This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/WMB.2ACE/3892.3.1.2.1 Message Board Post: Let me make another suggestion on how to get information on this company. As a person who worked for a large St. Louis company in Corporate Communications, contact them directly! Most big companies have a historical collection of information and are happy to give you info on the company. They typically produce anniversary magazine issues and other items that document the company's history. I know, because I did that for General American Life Insurance (now MetLife) in St. Louis. So call Brown Shoe directly and ask for the Corporate Communications/Corporate Relations/Communications department. I'm sure they'll have someone happy to share the company's history with you. And if this doesn't get you anything, email me directly. I have a friend who currently works there who can prod someone over there to action. Best of luck! Cheryl