Correspondence
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 23 Collections and/or Records:
Kathleen Pritchard Files
Collection
Identifier: MG-319
Scope and Contents
This collection includes materials of Kathleen Pritchard, a member of the NAWCC, library volunteer, and the author of Swiss Timepiece Makers, 1775-1975, winner of the Swiss Gaia Prize. The material in this collection includes correspondence, files on various companies, slides, and HSN newsletters.
Kenneth D. Roberts Collection
Collection
Identifier: MG-021
Scope and Contents
This collection consists mostly of research done by Roberts on Connecticut horology. It includes photocopies of articles, catalogs, and books, as well as patent research. This includes several reference requests to the United States Patent Office. This collection has copies of maps of Connecticut from circa 1850 and portraits of C. Jerome and E. Ingraham.
This collection also contains some correspondence between Roberts and other individuals concerning family clocks. There are a...
Lux Clock Company Collection
Collection
Identifier: MG-320
Scope and Contents
This collection includes material of the Lux Clock Manufacturing Company. Material in the collection includes correspondence, internal memos, amchine photographs, and blueprint copies.
Mark Massey Collection
Collection
Identifier: MG-333
Scope and Contents
This collection includes notes on watch clockmakers as well as some correspondence from various companies, such as the E. Ingraham Company, National Magnetic Clock Company, and Tiffany & Co.
The majority of these records are the notes on various watch and clockmakers of the United States, organized by geographic region, and then alphabetically by town or company. There is a specific focus on the eastern United States. In particular, there are folders on Connecticut, Delaware,...
NAWCC Chapter Newsletters Collection
Collection
Identifier: MG-369
Scope and Contents
This collection is comprised of newsletters and ephemera created by various Chapters of the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors. The scope of what is in a chapter newsletter varies from chapter to chapter; some chapters include articles, while others focus on meeting highlights or events, chapter president messages, and other various announcements. Some of the series include correspondence regarding the corresponding chapter's events, formation, and maintenance.Please...
New York NAWCC Chapter 2 Collection
Collection
Identifier: MG-441
Scope and Contents
This collection contains material related to NAWCC Chapter located in New York City (Chapter 2). This includes correspondence, meeting notes, clippings, and other ephemera related to this chapter, as well as the chapter constitution. Additionally, this collection notably contains several hundred photographs of various meetings held by the chapter during the 1960s (and possibly early 1970s as well). These meetings were held in various locations around New York City, and highlights of the...
O.B. Frye Collection
Collection
Identifier: MG-026
Scope and Contents
This collection contains materials and papers belonging to O.B. Frye for his articles on South Bend Watch Company. This includes his research as well as collected documents related to the South Bend Watch Company. There are notes and copies of legal documents, ads, and articles relating to South Bend Watch Company and the associated Columbus Watch Company and Studebaker Watch Company. Additionally, this collection contains a significant number of J.E. Coleman's correspondence from...
Orville Hagans Collection
Collection
Identifier: MG-015
Scope and Contents
This collection represents the collected papers and manuscripts of noted horologist of the mid 20th Century, Orville Hagans. This includes articles, photographs, and correspondence of Hagans, as well as scrapbooks, research, and various other material.
There are a number of article manuscripts from the Hagans library that are represented in this collection (see Series I). These are primarily typed articles, several of which include suggested edit, correspondence, and photographs...
Robert Franks Collection
Collection
Identifier: MG-010
Scope and Contents
This collection is primarily comprised of correspondence regarding various subjects in the watch and clock industry. This includes correspondence with individuals as well as companies or institutions. Much of the correspondence with individuals are with those also associated with the National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors. There is also correspondence regarding Franks' historical research on watchmakers.
A large number of the documents are related to the National...
Theodore Crom Collection
Collection
Identifier: MG-352
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of correspondences, papers, research, receipts, information on tools, photographs, etc.