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Creator:

Lockwood Greene Engineers, Incorporated  Search this

Lockwood-Greene Company  Search this

Whitman, David  Search this

Greene, Stephen  Search this

Lockwood, Amos  Search this

Former owner:

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of History of Technology  Search this

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering  Search this

Extent:

270 Cubic feet (233 boxes, 850 oversize folders)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Linen tracings

Paper flimsies

Business records

Design drawings

Blueprints

Patents

Specifications

Reports

Photograph albums

Photographs

Trade literature

Date:

1784-2004, undated

bulk 1915-1930

Summary:

The engineering firm that became Lockwood Greene was founded by David Whitman, a mill engineer, in 1832. Amos D. Lockwood, a consultant, succeeded Whitman and entered a partnership with Stephen Greene in 1882. The firm specialized in industrial engineering and construction; they designed and built a wide variety of structures and work environments worldwide over the next century. Lockwood Greene was acquired by CH2M HILL in December, 2003. Before its acquisition by CH2MHILL it was reportedly the oldest industrial engineering, construction, and professional services firm in the United States.

Scope and Contents:

The Lockwood Greene records are a comprehensive range of documents related to the appraisal, building, construction, design, evaluation, and engineering of facilities for a variety of clients. The material covers the entire period of industrialization of the United States, and, provides a thorough record of the textile industry, both in New England and the South. Some of the textile mills are documented with unusual completeness, showing water and steam power layouts, factory village plans, and landscaping schedules. A broad range of other building typologies is also covered, including projects with public or retail functions, such as early automobile showrooms, hospitals, apartments and private dwellings, churches, and schools.

In-depth study of the company's earliest history is hampered by a scarcity of records, many of which were lost in the great fire that destroyed Boston's city center in 1872. Nevertheless, graphic and textual evidence does exist within the collection that illuminates these early projects, in addition to the fabric of surviving buildings. The Lockwood Greene records document several commissions that the firm would return to again and again over the course of many decades as clients requested plant additions, upgrades to mechanical and operating systems, and other substantive changes. Researchers are encouraged to examine the blueprints, elevations, and plans for these later additions in order to find illustrations of the firm's earlier interventions at the site. In addition to drawings, other visual evidence for nineteenth-century projects can be found in the company's extensive photo files, which often document structures for which drawings do not exist.

The Lockwood Greene records contain an abundance of graphic and textual evidence for structures designed after 1910 until the 1930s. After this period, visual documentation becomes much more limited. This is partially due to the evolution of drafting tools and information management technologies within the architecture and engineering profession. Lockwood Greene was an early adopter of technological innovations in rendering and data capture, beginning with the introduction of aperture cards and microfilm and extending to the adoption of computer-aided design (CAD) programs. These more modern formats were not part of the acquisition, and, at the time of writing, still reside with the company.

The Lockwood-Greene collection will be of interest to historians of architecture and engineering, as well as those that study the history of business and labor relations. It provides extensive textual and documentary evidence on the evolution and growth of American engineering and the increasing professionalization of the discipline through specialization during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Rich holdings of architectural drawings, photographs, and specifications provide unparalleled resources that trace the evolution of industrial buildings and their typologies; experimentation with building materials and systems, particularly with regards to fireproofing; and the history of textile manufacture in the United States. In addition, there is also rich visual and documentary evidence of the changing relationships between corporations and their employees through photographs, plans, and designs for company towns and mill villages, as well as through corporate records that illustrate the work culture of Lockwood Greene itself. The Lockwood-Greene collection will be of special interest to historic preservationists as the awareness of the significance of industrial and vernacular buildings continues to grow, and detailed design drawings and other visual material will be of especial value for restoration, rehabilitation, and adaptive-reuse projects.

Arrangement:

The collection is divided into six series.

Series 1, Project Drawings, Renderings, and Plans, 1784-1969, undated

Series 2, Photographs and Slides, 1881-2001, undated

Subseries 2.1: Photo Albums, 1906-1934

Subseries 2.2: Photographic Files, 1881-1956

Subseries 2.3: Spartanburg Office Photographic File, 1948-1974

Subseries 2.4: Spartanburg Office Photographic File, 1919-1999

Subseries 2.5: Project Negatives and Transparencies, 1956-1970

Subseries 2.6: Project Slides and Transparencies, 1985-2001

Subseries 2.7: Project Slides and Transparencies, Culls, 1974-2001

Subseries 2.8: Project Slides and Transparencies, Corporate Photography, 1976-1998

Subseries 2.9: Photograph Album Covers, 1920, undated

Series 3: Job Files, 1872-1957, undated

Subseries 3.1, Specifications, 1913-1942, undated

Subseries 3.2: List of Drawings, 1872-1951, undated

Subseries 3.3: Project Files, 1919-1969, undated

Subseries 3.4: Reports, 1913-1969

Subseries 3.5: Job Cost Records, 1913-1957, undated

Series 4, Corporate Records and History, 1881-2004, undated

Subseries 4.1: Meeting Minutes, 1913-1995

Subseries 4.2: Corporate Files, 1891-2004, undated

Subseries 4.3: Historical Research and Reference Files and Photographs, 1881-1983, undated

Subseries 4.4: Corporate Publications, 1917-2001, undated

Series 5, Non-Lockwood Greene Publications, 1910-1984, undated

Series 6, Audio-Visual, 1964

Biographical / Historical:

Lockwood Greene, one of the nation's oldest engineering firms, traces it roots to 1832, when Rhode Island native David Whitman began a machinery repair service. Riding the wave of the early industrial revolution in textile manufacturing, Whitman added mill design services to his repertoire, which formed the backbone of a flourishing consulting business for the rest of the century. Whitman was one of the first itinerant mill engineers or "doctors" that traveled throughout New England advising various industrialists on the placement, design, and construction of their factories and the layout of the complicated system of machinery and shafting that they contained. His largest commission was the design of the Bates Manufacturing Company complex in Lewiston, Maine, which was incorporated in 1850 and soon became one of the largest textile producers in New England.

Upon Whitman's death in 1858, his unfinished work was assumed by Amos D. Lockwood, a prominent mill agent and astute businessman who had built a name for himself in Connecticut and Rhode Island. The successful completion of the projects at Lewiston brought enough additional demand for Lockwood's services to prompt him to relocate to Boston, where he formally opened an independent consulting office with partner John W. Danielson in 1871. For the next ten years, A.D. Lockwood & Company was involved in a least eight major mill design projects, half of which were for new construction. One of these projects, the design and construction of the Piedmont Manufacturing Company in Greenville (now Piedmont), South Carolina was especially significant and is considered to be a prototype for the Southern textile industry.

In 1882, Lockwood established a new business, Lockwood, Greene and Company, with Stephen Greene, a professionally-trained civil engineer who had joined the firm in 1879. As the firm grew, it expanded its scope as consultants supplying all of the necessary architectural and engineering services a prospective owner needed to initiate, equip, and run a complete plant. Acting as the owners' representative, the company supervised construction and installation but did not directly act as builders or contractors. Lockwood

Greene's objective expertise was legendary and made it a leader in this emergent field. As Samuel B. Lincoln explains in his history of the company:

"The new firm's knowledge and experience in the textile industry enabled it to analyze samples of cloth and, from such samples, to provide everything necessary for a completed plant to make such goods in any desired quantity. It did not at any time act as selling agents for machinery or equipment, neither did it accept commissions or rebates from suppliers: by this policy it maintained a position as impartial and independent engineer." (pages 105-107)

Greene became president of the company upon Lockwood's death in 1884. Under his leadership, the company expanded into additional industries and designed an array of other industrial building types that would prefigure the diversity of later work. In 1893, the company revolutionized American industry by designing and constructing the first factory whose operating power was provided entirely over electric wires from a remote power plant, rather than relying upon a water source or a stockpiled fuel supply. The Columbia Mills project created a great deal of publicity for the firm and was a signal to other manufacturers that there were viable alternatives to the use of steam power.

As changing economic conditions led Lockwood Greene to move away from its traditional reliance upon the textile manufacturing industry, it was very successful at soliciting projects for a wide variety of structures, from newspaper plants and automotive factories to convention halls and schools. After 1900, Lockwood Greene expanded its operations and opened branch offices in other cities, including Chicago, New York, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Detroit, Atlanta, and Charlotte. In 1915, Edwin F. Greene, president and son of Stephen Greene, reorganized the firm as Lockwood, Greene & Company, Incorporated This new entity served as the parent company and controlled three subsidiaries: one to own and operate cotton mills that Greene had acquired; one to manage other companies' textile mills; and one to provide engineering services.

Lockwood Greene expanded its operations tremendously as the textile industry boomed under wartime demand and in the years following. The severe textile depression from 1923 to 1928 caused the collapse of this structure, however, as Lockwood Greene continued to suffer deep losses in the textile mills that it owned. The parent company was dissolved in 1928 and the engineering subsidiary, which had remained profitable, was salvaged as Lockwood Greene Engineers, Incorporated.

After a rocky start with the onset of the Depression, the company began to prosper during the Second World War and its growth continued steadily throughout the next several decades. In the late 1960s, as a result of declining business, the company's headquarters was transferred from Boston to Spartanburg, South Carolina. In 1981, Phillipp Holtzman USA, a subsidiary of Phillipp Holtzman AG of Frankfurt, Germany, acquired a majority interest in Lockwood Greene. In 2003, CH2M Hill, a global provider of engineering, construction, and operations services based in Denver, Colorado, acquired the company.

From its beginnings under David Whitman, Lockwood Greene has become one of the most diversified engineering firms in the United States. The firm is best known as a designer of industrial and institutional buildings, but the company has become a leader in many additional areas in recent years. Lockwood Greene dominates the market in the design and production of the germ- and dust-free "clean room" facilities required by the pharmaceutical industry and micro-electronics manufacturers. The company has also developed expertise in designing integrated security and networking systems for industrial plants, international port facilities, and military installations worldwide.

Banham, Raynor. A Concrete Atlantis: U.S. Industrial Building and European Modern Architecture, 1900-1925. Cambridge: MIT Press, 1986.

Biggs, Lindy. The Rational Factory: Architecture, Technology, and Work in America's Age of Mass Production. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1996.

Bradley, Betsy Hunter. The Works: The Industrial Architecture of the United States. New York: Oxford University Press, 1999.

Greene, Benjamin Allen. Stephen Greene: Memories of His Life, with Addresses, Resolutions and Other Tributes of Affection. Chicago, R. R. Donnelley & Sons Company, 1903.

Heiser, William J. Lockwood Greene, 1958-1968, Another Period in the History of an Engineering Business. Lockwood Greene Engineers, Incorporated, 1970.

Lincoln, Samuel B. Lockwood Greene: The History of an Engineering Business, 1832-1958. Brattleboro, Vermont: The Stephen Greene Press, 1960.

Lockwood Greene Engineers, Incorporated The Lockwood Greene Story: One-Hundred-Fifty Years of Engineering Progress. Spartanburg, South Carolina: Lockwood Greene Engineers, Incorporated; undated.

Related Materials:

Materials at the Smithsonian Instituion Libraries

"[Trade catalogs from Lockwood, Greene & Co.]", Trade Literature at the American History Museum Books, Smithsonian Institution Libraries

Provenance:

This collection was donated by Lockwood Greene, Spartanburg, South Carolina, 1997 (original drawings). An addendum to the collection was donated by CH2M HILL in 2007.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

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:

Architects  Search this

Architecture, Commercial  Search this

Architecture, Domestic  Search this

Building materials  Search this

Buildings  Search this

Construction industry  Search this

Company towns  Search this

Textile mills  Search this

Mills  Search this

Manufacturing industries  Search this

Industrial engineering  Search this

Industrial buildings -- Design and construction  Search this

Industrial buildings  Search this

Engineering  Search this

Factories -- Power supply  Search this

Factories -- Design and construction  Search this

Factories  Search this

Cotton textile industry  Search this

Commercial buildings  Search this

Electric power production  Search this

Genre/Form:

Linen tracings

Paper flimsies

Business records

Design drawings

Blueprints

Patents

Specifications

Reports

Photograph albums

Photographs -- 21st century

Photographs -- 20th century

Trade literature

Photographs -- 1890-1900

Citation:

Lockwood Greene Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Sponsor:

Preservation of this collection was made possible in part by a generous gift from CH2M HILL.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.1113

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Lockwood-Greene Records

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep85090342a-0c7e-4667-8b37-fa0e8309b5ac

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1113

Creator:

Hazen, Margaret Hindle  Search this

Hazen, Robert M.  Search this

Extent:

13.5 Cubic feet (20 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Programs

Posters

Stereographs

Sheet music

Picture postcards

Postcards

Pillows

Photographs

Textile fabrics

Ephemera

Cabinet photographs

Cartes-de-visite

Cabinet prints

Ambrotypes

Advertisements

Newspapers

Date:

circa 1818-1931

Scope and Contents:

Large collection of photographs, picture postcards, printed ephemera, and music related to the brass band movement in the United States: includes 8 ambrotypes, 36 tintypes, 59 stereographs, 66 cabinet prints, 90 cartes-de-visite, 150 large photoprints, and 874 picture postcards; also posters, concert programs, instrument manufacturers' advertisemements and ephemera, periodicals, sheet music, etc.

Arrangement:

3 series: (1) photographs; (2) ephemera; and (3) resources in American band history. Series 1 has 7 sub-series: (1) ambrotypes; (2) tintypes; (3) stereographs; (4) cabinet prints; (5) cartes-de-visite; (6) large mounted photoprints; and (7) postcards. Series 2 has 7 sub-series: (1) company ephemera; (2) band ephemera; (3) music; (4) periodicals; (5) oversized paper ephemera; (6) artifacts (3-dimensional); and (7) folio-size broadsides. Geographical arrangement within postcard and stereograph sub-series.

Biographical / Historical:

Dr. and Mrs. Robert M. Hazen formed this collection in conjunction with their research on the American brass band movement.

Provenance:

Collection purchased from Dr. Robert Hazen, May 23, 1985 (1988.3028).

Restrictions:

Unrestricted research use on site. Researchers must handle unprotected photographs with gloves.

Rights:

Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.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:

Musicians -- 1900-1950  Search this

Music ensembles -- Photographs  Search this

Musicians -- 1830-1880  Search this

Musical instruments -- Photographs  Search this

Brass bands -- Photographs  Search this

Bandstands  Search this

Bands (Music) -- Photographs  Search this

Periodicals  Search this

Genre/Form:

Programs -- Concerts

Posters

Stereographs

Sheet music -- Manuscripts -- 19th century

Picture postcards

Postcards

Pillows -- Photographs

Photographs -- 1850-1900

Photographs -- 1900-1950

Textile fabrics -- Photographs on

Ephemera

Cabinet photographs

Cartes-de-visite

Cabinet prints

Ambrotypes

Advertisements

Photographs -- 1890-1900

Newspapers

Citation:

Hazen Collection of Band Photographs and Ephemera, ca. 1818-1931, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0253

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Hazen Collection of Band Photographs and Ephemera

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep83ead83ed-a86b-439a-a37c-d7c687f40163

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0253

Publisher:

Noll, George M.  Search this

Composer:

Guth?, J.  Search this

Collection Creator:

Hazen, Margaret Hindle  Search this

Hazen, Robert M.  Search this

Extent:

1 Item (Ink on paper, in printed part book., 5.5" x 6.9")

Container:

Box 15, Folder 7, Page 1

Type:

Archival materials

Part books

Musical compositions

Place:

Elkhart (Ind.) -- Industry -- 1890-1900

Date:

[ca. 1895]

Scope and Contents:

Composition by J. Guth? from George M. Noll's cornet part book.

Local Numbers:

AC0253-0000013.tif (AC scan no.)

91-2451 (OPPS Neg.)

Collection Restrictions:

Unrestricted research use on site. Researchers must handle unprotected photographs with gloves.

Rights:

OPPS Neg. 91-2451. Copyright expired; public domain, but the Smithsonian Institution makes no warranty or representation regarding the fitness for publication of information derived from or copies from its collections. Permission to reproduce available through Archives Center and S.I. Office of Printing and Photographic Services.

Topic:

Cornet -- 1890-1900  Search this

Genre/Form:

Part books -- 1890-1900

Musical compositions -- 1890-1900

Collection Citation:

Hazen Collection of Band Photographs and Ephemera, ca. 1818-1931, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

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Hazen Collection of Band Photographs and Ephemera

Hazen Collection of Band Photographs and Ephemera / Series 2: Ephemera / 2.3: Music / George M. Noll's cornet part books, ca. 1895. Music used variously by the Center County (PA) Band and the Montrose (PA) Band. Manuscript and printed notations. Negative # 91-2451 (folder 7).

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8412cf934-d19e-4938-9be7-ccf7817834b6

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0253-ref1973

Publisher:

Hart, E. H.  Search this

Names:

National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers -- Stereographs  Search this

Collection Creator:

Hazen, Margaret Hindle  Search this

Hazen, Robert M.  Search this

Extent:

1 Item (stereograph, Silver gelatin on paper, mounted., 4.4" x 7.0")

Container:

Box 2, Item 46

Type:

Archival materials

Photographs

Stereographs

Place:

Fort Monroe (Va.) -- 1890-1900

Date:

Circa 1895

Scope and Contents:

Virginia band on veranda, near Fort Monroe, Va.

Local Numbers:

AC0253-0000005 (AC scan)

Restrictions:

Unrestricted research use by appointment. Photographs must be handled with cotton gloves unless protected by sleeves.

Rights:

OPPS Neg. 91-2453 (left half of stereograph). Copyright expired; public domain, but the Smithsonian Institution makes no warranty or representation regarding the fitness for publication of information derived from or copies from its collections. Permission to reproduce available through Archives Center.

Topic:

Bands (Music) -- 1890-1900.  Search this

Soldiers -- Stereographs.  Search this

Musicians -- Stereographs  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs -- 1850-1900

Stereographs -- 1890-1910

Collection Citation:

Hazen Collection of Band Photographs and Ephemera, ca. 1818-1931, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

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Hazen Collection of Band Photographs and Ephemera

Hazen Collection of Band Photographs and Ephemera / Series 1: Photographs / 1.4: Cabinet Prints / Band on veranda of the National Home For Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, Fort Monroe, Virginia. E. H. Hart (Philadelphia), publ. Large mount. Number 88 in publisher's series. (ST 31) Left, neg. # 91-2453.

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8a32a5a7e-c79e-4de6-b6fa-33dd6437882b

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0253-ref1975

Collector:

Hazen, Robert M.  Search this

Hazen, Margaret Hindle  Search this

Collection Creator:

Hazen, Margaret Hindle  Search this

Hazen, Robert M.  Search this

Extent:

1 Item (3.4" x 5.4")

Type:

Archival materials

Photomechanical prints

Photographs

Postcards

Picture postcards

Date:

Circa 1900

Arrangement:

In series 1, subseries 7, box 10, item ?.

Local Numbers:

AC0253-0000017 (AC scan no.)

Restrictions:

Unrestricted research use by appointment. Photographs must be handled with cotton gloves unless protected by sleeves.

Collection Rights:

Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.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:

Brass bands -- Photographs  Search this

Musicians -- Photographs -- 1900-1910  Search this

Clowns  Search this

Bands (Music) -- 1900-1910 -- Washington  Search this

Musical instruments -- Photographs -- 1900-1910 -- Washington  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photomechanical prints

Photographs -- 1900-1950

Postcards -- 1900-1910

Picture postcards -- 1890-1910

Collection Citation:

Hazen Collection of Band Photographs and Ephemera, ca. 1818-1931, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

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Hazen Collection of Band Photographs and Ephemera

Hazen Collection of Band Photographs and Ephemera / Series 1: Photographs / 1.7: Picture Postcards

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8053b5e52-5f83-4ffc-823a-144e98db8a18

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0253-ref1996

Collector:

Hazen, Robert M.  Search this

Hazen, Margaret Hindle  Search this

Publisher:

Zimmermann & Co. (Berlin)  Search this

Names:

Sousa, John Philip, 1854-1932  Search this

Collection Creator:

Hazen, Margaret Hindle  Search this

Hazen, Robert M.  Search this

Extent:

1 Item (Ink on paper., 3.6" x 5.4")

Container:

Box 10, Item 825

Type:

Archival materials

Photographs

Photomechanical prints

Postcards

Picture postcards

Place:

Germany -- 1900-1910

Frankfurt (Germany)

Date:

1900

Scope and Contents:

Two images on one card. Ink message at bottom: "Frankfurt. Aug. 10th / 90 [?] / My Dear Wife / I shall send you some money..." Publisher's note on side: Zimmermann & Co., Berlin S.W., Besselstr. 5.

Local Numbers:

AC0253-0000021 (AC scan no.)

Collection Restrictions:

Unrestricted research use on site. Researchers must handle unprotected photographs with gloves.

Collection Rights:

Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.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:

Brass bands -- Photographs  Search this

Musicians -- Photographs -- 1900-1910  Search this

Bands (Music) -- 1900-1910 -- Washington  Search this

Musical instruments -- Photographs -- 1900-1910 -- Washington  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs -- 1890-1900 -- Reproductions

Photomechanical prints

Postcards -- 1900-1910

Picture postcards -- 1890-1910

Collection Citation:

Hazen Collection of Band Photographs and Ephemera, ca. 1818-1931, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

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Hazen Collection of Band Photographs and Ephemera

Hazen Collection of Band Photographs and Ephemera / Series 1: Photographs / 1.7: Picture Postcards / "Sousa and His Band in Europe, 1900." (PC 241)

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep804b5dbf8-6161-4e38-b7d6-f3bbbb41ca18

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0253-ref1998

Creator:

Butler, William A.  Search this

Edison General Electric Works. (Schenectady (N.Y.)  Search this

Former owner:

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering  Search this

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry  Search this

Names:

Edison, Thomas A. (Thomas Alva), 1847-1931  Search this

Extent:

0.3 Cubic feet (2 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Photograph albums

Photographs

Place:

Schenectady (N.Y.)

Date:

1892

Scope and Contents note:

An album entitled "With Edison in Schenectady". It contains captioned photographs of subjects such as building exteriors and interiors, staff members, the power station, generators, close-ups of machines, and scenes of the factory floor. It was compiled and published by William H. Butler.

Arrangement:

Collection is arranged into one series.

Biographical/Historical note:

Electrical product manufacturing company, established by Thomas A. Edison in Schenectady in 1886, consolidating all of Edison's electrical and power machinery interests.

Provenance:

Collection purchased from dealer, Keith D. DeLellis, 1985.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

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:

Factories -- 1890-1900  Search this

Electricity  Search this

Electrical manufacturing  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photograph albums -- 19th century

Photographs -- Black-and-white photoprints -- 1890-1900

Citation:

Edison General Electric Works Photograph Album, 1892, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.1077

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Edison General Electric Works Photograph Album

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep832e1841f-5b09-4320-8635-f233ee7beef6

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1077

Collector:

Morison, George S., 1842-1903  Search this

Names:

Corn Palace (Sioux City, Iowa)  Search this

Collection Creator:

Morison, George S., 1842-1903  Search this

Extent:

1 Item (Silver gelatin on acetate., 34 cm x 41.5 cm.)

Type:

Archival materials

Black-and-white negatives

Photographs

Date:

1890

Scope and Contents:

Corn Palace of Sioux City, Iowa, 1890. E.W. Loft designed the first corn palace of 1887. Photographer unidentified, possibly Morison.

Local Numbers:

AC0978-0000001.tif (AC Scan No.)

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

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.

Topic:

Architecture, Moorish Revival  Search this

Crop art  Search this

Genre/Form:

Black-and-white negatives

Photographs -- 1890-1900 -- Black-and-white negatives -- Acetate film

Collection Citation:

George Morison Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

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George S. Morison Collection

George S. Morison Collection / Series 5: Glass Plate Negatives / Sioux City Corn Palace

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8dd5c42fa-e652-41c2-8cb6-f759ca5e8cd1

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0978-ref4006

Collector:

Morison, George S., 1842-1903  Search this

Collection Creator:

Morison, George S., 1842-1903  Search this

Extent:

1 Item (Silver albumen on paper., 56 cm x 71 cm.)

Container:

Map-folder 156

Type:

Archival materials

Photographs

Place:

Sioux City (Iowa)

Iowa

Date:

circa 1889

Scope and Contents:

Photographer unidentified.

Local Numbers:

AC0978-0000003.tif (AC Scan No.)

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

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.

Topic:

Bridges -- Iowa  Search this

Bridges -- 19th century  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs -- 1890-1900 -- Black-and-white photoprints -- Silver albumen

Collection Citation:

George Morison Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

See more items in:

George S. Morison Collection

George S. Morison Collection / Series 4: Photographs / Sioux City Bridge

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8764a653e-ed8a-48c8-bb16-21c12042609e

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0978-ref4007

Photographer:

Kilburn, B. W.  Search this

Publisher:

Kilburn, B. W.  Search this

Series Creator:

Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969  Search this

Extent:

1 Item (Silver albumen on paper, mounted on buff warped card.)

Container:

Box 2, Folder Corset

Type:

Archival materials

Stereographs

Narrative cycles

Date:

1892

Scope and Contents:

Faded albumen comic view, showing a couple in a bedroom; the man is in bed and the woman stands on a chair, apparently having been frightened by a mouse or other animal. Caption: "7359. He is under my corset." A corset and boots are on the floor.

Arrangement:

In stereograph subdivision of photographs division. Arranged alphabetically by company.

Local Numbers:

AC0060-0001068.tif (AC scan no.)

Series Restrictions:

Sears, Roebuck & Co. catalogs restricted due to fragile condition. Researchers should consult microfilm in NMAH library for 1880-1983 editions, drawer 692.

Series 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:

Corsets  Search this

Photography, Humorous -- 1890-1900  Search this

Costume -- 1890-1900  Search this

Foundation garments -- Photography, Humorous -- 1890-1900  Search this

Genre/Form:

Stereographs -- 1890-1910

Narrative cycles

Series Citation:

Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

Sponsor:

Funding for partial processing of the collection was supported by a grant from the Smithsonian Institution's Collections Care and Preservation Fund (CCPF).

See more items in:

Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Series 2: Other Collection Divisions

Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Series 2: Other Collection Divisions / 2.2: Stereographs

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep89007017a-3800-479a-9554-a756709f3238

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0060-s02-ref2850

Former owner:

Jefferson, Joseph, 1829-1905  Search this

Snider, Thomas A.  Search this

Snider, Mary B.  Search this

Jefferson, Charles B.  Search this

Jefferson, Edna Carey  Search this

Proal, Arthur B.  Search this

Proal, Ermina  Search this

Robinson, Lucius W.  Search this

Robinson, Ruth de Moss  Search this

Gordon, Florence R.  Search this

Van Fleet Family  Search this

McChristian Family  Search this

Duke family  Search this

Jupiter Island Company  Search this

Landscape architect:

Jefferson, Joseph, 1829-1905  Search this

McKeever, Rosie  Search this

Hatch, Bambi  Search this

Provenance:

Jupiter Island Garden Club  Search this

Garden Club of the Halifax Country  Search this

Late Bloomers Garden Club  Search this

Collection Creator:

Garden Club of America  Search this

Type:

Archival materials

Place:

Avenida Gardens (Hobe Sound, Florida)

United States of America -- Florida -- Martin -- Hobe Sound

Scope and Contents:

The folders include worksheets, site plans with aerial images, copies of correspondence, historical and other information.

General:

Once a part of a much larger property, this dramatic garden is comprised of 13.8 acres between the Intracoastal Waterway and the Atlantic Ocean on Jupiter Island. It is contiguous with another recently submitted garden, FL254000. Avenida derives its name from a long allée of Royal Palms probably planted in the 1930's. Remnants of the original allée remain on this and other neighboring properties. There is a long history of distinguished horticulture on this part of Jupiter Island. It is believed to have been the site of a late nineteenth century horticultural station for the State of Florida where plants were brought by traveling sea captains. Indeed, on the property are several aged trees that may well date back to this time: sausage trees (Kigelia africana) and cannonball trees (Couroupita guianensis).

Throughout the property are, among other plants, large swathes of the current owners' collections of palms, bromeliads and gingers. The hammock area has been left untouched and remains a habitat of ironwood trees and other native plants. Several years ago there was a sighting of a Florida panther. The two long driveways pass through the extensive hammock area to the beachfront, also a part of this property. The current owners have added the water garden, vegetable garden, cutting gardens, landscaping along the driveways, stumpery and palm grove.

Persons associated with the property include Joseph Jefferson (former owner, landscape architect, 1890-1900), Thomas A. and Mary B. Snider (former owners, 1900-1911), Charles B. and Edna Carey Jefferson (former owners, 1911-1914), Arthur B. and Ermina Proal (former owners, 1914-1923), Lucius W. and Ruth de Moss Robinson (1923-1955), Florence R. Gordon (former owner, 1955-?), The Jupiter Island Company (former owner, November, 1955-?), The Van Fleet Family (former owners, dates unknown), The McChristian Family (former owners, 1984-?), The Duke Family (former owners, 1990-?), Rosie McKeever and Bambi Hatch (landscape architects, 1989).

Related Materials:

Avenida Gardens related holdings consist of 2 folders (36 digital images; 5 4 x 6 in. photographic prints; 16 3.5 x 5 in. photographic prints)

Collection Restrictions:

Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

Collection Rights:

Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.

Topic:

Gardens -- Florida -- Hobe Sound  Search this

Collection Citation:

Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.

Sponsor:

A project to describe images in this finding aid received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care Initiative, administered by the National Collections Program.

Identifier:

AAG.GCA, File FL084

See more items in:

The Garden Club of America collection

The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / Florida

Archival Repository:

Archives of American Gardens

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6e8104969-9703-48de-abb3-286f61042db0

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref11957

Creator:

Sevruguin, Antoin, 1851-1933  Search this

Names:

Islamic Archives  Search this

Sevruguin, Antoin, 1851-1933  Search this

Smith, Myron Bement, 1897-1970  Search this

Collection Creator:

Smith, Myron Bement, 1897-1970  Search this

Extent:

1 Glass negative (b&w, --.- cm. x --.- cm.)

Type:

Archival materials

Glass negatives

Studio portraits

Place:

Asia

Iran

Date:

1890-1900

Scope and Contents:

"Hassan Ali Khan Garusi or Amir Nizam was born in 1822 and from 1838 till his death in 1899 occupied numerous official positions in Qajar court. He was one of the most influential politicians of the Qajar court. The photo is most probably taken in the last years of his life." [Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives, Curatorial Research Assistant]

- Handwritten number (inked, probably by Antoin Sevruguin) reads, "878."

- Handwritten information on slip of paper (from a 1943-1944 cash book, produced by the Bathni Brothers, Tehran) reads, "49) Iranian minister ??." [Myron Bement Smith Collection, Subseries 2.1: Islamic Archives History, Collection Information]

- Myron Bement Smith handwritten caption in English reads, "47.P; Box 26.14: Iranian minister." [Myron Bement Smith Collection, Subseries 2.1: Islamic Archives History, Collection Information; Box 60; Folder 44: 47 P: Antoine Sevruguin, glass negatives, Iran]

Arrangement:

According to Myron B. Smith handwritten document (Myron Bement Smith Collection, Subseries 2.1: Islamic Archives History, Collection Information; Box 60; Folder 44: 47 P Antoine Sevruguin, glass negatives, Iran), Antoin Sevruguin's 696 glass negatives, at the time of their acquisition, were arranged into 61 boxes without any apparent organization. Today they are housed in archival document boxes, essentially duplicating the original arrangement, and stored on shelves. This glass negative was included into "Box 26."

Biographical / Historical:

Antoin Sevruguin is one of the early pioneers of commercial photography in Iran. He arrived in Iran from Tbilisi, Georgia in the mid 1870s to set up shop in Ala al-Dawla street in Tehran. From the early days, Sevruguin's studio was trusted both by the Qajar court and by foreign visitors to Iran. Highly regarded for their artistic ingenuity outside Iran, Sevruguin's photographs of 'ethnic types,' architecture and landscape, and depictions of daily life of Tehran found their way into foreign travelogues, magazines and books. As such, he stands alone in a relatively large group of early Iranian photographers for being recognized and celebrated outside the boundaries of the country. Antoin Sevruguin passed away in 1933, leaving behind only a fraction of his large collection of glass negatives, which is currently in the Archives of the Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery.

Local Numbers:

FSA A.4 2.12.GN.26.14

General:

Title and summary note are provided by Shabnam Rahimi-Golkhandan, FSg curatorial research specialist.

Collection Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Collection Rights:

Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.

Topic:

Portrait photography  Search this

Genre/Form:

Glass negatives

Studio portraits

Collection Citation:

The Myron Bement Smith Collection, FSA A.04. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. Gift of Katherine Dennis Smith.

Identifier:

FSA.A.04, Item FSA A.4 2.12.GN.26.14

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Myron Bement Smith Collection

Myron Bement Smith Collection / Series 2: The Islamic Archives / 2.12: Antoin Sevruguin Photographs / 2.12.01: Glass Plate Negatives / Glass Plate Negatives: Sets 1-61

Archival Repository:

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/dc32e95c769-919b-49e4-89b4-0024153f6ccd

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-fsa-a-04-ref10207

Names:

Exposition universelle de 1889 (Paris, France)  Search this

Series Creator:

Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969  Search this

Extent:

1 Photographic print (Silver albumen on paper, Image 8-3/8" x 11-1/16", mounted on board, 12-1/4" x 15-1/2".)

Container:

Oversize 72, Folder 2

Type:

Archival materials

Photographic prints

Photographs

Place:

Paris (France) -- 1890-1900

Tour Eiffel (Paris, France)

Date:

1889

Scope and Contents:

Sculpture and fountain in foreground, Eiffel Tower in background. Photographer unidentified.

Local Numbers:

AC0060-0000886.tif (Nonacc. no.)

Restrictions:

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

Series 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:

Sculpture -- France  Search this

Fountains -- France -- Paris  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs -- 1890-1900 -- Black-and-white photoprints -- Silver albumen

Series Citation:

Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: World Expositions, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

Sponsor:

Funding for partial processing of the collection was supported by a grant from the Smithsonian Institution's Collections Care and Preservation Fund (CCPF).

See more items in:

Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: World Expositions

Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: World Expositions / Images, Keepsakes, Promotional Material, Publications, and Other / Oversize, World Expositions / Paris, France

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep823da9be4-87fc-4eec-87ee-46af79f45ec3

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0060-s01-01-world-ref574

Creator:

Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969  Search this

Names:

IBM (International Business Machines)  Search this

Xerox Corporation  Search this

Extent:

3.21 Cubic feet (consisting of 7 boxes, 3 oversize folders.)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Advertising

Advertisements

Catalogues

Advertising fliers

Advertising mail

Sales letters

Print advertising

Invoices

Ephemera

Commercial catalogs

Printed materials

Printed ephemera

Publications

Sales catalogs

Photographs

Business records

Advertising cards

Sales records

Mail order catalogs

Business letters

Printed material

Reports

Commercial correspondence

Correspondence

Trade cards

Business ephemera

Catalogs

Business cards

Trade literature

Letterheads

Trade catalogs

Receipts

Periodicals

Manufacturers' catalogs

Illustrations

Date:

1833-1975

Summary:

A New York bookseller, Warshaw assembled this collection over nearly fifty years. The Warshaw Collection of Business Americana: Office Equipment forms part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Subseries 1.1: Subject Categories. The Subject Categories subseries is divided into 470 subject categories based on those created by Mr. Warshaw. These subject categories include topical subjects, types or forms of material, people, organizations, historical events, and other categories. An overview to the entire Warshaw collection is available here: Warshaw Collection of Business Americana

Scope and Contents:

The collection includes devices and systems such as typewriters, calculation machines, mimeographs and copiers, punches and canceling machines, coin counters, telephonics, addressing and indexing systems, recording and message transmission, stamping, perforating, records storage and files, and also some consumable products like fasteners, ledgers, erasures. A few product samples are present.

Some product information contains suggestions and information on good business business practices or increasing efficiency and accuracy in the office or workplace environment.

A small amount of material related to furnishings, such as desks, bookcases, lockers, and trade show displays is present.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into three subseries.

Business Records and Marketing Materials

Genre

Subject

Brand Name Index:

The following is a list of brand names for various office equipment and related names that appear on this list is a compilation of those found on materials in the vertical document boxes. It is not a complete list of all the brand names for office equipment. The list is intended to assist researchers locate desired materials when only the brand name is known.

Brand Name Index

Efficiency -- Watson Mfg. Co.

Flatpakit -- American

Multigraph -- American Multigraph Sales Co.

Portland -- Southworth Machine Co.

Wiz -- American Sales Book Co.

Y & E -- Yawman & Eube Mfg. Co.

Forms Part Of:

Forms part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana.

Missing Title

Series 1: Business Ephemera

Series 2: Other Collection Divisions

Series 3: Isadore Warshaw Personal Papers

Series 4: Photographic Reference Material

Provenance:

Office Equipment is a portion of the Business Ephemera Series of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Accession AC0060 purchased from Isadore Warshaw in 1967. Warshaw continued to accumulate similar material until his death, which was donated in 1971 by his widow, Augusta. For a period after acquisition, related materials from other sources (of mixed provenance) were added to the collection so there may be content produced or published after Warshaw's death in 1969. This practice has since ceased.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research. Some items may be restricted due to fragile condition.

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:

Mail-order business  Search this

Mail-order business -- Catalogs  Search this

Punched card systems -- Machinery  Search this

Filing cabinets  Search this

Furniture  Search this

Information display systems  Search this

Typewriters -- 1890-1900  Search this

Office equipment and supplies  Search this

Office equipment and supplies industry  Search this

Office equipment and supplies industry -- United States  Search this

Printing machinery and supplies  Search this

Patents  Search this

Display of merchandise  Search this

Sound recording machines  Search this

Retail trade  Search this

Bookkeeping  Search this

Calculators  Search this

Accounting -- Data processing  Search this

Sales accounting -- 19th century  Search this

Pneumatics  Search this

Telephone answering and recording equipment industry  Search this

Account books  Search this

Consumer goods -- Catalogs  Search this

Business  Search this

Typewriters -- 1880-1910  Search this

Magnetic recorders and recording  Search this

Typewriters  Search this

Merchandise displays  Search this

advertising -- Business ephemera  Search this

Genre/Form:

Advertising

Advertisements

Catalogues

Advertising fliers

Advertising mail

Sales letters

Print advertising

Invoices

Ephemera

Commercial catalogs

Printed materials

Printed ephemera

Publications -- Business

Sales catalogs

Photographs

Business records

Advertising cards

Sales records

Mail order catalogs

Business letters

Printed material

Reports

Publications

Commercial correspondence

Correspondence

Trade cards

Business ephemera

Catalogs

Business cards

Trade literature

Letterheads

Trade catalogs

Receipts

Periodicals

Manufacturers' catalogs

Illustrations

Citation:

Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Office Equipment, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

Sponsor:

Funding for partial processing of the collection was supported by a grant from the Smithsonian Institution's Collections Care and Preservation Fund (CCPF).

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.Office

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Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Office Equipment

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8a014f2d6-ae66-4884-a2d4-47a74284270b

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0060-s01-01-office

Creator:

Pratt, Charles Richardson, 1860-1935  Search this

Collector:

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of History of Technology  Search this

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering  Search this

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry  Search this

Names:

Sprague, Frank J.  Search this

Extent:

6 Cubic feet (13 boxes, 8 oversize folders)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Diaries

Drawings

Trade catalogs

Photographs

Notebooks

Letterpress books

Patents

Place:

Montclair (N.J.)

Date:

1860-1935

bulk 1910-1924

Summary:

The papers document the professional career of mechanical engineer, Charles Richardson Pratt. The papers include correspondence, patents, patent application materials, agreements, photographs, publications, and blueprints for many of Pratt's inventions, especially his work on elevators.

Scope and Contents:

These papers contain personal materials of Charles R. Pratt; letterpress copybooks; engineering notebooks; diaries; material relating to the development of the heavy-duty, high-rise electric elevator; material concerning elevator cable equalizers and safety devices, Morton-Jacobsen and other lathe chucks, lathe drives and the Pratt Driver, the hydraulic transmission of power in trucks, and ship steering gear; and studies reports, drawings, photographs, catalogs, and trade literature concerning mechanical engineering.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into eight series.

Series 1: Personal Materials, 1875-1935

Series 2: Diaries, 1894, 1928-1931

Series 3: Correspondence, 1872-1920

Series 4: Notebooks, 1880, 1889, 1900

Series 5: Inventions, 1860-1927

Series 6: Photographs, 1890-1902

Series 7: Publications, 1895-1929

Series 8: Drawings, 1878-1929

Biographical / Historical:

Charles Richardson Pratt (1860-1935), was born in Massachusetts to John C. and Mary Anne Richardson. He graduated from the Hopkins School of Boston and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1879. Pratt worked at Whittier Machine Company of Boston (1882-1890) where he designed and built the first electric elevator in 1888. The elevator was installed in the Tremont House, Boston. Pratt also worked as an agent and later as a consulting engineer for the Otis Elevator Company, the inventors of the hydraulic elevator.

Pratt was best known for his development of the first electrically powered elevator. In 1892, inventor Frank Sprague (1857-1934) founded the Sprague Electric Elevator Company, and with Charles R. Pratt developed the Sprague-Pratt Electric Elevator. They demonstrated that electrically powered elevators were capable of competing with hydraulic elevators. Pratt held several engineering positions and worked for the Marine Engine Company of Newark, New Jersey (1902-1905) developing elevator systems; consulting engineer to the Universal Speed Control Company of New York City (1906-1919); consultant to the American Engineering Company of Philadelphia (1912); mechanical superintendent at the Crocker Wheel Company of Ampere, New Jersey (1919); engineer for the E. Horton and Sons Company of Connecticut (1920-1923); the General Tractors Corporation (1924-1927); and was associated with the Watson Elevator Company of New York City (1928-1930). Pratt patented many of his ideas, earning over thirty-five patents related mostly to elevators,

Pratt was a member of the Masons, the Sons of the American Revolution, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the MIT Club of New Jersey, and the Motor Club of London. He married Mary Byron Ladd and they had two children, Gertrude Ladd Pratt and Donald Richardson Pratt.

Provenance:

This collection was purchased from Charles R. Pratt's daughter, Gertrude Pratt Vance, in 1973.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.

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:

Mechanical engineering and engineers  Search this

Inventors  Search this

Elevators  Search this

Machine-tools  Search this

Patents -- 1890-1900  Search this

Power transmission  Search this

Genre/Form:

Diaries

Drawings

Trade catalogs

Photographs -- 19th century

Notebooks

Letterpress books

Patents -- 1870-1880

Citation:

Charles Richardson Pratt Papers, 1860-1935, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0958

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Charles Richardson Pratt Papers

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep82afc1e29-876b-4494-9c92-64a14390613e

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0958

Artist:

Charles Whitman, active 1890s - 1900s  Search this

Sitter:

Helen Adams Keller, 27 Jun 1880 - 1 Jun 1968  Search this

Medium:

Platinum print

Dimensions:

Image/Sheet: 22.6 x 16.9cm (8 7/8 x 6 5/8")

1st Mount: 23.3 x 17.4cm (9 3/16 x 6 7/8")

2nd Mount: 28.1 x 21.9cm (11 1/16 x 8 5/8")

Mat: 55.9 x 40.6cm (22 x 16")

Type:

Photograph

Date:

1904

Topic:

Interior  Search this

Printed Material\Book  Search this

Container\Vase  Search this

Nature & Environment\Plant\Flower\Rose  Search this

Helen Adams Keller: Female  Search this

Helen Adams Keller: Literature\Writer  Search this

Helen Adams Keller: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Lecturer  Search this

Helen Adams Keller: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Social reformer  Search this

Helen Adams Keller: Literature\Writer\Novelist  Search this

Helen Adams Keller: Society and Social Change\Reformer\Humanitarian  Search this

Helen Adams Keller: Literature\Writer\Essayist  Search this

Helen Adams Keller: Society and Social Change\Person with a Disability\Blind  Search this

Helen Adams Keller: Society and Social Change\Person with a Disability\Deaf  Search this

Helen Adams Keller: Presidential Medal of Freedom  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Object number:

NPG.91.105

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Exhibition:

The Struggle for Justice Refresh

On View:

NPG, West Gallery 220

Data Source:

National Portrait Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4aef66b04-d572-494a-855e-52700acbcf1b

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_NPG.91.105

Creator:

Archives of American Art  Search this

Weissinger (Harry) Tobacco Co.  Search this

King, Marian  Search this

Extent:

0.1 Cubic feet (1 box)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Broadsides

Place:

Washington (D.C.) -- 1890-1900

Date:

circa 1933-1945

Scope and Contents note:

Primarily unmounted photographs, plus an illustrated souvenir tourist book on Washington, "Washington Album" (ca. 1890), and a text-only anti-trust broadside. The most interesting group is a set of 5 photoprints related to the Boston Globe newspaper, especially several which illustrate the practice of displaying handwritten newspaper headlines for passersby on blackboards.

Arrangement:

1 series.

Provenance:

Collection transferred by Archives of American Art, through Karen Weiss, archivist.

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:

Newspapers -- 20th century  Search this

Labor unions  Search this

Tourism  Search this

Tobacco -- 1890-1920  Search this

Genre/Form:

Broadsides

Citation:

Archives of American Art Miscellany, ca. 1933-1945, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0850

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Archives of American Art Miscellany

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep81edcf631-33ac-459f-85ed-7799c96c1c5b

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0850

Creator:

Hart, Charles Henry, 1847-1918  Search this

Subject:

Adams, John Quincy  Search this

Latrobe, Benjamin Henry  Search this

Hawthorne, Nathaniel  Search this

Pratt, Herbert Lee  Search this

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts  Search this

Type:

Notes

Photographs

Citation:

Charles Henry Hart papers, 1774-1930, bulk 1888-1918. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.

Topic:

Miniature painting  Search this

Authors -- Pennsylvania  Search this

Works of art  Search this

Theme:

Diaries  Search this

Research and writing about art  Search this

Record number:

(DSI-AAA_CollID)9656

(DSI-AAA_SIRISBib)211864

AAA_collcode_hartchah

Theme:

Diaries

Research and writing about art

Data Source:

Archives of American Art

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:AAADCD_coll_211864

Photographer:

Wendt Bros. (Albany, N.Y.)  Search this

Creator:

Campbell, Alfred S. (stereograph publisher)  Search this

Names:

American Tobacco Company (advertiser on stereograph)  Search this

Series Creator:

Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969  Search this

Extent:

6 Items

Container:

Box 7

Type:

Archival materials

Photographs

Photographs

Stereographs

Lithoprints

Place:

Central Park, New York (N.Y.) -- Stereographs

New York (N.Y.) -- Stereographs

Date:

ca. 1896-1903

Scope and Contents:

Six images of animals, including two views of "Alligators in Central Park" published by Alfred S. Campbell with an advertisement for the American Tobacco Company on the versos; an Alaskan wolf; 2 donkeys; a cat, printed by the Wendt Bros., Albany, N.Y.; and a lithoprint of "'Romey,' Hero Dog of the Great Johnstown Flood".

Restrictions:

Unrestricted research use on site. Photographs must be handled with white cotton gloves, unless protected by plastic sleeves.

Series 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:

Alligators -- Stereographs  Search this

Wolves -- Stereographs  Search this

Donkeys -- Stereographs  Search this

Cats -- Stereographs  Search this

Dogs -- Stereographs -- 1890-1910  Search this

Animals -- Stereographs  Search this

Genre/Form:

Photographs -- 1900-1910 -- Black-and-white photoprints

Photographs -- 1890-1900

Stereographs -- 1880-1900

Lithoprints -- Stereographs

Series Citation:

Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

Sponsor:

Funding for partial processing of the collection was supported by a grant from the Smithsonian Institution's Collections Care and Preservation Fund (CCPF).

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Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Series 2: Other Collection Divisions

Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Series 2: Other Collection Divisions / 2.2: Stereographs / Animals (pets, wild, and in zoos, but no livestock, birds, or horses)

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8808bab75-232a-414b-8fa7-24d7d6769bed

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0060-s02-ref2765

Photographer:

Kilburn, B. W.  Search this

Graves, C. H. (Carleton H.), -1943  Search this

Series Creator:

Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969  Search this

Extent:

5 Items

Container:

Box 7

Type:

Archival materials

Photographs

Stereographs

Photographs

Place:

Asbury Park (N.J.) -- Stereographs

Atlantic City (N.J.) -- Stereographs

Narragansett (Mass.) -- Stereographs

Date:

ca. 1897-1901

Scope and Contents:

Beach scenes: people in bathing attire on beaches and in the water at Atlantic City, N.J., Asbury Park, N.J., and Narragansett, by B.W. Kilburn, C.H. Graves, and unidentified photographers.

Restrictions:

Unrestricted research use on site. Photographs must be handled with white cotton gloves, unless protected by plastic sleeves.

Series 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:

Resorts -- Stereographs  Search this

Bathing suits  Search this

Beaches  Search this

Genre/Form:

Stereographs

Photographs -- 1890-1900 -- Black-and-white photoprints -- Stereographs

Series Citation:

Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution

Sponsor:

Funding for partial processing of the collection was supported by a grant from the Smithsonian Institution's Collections Care and Preservation Fund (CCPF).

See more items in:

Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Series 2: Other Collection Divisions

Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Series 2: Other Collection Divisions / 2.2: Stereographs / Beaches

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8830bf58c-f682-4a6a-978b-07d6116ccbf5

EDAN-URL:

ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0060-s02-ref2768