Series consists of records relating to J.M. Schneider, Inc., its history, employees, and sale to Smithfield in 1998 including the construction of the new plant in 1924, trucks used over the years, employees and employee activities such as picnics, the Schneider Male Chorus, and employee service in World War II. Primarily photographic and topical in nature, the series contains correspondence, clippings, ephemera, newsletters, photographs, negatives, and slides.