Guide to the Worthington Corporation Records NMAH Staff Undated Archives Center, National Museum of American History P.O. Box 37012 Suite 1100, MRC 601 Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 archivescenter@si.edu http://americanhistory.si.edu/archives
Table of Contents Collection Overview... 1 Administrative Information... 1 Arrangement... 2 Scope and Contents... 2 Biographical / Historical... 2 Names and Subjects... 2
Collection Overview Repository: Title: Identifier: Archives Center, National Museum of American History Worthington Corporation Records Date: 1859-1960. Extent: Source: Language: Digital Content: 14.5 Cubic Feet (38 boxes) Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI History of Technology, Division of, NMAH, SI Holly Manufacturing Company Worthington Corporation Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Division of [former name], NMAH, SI. English Image(s): Worthington Corporation Records Administrative Information Immediate Source of Acquisiton Donated to the Smithsonian in the 1960s by Studebaker Worthington, Inc. Ownership and Custodial History Transferred to the Archives Center in 2007 by the Division of Work and Industry. Processing Information Collection is unprocessed. Preferred Citation Worthington Pump and Machinery Corporation Records, 1859-1960, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Restrictions on Access UNPROCESSED COLLECTION. Restrictions Collection is open for research. Page 1 of 3
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. Biographical / Historical The Worthington Corporation and its predecessors, the Holly Manufacturing Company, the Worthington Pump and Machinery Corporation, 1916-1952, the International Steam Pump Company, 1899-1916, and the Henry R. Worthington Pump Works, 1845-1899, have manufactured steam pumps, pumping engines, condensers, and hydraulic machinery at Harrison, New Jersey and other cities. Scope and Contents These records include annual reports, 1901-1913, 1929-1930; monthly reports, 1956-1957; correspondence, 1880; financial reports and statistics, 1916-1922, 1936-1960; record book, 1868-1941; a minute book from Worthington's predecessor, Holly Manufacturing Company, 1859-1912; legal documents on consolidation, 1916-1930; company history by John F. Grace and historical notes, 1952-1955; interoffice and sales bulletins, 1904-1905; catalogs of gas and diesel engines, pumps, and drilling equipment, 1925-1929; "Worthington News", 1929-1930; air-brush advertising views of pumps, diesel engines, and engine parts, 1925-1929; catalogs, trade literature, and price lists of companies taken over by Worthington, 1880-1887, 1900-1928, 1932-1955; patents for Worthington and competitors' engines, rock drills, and machinery, 1885-1930; engineers' sketch books, 1864-1898; World's Fair material, 1893-1904; publications on steam and electric pumps, engines, and turbines, 1880, 1888, 1897, 1899, 1903, 1907-1950; photographs of pumps, 1900-1920, products, 1935, trainees, 1945-1950, and the Jeanesville Iron Works in Hazelton, Pennsylvania, and other works, 1879-1921. Also includes records and photographs of subsidiaries in Buffalo, New York; Holyoke, Massachusetts, Cincinnati, Ohio; and London, England. Arrangement 1 series. Arrangement: By type of material and chronologic thereunder. Names and Subject Terms This collection is indexed in the online catalog of the Smithsonian Institution under the following terms: Cultures: Business -- History Diesel engines Pumping machinery Rock-drills Steam-engines Steam-turbines Page 2 of 3
Types of Materials: Advertisements Correspondence -- 19th century Financial records -- 20th century Legal documents Minute books Newsletters -- 20th century Patents Photographs -- 19th century Reports Sketchbooks Trade catalogs Names: Grace, John F. Henry R. Worthington Pump Works History of Technology, Division of, NMAH, SI International Steam Pump Company Jeanesville Iron Works Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Division of [former name], NMAH, SI. Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI Worthington Pump and Machinery Corporation Geographic Names: Buffalo (N.Y.) Cincinnati (Ohio) England Hazelton (Penn.) Holyoke (Mass.) London Page 3 of 3