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Title: |
Dayton Manufacturing Company Records |
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Repository: |
Wright State University Libraries Special Collections and Archives
Phone: 937-775-2092 http://www.libraries.wright.edu/special/ |
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Creator: |
Dayton Manufacturing Company |
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Dates: |
1883-1956 |
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Quantity: |
35 linear feet |
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Abstract: |
The principle business of the Dayton Manufacturing Company was the manufacture of railway car hardware, although the company later branched out into electric and oil headlamps and brass works. Records in this collection include quarterly and annual reports, agreements and contracts with outside companies, legal documents concerning ownership and royalties from patents, extensive financial records which provide information about the daily operating activities of the company, and files containing correspondence with firms doing business with the Dayton Manufacturing Company. Also included are files which document the Metal Polisher's Union strike of 1900-1901. These records contain names and addresses of union members, police-blotters with brief accounts of union demonstrations, and newspaper clippings. |
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Identification: |
MS-202 |
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Language: |
The records are in English |
The Dayton Manufacturing Company was established in January 1883, and located itself at the corner of Third and Garfield Streets. As the company grew, it added new buildings and annexes.
The principle business of the company was the manufacture of railway car hardware such as: lamps, door locks and hinges, washstands, and water closets, which were used in passenger, dining, sleeping, and private cars. The company branched out into other areas such as: electric and oil headlights, ornamental statues and grilles, and bronze and brassworks.
The Dayton Manufacturing Company was an international company with business in Canada, Australia, and South America. The company was known for quality of product and the development of innovative designs and inventions.
The records within the Dayton Manufacturing Company fall into six series: (1) Administrative Records; (2) Legal Records; (3) Financial Records; (4) Miscellaneous Records; (5) Oversized Records; and (6) Photographic Material.
Series 1 contains reports about the activities of the Dayton Manufacturing Company. Included in these records are the amount of Car Lamps shipped from 1887, Trustee's statements of patent royalties, Employee oaths which declare their monthly reports to be accurate and true, and quarterly and annual reports to outside companies and the State of Ohio. These records span from 1887-1909.
Series 2 is comprised of agreements and contracts between the Dayton Manufacturing Company and outside companies. The majority of the legal documents concern the ownership of, petitions for, or royalties from patents. These materials date from 1895-1929.
Series 3 consists of various financial reports including: inventories, stock reports, loan notes, and commission reports, and covers from 1897-1919.
Series 4 contains various types of records, among them the records of companies with which the Dayton Manufacturing Company did business. These companies include: A.J. English Company, H.C. Hart Manufacturing Company, U.S. Headlight Company, and Covington Brass Manufacturing Company. Also included in this series are the licensing, manufacturing, and sales reports of Car Lamps and Signal Lamps by the various companies, miscellaneous newspaper articles, and a biography of General Manager John Kirby, Jr. An important component of this series is the documentation concerning the Metal Polisher's Union strike from 1900-1901. These records contain names of union members and their addresses, police blotters with brief accounts of Union demonstrations, and details of attacks on replacement workers and boycotts of non-Union establishments. The newspaper articles contain information about the legal action taken against the Dayton Manufacturing Company and the striking Union members. The documents date from 1867-1901.
Series 5 provides information about the daily operating activities of the Dayton Manufacturing Company through ledgers, journals, and other financial records. The documents date from 1883 to 1956.
Series 6 contains 11 glass plate negatives of an unknown neighborhood. The photographs are of houses, street scenes, and people. The negatives are undated, but based on the people's dress appear to be of the late nineteenth or early twentieth century.
Copyright restrictions may apply. Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.
There are no restrictions on accessing materials in this collection.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
[Box #, Folder #], MS-202, Dayton Manufacturing Company Records, Special Collections and Archives, University Libraries, Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio.
The records of the Dayton Manufacturing Company were accessioned into the Wright State University Department of Archives and Special Collections in June 1990. Mr. Kirby Turner, Director of the Montgomery County Historical Society, provided the University with these records.
Processed by Lisa Priolisi, Summer 1991.
The finding aid is available on the Special Collections & Archives, Wright State University Libraries web site at
https://wright.libraryhost.com/repositories/2/resources/248.