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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Guide to the Chuse Engine and Manufacturing Company Records
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1088
- Creators:
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Chuse Engine and Manufacturing Company. (Mattoon, Illinois)
- Dates:
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1915-1921
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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0.3 Cubic feet2 boxes
- Repository:
Scope and Contents note
Scope and Contents note
The collection includes business correspondence, proposals, contracts, specifications, photographs of engines, and catalogs and advertising.
Arrangement
Arrangement
Collection is arranged into one series.
Series 1: Business Records, 1898-1971
Biographical/Historical note
Biographical/Historical note
Founded in 1885, the Chuse Engine and Manufacturing Company manufactured Corliss and other engines.
Administration
Author
NMAH Staff
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Immediate source of acquisiton unknown.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Alison Oswald, archivist, 2023.
Custodial History
Collection transferred to the Archives Center in 2007 by the Division of Work and Industry (formerly the Division of Engineering and Industry).
Using the Collection
Restrictions on Access
Collection open for research. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.
Preferred Citation
Chuse Engine and Manufacturing Company Records, 1915-1921, 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.
Keywords
| Keyword Terms | Keyword Types | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Corliss steam-engine | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Correspondence -- 20th century | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Advertisements | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Contracts | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Proposals | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Specifications | Genre Form | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Engines | Topical | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
| Photographs -- 20th century | Genre Form | 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 |
| National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry | Corporate Name | Search Smithsonian Collections | Search ArchiveGrid |
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
P.O. Box 37012
Suite 1100, MRC 601
Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
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