Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Preliminary Inventory to the Robert Wetherill Company Records

Summary
Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.0992
Creators:
Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company
Wetherill Company
Dates:
circa 1875-1930
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
80 Cubic feet
51 boxes
Repository:
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
These records document the activities of the Wetherill Plant of the Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company, originally the Wetherill Company, particuarly the manufacture of steam and diesel engines. Included are engine specification cards; bound lists and charts of specifications and prices; a bound index of drawing numbers, 1886-1928; steam engine catalogs, ca. 1895-1910; drawings and plans for compound and Corliss steam engines, 1875-1921; engine record books, 1876-1902; order books, 1888-1891, 1895-1912; a delivery book, 1916; ledgers, 1876-1885; and drawings for the SunDoxford diesel engine, ca. 1920-1930.
Arrangement
Arrangement
1 series. Arrangement: By type of material.
Administration
Author
Archives Center staff
Immediate Source of Acquisiton
Immediate source of acquisition unknown.
Ownership and Custodial History
Donated by the Sun Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company to the Division of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, National Museum of History and Technology (Now the National Museum of American History) in 1965. Transferred to the Archives Center in 2007 by the Division of Work and Industry.
Processing Information
Collection processed by NMAH staff, 2009.
Using the Collection
Restrictions on Access
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.
Preferred Citation
Archives Center, Robert Wetherill Company Records, National Museum of American History.
Conditions Governing Use
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.
Keywords
Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Card files Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Specifications Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Steam-engines Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Diesel engines Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Drawings Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Trade catalogs Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Ledgers (account books) Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Wetherill Company Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of History of Technology Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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