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Allen P. Carter papers
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Identifier: 2371
Abstract:
Allen P. Carter (1906-2006) was the manager of the Service Department of Du Pont Motors Inc. and then Du Pont Motors Service Company. His papers are a series of fragments covering his association with Du Pont Motors Inc. and automobile racing and restoration.
Dates:
1926-2006
Arthur Wood Tocher photographs of trucks
Found in:
Audiovisual Collections
Collection
Identifier: 2014-204
Abstract:
Arthur Wood Tocher (1919-2005) was a transportation history enthusiast, specializing in large vehicles with an emphasis on trucks. This collection consists of truck and car related images. The bulk of the collection contains photographs that Tocher took at truck shows in the late 1990s and early 2000s. The collection also includes images of construction vehicles, postcards of classic cars, a calendar with images of classic trucks, and a large truck photograph mounted on wood.
Dates:
1983; 1999-2000
Budd Company historical files
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Identifier: 2411
Abstract:
The collection consists of a synthetic historical file assembled for public relations purposes at Budd Company's Michigan headquarters.
Dates:
1914-1993; Majority of material found within 1929-1982
Budd Company legal documents
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Identifier: 2557
Abstract:
The collection consists of a small group of legal documents of the Budd Company and its related firms preserved by a former employee. Also included are the papers of Budd Company's British and German affiliates, property leases, and agreements.
Dates:
1926-1965
Dodge Brothers March sheet music
Found in:
Audiovisual Collections
Collection
Identifier: 1993-247
Abstract:
Victor Herbert (1859-1924) was a composer, conductor and cellist. This item is sheet music of the Dodge Brothers March which was composed in honor of Horace E. Dodge (1868-1920).
Dates:
1920
Donaldson Brown papers
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Identifier: 1334
Abstract:
Donaldson Brown (1885-1965) was an industrialist and business executive with E.I. du Pont de Nemours and the General Motors Corporation. These papers relate to Brown's association with GM, and reflect his concern with financial policy, organization and operation, and employee relations. They are especially concerned with the period of World War II. Files from the 1920s and 1930s describe Brown's effort to relate pricing policies to financial control.
Dates:
1921-1966
Du Pont Motors, Inc. Moore factory photographs
Found in:
Audiovisual Collections
Collection
Identifier: 1994-254
Abstract:
DuPont Motors, Inc. was a manufacturing company of luxury automobiles, founded by E. Paul du Pont (1887-1950) in 1919 in Wilmington, Delaware. These photographs show exterior views of the vacant DuPont Motors factory in Moore, Pennsylvania, where briefly (1922-1925) DuPont automobiles were assembled.
Dates:
1994
Du Pont Motors photographic reproductions
Found in:
Audiovisual Collections
Collection
Identifier: 1979-285
Abstract:
DuPont Motors, Inc. was a manufacturing company of luxury automobiles, founded by E. Paul du Pont (1887-1950) in 1919 in Wilmington, Delaware. This collection consists of thirty-eight photographs primarily showing the exteriors of DuPont Motor’s Models A, B, D, and G.
Dates:
1919-1930
DuPont Motors, Inc. factory photographs
Found in:
Audiovisual Collections
Collection
Identifier: 1995-297
Abstract:
Du Pont Motors, Inc. was a manufacturing company of luxury automobiles, founded by E. Paul du Pont (1887-1950) in 1919 in Wilmington, Delaware. The company originally produced marine engines during World War I. These photographs show exterior views of the vacant Du Pont Motors factory in Moore, Pennsylvania, where briefly (1922-1925) Du Pont automobiles were assembled.
Dates:
circa 1922-1925
Frank R. Zebley photograph albums
Found in:
Audiovisual Collections
Collection
Identifier: 1968-012
Abstract:
Frank R. Zebley (1883-1960) was a Delaware native collector, photographer, author, and one-time speaker of the Delaware House of Representatives. He published Along the Brandywine and The Churches of Delaware. The Frank R. Zebley photograph albums includes nearly 1500 black and white photographs from the city of Wilmington, locations around Delaware, southeastern Pennsylvania, and other places of interest in the mid-Atlantic region.
Dates:
1918-1944
Hahn Motor Truck Company deluxe bus photographs
Found in:
Audiovisual Collections
Collection
Identifier: 1999-234
Abstract:
Hahn Motor Truck Company was a manufacturer of fire trucks and buses. The company built its own chassis and commercial trucks such as delivery vehicles and construction vehicles. This small collection consists of three views of an unoccupied Hahn Motor Truck Company deluxe bus: two exteriors and one interior.
Dates:
1928
Jackson Park Garage advertising handbill
Found in:
Audiovisual Collections
Collection
Identifier: 1994-281
Abstract:
This handbill for the Jackson Park Garage on Stony Island Avenue in Chicago advertises its mechanical services and lists monthly specials for Ford 4, Chevrolet 6, and Pontiac 6 automobiles. The NRA (National Recovery Administration) eagle symbol is in the right corner. The National Recovery Administration was a U.S. government agency established during the Great Depression by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to stimulate business recovery through fair-practice codes. Companies that subscribed to the NRA codes were allowed to display a Blue Eagle emblem, as a symbol of cooperation with the NRA.
Dates:
1933-1935
Mike Karwowski collection of Budd Company photographs
Found in:
Audiovisual Collections
Collection
Identifier: 2013-207
Abstract:
The Budd Company began in Philadelphia as the Edward G. Budd Manufacturing Company specializing in the manufacturing of all-steel body automobiles and then later railcars. This collection contains two enlarged reproduction black and white photographs taken at the Hunting Park plant in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. One is of the Budd Company's drafting room and the second is of the Budd Band float during a parade.
Dates:
1916; 1919
National Automobile Dealers Association audiovisual materials and publications
Found in:
Audiovisual Collections
Collection
Identifier: 2014-274
Abstract:
The National Automobile Dealers Association (NADA) is an advocacy organization that represents automobile dealers to automobile manufacturers and the United States government. This collection highlights the activities of NADA. The collection is arranged into two series based on format; Audiovisual and Publications. The material within the series are arranged chronologically. The audiovisual materials focus primarily on coverage of events, news segments, automobile manufacturer footage and other programs pertaining to NADA, while the publications focus on industry news, products, regulations, and legislation.
Dates:
1924-2015
Oral history interviews on Z. Taylor Vinson
Found in:
Audiovisual Collections
Collection
Identifier: 2013-265
Abstract:
This oral history project was initiated to provide supplementary material for Hagley’s 2015 exhibit, Driving Desire, that feature items from the Z. Taylor Vinson Transportation Collection. The three interviewees are; Rick Shnitzler, Fred Simeone, and Yann Saunders, all were personal acquaintances of Z. Taylor Vinson as well as highly involved in either collecting or dealing auto ephemera and/or automobiles.
Dates:
2013-2014
Plymouth television commercial film
Found in:
Audiovisual Collections
Collection
Identifier: 2014-264
Abstract:
Plymouth was brand of automobiles produced by the manufacturing company the Chrysler Corporation. Plymouth's first appeared in 1928 as a low-priced option to compete with Chevrolet and Ford. This item is a television commercial film for a 1960 Plymouth Fury.
Dates:
1960
Robert K. Austin picture file on the history the automobile in America
Found in:
Audiovisual Collections
Collection
Identifier: 1979-262
Abstract:
This collection consists of a picture reference file of American automobiles built between 1877 and 1979. Most pictures are illustrations clipped from magazines and other publications, but there are also some postcards, photographs, and ephemera items.
Dates:
1877-1979
Saxon Motor Car Company album
Found in:
Audiovisual Collections
Collection
Identifier: 1973-294
Abstract:
The Saxon Motor Car Company was located in Detroit, Michigan and had offices in Troy, New York. It began producing automobiles in the winter of 1913-1914, when the company introduced a two-seater roadster. The album contains photographs of the Saxon Motor Car Company's offices in Troy, New York and Detroit, Michigan.
Dates:
circa 1915
Strother MacMinn's Cars of Tomorrow
prints
Found in:
Audiovisual Collections
Collection
Identifier: 1997-268
Abstract:
Strother MacMinn (1918-1998) was a designer, writer and influential teacher of automotive design. He assisted in the design of automobiles at General Motors, Opel, and Oldsmobile. But his main position was as an instructor of automotive design at the distinguished Art Center College of Design in California. These are six prints of car models designed by MacMinn for DuPont.
Dates:
circa 1950
Wayne W. Light miscellany
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
Collection
Identifier: 2446
Abstract:
Wayne W. Light (1882-) was a lawyer andlight delivery vehicle inventor. The collection consists of items amassed by Light to document his attempts to become an automotive inventor and manufacturer.
Dates:
1905-1918
Z. Taylor Vinson collection of transportation ephemera
Found in:
Published Collections
Collection
Identifier: 20100108-ZTV
Abstract:
Consists of Z. Taylor Vinson's collection of transportation ephemera, which focuses primarily on automobile history but also documents other forms of transportation. Includes trade catalogs, books, magazines, and artifacts in addition to manuscripts relating to Vinson's career at the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Dates:
1860-2011; bulk 1893-2009
Z. Taylor Vinson collection of transportation lithographs
Found in:
Audiovisual Collections
Collection
Identifier: 2010-203
Abstract:
For over sixty years, Zachary Taylor Vinson (1933-2009) amassed a large and comprehensive collection of printed material documenting on the history of transportation, particularly automobiles. This small collection of French lithographs depicts early aeronautical and motor vehicle subjects. All but one were designed by either Ernest Montaut (1879-1909) or his wife, Marguerite Montaut (1883-1936). The final print is by poster artist Georges Hamel (1900-1972).
Dates:
circa 1906-1913; undated
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