Collection guide; Manufacturing and related sectors
Collection guide for Sperry Gyroscope Company records. Company was formed in 1910 by Elmer
Sperry to develop and manufacture his marine
gyrostabilizer, gyrocompass, and high-intensity search light. During the two World Wars, Sperry was one of the...
Collection guide; Manufacturing and related sectors
Collection guide for the Ferracute Machine Company records. Although the records date between 1872 and 1982, the bulk of the company records date after George Bass became President of the firm in 1937. Most
of these post 1937 papers relate to...
Collection guide; Manufacturing and related sectors
Collection guide for the Tonopah Mining Company of Nevada records. The company was incorporated in
1901 for the purpose of developing and gold and silver ore
property in Tonopah, Nevada. The collection includes records
of absorbed and subsidiary...
Collection guide; Electric utilities and appliances; Manufacturing and related sectors
Collection guide for RCA/Victor records. This series of
records was assembled primarily by B.L. Aldridge, who functioned part-time as a company historian from the early 1950s to 1959. Prior to that, Aldridge was Manager of Sales and...
Collection guide; Manufacturing and related sectors
Collection guide for the Christiana Machine Company records. The company, established in 1834, was a
small general purpose machine shop and foundry located in Christiana, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Orders and customer correspondence form the...
Collection guide; Manufacturing and related sectors
Collection guide for Betts and Seal records. The Betts family of Wilmington, Delaware, produced three
generations of innovative founders and machinists. They
played an important role in the founding of three of the city's major manufacturing...
Collection guide; Manufacturing and related sectors
Collection guide for Joseph Bancroft and Sons Company, licensing records. Much of the collection covers Ban-Lon and Everglaze, and many of the files are
concerned with foreign activities or events. The collection is divided into 18 series.
Collection guide; Business services; Manufacturing and related sectors
Collection guide for Hardy Jefferson Bowen papers. The collection includes some financial statements for Industrial Model Supplies, Inc. and two divisions of that company. There is also a 1974 annual report for Blasius
Industries, Inc., who...
Collection guide; Business leaders; Manufacturing and related sectors; Women entrepreneurs and leaders
Collection guide for Nora C. Edwards / Edwards Skirt Supporter Company Records. The papers of Nora C. Edwards are both personal and business and consist of letters she received from family members, agents, friends, and patent attorneys. The...
Collection guide; Manufacturing and related sectors
Collection guide for Barton H. Jenks papers. The papers include an annotated copy of the Bridesburg Manufacturing Company’s 1867 trade catalogue, and a series of patent papers relating to Barton H. Jenks’ inventions. These include textile...
Collection guide; Manufacturing and related sectors
Collection guide for L & R Organics Products Co., Inc., records. The records of L. & R. Organic Products Co., Inc., are a fragment that had been
preserved in the old building and were discovered by a new owner in 2006. The records consist of files...
Collection guide; Manufacturing and related sectors
Collection guide for John B. Lovis Research Notes on Bethlehem Steel Corporation. John B. Lovis (born 1935), spent his career with the Bethlehem Steel Corporation. He first worked in the Blast Furnace Department at Sparrows Point, Md. In 1963 he...
Collection guide; Manufacturing and related sectors; Transportation
Collection guide for The Budd Company was a pioneering manufacturer of all-steel transportation vehicles. The manuscript historical files include biographical information about the company’s founder, Edward G. Budd, and clippings, tear sheets,...
Collection guide; Manufacturing and related sectors
Collection guide for Henry Disston & Sons account books. Henry Disston & Sons, Inc. was a major manufacturer of saws and other woodworking tools and one of the largest industrial firms in Philadelphia. The records, 1824-1918 (bulk, 1867-1907),...
Collection guide; Manufacturing and related sectors
Collection guide for Klots Throwing Company records, a silk manufacturer located in Carbondale, Pennsylvania. It operated from 1894 until 1918. The company employed many of the wives and daughters of the areas' anthracite coal miners. The records...
Collection guide; Manufacturing and related sectors
Collection guide for a small batch of records consisting of company documents preserved by an
individual after the end of operations by the Wilmington Finishing Company. They
include copies of the company’s charter and supplements, bylaws and...
Collection guide; Manufacturing and related sectors
This collection consists of records detailing businesses founded E. E. Hendrick and his descendants, including lubricating oil, refrigeration and metal perforation, especially the Hendrick Manufacturing Company.
Collection guide; Manufacturing and related sectors
Collection guide for the Allen D. Cardwell Manufacturing Corporation Records. The collection consists of 2.5 linear feet of records, photographs, and scrapbooks. The records are divided into three series. Series I -- Technical Records. Series II --...
Collection guide; Manufacturing and related sectors
Collection guide for the papers of Samuel G. Wright documenting his activities as a New Jersey gentleman farmer, a Philadelphia merchant, an ironmaster,
and a member of the New Jersey Legislature, as well as his private investments in land. It is...
Collection guide; Consumer products; Industrial products and design; Manufacturing and related sectors
As a scientist Carter Litchfield (1932-2007) studied and specialized in edible
fats. During the mid- to late 1950s Litchfield worked in the Edible Research Section of
the Chemical Division of Proctor & Gamble. His work there centered on...
