S. Morgan Smith Company Records
name: label: Creator
content: Allis-Chalmers
label: Creator
content: S. Morgan Smith Company
label: Names
content: Atlanta Water and Electric Power 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
label: Collector
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry
place: label: Place
content: Atlanta (Ga.)
label: Place
content: York (Pa.)
topic: label: Topic
content: Dams
label: Topic
content: Engines
label: Topic
content: Fire pumps
label: Topic
content: Generators and generating stations
label: Topic
content: Hydraulic engineering
label: Topic
content: Hydroelectric power plants
label: Topic
content: Power plants
label: Topic
content: Turbines
label: Topic
content: Water-power
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated to the National Museum of History and Technology (now the National Museum of American History) in 1968 by the Allis-Chalmers Company.
creator: label: Creator
content: Allis-Chalmers
label: Creator
content: S. Morgan Smith Company
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content: S. Morgan Smith Company Records
abstract: label: Summary
content: This collection documents the products and facilities of the S. Morgan Smith Company through photographs and trade literature.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: The S. Morgan Smith Company was an engineering company located in York, Pennsylvania. It was founded by S. Morgan Smith, who patented one of the first washing machines, in 1877. The company became notable for its high-powered water turbines and other hydraulic machinery. The S. Morgan Smith Company later became Allis-Chalmers.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 23 Cubic feet (105 boxes; 4 map folders)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1890-1914.
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.1099
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Advertisements
label: Type
content: Catalogs
label: Type
content: Photographs
label: Type
content: Trade literature
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged into three series

Series 1: Company Records, 1877-1961 

Series 2: Catalog Art, undated 

Series 3: Glass Plate Negatives,
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection processed by Sally Johnson, intern, and Geoff Kelly, intern; supervised by Alison Oswald, archivist, 2023.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Advertisements
label: Genre/Form
content: Catalogs
label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs -- Black-and-white negatives -- Glass -- 19th-20th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs -- Black-and-white negatives -- Glass -- 1890-1920
label: Genre/Form
content: Trade literature
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Archival materials, including photographs, advertising art, catalogs and other trade literature, documenting the equipment, facilities, personnel and products of the S. Morgan Smith Company, engineers and contractors. The subjects of the photographs include engines, fire pumps, generators, paper making machinery, turbines, the construction of a dam and hydroelectric station by the Atlanta Water and Electric Power Company, and the Mathis Dam near Atlanta.