Museums, Horological

Content Description This collection includes photographs, articles, and reports documenting the move of the Bell Street Clock from its former location in South Carolina to the National Watch and Clock Museum in Columbia, Pennsylvania.The photographs document the clock's previous location, the dismantling of the clock in preparation for its move, arrival in Columbia, PA, and photographs of other similar Seth Thomas street clocks.There is a schematic of the clock that includes dimensions of...

Content Description This collection includes information and papers from the early years of the Bristol Museum (later the American Clock & Watch Museum) in Bristol, Connecticut. Additionally, the collection includes correspondence, manuscripts, and Eli Terry family genealogy.

Scope and Contents This collection was compiled by the Library & Research Center to document other horological collections and exhibits around the world. It is by no means an exhaustive collection of material, but rather based on what has been donated over time to the museum. The collection is primarily comprised of promotional items such as brochures and postcards, however there are some photographs and correspondence included as well.

Content Description This collection includes slides of objects, exhibits, and various other elements of the National Watch and Clock. The slides are primarily of museum accessions, exhibits, and loaned items from the latter quarter of the 20th Century. The slides in this collection do not include slides and images of all museum pieces, exhibits, or loans from this time period, and it is unclear why these pieces were chosen for photography. The majority of the slides are of museum objects. There are different...

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...