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Sloss-Sheffield Steel and Iron Company. [Pamphlets. Financial history.].

Title: [Pamphlets. Financial history.].

ArchivalResource: v.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/701754625 View

Parsons family. Family papers, 1838-1956 (bulk 1880-1954)

Title: Family papers, 1838-1956 (bulk 1880-1954)

The Parsons family papers contain the business records and personal papers of members of a family who maintained a home in Kennebunk, Maine, while conducting business in New York City and in the South. The collection centers on the papers of George Parsons and his sons, Henry and William Usher Parsons. They reflect the involvement of the family in the banking, interurban railroad, steel and coal businesses, primarily in Georgia, South Carolina, and Alabama. The papers of Henry Parsons make up the bulk of the collection. His correspondence, a mixture of business, financial and personal, forms the largest section of his papers. He corresponded regularly with all of his siblings as well as with friends and business associates. The long time span of the letters and their concentration on business give insight into the financial history of a wealthy family and the changing financial history of the country, especially during the Great Depression.

ArchivalResource: 117 boxes (152 cubic feet)6 linear feet of ledgers

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/61322607 View

Sloss Furnaces oral history, 1984-[ongoing].

Title: Sloss Furnaces oral history, 1984-[ongoing].

Oral histories (84 cassettes and 60 transcripts) of workers associated with the Sloss furnaces and its mine holdings (1930s-1970) generally discussing their coming to Birmingham, Ala., working and living conditions. Includes material relating to Sloss-Sheffield Steel and Iron Company and U.S. Pipe and Foundry Company.

ArchivalResource: 3 cubic ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70944041 View

Vulcan Iron Works. Records, 1884-1948.

Title: Records, 1884-1948.

The records cover the peak period of Vulcan's production from 1905 to 1930, with slight coverage before and after. Locomotive order books (1903-1948) give customer name, shipping date and cylinder and driver dimensions with construction notes and occasional sketches of cylinders and other details. Locomotive specification cards (1902-1920) give full specification, customer and shipping data. Both are arranged by locomotive builder's number. The drawings (1892-1942) depict a wide range of the company's products and their component parts and are arragned according to product type. An incomplete selection of trade catalogs is also included. Additional items may be found in the library's general trade catalog collection. Series V-VII are photographic prints and negatives which are serviced by the Pictorial Collections Department. About half are standard builder's photos of locomotives, but they also include shots of shop interiors, employees at work, and locomotives and equipment installed and in service, particularly at collieries in the anthracite fields. There are also 1,658 negatives of drawings and plans, chiefly of mining equipment. The collection contains many gaps where the original negatives are missing or have deteriorated beyond use. (Many were on nitrate film.) An index to purchasers of the products is available in the Pictorial Collection Dept.

ArchivalResource: Microfilm: 15 reels.Photographs: 11,000 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/650283004 View