S. Morgan Smith Company Records
Object Details
- Creator
- Allis-Chalmers
- S. Morgan Smith Company
- Names
- Atlanta Water and Electric Power Company
- Collector
- National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of History of Technology
- National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering
- National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry
- Place
- Atlanta (Ga.)
- York (Pa.)
- Topic
- Dams
- Engines
- Fire pumps
- Generators and generating stations
- Hydraulic engineering
- Hydroelectric power plants
- Power plants
- Turbines
- Water-power
- Provenance
- Donated to the National Museum of History and Technology (now the National Museum of American History) in 1968 by the Allis-Chalmers Company.
- Creator
- Allis-Chalmers
- S. Morgan Smith Company
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- Summary
- This collection documents the products and facilities of the S. Morgan Smith Company through photographs and trade literature.
- Biographical / Historical
- The S. Morgan Smith Company was an engineering company located in York, Pennsylvania. It was founded by S. Morgan Smith, who patented one of the first washing machines, in 1877. The company became notable for its high-powered water turbines and other hydraulic machinery. The S. Morgan Smith Company later became Allis-Chalmers.
- Extent
- 23 Cubic feet (105 boxes; 4 map folders)
- Date
- 1890-1914.
- Ownership and Custodial History
- Transferred from the Division of Work and Industry to the Archives Center in 2007.
- Archival Repository
- Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Identifier
- NMAH.AC.1099
- Type
- Collection descriptions
- Archival materials
- Advertisements
- Catalogs
- Photographs
- Trade literature
- Citation
- S. Morgan Smith Company Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Arrangement
- The collection is arranged into three series Series 1: Company Records, 1877-1961 Series 2: Catalog Art, undated Series 3: Glass Plate Negatives,
- Processing Information
- Collection processed by Sally Johnson, intern, and Geoff Kelly, intern; supervised by Alison Oswald, archivist, 2023.
- Rights
- 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.
- Genre/Form
- Advertisements
- Catalogs
- Photographs -- Black-and-white negatives -- Glass -- 19th-20th century
- Photographs -- Black-and-white negatives -- Glass -- 1890-1920
- Trade literature
- Scope and Contents
- Archival materials, including photographs, advertising art, catalogs and other trade literature, documenting the equipment, facilities, personnel and products of the S. Morgan Smith Company, engineers and contractors. The subjects of the photographs include engines, fire pumps, generators, paper making machinery, turbines, the construction of a dam and hydroelectric station by the Atlanta Water and Electric Power Company, and the Mathis Dam near Atlanta.
- Restrictions
- 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 [email protected] or 202-633-3270.
- Record ID
- ebl-1503511636019-1503511636021-0
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
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