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Stuart Otto papers

 Collection
Identifier: 2389

COLLECTION DESCRIPTION

Papers relating mainly to Otto's contributions to the development of household refrigeration by gas. Included are records of the SORCO Manufacturing Company, Scranton, Pennsylvania, and its successor, the Gas Refrigeration Corporation, New York City. Also, Otto's correspondence concerning the refrigeration industry; files relating to patents on refrigeration machinery; and a typescript history of his involvement in the refrigeration business.

Dates

  • 1918-1940.

Creator

Language of Materials

Collection material in English

BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE

Businessman, inventor.

Extent

1.6 cubic feet. (1.6 cubic feet.)

Abstract

Papers relating mainly to Otto's contributions to the development of household refrigeration by gas. Included are records of the SORCO Manufacturing Company, Scranton, Pennsylvania, and its successor, the Gas Refrigeration Corporation, New York City. Also, Otto's correspondence concerning the refrigeration industry; files relating to patents on refrigeration machinery; and a typescript history of his involvement in the refrigeration business.

Physical Description

Correspondence, files, and typescript.

General

Contact Information:
Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections 2B Carl A. Kroch Library Cornell University Ithaca, NY 14853 (607) 255-3530 Fax: (607) 255-9524 rareref@cornell.edu http://rmc.library.cornell.edu
Compiled by:
T. Hickerson, N. Brown
Date completed:
June 1974
EAD encoding:
Peter Martinez, January 2003
Status
Completed
Author
Compiled by T. Hickerson, N. Brown
Date
January 2003
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository

Contact:
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)