Chuse Engine and Manufacturing Company Records
name: label: Creator
content: Chuse Engine and Manufacturing Company. (Mattoon, Illinois)
label: Former owner
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering
label: Former owner
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry
topic: label: Topic
content: Corliss steam-engine
label: Topic
content: Engines
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Immediate source of acquisiton unknown.
creator: label: Creator
content: Chuse Engine and Manufacturing Company. (Mattoon, Illinois)
setName: label: See more items in
content: Chuse Engine and Manufacturing Company Records
bioghist: label: Biographical/Historical note
content: Founded in 1885, the Chuse Engine and Manufacturing Company manufactured Corliss and other engines.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.3 Cubic feet (2 boxes)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1915-1921
custodhist: label: Custodial History
content: Collection transferred to the Archives Center in 2007 by the Division of Work and Industry (formerly the Division of Engineering and Industry).
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.1088
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Correspondence
label: Type
content: Advertisements
label: Type
content: Contracts
label: Type
content: Proposals
label: Type
content: Specifications
label: Type
content: Photographs
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Collection is arranged into one series.

Series 1: Business Records, 1898-1971
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection processed by Alison Oswald, archivist, 2023.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Correspondence -- 20th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Advertisements
label: Genre/Form
content: Contracts
label: Genre/Form
content: Proposals
label: Genre/Form
content: Specifications
label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs -- 20th century
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents note
content: The collection includes business correspondence, proposals, contracts, specifications, photographs of engines, and catalogs and advertising.