Gerardus P. Herrick Collection
Object Details
- General Note
- Originally M&CE #51. Duplicate SIRIS record, Bib. # 234612, deleted 4/24/08.
- Creator
- Herrick, Gerard Post, 1873-1955
- Former owner
- 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
- Place
- New York
- Topic
- Steam-engines
- Rotary steam engines
- Blast furnaces
- Provenance
- Collection donated by Mrs. G. P. Herrick.
- Creator
- Herrick, Gerard Post, 1873-1955
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- Gerardus P. Herrick Collection
- Biographical/Historical note
- Gerardus Post Herrick, an attorney in New York City who turned inventor, graduated from Princeton in 1895. He improved the original design of the blast furnace, and later invented a rotary steam engine.
- Extent
- 0.3 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Date
- 1842-1912
- Ownership and Custodial History
- Transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Work and Industry, 2007.
- Archival Repository
- Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Identifier
- NMAH.AC.1058
- Type
- Collection descriptions
- Archival materials
- Patents
- Clippings
- Brochures
- Correspondence
- Photographs
- Citation
- G. P. Herrick Collection, 1842-1912, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
- Arrangement
- One series.
- Processing Information
- Collection is unprocessed.
- Rights
- 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.
- Genre/Form
- Patents -- 20th century
- Clippings -- 20th century
- Brochures
- Correspondence -- 20th century
- Photographs -- 20th century
- Scope and Contents note
- The collection documents Herrick's blast furnace and rotary steam engine business, including business correspondence, patent documents, drawings, machine operations data, and publications.
- Restrictions
- Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
- Record ID
- ebl-1503512556316-1503512556319-0
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
