Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Guide to J & B Manufacturing Company Records

Summary

Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.0563
Creators:
J&B Manufacturing Company.
Huldah's Brook, Inc.
Dates:
1903-1924.
Languages:
English
.
Physical Description:
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

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
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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