Bernis B. Brown Collection

Summary

Collection ID:: NMAH.AC.1047
Creators:: Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Division of [former name], NMAH, SI.
Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI
Brown, Bernis B., 1888-1960
Dates:: 1878-1960
Languages:: English
Physical Description:: 8.5 Cubic feet
15 boxes
Repository:: Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Scope and Contents note

The collection documents the history of farm machinery in America, especially steam-powered machines. The papers include Brown's correspondence with individuals and institutions regarding his research and his collection, notes and notebooks, reference books and history books on farm machines, clippings and articles, newsletters on farming subjects, catalogs of farming equipment, subject files, photographs, magazines, and a manuscript for a history Brown compiled on early American farm power.

Arrangement

1 series.

Biographical/Historical note

Brown was a dealer, salesmen and repairman of farm equipment, especially steam powered engines.

Administration

Processing Information

Collection is unprocessed.

Author

NMAH Staff

Immediate Source of Acquisiton

Collected for the National Museum of American History, Division of Civil and Mechanical Engineering.

Using the Collection

Restrictions on Access

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

Preferred Citation

Bernis B. Brown Collection, 1878-1960, 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.

Ownership and Custodial History

Collected for the National Museum of American History, Division of Civil and Mechanical Engineering (now called the Division of Work and Industry). Transferred to the Archives Center in 2007.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms	Keyword Types
Steam-engines	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Photographs -- 20th century	Type	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Notebooks	Type	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Patents	Type	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Tractors	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Books	Type	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Agricultural machinery	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Clippings	Type	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Catalogs	Type	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Farm equipment	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Correspondence -- 20th century	Type	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Manuscripts -- 20th century	Type	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Magazines (periodicals) -- 20th century	Type	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Newsletters -- 20th century	Type	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Division of [former name], NMAH, SI.	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI	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 Bernis B. Brown Collection