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General Electric Company

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: 1892-

Biographical / Historical

General Electric Company (est. 1892) is an American multinational conglomerate. The company was formed through a merger of Edison General Electric and the Thomson-Houston Electric Company.

Found in 1 Record:

Papers of the Shinn Family

 Collection
Call Number: RH MS 595
Overview

The papers of the Shinn Family are those of an African American family from Topeka, Kansas. Though the papers are those of the Arthur M. Shinn family, the majority concern his son Michael G. Shinn's time as a University of Kansas athlete, an engineer, and an advocate of academic and professional opportunities for African Americans.

Dates: 1882 - 1991