Avery-Abex Metallurgical Collection
Scope and Content
Collection includes research data of the properties of metals conducted by The American Brake Shoe Company (later Abex). Also contains the master logbooks and listing of compositions on keypunch cards of the Battelle Institute Research Reports, and approximately 37 cu. ft. of research-related publications, reference books, and metallurgical samples. Unprocessed.
Dates
- Creation: 1920 - 1987
Creator
- American Brake Shoe Company (Organization)
- Avery, Howard S. (Howard Shaeffer), 1906-1996 (Person)
Full Extent
248 Cubic Feet (165 boxes; approx. 100 feet of metallurgical samples in cases)
Language of Materials
English
Location
Please note: 120 boxes from this collection are in off-site storage and requires 2-3 days notice for retrieval. Additional boxes and metallurgical samples are located at Special Collections. Please contact Special Collections for more information.
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Genre / Form
- Administrative records
- Bills (financial records)
- Blueprints
- Conceptual drawings
- Correspondence
- Glass negatives
- Photographs
- Receipts
- Reports
Occupation
Topical
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu