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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Guide to J & B Manufacturing Company Records
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0563
- Creators:
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J&B Manufacturing Company.Huldah's Brook, Inc.
- Dates:
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1903-1924.
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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4 Cubic feet
- Repository:
Scope and Contents note
Scope and Contents note
Papers documenting J&B's manufacture and marketing of automobile parts to car dealers, jobbers and small retailers; correspondence, information on the supply of auto parts to Latin America, reports from jobbers, and information on parts developed and patented by J&B; information on the company itself, including documentation on factory floor operations, labor relations, financial information, and the company's relationship with Ford Motor Company.
Arrangement
Arrangement
The collection is divided into ten series.
Biographical/Historical note
Biographical/Historical note
Pittsfield, Massachusetts company which made automobile ignition coils. The company was founded in 1895 by the Southard family and incorporated in 1912.
Administration
Author
Craig orr
Ownership and Custodial History
Huldah's Brook, Inc. is a Massachusetts corporation which owns the former Southard property including the carriage house in which the records were housed. In 1996 they offered the papers to the Archives Center after first offering them to the nearest Southard heir, who declined them.
Immediate Source of Acquisiton
Collection donated by Benjamin W. Guy III., through Huldah's Brook, Inc., 1996.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Craig Orr, archivist, 1997.
Using the Collection
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
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.
Restrictions on Access
Collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation
J&B Manufacturing Company Records, 1916-1924, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Keywords
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Correspondence -- 1900-1950 | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Receipts -- 20th century | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Latin America -- Business | Geographic | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Invoices | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Automobile industry and trade | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Automobile supplies industry | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Industrial relations | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Advertising | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Ford Motor Company. | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
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