McKay, Gordon, 1821-1903.
Inventor and manufacturer. Developed machinery to apply the principles of the sewing machine to the manufacture of boots and shoes. See biography in Dictionary of American Biography.
From the description of Investment papers, 1887-1928 (inclusive). (Harvard Business School). WorldCat record id: 229894244
McKay received an honorary degree (A.M.) from Harvard in 1896 and was a Harvard benefactor.
From the description of Papers of Gordon McKay, 1878-1904 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76972828
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | General information about gifts to Harvard from Gordon McKay. | Harvard University Archives. | |
| referencedIn | Charles Eliot Norton papers | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Brooks family. Papers, 1778-1912. | Gadsden Public Library | |
| referencedIn | Loring, Charles G. (Charles Greely), 1794-1867. Papers, 1768-1866 | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Harvard University. Treasurer. Records relating to Gordon McKay and the McKay estate, 1887-1957 (bulk), 1903-1970 (bulk). | Harvard University Archives. | |
| creatorOf | McKay, Gordon, 1821-1903. Investment papers, 1887-1928 (inclusive). | Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library | |
| creatorOf | McKay, Gordon, 1821-1903. Papers of Gordon McKay, 1878-1904 (inclusive). | Harvard University Archives. |
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| associatedWith | Bottlers Manufacturing Company. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Brooks family. | family |
| associatedWith | Cochran Ore Company. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Conrey Placer Mining Company. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | German Bar Company. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Harvard University | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Harvard University. Treasurer. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Kentucky Iron Associates. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Loring, Charles G. (Charles Greely), 1794-1867 | person |
| associatedWith | Norton, Charles Eliot, 1827-1908 | person |
| associatedWith | Poor Farm Mining Company. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Reynolds Iron Company. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Shaler, Nathaniel Southgate, 1841-1906. | person |
| associatedWith | Shaler Water Power Company. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Stanley, Frank F. | person |
| associatedWith | Stanley Manufacturing Company. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Wright Seam Pressing Machine Company. | corporateBody |
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Birth 1821
Death 1903
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