General Motors EV1 Records
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General Motors Corporation
- Dates:
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1990-2005
bulk 1993-1999
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3 Cubic feet (7 boxes, 2 oversize folders )
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0912
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
This collection documents the design, testing, production and promotion of the first zero-emission electric car produced by a major car company, the General Motors EV1. The materials include photographs, promotional booklets and marketing, press coverage, and publications, as well as design details and specifications, describing the process by which this ambitious and controversial vehicle was produced and released to the public in the mid- to late 1990s. This collection would be of interest to researchers in the areas of innovative design, automobile marketing, environmental initiatives, and the automotive industry.
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General Motors Corporation
Maddock, Clark, 1912-1988
Frederick, Jeffry A.
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1931 - 1994
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1.5 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1346
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents the life and career of Clark Maddock, from his early years as a bandleader, through his work in the advertising industry and subsequent retirement. There are clippings and a few photographs relating to his musical career, but most of the collection relates to his work in the advertising industry for several ad agencies, and...
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Jacobus, John L.
Transportation, Division of, NMAH, SI.
Doerr, Raymond S., 1913- (engineer, craftsman)
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circa 1931-1935
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0.5 Cubic feet (1 oversized folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0476
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
This collection consists of a scrapbook, circa 1931-1935, compiled by Doerr's mother and composed of news clippings relating to the Fisher Body Craftman's Guild and its competition. In addition, the collection includes on official program and guide for the 1932 competition and a copy of the 25th Anniversary Edition of Automobile Quarterly (1987) co...
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Szewczyk, Zdzislaw I.
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1941-1974
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25.42 Cubic Feet ((25 legal document boxes) (13 records center boxes) (3 flatboxes))
24.02 Linear Feet
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1986.0121
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of material documenting the development of airborne radar and related avionics assembled by Zdzislaw I. Szewczyk, an engineer with the General Motors Company. The material consists of a 35-volume catalog of ready reference information on radar hardware, arranged by country and manufacturer. Catalog entries refer to specific...
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Shearer, Walter
- Dates:
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1948-1973
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1.3 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0347
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Pamphlets published by the General Motors Company, covering a wide variety of topics, including business and industry, economics, household tips, politics, safety, and self-improvement. There are also a number of pamphlets about General Motors itself. Many of these pamphlets also serve as corporate propaganda.
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Halkett, James Nicol, 1895-1953
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1924-1951
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2 Cubic feet (4 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1455
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents the life and work of engineer and inventor James Nicol Halkett.
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Warshaw, Isadore, d. 1969
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circa 1860-1967
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12.49 Cubic feet (consisting of 24 boxes, 2 half boxes, 4 folder, 18 oversize folders, 3 flat boxes (partial), plus digital images of some collection material.)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.Automobile
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
A New York bookseller, Warshaw assembled this collection over nearly fifty years. The Warshaw Collection of Business Americana: Automobile Industry forms part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Subseries 1.1: Subject Categories. The Subject Categories subseries is divided into 470 subject categories based on those created by Mr. Warshaw. These subject categories include topical subjects, types or forms of material, people, organizations, historical events, and other categories. An overview to the entire Warshaw collection is available here: Warshaw Collection of Business Americana
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Aerojet-General Corporation
- Dates:
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1962-1968
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2.18 Cubic feet ((2 records center boxes))
2.08 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0190
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of design information, development program plans, quarterly technical progress reports, research and development proposals, and technical reviews concerning the development of the M-1 rocket engine. The majority of the material was prepared for NASA by Aerojet-General.
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Aeromarine Plane & Motor Co.
- Dates:
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1914-1924
bulk 1916-1922
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2.25 Cubic feet ((5 legal document boxes))
2.1 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0519
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection contains corporate photographs of models, engines, parts, and significant events pertaining to the Aeromarine Plane and Motor Company and Aeromarine Airways. The following Aeromarine models of aircraft are included: 39-A, 39-B, 40, 40-B, 40-C, 40-F, 40-L, 40-T, 44-L, 50, 50-B-2, 50-C, 50-S, 75 (converted F-5L), 80 (HS-2L), 85 (HS-2L...
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Curtiss-Wright Corporation
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bulk 1931-1940
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0.01 Cubic Feet ((1 microfilm box))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2006.0043
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of one reel of 35 mm microfilm of a book, entitled, "Airplane Billing," which belonged to Louis Kessler of the Curtiss Wright Corporation, Curtiss Aeroplane Division, Buffalo, New York. The information includes invoice data for Curtiss aircraft sold from January 1, 1931, until December 31, 1940, and includes the following t...