Archival Manuscript/Mixed Formats (Collection)Cooper, Hewitt & Company (Ringwood, N.J) records, 1833-1908
Corporate name
Main title
- Cooper, Hewitt & Company (Ringwood, N.J.) records, 1833-1908 (bulk 1873-1902).
Links
Links
- Finding aid http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms014091
- Finding aid (PDF) http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms014091.3
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Description
- 360,000 items.
- 600 containers plus 2 oversize.
- 233.6 linear feet.
Access advisory
- Open to research.
Finding aids
- Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms014091
Local shelving no.
- 0538B
- Oversize 0114R
- Oversize 1:9
Organized/Arranged
- Arranged by name of company or type of material.
Summary
- Correspondence, letterbooks, day books, ledgers, bank books and accounts, circulars, commercial reports, patents, vouchers, bills of lading, insurance policies, balance sheets, inspection reports, and other business records of Cooper, Hewitt & Company, the iron works and glue factory at Ringwood, N.J., of Peter Cooper and Abram S. Hewitt. Includes business records of the company's subsidiaries including the Durham Iron Works, Durham Township, Bucks County, Pa.; Gauley Mountain Coal Company, Fayette County, W.Va.; the Metropolitan Fire Insurance Company, New York, N.Y.; New Jersey Steel and Iron Co., Trenton, N.J.; Paragon Wire Association, New York, N.Y.; Pequest Iron Works, Oxford, N.J.; Peter Cooper's Glue Factory, New York, N.Y.; Ringwood Ironworks, Ringwood, N.J.; Trenton Iron Co., Trenton, N.J.; and Wisdom & Co., Chicago, Ill. Also includes personal correspondence of Peter Cooper and Abram S. Hewitt.
LC Subjects
- Cooper, Peter, 1791-1883.
- Cooper, Peter, 1791-1883--Correspondence.
- Hewitt, Abram S. (Abram Stevens), 1822-1903.
- Hewitt, Abram S. (Abram Stevens), 1822-1903--Correspondence.
- Durham Iron Works.
- Gauley Mountain Coal Company.
- Metropolitan Fire Insurance Company.
- New Jersey Steel and Iron Co.
- Paragon Wire Association.
- Pequest Iron Works.
- Peter Cooper's Glue Factory.
- Ringwood Ironworks (Ringwood, N.J.)
- Trenton Iron Co.
- Wisdom & Co.
- Adhesives industry--Illinois--Chicago.
- Adhesives industry--New Jersey--Ringwood.
- Adhesives industry--New York (State)--New York.
- Coal mines and mining--West Virginia--Fayette County.
- Construction industry--New Jersey.
- Glue.
- Insurance companies--New York (State)--New York.
- Iron industry and trade--New Jersey--Oxford.
- Iron industry and trade--New Jersey--Ringwood.
- Iron industry and trade--New Jersey--Trenton.
- Iron industry and trade--Pennsylvania--Bucks County.
- Steel industry and trade--New Jersey--Trenton.
- Wire industry--New York (State)--New York.
Notes
- Collection material in English.
Acquisition source
- Gift, Sarah Cooper Hewitt, 1929.
- Gift, Mrs. John Glendinning, 1986.
LCCN
- mm 82016816
Other standard no.
- MSS16816
Repository
- Library of Congress Manuscript Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA dcu http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/mss.home
Type of material
- Archival Manuscript/Mixed Formats (Collection)
Item Availability
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- Manuscript Reading Room (Madison, LM101)
Status
- Not Charged
CALL NUMBER
- Oversize 0114R
- OV 2
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- Manuscript Reading Room (Madison, LM101)
Status
- Not Charged
CALL NUMBER
- Oversize 1:9
- OV 1
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- Manuscript Reading Room (Madison, LM101)
Status
- Not Charged
