Advertisements, articles, photographs related to the American manufacturer of diesel engines and other railroad equipment
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American Locomotive Company (ALCO) Records, 1872-1969 165 linear ft.
American Locomotive Company.
The American Locomotive Company was incorporated in 1901, the result of the merger of the Schenectady Locomotive Engine Manufactory with seven small companies. In 1955 it became Alco Products, Inc. and was acquired in 1964 by the Worthington Corporation. In addition to steam and diesel engines and generators, the American Locomotive Company also manufactured high quality steel and military tanks, with unsuccessful ventures in automobile manufacture (1905-1913) and the production of nuclear energy (1954-1962). Collection contains advertising and publicity, correspondence, financial records (annual reports, ledgers, etc.), technical drawings and technical manuals, maps, news clippings, personnel records, photographs, sketches and drawings, and more.
Photograph album documenting creation of a housing development in Binghamton, New York. Photos include people as well as construction; unfortunately, none are captioned.
Charles F. Brannock Papers, 1943-1993 3.75 linear feet
Brannock, Charles F.
Correspondence, printed material, business records, and other ephemera relating to the business and personal interests of the American businessman and inventor.
Charles F. Johnson Jr. Papers, 1899-1959 136 linear feet
Johnson, Charles F., 1887-1959.
Papers of the American business executive. Collection includes Correspondence, including notices and memorandums to workers and staff (1918-1959); manuscripts (1934-1956); material relating to the George F. Johnson, Jr., Memorial Fund (1948-1951); photographs and photograph albums (1899-1958); plaques (1935-1957); clippings of the Workers' Pages from the Binghamton Sun (1948-1956); petitions signed by the workers (1946-1956); clippings, press releases, articles, advertisements, and brochures (1916-1959); and scrapbooks (1947-1957).
Frank A. Johnson Papers, 1889-1965 25 linear ft.
Johnson, Frank A., 1908-
Papers of the American business executive, President of Endicott-Johnson Corporation. Correspondence (1957-1963); personnel material (1926-1965); business records (1889-1965); clippings, and photographs. Personnel material includes correspondence, manuscripts, reports, and published material relating to employees of Endicott-Johnson Corporation; production records include correspondence, manuscripts, reports, blueprints, sketches, and financial reports of the shoe manufacturer.
George F. Johnson Papers, 1882-1956 25.0 linear ft.
Johnson, George F., 1857-1948.
Papers of the American industrialist, business executive. President of Endicott-Johnson Corporation. Finding aid includes a personal recollection from his daughter, Lillian Johnson Sweet. Correspondence, incoming and outgoing (1900-1945); financial records (1892-1938); articles and speeches (1920-1967); pamphlets, broadsides and posters (1910-1953); blueprints, scrapbooks, photographs, and other material relating to Endicott-Johnson Corporation and Johnson's philosophy of industrial democracy and labor-management relations.
George Wellington Wilson Papers, 1893-1937 2.0 linear ft.
Wilson, George Wellington, 1870-1946.
Papers of the New York businessman and manager of fundraising events for Butler Lodge 504 of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, South Butler, N.Y. Collection includes correspondence, financial records, photographs, broadsides and advertisements, reflecting Wilson's management of fraternal organization fund-raising events which included fairs, plays, minstrel shows, and various entertainments for the lodge.
George Willis Johnson Papers, 1916-1956 24 linear ft.
Johnson, George Willis, 1880-1953.
Papers of the American business executive. President of Endicott-Johnson Corporation, 1930-1949. Correspondence, incoming and outgoing (1916-1954); corporate mimeographed and printed notices to employees (1925-1949); clippings (1931-1947); photographs, articles, and speeches relating to the shoe manufacturer.
Melville Clark Papers, 1906-1953 30 linear ft.
Clark, Melville
Papers of the American musician, inventor of the Clark Irish harp; Syracuse businessman, owner of Clark Music Co., founded by his father. Correspondence (1908-1950); calendars (1905-1953), heavily annotated; subject files; scrapbooks and photographs. Also, material relating to the Central New York Music Festival and the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra.