Skip to main content

Hat Corporation of America

 Organization

Biography

John Cavanagh went to work for William A. Brown Hatters of Norfolk, Virginia at the age of 17. In 1880 he went to work for Crofut and Knapp in New York and by 1907 he was vice-president and was president from 1923-1937. In 1928, Cavanagh created the company of Cavanagh-Dobbs, which included his own label of Cavanagh Hats. The Knox Hat Company was founded in 1838 by Charles Knox. His son Edward Knox, a civil war veteran, expanded the company until the Great Depression. In 1932, John Cavanagh founded the Hat Corporation of America, merging his brands with those of Knox and Dunlap. The three largest hatters in New York merged into the Hat Corporation, although Knox and Cavanagh continued to use their own labels.

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Sam Stoole and Stoole Construction Company Records

 Collection
Identifier: B415
Abstract Sam Stoole was born in Denver in 1910 and graduated from the University of Colorado School of Engineering. He worked as an engineer for the State of Colorado for seven years. In the early 1940s, he began commercial construction and founded the Sam Stoole Construction Company. Buildings built by Sam included Denver Public schools, Neusteter's Department store in downtown Denver, and several Holiday Inns. He taught wrestling to underprivileged teenagers at JCC in the 1940s. The collection...
Dates: 1945-1965

Filtered By

  • Subject: Engineers X