Providence Engineering Works Records
name: label: Creator
content: Providence Engineering Works
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: Names
content: Providence Steam Engine Company
label: Names
content: Rice and Sargent Company
place: label: Place
content: Providence (RI)
topic: label: Topic
content: Steam-engines
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated to the Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering by Charles T. Main, Inc. in 1965.
creator: label: Creator
content: Providence Engineering Works
setName: label: See more items in
content: Providence Engineering Works Records
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Engineers specializing in stationary engines and general machinery. It was incorporated in 1863 as the Providence Steam Engine Company, and merged in 1889 with the Rice and Sargent Engine Company to become the Providence Engineering Works.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 2.5 Cubic feet (10 boxes, 1 map-folder)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1850-1933
custodhist: label: Ownership and Custodial History
content: Transferred from 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.1076
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Blueprints
label: Type
content: Order books
label: Type
content: Drawings
label: Type
content: Photographs
label: Type
content: Trade literature
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: 1 series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection processed by Alison Oswald, archivist, 2018.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Blueprints
label: Genre/Form
content: Order books
label: Genre/Form
content: Drawings
label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs -- Black-and-white negatives -- Glass -- 19th-20th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Trade literature
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Collection includes order books, 1883-1898, 1898-1918, 1894-1923; shipping book, 1883-1892; detailed cost record, 1892-1896; parts listing; pattern list, 1890-1907; miscellaneous order book, 1916-1920; book of standard and special engine details, 1881-1889; and drawing list, 1881-1908; also photographs, glass negatives, drawings, publications, and other material concerning Corliss engines and Rice and Sargent steam engines.