American Car and Foundry Records
Scope and Contents
The collection contains manuals concerning the construction of railroad cars; photographs of different types of railroad cars and parts of the cars; and descriptions of the plants located at St. Louis, St. Charles, and Berwick.
Dates
- 1940-1970
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Conditions Governing Use
For permission to publish, quote from, or reproduce material in this collection, please contact the Archives Reference Desk at archives@mohistory.org. Copyright restrictions may apply. The researcher assumes full responsibility for conforming to the laws of copyright.
Historical Sketch
American Car and Foundry was formed in 1899 by the union of 13 companies, two of them being the Missouri Car and Foundry Company of St. Louis and the St. Charles Car Company of St. Charles, Missouri. Twenty-eight companies in all were subsequently acquired; some were modernized and some were dismantled. William K. Bixby served as the first president of the company from 1899 to 1901. Plants were located at Berwick, Pennsylvania; Buffalo, New York; Huntington, West Virginia; Milton, Pennsylvania; St. Louis, Missouri; and St. Charles, Missouri.
Extent
9.0 Cubic Feet ( (9 boxes))
Language of Materials
English
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
There are no physical or technical restrictions.
Donor Information
Not available.
- Title
- American Car and Foundry Records
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- EAD by Jaime Bourassa using ArchivesSpace
- Date
- 2022
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Missouri Historical Society Library and Research Center Repository