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
- Otto, Stuart, 1888-1962. (Person)
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
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)
rareref@cornell.edu