Records, 1857-1967 (bulk 1916-1947).

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Records, 1857-1967 (bulk 1916-1947).

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Account books, ledgers, daybooks, bankbooks, purchasing records, invoices, and other financial records; correspondence (chiefly 1869-1947) with customers, suppliers, lawyers, and clock manufacturers; payroll volumes and ledgers; shipping records; correspondence, agreements, and contracts with United Electrical and Radio Workers of America (U.E.) and International Union of Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers (I.U.E.-C.I.O) locals, documenting labor relations; books of subsidiary companies; printed materials; catalogs; photos; charts; and other records. Contains correspondence and other papers of Ingraham family members including company founder, Elias (1805-1885) and presidents and other officers, Edward (1850-1892), Walter A. (1856-1930), Edward II (1887-1972), Dudley S. (1890-1982), and William S. Ingraham (1857-1930); and records of U.S. War Production Board which ordered the company to cease manufacture of clocks and watches and assume production of mechanical time-fuse parts of anti-aircraft artillery and other items for the armed forces during World War II. Correspondents include American Brass Company, Clock Manufacturers Associations of America, General Plate Corp., Ingersoll Watch Co., New Britain Spring Co., New Haven Clock Company, Seth Thomas Clock Company, Seymour, Earle & Nichols, and Stanley Works.

300 linear ft.

University of Connecticut, Homer Babbidge Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7258782

University of Connecticut, Homer Babbidge Library

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Seymour, Earle & Nichols (New Haven, Conn.)

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Seth Thomas Clock Company

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Clock Manufacturers Association of America

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New Haven Clock Company

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New Haven Clock Company incorporated in 1853; in 1856 purchased Jerome Manufacturing Company; from 1943-1945 involved in the manufacture of war products but returned to clock and watch manufacturing in 1946 when it was reorganized as New Haven Clock and Watch Company; ceased operation in 1960. From the description of New Haven Clock Company records, 1853-1946. (New Haven Colony Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 314161525 ...

International Union of Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers

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Ingraham, Edward, 1850-1892

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Ingraham, Elias, 1805-1885

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Stanley Works Inc.

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Ingraham, Edward, 1887-1972

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President of E. Ingraham Co., clock and watch manufacturing company, and civic leader, of Bristol, Conn. From the description of Papers, 1931-1959. (University of Connecticut). WorldCat record id: 28413717 ...

Ingraham, Walter A., 1856-1930

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American Brass Company

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Chartered in Waterbury, Conn., 1899 with the consolidation of Ansonia Brass & Copper Co., Waterbury Brass Co., and Coe Brass Manufacturing Co.; joined by Benedict & Burnham Mfg. Co., and Holmes, Booth & Haydens in 1901; in 1922 acquired by Anaconda Copper Mining Company (headquartered in Montana); name retained until 1960 when reorganized as Anaconda American Brass Company; in 1977 Anaconda Company merged with Atlantic Richfield Co.; in ca. 1981 headquarters moved from Waterbury to R...

Ingraham Industries

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E. Ingraham Co.

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Brewster and Ingrahams, clock and watch makers, of Bristol, Conn., organized in 1844; in 1852 name changed to E. & A. Ingraham; in 1861 became E. Ingraham and Company; in 1884 renamed E. Ingraham Co.; in 1958 name changed to Ingraham Company; and in 1967 sold to McGraw-Edison and Company and reorganized as Ingraham Industries; due to a factory fire, the company was located temporarily in Ansonia, Conn., 1855-1857. From the description of Records, 1857-1967 (bulk 1916-1947). (Univ...

Ingraham family.

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General Plate Corp.

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New Britain Spring Co.

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Ingersoll Watch Co. (Waterbury, Conn.)

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United Electrical and Radio Workers of America

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McGraw-Edison Company

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