John Souther Collection
name: label: Creator
content: Souther, John
label: Creator
content: Globe Iron Works (Boston, Massachusetts)
label: Collector
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of History of Technology
label: Collector
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering
label: Collector
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry
label: Donor
content: Souther, Marguerite
topic: label: Topic
content: Iron and steel industry
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The collection was donated by Marguerite Souther, circa 1969.
creator: label: Creator
content: Souther, John
label: Creator
content: Globe Iron Works (Boston, Massachusetts)
setName: label: See more items in
content: John Souther Collection
abstract: label: Summary
content: The collection documents entrepreneur and inventor John Souther and his manufacturing companies Globe Works and American Steam Locomotive. Much of the collection consists of  documentation and correspondence related to Globe Works' legal affairs.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.3 Cubic feet (1 box)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1867-1918
custodhist: label: Custodial History
content: Donated to the Museum's Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering, now the Division of Work and Industry. Transferred by the Division of Work and Industry to the Archives Center in 2007.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.0953
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Business records
label: Type
content: Invoices
label: Type
content: Correspondence
label: Type
content: Receipts
label: Type
content: Legal records
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged into one series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Processed by Marlin Olivier, intern, 2015; supervised by Alison Oswald, archivist.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Business records -- 1850-1900
label: Genre/Form
content: Invoices
label: Genre/Form
content: Correspondence -- 19th-20th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Receipts
label: Genre/Form
content: Legal records
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Papers relating to the Globe Iron Works. The collection includes a handwritten transcript of testimony in the case of Monument Bank vs. Globe Works, 1868; correspondence relating to payment for work with the Navy; 1895-1918; and invoices for transactions with other companies Globe Works had business with, 1871-1872.

The correspondence consists of documentation related to Globe Works and other businesses associated with John Souther.  Much of the correspondence is between Souther and his lawyer John S. Blair, often discussing Globe Works' legal case against the federal government regarding payment for construction on the USS Suncook.  Other legal correspondence concerns the role of Nathaniel McKay and Globe Works treasurer Daniel N. Pickering in the federal legal case of the construction of the USS Masaoit and USS Losco, civil lawsuits, and matters of the Souther estate, and Souther's inheritance of the company from his father.