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Collection Creator:

Morehouse, Harold E., 1894-1973  Search this

Container:

Box 8, Folder 8

Type:

Archival materials

Text

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No restrictions on access

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Collection Citation:

Harold E. Morehouse Flying Pioneers Biographies Collection, Acc. XXXX-0450, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

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Harold E. Morehouse Flying Pioneers Biographies collection / Series 1.1: Biographies of Flying Pioneers 1.1

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

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Collection Creator:

Morehouse, Harold E., 1894-1973  Search this

Container:

Box 12, Folder 23

Type:

Archival materials

Text

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Collection Citation:

Harold E. Morehouse Flying Pioneers Biographies Collection, Acc. XXXX-0450, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

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Harold E. Morehouse Flying Pioneers Biographies collection / Series 1.1: Biographies of Flying Pioneers 1.1

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

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Collection Creator:

Morehouse, Harold E., 1894-1973  Search this

Container:

Box 3, Folder 15

Type:

Archival materials

Text

Collection Restrictions:

No restrictions on access

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Permissions Requests

Collection Citation:

Harold E. Morehouse Flying Pioneers Biographies Collection, Acc. XXXX-0450, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

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Harold E. Morehouse Flying Pioneers Biographies collection

Harold E. Morehouse Flying Pioneers Biographies collection / Series 1.1: Biographies of Flying Pioneers 1.1

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-0450-ref91

Collection Creator:

Morehouse, Harold E., 1894-1973  Search this

Container:

Box 3, Folder 20

Type:

Archival materials

Text

Collection Restrictions:

No restrictions on access

Collection Rights:

Permissions Requests

Collection Citation:

Harold E. Morehouse Flying Pioneers Biographies Collection, Acc. XXXX-0450, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

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Harold E. Morehouse Flying Pioneers Biographies collection

Harold E. Morehouse Flying Pioneers Biographies collection / Series 1.1: Biographies of Flying Pioneers 1.1

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nasm-xxxx-0450-ref96

Creator:

Human Studies Film Archives  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2010-11-02T17:47:54.000Z

YouTube Category:

Education  Search this

Topic:

Anthropology  Search this

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HSFAFilmClips

Data Source:

Human Studies Film Archives

YouTube Channel:

HSFAFilmClips

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_UVYm-Baq7UM

Biogeographical Region:

78 - Southeastern U.S.A.  Search this

Collector:

Delzie Demaree  Search this

Place:

County: Pike. Banks Little Mo river by diamond mines., Arkansas, United States, North America

Collection Date:

Transcribed d/m/y: 22/10/32

Common name:

Pennsylvania pinkweed

Pennsylvania smartweed

glandular persicary

swamp persicary

Taxonomy:

Plantae Dicotyledonae Polygonales Polygonaceae

Published Name:

Polygonum pensylvanicum L.

Barcode:

03224443

USNM Number:

1602182

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Botany

Flowering plants and ferns

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3aa9c29ce-3963-4ed8-afcd-782d8a14e71a

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhbotany_14734269

Biogeographical Region:

75 - Northeastern U.S.A.  Search this

Collector:

R. H. True  Search this

Place:

Eastern Pennsylvania, Bucks County. Woods path to Mine Spring. Upper Black Eddy., Pennsylvania, United States, North America

Collection Date:

29 May 1932

Taxonomy:

Plantae Monocotyledonae Poales Cyperaceae

Published Name:

Carex convoluta Mack.

Barcode:

02259437

USNM Number:

1679651

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Flowering plants and ferns

Data Source:

NMNH - Botany Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3d1eea689-6708-46ab-818e-c157b1c17c1c

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edanmdm:nmnhbotany_13603167

Creator:

Alexander, Clinton B.  Search this

Clinton B. Alexander Binder Company (Washington, D.C.)  Search this

Source:

Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI  Search this

Former owner:

Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI  Search this

Extent:

6 Cubic feet (6 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Correspondence

Brochures

Advertisements

Samples

Sales records

Date:

1903-1965

bulk 1921-1955

Summary:

Collection documents the business records of the Alexander Binder Company, as well as the inventions and creations of Clinton B. Alexander. The collection includes business receipts and forms, pamphlets, drawings, trade literature, notes, patents, correspondence, and material samples.

Scope and Contents:

The Alexander Binder collection consists of 7.5 cubic feet of records and business materials which were created between the 1910s and 1965. Most of the collection deals with the binders sold under the Autoset Company and the Autolock Company names. There is also material covering the inventions created and sold under the Alexander Instrument Company. Business and sales information and materials from competitor companies are also included. The vast majority of this collection is textual material, especially business ephemera used to improve the business or sales records between Mr. Alexander and his suppliers and customers. The biggest customer of the Alexander Binder Company was the Aluminum Company of America, now known as Alcoa. However, the Alexander Binder Company sold frequently to companies outside of the United States as well. Along with these sales and business documents, there are material samples, such as grommets, extenders, fabric samples, printing plates, and sample binders from both the Autoset Company and its competitors.

Series 1, Correspondence, 1920-1935,contains correspondence by the Alexander Binder Company about loose leaf binders as well as correspondence with suppliers that the Alexander Binder Company worked with, such as G.H Mansfield and Company, Murphy Specialty Company, and United Screw & Bolt Corporation.

Series 2, Company Forms and Printing Plates, 1921-1954, undated,contains both business letters and information sent out concerning the investment account book, one of the more heavily publicized uses for the loose-leaf binders. It also contains the printing plates and associated materials that were used by the company for all of the various products sold by the company, ranging from the Plummet Adjustor to the Crescent Accounting System.

Series 3, Advertising and Sales Materials, 1912-1965,is divided into four subseries: Subseries 1, Advertising Materials, 1912-1941; Subseries 2, Catalogs, 1916-1921, undated; Subseries 3, Orders, Receipts, Shipments, 1913-1964; and Subseries 4, Sales Materials, 1916-1966. Materials include various marketing books and sales ephemera that Clinton B. Alexander collected to improve the sales and marketing of his products as well as orders, receipts, and shipments that the Alexander Binder Company or one of its subsets received from customers.

Subseries 1, Advertising Materials, 1912-1941, consists of documents that Clinton B. Alexander used to advertise his products. To increase sales, Alexander collected both advertising materials from his suppliers and his competitors as well as books that pertained to business marketing. Also included in this subseries are advertisements that Alexander used for his own products, such as the Crescent Accounting System.

Subseries 2, Catalogs, 1916-1921, includes catalogs from suppliers such as the Lantham Machinery Company and the Dietzgen Supply Company, as well as the Autoset Company. Clinton B. Alexander collected catalogs of various companies, particularly those of his suppliers in order to create catalogs of his own that could successfully market his products.

Subseries 3, Orders, Receipts, Shipments, 1913-1964, consists of all of the orders and sales made by the Alexander Binder Company and its subsets during the period of its existence. This includes not only sales of loose-leaf binders, but also sales of plumb adjusters and tape splices.

Subseries 4, Sales Materials, 1916-1966, contains sales materials that Clinton B. Alexander procured and to improve marketing his products. Included are various sales strategies as well.

Series 4, Drawing, Patterns, and Instructions, 1916-1959, consists of Clinton B. Alexander's drawings, patterns, and instructions concerning his inventions. These materials focus mostly on his loose leaf binder inventions, but also deal with how to create shipping boxes and parts for the machines used to create his products.

Series 5, Patent and Trademark Materials, 1912-1941, consists of all of the patent and trademark materials that Clinton B. Alexander used while inventing. Included is a certificate of copyright for his book, The Crescent Accounting System for Investments and Income Tax (1936) as well as trade names that he considered while starting his company.

Series 6, Competitors, 1931-1939, contains samples and related material for the creation of loose leaf binders as well as correspondence with the supplying companies. The samples are mostly fasteners and screws that were used in loose leaf binders.

Series 7, Binder Samples, 1918, 1931, 1933, 1956, undated, contains samples of binders created by the Alexander Binder Company under the Autoset Company and AutoSet Company names. It also includes binders that were created by competitor binder companies, such as the Walcott-Taylor Company and the Cesco Company.

Series 8, Articles and Publications, 1909-1947,consists of articles and publications pertaining to business development, in particular, documents such as "how to" guides, knowledge journals, and printed material from the American Society of Civil Engineers.

Arrangement:

Collection organized into eight series.

Series 1, Correspondence, 1920-1935

Series 2, Company Forms and Printing Plates, 1921-1954, undated

Series 3, Advertising and Sales Materials, 1912-1965, undated

Subseries 1, Advertising Materials, 1912-1941

Subseries 2, Catalogs, 1916-1921, undated

Subseries 3, Orders, Receipts, Shipments, 1913-1964

Subseries 4, Sales Materials, 1916-1966

Series 4, Drawings, Patterns, and Instructions, 1916-1959

Series 5, Patent and Trademark Materials, 1912-1941

Series 6, Competitors, 1931-1939

Series 7, Binder Samples, 1918, 1931, 1933, 1956, undated

Series 8, Articles and Publications, 1909-1947

Biographical / Historical:

Clinton B. Alexander was an inventor and entrepreneurial businessman from Washington, D.C. during the twentieth-century. He was born in 1873 in Clearfield, Pennsylvania, where he worked as a mining engineer, moving to Washington D.C. after 1900. From 1915 to 1965, he began to patent and sell various items for businesses and record keeping, such as a plumb adjuster, paper puncher, tape splice, as well as the loose leaf binder. The loose-leaf binder was his most successful invention improvement and was sold under the name Autoset Company and Autolock Company. He also sold his other inventions under the company name The Alexander Instrument Company. Both of these companies—The Autoset Company/Autolock Company and the Alexander Instrument Company—formed part of the Alexander Binder Company. The Alexander Binder Company was located at 467 C St. NW, Washington, D.C. It was a small family business for its entire existence. Both Clinton Alexander's wife (Maria Dixon Alexander) and son (William B. Alexander) are recorded as helping with the business and the patenting process. In February of 1966, Clinton B. Alexander died, and the Alexander Binder Company ceased to exist.

Provenance:

Collection was donated at some time before 1980 and has no acquisition information, thus rendering this archive as "found in collection."

Restrictions:

The collection is open for research use.

Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning intellectual property rights. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

Engineers  Search this

Inventors  Search this

Office equipment and supplies  Search this

Office equipment and supplies industry  Search this

Genre/Form:

Correspondence -- 20th century

Brochures

Advertisements

Samples

Sales records

Citation:

Alexander Binder Company Records, 1921-1965, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.1100

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Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

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Collection Creator:

Erie Railroad Company  Search this

Olevsky, Walter  Search this

Collection Donor:

ConRail  Search this

Collection Collector:

Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Division of [former name], NMAH, SI.  Search this

Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI  Search this

Extent:

1 Map

Container:

Map-rolled 1

Type:

Archival materials

Maps

Date:

1869

Scope and Contents:

Map drawn by R.P. Rothwell, Mining Engineer, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. Map stamped, "Please return to chief draftsman, Erie Railroad Company."

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:

Erie Railroad Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

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Erie Railroad Collection

Erie Railroad Collection / Series 6: Drawings

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-1082-ref1916

Collector:

Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Division of [former name], NMAH, SI.  Search this

Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI  Search this

Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Division of [former name], NMAH, SI.  Search this

Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI  Search this

Donor:

ConRail  Search this

ConRail  Search this

Creator:

Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad  Search this

Names:

Passaic Steel Company (Paterson, N.J.)  Search this

Extent:

22.3 Cubic feet (1 box, 59 map-folders)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photograph albums

Cyanotypes

Place:

Paterson (N.J.)

Hoboken (N.J.)

Date:

1878-1971

Scope and Contents:

The collection consists of: a 1903 book of photographs entitled "Illustrations Showing the Works of the Passaic Steel Company at Paterson, New Jersey"; photograph albums (including several cyanotype albums) of the port of Hoboken, the terminal and buildings and other structures; a "souvenir" photograph album of the Clarks Summit/Halstead cut-off, 1914, published by the American Society of Civil Engineers; reports from the 1950s and 1960s itemizing the precise costs of the elements of the Hoboken terminal; track maps; and approximately 10,000 oversized drawings, tracings and blueprints of structures built by the railroad.

Arrangement:

Collection divided into two series.

Series 1: Business Records

Series 2: Drawings

Historical:

The Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Company was incorporated in Pennsylvania on April 7, 1832, as the Liggetts Gap Railroad Company. Its name was changed to the Lackawanna & Western Railroad Company on April 14, 1851, and to the Delaware, Lackawanna & Western (DL&W) Railroad Company on March 11, 1853, at which time it absorbed the Delaware & Cobbs Gap Railroad Company.

The first section of railroad, from Scranton to Great Bend, opened in October, 1851. The Southern Division of the railroad was opened between Scranton and the Delaware River on May 27, 1856, forming a more direct route to New York City in connection with the Warren Railroad and the Central Railroad of New Jersey. The DL&W leased the Morris & Essex Railroad in 1868 and, after upgrading it to permit a heavy coal tonnage, secured its own line to New York Harbor. Other extensions carried the Lackawanna to Utica, Syracuse, Ithaca, and Oswego in central New York State and to Buffalo in the early 1880s. The DL&W had a particular advantage in that it was allowed to directly operate coal mines. The DL&W began mining on its own account in 1851, when a Coal Department was organized. The Lackawanna was exceptionally well placed to supply both New York City and New England via the Southern Division and also upstate New York, the Great Lakes, and Canada via the Northern Division.

The DL&W was still bound by its 1856 traffic contract with the Central of New Jersey, and on March 16, 1872, the two companies agreed to consolidate, being managed by a joint committee of directors from the two companies. However, the two companies were actually now competitors, with roughly parallel lines between Scranton and New York. The consolidation broke up after about a year over arguments as to which company would be the dominant partner. All connection between the two companies was severed in 1875.

During the long presidency of the conservative Samuel Sloan (1867-1899), the road became extremely prosperous as a coal hauler. Financial control was exercised by Moses Taylor and his National City Bank of New York, who had bought into the company at the time of the Panic of 1857. In March 1876 the DL&W converted from 6-foot gauge to standard gauge.

In 1880 Jay Gould acquired an interest in the company and promoted its extension to Buffalo (1882), giving it a significant share of the truck line business for the first time. However, Taylor and his successors refused Gould any further voice in the management. In 1890 William Rockefeller became a director, reflecting the alliance between the Standard Oil group and the National City Bank.

William H. Truesdale replaced Sloan as president and began a massive modernization of both the company's management and the physical plant. The company began issuing full annual reports for the first time since 1857. Two major line relocations were built to the highest engineering standards, across western New Jersey and between Scranton and Binghamton, to improve grades and clearances. They featured massive cuts and fills and huge viaducts, the Tunkhannock Viaduct, 240 feet high, being the largest concrete arch bridge in the world. The DL&W was a pioneer in the adoption of reinforced concrete construction for all types of structures. Under Truesdale's successor, John M. Davis, the principal New Jersey commuter services were electrified in the early 1930s.

After successful government prosecution of the other anthracite railroads for antitrust violations, the DL&W voluntarily divested itself of its Coal Dept., which became the Glen Alden Coal Company in 1921.

After World War II the DL&W hoped to merge with its principal western connection, the Nickle Plate, but was unsuccessful. After continuing losses from commuter service and heavy storm damage to its main lines in 1955, the company began to explore the possibility of consolidation with the roughly parallel Erie Railroad. The merger, forming the Erie Lackawanna Railroad Company, took effect on October 17, 1960.

Source

Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company records, Accession 1643, Manuscripts and Archives Department, Hagley Museum and Library

Related Materials:

Materials at Other Organizations

Manuscripts and Archives Department, Hagley Museum and Library

Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company records, 1849-1960

Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company Coal Department photographs (Accession 1990.267), Audiovisual Collections and Digital Initiatives Department

The Enderlin Collection of Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company Records, 1835-1956

The collection consists of material acquired by Enderlin during his career with the Lackawanna, primarily the kind of historical miscellany that flowed into the secretary's office. Two-thirds of the collection consists of newsclippings on labor matters (ca. 1900-1919), and the remainder of agreements, letters of resignation, statistics and rough minutes. John G. Enderlin was born on August 16, 1888. In 1903, he began work as an office boy in the New York City headquarters of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company, rising through the ranks in the president's and secretary's offices to become secretary-treasurer in 1933. He retired at the end of 1956 and died on September 28, 1981.

Syracuse University Libraries

Lackawanna County Historical Society

The Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad was one of the largest and most prosperous anthracite mining and transporting companies in Pennsylvania.Their records consist of minutes of the DL&W and its two direct predecessors.

Provenance:

The oversized items were donated to the Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering by Consolidated Rail Corporation (ConRail) through William M. Wehner in 1987. Provenance for the rest of the collection is unknown.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.

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.

Topic:

Railroads -- Buildings and structures  Search this

Railroads  Search this

Railroad stations -- United States  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photograph albums -- 20th century

Cyanotypes

Citation:

Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.1074

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Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

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Collection Collector:

Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Division of [former name], NMAH, SI.  Search this

Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI  Search this

Collection Donor:

ConRail  Search this

Collection Creator:

Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad  Search this

Container:

Map-folder 5

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1918

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research. 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:

Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

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Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Records

Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Records / Series 2: Drawings / 2.1: Railroad Terminals, Shops and Transfer Tables

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-1074-ref631

Collection Collector:

Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Division of [former name], NMAH, SI.  Search this

Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI  Search this

Collection Donor:

ConRail  Search this

Collection Creator:

Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad  Search this

Container:

Map-folder 16

Type:

Archival materials

Date:

1909

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research. 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:

Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

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Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Records / Series 2: Drawings / 2.3: Bridge: Trestles

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-1074-ref843

Collector:

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Division of (NMAH, SI).  Search this

Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI  Search this

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Division of (NMAH, SI).  Search this

Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI  Search this

Creator:

Sharpe, Weiss and Company  Search this

Extent:

4.75 Cubic feet (13 boxes, 1 map folder)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Business records

Microfilms

Account books

Letters (correspondence)

Invoices

Date:

1856-1889

Scope and Contents:

Invoices and letters from merchants and manufacturers with whom Sharpe, Weiss and Company, and their successors, did business; and two reels of microfilm of Sharpe and Weiss's account books.

Arrangement:

This collection is divided into seven series.

Series 1: Invoices to Sharpe, Weiss & Company, 1872-1874

Series 2: Invoices to Mr. H. C. Miler, 1884-1889

Series 3: Transportation Records for Sharpe, Weiss & Company, 1856-1859

Series 4: Receipts and correspondence for Sharpe, Weiss & Company, 1863-1889

Series 5: Summaries of Coal Shipments 1856-1874

Series 6: Other company's documents including Lehigh Coal Mine Company, Breaver Meadow, Lehigh Valley and Lehigh Cumberland Broadtop, 1792-1869 (not inclusive)

Series 7:Two rolls of microfilm containing company account books 1847-1874

Biographical / Historical:

Sharpe, Leisenring and Company was formed in 1854 as a partnership of Richard Sharpe, John Leisenring, Asa Lansford Foster, George Belford, Francis Weiss and Williams Reed. Most of the partners had been associated with the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company (LC&N). Weiss was the grandson of Jacob Weiss, founder of the predecessor Lehigh Coal Mine Company in 1792. Foster was a contemporary of John Leisenring, Sr., who had been brought to Mauch Chunk to run the LC&N's first company store. He founded the town's first newspaper in 1829. Most of the men had been partners in Belford, Sharpe & Company or Daniel Bertsch & Company, contract operators of the LC&N's mines at Summit Hill and Ashton (now Lansford) in the late 1840s and 1850s.

John Leisenring moved from Ashton to Eckley in 1854 and remained in charge of operations there until he was appointed Chief Engineer and Superintendent of the Lehigh Coal & Navigation Company in July 1860. As one of the conditions, he was required to devote full time to the LC&N's affairs, and he returned to Mauch Chunk. The firm was then reconstituted as Sharpe, Weiss & Company, which it remained until the end of 1874, when Richard Sharpe surrendered the lease and moved to Wilkes Barre. William Reed had sold out his interest in 1867, Foster had died early in the following year, and George Belford died in 1873.

At this point John Leisenring, now operating at Upper Lehigh, took over. The new firm of John Leisenring & Co. was formed on January 1, 1875, the other partners being Dr. John S. Wentz, Samuel B. Price and Daniel Bertsch, Jr. In later years, the firm appears to have been limited to John Leisenring, his sons Edward B. and John, Jr. and his sons-in-law J. S. Wentz and M.S. Kemmerer. Dr. Wentz was sent to Eckley as Superintendent. The firm was continued after John Leisenring's death until the end of 1885, when E. B. Coxe terminated the lease and assumed the operations of the mines himself. During the tenure of John Leisenring and Company the town of Eckley reached its maximum size with a population of 1500.

No records of John Leisenring & Company have survived. The Sharpe, Weiss & Company records from 1850 to 1874 were given to the Wyoming Historical and Geological Society, and the village of Eckley has been restored as part of the Pennsylvania Anthracite Museum Complex.

Source

From Eleuthuerian Mills Historical Library, Wilmington, Delaware

Provenance:

Immediate source of acquisition unknown.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

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.

Topic:

Merchants -- 19th century  Search this

Anthracite coal industry  Search this

Genre/Form:

Business records -- 19th century

Microfilms

Account books -- 19th century

Letters (correspondence) -- 19th century

Invoices

Citation:

Sharpe, Weiss and Company Papers, 1856-1889, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0399

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Sharpe, Weiss and Company Papers

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0399

Collection Collector:

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Division of (NMAH, SI).  Search this

Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI  Search this

Collection Creator:

Sharpe, Weiss and Company  Search this

Container:

Box 4, Folder 1

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

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:

Sharpe, Weiss and Company Papers, 1856-1889, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

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Sharpe, Weiss and Company Papers / Series 2: Invoices to Mr. H.C. Miller

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0399-ref162

Collection Collector:

Agriculture and Natural Resources, Division of (NMAH, SI).  Search this

Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI  Search this

Collection Creator:

Sharpe, Weiss and Company  Search this

Container:

Box 1, Folder 10

Type:

Archival materials

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

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:

Sharpe, Weiss and Company Papers, 1856-1889, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

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Sharpe, Weiss and Company Papers

Sharpe, Weiss and Company Papers / Series 1: Invoices to Sharpe and Weiss Company

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0399-ref28

Creator:

Coxe Brothers and Company, Inc. (Drifton, Pennsylvania)  Search this

Collector:

History of Technology, Division of, NMAH, SI  Search this

Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI  Search this

Extractive Industries, Division of.  Search this

Names:

Coxe, Eckley B. (Eckley Brinton), 1839-1895  Search this

Coxe, Tench, 1755-1824  Search this

Extent:

100 Cubic feet

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

Patents

Maps

Drawings

Legal documents

Deeds

Agreements

Place:

Pennsylvania

Date:

1886-1935

Scope and Contents:

The collection contains drawings of mine machinery and buildings, including buildings within the company town such as worker housing and churches; photographs, including glass plate negatives, of mining machinery, operations, and employees; papers relating to Eckley B. Coxe's patents; legal papers; maps, including real estate maps, contour and topographical maps, maps of highways and roads, insurance maps and others; deeds; leases; and agreements.

Arrangement:

1 series.

Biographical / Historical:

Coxe Brothers was an anthracite coal producer which dated back to the coal property purchases by Tench Coxe between 1790 and 1824. Members of the Coxe family controlled numerous companies and businesses in the area, and remained independent for most of its history due to the management of Eckley B. Coxe. They designed much of their own equipment and machinery. In 1905 the Lehigh Valley Railroad Company purchased the capital stock of Coxe Brothers and Company.

Related Materials:

Additional papers relating to Coxe Brothers and Company are located in the Coxe Family Mining Papers, 1774-1968, at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania; the William Wilgus Collection, 1915-1916, the Historical Society of Pennsylvania; and the Lehigh Valley Railroad Records, 1849-1962, at the Pennsylvania State Archives.

Provenance:

Originally collected for the Division of Extractive Industries, National Museum of History and Technology (now the National Museum of American History), the exact date and source of acquisition is unknown. The collection was transferred by the Division of Work and Industry to the Archives Center in 2007.

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.

Topic:

Coal mines and mining  Search this

Coal mines and mining -- Pennsylvania  Search this

Company towns  Search this

Mines  Search this

Anthracite coal  Search this

Mining equipment  Search this

Mining  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs

Patents -- 19th century

Maps

Drawings -- 20th century

Legal documents -- 19th century

Photographs -- 19th century

Drawings -- 19th century

Deeds

Agreements

Citation:

Coxe Brothers Collection, 1886-1935, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.1002

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1002

Creator:

Hammond Coal Company.  Search this

Source:

Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI  Search this

Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Division of [former name], NMAH, SI.  Search this

Former owner:

Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Division of [former name], NMAH, SI.  Search this

Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI  Search this

Extent:

3 Cubic feet (12 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Ledgers (account books)

Financial records

Reports

Accident reports

Contracts

Correspondence

Inventories

Place:

Pennsylvania

Date:

1937-1954.

Scope and Contents note:

The collection documents the business activities of the Hammond Coal Company. It includes correspondence, "bootleg" registrations, reports on mine inspections, equipment inventories, grievances, financial records, production reports, contracts, employee information, accident and injury reports, and payroll ledgers. Also included are papers relating to labor union relations.

Arrangement:

1 series.

Biographical/Historical note:

Coal mining company in Girardville, Pennsylvania.

Provenance:

Immediate source of acquisition unknown.

Restrictions:

Unrestricted research access on site by appointment.,Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.

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.

Topic:

Labor  Search this

Labor unions  Search this

Mines  Search this

Anthracite coal  Search this

Mining  Search this

Mining equipment  Search this

Coal mines and mining -- Pennsylvania  Search this

Genre/Form:

Ledgers (account books)

Financial records -- 20th century

Reports

Accident reports

Contracts

Correspondence -- 1930-1960

Contracts -- union

Inventories

Citation:

Hammond Coal Company Records, 1937-1954, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.1003

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1003

Collector:

Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI  Search this

Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI  Search this

Creator:

Lehigh Valley Coal Company  Search this

Lehigh Valley Railroad Company  Search this

Millington, W.P.  Search this

Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company  Search this

Wagner, E.C.  Search this

Extent:

5 Cubic feet (12 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Reports

Blueprints

Land titles

Correspondence

Maps

Deeds

Journals (accounts)

Photographs

Application forms

Patents

Place:

Pennsylvania -- Anthracite coal industry

Date:

1785-1965,(bulk 1870-1965).

Scope and Contents:

Records include voluminous correspondence, much of it to or from W.P. Millington, Secretary of the Estate; with the Lehigh Valley Coal Company and Lehigh Valley Railroad Company; and with the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company. Also reports, including annual reports, reports by the Mining Engineer, and reports on visits by trustees; applications for permits; leases, including the lease for the City of Philadelphia as trustee under the will of Stephen Girard to Lehigh Valley Coal Company, 1884-1899; deeds; original agreements regarding the land, 1785 and 1793; licenses to mine coal; photographs, including photographs taken as part of surveys; blueprints; maps; patents; and daily journals for the years 1872, 1873, and 1879, kept by E.C. Wagner, Assistant Superintendent for the Girard Estate, detailing such things as inspections, meetings, etc.

Arrangement:

1 series.

Biographical / Historical:

In 1830, Stephen Girard, a merchant, financier, and philanthropist, purchased 67 tracts of land in Pennsylvania that had been held by trustees of the first Bank of the United States. A large portion of the land passed into the Girard Trusts, bequeathed by Girard to the city of Philadelphia. Beginning in 1862, leases for the mining of coal on these lands were granted by the Estate.

Provenance:

Collected for the Museum for the Division of Extractive Industries.

Restrictions:

Collection open for research on site by appointment. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.

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.

Topic:

Coal mines and mining  Search this

Mining -- Pennsylvania  Search this

Genre/Form:

Reports

Blueprints

Land titles

Correspondence

Maps

Deeds

Journals (accounts)

Photographs -- 20th century

Application forms

Photographs -- 1850-1900

Patents

Citation:

Girard Estate Records, 1870-1965, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.1011

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1011

Collector:

Lehigh Valley Coal Company  Search this

Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI  Search this

Agriculture, Divison of (NMAH)  Search this

Agriculture, Divison of (NMAH)  Search this

Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI  Search this

Extent:

0.5 Cubic feet (3 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photographs

Drawings

Specifications

Date:

1864-1865, and undated.

Scope and Contents:

Company records, including specifications, drawings and plans, photographs, and other miscellaneous archival material.

Arrangement:

1 series.

Biographical / Historical:

Mining company, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania.

Provenance:

Collected for the National Museum of American History.

Restrictions:

Collection open for research on site by appointment. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.

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.

Topic:

Coal -- Pennsylvania  Search this

Coal mines and mining -- Pennsylvania  Search this

Mining equipment  Search this

Anthracite coal industry  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs -- 19th century

Drawings -- 19th century

Specifications

Citation:

Lehigh Valley Coal Company Records, 1864-1865, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.1106

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1106

Creator:

Archives of American Art  Search this

Type:

Sound recordings

Interviews

Conversations and talks

Podcast

MIME Type:

audio/mpeg

Uploaded:

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Topic:

Art  Search this

American  Search this

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Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:podcasts_abc2fcc634f70ef4c4ea52774a353d51