Summary
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1440
- Creators:
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- Dates:
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1912-1967
- Languages:
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- Physical Description:
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- Repository:
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The collection contains records relating to General Electric's lamp manufacturing activities in its Lamp Wire and Phosphors Department in Cleveland.
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
The collection contains records relating to General Electric's lamp manufacturing activities in its Lamp Wire and Phosphors Department in Cleveland. It contains internal company procedural instructions, reports, statistics, property records, property inventory, one photograph of a tungsten mine, appraisals of company property, lab reports and technical papers on metals used in products, and clippings.
Arrangement
Arrangement
Collection is arranged into three series.
Series 1: Reports, 1918-1939
Series 2: Exhibit Boards about Tungsten, undated
Series 3: Miscellaneous, 1912-1967
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
General Electric was founded in 1892 by the merger of the Edison General Electric Company and the Thomson-Houston Company. Lighting was one of the first concentrations of the company.
Administration
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated to the Archives Center by General Electric Company, Tungsten Products Plant, through Timothy Trocco in 2017.
Processing Information
Collection procesed by Alison Oswald, archivist, 2021.
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.
Keywords
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
P.O. Box 37012
Suite 1100, MRC 601
Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
archivescenter@si.edu
