Tom Carvel Personal Information
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Carvel, Tom (Thomas Andreas Carvelas), 1906-
label: Collection Creator
content: Carvel Corporation.
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content: Carvel Ice Cream Records
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1917-1986
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.0488, Series 1
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Series 1: Tom Carvel Personal Information

Includes magazine and newspaper articles about Tom Carvel's childhood, his start in the ice cream business, and how he built a successful chain of fast food ice cream supermarkets. One article of particular interest is from the Hellenic Times, dated August 21, 1975, entitled "Carvel the Marvel." It talks about his ethnic background and how it has influenced his strong work ethic. This series also contains personal photographs, 1918-1984. These include Tom Carvel playing the drums, hosting a celebrity golf tournament, promoting his business, and a variety of other personal photographs.