Papers, 1760-1929 [microform].

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Papers, 1760-1929 [microform].

The papers are microfilm copies of business-oriented documents from a larger collection of privately-held family papers. It is a miscellaneous collection of 66 documents, including manuscripts, maps, pamphlets and booklets. It includes material associated with James Wood (1771-1851), the founder of the family business, his son, Alan Wood (1800-1881), and Alan's son, W. Dewees Wood of the McKeesport Iron Works. Some of the material is peripheral to the family business. The oldest item is a copy of the will of James Wood, Sr.

1 reel positive microfilm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6744178

Hagley Museum & Library

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Wood, James, 1771-1851

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James Wood (1771-1851) was an important early 19th century iron manufacturer in Delaware and Pennsylvania. Between 1826 and 1832 he operated the Delaware Iron Works at Wooddale, Del., in partnership with his son, Alan (1800-1881). In 1832 they relocated the business to Conshohocken, Pa., where it formed the nucleus of the future Alan Wood Steel Company. From the description of Partnership agreement, 1834. (Hagley Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122559001 ...

James Wood & Son.

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Wood family.

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The Wood family of Pennsylvania, descendants of James Wood (d. ca. 1760), an Irish Quaker immigrant, were important iron manufacturers, with works at Wooddale, Del., Conshohocken, Pa. and McKeesport, Pa. The surviving enterprises were consolidated into the Alan Wood Iron & Steel Company before World War I. From the description of Papers, 1760-1929 [microform]. (Hagley Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122516630 ...

Delaware Iron Works

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Wood, W. Dewees (Waters Dewees), 1826-1899

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McKeesport Iron Works.

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Wood, Alan, 1800-1881

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Alan Wood was a 19th century iron and steel manufacturer. He was engaged with his father, James Wood (1771-1851) at the Delaware Iron Works in Wooddale, Del. (1826-32) and at Conshohocken, Pa. (1832-40). In 1840 he again began operating the Delaware Iron Works with his brother John as Alan Wood & Brother, and he purchased it in his own right in 1843. From the description of Business papers, 1838-1875 (bulk 1838-1841). (Hagley Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122516063 ...

Wilmington and Western Railroad Company.

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Wood, James, 1706-1760

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Alan Wood & Brother.

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Gilpin, Charles La Salle, 1827-1915

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Wood, Richard G. (Richard Gilpin), 1849-1931

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American iron and steel institute

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The American Iron and Steel Institute is the major trade association of the U.S. iron and steel industry. From the description of Corporate records, 1908-1991. (Hagley Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122558635 The American Iron and Steel Institute is the major trade association for the U.S. iron and steel industries. From the description of Executive officer files, 1917-1993. (Hagley Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122567893 The Ame...

Celtic (Steamship)

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W.J. Rainey, Inc.

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Koppers Company

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Koppers is a global, diversified manufacturing company based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The original Koppers Company was founded by Dr. Heinrich Koppers, a young German engineer who developed a new type of coke oven that could economically recover the byproduct chemicals of the coal-cooking process. Koppers came to the United States and built his first ovens in 1907 in Joliet, Illinois. The company was incorporated in Chicago in 1912 before establishing its headquarters in Pittsburgh in 1914. ...

W. Dewees Wood Company

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Alan Wood Iron and Steel Company

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James Wood & Sons.

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Wilmington and Reading Railroad Company.

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White star line

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Rainey-Wood Coke Company.

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