Peter Paul Haring Papers

Summary

Collection ID:: NMAH.AC.1014
Creators:: Haring Cotton Machine Company.
Haring, Peter Paul, -1935
Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI
Haring, Grace
Mechanisms, Division of [former name].
Dates:: 1895-1977
Languages:: English
Physical Description:: 1 Cubic foot
4 boxes
Repository:: Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Papers relating to Haring's development of cotton picking machines, 1894-1930.

Scope and Contents note

Papers relating to Haring's development of cotton picking machines, and to the cotton industry overall: correspondence, photographs, patents, legal records, financial records, articles and printed material, and trade literature.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged into three series.

Series 1; Haring Cotton Machine Company

Series 2: Patents

Series 3: Publications

Biographical/Historical note

Peter Paul Haring (-1935) was an inventor, based in Texas, who created, improved, and patented several cotton picking machines between 1897-1935. He was head of Haring Cotton Machine Company.

Administration

Processing Information

Collection processed Alison Oswald, archivist, 2019.

Author

Alison Oswald

Ownership and Custodial History

The collection was donated by Grace Haring in 1973.

Digital Content

Using the Collection

Restrictions on Access

Collection is open for research and access on site by appointment. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.

Preferred Citation

Peter Paul Haring Papers, 1895-1977, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

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.

Immediate Source of Acquisiton

Collection transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Work and Industry in 2007.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms	Keyword Types
Articles	Type	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Correspondence -- 19th century	Type	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Correspondence -- 1900-1950	Type	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Cotton	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Cotton picking	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Cotton picking machinery	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Financial records	Type	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Inventors	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Business records -- 20th century	Type	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Legal records	Type	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Photographs -- 20th century	Type	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Patents	Type	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Mechanisms, Division of [former name].	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid

Repository Contact

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

P.O. Box 37012

Suite 1100, MRC 601

Washington, D.C. 20013-7012

archivescenter@si.edu

http://americanhistory.si.edu/archives

Guide to the Peter Paul Haring Papers