Great Western Manufacturing Company photograph collection
Overview
This collection contains photographic prints and negatives and some textual materials from the Great Western Manufacturing Company in Leavenworth, Kansas, Kansas' oldest manufacturing firm.
Dates
- Creation: approximately 1891-1942
Creator
- Great Western Manufacturing Co. (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
Glass plate and flexible negative originals are only issued if the curator or head of Public Services gives permission.
Conditions Governing Use
Spencer Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials.
History of the Great Westn Manufacturing Company
Great Western was founded in 1858 in Leavenworth, Kansas. Originally manufacturing steam engines and repair parts for steam boats, as well as wood-burning stoves, in the 1880s the company began a line in large milling engineering. Post World War II, when the demand for milling equipment became virtually nonexistent, Great Western turned its focus instead to manufacturing sifting and screening equipment. Great Western continues in the early 21st century to focus on building screening and sifting equipment.
[Information retrieved from the Great Western Manufacturing website, https://www.gwmfg.com/faqs.htm.]
Extent
.75 Linear Feet (2 document cases + 1 oversize box)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
RH PH 550
Physical Location
RH PH 550(f)
Processing Information
Collection formerly located at RH MS P576, RH MS-P P576, and RH MS-P P576(f).
Subject
- Great Western Manufacturing Co. -- Photographs (Organization)
Geographic
- Title
- Guide to the Great Western Manufacturing Company Collection
- Subtitle
- Great Western Manufacturing Company photograph collection
- Author
- Finding aid encoded by rw, 2008. Finding aid revised by mwh, 2020.
- Date
- 2008
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in English.
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/2832764530
- Preferred citation
-
Great Western Manufacturing Company collection, RH PH 550, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository