Shubrooks, George E.
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1900-05-09 - 1986
George E. Shubrooks was born in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in 1900. He was the only child of his father George, a coffee merchant, and his mother, Alice, a housekeeper. At 18 years old, Shubrooks was employed by Lancaster Steel Products Company, where he began what would become a lifelong career in lab work.
Shubrooks spent approximately 35 years at Hamilton before his retirement in 1961-1962 amid changes in the company and its broader focus. He started as a foreman in 1926, progressed to Chief Chemist and Metallurgist,then later became Manager of Research. He was married to Stella Shenk, a clerk at the County Treasurer’s Office. They did not have children. Shubrooks died in Lancaster during September of 1986.
Found in 166 Collections and/or Records:
Organic Chemical Lab. Procedures (1 of 3) , 1939 - 1953
File — Box: Letter, Box: 26, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
This series contains research, reports, analysis, specifications, and lab procedures. The materials specify chemical composition of various metals, how they were used, and anlyzed in Hamilton’s research and manufacturing.
Organic Chemical Lab. Procedures (2 of 3), 1945 - 1950
File — Box: Letter, Box: 26, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents
This series contains research, reports, analysis, specifications, and lab procedures. The materials specify chemical composition of various metals, how they were used, and anlyzed in Hamilton’s research and manufacturing.
Organic Chemical Lab. Procedures (3 of 3), 1950 - 1956
File — Box: Letter, Box: 26, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents
This series contains research, reports, analysis, specifications, and lab procedures. The materials specify chemical composition of various metals, how they were used, and anlyzed in Hamilton’s research and manufacturing.
Outside Work, 1959 - 1960
File — Box: Letter, Box: 31, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
Series mostly comprises reports, inventories, correspondence, articles, publications, photographs, advertisements, and marketing materials pertaining to Hamilton’s Precision Metals Division, which specialized in fabricating various metal pieces and parts through a range of methods.
Outside Work, 1959 - 1960
File — Box: Letter, Box: 31, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents
Series mostly comprises reports, inventories, correspondence, articles, publications, photographs, advertisements, and marketing materials pertaining to Hamilton’s Precision Metals Division, which specialized in fabricating various metal pieces and parts through a range of methods.
Past Chairmen ASM and ASC, 1961
File — Box: Legal - Tall, Box: 69, Folder: 18
Scope and Contents
The photographs in this series mostly depict the factory, products, personnel, events, and manufacturing operations of Hamilton. The majority of photographs are black and white silver gelatin prints made between 1930-1970. Remainder of series is comprised of negatives, transparencies, and reproductions. Subseries G.E. Shubrooks is comprised of photographs from two of his personal scrapbooks. The images document many intersections of his personal and professional life. While...
Payroll and Contractor Materials, 1962 - 1965
File — Box: Letter, Box: 63, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents
The collection primarily consists of blueprints, reports, correspondence, photographs, and memos that pertain to the research, development, design, manufacture, and distribution of products created at Hamilton. The materials reflect the company’s early reputation for timekeeping accuracy, followed by their expansion into the production of marine chronometers, military instruments, and metals manufacturing.
Blueprints and drawings depict various mechanisms, parts, machines, and tools...
Payroll Schedule and Evaluations, 1950 - 1964
File — Box: Letter, Box: 57, Folder: 9
Scope and Contents
Series contains various administrative records about personnel and different aspects of employment at Hamilton. Included are performance evaluations, job descriptions, salary schedules, payroll information, job applications, promotion policies, and stock shareholder information.
Performance Evaluations, 1951 - 1955
File — Box: Letter, Box: 54, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents
Series contains various administrative records about personnel and different aspects of employment at Hamilton. Included are performance evaluations, job descriptions, salary schedules, payroll information, job applications, promotion policies, and stock shareholder information.
Personal Album #1 - Large Prints, 1937 - 1950
File — Box: Letter, Box: 53, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents
Series contains personal papers, articles, publications, reports, data, correspondence, specifications, procedures, and photographs. These materials reflect the social structures of personnel, as well as research and development activities at Hamilton. Nearly a quarter of the entire collection comes from Shubrooks files. As evidenced by notes on many documents, he intentionally obtained and organized records on specific topics, most of which pertained to his fields of expertise: metallurgical...