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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
General Electric Corporate Research Department Collection
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1593
- Creators:
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General Electric Company
- Dates:
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1907-1985
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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8 Cubic feet17 boxes
- Repository:
Content Description
Content Description
Materials document the organization, structure, personnel, and research areas of the General Electric Research Department, Schenectady, New York. Materials include speeches and addresses by company executives, work-related management courses, internal management texts, employee benefit materials, and publications about General Electric's work.
Arrangement
Arrangement
Collection is arranged into five series.
Series 1: Organizational Materials Organizational Materials, 1951-1985
Series 2: Management Materials Management Materials, 1916, 1953-1961, 1966
Series 3: Addresses/Speeches Addresses/Speeches, 1950-1965
Series 4: Reports Reports, 1947-1964
Series 5: Publications/Writings Publications/Writings, 1907-1984
Historical
Historical
The General Electric Company (GE) was founded in 1892 as the result of a merger between Edison General Electric Company and the Thomas-Houston Company. In 1900, General Electric established a research laboratory in Schnectady, New York, which was the first industrial laboratory in the United States.
Administration
Author
Alison Oswald
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Immediate source of acquisition unknown.
Custodial History
Collection transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Work and Industry in 2023.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Alison Oswald, archivist, 2023.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation
General Electric Corporate Research Department Collection, Archives Center, 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
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Courses and lectures | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Management | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Publications | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Speeches | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| telephone -- Directories | Topical | 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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