Society of Automotive Engineers Collection
name: label: Author
content: Society of Automotive Engineers
label: Collector
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry
label: Donor
content: Faurote, Fay Leone, -1938
topic: label: Topic
content: Automobile industry and trade
label: Topic
content: Trade shows
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Collection donated to the Smithsonian by Fay Leone Faurote in June 1935.
creator: label: Author
content: Society of Automotive Engineers
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content: Society of Automotive Engineers Collection
abstract: label: Summary
content: Collection documents the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) engineering displays at annual meetings.
bioghist: label: Biographical
content: Fay L. Faurote was director of public relations for the Society of Automotive Engineers and was well known in the field of advertising and automobile manufacturing.
label: Historical
content: Peter Heldt of The Horseless Age, and Horace Swetland of The Automobile, formed the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) circa 1902 in New York City which published a technical journal and a comprehensive compilation of technical papers, previously called SAE Transactions, which still exist today in the form of SAE International's Journals. Today the society represents engineers in all types of mobility-related professions.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Cubic foot (5 boxes)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1930-1937
custodhist: label: Custodial History
content: Collection transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Work and Industry in November 2024. See musuem accession 311001.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.1630
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Handbooks
label: Type
content: Membership lists
label: Type
content: Publications
label: Type
content: Rosters
label: Type
content: Photographs
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Collection arranged chronologically.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection processed by Alison Oswald, archivist, 2025.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Handbooks
label: Genre/Form
content: Membership lists
label: Genre/Form
content: Publications
label: Genre/Form
content: Rosters
label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs
scopecontent: label: Content Description
content: Collection of materials from the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE), primarily photographs and programs from SAE trade shows, along with a roster of members, a handbook, and publications celebrating the SAE's 30th anniversary.