Woodward Governor Company Records
name: label: Creator
content: Woodward Governor Company
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
place: label: Place
content: Rockford (Ill.)
topic: label: Topic
content: Hydraulic governors
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Immediate source of acquisition unknown.
creator: label: Creator
content: Woodward Governor Company
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content: Woodward Governor Company Records
abstract: label: Summary
content: This collection documents the products, trade literature, business proceedings, and office environment of the Woodward Governor Company.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: The Woodward Governor Company was founded in Rockford, Illinois in 1870 by machinist Amos W. Woodward, who patented the first waterwheel governor. The company designed and manufactured several cutting-edge inventions in the governor industry, including the mechanical compensating-type governor, the diesel engine governor, and the airplane propellor governor.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 7 Cubic feet (40 boxes)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1902-1985
custodhist: label: Custodial History
content: Transferred to the Archives Center from Division of Work and Industry in 2007.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.1094
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Annual reports
label: Type
content: Bulletins
label: Type
content: Manuals
label: Type
content: Photographs
label: Type
content: Reports
label: Type
content: Trade catalogs
label: Type
content: Trade literature
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: 1 series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection processed by Sally Johnson, intern; supervised by Alison Oswald, archivist, 2023.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Annual reports -- 20th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Bulletins
label: Genre/Form
content: Manuals
label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs -- Black-and-white photonegatives -- Glass -- 20th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Reports
label: Genre/Form
content: Trade catalogs
label: Genre/Form
content: Trade literature
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The records contain catalogs, operator's manuals, illustrations, technical bulletins, photographs, glass plate negatives, informational booklets, and annual reports dealing with the activities and products of the company.