Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Guide to the Woodward Governor Company Records

Summary
Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.1094
Creators:
Woodward Governor Company
Dates:
1902-1985
Languages:
Some materials in
Japanese
and
Spanish
.
Physical Description:
7 Cubic feet
40 boxes
Repository:
This collection documents the products, trade literature, business proceedings, and office environment of the Woodward Governor Company.
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
The records contain catalogs, operator's manuals, illustrations, technical bulletins, photographs, glass plate negatives, informational booklets, and annual reports dealing with the activities and products of the company.
Arrangement
Arrangement
1 series.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
The Woodward Governor Company was founded in Rockford, Illinois in 1870 by machinist Amos W. Woodward, who patented the first waterwheel governor. The company designed and manufactured several cutting-edge inventions in the governor industry, including the mechanical compensating-type governor, the diesel engine governor, and the airplane propellor governor.
Administration
Author
Sally Johnson
Custodial History
Transferred to the Archives Center from Division of Work and Industry in 2007.
Immediate Source of Acquisiton
Immediate source of acquisition unknown.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Sally Johnson, intern; supervised by Alison Oswald, archivist, 2023.
Using the Collection
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.
Conditions Governing 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, Woodward Governor Company Records, National Museum of American History.
Keywords
Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Annual reports -- 20th century Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Bulletins Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Hydraulic governors Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Manuals Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Photographs -- Black-and-white photonegatives -- Glass -- 20th century Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Rockford (Ill.) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Reports Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Trade catalogs Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Trade literature Genre Form 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 Mechanical and Civil Engineering Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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