Box 1

Includes patterns and photographs, biographical information, articles, and correspondence regarding Light (1864-1943) of Appleton, Maine, who drew original floral designs for Edward Frost patterns.

Includes advertisements and catalog photocopies for company in Biddeford, Maine.

Edward Sands Frost, from Biddeford, Maine, began selling patterns for hooked rugs as a peddler. Their immense success led to the formation of E.S. Frost & Co. File includes articles and research material on Frost, the company, and the patterns of Maine competitors.

Includes photocopy of 1939 Frost hooked rug patterns catalog, company cards, and Choice hooked rugs and the original Frost's hooked rugs patterns by L. Goodman (1972).

Rug and pattern company in Chicago. Includes timelines, company history, and photocopies of various catalog pages.

Articles, correspondence, histories, and research regarding the hooked rug company in Turner Village, Maine. At some point, the company named was changed to KMM, Inc.; it was this iteration that wove the Stark Carpet Corp. design created for the Reagan Oval Office.

Includes photocopies of patents, patent lists, and timelines, as well as notes and summaries by Péladeau.

Photocopy of Keepsake patterns for hooked rugs, by Helen Manson, Grace Fraser, and Jeanette Szatkowski (1996), as well as Harry M. Fraser Company pattern name and price list (2000) and Pat Hornafius design catalog.

Copies of pages from unnamed catalog(s).