Archives Center, National Museum of American History
William J. Savage Company
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry
William J. Savage Company (Knoxville, Tennessee)
Whitman, John (President of Oakland Group, Inc.)
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of History of Technology
NMAH.AC.0991
Archival Resource Key
0.6 Cubic feet
2 boxes
12/8/1983
English
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Arrangement
1 series.
Restrictions on Access
Collection is open for research.
Scope and Contents
The collection contains blueprints, photographs, correspondence, trade literature, and business records relating to the Savage Company's manufacture of crushing, milling and pulverizing equipment.
Preferred Citation
William J. Savage Company Records, 1914-1937, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Biographical / Historical
The William J. Savage Company manufactured crushing, millling and pulverizing equipment used in cotton, feed and flour mills.
Processing Information
Collection is unprocessed.
Custodial History
Transferred from Division of Work and Industry to the Archives Center, 2006.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Collected for the Division of Work and Industry formerly the Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering), National Museum of American History.
Business records -- 20th century
Blueprints -- 1900-1950
Photographs -- 1900-1950
Correspondence -- 1900-1950
Milling
Mills and mill-work -- Tennessee
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry
Oakland Group, Inc.
Horsley, J.C.
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of History of Technology