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Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Waterworks

Creator:
Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969  Search this
Extent:
1.83 Cubic feet (consisting of 3.5 boxes, 1 folder, 2 oversize folders, 1 map case folder, 1 flat box (partial).)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Advertising fliers
Reports
Mail order catalogs
Business records
Technical reports
Commercial catalogs
Print advertising
Technical manuals
Business ephemera
Legislation (legal concepts)
Commercial correspondence
Illustrations
Advertising cards
Advertising
Advertising mail
Advertisements
Catalogues
Publications
Trade literature
Periodicals
Photographs
Printed materials
Printed material
Receipts
Sales letters
Manuals
Catalogs
Sales catalogs
Trade cards
Business letters
Manufacturers' catalogs
Test reports
Trade catalogs
Ephemera
Business cards
Invoices
Legal documents
Printed ephemera
Sales records
Correspondence
Letterheads
Date:
circa 1832-1959
Summary:
A New York bookseller, Warshaw assembled this collection over nearly fifty years. The Warshaw Collection of Business Americana: Accounting and Bookkeeping 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 note:
Contains a broad scope of freshwater capture and use topics, with particular emphasis on the machinery and systems required for managing water resources and business aspects of the costs of goods and services. Includes coverage of home and farm use, agricultural solutions, and large scale operations such as public utilities such as damns, watersheds, reservoirs. Some of the technologies used are drilling, wells, hydraulics, engines and pumps, in addition to natural power sources in the form of windmills and turbines, and water wheels. both as methods of conveyance of water and in powering other devices such as grinders and saws. Purification and softeners address make up the bulk of treatment. Some materials address legal and regulatory issues but water rights is not significantly covered.

Materials include business records, marketing and advertising, some informational documentation in the form of guides and reports. A few schematics are present. A small amount of regulatory publications provide a glimpse of how municipalities dealt with local water issues, including billing and taxation. Miscellaneous writings includes a few tangential topics such as inland waterways and swimming pools, and a perspective essay on water.
Arrangement note:
Waterworks is arranged in three subseries.

Business Records

Genre

Subjects
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:
Waterworks 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:
Beverages  Search this
Water use  Search this
Patents  Search this
Water -- Purification -- Filtration  Search this
Water transfer  Search this
Irrigation  Search this
Retail trade  Search this
Water-supply  Search this
Water-power  Search this
Water -- Purification  Search this
Water-wheels  Search this
Consumer goods -- Catalogs  Search this
Public works  Search this
Turbines  Search this
Hydraulic turbines  Search this
Windmills  Search this
Water -- Filtration  Search this
Dams  Search this
Water conservation  Search this
Reservoirs  Search this
Waterways  Search this
Water pumps  Search this
Hydraulic structures  Search this
Hydraulic testing  Search this
Public utilities  Search this
Pumps  Search this
Water resources development  Search this
Water supplies  Search this
Waterworks  Search this
Filters and filtration  Search this
Hydraulic engineering  Search this
Drinking water  Search this
Genre/Form:
Advertising fliers
Reports
Mail order catalogs
Business records
Technical reports
Commercial catalogs
Print advertising
Technical manuals -- 20th century
Business ephemera
Legislation (legal concepts)
Commercial correspondence
Illustrations
Advertising cards
Advertising
Advertising mail
Advertisements
Catalogues
Publications
Trade literature
Periodicals
Photographs
Printed materials
Printed material
Receipts
Sales letters
Publications -- Business
Manuals
Catalogs
Sales catalogs
Trade cards
Business letters
Manufacturers' catalogs
Test reports
Trade catalogs
Ephemera
Business cards
Invoices
Legal documents
Printed ephemera
Sales records
Correspondence
Letterheads
Citation:
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Waterworks, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.Waterworks
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Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep825c7b83d-32ce-41ef-ac1a-c9dd603d3b92
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0060-s01-01-waterworks
Online Media:

Resumen ejecutivo del Foro Nacional sobre Desarrollo, Saneamiento y Proteccion Ambiental en la Decada del 90

Author:
Foro Nacional sobre Desarrollo, Saneamiento y Proteccion Ambiental en la Decada del 90  Search this
Subject:
Foro Nacional sobre Desarrollo, Saneamiento y Proteccion Ambiental en la Decada del 90  Search this
Physical description:
1 v. (various pagings) ; 28 cm
Type:
Congresses
Place:
Panama
Date:
1990
[1990]
Topic:
Ecology  Search this
Water resources development  Search this
Environmental protection  Search this
Call number:
QH540 .F72 1990
QH540.F72 1990
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_441728

Proceedings, Third IWRS National Symposium on Watershed Development and Management at C.S. Azad University of Agriculture & Technology, Kanpur (U.P.) Feb. 2-4, 1990 / organised by Indian Water Resources Society, H.Q. Water Resources Development Training Center, University of Roorkee, Roorkee ; in collaboration with C.S. Azad University of Agriculture & Technology, Kanpur (U.P.)

Title:
Third IWRS National Symposium on Watershed Development and Management
Author:
IWRS National Symposium on Watershed Development and Management (3rd : 1990 : C.S. Azad University of Agriculture & Technology)  Search this
Indian Water Resources Society  Search this
University of Roorkee Water Resources Development Training Centre  Search this
C.S. Azad University of Agriculture and Technology  Search this
Physical description:
2 v. (482 p.) : ill., maps : 25 cm
Type:
Congresses
Place:
India
Date:
1990
Topic:
Watershed management  Search this
Soil conservation  Search this
Water conservation--India  Search this
Call number:
GB992.I4 N27 1990
GB992.I4N27 1990
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_434955

Application of geographic information systems in hydrology and water resources management : proceedings of the HydroGIS'96 conference held in Vienna, Austria, from 16 to 19 April 1996 / jointly organized by Institut für Wasserwirtschaft, Hydrologie und konstruktiven Wasserbau, Universität für Bodenkultur, Vienna ... [et al.] ; edited by K. Kovar, H.P. Nachtnebel

Author:
HydroGIS'96 (1996 : Vienna, Austria)  Search this
Kovar, Karel  Search this
Nachtnebel, Hans-Peter  Search this
Universität für Bodenkultur Institut für Wasserwirtschaft, Hydrologie und Konstruktiven Wasserbau  Search this
Physical description:
xii, 711 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 24 cm
Type:
Congresses
Date:
1996
Topic:
Geographic information systems  Search this
Water resources development--Simulation methods  Search this
Hydrology  Search this
Groundwater flow  Search this
Call number:
GB656.2.E43 H93 1996
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_541635

Proceedings

Title:
Symposium on estuarine ecology, coastal waters of North Carolina
Author:
Symposium on Estuarine Ecology: Coastal Waters of North Carolina (1966 : Raleigh, N.C.)  Search this
Water Resources Research Institute of the University of North Carolina  Search this
North Carolina State University (Raleigh, N.C.) Division of Continuing Education  Search this
Physical description:
iii, 111 l. illus., fold. map 28 cm
Type:
Congresses
Place:
North Carolina
Date:
1966
1966]
Topic:
Water resources development--Environmental aspect  Search this
Estuarine ecology  Search this
Wildlife conservation  Search this
Call number:
QH541.5.E8S9 1966X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_334262

Report from the Nobel Workshop, Stockholm, 1973-08-27--1973-08-31 : a plan for a transdisciplinary study of events occurring when a tropical water development scheme is implemented, with special regard to its bearing on schistosomiasis / organized by the International Federation of Institutes for Advanced Study ... ; convener, Bengt Hubendick

Author:
Nobel Workshop (1973 : Stockholm, Sweden)  Search this
Hubendick, Bengt  Search this
International Federation of Institutes for Advanced Study  Search this
Physical description:
80 p. ; 30 cm
Type:
Congresses
Place:
Tropics
Date:
1973
1973]
Topic:
Water resources development  Search this
Schistosomiasis  Search this
Call number:
RA644.S3 N75 1973
RA644.S3N75 1973
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_350244

Boston's water resource development : past, present, and future : proceedings of a session / sponsored by the Boston Society of Civil Engineers Section in conjunction with the ASCE National Convention in Boston, Massachusetts, October 29, 1986 ; edited by Jonathan A. French

Author:
French, Jonathan A  Search this
American Society of Civil Engineers Boston Society of Civil Engineers Section  Search this
ASCE National Convention (1986 : Boston, Mass.)  Search this
Physical description:
v, 46 p. : ill. ; 22 cm
Type:
Congresses
Place:
Massachusetts
Boston
Date:
1986
C1986
Topic:
Water resources development  Search this
Water-supply engineering--History  Search this
Call number:
TC425.B6B67 1986X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_355931

A ten-year program of Federal water resources research

Author:
United States Committee on Water Resources Research  Search this
Physical description:
xiii, 88 p. 24 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
United States
Date:
1966
Topic:
Water resources development  Search this
Water-supply  Search this
Call number:
TC423 .A5325
TC423.A5325
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_38717

B Street : the notorious playground of Coulee Dam / Lawney L. Reyes

Author:
Reyes, Lawney L  Search this
Physical description:
xxii, 155 p. : ill., maps ; 21 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Columbia River Watershed
Colville Indian Reservation (Wash.)
Grand Coulee Dam (Wash.)
Grand Coulee (Wash.)
Date:
2008
C2008
Topic:
History  Search this
Colville Indians--Government relations  Search this
Water resources development--History  Search this
Ethnic relations  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_915627

Southern water, Southern power : how the politics of cheap energy and water scarcity shaped a region / Christopher J. Manganiello

Author:
Manganiello, Christopher J. 1973-  Search this
Physical description:
xi, 306 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Type:
Books
History
Place:
Southern States
Date:
2015
Topic:
Water resources development--Social aspects  Search this
River engineering--History  Search this
Dams--Design and construction--History  Search this
Water-supply--Political aspects  Search this
Economic conditions  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1050683

Journalismus in Bolivien : einflüsse auf medieninhalte: fallstudie zur berichterstattung über die wasserprivatisierung in Cochabamba / Thomas Gebhardt

Author:
Gebhard, Thomas  Search this
Physical description:
179 p. ; 21 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Bolivia
Cochabama
Cochabamba
Date:
2002
Topic:
Water rights  Search this
Press and politics  Search this
Water utilities  Search this
Water utilities--Deregulation  Search this
Water resources development--Government policy  Search this
Privatization  Search this
Journalists  Search this
Call number:
HD1696.B5 .G43 2002
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_741451

Global water issues : a compendium of articles / contributions by Maria Otero [and others]

Author:
Otero, María  Search this
United States Department of State Bureau of International Information Programs  Search this
Physical description:
viii, 139 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
2011
Topic:
Water use--Environmental aspects  Search this
Water-supply  Search this
Water rights  Search this
Water resources development  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_1055597

From single- to multi-purpose planning : the role of the Army Engineers in river development policy, 1824-1930 : draft manuscript / by John R. Ferrell

Author:
Ferrell, John (John R.)  Search this
United States Army Corps of Engineers  Search this
Physical description:
iii, 341 p. ; 27 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
United States
Date:
1976
Topic:
Water resources development  Search this
Rivers--Regulation  Search this
Call number:
UG23.F38
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_106066

Water S.A. [electronic resource]

Title:
Water SA
Water S A
Water South Africa
Author:
South Africa Water Research Commission  Search this
Type:
Electronic resources
Periodicals
Place:
South Africa
Date:
199u
Topic:
Water-supply  Search this
Water resources development  Search this
Call number:
TD201
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_743685

To defend our water with the blood of our veins : the struggle for resources in colonial Puebla / Sonya Lipsett-Rivera

Author:
Lipsett-Rivera, Sonya 1961-  Search this
Physical description:
xiv, 199 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Mexico
Puebla (State)
Date:
1999
C1999
Topic:
Water-supply--Political aspects--History  Search this
Water resources development--Political aspects--History  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_917442

The dawning : a new day for the Southwest : a history of the Tulsa District Corps of Engineers, 1939-1971 / by William A. Settle, Jr

Author:
Settle, William A  Search this
Subject:
United States Army Corps of Engineers Tulsa District History  Search this
Physical description:
ix, 179 p., [4] leaves of plates (3 fold.) : ill. ; 28 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Arkansas River watershed
Red River watershed (Tex.-La.)
Date:
1975
1975 i.e. 1976
Topic:
Water resources development--History  Search this
Call number:
TC423.6 .S47X
TC423.6.S47X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_86864

Ecology and restoration of the Delaware River Basin / edited by Shyamal K. Majumdar, E. Willard Miller, [and] Louis E. Sage

Author:
Majumdar, Shyamal K. 1938-  Search this
Miller, E. Willard (Eugene Willard) 1915-2002  Search this
Sage, Louis E  Search this
Physical description:
xiv, 431 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Delaware River Valley (N.Y.-Del. and N.J.)
Date:
1988
Topic:
Valley ecology  Search this
Water resources development--Environmental aspects  Search this
Call number:
QH541.5.V3 E197 1988
QH541.5.V3E197 1988
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_389165

The irrigation and water supply systems of Vijayanagara / Dominic J. Davison-Jenkins

Author:
Davison-Jenkins, Dominic J  Search this
American Institute of Indian Studies  Search this
Physical description:
xv, 313 p. : ill., maps, plans ; 28 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
India, South
Vijayanagar (Empire)
Date:
1997
Topic:
Irrigation--History  Search this
Irrigation engineering--History  Search this
Water-supply--History  Search this
Water resources development--History  Search this
History  Search this
Call number:
TC903 .D38
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_890485

An assessment of estuarine and nearshore marine environments / by the Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Author:
Virginia Institute of Marine Science  Search this
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service  Search this
Water Resources Council (U.S.)  Search this
Physical description:
xvi, 132 p. : ill., maps ; 28 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
United States
Date:
1976
Topic:
Estuaries  Search this
Water resources development--Environmental aspects  Search this
Estuarine ecology  Search this
Call number:
QH541.5.S3 V817
QH541.5.S3V817
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_91721

Power struggles : hydro development and First Nations in Manitoba and Quebec / Thibault Martin and Steven M. Hoffman, editors

Author:
Martin, Thibault 1963-  Search this
Hoffman, Steven M (Steven Michael) 1952-  Search this
Physical description:
334 p. ; 23 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Manitoba
Québec (Province)
Date:
2008
C2008
Topic:
Water resources development--Law and legislation  Search this
Legal status, laws, etc  Search this
Government relations  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_902632

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