William E. Woodard Patents
name: label: Author
content: Woodard, William E., 1873-1942 (inventor)
label: Names
content: Baldwin Locomotive Works
topic: label: Topic
content: Railroads
label: Topic
content: Patents
label: Topic
content: Inventions -- 20th century
label: Topic
content: Inventors -- 1890-1960
label: Topic
content: Locomotives
label: Topic
content: Transportation
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: The collection was donated by George H. Woodard, on July 21, 1984.
creator: label: Author
content: Woodard, William E., 1873-1942 (inventor)
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content: William E. Woodard Patents
abstract: label: Summary
content: The collection consists of United States, Canadian, Mexican and other foreign patents issued to William E. Woodard from 1909 to 1949. The patents are for Woodard's developments in steam and electric locomotive design.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: William E. Woodard (1873-1942) was directly responsible for many developments in steam locomotive design. As an inventor of locomotive equipment, he held patents on various mechanical features of steam locomotive and electric locomotive design. He worked for the Baldwin Locomotive Works, Cramp's Shipyard, the Dickson Locomotive Works, the Schenectady Locomotive Works, the American Locomotive Works (1900-1916), and, finally, the Lima Locomotive Works (1916-1942); during the same period he worked as a consultant to the Franklin Railway Supply Company. At the Lima Locomotive Works, he was vice president in charge of design until his death in 1942.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 3.3 Cubic feet (6 boxes)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1909 - 1949
custodhist: label: Custodial History
content: Transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Transportation,( now the Division of Work and Industry), on November 8, 1984.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.0125
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is organized into four series.

Series 1, United States Patents, 1909-1945

Series 2, Canadian Patents, 1909-1946 

Series 3, Mexican Patents, 1922-1925 

Series 4, Patents From Other Foreign Countries, 1926-1941
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Processed by Robert S. Harding, 1985.
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The collection includes United States, Canadian, Mexican, and other foreign patents issued to William E. Woodard for developments in steam and electric locomotive design.