The records in series two, comprising approximately six cubic feet, relate to Comstock, Cheney & Company. They date from 1863 to the company's merger with Pratt, Read & Company in 1936. The series is divided into twelve subseries: Executive Records, Correspondence, Stock Records, Legal Records, Financial Records, Sales Records, Personnel Records, Real Estate Records, Machinery Records, Manufacturing Records, Photoprints, and Photonegatives. The EXECUTIVE RECORDS consist of organization papers from 1872 and the complete set of corporate minute books from the company's incorporation in 1872 through its merger with Pratt, Read & Company in 1936.
Collection Restrictions:
Collection open for research on site by appointment. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Collection Citation:
Pratt, Read Corporation Records, 1839-1990, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.