Bruce I. Siegal papers
Collection Overview
The collection contains genealogical records and business records of the Siegal family's two lighting businesses. Genealogical materials include reproductions of original photographs of the Siegal family dating from the 1880s through 1984, a compiled guide to the collection of photographs including research and interview transcripts, and a small amount of correspondence regarding genealogical research. Business materials include two stock and transfer ledgers for Marvel Manufacturing Company, and two scrapbooks featuring newspaper clippings, magazine articles, and advertisements for Marvel Lamp Company and Supreme Lighting Corporation.
Dates
- Creation: 1952-2008
Creator
Language of Material
Materials in English
Access Restrictions
This collection is open for research.
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Biographical and Historical Note
Bruce Irving Siegal (1941- ) was born in Jersey City, New Jersey, to Arthur and Shirley Siegal. His father ran Marvel Manufacturing Company, a business established in 1935 by Bruce's grandfather, Adam Siegal. In the early 1960s, the Siegals relocated from New Jersey to Mullins, South Carolina, and opened the Marvel Lamp Company, with Bruce working alongside his father, in 1963. After selling the company to American Brands in 1974 the family remained in the lighting industry, establishing the Supreme Lighting Corporation in 1980. Bruce would continue to run the company with his cousin Gary Siegal after his fathers death in 1994. In 1992 it was ranked as one of the state's 100 largest private companies, becoming one of the largest lightbulb manufacturers in the country. The company was sold to SLI Inc. in 1999.
Extent
0.5 linear feet (1 document box)
Abstract
Contains genealogical and business records of Bruce I. Siegal, president of Supreme Lighting Corporation in Mullins, S.C. Materials include a manuscript of genealogical information and transcribed family interviews titled "Six Generations in Search of a Deli," photograph reproductions, correspondence regarding genealogical research, two Marvel Manufacturing Company stock ledgers, and two clippings scrapbooks pertaining to the Siegal family lighting businesses.
Collection Arrangement
Materials are described at the folder level.
Acquisitions Information
Materials donated in 2012 by Bruce I. Siegal
Processing Information
Processed by Amy Lazarus, March 2015.
Source
- Siegal, Bruce I. (Bruce Irving), 1941- (Donor, Person)
Subject
- Siegal, Bruce I. (Bruce Irving), 1941- (Person)
- Siegel family (Family)
- Supreme Lighting Corporation (Organization)
- Marvel Manufacturing Company (Organization)
- Marvel Lamp Company (Organization)
Genre / Form
- Clippings (information artifacts)
- Correspondence
- Financial records
- Manuscripts (documents)
- Scrapbooks
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Inventory of the Bruce I. Siegal Papers, 1952-2008
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by: Amy Lazarus; machine-readable finding aid created by: Amy Lazarus
- Date
- 2015
- Description rules
- Dacs
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
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