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   Who was Alvah Curtis Roebuck?

   • Alvah Curtis Roebuck (January 9, 1864 – June 18, 1948) was an American retail businessman, who was one of the co-founders of department store Sears, Roebuck and Company with his partner Richard Warren Sears . Alvah Curtis Roebuck was born on January 9, 1864, in Lafayette, Indiana.

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   Why did Alvah Roebuck leave Sears?

   • Alvah C. Roebuck asked Richard W. Sears to buy out his interest in the company in 1895. Richard Sears asked Roebuck to remain with the company as a salaried employee to manage the Sears Home Entertainment Department. After four years Roebuck quit to form his own movie projector manufacturing company, with Sears becoming one of his best customers.

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   Who is Alvah Roebuck?

   • (1934) Alvah Curtis Roebuck, co-founder of Sears, Roebuck and Co., was born on January 9, 1864, in Lafayette, Ind., of English parentage. When Alvah was three years old, his family moved to a farm about five miles outside of Lafayette.

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   What happened to Sears and Roebuck?

   • The story went as such: both Sears and Roebuck together founded Sears and Roebuck. Then when i came to the section of how it became just Sears it read: Roebuck a black man was forced out of the company and upon his death his wife and child never received compensation or any of Roebuck’s shares they were entitled to.

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2. fhcmag.blogspot.com › 2013 › 03Alvah C. Roebuck - Black English Parents - Blogger

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   Mar 28, 2013 · In school, we were taught that Alvah was most certainly black, which was why he signed his name off of the company, because of the persecution against blacks back then, but that Mr. Sears still 'took care' of Alvah and his family.

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3. wgntv.com › news › how-the-sears-catalogHow the Sears catalog revolutionized the way blacks shopped

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   Feb 28, 2019 · He said store owners even spread rumors that Richard Sears and his one-time partner Alvah Roebuck were black, as a way of discrediting the brand. Many black people to this day, still believe...

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5. theconversation.com › how-sears-helped-make-womenHow Sears helped make women, immigrants and people of color ...

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   Oct 31, 2018 · The October 2018 announcement that Sears – founded in 1893 by Richard Warren Sears and Alvah Curtis Roebuck – filed for bankruptcy did not come as a surprise.

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6. classicchicagomagazine.com › julius-rosenwald-giantThe Giant Behind Sears | Classic Chicago Magazine

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   Mar 25, 2018 · After repeating the process with additional shipments and clearing almost $5,000, Sears moved on to Minneapolis, where he joined forces with watch repairman Alvah Curtis Roebuck. By 1893, the two men were partners in Sears, Roebuck and Company, a catalog business headquartered in Chicago. Alvah Curtis Roebuck.

7. www.jconline.com › story › newsSears co-founder got start fixing watches - Journal & Courier

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   Alvah Curtis Roebuck (born January 1864, died 1948), co-founder of the Sears, Roebuck & Co. - long since shortened to Sears - was a native of Lafayette.

8. www.nydailynews.com › 2019/01/08 › how-the-searsHow the Sears catalog dominated the market and influenced ...

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   Jan 8, 2019 · The famous catalog and department store was originally named Sears, Roebuck and Company, after founders Richard Warren Sears and Alvah Curtis Roebuck.

9. www.wholebeanblog.com › sears-had-everythingWhole Bean: Sears Had Everything

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   Oct 25, 2018 · Richard Warren Sears. Sears, Roebuck & Company was founded by Richard Warren Sears (we share the same first and middle names, by the way) and Alvah Curtis Roebuck in 1892, and for years upon years, its catalog was a staple of American households in every nook and cranny of America.