General Electric Corporate Research Department Collection
name: label: Creator
content: General Electric Company
label: Former owner
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry
topic: label: Topic
content: Courses and lectures
label: Topic
content: Management
label: Topic
content: telephone -- Directories
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Immediate source of acquisition unknown.
creator: label: Creator
content: General Electric Company
setName: label: See more items in
content: General Electric Corporate Research Department Collection
bioghist: label: Historical
content: The General Electric Company (GE) was founded in 1892 as the result of a merger between Edison General Electric Company and the Thomas-Houston Company. In 1900, General Electric established a research laboratory in Schenectady, New York, which was the first industrial laboratory in the United States.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 8 Cubic feet (17 boxes)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1907-1985
custodhist: label: Custodial History
content: Collection transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Work and Industry in 2023.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.1593
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Publications
label: Type
content: Speeches
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Collection is arranged into five series.


		
Series 1: Organizational Materials, 1951-1985				

Series 2: Management Materials, 1916, 1953-1961, 1966	

Series 3: Addresses/Speeches, 1950-1965	

Series 4: Reports Reports, 1947-1964

Series 5: Publications/Writings, 1907-1984
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection processed by Alison Oswald, archivist, 2023.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Publications
label: Genre/Form
content: Speeches
scopecontent: label: Content Description
content: Materials document the organization, structure, personnel, and research areas of the General Electric Research Department, Schenectady, New York. Materials include speeches and addresses by company executives, work-related management courses, internal management texts, employee benefit materials, and publications about General Electric's work.