping), May 23, 1988 | ||||||||||
| 35 | Guidelines for visitors to Kings, October 24, 1988 | ||||||||||
| 36 | Horvitz, Selwin A.: Memo re. Kings tax issues and M&S acquisition, March 25, 1988 | ||||||||||
| 37 | Horvitz, Selwin A.: Supermarket transactions data grid (prepared by Grant Thorton), February-May, 1988 | ||||||||||
| 38 | J. Bildner & Sons, memo re. bankruptcy of and possible confusion by the public with Kings Super Markets, July 13, 1988 | ||||||||||
| 39 | Lowenstein, Allen, correspondence with A.B. re. Marks & Spencer, etc., January-October, 1988 | ||||||||||
| 40 | Marks & Spencer: A.B. notes re. personal goals, 1988 | ||||||||||
| 41 | Marks & Spencer: Itinerary for J. Meister trip to London, January 20-23, 1988 | ||||||||||
| 42 | Marks & Spencer: Meeting with M&S and Touche Ross, correspondence, financial information re. Kings and meeting summary, January 28-29, 1988 | ||||||||||
| 43 | Marks & Spencer: A.B. analysis of events and proposal, April 7, 1988 | ||||||||||
| 44 | Marks & Spencer: A.B. notes re. sale of Kings, undated and April-May, 1988 | ||||||||||
| 45 | Marks & Spencer: A.B. notes re. meeting with A. Smith, May 14, 1988 | ||||||||||
| 46 | Marks & Spencer: A.B. correspondence and notes to A. Smith re. agreement and acceptable outline, May 23, 1988 | ||||||||||
| 47 | Marks & Spencer: Correspondence re. the sale of Kings to M&S and misc. clippings, June-November, 1988 | ||||||||||
| 48 | Marks & Spencer: Kings acquisition, A.B. draft announcement to Kings Associates, June-August, 1988 | ||||||||||
| 49 | Marks & Spencer: Summary of negotiations with King (prepared by John Bicks) and A.B. discussion points, June 10-14, 1988 | ||||||||||
| 50 | Marks & Spencer: Meeting re. financial and tax matters, June 28-July 5, 1988 | ||||||||||
| 51 | Marks & Spencer: Kings acquisition announcement (plan, to do list, draft press releases, letters to associates from A.B. and Lord Rayner, etc.), July-August, 1988 | ||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 4 | 1 | Marks & Spencer: Plan and merger agreement (A.B. and S.A. Horvitz initial comments), July 5, 1988 | |||||||||
| 2 | Board of Directors meeting, extract re. U.S. team presentation, August 3, 1988 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Kings acquisition, Jim Meister's remarks to Kings Associates, August 5, 1988 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Correspondence from Paddy Walker-Taylor re. financial matters, September-December, 1988 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Northern Foods, correspondence re. Marks & Spencer and developing a relationship, September 12, 1988 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Operating Plan: A.B. correspondence to Allen Smith re. objectives for FY 1989-1990, December 19, 1988 | ||||||||||
| 7 | Operating Plan: "Expand and grow internally and externally" (includes correspondence from Howard L. Green re. consumer research), June-December, 1988 | ||||||||||
| 8 | Operating Plan: Human resources, finance, organizational structure (memos and draft), June 1988 | ||||||||||
| 9 | Operating Plan: Information technology and systems planning (including computer strategies), October-November, 1988 | ||||||||||
| 10 | Operating Plan: Product development (memos and draft plan, including conclusions from a deli tasting), October-December, 1988 | ||||||||||
| 11 | Store development and operations (memos from James McCallum and Paddy Walker-Taylor of M&S), ca. 1988 | ||||||||||
| 12 | Operating report for Kings, (profit and loss, analysis of sales, etc.), November-December, 1988 | ||||||||||
| 13 | Organizational Structure: Kings Super Markets, "Now and transition," February-December, 1988 | ||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 57 | 11 | Kings Super Markets, "Now and transition," February-December, 1988 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 4 | 14 | Organizational Structure: Kings Super Markets proposed structure (includes M&S and Brooks Brothers), 1988 | |||||||||
| 15 | Outline of Observations, memo to A.B. from Howard Ross re. company communications and recommendations, November 3, 1988 | ||||||||||
| 16 | Philanthropy, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, A.B. corres. with Albert Bildner re. pledge to honor Rebecca Shulman, December 1988 | ||||||||||
| Also SEE Record Group 10, Photographs, People—Family, Albert Bildner, Unveiling of the Pioneers of the Negev Obelisk, May 22, 1989. | |||||||||||
| 17 | Professional Activities and Organizations: Food Marketing Institute, "Operations Review: Comparison of Merchandising and Operating Results, Fourth Quarter and Full Year, 1988" | ||||||||||
| 18 | Steering Committee, meeting minutes, October 11-December 16, 1988 | ||||||||||
| 19 | Telepanel, memos re. electronic price labels, November, 1988 | ||||||||||
| 20 | Bildner, Robert (son), R.B. letter to father re. his last meeting as chairman of the Food Marketing Institute (R.B. attended meeting), May 7, 1989 | ||||||||||
| 21 | Bridgemarket, NY, memos explaining reasons why Kings eventually walked away from this project, March 10, 1989 | ||||||||||
| 22 | Chairman's Group, tentative agenda, March 7, 1989 | ||||||||||
| 23 | Colton, Albert, note re. reunion and illness, includes A.B. letter to Dartmouth Alumni Magazine re. Colton’s death, July 1988-January 1989 | ||||||||||
| 24 | Events: BAM Royal Gala Benefit, program (flowers, presented to HRH Princess of Wales, given by Kings), February 2, 1989 | ||||||||||
| 25 | Events: Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, unveiling of the Pioneers of the Negev Obelisk, May 22, 1989 | ||||||||||
| Also SEE record Group 10, Photographs, People—Family, Albert Bildner, for photos of the event. A.B. was a contributor, refer to Correspondence and Subject Files, 1988, Philanthropy, for background. | |||||||||||
| 26 | FMI Attitude Survey, note re. Kings non-participation, September 15, 1989 | ||||||||||
| 27 | Kings, charitable giving and donation policies and programs, October 3, 1989 | ||||||||||
| 28 | Lord Stieff, misc. correspondence, November 1989 | ||||||||||
| 29 | Professional Activities and Organizations: Food Marketing Institute,"Facts about Store Development," 1989 | ||||||||||
| 30 | Professional Activities and Organizations: Food Marketing Institute, Midwinter Executive Conference, Boca Raton, FL (program and directory), January 1989 | ||||||||||
| 31 | Professional Activities and Organizations: Food Marketing Institute, "Operations Review: Comparison of Merchandising and Operating Results, Fourth Quarter and Full Year, 1989" | ||||||||||
| 32 | Professional Activities and Organizations: Grocery Manufacturers of America Executive Conference, program and guest register, 1989 | ||||||||||
| 33 | Resignation, A.B. letter of resignation as Director of Kings Super Markets, Inc., effective October 4, 1989 | ||||||||||
| 34 | Events, Retirement Party (notice/ad in newspaper, comments, letters, clipping), September 30, 1990 | ||||||||||
| 35 | Marks & Spencer, correspondence re. FMI, A.B. retirement, etc., February-December, 1990 | ||||||||||
| 36 | Professional Activities and Organizations: Food Annual Convention, article re. A.B. speech, “Issues You Can’t Ignore,” Progressive Grocer, February 1990 | ||||||||||
| 37 | Professional Activities and Organizations: Marketing Institute, Correspondence re. A.B. election to FMI Board of Directors, October 31, 1990 | ||||||||||
| 38 | Professional Activities and Organizations: Marketing Institute, "Operations Review: Comparison of Merchandising and Operating Results, Fourth Quarter and Full Year, 1990" | ||||||||||
| 39 | Professional Activities and Organizations: Marketing Institute, FMI/Women's Day Advertising Merit Awards, 1990 | ||||||||||
| 40 | Professional Activities and Organizations: Marketing Institute, FMI/"Trends: Consumer Attitudes and the Super Market, 1990" | ||||||||||
| 41 | Professional Activities and Organizations: Second Harvest National Food Bank Network, A.B. appointed to Bd. of Directors (clipping), January 4, 1990 | ||||||||||
| 42 | Retirement: A.B. memo to Kings Associates re. his retirement, July 12, 1990 | ||||||||||
| 43 | Retirement: Correspondence, congratulations (a-z), September-November, 1990 | ||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 5 | 1 | Marks & Spencer, Board of Directors, A.B. presentation re. Kings and five-year Strategy for Growth, November 27, 1991 | |||||||||
| 2 | Philanthropy, Hillsdale College, Laurence J. Taylor Library, 1991 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Professional Activities and Organizations: Food Marketing Institute, "How Consumers Evaluate Service in their Super Market," 1991 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Professional Activities and Organizations: Food Marketing Institute, International members, list November 8, 1991 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Professional Activities and Organizations: Food Marketing Institute, "FMI Strategic Planning Resource Guide: Challenges For the '90's," May 1991 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Professional Activities and Organizations: Food Marketing Institute, Task Force on Social and Public Concerns, report, January 18, 1991 | ||||||||||
| 7 | Bildner, Ben, letter re. philanthropy and Kings, (includes clipping re. Kings anniversary, 1986) November 1992 | ||||||||||
| 8 | Corliss, Paul (Dynamic Controls, Inc.), correspondence and memo re. Kraft/General Foods and Kings Signature Club recommendations and evaluation, January 1992 | ||||||||||
| 9 | Golf, memos and notes re. possible golf outing with Hiro Inouye of Ricoh Corp., September 1992 | ||||||||||
| 10 | New Jersey Telephone Company, resolution re. A.B.’s retirement from Board of Directors (A.B. served for six years) April 30, 1992 | ||||||||||
| 11 | Philanthropy: Temple Sharey Tefilo-Israel, Inc., establishment of Joan and Allen Bildner High Holidays Endowment, August-September, 1992 | ||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 59 | 5 | Philanthropy: U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, D.C., donation of one million dollars (article), April, 1992 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 5 | 12-13 | President-elect Bill Clinton, corres. re. “economic issues facing our nation,” and Economic Conference in Little Rock, note and clippings re. A.B. endorsement of Democratic candidate Bill Clinton (A.B. quoted in New Jersey Star Ledger) (two folders), October-December, 1992 | |||||||||
| 14 | Professional Activities and Organizations: Food Marketing Institute, Action Plan 1993-1995, 1992? | ||||||||||
| 15 | Professional Activities and Organizations: Food Marketing Institute, "Alternative Store Formats: Competing in the Nineties," 1992 | ||||||||||
| 16 | Professional Activities and Organizations: Food Marketing Institute, “4-Week Sales Report,” March 1-28, 1992 | ||||||||||
| 17 | SIRS' Research 42, A.B. observations and questions, October 1, 1992 | ||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 57 | 12 | Samuel, David, “On the Occasion of the 75th Anniversary of the Balfour Declaration” (speech), November 1992 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 5 | 18 | Diversity issues, A.B. letter to Bruce Lindsey, Assist. to President Clinton, re. Economic Summit (includes A.B.’s comments re. growing diversity, bigotry, and discrimination in U.S.; also letter to Hillary Rodham Clinton), February-August, 1993 | |||||||||
| 19 | Events: Dartmouth College, 50th Anniversary of the V-12, program, attendance list (includes reprints for selected alumni magazines), July 16-18, 1993 | ||||||||||
| 20 | Events: Ceremony for the signing of the Israel-Palestinian Agreement, The White House, (program), September 13, 1993 | ||||||||||
| 21 | Fresh Fields Markets, Inc.: Board of Directors, list (includes A.B.), 1993 | ||||||||||
| 22 | Fresh Fields Markets, Inc.: Board of Directors meeting, preliminary agendas and A.B. correspondence, April 7, 1993 | ||||||||||
| 23 | Fresh Fields Markets, Inc.: Board of Directors meeting, A.B. notes, June, 1993? | ||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 57 | 13 | Fresh Fields Markets, Inc.: Consolidated financial statements, 1993 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 5 | 24 | Fresh Fields Markets, Inc.: Consolidated Statement of Operation for five months ended May 29, 1993 | |||||||||
| 25 | Fresh Fields Markets, Inc.: Focus Group Report, results of consumer survey, September 15, 1993 | ||||||||||
| 26 | Fresh Fields Markets, Inc. Press coverage re. antibiotic beef sold at Fresh Fields, VA, Washington Post, April 28, 1993 | ||||||||||
| 27 | Fresh Fields Markets, Inc.: Rockville/Annandale Trading Area Research, December 17, 1993 | ||||||||||
| 28 | Fresh Fields Markets, Inc.: Weekly Sales Summary (by department), June 13-19, 1993 | ||||||||||
| 29 | Kings Livingston Store, memos and clippings re. closing of old store and opening of new one, March-December, 1993 | ||||||||||
| 30 | Philanthropy, A.B. listed as top NJ democratic campaign donor, O’Leary/Kamber Report, (refer to page 19 of report), December 1993 | ||||||||||
| 31 | Professional Activities and Organizations: Food Marketing Institute, "Annual Financial Review, 1992-1993" | ||||||||||
| 32 | Professional Activities and Organizations: Food Marketing Institute, "Facts About Store Development," 1993 | ||||||||||
| 33 | Professional Activities and Organizations: Food Marketing Institute, "FMI 2000: Strategic Positioning For The Year 2000," 1993 | ||||||||||
| 34 | Professional Activities and Organizations: Food Marketing Institute, Midwinter Executive Conference, Indian Wells, CA, program and directory (A.B., Chairman of the Urban Initiatives Task Force, moderated a session of the task force), January 16-19, 1993. | ||||||||||
| Also SEE Allen Bildner, Speeches and Writings for A.B. remarks concerning the revitalization of our urban communities. | |||||||||||
| 35 | Professional Activities and Organizations: Food Marketing Institute, Task Force Study: "Super Market Initiatives in Underserved Communities," May 8, 1993 | ||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 57 | 14 | Venet Advertising Agency, clipping re. liquidation of agency, December 12, 1993 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 6 | 1 | Canuso, John B., correspondence and clipping re. developer and legal actions against his company, March 9, 1994 | |||||||||
| 2 | Diversity, A.B. letters to White House staff, September-December 1994 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Events: “Honoring the Peacemakers,” occasion of their first U.S. appearance since signing Israeli-Palestinian Declaration of Principles (Shimon Peres, Mahmoud Abbas, Amr Moussa) (invitation), February 3, 1994 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Events: “Wearers of the Green,” The Third Gathering, Dartmouth Club of Greater Boston and Dartmouth College, benefit for athletic program (program, refer to p. 18 for reference to A.B.), April 29, 1994 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Events: Summit High School, Class of 1944, 50th Reunion, program and memory book, October 14-15, 1994 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Fresh Fields Markets, Inc., invitation to store opening, Chicago, IL, June 22, 1994 | ||||||||||
| 7 | Kings Annual Picnic, notice (A.B. unable to attend), June 9, 1994 | ||||||||||
| 8 | Meister, James, correspondence and clippings from A.B. re Zal Venet, Livingston Store Associates, account for B. Bildner, and "clam" packs, January-July 1994 | ||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 57 | 15 | O’Connor, Michael, A.B. correspondence re. WSJ article about Waremart and Saul Pilnick, February 6-16, 1998 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 6 | 9 | Store Visits, A.B. memos re. visits to Short Hills, Bedminster and Morristown, June 13-22, 1994 | |||||||||
| 10 | Professional Activities and Organizations: Food Marketing Institute, "Annual Financial Review, 1993-1994" | ||||||||||
| 11 | Professional Activities and Organizations: Food Marketing Institute, "Operations Review: Comparison of Merchandising and Operating Results, Fourth Quarter and Full Year 1994" | ||||||||||
| 12 | Professional Activities and Organizations: Food Marketing Institute, "Price Verification: Ensuring Accuracy at Store Level," 1994 | ||||||||||
| 13 | Professional Activities and Organizations: Food Marketing Institute, "Sources of Facts and Figures on Retail Food Distribution 1994-1995" | ||||||||||
| 14 | Professional Activities and Organizations: Food Marketing Institute, The Super Market Industry Convention and Education Exposition, Chicago, IL, official pocket planner, May 1994 | ||||||||||
| 15 | Correspondence, miscellaneous, June-December, 1995 | ||||||||||
| 16 | Bildner, Ben, 103rd birthday, donation of ambulance to American Red Magen David in Israel (clippings), August 1995 | ||||||||||
| 17 | Governor’s Leadership Summit on Diversity, draft report, September 1995 | ||||||||||
| 18 | Kings Service Awards Annual Reception, invitation and A.B. correspondence to James Meister (A.B. unable to attend), March 22, 1995 | ||||||||||
| 19-20 | Kings Super Markets, “Summary Interviews and Questionnaires,” Cook Ross, Inc. (includes questionnaire, letters from A.B. and Cook Ross to interviewees, list of interviewees, interview transcripts) (two folders), March 8, 1995 | ||||||||||
| 21 | Meister, James, correspondence from A.B. re. partnership for New Jersey Task Force, etc., September 20, 1995 | ||||||||||
| 22 | Professional Activities and Organizations: Food Marketing Institute, "Annual Report of Super Market Employee Behavior," 1995 | ||||||||||
| 23 | Professional Activities and Organizations: Food Marketing Institute, "Building Diversity in Management in The Super Market Industry—Findings, Recommendations and Sample Programs," 1995 | ||||||||||
| 24 | Professional Activities and Organizations: Food Marketing Institute, "Directory of Super Market Industry Education Partnership, Employment Programs and Training Opportunities," 1995 | ||||||||||
| 25 | Professional Activities and Organizations: Food Marketing Institute, "Supply Chain Management—Logistics For The Future," 1995 | ||||||||||
| 26 | Professional Activities and Organizations: Food Marketing Institute, International Super Market Industry Convention and Educational Exposition, Chicago, IL, show guide, May 1995 | ||||||||||
| 27 | Professional Activities and Organizations: Food Marketing Institute, "Operations Review: Comparison of Merchandising and Operating Results, Fourth Quarter and Full Year 1995", 1995 | ||||||||||
| 28 | Stuart, Bob, holiday card (with photo from second marriage), December 1995 | ||||||||||
| 29 | Butler, Owen, correspondence re. financial priorities and “Bright Beginnings,” chaired by Mr. Butler (includes article), March 1996 | ||||||||||
| 30 | Event, A.B.’s 70th Birthday Party, includes Rob’s remarks and Neil Raynor, Marsha Myers and Patti Maddam’s “What it’s like to work with Allen,” June 10, 1996 | ||||||||||
| 31 | Fresh Fields Markets, Inc., balance sheets from five-year strategic plan, December 31, 1991-1996 | ||||||||||
| 32 | Lowenfish, Ed, correspondence re. surprise 60th birthday party, May, 1996 | ||||||||||
| 33 | Professional Activities and Organizations: Food Marketing Institute, "Facts About Store Development, 1996," 1996 | ||||||||||
| 34 | Professional Activities and Organizations: Food Marketing Institute,"The Food Marketing Industry Speaks, 1996, " 1996 | ||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 7 | 1 | Professional Activities and Organizations: Food Marketing Institute, Midwinter Executive Conference, Boca Raton, FL, program and directory, January 1996 | |||||||||
| 2 | Professional Activities and Organizations: Food Marketing Institute "Tips and Guidelines: Building Diversity Management Skills for Store Managers," 1996 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Professional Activities and Organizations: Food Marketing Institute, "Trends in The United States: Consumer Attitudes and the Super Market," 1996 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Professional Activities and Organizations: Food Marketing Institute: Year in Review, 1996 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Archives: Consultant directory, proposal for SuperMarket Heritage Resource Center, reference, April-June 1997 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Archives: “Master Lists” of images and documents to be considered for inclusion in A.B.’s Archives, 1997 | ||||||||||
| 7 | Bildner, Joseph, A.B. notes after rereading memos written to father, 1948-1951, December 1997 | ||||||||||
| 8 | Correspondence, miscellaneous, May-October 1997 | ||||||||||
| 9 | Events, Dartmouth College, 50th Anniversary Reunion, background (includes correspondence and statement concerning anti-semitism at Dartmouth), May-October, 1997 | ||||||||||
| Also SEE record Group 11, Reference, Misc. Articles and Clippings, 1997 for article concerning anti-semitism at Harvard. | |||||||||||
| 10 | Griffin’s Modern Grocer, correspondence re. 75th Anniversary, A.B.’s correspondence published as “Letter to the Editor,” October 1997-February 1998 | ||||||||||
| Also SEE Record Group 11, Reference, Stores, General Industry of the 75th Anniversary edition of Modern Grocer (Bea Bildner is pictured in historic photo/congratulatory ad from Kings), September 1997. | |||||||||||
| 11 | Philanthropy, Bildner Family Foundation, grant to Hadassah Medical Relief Assoc. to establish “Beatrice Bildner March of the Living Scholarship Fund” (agreement), December 1997 | ||||||||||
| 12 | Professional Activities and Organizations: Food Marketing Institute, 20th Anniversary (clipping, Super Market News?), December 8, 1997 | ||||||||||
| 13 | Professional Activities and Organizations: Food Marketing Institute, Officers, list (A.B. served as past vice chairman, chairman of the board), October 1997 | ||||||||||
| 14 | Professional Activities and Organizations: Food Marketing Institute, Urban Initiative Task Force (A.B. an ex-officio member), June 25, 1997 | ||||||||||
| 15 | Stuart, Bob, holiday card, December 1997 | ||||||||||
| 16 | Supermarket Heritage Resource Center, lists of potential participants (one list prepared by A.B.), 1997 | ||||||||||
| 17 | Winthrop Group, correspondence re. A.B.’s archival collection, contract, background, June-December, 1997 | ||||||||||
| 18 | Bildner, Moe, A.B. correspondence to sons re. Moe Bildner, includes copy of undated photo of M.B. holding stripers caught at Seabright, August 18, 1998 | ||||||||||
| 19 | Butler, Owen, A.B. condolence letter re. Mr. Butler’s death and obituary, April 25-May 6, 1998 | ||||||||||
| 20 | Correspondence, miscellaneous, February-December 1998 | ||||||||||
| 21 | Dartmouth college, Alumni council Meeting, “A Celebration of Service to Dartmouth” (commemorative booklet), May 1998 | ||||||||||
| 22 | Kings store opening, Florham Park, clipping with Fred Parker’s recollections of also attending a Kings store opening in Summit, NJ in 1936, January 1998 | ||||||||||
| 23 | Meister, James, retirement as King’s president and CEO (includes press release concerning appointment of successor, Alan Levitan), May-June, 1998 | ||||||||||
| 24 | Philanthropy: Hadassah, “March of the Living Scholarships” in memory of Beatrice Bildner, by Joan and A. Bildner and the Bildner Family Foundation, 1998 | ||||||||||
| 25 | Philanthropy: Rutgers University, “Rutgers Celebrates the Centennial of Paul Robeson’s Birth,” special events funded by Bildner Family Foundation, February 21, 1998-September 30, 1999. | ||||||||||
| Also SEE Allen Bildner, Speeches and Writings, 1998, for other Bildner Family Foundation activities related to Paul Robeson. | |||||||||||
| 26 | Philanthropy: Rutgers University, Two-year grant to aid transfer students, Bildner Family Foundation (clipping), September 18, 1998 | ||||||||||
| 27 | Philanthropy: Stanford University, Richard D. Harrison Memorial Scholarship, August 1998 | ||||||||||
| 28 | Professional Activities and Organizations: Food Marketing Institute, Annual Financial Review, 1997, 1998 | ||||||||||
| 29 | Professional Activities and Organizations: Food Marketing Institute, “The Year in Review,” 1998 | ||||||||||
| 30 | Winthrop Group, correspondence re. A.B.’s Archives and completion of work related to organizing papers, May-June 1998 | ||||||||||
| 31 | Bradley, Senator Bill, clipping re. BB receiving honorary degree, upstaged by Stevie Wonder, May 20, 1999 | ||||||||||
| 32 | Cohn, Ted, “Lessons on Business success and Avoiding Failure” (pamphlet), 1999 | ||||||||||
| 33 | Correspondence, miscellaneous, March 1999 | ||||||||||
| 34 | Dartmouth College, “Wearers of the Green,” alumni gathering, Boston (souvenir program), May 7, 1999 | ||||||||||
| 35 | Laub, Ellen, recollections of growing up in Summit, NJ, December 28, 1999 | ||||||||||
| 36 | Philanthropy, Rutgers University, Allen and Joan Bildner Center for Jewish Life, dedication (program, clippings), May 2, 1999 | ||||||||||
| 37 | Correspondence, miscellaneous (condolence letters), February-September 2000 | ||||||||||
| 38 | Events, President’s Commission on the Holocaust, 20th Anniversary, program, correspondence, report by Elie Weisel (1979), (A.B. a past member of the Holocaust Memorial Council), May 4, 2000 | ||||||||||
| 39 | O’Connor, Mike, correspondence and essay, “Global Marketing” from a retail perspective, January 18, 2000 | ||||||||||
| 40 | Kings Super Markets, letter from past employee (“…decision to work for Kings the point of my life…”), December 21, 2002 | ||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 8 | 1 | Bildner, Robert, birthday card to father, August 13, 2004 | |||||||||
| 2 | Pfaff, Warren, brief obituary, March 2004 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Sayles, Thomas D., Jr., funeral card with photo of family, May 15, 2004 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Philanthropy, Dartmouth College, donation of funds by Allen and Joan Bildner for completion of construction of a residence hall (clipping), 2005 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Sale of home, 10 Far Brook Drive, Short Hills, NJ, real estate paper about AB’s home, 1974-2005, May , 2005 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Supermarket News, correspondence re. 75th anniversary of the supermarket, includes cartoons re. the “supermarket” (1936), November 1, 2005 | ||||||||||
| 7 | Bildner, Albert, letter from A.B. and clipping, occasion of 75th anniversary of supermarket industry, January 6, 2005 | ||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 59 | 6 | Bildner, Albert, letter from A.B. and clipping, occasion of 75th anniversary of supermarket industry, box for SN, December 5, 2005 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 8 | 8 | Philanthropy, Dartmouth College, 2006 | |||||||||
| includes interview with The Bildners, Why We Give, Dartmouth College Report on Philanthropy, 2006 | |||||||||||
| 9 | Rutgers University, Allen and Joan Bildner Center for the Study of Jewish Life, 10th Anniversary Gala Celebration, September 17, 2006 (program) | ||||||||||
| 10 | Carroll, Daniel T., memorial Service, December 28, 2007 (eulogies and program, includes letter to A.B. from Julie Noolan and clipping about DTC) | ||||||||||
| 11 | Lowenstein, Alan Y., Tribute, “We remember Alan V. Lowenstein (1913-2007) and Amy Lowenstein (1917-1999) for their vision and generosity,” NJ Institute for Social Justice, 2007 | ||||||||||
| Speeches & Writings | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 8 | 12 | Dartmouth College, “Class Day: Welcome Address,” Commencement Week June 13, 1947 | |||||||||
| 13 | Dartmouth College, remarks, General Alumni Assoc. Meeting, Commencement Week, June 14, 1947 | ||||||||||
| 14 | Untitled Remarks, National Conference of Christians and Jews, Annual Dinner (A.B. recipient of Brotherhood Award). February 26, 1981 | ||||||||||
| Also SEE Allen Bildner, Biographical Files, for related information. | |||||||||||
| 15 | Remarks, Breakfast with Jo Ann Smith, National Cattleman’s Assoc., FMI Fall Conference, October 23, 1985 | ||||||||||
| 16 | Breakfast Remarks, Grocery Manufacturers Assoc., West VA (A.B., FMI Chairman), June 15, 1987 | ||||||||||
| 17 | Untitled Presentation re. Kings and Consumer needs, American Institute of Wine & Food, Gastronomy Conference, Silverado, November 4-7, 1987 | ||||||||||
| 18 | Remarks (draft), FMI Association Council Dinner, Public Affairs Assembly, 1988? | ||||||||||
| 19 | Welcome and Introduction (draft), FMI Mid-winter Conference (A.B. remarks to be read, A.B. unable to attend), January 1988 | ||||||||||
| 20 | Remarks, FMI Super Market Industry Convention, FMI-Women’s Day Advertising Awards (A.B. FMI Chairman), May 10, 1988 | ||||||||||
| 21 | “Industry Relations: How Far We Have Come And Where To From here,” Grocery Manufacturers Assoc. Executive Conference (remarks of A.B. and FMI Vice Chair, Lyle Everingham), June 13, 1988 | ||||||||||
| 22 | “Allen's remarks to associates,” re. key goals and strategic plan, August 5, 1988 | ||||||||||
| 23 | Remarks, Report to Membership, FMI Mid-winter Executive Conference (A.B. FMI Chairman), January 16, 1989 | ||||||||||
| 24 | “Allen’s Response to Campy’s Introduction and Lois McClenden-WNEK,” presentation of “Citizen’s of the Year” Award, New Jersey Advertising Club (A.B. recipient of award), January 25, 1999. January 25, 1989 | ||||||||||
| Also SEE Allen Bildner, Biographical Files, for related information. | |||||||||||
| 25 | Remarks, United Fresh Vegetable Assoc., Annual Convention Luncheon, February 14, 1989 | ||||||||||
| 26 | Remarks (outline), Board of Director’s Food Marketing Institute, May 5, 1989 | ||||||||||
| 27 | Chairman’s Address: Super Session, Food Marketing Institute Convention, Chicago (includes clipping), May 8, 1989 | ||||||||||
| 28 | Introductory remarks to Marks & Spencer, Board of Directors, London, re. acquisition of Kings in 1988, transition, and emerging food industry issues and trends in U.S. Refer to Record Group 8, Marks & Spencer, 1989, for additional documents related to the meeting, May 31, 1989 | ||||||||||
| 29 | Presentation (incomplete), Partnership of New Jersey, Human Relations Seminar, October 11, 1989 | ||||||||||
| 30 | Presentation re. new initiative (incomplete?), “Managing Diversity in the Workplace,” Partnership for New Jersey, Public Service Co., Annual Meeting, January 31, 1990 | ||||||||||
| 31 | Keynote Remarks (incomplete), “Managing Diversity in the Workplace,” Partnership for New Jersey, Task Force on Managing Diversity (A.B. Chairman), May 11, 1990 | ||||||||||
| 32 | Opening Remarks, “Managing Diversity: Evolution and Impact,” Partnership for New Jersey, Task Force on Managing Diversity more effectively (A.B. Chairman), December 11, 1990 | ||||||||||
| 33 | Acceptance Speech, Sidney R. Rabb Award, Food Marketing Institute, Mid-winter Executive Conference. January 21, 1992 | ||||||||||
| Also SEE Allen Bildner, Biographical Files, for related information. | |||||||||||
| 34 | Remarks re. Urban Initiatives (draft), Food Marketing Institute, Board of Directors meeting (includes preliminary report, Urban Initiatives Task Force), October 24, 1992 | ||||||||||
| 35 | Remarks concerning the revitalization of our urban communities, Food Marketing Institute, Urban Initiatives Task Force, Special Afternoon Session, FMI Midwinter Conference, January 18, 1993 | ||||||||||
| 36 | Untitled Remarks (Allen and Joan Bildner), Metrowest Major Gifts Dinner held in their honor, Short Hills Hilton, October 30, 1994 | ||||||||||
| 37 | Comments about Paul Robeson, NJN Preview of “Speak of me as I am,” New Jersey Performing Arts Center (incl. video and teachers guide). (The Bildner Family Foundation was a major contributor to the development of this documentary), March 31, 1998 | ||||||||||
| 38 | Remarks, Inaugural conference, New Jersey Campus Diversity Initiative, December 3, 2001 | ||||||||||
| 39 | “Who’s Minding the Store,” opening reception, New Jersey Historical Society, exhibit of storekeepers, including Kings, September 9, 2004 | ||||||||||
| 40 | Speech material, notes, undated | ||||||||||
| Bildner, Beatrice (wife of Joe Bildner) | |||||||||||
| Biographical files | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 9 | 1 | Death: Death Certificate, February 12, 1995 (File also contains notice that BB’s will was admitted to Probate, March 13, 1995) | |||||||||
| 2 | Death: Funeral, remarks of grandson Robert Bildner at funeral (“My Recollections of Grandma Bea”), February 24, 1995 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Awards and Acknowledgements: Membership Certificate of Merit for Ten Awards and Acknowledgements: Years of Dedicated Service, Hadassah, undated | ||||||||||
| 4 | Awards and Acknowledgements: Certificate of Honor, Sisterhood of the Jewish Community Center, April 9, 1965 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Awards and Acknowledgements: Woman of the Year, Northern New Jersey Region of Hadassah, Summit Chapter (certificate), 1984 | ||||||||||
| Correspondence and Subject Files | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 9 | 6 | Lyrics to song in honor of Beatrice Bildner, "Mrs. Bea," undated | |||||||||
| 7 | Kennedy, Jacqueline, note acknowledging Mrs. Bildner’s expression of sympathy concerning the death of her husband, President John F. Kennedy, March 17, 1964 | ||||||||||
| 8 | Employment and consultation agreement, (copy of signed original), March 20, 1979 | ||||||||||
| 9 | Royal Gifts, marketing letter about affiliation with Royal Gifts (written by Bea Bildner – copy), November 2, 1982 | ||||||||||
| Speeches & Writings | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 9 | 10 | Kings 45th Anniversary remarks, 1981 | |||||||||
| 11 | Kings Service Award Dinner Remarks, January 31, 1982 | ||||||||||
| 12 | Kings 50th Anniversary remarks, 1986 | ||||||||||
| Bildner, Joan (Allen Bildner’s wife) | |||||||||||
| Biographical Files | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 9 | 13 | General biographical, articles and news clippings about Joan Bildner, 1971-2002 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 61 | 4 | General biographical, articles and news clippings about Joan Bildner, 1971-1992, 2001 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 9 | 14 | Education, Upsala College, grade report, January 27, 1950 | |||||||||
| 15 | Theresa Grotta Center, program, press coverage, re. J. Bildner’s service on the Board of Directors and as president, and other activities, 1966-1989 | ||||||||||
| 16 | Awards and Acknowledgements: Testimonial, recognizing JB’s dedication to the Theresa Grotta Center, April 2, 1978 | ||||||||||
| 17 | Heritage Achievement Award honoring Joan and Allen Bildner, Annual Meeting, American Jewish Committee, New Jersey Chapter (invitation, acceptance remarks, congratulatory correspondence from Senator Bill Bradley and Gov. Thomas Kean, clippings), May 21, 1985 | ||||||||||
| 18 | Awards and Acknowledgements: Chambers Award for Service to the Community, Women’s Board of the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (Joan and Allen Bildner honored, clipping), 1997 | ||||||||||
| 19 | Awards and Acknowledgements: “Salute to the Visionaries,” Prevent Blindness New Jersey (JB one of honorees), (program, JB speech), September 11, 1997 | ||||||||||
| 20 | Awards and Acknowledgements: “Volunteer of the Year” Award, National Society of Fund Raising Executives, New Jersey Chapter (correspondence, clipping, nomination, program), November 4, 1999 | ||||||||||
| 21 | Awards and Acknowledgements: Martin Luther King, Jr. Social Justice Award for Lifetime Achievement, Dartmouth College (Allen and Joan Bildner were recipients), January 24, 2003, | ||||||||||
| Also SEE Allen Bildner, Biographical Files, for folder. | |||||||||||
| Correspondence and Subject Files | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 9 | 22 | European Travel Journal, June 1-July 2, 1956 | |||||||||
| 23 | Bradley, Ernestine, birthday greetings and note (includes reference to husband Bill’s Senate campaign), June 12, 1978 | ||||||||||
| 24 | Lebson, Dorothy (mother), card with poem about family, celebrating mother’s 79th birthday (copy), January 27, 1981 | ||||||||||
| 25 | Events, 50th Birthday Toast, June 6, 1981 | ||||||||||
| 26 | Events, Lunch-O-Ree honoring Judge Abram Lebson (JB’s father) and benefit, Boy Scouts of America, May 6, 1982 | ||||||||||
| 27 | Joan and Allen Bildner Health and Wellness Center, Jewish Community Center, West Orange, NJ, press coverage re. new facility and the Bildners’ philanthropy, October 1985 | ||||||||||
| 28 | Bradley, Senator Bill, correspondence re. Highland Pavilion, thanking Allen and Joan Bildner for assistance, April 24, 1987 | ||||||||||
| 29 | Events, 40th Anniversary, text of toast by Rob Bildner, June 19, 1988 | ||||||||||
| 30 | Joan and Allen Bildner Health and Wellness Center, Jewish Community Center, West Orange, NJ, press coverage re. dedication, award for Bildners’ philanthropy, December 1990 | ||||||||||
| 31 | New Jersey Israel Commission, corres. From Governor Christine Whitman re. reappointment, August 5, 1997 | ||||||||||
| 32 | Rutgers University, commencement program (J.B. a member of the Board of Trustees), May 23, 2000 | ||||||||||
| Speeches & Writings | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 9 | 33 | Remarks, Prevent Blindness Annual Meeting, December 6, 1989 | |||||||||
| Bildner, Joseph (Allen Bildner’s father) | |||||||||||
| Biographical Files | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 9 | 34 | General Biographical (clippings re. death and eulogy by Grandson Steven Schechter), February 1973 | |||||||||
| 35 | Awards and Acknowledgements: Plaque, “testimonial in honor of our favorite boss, Mister Joe…” from Kings managers and executives, (currently displayed in A.B.’s office—text of plaque), 1949 | ||||||||||
| 36 | Awards and Acknowledgements: Certificate of Appreciation for services to the Super Market Institute as Director at Large, 1953-1956 | ||||||||||
| Correspondence and Subject Files | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 9 | 37 | Kings Super Market, thank you letter to Mister Joe from Max B____, December 14, ___ | |||||||||
| 38 | Bildner, Dave (brother), DB letter re. Bildner Bros., and settlement with Moe, DB & JB relationship, March 1, 1948 | ||||||||||
| 39 | Kings Super Market, “Dear Boss,” thank you letter from Lou Silver, May 8, 1950 | ||||||||||
| 40-41 | Kings 25th Anniversary, congratulatory correspondence "presented to Mr. Joe by his family, friends and associates with admiration and affection," (two folders) December 18, 1960 | ||||||||||
| 42 | "Salute to Mr. Joe," Knights of the Grip of New Jersey, correspondence (regrets), April 1961 | ||||||||||
| Speeches & Writings | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 9 | 43 | Fair Trade, quotations and speech, Hotel Roosevelt, New York, June 5, 1951 | |||||||||
| 44 | “Premium Show,” Astor Hotel, New York (includes correspondence re. speech and invitation to speak), September 21, 1954 | ||||||||||
| Bildner, Albert (son of Ben Bildner) | |||||||||||
| Biographical Files | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 10 | 1 | General biographical, resume, about 1978 | |||||||||
| Correspondence and Subject Files | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 10 | 2 | Israel Museum, Jerusalem, “The cosmic and the divine: ancient textiles of the Andes” (booklet about the Bildner Collection donated to the Museum. The booklet includes the full text of the Bildner Lecture Series on Peruvian art and culture, also funded by Albert Bildner), undated [1980s] | |||||||||
| 3 | Study Group and Symposium on Mexico, lecture schedule (City University of New York, Bildner Center for Western Hemisphere Studies, a participant), March-May 1983 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Philanthropy, Yale, Bildner Prizes in Latin American Languages and Literatures, congratulatory letter from Office of President, May 2, 2002 | ||||||||||
| Speeches, Writings, Interviews | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 10 | 5 | Oral history interview, Yale interview, part 1, 1937 | |||||||||
| 6 | “Big Ben Supermarkets, never undersold,” memo recalling the early days of the company, August 14, 2005 | ||||||||||
| Bildner, Ben (brother of Joe Bildner) | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 10 | 7 | General biographical, undated | |||||||||
| Bildner, Candi | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 10 | 8 | Business card (Travel Consultant, American world Travel), 1982? | |||||||||
| Bildner, Dave (brother of Joe Bildner) | |||||||||||
| Correspondence and Subject Files | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 10 | 9 | Bildner Family, DB letters re. family history, health, Kings, etc. (sent to family members, includes letters from Allen Bildner and Lilly’s daughter, Joan Wasserman Spinner), 1982-1985 | |||||||||
| Correspondence and Subject Files | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 10 | 10 | “…short history for your information…” (birth, Austria, super markets, marriage, etc., includes reference to Moe), 1982 | |||||||||
| Bildner, Elias (son of Robert and Elisa Bildner) | |||||||||||
| Biographical Files | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 61 | 5 | Education, Montclair Kimberly Academy, clipping re. graduation (EB was Student Council President, commencement speaker, and recipient of the Robert C. Hemmeter Memorial Award), Montclair Times, June 22, 2006 | |||||||||
| Correspondence and Subject Files | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 10 | 11 | Yale, Alpha of Phi Beta Kappa Connecticut, initiation ceremony (program), December 8, 2008 | |||||||||
| 12 | Yale, Elmseed Enterprise Fund, background on fund and Eli’s involvement, 2008-2009 | ||||||||||
| Bildner, Elisa (wife of Robert Bildner) | |||||||||||
| Biographical Files | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 10 | 13 | General biographical, clipping with reference to Ms. Bildner, an assoc. professor at Rutgers University, August 1998 | |||||||||
| 14 | Awards and Acknowledgements: “10 Women to Watch in 5768,” Jewish Woman (magazine) (File also contains a congratulatory note from Allen Bildner) Fall 2007, | ||||||||||
| Speeches & Writings | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 10 | 15 | “Why I support Jewish Camping” (includes picture of Allen Bildner with his grandson Rafi S. Bildner), Contact, September 2002 | |||||||||
| Bildner, Elizabeth “Lizzie” | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 10 | 16 | General biographical (clippings re. sports at Dartmouth), 2005-2007 | |||||||||
| Bildner, Franklin (son of Dave Bildner) | |||||||||||
| Speeches & Writings | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 10 | 17 | “My Story” (youth, marriage, children, interests, includes a note from his son David, “hello to all”), about 1982 | |||||||||
| Bildner, James (son of Allen and Joan Bildner) | |||||||||||
| Biographical Files | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 10 | 18 | General biographical, articles and news clippings about James Bildner, 1984-1990. 1984-1987 | |||||||||
| Also SEE Record Group 9, J. Bildner & Sons, for additional clippings. | |||||||||||
| 19 | Awards and Acknowledgements: “Secretary of the Year,” Alumni Magazine, Dartmouth College, October 2005 | ||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 57 | 16 | Candidate for Assemblyman, ad, “My Son the Candidate,” re. Jim’s record, pictured with father, October 1979 March 7-11, 1974 | |||||||||
| Also SEE Record Group 10, Photographs, Family, Bildner, Allen, 1979 for contact sheets of images of A.B. with son. | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 10 | 20 | Awards and Acknowledgements: Dartmouth Alumni Award, April 2008 | |||||||||
| Correspondence and Subject Files | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 10 | 21 | Kresge Foundation, JLB elected to Board, press release, September 2005 | |||||||||
| 22 | Philanthropy, Literary Ventures Fund (clipping), August 11, 2005 | ||||||||||
| 23 | Philanthropy, Massachusetts General Hospital, donation to establish Addiction Recovery Management Service, (clipping, MGH Mindscapes newsletter) Fall 2007 | ||||||||||
| Speeches & Writings | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 10 | 24 | ”Listening Intently to the Marketplace,” Showcase April 1986 | |||||||||
| Bildner, Morris (brother of Joe Bildner) | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 10 | 25 | Eulogy, by Rabbi Frank, June 24, 1951 | |||||||||
| Bildner, Nancy (wife of James Bildner) | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 10 | 26 | Ad for “Blarney” Irish Cheese featuring N. Bildner, undated [mid-1980s] | |||||||||
| Bildner, Peter (son of James and Nancy Bildner) | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 10 | 27 | Education, day school evaluation, January 1990 | |||||||||
| Bildner, Robert (son of Allen and Joan Bildner) | |||||||||||
| Biographical Files | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 10 | 28 | Resume, February 13, 1988 | |||||||||
| 29 | Awards and Acknowledgements: Harry S. Feller Award for leadership in Jewish Community (award to Rob and his wife Elisa Spungen Bildner), New Jersey Federation of UMHA and YWHA, November 19, 2001 | ||||||||||
| 30 | Awards and Acknowledgements: American Jewish Distinguished Service Award, Hebrew Union College, May 20, 2004 | ||||||||||
| 31 | Awards and Acknowledgements: Brandeis University, creation of Bildner Fellowship in Jewish Camping to celebrate commitment by Robert and Elisa Bildner to Jewish Community Leadership, 2006 | ||||||||||
| Correspondence and Subject Files | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 10 | 32 | Awards and Acknowledgements: American Field Service, Americans Abroad, Summer Program, review of Robert Bildner’s stay in Iran (confidential), 1967 | |||||||||
| 33 | Yale-Carnegie Experimental Five-year B.A. Program, letter to Allen Bildner inviting son, Robert, to participate in program, December 19, 1969 | ||||||||||
| 34 | Chubb Fellowship, Report to the Chubb Fellowship: Summer Intern Program in Port Gibson, MS, prepared by R. Bildner, September 24, 1972 | ||||||||||
| 35 | Yale, Davenport College, “Scholars of the House: ‘Comparative Economic and Political Study of Iran and Yugoslavia,” April 10, 1972 | ||||||||||
| 36 | Philanthropy, Yale University, Spungen Bildner Israel Travel Fund, undated | ||||||||||
| Speeches & Writings | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 10 | 37 | “My Memories of Grandma Bea,” RB’s remarks at her funeral, February 24, 1995 | |||||||||
| Goldner, Dave (son of Anne (Bildner) Goldner, sister of Joe Bildner) | |||||||||||
| Speeches & Writings | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 10 | 38 | Recollections (family, roots, career, marriage, children), about 1982 | |||||||||
| Lebson, Abram (Joan Bildner’s father) | |||||||||||
| Biographical Files | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 10 | 39 | General biographical, clipping re. A.L. winning Bergen County Bar Association’s Clyde Christie Trophy, 1927 (first golf tournament), 1999 | |||||||||
| 40 | Awards and Acknowledgements: Brotherhood Award, National Conference of Christians and Jews, Bergen County Chapter, October 2, 1975 (program) | ||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 61 | 6 | Events, 78th birthday joke newspaper (front page), May 11, 1980 | |||||||||
| Schechter, Steven (son of Phyllis and Leonard Schechter) | |||||||||||
| Speeches & Writings | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 10 | 41 | Eulogy for Grandfather Joseph Bildner, 1973 | |||||||||
| Shulman, Margaret (wife of Mark Shulman) | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 10 | 42 | General biographical, includes biographical sketch and eulogy (includes copy of photograph), September 2010 | |||||||||
| Shulman, Paul (son of Rebecca Shulman and Allen Bildner’s cousin, Israel’s first Navy Commander) | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 10 | 43 | General biographical, includes biographical sketch, profiles, clipping. Includes description of service as Israeli Navy’s first commander in 1948, and the sinking of the Emir Farouk | |||||||||
| Correspondence and Subject Files | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 10 | 44 | Gulf War, letters sent to family and friends re. situation in Israel, January 8, 1991 and January 25, 1995 | |||||||||
| Speeches & Writings | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 10 | 45 | “From My Point Of View, Recollections on the Israel Navy 40 Years Ago” (includes background re. navy, Defence Update, no. 51) | |||||||||
| 46 | Foreword, The Jews’ Secret Fleet, undated | ||||||||||
| Shulman, Rebecca (sister of Joseph Bildner, Allen Bildner’s father) | |||||||||||
| Biographical Files | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 10 | 47 | General Biographical, compilation of stories by her son Mark and her nephew Allen Bildner, June 2006 | |||||||||
| 48 | Hadassah, clippings re. service as national president (1953-1956) and on award committee (pictured giving an award to Vice President Hubert Humphrey), 1965 | ||||||||||
| Spinner, Joan Wasserman (Lilly’s daughter) | |||||||||||
| Correspondence and Subject Files | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 10 | 49 | Family news, letter to uncle Dave Bildner re. career, marriage, children, about 1983 | |||||||||
| 2. CORPORATE STRUCTURE, 1947-1994 (One box, additional materials in legal size files) | |||||||||||
| Arrangement: This record group has five subgroups: Agreements, Board of Outside Advisors, Incorporation Papers, Mission Statements, and Organizational Charts. Within subgroups the files are arranged chronologically. | |||||||||||
| Summary: The Agreements files consist of legal agreements made between members of the Bildner family regarding the organization and structure of the family's companies (1936-1955). Included are partnership and modification agreements, transaction summaries and other legal documents. | |||||||||||
| The Board of Outside Directors was a group of five men in the super market business who met quarterly to advise Allen Bildner in his role as President of Kings. The files contain biographical information about some of the members, memos concerning objectives of the board, store results, store openings, and meeting minutes (1982-1988). The Board appears to have been assembled in 1982, and a memo outlining the background and history of Kings is included in the file for that year. | |||||||||||
| Also available in the collection is a copy of the Certificate of Incorporation for Kings Super Markets, Inc. and related amendments (1955, legal size file). The Mission Statements and guiding principles, and statements of value outline the Kings' philosophy and approach to business. | |||||||||||
| There are three folders of Organizational Charts. Two describe the organizational structure, new team titles and reporting relationships after the sale of Kings to Marks & Spencer (1989) and the third lists the management of Kings stores in Bernardsville, Morristown, and Bedminster, New Jersey (1994). | |||||||||||
| Agreements | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 11 | 1 | Bildner Brothers, Memorandum of Agreement, Ben Bildner purchase of brothers (Joe, Dave, Morris) interest in Big Ben and McCann’s Market on Long Island,(signed original) April 11, 1936 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 57 | 18 | Articles of Co-Partnership of Bildner Brothers, a limited partnership of New Jersey (signed original), May 1947 | |||||||||
| 19 | Modification Agreement of Limited Partnership Agreement of Bildner Brothers, June 14, 1947 | ||||||||||
| 20 | Bildner Brothers Partnership Agreement, Joseph Bildner, Beatrice Bildner, Allen Bildner and Phyllis Schechter, re. individual locations of Kings Super Markets, etc., February 28, 1950 | ||||||||||
| 21 | Bildner Brothers Partnership, David Bildner transfer of interest to other partners, Joseph and Beatrice Bildner, Allen Bildner and Phyllis Schechter, (unsigned agreement and transaction summary), May 11, 1950 | ||||||||||
| 22 | Bildner Brothers Partnership Agreement, revision of February 28, 1950 agreement (signed original), June 5, 1953 | ||||||||||
| 23 | Bildner Brothers/Kings Super Market Partnership Agreement re. determining value and assigning interest, June 5, 1953 | ||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 11 | 2 | Bildner Brothers, Reorganization Plan (prepared by J.H. Cohen & Co.), . May 18-July 6, 1955 | |||||||||
| For information concerning capital structure and stock of Bildner Bros. at time of reorganization, SEE Record Group 3. | |||||||||||
| Board of Outside Advisors | |||||||||||
| Biographical | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 11 | 3 | Cohn, Theodore | |||||||||
| 4 | Davis, Stanton W. | ||||||||||
| 5 | Lewis, Milton | ||||||||||
| 6 | Snider, Ed | ||||||||||
| Meetings | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 11 | 7 | Memo to Allen Bildner re. issues discussed at advisors meeting (organizational changes, etc.), undated | |||||||||
| 8 | Memos, re. list of advisors, background and history of Kings, 1982 | ||||||||||
| 9 | Memo, re. objectives of the board, meeting minutes, 1983 | ||||||||||
| 10 | Meeting notes, April 24-September 18, 1944 | ||||||||||
| 11 | Meeting minutes and memo re. reducing number of board members, 1985 | ||||||||||
| 12 | Meeting minutes and memos re. update on stores, 1986 | ||||||||||
| 13 | Meeting minutes and correspondence, 1987 | ||||||||||
| 14 | Memos, re. store results, new store opening in Wayne, updates, includes article in New Jersey Monthly about Allen Bildner being honored as a New Jersey Pride Award recipient, 1988 | ||||||||||
| Incorporation | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 57 | 24 | Incorporation: Kings Super Markets, Inc., Certificate of Incorporation and related Amendments, September-November 1955 | |||||||||
| Mission Statements | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 11 | 15 | Corporate mission and guiding principles (brochure and draft), undated [1980s] | |||||||||
| 16 | Statement of values (including profitability, commitment, teamwork, honesty, quality, innovation and community involvement), undated | ||||||||||
| 17 | Corporate mission and guiding principles 1983-1986, prepared 1983? | ||||||||||
| 18 | Kings Statement of Commitment to Customers, Associates, Growth, Profitability, Community, Incomparable Merchandising; includes list of Corporate Values, 1992 | ||||||||||
| Organizational Charts | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 11 | 19 | Organizational Structure, New Team Titles, and Reporting Relationships, 1988-1989? | |||||||||
| 20 | Organizational structure, team titles, major responsibilities and reporting relationships, June 15, 1989 | ||||||||||
| 21 | Management lists for Kings stores in Bernardsville, Morristown, and Bedminster, June 15, 1994 | ||||||||||
| 3. STOCKS AND STOCKHOLDINGS, 1945-1986 (2 boxes, additional materials in legal size files) | |||||||||||
| Arrangement: The files are arranged in two subgroups, Capital Structure, Stock and Stockholdings. Within subgroups the files are in chronological order. | |||||||||||
| Summary: The Capital Structure files contain information about payments to family members from Moe and Dave Bildner (1945), “Facts Leading Up to the Present Set Up of the [Bildner Brothers] Partnership” (1948?), advice concerning the capital structure (1955-1956) and an accounting of the Bildner Brothers partnership prepared by J.H. Cohn and Co. at the time of its dissolution (1956). In addition there is a stock debenture analysis and an analysis for the distribution of new stock for Kings (1958), a review of the outstanding stock issued by Kings (1963), and an analysis of the fair market value of shares of Kings Class B Common Stock (1986). | |||||||||||
| The Stock and Stockholdings files consist of agreements among Kings shareholders (1971) and a later settlement agreement with Phyllis Schechter (1986). Also there is a shareholders agreement with Robert and James Bildner concerning Kings and SME shares (1981). Also part of this subgroup are stock certificates for shares in Kings and its affiliated companies (Kings of Bloomfield, Kings Markets, Inc., King’s Self Service, Kings Inc.). The shares were held by Allen Bildner, Joseph Bildner, or Kings Super Markets. | |||||||||||
| Capital Structure | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 12 | 1 | Bildner Brothers, notes re. payments of capital received from Moe and Dave Bildner, January-February 1945 | |||||||||
| 2 | Bildner Brothers Partnership, “Facts Leading Up To The Present Set Up Of The Partnership,” 1948? | ||||||||||
| 3 | Kings Super Markets, advice re. capital structure (from Phillip Blank), list of shareholders and debentures, September-November, 1955 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Kings Super Markets, account of partnership assets in accord with plan of reorganization (at time of dissolution of Bildner Bros., prepared by J.H. Cohn and Co., accountants) and advice to Bea Bildner from her attorney, May-August 1956 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Kings Super Markets, Mayfair-Kings, stock debenture analysis, holdings, analysis for distribution of new stock (prepared by J.H. Cohn and Co.), 1958 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Review of outstanding stock issued by Kings (prepared by J.H. Cohn and Co.), November 27, 1963 | ||||||||||
| 7 | Stockholders, stockholdings and book value, Kings, SME and Mojoda (schedule prepared by J. and H. Cohn and Co.), April 15, 1982 | ||||||||||
| 8 | Study of fair market value of 46.5 shares of Kings Class B Common Stock (J.H. Cohn and Co.), January 29, 1986 | ||||||||||
| Stock and Stockholdings | |||||||||||
| Agreements | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 57 | 25 | Agreement among Kings shareholders, including Joseph and Beatrice Bildner, Allen and Joan Bildner, Phyllis and Leonard Schechter, Robert Bildner, James Bildner, Steven Schechter, Jay Schechter, Stacie Sue Schechter, July 8, 1971 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 12 | 9 | Shareholders agreement, with Robert Bildner and James Bildner re. Kings and SME, September 1981 | |||||||||
| 10 | Settlement agreement with Phyllis Schechter re. claims and purchase of shares (copy of executed agreement), November 24, 1986 | ||||||||||
| Certificates | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 12 | 11 | Kings of Bloomfield, certificate for 1 1/6 shares of capital stock, held by Allen I. Bildner, May 11, 1950 | |||||||||
| 12 | Kings Markets, Inc., certificate for one share of capital stock, held Allen I. Bildner, May 11, 1950 | ||||||||||
| 13 | King’s Self Service, certificate for one share of capital stock, held by Allen I. Bildner, May 11, 1950 | ||||||||||
| 14 | Kings Inc., certificates of capital stock, 17 shares held by Kings Super Markets, Inc., one share held by Joseph Bildner and one share held by Allen Bildner, May 18, 1961 | ||||||||||
| 15 | Kings Super Markets, certificate for 68 shares of common stock held by Kings Super Markets, March 4, 1976 | ||||||||||
| 4. INVESTMENTS, 1959-1993 (One box, additional materials in legal size files) | |||||||||||
| Arrangement: Arranged chronologically. | |||||||||||
| Summary: This record group documents investments made by Allen Bildner, Beatrice Bildner, Joseph Bildner, and Leonard Schechter. The majority of the files contain the financial statements of the companies in which Beatrice Bildner was a limited partner, such as Red Food Stores, Cowron and Company, and Haron and Company. These files also contain letters to Mrs. Bildner regarding disbursements made to her from her accounts, and the status of the businesses in which she was an investor (1962-1993). In addition there are certificates for shares in the Long Island Commuters Market (held by Allen and Joseph Bildner, and Leonard Schechter, 1959), the American-Asiatic Oil Corporation (held by Allen and Joan Bildner, 1961), and Cobbossee Venture in Maine (held by Allen Bildner, 1971). | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 13 | 1 | Long Island Commuters Market, certificate for shares held by Kings Super Markets, Allen Bildner, Joseph Bildner, and Leonard Schechter, May 15, 1959 | |||||||||
| 2 | American-Asiatic Oil Corporation, stock certificate issued to A.B. and Joan Bildner for 5000 shares, September 5, 1961 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Cowron & Co.: Accountant’s report, December 31, 1962 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Cowron & Co.: Accountant’s report, December 31, 1963 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Cowron & Co.: Letters to Beatrice Bildner explaining the financial conditions of Red Food Stores and Cowron & Co., February 9-12, 1963 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Cowron & Co.: Amendment of Certificate of Limited Partnership (amendment no. 5), December 7, 1964 | ||||||||||
| 7 | Cowron & Co.: Letter to Beatrice Bildner regarding the recent purchases of this company, December 10, 1964 | ||||||||||
| 8 | Cowron & Co.: Amendment to Articles of Partnership (Beatrice Bildner is a limited partner), July 14, 1966 | ||||||||||
| 9 | Cowron & Co.: Balance sheet for year ended December 31, 1968 | ||||||||||
| 10 | Cowron & Co.: Balance sheet year ended December 31, 1969 | ||||||||||
| 11 | Haron and Co.: Correspondence with Beatrice Bildner re. stock purchase, December 28, 1964 | ||||||||||
| 12 | Haron and Co.: Correspondence to Beatrice Bildner re. a debenture bond, February 1, 1965 | ||||||||||
| 13 | Haron and Co.: Financial statements for year ended November 30, 1966 | ||||||||||
| 14 | Haron and Co.: Correspondence with Beatrice Bildner re. her investment, 1968 | ||||||||||
| 15 | Haron and Co.: Financial statements for year ended November 30, 1968 | ||||||||||
| 16 | Haron and Co.: Financial statements for year ended November 30, 1969 | ||||||||||
| 17 | Red Food Stores: RFS and Subsidiaries, Pro Forma Statement of Consolidated Red Food Stores Income for the three years and five months ended, May 31, 1962 | ||||||||||
| 18 | Red Food Stores: RFS and Cowron & Co., projected statement of income, balance sheet and statement of income and partners equity, August 9, 1962 | ||||||||||
| 19 | Red Food Stores: RFS and Subsidiaries, financial statement for June 1-December 29, 1962 | ||||||||||
| 20 | Red Food Stores: Summary of financial situation of Cowron & Co. since it acquired the stock of Red Food Stores, 1963 | ||||||||||
| 21 | Red Food Stores: Correspondence to Beatrice Bildner re. the earnings of Red Food Stores, July 28, 1965 | ||||||||||
| 22 | Red Food Stores: Notice of meeting of special stockholders, 1967 | ||||||||||
| 23 | Red Food Stores: RFS and subsidiaries, financial statements for the five years ended (includes accountant's opinion), June 3, 1967 | ||||||||||
| 24 | Red Food Stores: Correspondence to Beatrice Bildner regarding her investment in the company, 1968 | ||||||||||
| 25 | Red Food Stores: Prospectus for stockholders, including a history of the company and its finances, July 7, 1968 | ||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 57 | 26 | Red Food Stores: Restated Certificate of Incorporation, April 19, 1968 | |||||||||
| 27 | Red Food Stores: SEC Registration Statement (form S-1), May 3, 1968 | ||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 13 | 26 | Cobbossee Venture (Maine), stock certificate issued to A.B. for 12.5 shares, June 24, 1971 | |||||||||
| 27 | Cowron & Co.: Balance sheet year ended December 31, 1970 | ||||||||||
| 28 | Cowron & Co.: Correspondence to Beatrice Bildner describing her ownership in Cowron & Co., and the price of Red Food Stores stock, October 9, 1973 | ||||||||||
| 29 | Cowron & Co.: Financial statements for year ended December 31, 1978 | ||||||||||
| 30 | Haron and Co., financial statements for year ended November 30, 1973 | ||||||||||
| 31 | Red Food Stores: Annual Report (1972) and notice of annual meeting of stockholders, October 17, 1972 | ||||||||||
| 32 | Red Food Stores: RFS and Subsidiaries, financial statements for the 53 weeks ended (includes accountant's opinion), June 3, 1972 | ||||||||||
| 33 | Red Food Stores: Annual report 1979 | ||||||||||
| 34 | Cowron & Co.: Amendment to Articles of Partnership, December 29, 1986 | ||||||||||
| 35 | Cowron & Co.: Amendment to Articles of Partnership, January 1, 1987 | ||||||||||
| 36 | Cowron & Co.: Capital computations as of January 1, 1987 | ||||||||||
| 37 | Cowron & Co.: Financial statements for year ended December 31, 1988 | ||||||||||
| 38 | Cowron & Co.: Letter to partners regarding 1988 cash distribution; includes a list of limited partners (Beatrice Bildner is listed), March 15, 1989 | ||||||||||
| 39 | Haron and Co., correspondence to holders of common stock re. the reorganization of the partnership, 1984 | ||||||||||
| 40 | Haron Partners, financial statement for year ended December 31, 1988 | ||||||||||
| 41 | J. Bildner & Sons, certificate for 7,700 shares of commons stock, purchased by Allen and Joan Bildner, October 7, 1986 | ||||||||||
| 42 | RFS Liquidating Corporation (formerly Red Food Stores): Agreement of sale of 16 limited partnership interests by Beatrice Bildner and notice of special meeting of stockholders to discuss the formation of RSR Assoc., LP, 1980 | ||||||||||
| 43 | RFS Liquidating Corporation (formerly Red Food Stores): SEC Registration Statement re. the dissolution of the company and its re-incorporation as RSR Associates L.P., August 25, 1980 | ||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 57 | 28 | RFS Liquidating Corp. Balance Sheet and Incomes statement of the RFS Trust in Dissolution year ended December 31, 1981 December 31, 1970 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 13 | 44 | RFS Liquidating Corporation (formerly Red Food Stores): Correspondence to stockholders re. value of shares and cash distributions, 1981 | |||||||||
| 45 | RSR Associates L.P.: 1980 annual report | ||||||||||
| 46 | RSR Associates L.P.: 1984 annual report | ||||||||||
| 47 | Correspondence to new limited partners re. transactions within the company, December 19, 1986 | ||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 57 | 29 | Cowron & Company: Letter announcing a cash distribution to the partners and copy of a check to Beatrice Bildner Becker as a limited partner, February 23, 1990 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 13 | 48 | Haron Partners, financial statement year ended December 31, 1993 | |||||||||
| 5. ADMINISTRATIVE FUNCTIONS, 1936-1998 (7 boxes, additional materials in legal size and oversize files) | |||||||||||
| Arrangement: The Administrative Functions files are divided into six subgroups: Consumer Relations, Finance, Human Resources, Legal, Marketing and Sales, Operations, and Planning. The files are arranged chronologically within these subgroups. | |||||||||||
| Summary: The Consumer Relations files contain correspondence with Kings customers, many of whom wrote to express compliments or criticism to the management (1985-1990). After 1988 the letters begin to show how customers reacted to the sale of Kings to Marks & Spencer, and the management style change. Many customers disliked the changes made by Marks & Spencer, particularly the increased number of British goods introduced to Kings stores. The files also include the results of panel discussions with customers, an effort to find out what customers liked and disliked about the Kings stores, and how they would improve them (1990). | |||||||||||
| The Human Resources files consist of surveys, awards, job descriptions, orientation, personnel evaluations, telephone directories, and training materials. The survey files include analysis and results reports of employee surveys (no date, 1981), a strategy for human resources prepared by Brian Wittlin (1986) and an employee “roots” survey (1986). The awards files pertain to the Kings Service Club Awards Dinners and Dances, including the 50th Anniversary of Kings (1986). The files hold programs, remarks and keynote addresses by Allen Bildner and his son Robert (1985), and tributes to long-term employees, including Angelo Delmonaco (1961), Jim Meister (1983), Ed Edelstein (1985), Ed Lowenfish and Sid Feinstein (1984), and Stanley Wall (1988). The one orientation file holds “Working Together at Kings,” a handbook for new employees, no date [1950s]. The job description files outline the responsibilities for all levels of Kings management, including the President and CEO, the Director of Store Operations, the Meat Sales Manager, the Grocery Sales Manager, etc. (no date, 1983, 1984, ca. 1988). Also part of this subgroup are personnel evaluations for Allen Bildner (1948) and Leonard Schechter (1949), telephone directories for the corporate offices and stores (no date, 1985, 1987), and a memo from Leonard Schechter to Joseph Bildner calling for the institution of a training program (1951). | |||||||||||
| The files in the Finance subgroup are arranged by decade. The records largely consist of financial statements for the Bildner Bros. Partnership and later the Kings Super Markets, Inc. A Ledger kept by Joseph Bildner for Kings Super Markets is one of the earliest records in the collection and shows the expenditures and income of the brand new business in 1936 through December 1940. It is a handwritten document with references to Kings affiliates and related companies, such as Mojoda Holding Company, Kings Self Serve, and Kings Inc., as well as the company’s investments. The Financial Statements for Kings Super Markets and its wholly owned subsidiaries begin in 1955, and are available through 1986. Prior to this, the financial statements of Bildner Brothers, a partnership trading as Kings, document the growing company’s financial condition (1940-1955). | |||||||||||
| In addition to Financial Statements, the files for the 1980s also hold bonus-related files and Financial Plans. The bonus files hold background information and criteria for distributions of achievement bonuses (1984, 1985), reviews of Bonus Committee meetings by Ed Lowenfish (1984, 1986), and the Bonus Book for 1988. The Financial Plans files consist of capital needs projections (1984), income forecasts (1987), and three versions of a Five Year Business Plan for 1988-1992. | |||||||||||
| The Legal file holds a consulting agreement with Joseph Baum Company for food merchandising services (1993). The Marketing and Sales folders are subdivided into Advertising, Sales and Promotions, Store Openings and Reference. The advertisements and sales circulars consist of seasonal advertisements, special promotions and contests for Kings and Packards (spanning from 1950-1975 with gaps, 1982-1983, 1991, 1996). The earliest are reduced copies of the advertising circulars, which were removed from binders during the processing of this collection (1951-1952). However, many are full-page advertisements, which appeared in local papers in New Jersey (in boxes 62 and 63). Also included in the ads are notices of the grand opening of Kings in East Orange (February 6, 1952), Maplewood (September 1961), Oakwood Mall (April 1966) and in Chatham (January 1975), recipes for holiday meals (1959-1962), a poem commemorating Memorial Day (1961), and a series of ads featuring employees (With Love from Kings, 1973-1975). Allen Bildner is pictured in an ad, a fundraising effort for the Special Olympics (1982). The 60th Anniversary of Kings is noted in a series of circulars (1996). | |||||||||||
| The Sales Promotions files document selected marketing events at Kings and Packards (1949-1989). The contents of files range from a Life magazine promotion that featured “Mr. Joe” on a mocked-up cover (1952), mailings to customers with one dollar coupons (1966) and customer brochures with certificates or coupons for stamps (1966) to memos and display information for a Summer Foods Festival (1982), background on themes and contests such as “April in Paris” (1983) and “A Taste of Hawaii” (1983), and sales promotion bulletins and a Kings golden anniversary salute to New Jersey (1986). A promotional packet contains a brochure, ad, and newsletter related to the acquisition of Kings by Marks & Spencer (Fall 1989). | |||||||||||
| Contained in the Store Openings series is an invitation to a private showing of “newest” Kings Super Market on 250 Central Avenue in Orange, NJ (1958). The folder also holds a postal card with an image of fruit and produce displays. The one folder of Reference information contains an undated list of old product advertisements owned by Kings. | |||||||||||
| The Operations subgroup contains Operations Bulletins from Kings Headquarters to the stores regarding new pricing plans, sales campaigns, products to push, and upcoming events (1959-1960). The bulletins also discuss employee morale, encourage attention to detail, and urge employees to exert their best efforts. There are also minutes for Packaging and Uniform meetings, where issues of grocery bags and employee uniforms are discussed (1983), and memos from the “Bust the Bureaucracy” Committee calling for examples and employee feedback (1987). | |||||||||||
| The Planning files consist of a reorganization plan for Bildner Brothers prepared by J.H. Cohn and Co. (1955), strategic and growth plans for Kings Super Markets (1983-1998), a 50th Anniversary strategic plan with individual, departmental and corporate goals (1986), and a pricing strategy project (1992). | |||||||||||
| Consumer Relations | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 14 | 1 | Consumer correspondence, compliments, undated | |||||||||
| 2 | Consumer correspondence, complaints and compliments, 1985 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Consumer correspondence, complaints and compliments, 1986 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Consumer correspondence, compliments, 1987 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Consumer correspondence and Customer Communications Report, October 1-December 31, 1988 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Consumer correspondence and Year End Customer Communications Report, April 1, 1988-March 31, 1989 | ||||||||||
| 7 | Consumer correspondence (includes mention of a decline in quality since the new ownership), 1989-1990 | ||||||||||
| 8 | Customer Communications Report (log of customer complaints and compliments), February 13, 1990 | ||||||||||
| 9 | Consumer Panel Meeting Minutes, March 26-27, 1990 | ||||||||||
| Human Resources | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 14 | 10 | Employee Survey: Individual Question Analysis for Whole Company, includes summary of responses and statistical analysis, undated | |||||||||
| 11 | Human Resources Institute: A Listing and Partial Description, guide discussing various human resources programs available, undated | ||||||||||
| 12 | Employee interview results report, February 18, 1981 | ||||||||||
| 13 | Human Resources Institute: Overview of Survey and Feedback Results, February 19, 1986 | ||||||||||
| 14 | Human Resources Strategy 1986-1989, prepared by Brian D. Wittlin, June 1986 | ||||||||||
| 15 | Kings Super Market "Roots" Survey (fragile), June 25, 1986 | ||||||||||
| Awards | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 14 | 16 | Hotel Astor, New York, program, tribute to Angelo Delmonaco, December 17, 1961 | |||||||||
| 17 | Tribute to Jim Meister (A.B. remarks), 1983 | ||||||||||
| 18 | Tributes to Ed Lowenfish and Sid Feinstein (A.B. notes, remarks). 1984 | ||||||||||
| Also SEE Record Group 10, Photographs, Events, 1984, for image of AI Bildner with Mr. Feinstein. | |||||||||||
| 19 | Tribute to Ed Edelstein, script with remarks by Rob Bildner, E. Edelstein comments (and A.B. correspondence), January 27, 1985 | ||||||||||
| 20 | 50th Anniversary of Kings, Parsippany Hilton (program, remarks by Jim Meister, A.B. and Ed Lowenfish), March 16, 1986 | ||||||||||
| 21 | Loews Glenpoint Hotel (program, A.B. keynote remarks), March 15, 1987 | ||||||||||
| 22 | Tribute to Stanley Wall, keynote remarks by A.B., March 13, 1988 | ||||||||||
| 23 | Marks & Spencer and Kings Super Markets, Service Club Awards Dinner and Dance, New Beginnings, March 12, 1989 | ||||||||||
| Job Descriptions | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 14 | 24 | Job Description: Director of Sales and Advertising, undated | |||||||||
| 25 | Job Descriptions: President and CEO, VP of Operations, VP and Director of Corporate Development, VP of Administration, VP of Sales, Director of Store Operations, Director of Engineering, Controller, District Manager, Grocery Sales Manager, Meat Sales Manager, etc., undated | ||||||||||
| 26 | Job Descriptions and Standards of Performance: Vice President and General Manager, Vice President Finance and Corporate Development, Director of Cooking School, and Director of Consumer Affairs, 1983 | ||||||||||
| 27 | Job Description, Responsibilities, Limits of Authority and Standards of Performance: General Store Manager, June 14, 1984 | ||||||||||
| 28 | Vice President of Store Operations and Development, proposed job specifications and notes, 1988? | ||||||||||
| Orientation | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 14 | 29 | Working Together at Kings,” new employee handbook, undated [1950s] | |||||||||
| Personnel Evaluations | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 14 | 30 | Evaluation of Allen I. Bildner for Bildner Brothers, East Orange, NJ (confidential), January 22, 1948 | |||||||||
| 31 | Evaluation of Leonard Schechter for Bildner Brothers (confidential), January 3, 1949 | ||||||||||
| Phone Directories | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 14 | 32 | Phone Directories for Store Managers, undated | |||||||||
| 33 | Kings Super Markets, Inc., Corporate Offices Telephone Directory, 1985 | ||||||||||
| 34 | Phone Directory of General Store Managers, October 19, 1987 | ||||||||||
| Training | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 14 | 35 | "Let's count up our assets," Leonard Schechter memo to Joseph Bildner, January 9, 1951 | |||||||||
| Finance | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 15 | 1 | Ledger of expenditures and income kept by Joseph Bildner for Kings Super Markets, November 1936-December 1940 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 60 | 1 | Bildner Brothers (a partnership, trading as Kings), Financial reports, December 4, 1939, | |||||||||
| 2 | Bildner Brothers (a partnership, trading as Kings) Financial reports, 1940-1944, 1946-1949, | ||||||||||
| 3 | Comparative Financial Statements, 1942-1950 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Bildner Brothers (a partnership, trading as Kings) Financial reports, December 1950-2, 1953 | ||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 15 | 2 | Financial statements (and consolidated financial statements), 1954-1955 | |||||||||
| 3 | Kings Super Markets, Inc. and wholly-owned subsidiaries: Consolidated financial statement, October 2, 1955-June 29, 1956 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Kings Super Markets, Inc. and wholly-owned subsidiaries: Report on examination of the financial statement, July 1, 1956-June 29, 1957 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Kings Super Markets, Inc. and wholly-owned subsidiaries: Consolidated financial statement, June 30, 1957-June 28, 1958 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Kings Super Markets, Inc. and wholly-owned subsidiaries: Consolidated financial statement 52 weeks ended June 27, 1959 | ||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 60 | 5 | Kings Super Markets, Inc. and subsidiaries: Analysis of store operations, 1959-1960, July 2, 1960, | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 15 | 7 | Kings Super Markets, Inc. and subsidiaries: Report on examination of the financial statement, year ended July 2, 1960 | |||||||||
| 8 | Kings Super Markets, Inc. and subsidiaries: Financial statement, 52 weeks ended July 1, 1961 | ||||||||||
| 9 | Kings Super Markets, Inc. and subsidiaries: Consolidated statement of financial position 1957-1961, May 31, 1962 | ||||||||||
| 10 | Kings Super Markets, Inc. and subsidiaries: Financial statement, June 30, 1962 | ||||||||||
| 11 | Kings Super Markets, Inc. and subsidiaries: Financial statement, year ended June 30, 1963 | ||||||||||
| 12 | Kings Super Markets, Inc. and subsidiaries: Consolidated financial statements, year ended June 28, 1964 | ||||||||||
| 13 | Kings Super Markets, Inc. and subsidiaries: Financial statement, year ended 1965 | ||||||||||
| 14 | Kings Super Markets, Inc. and subsidiaries: Financial statement, year ended July 3, 1966 | ||||||||||
| 15 | Kings Super Markets, Inc. and subsidiaries: Report on examination of financial statement, year ended July 2, 1967 | ||||||||||
| 16 | Kings Super Markets, Inc. and subsidiaries: Consolidated financial statement, year ended June 30, 1968 | ||||||||||
| 17 | Kings Super Markets, Inc. and subsidiaries: Consolidated financial statement, year ended June 29, 1969 | ||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 16 | 1 | Kings Super Markets, Inc. and subsidiaries: Consolidated financial statement, year ended June 28, 1970 | |||||||||
| 2 | Kings Super Markets, Inc. and subsidiaries: Consolidated financial statement, year ended June 27, 1971 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Kings Super Markets, Inc. and subsidiaries: Consolidated financial statement, year ended July 1, 1973 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Kings Super Markets, Inc. and subsidiaries: Consolidated financial statement, year ended June 30, 1974 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Kings Super Markets, Inc. and subsidiaries: Report on consolidated financial statements, year ended June 29, 1975 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Kings Super Markets, Inc. and subsidiaries: Report on consolidated financial statements, year ended June 27, 1976 | ||||||||||
| 7 | Kings Super Markets, Inc. and subsidiaries: Report on consolidated financial statements, year ended July 3, 1977 | ||||||||||
| 8 | Kings Super Markets, Inc. and subsidiaries: Report on consolidated financial statements, year ended July 2, 1978 | ||||||||||
| 9 | Kings Super Markets, Inc. and subsidiaries and Super Market Equipment: Company, report on combined and separate financial statements, July 1, 1979 | ||||||||||
| 10 | Bonus-related Files: Achievement Bonus Plan, background information revised effective, June 27, 1984 | ||||||||||
| 11 | Bonus-related Files: Bonus Committee, meeting review by Ed Lowenfish (confidential), August 6, 1984 | ||||||||||
| 12 | Bonus-related Files: Achievement bonuses, criteria for achievement bonus distribution, June 1985, January 23, 1985 | ||||||||||
| 13 | Bonus-related Files: Bonus Committee, meeting review by Ed Lowenfish, August 8, 1986 | ||||||||||
| 14 | Bonus-related Files: Achievement Bonus Book, 1988 | ||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 60 | unfoldered | Bonus Book, 1988 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 60 | 7 | Bonus Book, sections 5, 7, 8, 10-15, 17, 19, 21-23 1988 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 16 | 15 | Financial Plans: Capital needs projections for Kings (including possible new structure), November 9, 1984 | |||||||||
| 16 | Financial Plans: Forecast of income, 1988-1992, including executive compensation summary and bonuses, November-December, 1987 | ||||||||||
| 17-20 | Financial Plans: Five Year Business Plan, 1988-1992, KSM Summary Financial Forecast, Models A-D, April-May, 1988 (four folders) | ||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 20 | 21 | Financial Statements: Kings Super Markets, Inc. and subsidiaries, Report on consolidated financial statements, year ended June 30, 1980 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 21 | 22 | Financial Statements: Kings Super Markets, Inc. and subsidiaries, Report on consolidated financial statements (with supplementary information), year ended June 27, 1982 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 60 | 6 | Finance: Financial statements, misc., 1983-1988 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 16 | 23 | Financial Statements: Kings Super Markets, Inc. and subsidiaries, Report on consolidated financial statements, years ended June 30, 1985 and June 29, 1986 | |||||||||
| 24 | Financial Statements: Kings Super Markets, Inc. and subsidiaries, Consolidated balance sheets, comparison of 1986-1988, June 1988 | ||||||||||
| 25 | Comparative Performance Since Acquisition by Marks & Spencer, 1988/89-2001/2002 | ||||||||||
| Legal | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 16 | 26 | Perlmutters, resume of meat transactions as a result of negotiations between Bildner Brothers and Perlmutters (Philip Blank, counselor), January 6, 1950 | |||||||||
| 27 | Joseph Baum Company, consulting agreement, executed copy, October 20, 1983 | ||||||||||
| Marketing and Sales | |||||||||||
| Advertising | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 17 | 1 | Kings advertising circulars, 1950 | |||||||||
| 2-3 | Kings advertising circulars (includes notice of birth of Joan and Allen Bildner’s son Robert), (two folders) January-December 1951 | ||||||||||
| 4-5 | Kings advertising circulars, (two folders) January-December, 1952 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Kings, East Orange, NJ. Grand Opening, “My Son is the luckiest Kid in the World”—Mr. Joe, unidentified newspaper, February 6, 1952 | ||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 62 | 1 | Kings, advertising, November 27, 1958 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 62 | 2-3 | Kings, advertising and circulars, 1959 | |||||||||
| 4-5 | Kings, advertisements, 1960 | ||||||||||
| 6-7 | Kings, advertising, 1961 | ||||||||||
| 8 | Kings, grand re-opening of Kings Super Market in Maplewood, NJ, public notice and sales circulars, September 1961 | ||||||||||
| 9 | Kings holiday sales circulars, 1961 | ||||||||||
| 10-11 | Kings, advertising, 1962 | ||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 63 | 1-2 | Kings, advertising, 1965 | |||||||||
| 3 | Kings, advertising and circulars, April-December 1966 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Kings, advertising, March-September 1967 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Packards, advertising, 1972 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Packards, advertising, June-December 1973 | ||||||||||
| 7 | Kings, advertising (includes With Love From Kings advertising campaign), July-December 1973 | ||||||||||
| 8 | Kings, advertising (includes With Love From Kings advertising campaign), January-December, 1974 | ||||||||||
| 9 | Packards, advertising, January-March 1974, | ||||||||||
| 10 | Kings, advertising, 1975 | ||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 17 | 7 | “Grand Prize Week,” sales circulars for grand opening, Kings, Chatham, NJ, 1975 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 63 | 11 | Kings, advertising (A.B. pictured, fundraising effort for Special Olympics), January 6, 1982, April-May 1983 | |||||||||
| 11 | Kings, Packards advertising (includes With Love From Kings advertising campaign), April-May, 1983 | ||||||||||
| 12 | Kings, advertising, September 15, 1991 | ||||||||||
| 13 | Kings advertising circulars (commemorating 60th anniversary) May 5-11, 1996 | ||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 57 | 34 | Kings advertising circulars (commemorating 60th anniversary) May 5-11, 1996 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 59 | 17 | Griffin’s Modern Grocer, Kings congratulatory ad noting 75th anniversary of Griffin’s Modern Grocer (Bea Bildner is pictured in historic photo), September 1997 | |||||||||
| Also SEE Record Group 11, Reference, Stores, General Industry of the 75th Anniversary edition of Modern Grocer (Bea Bildner is pictured in historic photo/congratulatory ad from Kings.) | |||||||||||
| Kings Cooking Studio | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 17 | 8 | Class Guide (20th Anniversary of Kings Cooking Studio), September-November 2003 | |||||||||
| Sales Promotions | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 17 | 9 | “King’s Court,” audience participation quiz program, program description for sponsors, Channel 13, Newark, September 8, 1949 | |||||||||
| 10 | Life (magazine) month-long promotion booklet (cover is mock up of Life with Mr. Joe's photo; contains instructions for a promotion product display), July, 1952 | ||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 57 | 30 | Mailings to customers re. KSM at Oakwood Mall, from General Store Manager with coupon for one dollar, July 11-25, 1966 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 17 | 11 | Promotional brochure, "Man…was I mad!" includes certificate redeemable for one dollar, October 1966 | |||||||||
| 12 | Promotional brochure, "First it was hula hoops... now it's me! Ernie ‘The Fad’ Neuman!" includes coupons for King Korn stamps, November 1966 | ||||||||||
| 13 | "Decemberfest," Packards, includes map of Germany and press coverage, December 1971 | ||||||||||
| Also SEE Record Group 10, Photographs, Events for images pertaining to this event and sales promotion. | |||||||||||
| 14 | Kings Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Promotional Calendar, and memo re. produce “readiness for business,” March 6, 1980 | ||||||||||
| 15 | Kings California Summer Food Festival, promotion and display memo, June 25, 1982 | ||||||||||
| 16 | "April in Paris" promotion, background on theme and contest, March-April, 1983 | ||||||||||
| Also SEE Record Group 10, Photographs, Sales Promotions for related images. | |||||||||||
| 17 | "Aloha! A Taste of Hawaii" promotion, Packards, April-May 1983 | ||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 57 | 31 | "Aloha! A Taste of Hawaii" promotion, Packards, April-May 1983 | |||||||||
| Also SEE Record Group 10, Photographs, Sales Promotions, for related images. | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 17 | 18 | Kings “Homemade” Summer Fruit Salad, memo to store and produce department managers, June 23, 1983 | |||||||||
| 19 | Florida Grapefruit Promotion, memo re. incentive awards, December 1, 1983 | ||||||||||
| 20 | "Jersey Fresh," press release for wine and cheese tasting, August 19, 1984 | ||||||||||
| 21 | Sales promotion bulletins, including “Suddenly it's Spring,” “Good Things from Florida,” and “Farmer's Corner,” April 7-June 29, 1986 | ||||||||||
| 22 | Kings Golden Anniversary Salute to New Jersey, agriculture program, Midway Inn, July 15, 1986 | ||||||||||
| 23 | Promotional packet, contains brochures, ad, and newsletters re. Marks & Spencer, acquisition of Kings, Fall 1989 | ||||||||||
| Store Openings | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 17 | 24 | Kings, Orange, NJ, invitation to private showing of “newest” Kings Super Market, 250 Central Avenue, Orange (includes postcard with image of fruit and produce displays), March 2, 1958 | |||||||||
| Reference | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 17 | 25 | Collection of old advertisements held by Kings, (product brand names, not Kings), list, undated | |||||||||
| Operations | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 18 | 1 | Kings Fine Wine and Spirits, order form (samples), 1959-1961 | |||||||||
| 2-7 | Kings Operations Bulletins (six folders), January-December, 1959 | ||||||||||
| 8-9 | Kings Operations Bulletins, (two folders), January-April, 1960 | ||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 19 | 1-4 | Kings Operations Bulletins, (four folders), May-December 1960 | |||||||||
| 5 | Dairy and Frozen Food Department, bulletin checklist (fragile), October 29, 1963 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Packaging/Uniform Meetings, minutes, April-August, 1983 | ||||||||||
| 7 | "Bust the Bureaucracy" Committee, examples of bureaucracy (memos), February 1987 | ||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 57 | 32 | Operations: Deli Preparation Department, item list with sales information, September 17-November 4, 1988 | |||||||||
| Planning | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 20 | 1 | "Planning for Store #22" (Hackensack), outline of market, grocery, produce, dairy, frozen food, and meat costs (includes photos), March 26, 1952 | |||||||||
| 2 | Kings Super Markets, Inc., Strategic Plan: 1983-1986, prepared 1983? | ||||||||||
| 3 | Kings Super Markets, Inc., Two Year Strategic Plan: 1986-1987, prepared 1985? | ||||||||||
| 4 | Kings Super Markets, Inc., Three Year Strategic Plan: 1986-1989, April 22, 1986 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Strategic planning, priorities for first year of 50th Anniversary Strategic Plan (includes first revision), July 1-3, 1986 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Fiftieth Anniversary Strategic Plan, June 30, 1986-June 25, 1989 (second revision), November 3, 1986 | ||||||||||
| 7 | Strategic Plan: June 30, 1987-June 24, 1990, memos from Allen Bildner re. strategies and goals and overall plan goals, July 3, 1987 | ||||||||||
| 8 | Strategic planning sales forecast, average weekly sales to be arrived at during three-year horizon, June 28, 1987-June 24, 1990 | ||||||||||
| 9 | Strategic planning, memos re. Strategic Plan for fiscal years ending June 25, 1989, June 26, 1990, June 25, 1991; internal and external expansion in sales forecast, 1988 | ||||||||||
| 10 | Kings Super Markets, Inc., Strategic Plan: June 30, 1987-June 24, 1992, revised June 23, 1988 | ||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 57 | 33 | Planning: Kings Super Markets, Inc., Five-year Plan: 1990-1994 (includes revised plan), November 1989 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 20 | 11 | Kings Super Markets, “Strategy for Growth,” 1991. | |||||||||
| Also SEE Record Group 8, Marks & Spencer, 1991, Board of Directors, for A.B. presentation re. Kings and five-year Strategy for Growth. | |||||||||||
| 12 | Kings Super Markets, Pricing Strategy Project—final presentation, August 14, 1992 | ||||||||||
| 13 | Kings Super Markets, Inc., Strategic Plan: 1993-1998, January 6, 1994 | ||||||||||
| 14 | Kings Super Markets, Inc., Growth Strategy, includes correspondence from Jim Meister re. presentation to M&S), March-April, 1998 | ||||||||||
| 6. FACILITIES, 1980-1988 (1 box, maps and blueprints are in two storage boxes) | |||||||||||
| Arrangement: Arranged by subject and size | |||||||||||
| Summary: The files contain materials relating to the warehouses and distribution centers owned and operated by Kings in West Caldwell, New Jersey. The files for the West Caldwell Office and Distribution Center include a proposal for construction, construction plans, a list of work to be done, and a budget (1980). There are also methods recommendations for the Produce Facility Operations and Warehouse Expansion (1987), a blueprint of the warehouse (1987) and minutes of a meeting held to discuss the cost, project and schedule of the warehouse expansion project (1988). | |||||||||||
| This record group also contains a map of Northern New Jersey with locations of Kings and its competition indicated (SEE Blueprint Storage Box #2). | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 21 | 1 | West Caldwell Office And Distribution Center Proposal, construction plans, list of actions to be taken and personnel responsible, budget, 1980 | |||||||||
| 2 | West Caldwell, NJ, Produce Facility Operations and Warehouse Expansion Phase One: Methods Recommendations for current produce facility operations, August 31, 1987 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Methods Recommendations for current produce facility operations and warehouse expansion, September 1987 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Activities to be resolved re. warehouse and recommendations, October 6, 1987 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Warehouse Expansion, time sequence schedule, December 17, 1987 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Warehouse Expansion, review of project schedule and cost, March 22-27, 1988 | ||||||||||
| Plans and Blueprints | |||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||
| 22 | Blueprint box: Map (with locations for Kings and its competition), no date | ||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||
| 23 | Blueprint box: Warehouse, West Caldwell, NJ, 1987 | ||||||||||
| 7. STUDIES AND RESEARCH REPORTS, 1970-1995 (6 boxes, additional materials in legal size files) | |||||||||||
| Arrangement: Arranged chronologically. | |||||||||||
| Summary: This record group is comprised of studies and reports commissioned by Kings in the areas of market research, consumer surveys, progress of individual stores, compensation, future store site research, and growth. In 1970, for example, Kings hired Ballinger-Meserole Company, a management consulting firm, to create a scheduling system for their stores, which included scheduling plans for the checkout, grocery, meat, dairy and deli departments. A 1973 study of meat-buying consumers found out what women really wanted in the meat department at Kings. | |||||||||||
| There are also studies for specific stores and departments, such as the meat department in the Livingston store (1973) and “What’s Happening at Kings Morristown” (1974). Kings’ five year growth was studied (1979), as were salary ranges (1980-1984). Kings’ shoppers were polled for their opinions and the results were compiled into research reports (1985-1993). Demographics reports and site surveys helped Kings management analyze growth opportunities and decide where to build new stores (1989-1994). There is also a summary of interviews and questionnaires concerning Kings Super Markets prepared by Cook Ross, Inc. which provides insights into employees views of Kings leadership and “what made Kings different” (1995). | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 24 | 1 | "Scheduled Unit Control," a scheduling system created for Kings by Ballinger-Meserole Co., 1970 | |||||||||
| Contains scheduling plans for front end (checkout), grocery, meat, dairy, and deli departments. | |||||||||||
| 2 | Super Market Institute’s Norms System, including case studies of grocery stores that participated, August 8, 1972 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Kings Normative System: A Background Paper Designed to Improve Understanding of Norms, circa 1973 | ||||||||||
| Designed by Supermarket Management Institute (SMI), the Normative System Program identifies a system of norms or values that operate in an organization. This study of norms helped Kings form its Corporate Mission and Guiding Principles. | |||||||||||
| 4 | "Selecting Good Meat at the Super Market—the View from the Shopping Cart," prepared for Kings Super Markets, April 1973 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Research Memorandum: an Initial Look at Meat Shopping in the Kings-Livingston Store, May 22, 1973 | ||||||||||
| Study of meat shopper at Kings' Livingston store based on interviews with women shoppers. | |||||||||||
| 6 | Research Memorandum: What's Happening at Kings Morristown, June 28, 1974 | ||||||||||
| Study of the decline in the performance of the Morristown store based on random shopper interviews. | |||||||||||
| 7 | Research Memorandum: Shoppers' Views of Kings Price Differential, July 11, 1975 | ||||||||||
| Study conducted with shoppers in regard to Kings' prices. | |||||||||||
| 8 | The 1977 Survey Research Program, Vol. I, prepared by Howard L. Green & Associates, September 29, 1977 | ||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 57 | 35 | The 1977 Survey Research Program, Vol. I. Summary with Annotations, (includes revised plan), September 29, 1977 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 24 | 9 | The 1977 Survey Research Program, Vol. II, table of contents (appendices missing), September 29, 1977 | |||||||||
| 10 | Kings Super Market Study for Five Year Growth, prepared by Mendheim and Associates, February 5, 1979 | ||||||||||
| Study of Kings growth for the next five years. Includes methodology, review of current five year plan, evaluation of current organization in terms of projected growth, recommended organizational model to achieve stated objectives, suggestions of interim steps to achieve final model, and a compensation study. | |||||||||||
| 11 | Compensation Study (figures based on FMI 1977 survey adjusted to reflect inflation), February 5, 1979 | ||||||||||
| 12 | Salary Ranges for Fiscal Year 1980 | ||||||||||
| 13 | Salary Ranges for Fiscal Year 1981 | ||||||||||
| 14 | Compensation Study, 1983 | ||||||||||
| 15 | Compensation Study and Program Proposal, prepared by Mendheim Co., July-December 1984 | ||||||||||
| 16 | Recommendations for Action Developed from 1984 Kings Research Program, February 27, 1985 | ||||||||||
| Prepared by Howard L. Green & Associates. | |||||||||||
| 17 | Summary Telephone Survey of Food Store Shopping Habits, Opinions, and Attitudes in Kings Marketing Area, prepared by Howard L. Green & Associates, February 15, 1985 | ||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 25 | 1 | Summary of Ten In-Store Surveys, prepared by Howard L. Green & Associates, February 25, 1985 | |||||||||
| 2 | Food Marketing Institute, "1986-1987 Management Compensation Study for Wholesalers and Large Retailers," 1987 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Telephone Survey of Food Store Shopping Habits, Opinions, and Attitudes in Kings Marketing Area, prepared by Howard L. Green & Associates, May 15, 1987 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Telephone Survey of Food Store Shopping Habits, Opinions, and Attitudes in Kings Marketing Area, prepared by Howard L. Green & Associates, July 28, 1988 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Telephone Survey of Food Store Shopping Habits, Opinions, and Attitudes in Kings Marketing Area, prepared by Howard L. Green & Associates, July 29, 1988 | ||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 26 | 1 | Telephone Survey of Food Store Shopping Habits, Opinions, and Attitudes in Kings Voorhees Market Area, prepared by Howard L. Green & Associates, November 18, 1988 | |||||||||
| 2 | In-Store Survey Results, Kings #50, Voorhees, NJ, prepared by Howard L. Green & Associates, November 23, 1988 | ||||||||||
| 3 | An Evaluation of Fairfield County, CT for the Proposed Deployment of Kings Super Markets, prepared by Howard L. Green & Associates, March 24, 1989 | ||||||||||
| 4 | An Evaluation of Westchester County, NY for the Proposed Development of Kings Super Markets, prepared by Howard L. Green & Associates, March 24, 1989 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Kings Database (with information about store size, volume, expenditures, market share, and demographics; also includes maps), December 1989 | ||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 27 | 1 | Presentation to Kings Super Markets re. prototype, procurement, and schedules, Lehrer McGovern Bovis of New Jersey, July 19, 1989 | |||||||||
| 2 | Summary of Findings, Chatham In-Store and Telephone Surveys, prepared by Howard L. Green & Associates, November 21, 1989 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Summary of Findings, Short Hills In-Store and Telephone Surveys, prepared by Howard L. Green & Associates, November 28, 1989 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Telephone Survey of Food Store Shopping Habits, Opinions, and Attitudes in Kings Marketing Area, prepared by Howard L. Green & Associates, May 5, 1989 | ||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 57 | 36 | "Power Ratios" for Short Hills and Chatham attribute comparisons, 1986 and 1989 circa 1990 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 27 | 5 | Detailed Site Evaluation for a Proposed Kings Unit at Livingston Circle, Livingston, NJ, prepared by Howard L. Green & Associates, April 20, 1990 | |||||||||
| 6 | Detailed Site Evaluation for a Proposed Kings Unit at Route 24/Cold Hill Road, Mendham Borough, NJ, prepared by Howard L. Green & Associates, June 22, 1990 | ||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 28 | 1 | In-Store Survey Results for Nine Kings Super Markets, prepared by Howard L. Green & Associates, January 26, 1990 | |||||||||
| 2 | Individual Store Analysis: Wayne, NJ, conducted by Service Industry Research Systems, December 1990 | ||||||||||
| Contains an executive summary, competitor status, market positioning, departments, and special topics (advertising, price-sensitive items). | |||||||||||
| 3 | Individual Store Analysis: West Caldwell, NJ, conducted by Service Industry Research Systems, January 26-December 7, 1990 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Kings Market Analysis of Cresskill, NJ, conducted by Service Industry Research Systems, December 1990 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Site Evaluation for Proposed Kings in Berkeley Heights, NJ, prepared by Howard L. Green & Associates, April 12, 1991 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Associate Attitude Analysis: Kings in Wayne, NJ, conducted by Service Industry Research Systems, July 7, 1991 | ||||||||||
| 7 | Opportunity Store Analysis: Short Hills, NJ, conducted by Service Industry Research Systems, August 1992 | ||||||||||
| Study of possible store opening in Short Hills, NJ. Includes competitor status, merchandising profile/situation, demographic analysis, projections, etc. | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 29 | 1 | "Power Ratios" and Executive Summary on image of Kings circa 1993 | |||||||||
| 2 | Opportunity Store Analysis: Berkeley Heights, NJ, by Service Industry Research Systems, January 1993 | ||||||||||
| Study of possible store opening in Berkeley Heights, NJ. | |||||||||||
| 3 | Site Location Analysis: Livingston, NJ, by Service Industry Research Systems, January 1993 | ||||||||||
| Study conducted for possible new store opening in Livingston, NJ. Includes competitor status, share of market, merchandising profile, etc. | |||||||||||
| 4 | Consumer Research Studies, correspondence with Howard L. Green & Associates re. perishable "small" store concept and Livingston post renovation (studies are not available), March 22, 1994 | ||||||||||
| 5 | A Demographic Screening of Lower Westchester County, NY, and Fairfield County, CT for Kings Super Markets, prepared by Howard L. Green & Associates, March 23, 1994 | ||||||||||
| 6 | An Evaluation of Multiple Sites for Proposed Kings Units in Scarsdale, NY, prepared by Howard L. Green & Associates (includes A. Bildner's notes), June 7, 1994 | ||||||||||
| 7 | An Evaluation of a Proposed King Site in Warren, NJ, prepared by Howard L. Green & Associates, June 10, 1994 | ||||||||||
| 8 | Kings Super Markets: Summary of Interviews and Questionnaires, Cook Ross, Inc., March 8, 1995 | ||||||||||
| 8. MARKS & SPENCER, 1987-2000 (6 boxes) | |||||||||||
| Arrangement: Arranged chronologically. | |||||||||||
| Summary: This record group contains the closing documents of the sale of Kings Super Markets Inc. to Marks & Spencer, a British retailer (1988), as well as information about the management transition and on-going operations of Kings while Allen Bildner remained in charge as Chairman of the Board. The files consist of financial results and balance sheets, financial planning files; minutes of meetings of executive directors, the communications network, the management committee, the steering committee, and the store development task force; market research results; notes on visits to Kings stores; organizational charts; and promotional holiday catalogs. Allen Bildner’s introductory remarks at a meeting of the M&S Board of Directors provide insights into King’s activities during the initial months of the transition as well as some emerging food industry issues and trends in the United States (May 31, 1989). There also are annual reports and financial statements for the years 1988-1995, a McKinsey Report: on Kings Super Markets (1987) and a Harvard University case study of Marks & Spencer (1991). | |||||||||||
| Refer to Record Group 11 for press coverage of Marks & Spencer’s purchase of Kings (8/29/1988) as well as subsequent press coverage. Also in Record Group 11 are a few copies of M&S newsletters, including St. Michael’s News (1987-1991) and International News (1990). | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 30 | 1 | Reference, "Marks & Spencer: A Manufacturer Without Factories," undated | |||||||||
| This article originally appeared as a chapter in a book by Tse Ka Kui entitled, Marks & Spencer: Anatomy of Britain's Most Efficiently Managed Company, 1985. | |||||||||||
| 2 | Annual report and financial statement, 1987 | ||||||||||
| 3 | McKinsey Report: Kings Super Markets (copies of selected pages), 1987 | ||||||||||
| Includes comments by Allen Bildner, prepared 2010. | |||||||||||
| 4 | Overseas Subsidiaries: Authority for Investment of Surplus Funds, 1987 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Reference, M&S background handouts, 1987 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Announcement of Kings acquisition, letters to associates from Allen Bildner and Lord Rayner, etc., August 5, 1988 | ||||||||||
| 7 | Annual report and financial statement, 1988 | ||||||||||
| 8 | Board of Directors, extract of minutes with references to Kings Super Markets and presentation by APK Smith, August 13, 1988 | ||||||||||
| 9 | Communication Network, includes information about weekly and monthly meetings of the board and managers, circa 1988 | ||||||||||
| 10 | Executive Directors’ Meetings, minutes, November 12, 1988 | ||||||||||
| 11 | Food Analyst List, July 13, 1988 | ||||||||||
| 12 | Annual report and financial statement, 1989 | ||||||||||
| 13 | Board of Directors, Allen Bildner introductory remarks re. Kings and transition, Jim Meister speech and slides re. Fiscal Year 1989-1990 Operating Plans, May 31, 1989 | ||||||||||
| 14 | Communications, "Managing Consultants Effectively," April 1989 | ||||||||||
| 15 | Communications, "M&S International Communications: North America" (includes a section on Kings), June 1989 | ||||||||||
| 16 | Executive Directors Meetings, minutes, January-March 1989 | ||||||||||
| 17 | Finance Division-Corporate Audit, Role and Strategy 1988-1991, March 1989 | ||||||||||
| 18 | Footage Assessment Unit, "Review of Main Footage Opportunities for Division Two," June 5, 1989 | ||||||||||
| 19 | Highlights of the year and final results, press packet (acquisition of Kings mentioned), May 10, 1989 | ||||||||||
| 20 | Kings Super Markets, miscellaneous memos, February-March 1989 | ||||||||||
| 21 | Kings Super Markets Finance, Operating Plan: Financial Plan and Operating Objectives Fiscal Year ending March 31, 1990, draft, 1988-1989 | ||||||||||
| 22 | Kings Super Markets Finance, Operating Plan: Financial Plan and Operating Objectives Fiscal Year ending March 31, 1990, final version, 1988-1989 | ||||||||||
| 23 | Kings Super Markets Finance, Balance sheet, profit and loss, January-May 1989 | ||||||||||
| 24 | Kings Super Markets Finance, Profit projections, January 1989 | ||||||||||
| 25 | Kings Super Markets Finance, Profit and loss, adjusted projections versus plan, January 24, 1989 | ||||||||||
| 26 | Kings Super Markets Finance, Profit plan for Fiscal Year ending March 31, 1990 and projections for Fiscal Year 1991-1992 (includes Allen Bildner correspondence), February 28-March 10, 1989 | ||||||||||
| 27 | Kings Super Markets Finance, Restructuring of bonus and incentive plan, February 8, 1989 | ||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 57 | 37 | "Kings Super Markets Finance, Sales and customer count trend analysis, April-September 1989 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 30 | 28 | Kings Super Markets Finance, Net profit report, September 30, 1989 | |||||||||
| 29 | Kings Super Markets Finance, Internal audit report, including comments by Allen Bildner, November 1989 | ||||||||||
| 30 | Kings Super Markets Human Resources, M&S "Review of Personnel Practices in Kings," February-March 1989 | ||||||||||
| 31 | Kings Super Markets Human Resources, Associate Survey (including Howard Green's suggestions for the survey), March-April 1989 | ||||||||||
| 32 | Kings Super Markets Human Resources, Human Skills Training, flip chart notes, September 20, 1989 | ||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 31 | 1 | Kings Super Markets Management Committee, meeting minutes, agenda and memos, March-December 1989 | |||||||||
| 2 | Kings Super Markets Organization, Allen Bildner draft organization chart and memo, March 20, 1989 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Kings Super Markets Organizational charts, "Team titles, major representatives and reporting relationships," June 15, 1989 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Kings Super Markets Press release and Allen Bildner's statement re. appointment of Jim Meister as president and CEO, June 15, 1989 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Kings Super Markets Product development, outline of product development by J. Meister, December 28, 1989 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Kings Super Markets Service Club Awards Dinner And Dance, Kings Super Markets and Marks & Spencer, program, March 12, 1989 | ||||||||||
| Includes photographs of store openings. | |||||||||||
| 7 | Kings Super Markets Steering Committee, minutes and background financial information, January-April 1989 | ||||||||||
| 8 | Kings Super Markets Store operations, review of deli department, pre and post acquisition, November-December 1989 | ||||||||||
| 9 | Kings Super Markets, Store remodeling, progress reports, memos and meeting minutes, May-December 1989 | ||||||||||
| 10 | Kings Super Markets, Warehouse costs, comparison of June-August 1988 and June-August 1989 figures, September 1989 | ||||||||||
| 11 | Lord Sieff, "The Value of a Need for Principles in Business," Milton Petrie Lecture, New York University, March 28, 1989 | ||||||||||
| 12 | Market research results—Tolworth, U.K. store, February 20-June 8, 1989 | ||||||||||
| Includes store statistics, sales by category, and a survey of customers. | |||||||||||
| 13 | "Marks & Spencer: A Philosophy," June 21, 1989 | ||||||||||
| 14 | Organization structure, Marks & Spencer Holdings, circa 1989 | ||||||||||
| 15 | Overseas finance directors conference materials, background notes for agenda, January 31-February 1, 1989 | ||||||||||
| 16 | Philanthropy, Brooklyn Academy of Music Benefit for Welsh National Opera, February 2, 1989 | ||||||||||
| M&S purchased an ad in the program for the event and sponsored a table; Kings is listed as one of M&S’ U.S. holdings. | |||||||||||
| 17 | Store Development Task Force, Program for operational team meeting and a strategy for store development and a senior management structure, January 17, 1989 | ||||||||||
| 18 | Store Development Task Force, Membership and summary of discussion, January 18, 1989 | ||||||||||
| 19 | Store Development Task Force, Job descriptions, updated (including general store manager, assistant store manager, department manager, etc.), April-May 1989 | ||||||||||
| 20 | Store Development Task Force, Report on survey of Kings refrigeration equipment, March 13, 1989 | ||||||||||
| 21 | Store Development Task Force, "The Development of M&S Food Business in the U.S." July 5-July 20, 1989 | ||||||||||
| 22 | Store Development Task Force, Meeting minutes, September 13, 1989 | ||||||||||
| 23 | Store Development Task Force, J.G. McCallum's recommendations with A.B. comments, December 1989 | ||||||||||
| 24 | Store Visits, Notes on visit to KSM by G.J. Williams (M&S), March 14, 1989 | ||||||||||
| 25 | Store Visits, USA trip to FMI and manufacturers, report by M.J.B. Connolly (M&S), May 25, 1989 | ||||||||||
| 26 | Store Visits, Visit to Kings to study maintenance methods, report by G.R. Brooks. Mgr. M&S Construction Services, August 28-September 1, 1989 | ||||||||||
| 27 | Store Visits, Miscellaneous visits by M&S staff and others, April-November, 1989 | ||||||||||
| 28 | Store Visits, Visits by mayors of towns in which Kings is located, October 1989 | ||||||||||
| 29 | Annual report and financial statements, 1990 | ||||||||||
| 30 | Cooking studios, operation, results and activity reports, April-May 1990 | ||||||||||
| 31 | Coordination, directors and responsibilities, January 1990 | ||||||||||
| 32 | Financial analysis, prepared by Smith New Court Securities, P.L.C., November 1, 1990 | ||||||||||
| 33 | Highlights of the Year and Financial Results, press packet, May 14, 1990 | ||||||||||
| 34 | Kings Super Markets, Hudson Exterminating Co., correspondence re. termination of contract, January 17, 1990 | ||||||||||
| 35 | Kings Super Markets, Advertising and sales promotion, memos from J. Meister, January-March 1990 | ||||||||||
| 36 | Kings Super Markets, Finance, store profile report, first quarter, July 20, 1990 | ||||||||||
| 37 | Kings Super Markets, Finance, sales and details, September 2, 1989-March 30, 1990 | ||||||||||
| 38 | Kings Super Markets, Management, Mrs. Jacqui Weatherley's role at Kings Super Markets, July 6, 1990 | ||||||||||
| 39 | Kings Super Markets, Management Committee, Meeting minutes (includes proposed action plan to improve customer service), January-August 1990 | ||||||||||
| 40 | Kings Super Markets, Management Committee, Thoughts re. developing a shared vision, identifying goals and action plan, September 21-23, 1990 | ||||||||||
| 41 | Kings Super Markets, Organization chart, Procurement, Sales, Merchandising and Communications Departments, team titles and reporting relationships, February 5, 1990 | ||||||||||
| 42 | Kings Super Markets, Produce Department, Allen Bildner's observations, August 20, 1990 | ||||||||||
| 43 | Kings Super Markets, Sales promotion, sales reports, promotions and events, July-September 1990 | ||||||||||
| 44 | Kings Super Markets, Stores, sales square footage, comparison by location, August 1988-March 31, 1990 | ||||||||||
| 45 | Kings Super Markets, Store development, Livingston Circle, including review by Howard Green and operation assumptions, April 1990 | ||||||||||
| 46 | Lord Rayner, "Back to basics," Hong Kong Management Association, Susan Yuen Memorial Lecture, June 1990 | ||||||||||
| 47 | Product development, memos re. Gelsen's products, Los Angeles, May 1990 | ||||||||||
| 48 | Store visits, correspondence re. N.L. Colne's visit, April 20, 1990 | ||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 32 | 1 | Board of Directors, Allen Bildner's presentation re. Kings and Five-Year Strategy for Growth, November 27, 1991 | |||||||||
| 2 | Executive directors, meeting minutes, September 9, 1991 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Harvard University, Case Study of Marks & Spencer, "Food Leadership in the 1990s," conducted by Cynthia Montgomery of the Harvard Business School, 1991 | ||||||||||
| Research tries to determine why M&S is such a respected and profitable company. Includes comments by Allen Bildner, prepared 2010. | |||||||||||
| 4 | Kings Super Markets, Kings discount cards, April 3, 1991 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Kings Super Markets, Sales, department sales report, April 7, 1991 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Kings Super Markets, Sales promotion, sales report promotion and events calendars, March 2-December 24, 1991 | ||||||||||
| 7 | Annual Report and Financial Statements, 1992 | ||||||||||
| 8 | Coordination, announcements re. M&S Board and executive appointments, December 28, 1992 | ||||||||||
| 9 | Kings Super Markets, Finance, sales analysis for Berkeley Heights Store #52, September 24-October 24, 1992 | ||||||||||
| 10 | Kings Super Markets, Sales promotion, sales report promotions and events calendars, January 4-March 6, 1992 | ||||||||||
| 11 | Kings Super Markets, Sales promotion, holiday gift guide (catalog), November-December 1992 | ||||||||||
| 12 | Kings Super Markets, Store promotions, wine tastings, recap of expenses, November 18, 1992 | ||||||||||
| 13 | Annual Report and Financial Statements, 1993 | ||||||||||
| 14 | Financial results, highlights, including statement by M&S chairman, May 24, 1994 | ||||||||||
| 15 | Kings Super Markets Signature Club, recommendations, benefits, analysis of transactions, June 23, 1994 | ||||||||||
| 16 | Annual General Meeting, excerpts from chairman's address re. strength of the business, July 21, 1995 | ||||||||||
| 17 | Annual Report and Financial Statements, 1995 | ||||||||||
| 18 | Financial results, including statements by M&S Chairman Sir Richard Greenbury, May 25, 1995 | ||||||||||
| 19 | Financial results, including statement by M&S Chairman, Sir Richard Greenbury, May 21, 1996 | ||||||||||
| 20 | Press Release re. restructuring, includes trading update, September 18, 2000 | ||||||||||
| 21 | Information Memorandum, delivered by Morgan Stanley to parties interested in purchasing Kings Super Markets, 2001 | ||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 33 | 1 | Agreements, Marks & Spencer acquisition of Kings Super Markets, Inc., Merger of Kings and a Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of Marks & Spencer P.L.C., 1988 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 34 | 1 | Marks & Spencer Acquisition Agreements, Marks & Spencer Acquistion of Kings Super Markets, Inc. and Mojoda Holding Col, etc., Part A, Volume I, August 26, 1988 | |||||||||
| 2 | Agreements, Marks & Spencer acquisition of Kings Super Markets, Inc., and Mojoda Holding Company, Part A, Vol. II, August 26, 1988 | ||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 35 | 1 | Agreements, Marks & Spencer Acquistion of Kings Super Markets, Inc. and Mojoda Holding Col, etc., Part B, August 26, 1988 | |||||||||
| 9. AFFILIATES AND OTHER COMPANIES, 1947-2005 (5 boxes) | |||||||||||
| Arrangement: Arranged alphabetically by company, then chronologically. | |||||||||||
| Summary: This record group contains the financial statements and other documents of five companies affiliated with Kings, and three other related companies, such as those owned by Allen Bildner’s sons, Robert and James Bildner. | |||||||||||
| The files of Discount Dollar Drug contain financial statements for 1960 and 1961. The Kings of the Oranges files consist of financial statements for the years 1956 to 1964. There also are financial reports (1947) for Kings Meats, Inc. The records of the Mojoda Holding Company are comprised of agreements between family members, including a stock purchase and assignment agreement (1950) and a stockholders agreement (1968), a memo concerning the valuation of stock (1976), and financial statements and reports (1956-1986). | |||||||||||
| J. Bildner & Sons was a specialty foods store owned and operated by James Bildner. The first store was opened in Boston in 1984, and these folders document its initial growth, its expansion into markets in Atlanta, Chicago and New York, and its bankruptcy in 1988. Eight years later, the final location of J. Bildner & Sons, at Coolidge Corner in Brookline, MA, closed in 1995. The files contain advertising, press coverage, plans for fixtures, a private placement memorandum, a prospectus for common stock, and invitations to the new store openings (1984-1988). There also is a report prepared by Howard L. Green and Assoc. concerning consumer surveys conducted in Brookline and Belmont, MA (July 24, 1992). | |||||||||||
| RLB Food Distributors is owned by Robert Bildner. Formed in 1985, RLB Food Distributors celebrated its 20th Anniversary in 2005. The files contain a methods and procedural study for improvement of the RLB Distribution Center in West Caldwell, including an analysis of improvements for the receiving areas of Kings Super Markets (1988), and a consultant’s report of the schedule of events for the expansion of the warehouse and distribution center (1989). The other files hold a booklet celebrating the grand opening of the RLB Perishable Food Distribution Center (1990) and memos regarding coordinating procurement and distribution with Kings (1990). [Also SEE Record Group 6, Facilities for files concerning the Distribution Center.] | |||||||||||
| The records of the SME Distributing Company, Inc. contain a report on financial statements for 1985 and 1986, and a cash flow summary for 1988. The files for Super Market Equipment Company include yearly financial statements (1952-1982) and partnership agreements (1953, 1971) and closing documents concerning the purchase of Phyllis Schechter’s shares of SME stock (1979). | |||||||||||
| Another of James Bildner's Companies, Windward Group Companies, Inc. is represented by a bound volume of plans and legal documents for the expansion of several stores in the Massachusetts area (1983-1984). | |||||||||||
| Discount Dollar Drug | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 36 | 1 | Financial statement, November 25, 1960-April 1, 1961 | |||||||||
| 2 | Financial statement, nine months ended December 31, 1961 | ||||||||||
| Kings of the Oranges | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 36 | 3 | Financial statement, January 31, 1956 | |||||||||
| 4 | Financial statement, eight months ended September 30, 1956 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Financial statement, five months ended June 30, 1957 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Financial statement, twelve months ended June 30, 1958 | ||||||||||
| 7 | Financial statement, five months ended June 30, 1959 | ||||||||||
| 8 | Financial statement, cash basis, January 31, 1964 | ||||||||||
| Kings Meats, Inc. | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 59 | 7 | Financial reports, 1947 | |||||||||
| Mojoda Holding Company | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 36 | 9 | Agreement (deed) and Guaranty Title, estate of Christian Schwarz and Morris Bildner for land and premises in Cranford, NJ, October-November 1936 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 57 | 38 | Agreement (deed) and Guaranty Title, estate of Christian Schwarz and Morris Bildner for land and premises in Cranford, NJ, October-November 1936 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 36 | 10 | Loan Indenture and Guaranty Title, Tenth Ward Building Association and Mojoda Holding Co., $10,000 loan, for land for premises in Irvington, NJ, December 23, 1938 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 57 | 39 | Loan Indenture and Guaranty Title, Tenth Ward Building Association and Mojoda Holding Co., $10,000 loan, for land for premises in Irvington, NJ, December 23, 1938 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 36 | 11 | Loan Indenture and Guaranty Title, Crosstown Building and Loan Association and Mojoda Holding Co., for land and premises in East Orange, NJ, June 8-October 1942 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 57 | 40 | Loan Indenture and Guaranty Title, Crosstown Building and Loan Association and Mojoda Holding Co., for land and premises in East Orange, NJ, June 1942 | |||||||||
| 41 | Mojoda Holding Company, Stock Purchase and Assignment Agreement, David Bildner; Joseph and Beatrice Bildner; Allen Bildner and Phyllis Schechter, May 11, 1950 | ||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 36 | 12 | Financial statement, year ended May 31, 1956 | |||||||||
| 13 | Financial statement, year ended May 31, 1957 | ||||||||||
| 14 | Financial statement, year ended May 31, 1958 | ||||||||||
| 15 | Financial statement, year ended May 31, 1959 | ||||||||||
| 16 | Financial statement, year ended June 30, 1960 | ||||||||||
| 17 | Financial statement, year ended May 31, 1961 | ||||||||||
| 18 | Financial statement, year ended May 31, 1962 | ||||||||||
| 19 | Financial statement, year ended May 31, 1963 | ||||||||||
| 20 | Financial statement, year ended May 31, 1964 | ||||||||||
| 21 | Financial statement, year ended May 31, 1965 | ||||||||||
| 22 | Financial statement, year ended May 31, 1966 | ||||||||||
| 23 | Financial statement, year ended May 31, 1967 | ||||||||||
| 24 | Financial statement, year ended May 31, 1968 | ||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 57 | 42 | Stockholders' agreement, Allen Bildner and Phyllis Schechter (signed original), December 19, 1968 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 36 | 25 | Financial statement, year ended May 31, 1969 | |||||||||
| 26 | Financial statement, year ended May 31, 1970 | ||||||||||
| 27 | Financial statement, year ended May 31, 1971 | ||||||||||
| 28 | Financial statement, year ended May 31, 1972 | ||||||||||
| 29 | Financial statement, year ended May 31, 1973 | ||||||||||
| 30 | Financial statement, year ended May 31, 1974 | ||||||||||
| 31 | Report on Financial Statements, year ended May 31, 1975 | ||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 57 | 43 | Memo re. stock value and ownership, 1976 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 36 | 32 | Memo re. stock value and ownership, 1976 | |||||||||
| 33 | Report on Financial Statement, years ended May 31, 1976 and May 31, 1977 | ||||||||||
| 34 | Report on Financial Statement, years ended May 31, 1977 and May 31, 1978 | ||||||||||
| 35 | Report on Financial Statement, years ended May 31, 1980 and May 31, 1981 | ||||||||||
| 36 | Report on Financial Statement, years ended May 31, 1985 and May 31, 1986 | ||||||||||
| 37 | Super Market Merchandisers, Inc., Audit report, March 31, 1958 | ||||||||||
| J. Bildner & Sons | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 37 | 1 | Mission Statement, undated | |||||||||
| 2 | Press coverage, Newsweek "The Year of the Yuppie" issue includes article on J. Bildner & Sons, “Back Bay’s New Brahmins,” December 31, 1984 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Invitations to store openings, company-sponsored events in Atlanta, Charles Street (Boston), and New York City, May-December 1985 | ||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 61 | 7 | J. Bildner & Sons, Atlanta, opening of J. Bildner & Sons at Rich's, Lenox Square, Atlanta, Atlanta Journal, November 28, 1985 | |||||||||
| One of several items in Folder 7, J. Bildner & Sons: Advertising. | |||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||
| 23 | Blueprint box: Fixtures in stores in Cohasset, MA and on Leonard Street in Belmont, MA, May 1985 | ||||||||||
| Blueprint box: Specialty Store, undated | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 37 | 4 | Private Placement Memorandum, offering of J. Bildner & Sons stock to qualified investors, prepared by Paine Webber, Inc., October 30, 1985 | |||||||||
| Includes company description, financial statements, photographs, and press coverage. | |||||||||||
| 5 | Press coverage, the rise of J. Bildner & Sons, 1985 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Promotional material, catalogue, “A Primer for the Holidays,” circa 1985 | ||||||||||
| 7 | Common Stock Prospectus for 1,875,000 shares (preliminary), August 14, 1986 | ||||||||||
| 8 | Press coverage, 1986 | ||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 59 | 8 | Press Coverage, 1986 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 37 | 9 | Promotional material, services brochure, 1986 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 61 | 7 | J. Bildner & Sons: Advertising, J. Bildner & Sons, noting 16 store locations in Boston, New York, Atlanta, and 17 new stores locations in Chicago, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., New York Times, February 25, 1987 | |||||||||
| One of several items in Folder 7, J. Bildner & Sons: Advertising. | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 37 | 10 | Awards, Presidential Citation for voluntary services to the community in 1986. J. Bildner’s Neighborhood Initiatives Program, press release, July 1987 | |||||||||
| 11 | Form 10-K (annual report to the Securities and Exchange Commission), draft, March 18, 1987 | ||||||||||
| 12 | Note to Allen Bildner from James Bildner re. $25 million offer, attached to a brochure for BNE Association, investment bankers for New England, May 8, 1987 | ||||||||||
| 13 | Press coverage, 1987 | ||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 59 | 8 | J. Bildner and Sons: Press Coverage, 1987 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 37 | 14 | Summary of findings—Brookline and Belmont Consumer Surveys, Volume One: Survey Results and Tables, prepared by Howard L. Green and Associates, July 24, 1992 | |||||||||
| 15 | Press coverage, closure of J. Bildner & Sons at Coolidge Corner, Brookline, MA, final location (email), January 3, 1996 | ||||||||||
| RLB Food Distributors | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 38 | 1 | RLB Food Distribution Center, Methods and Procedural Improvement Study, including analysis of receiving area for Kings by Eric C. Baum and Associates, November 1988 | |||||||||
| 2 | Work area considerations, June 30, 1988 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Schedule of events and invoicing, October 16, 1989 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Memos re. a plan for coordinating RLB's procurement and distribution function with Kings and problems with lack of leadership at RLB, 1990 | ||||||||||
| 5 | RLB Food Distribution Center, grand opening (booklet), May 16, 1990 | ||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 59 | 9 | Events, Food Retailing of the Future Show,” Secaucus, NJ (clipping), April 28, 1998 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 38 | 6 | Events, 20th Anniversary (Grapevine newsletter with RLB’s “President’s Note” and photos), Winter 2005 | |||||||||
| SME Distributing Company, Inc., | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 39 | 1 | Report on financial statements, years ended June 30, 1985 and June 29, 1986 | |||||||||
| 2 | Cash flow summary and balance sheets, June 1988 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Developing Behavioral Specifications for chief financial officer, undated | ||||||||||
| 4 | Reports on Financial Statements, June 1952-February 1953 | ||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 59 | 10 | Reports on Financial Statements, June 1952-February 1953 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 57 | 44 | Partnership Agreement, Allen Bildner and Phyllis Schechter (signed original), June 5, 1953 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 39 | 5 | Report on Financial Statements, year ended February 28, 1955 | |||||||||
| 6 | Report on Financial Statements, year ended June 29, 1957 | ||||||||||
| 7 | Report on Financial Statements, year ended June 30, 1958 | ||||||||||
| 8 | Report on Financial Statements, year ended June 30, 1959 | ||||||||||
| 9 | Report on Financial Statements, year ended June 30, 1960 | ||||||||||
| 10 | Report on Financial Statements, year ended June 30, 1961 | ||||||||||
| 11 | Report on Financial Statements, year ended June 30, 1962 | ||||||||||
| 12 | Report on Financial Statements, year ended June 30, 1963 | ||||||||||
| 13 | Report on Financial Statements, year ended June 30, 1964 | ||||||||||
| 14 | Report on Financial Statements, year ended June 30, 1965 | ||||||||||
| 15 | Report on Financial Statements, year ended June 30, 1966 | ||||||||||
| 16 | Report on Financial Statements, year ended June 30, 1967 | ||||||||||
| 17 | Balance sheet, March 31, 1968 | ||||||||||
| 18 | Report on Financial Statements, year ended June 30, 1968 | ||||||||||
| 19 | Report on Financial Statements, year ended June 30, 1970 | ||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 57 | 45 | Stockholders' agreements, July 1971 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 39 | 20 | Stockholders' agreements, July 1971 | |||||||||
| 21 | Report on Financial Statements, year ended June 30, 1971 | ||||||||||
| 22 | Report on Financial Statements, year ended June 30, 1972 | ||||||||||
| 23 | Report on Financial Statements, year ended June 30, 1973 | ||||||||||
| 24 | Report on Financial Statements, year ended June 30, 1974 | ||||||||||
| 25 | Report on Financial Statements, years ended June 30, 1974 and June 30, 1975 | ||||||||||
| 26 | S Report on Financial Statements, years ended June 30, 1975 and June 30, 1976 | ||||||||||
| 27 | Report on Financial Statements, years ended June 30, 1977 and June 30, 1978 | ||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 57 | 46 | Purchase of SME stock owned by Phyllis Schechter, closing documents (copies), July 23, 1979 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 39 | 28 | Report on Financial Statements, years ended June 30, 1981 and June 30, 1982 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 40 | 1 | Winward Group Companies, Inc.: Winward Group Companies and Winward Management Company, Boston Projects (contracts, report, schedule and costs, leases), 1983-1984 | |||||||||
| 10. AUDIO-VISUAL RECORDS, 1917-2005 (8 boxes of photographs and transparencies, additional images in legal size and oversize files. 5 record cartons with video tapes) | |||||||||||
| Arrangement: The materials are arranged into three subgroups, Photographs, Transparencies, and Videotapes. Unless indicated otherwise, the files are arranged chronologically within subgroup and series divisions. | |||||||||||
| Summary: The Photographs subgroup consists of images documenting Affiliates, Awards, Community Involvement, Events and Store Openings, Marketing Promotions, Meetings, People, Recreation, and Store Displays. The Affiliate files hold photos related to Kings Meats, Inc., including images of Meat Departments at Macy’s (1941), operated by Max Perlmutter and Son, and at L. Bamberger & Co. (ca. 1951). The Awards files hold images of Joseph Bildner receiving a plaque for Kings promotion of national brands from the Brand Names Foundation (1950). Refer to People—Family files for awards presented to Allen Bildner, including images of him accepting the New Jersey Pride Award (1988), the Food Marketing Institute’s Rabb Award (1992) and a Citation Award from St. Joseph's College’s Academy of Food Marketing (1977). | |||||||||||
| The Community Involvement files include images of a Jerry Lewis Muscular Dystrophy Telethon, which Kings helped to promote (1950s), the Kings sponsored Livingston Little League team (1967, 1969), and a sales cart for “People Serving People” at the Kings store in Voorhees (ca. 1990). Among the Marketing—Promotions files are images of a Kings co-op sales promotion with Life Magazine (ca. 1949), a “Meet Mr. Joe” ad that was part of a display for the Newark Evening News (about 1950), and a Parents’ Magazine Sales Promotion (ca. 1958). In addition, there are photographs of store aisles and displays for special events at Packards, such as “Decemberfest” (1971, 1972), “April in Paris” (1983), and “Aloha Hawaii” (1983). | |||||||||||
| The Events files consist of two boxes of images of Annual Service Club Dinner Dances, and celebrations of Kings 25th, 26th and 30th anniversaries. Some other special events for which there are photographs are an ADL Awards Dinner (ca. 1975), a St. Joseph’s College Academy of Food Marketing Dinner honoring Allen Bildner (1977), and a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the grand opening of Kings’ Home Office and Distribution Center in West Caldwell (1981). Kings Super Market grand openings and grand re-openings are documented in three boxes of photographs spanning from 1951 to 1988, including Upper Montclair (1951), East Orange (1952), Orange (1958), Maplewood (re-opening, 1961), Paramus (1963), East Orange (re-opening, 1964), Livingston (1966), Millburn (1967), Montclair (re-opening, 1970), Morristown (1974), Chatham (1975), Cresskill (1976), Ridgewood (1977), Verona—Cedar Grove (1978), Shorthills (1980), Garwood (ca. 1982), and Bedminster (1988). The photographs depict ribbon-cutting ceremonies, store aisles and displays, check-out lines, food storage areas, buffet tables and entertainment, as well as the Bildner Family, celebrities, employees and customers. | |||||||||||
| The People files consist of images of employees, the Bildner Family, and others, such as Stew Leonard, a store-owner in Norwalk, CT, who was visited by Allen and Joan Bildner (ca. 1978) and Herb Zane, a friend and leader of the Herb Zane Dance Band, who provided the entertainment at many Kings events. The Employees files show Kings personnel at their jobs, meetings or at special events (1949-1986). | |||||||||||
| Included in the Bildner Family photographs are images of Morris Bildner standing in front of the Bildner Brothers Grocery Store in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn (1917), and Joseph and Beatrice Bildner and staff in the doorway of the Big Ben Grocery Store in Rockville Center, NY (ca. 1933) | |||||||||||
| Later photographs include images of Allen Bildner at Dartmouth (1944/45-1947), at his bachelor dinner (1949), the McCall’s “Family of the Year” portrait of the Bildner Family (1960), and Allen Bildner at Kings events and, often with his wife, posing with friends at conventions or with politicians (Dan Quayle and George Bush). Also included in Allen Bildner’s photos are images of him at various professional conferences and conventions, including the Super Market Institute, the New Jersey Food Council, and the Food Marketing Institute (1962-1989). In many of the images he is pictured with his wife Joan or with colleagues. The three Recreation files show Allen and Joan Bildner at various golf outings and tournaments (1970-1984). | |||||||||||
| There are also photographs of displays in various Kings Stores, among them images of the Ivy Hill and Upper Montclair stores with “As Advertised in Life” notices in the front windows (ca. 1948, 1951), a “National Apple Week” display (ca. 1956), a King Korn Stamp display at Maplewood (ca. 1956), Beatrice Bildner demonstrating the self-service BBQ chickens at the Millburn store (1968), and a joint merchandising venture with Bloomingdale’s at the Short Hill Mall (1982). | |||||||||||
| There is one box of Transparencies with images arranged in the following series, Advisors (a consumer panel, 1987), Community Involvement (such as Bedminster Spirit, ca. 1988, and Halloween at Kings Verona, 1989), Events (including a visit by Senator Lautenberg, 1988) and a Grand Opening (Verona, 1987), Marketing Promotions (such as Sam Breakstone’s visit to Kings Short Hills, 1988, and “Wisconsin Cheese Month” at the Kings store in Bedminster, 1989), Meetings (a European Management Conference in 1987), People—Employees (two folders, 1986-1989), and Training (Kings Way, 1984, and Cooking School, 1988). The most extensive series is the eight folders of Stores and Store Visits (1978-1987). These include images of the Heartland Warehouse (1978), Cub Foods (1984), Loblaws in Canada (1987), Byerly’s in Minneapolis, MN (1987), and Allen and Joan Bildner’s visit to Marks & Spencer (1987). | |||||||||||
| The Video collection spans from 1983-1997 and includes footage of events such as Sid Feinstein’s Roast (1983), and Service Awards Dinners (1984-1988), as well as coverage of the sale of Kings to Marks & Spencer (1988). There is also footage of several Jersey Fresh promotions (1984, 1985, 1987), community Halloween celebrations at Kings in Chatham and Short Hills (1986), and interviews with Mrs. Bildner (Beatrice? 1985) and Allen Bildner (1987). | |||||||||||
| Photographs | |||||||||||
| Affiliates | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 41 | 1 | Kings Meats, Inc., Meat Dept., Macy’s operated by Max Perlmutter and Son, 1940s | |||||||||
| 2 | Kings Meats, Inc., Meat Dept., L. Bamberger & Co. (includes ad), circa 1951 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Kings Meats, Inc., Purchase of a grand champion, 4-H Club Round-up Sale (Max Perlmutter? with steer), November 11, 1954 | ||||||||||
| Awards | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 41 | 4 | Brand Names Foundation, Kings cited for promotion of national brands, images include Joe Bildner receiving award and Leonard Schechter holding plaque, 1950 | |||||||||
| 5 | New Jersey Agricultural Society, Phillip Alampi Marketing Award for outstanding marketing of New Jersey farm products (Kings Super Markets, Inc. was first recipient), May 7, 1986 | ||||||||||
| Community Involvement | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 41 | 6 | Jerry Lewis' Muscular Dystrophy Telethon, Kings promoted event (Jerry Lewis depicted in front of audience), 1950s | |||||||||
| 7 | Livingston Little League, sponsored by Kings Super Markets (photo of teams standing in front of Kings, name of Kings appears on front of the uniform of the 1967 team), 1967 and 1969 | ||||||||||
| 8 | Kings Super Market—Voorhees, “People Serving People” display and sales cart noting donation of proceeds to Southern New Jersey Regional Childrens Hospital at Cooper Hospital, circa 1990 | ||||||||||
| Marketing—Promotions | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 41 | 9 | Kings co-op sales promotion with Life Magazine, Max Atlas, Joe Bildner and Leonard Schechter are among Kings staff pictured, circa 1949 | |||||||||
| 10 | Good Housekeeping sales promotion, celebratory dinner with images of posters of Kings advertising with Good Housekeeping’s guaranty seal, 1949-1950 | ||||||||||
| 11 | Newark Evening News display featuring one of Kings “Meet Mr. Joe” ad, circa 1950 | ||||||||||
| 12 | WABC/TV promotion (images of Tex and Jinx McCarey, and Mr. Joe is pictured with the staff of WABC TV’s “Kitchen Kapers”), 1952 | ||||||||||
| 13 | “National Apple Week” Display, Kings Super Market (also images of a vegetable display, meat wrappers, and photographer at work), circa 1956 | ||||||||||
| 14 | Parents’ Magazine sales promotion (images of store displays with seal noting “commended by the Consumer Service Bureau of PM”), circa 1958 | ||||||||||
| 15 | Kings Super Market—Summit, “Birds Eye Truckload Sale,” 1960 | ||||||||||
| 16 | Kings/Packards “Gourmet Pantry,” Hackensack, Leonard Schechter and Frank W. Packard in front of display for the Gourmet Pantry, (photo and clipping which appeared in The Record), March 23, 1967 | ||||||||||
| 17 | Packards Decemberfest (images of store aisles, displays, customers, and German style entertainment), November 29-December 24, 1972 | ||||||||||
| 18 | With Love From Kings advertising campaign, featuring store employees holding bags of groceries, circa 1975 | ||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 57 | 47 | Hawaiian Holiday at Kings (Store #40), 1980s | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 41 | 19 | Packards “April in Paris” Promotion (images of store aisles, displays, associates in costumes), April 1983 | |||||||||
| 20 | Packards “Aloha Hawaii” Promotion (images of store aisles, displays, entertainment), May 1983 | ||||||||||
| 21 | European Food Festival, October 2-October 29, 1983 | ||||||||||
| 22 | Jersey Fresh Salute, billboard promotion and tastings (includes photo of Allen Bildner and Sid Feinstein eating corn), July 31-August 10, 1985 | ||||||||||
| 23 | Kings Super Market, 50th Anniversary, (contact sheets, including Allen Bildner and Jim Meister holding grocery bags of produce, labeled “with love from Kings”), 1986 | ||||||||||
| 24 | New Jersey Sports and Exposition Authority, Jersey Fresh Farm Festival Billboard, January 7, 1988 | ||||||||||
| 25 | Opening of S&H Stamp Redemption Center, Hackensack, NJ (Leonard Schechter and representatives of S&H pictured at ribbon cutting ceremony), undated | ||||||||||
| Store Displays | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 41 | 26 | Kings Super Market-Ivy Hill store front, (“As Advertised in Life” notices appear in store windows), circa 1948 | |||||||||
| 27 | King Korn Stamps, Redemption Center, Hackensack, NJ (store façade), 1950s | ||||||||||
| 28 | Kings Super Market—Upper Montclair, store front window display including “As Advertised in Life” notice, June 1951 | ||||||||||
| 29 | Self-Service Meat Department, display and back room operations, East Orange, NY, circa 1956 | ||||||||||
| 30 | Kings Super Market—East Orange, Main Street at Grove (store front with display for King Korn Stamps), circa 1956 | ||||||||||
| 31 | Kings Super Market—Maplewood, merchandising display and banner for King Korn Stamps, circa 1956 | ||||||||||
| 32 | Kings Super Market, Schrafft's “Quality Aisle,” 1959 | ||||||||||
| 33 | Kings Super Market—Millburn, self-service BBQ chickens demonstrated by Beatrice Bildner, 1968 | ||||||||||
| 34 | Kings/Bloomingdale's merchandising display, Short Hills Mall, NJ, 1982 | ||||||||||
| 35 | Kings Super Market—South Orange, photos of original façade at the time of sale (circa 1980s), photos taken during renovation of store, 1998 | ||||||||||
| 36 | Kings Super Market—Maplewood, storefront (with Schrafft’s Quality Aisle visible) and fruit aisle, undated | ||||||||||
| 37 | Kings Super Market, fresh produce displays, unidentified locations, undated | ||||||||||
| Events | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 42 | 1 | Annual Service Club Holiday Dinner and Dance, Summit, NJ (Joe Bildner and Max Atlas shown at microphone), circa 1936-1941 | |||||||||
| 2 | Good Housekeeping Sales Promotion, kick-off dinner (Allen Bildner, Leonard Schechter and others), 1949-1950 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Hawaiian promotion dinner (several associates, including Max Atlas pictured in leis), circa 1955 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Kings “Holiday Selling” Festival/Dinner (attendees include Cal Tremper, Joe Simmonetti, John Karpenski, Ernie Newman, Danny Wall), circa 1960 | ||||||||||
| 5 | 25th Silver Anniversary of Kings Super Market, Testimonial Dinner honoring Joseph Bildner, Essex House, Newark, NJ (includes photos of Joseph and Beatrice Bildner, Allen and Joan Bildner, Leonard and Phyllis Schechter, associates and entertainment; also portrait and negative of Beatrice Bildner displaying medallion), December 18, 1960 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Annual Service Club Dinner Dance, 25 Years of Service (Max Atlas and Stanley Wall depicted blowing out candles on cake), circa 1961 | ||||||||||
| 7 | 26th Anniversary Dinner of Kings Super Markets, Astor Hotel, NY (includes photos of Joseph and Beatrice Bildner, Allen and Joan Bildner, Leonard and Phyllis Schechter, associates and entertainment), December 17, 1961 | ||||||||||
| 8 | Annual Service Club Dinner Dance (includes photo of Al and Georgia Landino, Ken Pezrow, Leonard and Phyllis Schechter), circa 1962 | ||||||||||
| 9 | Annual Service Club Dinner Dance (Len and Phyllis Schechter, Joan and Allen Bildner), 1965 | ||||||||||
| 10 | 30th Anniversary of Kings Super Market, Military Park Hotel and Motor Inn (includes photos of Joseph and Beatrice Bildner, Allen and Joan Bildner, Leonard and Phyllis Schechter, associates and entertainment), December 1966 | ||||||||||
| 11 | Annual Service Club Dinner Dance (Allen Bildner and Leonard Schechter presenting plaque to Ed Lowenfish), circa 1968 | ||||||||||
| 12 | Packards “Decemberfest” Dinner (images of Leonard Schechter and associates at a “Decemberfest” Dinner; also images of store aisles, displays, German style entertainment at the Packards store), December 1971 | ||||||||||
| 13 | Decemberfest Dinner, Blue Swan Inn, Rochelle Park (photographs of Allen Bildner, Leonard Schechter, and associates including Edythe Barnett, Joe Bongiovani, Sid and Shirley Feinstein, George Molloch, Ernie Neumann, Charlie Schwartz, Joe Territo, Stanley Wall, Gene Weiman, etc.), November 15, 1972 | ||||||||||
| 14 | Decemberfest Dinner, Blue Swan Inn, Rochelle Park (photographs of Allen Bildner, Leonard Schechter, and associates including Edythe Barnett, Joe Bongiovani, Sid and Shirley Feinstein, George Molloch, Ernie Neumann, Charlie Schwartz, Joe Territo, Stanley Wall, Gene Weiman, etc.), November 15, 1972 | ||||||||||
| 15 | Kings of Morristown, welcoming Mr. Simon Neussel, Under Secretary of Agriculture, Bavaria (Leonard Schechter, Mr. Neussel and associates), April 22, 1976 | ||||||||||
| 16 | Kings 40th Anniversary (Allen and Joan Bildner and Phyllis and Leonard Schechter pictured cutting cake), 1976 | ||||||||||
| 17 | Annual Service Club Dinner Dance, Greenbrook Country Club (includes images of Allen Bildner, Edythe Barnett, Dorothy Lewis, Jim Meister, Leonard Schechter and others), January 12, 1977 | ||||||||||
| Events—Store Openings | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 42 | 18 | Grand opening, Home Office and Distribution Center, West Caldwell, NJ (includes images of Allen and Joan Bildner, ribbon cutting ceremony, etc.), April 1981 | |||||||||
| 19 | Untitled event in tent (includes images of Allen Bildner, “with love from Kings” balloons, associates, etc.), September 1981 | ||||||||||
| 20 | Kings Service Awards Dinner and Dance, Tribute to Sid Feinstein (Allen Bildner and S. Feinstein pictured holding tribute award), 1984 | ||||||||||
| 21 | Kings Super Market, Golden Anniversary tribute from General Assembly, State of New Jersey, Allen Bildner pictured accepting resolution honoring Kings), 1986 | ||||||||||
| 22 | Kings Super Market, Golden Anniversary Salute to New Jersey Agriculture (includes image of Allen Bildner), July 15, 1986 | ||||||||||
| 23 | Retreat, attendees standing behind banner “50 Years with love from Kings,” November 4-November 6, 1986 | ||||||||||
| 24 | Annual Service Club Dinner Dance (includes images of Allen and Joan Bildner, Beatrice Bildner, Barbara and Ed Lowenfish, Jim and Judy Meister and award winners), circa 1989-1990 | ||||||||||
| 25 | White Rose Promotion Winners (Leonard Schechter presenting awards to Mike Lynch, Al Landino, and others), undated | ||||||||||
| 26 | Annual Service Club Dinner Dance (Allen Bildner and Leonard Schechter with service award winners Lillian Matthews and Fritz Jeggan), undated | ||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 43 | 1 | Grand Opening, Kings Super Market—Upper Montclair (includes images of Allen Bildner shaking hands with Mayor of Montclair, and check-out line with Sol Kessler), 1951 | |||||||||
| 2 | Grand Opening, Kings Super Market—East Orange, 390 Main St. at Walnut (Allen Bildner at microphone with Mrs. America and others), February 1952 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Grand Opening, Kings Super Market—Orange (images of store aisles, displays, associates, check-out lines, equipment, backroom processes and machinery), March 5, 1958 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Commuters Market, Penn Station, NY, Long Island Concourse (Allen Bildner and Leonard Schechter pictured with three models to promote grand opening), April 13, 1960 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Grand re-opening, Kings Super Market—Maplewood, NJ (Allen Bildner and Leonard Schechter pictured with town crier, interior and exterior photos of store), September 1961 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Grand Opening, Kings Super Market—Paramus (includes images of store front, Allen Bildner and Leonard Schechter at ribbon-cutting ceremony with King Korn Stamp characters, a WOR helicopter, store displays, musical entertainment, etc.; also in attendance was Yogi Berra [autograph image with L. Schechter] and Miss “No-Cal”), September 5, 1963 | ||||||||||
| 7 | Grand Re-Opening, Kings Super Market—East Orange (includes images of store front, ribbon-cutting ceremony with Allen Bildner, Phyllis and Leonard Schechter, Miss “No-Cal” and King Korn characters, check-out counters, store displays, etc.), February 19, 1964 | ||||||||||
| 8 | Grand Opening, Kings Super Market—Livingston (includes color and black & white images of ribbon-cutting ceremony with Allen Bildner, Phyllis and Leonard Schechter, check-out counters, store displays, etc.), May 25, 1966 | ||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 44 | 1 | Grand Opening, Kings Super Market—Millburn (includes images of store front and side, grand opening notice, ribbon cutting ceremony with Allen Bildner and King Korn character and customers, Joan Bildner, Leonard Schechter, store displays, associates at work with customers, checkout personnel and registers, etc.), April 26, 1967 | |||||||||
| 2 | Grand Re-Opening, Kings Super Market—Montclair (Leonard Schechter, Fred Dolan, the Mayor of Montclair, and Allen Bildner at ribbon-cutting ceremony), September 21, 1970 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Grand Opening, Kings Super Market—Morristown (includes images of Frank Perdue, Ed and Barbara Lowenfish, Allen and Joan Bildner, Leonard, Phyllis and Stacie Schechter, the ribbon-cutting ceremony, customers, store displays, etc.), March 12, 1974 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Grand Opening, Kings Super Market—Chatham (includes images of ribbon-cutting ceremony with Allen Bildner, Peter Raynor, Chatham Mayor John Davidson, Joe Territo, Frank Perdue, Bill Beinecke (S&H green stamps) and Leonard Schechter; also Joan Bildner, Harry Kearny; Bill Orner, Phyllis, Stacie and Leonard Schechter, Ed Edelstein, buffet table, store displays and counters, meat preparation area, etc.), January 28-29, 1975 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Grand Opening, Kings Super Market—Chatham (Allen Bildner with Betty and Bill Beinecke, Chairman of S&H green stamps), 1975 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Grand Opening, Kings Super Market—Ridgewood (ribbon cutting ceremony with Allen Bildner, Leonard Schechter, Frank Perdue, and others; also buffet table, store displays, Joan Bildner, Phyllis and Stacie Schechter, associates, customers, etc.; also some construction photos), January 25, 1977 | ||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||
| 58 | Grand Opening, Kings Super Market—Verona–Cedar Grove, album with color photos of Allen and Joan Bildner, Leonard Schechter, Irv and Bea Bildner Becker, Al Londino, buffet, store interiors and aisles, staff, shoppers, etc.), December 12, 1978 | ||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 45 | 1 | Grand opening, Kings Super Market—Cresskill July 31, 1976 | |||||||||
| 2 | Grand opening, Kings Super Market—unidentified location (store front with banners and sign for S&H Green Stamps), circa 1980 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Grand opening, Kings Super Market—Short Hills (includes images of store front with banners, Allen, Joan, Jim, and Rob Bildner, Jim and Judi Meister, Stanley Wall, Joe Territo, and others; the buffet table, store displays, food preparation areas, customers, the check-out counter, etc.), July 15, 1980 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Grand opening, Kings Super Market—Garwood (includes images of store front with Kings name in lights; store displays, associates, Allen, Joan and Rob Bildner, Sid Feinstein, Frank Perdue; the ribbon-cutting ceremony with Allen and Joan Bildner and others, customers, etc.), circa 1982 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Grand opening, Kings Super Market—Bedminster (includes images of preparations for grand opening, store front with banners, store displays, the Kings catering van, and receiving areas, etc.), December 7, 1988 | ||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 46 | 1 | Grand opening, Kings Super Market—Hillsdale (includes images of the buffet table, Allen Bildner, Jim Meister, store displays, etc.), undated | |||||||||
| 2 | Grand opening, Kings Super Market—Unidentified Location (image of checkout counters), circa 1950 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Grand opening, Kings Super Market—Unidentified Location (includes images of ribbon cutting with Allen Bildner and Leonard Schechter; Bea Bildner and Irv Becker), circa 1975 | ||||||||||
| People—Employees | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 46 | 4 | Kings Management Team at Leon and Eddy's, New York, NY (a night out at a New York club), 1949-1951 | |||||||||
| 5 | Clarence Milkey and John (last name unknown), attending to store displays at the Mount Vernon Place Store, Ivy Hill, Newark, NJ, 1950-1955 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Kings Sales Promotion Meeting (Jack Parker, Ed Broheimer, Stanley Wall, Max Atlas), 1950s | ||||||||||
| 7 | Max Atlas, Ken Pezrow, Joe Ferroli, at unknown event, 1955-1960 | ||||||||||
| 8 | Meat wrappers, Kings Super Markets (Lucille Burke, etc.), 1960 | ||||||||||
| 9 | Check-out employee (unidentified), Kings Super Market-Summit, circa 1960 | ||||||||||
| 10 | Angelo del Manaco, Fred Dolan, and Ed Simmons, store managers, circa 1960 | ||||||||||
| 11 | Kings Meeting (Allen Bildner and Leonard Schechter pictured with group), 1970s | ||||||||||
| 12 | Kings Leadership Conference, Arden House, Harriman, NY (group photo of attendees and Allen Bildner, July 1972 | ||||||||||
| 13 | Kings Management Team, off-site meeting (group photo with Allen Bildner and Leonard Schechter), March 22, 1976 | ||||||||||
| 14 | Kings Management Team, 50th Strategic Planning Meeting, May 13-14, 1986 | ||||||||||
| 15 | Retreat, attendees standing behind banner “50 Years with love from Kings,” November 4-6, 1986 | ||||||||||
| 16 | Management Team Retreat, undated | ||||||||||
| 17 | Milo Lynch and Jerry Sillmer, Kings Super Market-Millburn, 1980s | ||||||||||
| People—Employees, Portraits | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 46 | 18 | Asterday, Martine, cashier, Kings Super Markets-East Orange, 1963 | |||||||||
| 19 | Babula, Anna Marie, head cashier, Maplewood, 1965-1970 | ||||||||||
| 20 | Faison, Walter, Kings Super Market, circa 1960 | ||||||||||
| 21 | Feinstein, Sid, formal portrait (and contact sheet with SF holding “with love from Kings” bag). 1990s | ||||||||||
| 22 | Landino, Al, Merchandiser for Kings (pictured at desk), undated | ||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 64 | 1 | Manyi, Sam, holding bag of groceries for With Love From Kings advertising campaign, circa 1975 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 46 | 23 | Olstein, Larry, meat merchandiser purchasing prize of Angus steer raised by New Jersey 4-H, circa 1958 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 64 | 2 | Putnam, Terry, holding bag of groceries for With Love From Kings advertising campaign, circa 1975 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 64 | 3 | Scott, George, holding bag of groceries for With Love From Kings advertising campaign, circa 1975 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 46 | 24 | Stewicki, Stanley, with Ray (last name unknown), Maplewood Store, undated | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 64 | 4 | Troast, Elmer, holding bag of groceries for With Love From Kings advertising campaign, circa 1975 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 46 | 25 | Wall, Stanley, receiving an award of Kings eggs from the Department of Agriculture of the State of New Jersey; receiving Eastern Frosted Foods Association award, 1960s, 1970 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 64 | 5-6 | Unidentified, holding bag of groceries for With Love From Kings advertising campaign, circa 1975 | |||||||||
| People—Family | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 46 | 26 | Albert Bildner with wife, Lin, circa 2000 | |||||||||
| 27 | Unveiling of the Pioneers of the Negev Obelisk, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev, (Allen and Joan Bildner also were contributors and the Bildner Family is recognized on the obelisk), May 22, 1989 | ||||||||||
| 28 | Bildner, Beatrice Bildner and staff at counter, “Big Ben,” Rockville Center, Long Island, 1935 | ||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 59 | 11 | Beatrice Bildner and staff at counter, “Big Ben,” Rockville Center, Long Island, 1935 | |||||||||
| One of several items in Folder 11, People—Family. | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 64 | 7 | Beatrice Bildner and staff at counter, “Big Ben,” Rockville Center, Long Island, 1935 | |||||||||
| One of several items in Folder 7, People—Family. | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 46 | 29 | Beatrice Bildner, Super Market Convention (pictured with other attendees), May 1955 | |||||||||
| 30 | Beatrice Bildner, 30th Anniversary Dinner, at microphone, 1966 | ||||||||||
| 31 | Beatrice Bildner, Hadassah trip to Israel, BB pictured with Jewish youth, late 1960s | ||||||||||
| 32 | Beatrice Bildner, Events, misc., informal photos, 1980s | ||||||||||
| 33 | Dave Bildner, Informal portrait with wife Frances, mid-1980s | ||||||||||
| Folder also includes miscellaneous copies of snapshots, 1940s. | |||||||||||
| 34 | James Bildner, Rafting trip, Grand Canyon National Park, Jim Bildner pictured with children Peter and Lizzie (copy of photo), 1999 | ||||||||||
| 35 | Joe Bildner, Standing in front of Kings Super Market—Summit, NJ (first Kings Super Market), 1936 | ||||||||||
| 36 | Joe Bildner, Miscellaneous events (copies of photos), 1950s-1960s | ||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 57 | 48 | Joe Bildner, Super Market Institute, Director-At-Large, Joe Bildner pictured holding certificate with Don Parsons and Joe Mott, 1950s | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 59 | 11 | Bildner, Allen and Joan: Super Market Institute Annual Convention, Allen and Joan Bildner with Bill Nigut?, Don Parsons, Irving Rabb, and George Jenkins, 1950 | |||||||||
| One of several items in Folder 11, People—Family. | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 46 | 37 | Joe Bildner, Formal portrait, circa 1961 | |||||||||
| 38 | Joe and Bea Bildner, Mr. and Mrs. Bildner and staff in doorway of “Big Ben” Grocery Store, Rockville Center, Long Island, circa 1933 | ||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 59 | 11 | Bildner, Joe and Bea: Mr. and Mrs. Bildner and staff in doorway of “Big Ben” Grocery Store, Rockville Center, Long Island circa 1933 | |||||||||
| One of several items in Folder 11, People—Family. | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 64 | 7 | People—Family:Bildner, Joe and Bea: Mr. and Mrs. Bildner and staff in doorway of “Big Ben” Grocery Store, Rockville Center, Long Island circa 1933 | |||||||||
| One of several items in Folder 7, People—Family. | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 46 | 39 | Joe and Bea Bildner with Jinx and Tex McCarey, May 19, 1957 | |||||||||
| 40 | Joe and Bea Bildner and others, New York State Grocers Meeting at Grossingers, June 28, 1963 | ||||||||||
| 41 | Morris Bildner, Standing in doorway of first Bildner Brothers Grocery Store, Ridgewood (or Williamsburg) section of Brooklyn, NY, circa 1917 | ||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 59 | 11 | People—Family: Morris Bildner, Standing in doorway of first Bildner Brothers Grocery Store, Ridgewood (or Williamsburg) section of Brooklyn, NY, circa 1917 | |||||||||
| One of several items in Folder 11, People—Family. | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 64 | 7 | Morris Bildner, Standing in doorway of first Bildner Brothers Grocery Store, Ridgewood (or Williamsburg) section of Brooklyn, NY, circa 1917 | |||||||||
| One of several items in Folder 7, People—Family. | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 46 | 42 | Morris Bildner, Portrait, informal, holding stripers caught at Seabright (copy with A.B. correspondence to sons, 1998), undated | |||||||||
| 43 | Robert Bildner, Formal portrait, 1970s | ||||||||||
| 44 | Leonard Schechter, Informal photos, various events, 1950s-1977 | ||||||||||
| Leonard Schechter selecting meat carcasses and with the manager of the meat department, 1950s; at Maine Potato Luncheon with Irv Becker, December 1968; at ADL Awards Dinner with Raymond Zager, Joseph Fergolie, Ira Waldbaum, Herbert Brody, circa 1975; at FMI Fall Convention, 1977. | |||||||||||
| 45 | Leonard and Phyllis Schechter with Jenny and Les Kahn, undated | ||||||||||
| People—Outside | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 46 | 46 | Leonard, Stew, Allen and Joan Bildner visit to “Stew Leonard’s” in Norwalk, CT (images of Mr. Leonard, Jr., Allen and Joan Bildner, and Mr. Leonard’s store), 1978-1980 | |||||||||
| 47 | Max Schofel, informal, copy of photo taken at unidentified event (dinner), undated | ||||||||||
| 48 | Herb Zane, portrait (leader of the Zane Dance Band), event (dinner), circa 1980 | ||||||||||
| People—Family | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 47 | 1 | Allen Bildner, Dartmouth College, Allen Bildner with fellow V12ers, Alan Goldstein and Ken Endelman, 1944-1945 | |||||||||
| 2 | Allen Bildner, Dartmouth College, Sports, Basketball Team (Bildner wearing uniform #5), 1946? | ||||||||||
| 3 | Allen Bildner, Dartmouth College, Sports, Soccer Team (Bildner, team captain), 1946 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Allen Bildner, Dartmouth College, Casque & Gauntlet Senior Honor Society, 1947 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Allen Bildner, Bachelor dinner (Max Atlas, Leonard Schechter, Joe Bildner, and others), June 6, 1949 | ||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 59 | 11 | Bildner, Allen Bachelor dinner (Max Atlas, Leonard Schechter, Joe Bildner, and others, June 6, 1949 | |||||||||
| One of several items in Folder 11, People—Family. | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 47 | 6 | Allen Bildner, Store opening (pictured with Max Buehm, sales manager, and Al Grimes, supervisor), 1950s | |||||||||
| 7 | Allen Bildner, King Korn trading stamp kick off; with Betty and Bill Beinecke, Chairman of S&H green stamps, and others cutting tape at opening, 1960s | ||||||||||
| 8 | Allen Bildner, Super Market Institute Planning Council, General Management Division Meeting (Paul Cifrino, Stan Davis, Bill Klein, Bob Wegman, Allen Bildner and others), October 1962 | ||||||||||
| 9 | Allen Bildner, Kings 30th Anniversary Celebration, Allen Bildner (at microphone) with Herb Zane (band leader), 1966 | ||||||||||
| 10 | Allen Bildner, Informal photos, 1971-1979 | ||||||||||
| Miscellaneous events including Super Market Institute's Annual Convention Allen Bildner with Irv Kay, circa 1971; with Leonard Schechter, 1977; with Sidney Rabb, etc. | |||||||||||
| 11 | Allen Bildner, The Presidents’ Association, Management Course for Presidents (group photo), April 5-10, 1976 | ||||||||||
| 12 | Allen Bildner, New Jersey Food Council Committee for Good Government, 3rd Annual Breakfast, includes images of Allen Bildner with Assemblyman Peter McDonough and Tom Infusino, Chairman of Wakefern/ShopRite, September 15, 1976 | ||||||||||
| 13 | Allen Bildner, Citation Award, Academy of Food Marketing/St. Joseph's College, dinner honoring Allen Bildner (includes images of Allen and Joan Bildner and their sons Jim and Rob, Milton Prigoff, Leonard Schechter, Robert Aders, Walter Miller, Irving Trachtenberg, Dean F. Thomas, etc.), October 29, 1977 | ||||||||||
| 14 | Allen Bildner, “My Son the Candidate,” Allen Bildner pictured with son Jim, a candidate for public office, contact sheets for political ad, 1979 | ||||||||||
| 15 | Allen Bildner, Informal photos, miscellaneous events, 1980s | ||||||||||
| Including Allen Bildner at FMI meeting; management team in Halloween costumes (and Bea Bildner a witch), October 1984; and at Republican National Committee honoring President George Bush, 1987-1988. | |||||||||||
| 16 | Allen Bildner, Seton Hall University commencement. Allen Bildner, a memeber of the Board of Trustees, in robes with Maury Tennenbaum, 1981 | ||||||||||
| Folder includes photos of President Ronald Reagan, commencement speaker in 1983. | |||||||||||
| 17 | Allen Bildner, New Jersey Food Council, includes image of Allen Bildner with Tom Kean, Governor of New Jersey, and New Jersey Food Council members (Bob Vittulli, Leonard Sitar, Sid Cohen, Myer Burgstein), 1982 | ||||||||||
| 18 | Allen Bildner, Kings employees welcoming Allen and Joan Bildner, Allen Bildner elected Chairman of Food Marketing Institute, April 1985 | ||||||||||
| 19 | Allen Bildner, Food Marketing Institute, elected first vice chairman, pictured with offices, May 1985 | ||||||||||
| 20 | Allen Bildner, Food Marketing Institute Conference, Boca Raton, FL, circa 1987 | ||||||||||
| Includes images of Allen and Joan Bildner, Lou Fox, Byron Allumbaugh, Feargal Quinn, and the Honorable Ms. Heckler, Ambassador to Ireland. | |||||||||||
| 21 | Allen Bildner, New Jersey Food Council, presentation of award to Governor Thomas Kean, circa 1987 | ||||||||||
| 22 | Allen Bildner, Food Marketing Institute, Allen Bildner pictured with newly elected directors, Chicago, IL, 1988 | ||||||||||
| 23 | Allen Bildner, Food Marketing Institute Conference (includes images of Joan Bildner, Robert Aders, Allen Bildner, Tim Hammonds, Dano Davis, Alan Marsh, Pat Quin, Congressman Matt Rinaldi, etc.), Washington, DC, February 1988 | ||||||||||
| 24 | Allen Bildner, New Jersey Pride Award in Economic Development, New Jersey Monthly (Allen and Joan Bildner pictured with Norm Tomlinson), April 28, 1988 | ||||||||||
| 25 | Allen Bildner, Food Marketing Institute Public Affairs assembly, “Congress 101” (Allen Bildner pictured with Bob Dole), 1989 | ||||||||||
| 26 | Allen Bildner, Food Marketing Institute Conference, unidentified location (includes images of Allen and Joan Bildner, Helen and Ted Wetteran, etc.) January 1989 | ||||||||||
| 27 | Allen Bildner, Informal photos, miscellaneous events, 1990s | ||||||||||
| Allen Bildner at Super Market Industry Convention and Exposition, 1992; with Robert Aders, mid-1990s. | |||||||||||
| 28 | Allen Bildner, Sidney R. Rabb Award, presented to Allen Bildner, Food Marketing Institute Conference, Boca Raton, FL (Allen Bildner and Joe Curie pictured), January 21, 1992 | ||||||||||
| 29 | Allen Bildner, Sid Feinstein's 70th birthday, Allen Bildner with Phyllis Schechter (sister) and Sid Feinstein, circa 1992 | ||||||||||
| 30 | Allen Bildner, Martin Luther King, Jr., Social Justice Award for Lifetime Achievement, Dartmouth College, January 24, 2003 | ||||||||||
| 31 | Allen and Joan Bildner, Kings Super Market grand opening (unidentified location), Allen and Joan Bildner with Len and Phyllis Schechter and Wendy Barry, 1950s | ||||||||||
| 32 | Allen and Joan Bildner, Super Market Institute Annual Convention, Allen and Joan Bildner with Bill Nigut?, Don Parsons, Irving Rabb, and George Jenkins, 1950 | ||||||||||
| 33 | Allen and Joan Bildner, McCall's “Family of the Year” (contact sheets with images of Allen and Joan and children, Joe and Beatrice, and Leonard and Phyllis Schechter and their children), circa 1960 | ||||||||||
| 34 | Allen and Joan Bildner, Informal portraits (one with Rob Bildner), 1970s | ||||||||||
| 35 | Allen and Joan Bildner, Miscellaneous events (informal photos, Food Management Institute Fall Conference with Dick and Joan Siebrasse), 1970s | ||||||||||
| 36 | Allen and Joan Bildner, “Night in Nairobi” Dinner Dance, benefit for Theresa Gotta Service League, December 1971 | ||||||||||
| 37 | Allen and Joan Bildner, Super Market Institute Midyear Meeting,(Allen and Joan Bildner with Norm and Phyllis Libson, Bill and Esther Golub, Sylvia and Hy Schear; with Jack Landry and Penny Tweedy, etc.), May 1974 | ||||||||||
| 38 | Allen and Joan Bildner, New Jersey Food Council annual Meeting (Joan and Allen with Henny Youngman, Jay Adelman, Tom Infusino, Carl Oreccio and Chris Jackman), 1979 | ||||||||||
| 39 | Allen and Joan Bildner, Informal portrait, occasion of grand opening, Home Office and Distribution Center, West Caldwell, NJ, April 1981 | ||||||||||
| 40 | Allen and Joan Bildner, Republican “Team 100” Meeting, Palm Desert, CA, Allen and Joan Bildner with Vice President Dan Quayle, circa 1986 | ||||||||||
| Portrait is autographed. | |||||||||||
| 41 | Allen and Joan Bildner, GMA Executive Conference (Allen and Joan Bildner with Harry Sullivan, and Senator Trent Lott and his wife Tricia), December 1989 | ||||||||||
| 42 | Allen and Joan Bildner, Formal portrait (Kern photo), 1990s | ||||||||||
| 43 | Allen and Joan Bildner, Miscellaneous events, 1990s | ||||||||||
| Service Awards Dinner, 1990; Allen and Joan Bildner with Pete Dawkins and wife (autographed), undated. | |||||||||||
| 44 | Allen and Joan Bildner, Honorary Degree, Rowan University, May 13, 2005 | ||||||||||
| 45 | Joan Bildner, portraits, formal and informal, 1990s | ||||||||||
| Portrait 1966; portrait, 1970s; Grand opening, Chatham, assisting customer, January 28, 1975; Food Management Institute Conference with Mrs. Robert Aders at luncheon before Superbowl, January 1979; Food Management Institute Midwinter Executive Conference, with David Jenkins, 1998; etc. | |||||||||||
| 46 | Joan Bildner with Rob and Elise Bildner and unidentified, August 1991 | ||||||||||
| 47 | Recreation, Golf outing (Dave Anderson, D. Pettigrew, Allen Bildner, H. Michas), 1970 | ||||||||||
| 48 | Recreation, Golf Outing, New Jersey (Allen Bildner with Bob Mulcahey, Phil Alampi, Andy Staziak), 1970s | ||||||||||
| 49 | Recreation, Golf Outing, GMA Executive Conference, Green Briar, Wyoming (Allen Bildner, Clancy Adamy, unidentified, and Jim Eiseman), July 1981 | ||||||||||
| 50 | Recreation, Nabisco/Dinah Shore Golf Tournament, Mission Hills Country Club (includes photos of Allen and Joan Bildner and Dinah Shore), 1984 | ||||||||||
| 51 | Recreation, “Prevent Blindness Classic” Golf Tournament, National Society to Prevent Blindness, NJ (Joan and Allen Bildner pictured with unidentified), 1986 | ||||||||||
| Transparencies | |||||||||||
| Advisors | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 48 | 1 | Consumer panels, October 1987 | |||||||||
| Community Involvement | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 48 | 2 | Bedminster Spirit, West Caldwell, circa 1988 | |||||||||
| 3 | Foobie Robot and kids, June 1988 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Halloween, Kings Super Market—Verona, November 1989 | ||||||||||
| Events | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 48 | 5 | Kings Associates, visit to farm, July 1984 | |||||||||
| 6 | Feargal Quinn visit to Short Hills, visit by Senator Lautenberg (includes image of Allen and Joan Bildner), May 1988 | ||||||||||
| Events—Store Opening | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 48 | 7 | Grand opening, Kings Super Market-Verona, July 1987 | |||||||||
| Marketing—Promotions | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 48 | 8 | Sam Breakstone, Kings Super Market—Short Hills, June 1988 | |||||||||
| 9 | Kings Super Market—Bedminster (Wisconsin Cheese, Frozen Food Month), March 1989 | ||||||||||
| Meetings | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 48 | 10 | Meetings, European Management Conference, October 1987 | |||||||||
| People—Employees | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 48 | 11 | Stanley's birthday, (dairy merchandiser), November 1986 | |||||||||
| 12 | Management staff, April 1989 | ||||||||||
| Stores and Store Visits | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 48 | 13 | Hearthland Warehouse, November 1978 | |||||||||
| 14 | Cub Foods, October 1984 | ||||||||||
| 15 | Preparations for openings, Kings Super Market—Voorhees, Wayne or Bedminster, circa 1986-1989 | ||||||||||
| 16 | Preparations for opening, Kings Super Market—Voorhees, circa 1987-1988 | ||||||||||
| 17 | Wegmans, two stored remodeled, January 9, 1987 | ||||||||||
| 18 | Loblaws, Canada, August 1987 | ||||||||||
| 19 | Byerly's, Minneapolis, MN, September 1987 | ||||||||||
| 20 | Allen and Joan Bildner, visit Marks & Spencer, October 1987 | ||||||||||
| Training | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 48 | 21 | The Kings Way, 1984 | |||||||||
| 22 | The Kings Way, December 1984 | ||||||||||
| 23 | Cooking School, April 1988 | ||||||||||
| Video Collection | |||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||
| 49 | Jersey Fresh, Interview: Sid Feinstein, 1 video cassette (VHS), undated | ||||||||||
| Kings Corporate Brochure, 1 video cassette (VHS), undated | |||||||||||
| Kings Corporate Mission, 1 video cassette (VHS), undated | |||||||||||
| Kings Corporate Mission/Corporate Brochure, 2 video cassettes (VHS), undated | |||||||||||
| Kings Corporate Mission, Recruitment, and Brochure, 1 video cassette (VHS), undated | |||||||||||
| Kings Recruitment (Older), 1 video cassette (VHS), undated | |||||||||||
| Kings Recruitment (Young), 1 video cassette (VHS), undated | |||||||||||
| Norms at Kings Supermarket, 1 video cassette (VHS) (15:30), undated | |||||||||||
| RLB Food Distributors on WABC TV, 1 video cassette (VHS), undated | |||||||||||
| Sid Feinstein’s Roast, Chanticleer, Millburn, 1 video cassette (VHS), January 23, 1983 | |||||||||||
| Kings Way, 1 video cassette (VHS) (13:00), circa 1984 | |||||||||||
| Bea Bildner for Service Awards Dinner, 1 video cassette (VHS), January 20, 1984 | |||||||||||
| 1983 Service Awards Dinner; “With Love to Allen” Tribute to Allen Bildner, 35 `Years of Service, 1 video cassette (VHS) (56:10), February 12, 1984 | |||||||||||
| “Memory”—a tape of the song, 1 video cassette (VHS) (1:40), February 12, 1984 | |||||||||||
| Jersey Fresh Recipe Contest #1—Cooking Studio, 1 video cassette (VHS), August 7, 1984 | |||||||||||
| First Edition, Kings Supermarket, Kings Way, 1 video cassette (VHS) (13:00), December 15, 1984 | |||||||||||
| 1984 Service Awards Dinner, Camera 1, 8 videocassettes (VHS), Camera 2, 6 videocassettes (VHS), January 27, 1985 | |||||||||||
| Tribute to Ed Edelstein, 1 video cassette (VHS) (24:00), January 27, 1985 | |||||||||||
| Jersey Fresh Sign, 1 video cassette (VHS), July 25, 1985 | |||||||||||
| Jersey Fresh Promotion, West Caldwell #1—Lunch Room Introductions & Distribution Center, 1 video cassette (VHS), July 31, 1985 | |||||||||||
| Jersey Fresh, Morristown, Packards, 1 video cassette (VHS), August 9, 1985 | |||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||
| 50 | Halloween, Cresskill, 1 video cassette (VHS), October 31, 1985 | ||||||||||
| Mrs. Bildner Interview, 2 video cassettes (VHS), December 5, 1985 | |||||||||||
| Service Awards & Dinner Dance, 1 video cassette (VHS), March 16, 1986 | |||||||||||
| News Around Here, 1 video cassette (VHS) (13:00), September 1986 | |||||||||||
| Halloween at Kings, 1 video cassette (VHS) (8:00), October 31, 1986 | |||||||||||
| Halloween, Chatham, Short Hills, 1 video cassette (VHS), October 31, 1986 | |||||||||||
| Halloween, Short Hills, 1 video cassette (VHS), October 31, 1986 | |||||||||||
| “Face-To-Face,” Food Marketing Institute Video Newsletter, 1 video cassette (VHS) (18:33), March 1987 | |||||||||||
| Service Awards Dinner, 1 video cassette (VHS) (12:00), March 15, 1987 | |||||||||||
| News Around Here, 1 video cassette (VHS) (13:00), April 1987 | |||||||||||
| Allen’s Homecoming, 2 video cassettes (VHS) (4:40), May 6, 1987 | |||||||||||
| Allen—Airport Surprise, 1 video cassette (VHS), May 6, 1987 | |||||||||||
| Allen at the Airport, 1 video cassette (VHS), May 7, 1987 | |||||||||||
| RLB Foods Joint Venture Party, Interview: Sid & Rob, 2 video cassettes (VHS), July 1, 1987 | |||||||||||
| Jersey Fresh, Morristown, Tape 3, 1 video cassette (VHS), July 30, 1987 | |||||||||||
| Allen Bildner Interview, 2 video cassettes (VHS), July 31, 1987 | |||||||||||
| News Around Here, 1 video cassette (VHS) (13:30), August 1987 | |||||||||||
| News Around Here, 1 video cassette (VHS), Fall 1987 | |||||||||||
| Wayne Team Building, 1 video cassette (VHS), October 26, 1987 | |||||||||||
| News Around Here, 1 video cassette (VHS), Winter 1988 | |||||||||||
| “Face-To-Face,” Food Marketing Institute Video Newsletter, Consumer Affairs Programs, 1 video cassette (VHS) (13:25), March 1988 | |||||||||||
| Kings, Glenpointe, 2 video cassettes (VHS), March 13, 1988 | |||||||||||
| Service Awards Dinner, 1 video cassette (VHS), March 19, 1988 | |||||||||||
| News Around Here, 1 video cassette (VHS) (11:10), Spring 1988 | |||||||||||
| 1987-1988 Marks & Spencer Company Review, 1 video cassette (VHS), May 1988 | |||||||||||
| Kings/Marks & Spencer, 1 video cassette (VHS) (31:30), August 1988 | |||||||||||
| Kings/Marks & Spencer; Mr. Meister/Allen Bildner Message, Camera Master, 1 video cassette (VHS), August 5, 1988 | |||||||||||
| News Around Here, 1 video cassette (VHS) (5:18), Fall 1988 | |||||||||||
| News Around Here, 1 video cassette (VHS) (4:15), Halloween 1988 | |||||||||||
| Kings Home Office Picnic, 1 video cassette (VHS), 1989 | |||||||||||
| News Around Here, 1 video cassette (VHS), Winter 1989 | |||||||||||
| News Around Here, 1 video cassette (VHS) (7:30), Spring 1989 | |||||||||||
| News Around Here, Special Edition, 1 video cassette (VHS) (7:21), June 1989 | |||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||
| 51 | News Round Here, 1 video cassette (VHS), Summer 1989 | ||||||||||
| Marks & Spencer, “Quality & Value Worldwide,” Company Review 1988-1989, 1 video cassette (VHS) (20:00), July 5, 1989 | |||||||||||
| Kings Supermarket, Healthy, Safe & Clean, 1 video cassette (VHS) (12:12), October 24, 1989 | |||||||||||
| Kings Mid-year Management Team Meeting, 1 video cassette (VHS) (13:00), December 5, 1989 | |||||||||||
| Kings Community, Cable TV Spot, Ridgewood, 1 video cassette (VHS) (00:30), October 8, 1997 | |||||||||||
| The Immigrant Spirit, Wakefern Food Corporation, 50th Anniversary Celebration, 1 video cassette (VHS) (15:00), 1996 | |||||||||||
| Wakefern Food Corporation, 50th Anniversary Celebration: A symphony of Soloists, 1 video cassette (VHS) (30:00), 1996 | |||||||||||
| Advertise! Advertise! Advertise!, Jewish Historical Society of Metrowest, 1 video cassette (VHS) (10:00), 2004 | |||||||||||
| 1984 Service Awards Dinner, Camera 1, 8 video cassettes (U-matic), Camera 2, 6 video cassettes (U-matic), January 27, 1985 | |||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||
| 52 | Jersey Fresh Recipe Contest #1—Cooking Studio, 1 video cassette (U-matic), August 7, 1984 | ||||||||||
| Bea Bildner for Service Awards Dinner, 1 video cassette (U-matic), January 20, 1984 | |||||||||||
| Allen’s Homecoming, 1 video cassette (U-matic), May 6, 1987 | |||||||||||
| 1983 Service Awards Dinner; “With Love to Allen” Tribute to Allen Bildner, 35 Years of Service, 1 video cassette (U-matic), February 12, 1984 | |||||||||||
| Jersey Fresh Promotion, West Caldwell #1—Lunch Room Introductions & Distribution Center, 1 video cassette (U-matic), July 31, 1985 | |||||||||||
| Allen Bildner Interview, 2 video cassettes (U-matic), July 31, 1987 | |||||||||||
| Kings/Marks & Spencer; Mr. Meister/Allen Bildner Message, Camera Master, 1 video cassette (U-matic), August 5, 1988 | |||||||||||
| Allen at the Airport, 1 video cassette (U-matic), May 7, 1987 | |||||||||||
| Allen - Airport Surprise, 1 video cassette (U-matic), May 6, 1987 | |||||||||||
| RLB Foods Joint Venture Party, Interview: Sid & Rob, 2 video cassettes (U-matic), July 1, 1987 | |||||||||||
| Jersey Fresh, Interview: Sid Feinstein, 1 video cassette (U-matic), | |||||||||||
| Jersey Fresh #1, Kings Cresskill & Montclair, 1 video cassette (U-matic), March 13, 1988 | |||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||
| 53 | Halloween, Short Hills, 1 video cassette (U-matic), October 31, 1986 | ||||||||||
| Jersey Fresh, Morristown, Packards, 1 video cassette (U-matic), August 9, 1985 | |||||||||||
| Jersey Fresh Promotion, West Caldwell #1 - Lunch Room Introductions & Distribution Center, 1 video cassette (U-matic), July 31, 1985 | |||||||||||
| Jersey Fresh Sign, 1 video cassette (U-matic), July 25, 1985 | |||||||||||
| Jersey Fresh, Morristown, Tape 3, 1 video cassette (U-matic)), July 30, 1987 | |||||||||||
| Halloween, Cresskill, 1 video cassette (U-matic), October 31, 1985 | |||||||||||
| Halloween, Chatham, Short Hills, 1 video cassette (U-matic), October 31, 1986 | |||||||||||
| Jersey Fresh #3, Kings Glenpointe, 1 video cassette (U-matic), March 13, 1988 | |||||||||||
| Mrs. Bildner Interview, 2 video cassettes (U-matic), December 5, 1985 | |||||||||||
| 11. PRINTED MATERIAL, 1980-2006 (2 boxes, additional materials in oversize files) | |||||||||||
| Arrangement: This record group has two subgroups, Newsletters and Reference. The Newsletters files consist of selected editions of the Kings Register (1990) and the Aim for Sales (2001) and the Marks & Spencer St. Michael News (1987, 1990, 1991) and International News (1990). The Reference files are arranged into five series, Press Coverage, Jewish History, Organizations, non-Kings Publications and Studies, and information about other stores in the super market industry. | |||||||||||
| Summary: The Press Coverage series consists of articles about Kings Super Markets (1948-2006) and Marks & Spencer (1988-2004), including the opening of Kings Chatham (1975), innovation and success at Kings (1987), and the sale of Kings (1988). Press coverage in subsequent years tracked Kings and its progress under the ownership of M&S. Included in this series is one clipping concerning New Jersey in general. | |||||||||||
| Among the Jewish History files are an article about Jewish students at Harvard (1997) and an honors thesis about Jewish students at Dartmouth, 1920-1940 (1992). The Organizations files contain information about the Food Marketing Institute, its founding in 1939 and conferences held 1948-1955. In addition the Reference files hold publications by the Food Marketing Institute and the Super Market Institute, a study of the commercial fresh tomato business by the Campbell Soup Company (1980), and a research report on the prepared food market conducted by the American Meat Institute (1988). | |||||||||||
| The non-Kings Store files contain Joe Albertson’s “Memories” of Albertson's Food Center (1993), a prospectus and purchase offer for Shaw’s Super Markets, Inc. (1986-1987), and booklets about Superquinn (“40 Years of Celebration,” 2000) and Wakefern Food Corp.’s Shoprite (“Celebrating the Cooperative Spirit: The First Fifty Years,” 1996). There also are clippings about “Ahold USA’s subsidiaries, U.S. Food Service and Giant Food (2001), Balducci’s (2000), Grand Union (2000), IGA (1997), Krasdale (1998), Kroger’s (1999-2000), Produce City (1995), Randalls Food Market (1988), Stop & Shop (1994), Wal-Mart Supercenters (2000), and Weis Markets (1998-1999). | |||||||||||
| Newsletters | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 57 | 49 | Kings Super Markets, Aim for Sales, special editions, April–June 2001 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 59 | 12 | Kings Super Markets, Register Special Editions, August 1998, Summer 1990 | |||||||||
| 1998 regarding sale to Marks & Spencer; 1990 Shrink About It campaign. | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 59 | 12 | Kings Super Markets, Register Special Editions, August 1988, Summer 1990 | |||||||||
| 1998 regarding sale to Marks & Spencer; 1990 Shrink About It campaign. | |||||||||||
| 13 | Marks & Spencer—St. Michael News, November 1987, May to June 1990, January-February 1991 | ||||||||||
| Reference | |||||||||||
| Press Coverage | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 54 | 1 | Press Coverage, J. Bildner & Sons | |||||||||
| 2 | Kings Super Markets, January-December 1948 | ||||||||||
| 3 | Kings Super Markets, January-December 1949 | ||||||||||
| 4 | Kings Super Markets, January-December 1950 | ||||||||||
| 5 | Kings Super Markets, January-November 1951 | ||||||||||
| 6 | Kings Super Markets, Grand Opening, East Orange, New Jersey (“My Son is the Luckiest Kid in America” – Mr. Joe), January 31, 1952 | ||||||||||
| Store opening was February 6, 1952. | |||||||||||
| 7 | Kings Super Markets, Letter to the editor re. Kings Food Research, written by G.L.D. for "Of Cabbages and Kings," West Essex Tribune, October 27, 1966 | ||||||||||
| 8 | Kings Super Markets, Chatham, NJ, press coverage re. grand opening, February 21, 1975 | ||||||||||
| 9 | Kings Super Markets, "CSA Survey-Jerseyites Play Musical Stores," Chain Store Age, February 1981 | ||||||||||
| 10 | Kings Super Markets, Fiftieth Anniversary, Clippings, miscellaneous, 1986 | ||||||||||
| 11 | Kings Super Markets, Fiftieth Anniversary, “Kings at 50: A Continuing Triumph” (“The House Mr. Joe Built), Progressive Grocer, (refer to pp. 19-34), November 1986 | ||||||||||
| 12 | Kings Super Markets, “Prime Cut of Grocery Chains: Kings Super Markets Inc, cited for Innovations, Success,” Daily Record, March 15, 1987 | ||||||||||
| 13 | Kings Super Markets, 1998 | ||||||||||
| 14 | Kings Super Markets, Kings Cresskill ranked among top supermarkets in region, February 26, 2006 | ||||||||||
| 15 | Marks & Spencer, Press Coverage on Kings, Allen Bildner and the purchase by Marks & Spencer (collected by Burrelle's), 1988 | ||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 59 | 13 | Marks & Spencer, International News, Summer and Christmas, 1990 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 54 | 16 | Marks & Spencer, Press Coverage, Marks & Spencer, re. purchase of Kings, August-December 1988 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 59 | 14 | Reference: Marks & Spencer, Press Coverage, Marks & Spencer, re. purchase of Kings, August-December 1988 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 54 | 17 | Marks & Spencer, Press Coverage, 1989 | |||||||||
| 18 | Marks & Spencer, Press Coverage, 1990 | ||||||||||
| 19 | Marks & Spencer, Press Coverage, 1991 | ||||||||||
| 20 | Marks & Spencer, Press Coverage, 1992 | ||||||||||
| 21 | Marks & Spencer, Press Coverage, 1993 | ||||||||||
| 22 | Marks & Spencer, Press Coverage, 1995 | ||||||||||
| 23 | Marks & Spencer, Press Coverage, 1997 | ||||||||||
| 24 | Marks & Spencer, Press Coverage, 1998 | ||||||||||
| 25 | Marks & Spencer, Press Coverage, 1999 | ||||||||||
| 26 | Marks & Spencer, Press Coverage, 2000 | ||||||||||
| 27 | Marks & Spencer, Press Coverage, sale of Brooks Brothers for $225 million (includes reference to Kings), November 23, 2001 | ||||||||||
| 28 | Marks & Spencer, Press Coverage, including references to Kings, July 2004 | ||||||||||
| 29 | “The 25 Most Powerful People in New Jersey,” New Jersey Monthly, July 1998 | ||||||||||
| Jewish History | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 54 | 30 | “Seeking a Sense of Place: Jewish Students in the Dartmouth Community, 1920-1940,” Alexandra Shepard, History Honors Thesis, June 9, 1992 | |||||||||
| 31 | “Harvard’s Jewish Problem,” The Forward, May 9, 1997 | ||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 59 | 15 | United Jewish Federation of MetroWest, 75th Anniversary, New Jersey Jewish News, Special Edition, January 22, 1998 | |||||||||
| Organizations | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 54 | 32 | Super Market Institute, Founding (press coverage, “Super Markets Organize Nation-wide Institute”), September–October 1937 | |||||||||
| 33 | Super Market Institute, Conventions (press coverage), 1948-1949 | ||||||||||
| 34 | Super Market Institute, Conventions (press coverage), 1950-1955 | ||||||||||
| Publications | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 55 | 1 | America the Bountiful: How the SuperMarket Came to Main Street, Food Marketing Institute in cooperation with Beatrice Companies, Inc., (autographed copy), 1986 | |||||||||
| 2 | Guide to Store Location Research with Emphasis on Super Markets by William Applebaum and others, Super Market Institute, 1968 | ||||||||||
| 3 | S.C. Johnson & Sons, Inc.: One Hundred Years of Leadership, 1886-1986 special anniversary issue of Johnson Wax Magazine, December 1986 | ||||||||||
| Stores | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 55 | 4 | General Industry, Industry executives, miscellaneous clippings (Joseph Baum, John David, Jack Evans, S. Friedland, Emeril Lagasse, Drayton McLane, Esther Peterson, Clarence Wheeler), 1997-1999 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 59 | 16 | General Industry: rankings, national and international, 1998-2000 | |||||||||
| 17 | Griffin’s Modern Grocer, 75th Anniversary commemorative issue (includes congratulatory ad from Kings with Bea Bildner pictured in historic photo, Big Ben Store), September 1997 | ||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 55 | 5 | Miscellaneous clippings, 1998-1999 | |||||||||
| 6 | General Industry, “Blast from the Past,” United Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Association, officers board, clipping with photo (February 2, 1950), Produce Business, June 1998 | ||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 59 | 18 | General Industry, “Fifty Years of Super Market News,” Supermarket News, July 22, 2002 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 59 | 19 | Ahold USA, article re. subsidiaries, U.S. Food Service and Giant Food, Supermarket News, January 1, 2001 | |||||||||
| One of several items in Folder 19, Reference—Stores: A-L. | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 55 | 7 | Stores, Albertson's Food Center, "Memories” by Joe Albertson, May 1993 | |||||||||
| 8 | Stores, Balducci’s, “A House Divided Stands in Name Only” (clipping), New York Times, June 28, 2000 | ||||||||||
| 9 | Stores, Grand Union, clipping re. fall from grace, Star-Ledger November 19, 2000 | ||||||||||
| 10 | Stores, IGA, “Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow,” by Thomas Haggai, December 1997 | ||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 59 | 19 | Stores, Krasdale, 90th Anniversary, special section, Griffin’s Modern Grocer, October 1998 | |||||||||
| One of several items in Folder 19, Reference—Stores: A-L. | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 55 | 11 | Stores, Kroger’s (King Kullen), “Michael Cullen to the President of Kroger,” reprint of letter (1930), unidentified publication, October 1999 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 59 | 19 | Stores, Kroger’s (King Kullen), “The Rise and Sale of an American Supermarket” by Jane Olszeski Tortola, Supermarket Business, September 15, 2000 | |||||||||
| One of several items in Folder 19, Reference—Stores: A-L. | |||||||||||
| Stores, Kroger’s (King Kullen), Stores, Kroger’s (King Kullen), “How to Sell A Supermarket” by Jane Olszeski Tortola, Supermarket Business, September 15, 2000 | |||||||||||
| One of several items in Folder 19, Reference—Stores: A-L. | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 59 | 20 | Stores, Produce City, “Destination Green” re. Produce City, Sid Feinstein and Henry Esposito, Supermarket Business, November 1995 | |||||||||
| One of several items in Folder 20, Reference—Stores: M-Z. | |||||||||||
| Stores, Randalls Food Market, miscellaneous clippings re. partnership with KKR and overturning of verdict, Supermarket Business, 1998 | |||||||||||
| One of several items in Folder 20, Reference—Stores: M-Z. | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 55 | 12 | Stores, Shaw's Super Markets, Inc., prospectus, notice of merger and stock purchase offer, 1986-1987 | |||||||||
| 13 | Stores, Stop & Shop, clipping recalling the grand opening of the Short Hills, NJ store (March 28, 1969), Modern Grocer March 14, 1994 | ||||||||||
| 14 | Stores, Superquinn, “40 Years of Celebration” (booklet), 2000 | ||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 59 | 20 | Stores, Wakefern Food Corp. (Shoprite), “Shoprite’s Pricerite: For Predators Planning to Pounce, A Poison Pill?” Supermarket Business, December 1992 | |||||||||
| One of several items in Folder 20, Reference—Stores: M-Z. | |||||||||||
| Stores, Wakefern Food Corp. (Shoprite), 50th Anniversary, Supplement, Supermarket News, May 1996 | |||||||||||
| One of several items in Folder 20, Reference—Stores: M-Z. | |||||||||||
| Stores, Wakefern Food Corp. (Shoprite), “Celebrating the Cooperative Spirit: The First Fifty Years” (booklet), 1996 | |||||||||||
| One of several items in Folder 20, Reference—Stores: M-Z. | |||||||||||
| Stores, Wal-Mart Supercenters, ranked #1 on Supermarket News' top 75, Supermarket News, January 15, 2000 | |||||||||||
| One of several items in Folder 20, Reference—Stores: M-Z. | |||||||||||
| Stores, Weis Markets, “1998 Award of Excellence,” profile, Supermarket Business, , December 1998 | |||||||||||
| One of several items in Folder 20, Reference—Stores: M-Z. | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 61 | 8 | Weis Markets: “A Standoff at the Corner Store,” New York Times, December 19, 1999 | |||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 55 | 15 | Studies, Campbell's Soup Co.'s "Commercial Fresh Tomato Fact Book," an assessment of the fresh tomato business which led to Campbell's interest in that area, 1980 | |||||||||
| 16 | Studies, Research Report to Center for Meat Marketing Research, "Exploring the Opportunities in Fresh Prepared Foods," study conducted for the American Meat Institute, October 1988 | ||||||||||
| 12. ARTIFACTS (1 box) | |||||||||||
| Arrangement: Contains two items. | |||||||||||
| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 56 | 1 | Plaque, National Association of Food Chains, Kings a member since 1949 | |||||||||
| 2 | Necktie that states "With love from Kings" and "our 50th" | ||||||||||