Gerardus P. Herrick Collection
odd: label: General Note
content: Originally M&CE #51. Duplicate SIRIS record, Bib. # 234612, deleted 4/24/08.
name: label: Creator
content: Herrick, Gerard Post, 1873-1955
label: Former owner
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering
label: Former owner
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry
place: label: Place
content: New York
topic: label: Topic
content: Steam-engines
label: Topic
content: Rotary steam engines
label: Topic
content: Blast furnaces
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Collection donated by Mrs. G. P. Herrick.
creator: label: Creator
content: Herrick, Gerard Post, 1873-1955
setName: label: See more items in
content: Gerardus P. Herrick Collection
bioghist: label: Biographical/Historical note
content: Gerardus Post Herrick, an attorney in New York City who turned inventor, graduated from Princeton in 1895. He improved the original design of the blast furnace, and later invented a rotary steam engine.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.3 Cubic feet (1 box)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1842-1912
custodhist: label: Ownership and Custodial History
content: Transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Work and Industry, 2007.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.1058
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Patents
label: Type
content: Clippings
label: Type
content: Brochures
label: Type
content: Correspondence
label: Type
content: Photographs
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: One series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection is unprocessed.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Patents -- 20th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Clippings -- 20th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Brochures
label: Genre/Form
content: Correspondence -- 20th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs -- 20th century
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents note
content: The collection documents Herrick's blast furnace and rotary steam engine business, including business correspondence, patent documents, drawings, machine operations data, and publications.