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  • Collection: Keystone View Company Papers (Ms2010-052)

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Keystone letter to Gray Barnhart. Keystone tells Barnhart that there was no error with his last order. They also encourage him to sell more World Tour views.

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Keystone Letter to Walter Barnhart. Keystone clarifies a financial issue from a few of Barnhart's previous orders. Keystone also tells Barnhart how much commission he makes on certain view sets. On the back of the letter is another letter from Walter…

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Keystone letter to Gray Barnhart. Keystone is encouraging Barnhart to look for more sub-agents and young men that can apply to be salesmen. Keystone gives examples of previous employees who went on to become very successful. Keystone will pass along…

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Keystone letter to Gray Barnhart. Keystone updates Barnhart about other salesmen who are interested in working as General Agents. Keystone encourages Gray to secure lots of contracts and business. Keystone also sends Barnhart their new catalog of…

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Keystone letter to Walter and Gray Barnhart. Keystone was contacted by a young man named William J. Boyd who is interested in becoming a salesman. Keystone asks the Barnhart brothers to draft up a contract for him so that Boyd can become one of their…

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Keystone letter to Walter Barnhart. Keystone hopes Walter Barnhart and his brother, Gray Barnhart, will secure contracts with new salesmen. Keystone also encourages the Barnhart brothers to work during the Christmas holiday season and sell their…

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Keystone letter to Walter Barnhart. Keystone sends Barnhart his commission for his orders. Keystone has expressed Barnhart's orders and have sent him some more views to show customers. Keystone corrected a financial mistake made on their part and…

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Keystone letter to Walter Barnhart. Barnhart sent information about one of Keystone's agents, Mr. Cooley. Keystone encouraged Barnhart to try and get Mr. Cooley to work for Keystone again when school goes on break. Keystone encourages Barnhart to…

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Keystone letter to Gray Barnhart. Keystone updates Barnhart about contacting a salesman named Mr. Pierce. Keystone sent Barnharts order to his brother, Walter Barnhart, in Front Royal, VA. Keystone also asks about other salesmen named Mr. Eliott and…

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Keystone Salesman Contest poster. The contest takes place during the month of August in 1908. The poster contains requirements for the contest as well as a list of prizes for the salesmen.

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Keystone letter to Gray Barnhart. Keystone suspects that one of Barnhart's letters concerning the statement they sent him was lost in the mail. Keystone hopes to increase their sales by over 50% in 1908.

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Keystone letter to Walter Barnhart. Keystone informs Barhart that there are vacancies in their salesman position and wonder if Barnhart would want to rejoin the view business.

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Letter from Gray Barnhart to Keystone. Barnhart informs Keystone that his brother, Walter Barnhart, is not interesting in rejoining the View business at this time, but cannot definitetively say he will never work for Keystone again. Gray Barnhart…

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Copy of correspondence between Keystone and Mr. Harold H. Newman. Newman has agreed to take free stereoscope views in exchange for running a Keystone add in The Yellow Jacket. Keystone sends the advertisment that they want run as well as a catalog…

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Keystone letter to Gray Barnhart. Keystone recommends Barnhart stay on his course and finish school. Keystone says they will discuss a permanent plan with Barnhart near the end of the summer campaign.

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Keystone letter to Gray Barnhart. Keystone suggests that Barnhart stay in schoo and work for them during their summer session. Keystone suggests that they discuss a permanent position for Barnhart at the end of the summer.

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Keystone letter to Gray Barnhart. Keystone updates Barnhart about several men who are interested in selling for Keystone. Keystone sends information about Walter Barnhart's (Gray's brother) commissions.

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Letter from P. N. Young to Gray Barnhart. Young is travelling to Ashland, Virginia from Randolph-Macon College to try and recruit students there to work with Keystone.

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Keystone letter to Walter Barnhart. Barnhart feels he deserves 10% of one of his sub-agents, Mr. Cooley's, commissions. Keystone tries to reason with him by explaining the situation with Cooley's proposal. Keystone is taking legal action against one…

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Keystone letter to Gray Barnhart. Keystone gives Barnhart advice on how to be a more successful salesman. They recommend that Barnhart follow what other salesmen are doing and remind him of the educational value of stereographs.

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Keystone letter to Walter Barnhart. Keystone sends Barnhart a notice of his latest commission amount.

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Keystone letter to Gray Barnhart. Keystone shipped Barnhart's order and send him the receipt. They discuss the territory assignment of one of Barnhart's sub-agents, Mr. Cooley. Keystone also mentions two other sub-agents: Mr. James Atkins and Mr. H.…

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Keystone letter to Gray Barnhart. Keystone wants Barnhart to encourage his sub-agents to fill out the necessary paperwork so that Keystone can send them their goods much easier/ faster. Keystone tells Barnhart that they expect to have a very…

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Keystone letter to Gray Barnhart. Keystone discusses an advertising agreement they have with Barnhart and H. H. Newman. Keystone sends Barnhart the correspondence between them and H. H. Newman to see if Barnhart wants to change their agreement.

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Keystone letter to Gray Barnhart. Keystone informs Barnhart that his letter was received, but that the recipient, Mr. W. E. Hosler, will not be in the office until the next week.

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Keystone letter to J. S. Cooley. Keystone tries to make an agreement with Cooley who wants a new territory to work in. The back of the letter has a short note about what the letter says. No name is signed regarding who wrote it.

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Keystone letter to Walter Barnhart. Keystone tries to discuss the meaning of a previous letter regarding Barnhart running a Keystone ad in a magazine, and determine what Barnhart wants in exchange.

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Keystone letter to Gray Barnhart. Keystone tries to plan an appointment with Barnhart face-to-face. Keystone is unable to give Barnhart specific details on salesmen field work for the next year.

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Keystone letter to Gray Barnhart. Barnhart is not sure he will be able to go back into view selling for the upcoming season. Keystone tries to convince him to stay in the sales business and are waiting to hear updates in another letter.

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Keystone letter to Gray Barnhart. Barnhart's parents are unwell and that is preventing him from wanting to go back into the field. Keystone brings up the contract he signed that promised he would sell views and they try to remind him what he would be…

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Keystone letter to Gray Barnhart. Barnhart has not entered the sales field. Keystone hopes that he will be back to selling views with his sub-agents soon.

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Keystone letter to Gray Barnhart. Barnhart has started selling views for Keystone again. Keystone discusses billing receipts with Barnhart's sub-agents, Mr. Cooley and Mr. Clinton Bush.

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Keystone letter to Gray Barnhart. Keystone has sent the views Barnhart requested to his sub-agent, Mr. Cooley. Keystone asks Barnhart if he likes working up north so far.

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Keystone letter to Gray Barnhart. Keystone asks Barnhart to have views of several different "grades" in his inventory, and to report back to them if having multiple "grades" increased or hinders sales. Keystone notes that Barnhart is selling well,…

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Keystone letter to Gray Barnhart. Keystone discusses the billing agreement Barnhart made with one of his sub-agents, J. S. Cooley. Keystone also discusses Barnhart's territory in New York. Keystone offers a job to Gray Barhart's brother, Walter…

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Keystone letter to Gray Barnhart. Keystone tries to convince Barnhart to release some of the reservations he has on sales territories for a friend of a Mr. Hosler.

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Keystone letter to Gray Barnhart. Keystone apologizes for a bad batch of views and figures out why the manufacturing went badly. Keystone discusses one of Barnhart's sub-agents, Mr. Cooley, and requests that Barnhart send back any other stereograh…

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Keystone lettter to Gray Barnhart. Keystone discusses the agreements they have with Barnhart concerning express shipping and items damaged in the mail. Keystone reimbursed Barnhart for the faulty view.

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An envelope with a note written by Gray Barnhart on it. Barnhart is notifying the recipient of one of his sub-agents who received a bill in his letter from Keystone.

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Keystone letter to Gray Barnhart. Keystone lets Barnhart know when his shipment of views will arrive. Keystone encourages Barnhart to try and hire more salesmen since the harvest season is over and farmers will be looking for work.

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Keystone letter to Gray Barnhart. Keystone encourages Barnhart to sell even more views during the month of August and also let him know that he can have contract with Keystone to sell during the fall and winter seasons too.

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Keystone letter to Gray Barnhart. Keystone clarifies a clause in Barnhart's contract and discuss what he might do with imperfect views. Keystone gives Barnhart their New York address and encourage him to work for them in the fall and winter.

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Keystone letter to Gray Barnhart. Keystone offers to let Gray Barnhart and his brother choose their territory and the men they would want to work for them if they agree to work for Keystone in the fall and winter seasons.

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Keystone letter to Gray Barnhart. Keystone requests a written statement about the view business from Barnhart for them to publish in a leaflet.

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Keystone letter to Gray Barnhart. Keystone tries to clarify a money dispute with Barnhart.

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Keystone letter to Gray Barnhart. Keystone encourages Barnhart to consider working during the winter months and estimate how much money he could make based on his experience.

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Keystone letter to Gray Barnhart. Keystone discusses one of Barnhart's sub-agents, Mr. Cooley. Keystone also requests money they are owed from Barnhart.

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Gray Barnhart's record of his view sales as well as the sales of his sub-agents.

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Keystone letter to Gray Barnhart. Keystone settled their account with Barnhart after he sent them the money he owed them. Barnhart won a prize in the sales competition for the month of August. Barnhart has agreed to work for Keystone until October…

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Keystone letter to Gray Barnhart. Barnhart ordered two views that were out of stock, Keystone encouraged Barnhart to replace the order with views that were in stock, but still agreed to create the views for Barnhart if he needed them.
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