MS 020 - Winchester Repeating Arms Company Archives Collection
Abstract
The archives of the Winchester Repeating Arms Co. contain the original sales ledgers for firearms models (1866 – 1907), photographs of all Winchester firearms models, correspondence documenting the company's role in both World Wars, a large collection of domestic and foreign firearms catalogs, and several thousand engineering drawings. A portion of the collection contains the original patents for firearm technology purchased by Winchester.
Dates
- Created: 1857-1980
- Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1976
Creator
- Winchester Repeating Arms Company (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
McCracken Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent on the physical condition of manuscript materials. Restrictions may exist on reproduction, quotation or publication. Contact McCracken Research Library for more information.
Extent
100.00 boxes
Language of Materials
English
Source of Acquisition
Olin Corporation
Method of Acquisition
Gift
Creator
- Winchester Repeating Arms Company (Organization)
- Author
- Nathan Bender, Jacob Smith, Joshua Brown, Andrew Searle, Samantha L. Harper
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Eng
Repository Details
Part of the McCracken Research Library Repository