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Morse Chain Company records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 6889

Dates

  • 1885 - 1993

Creator

Language of Material

In English.

Extent

89.7 cubic feet. (89.7 cubic feet.)

Abstract

The Morse Chain Company was incorporated in 1898 and manufactured power transmission equipment. Its subsidiaries, the Thomas Morse Aircraft Corporation (founded in 1917), the Peters-Morse Manufacturing Company (founded in 1919), and the Barr-Morse Corporation (founded in 1921, manufactured aircrafts, adding machines, and typewriters, respectively. The collection contains business records documenting the transactions of the Morse Chain Company and its subsidiary companies, dating circa 1915-1975.

Status
Completed
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
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
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