Oliver Farm Equipment Company
Organization
Dates
- Existence: 1929 - 1944
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
H. Cecil Wolsey collection
Collection
Identifier: 00111
Scope and Contents
Much of the collection consists of Wolsey's copies of booklets, brochures, catalogs, and manuals concerning combines, corn pickers, and other machinery and parts made by and for the Oliver Corporation. Additional items included in the collection are production charts (1960-1962), speed charts for various machines, correspondence regarding a damage suit against the company (1967), and books on machinery and engineering principles.
Dates:
1939 - 1967
Oliver Corporation collection
Collection
Identifier: 00094
Scope and Contents
The collection includes business records, newspaper clippings, catalogs, centennial articles, and historical data related to the Oliver Corporation and its owners. Also included in the collection are photographs from the Centennial of Oliver Corporation, ranging from the banquet that was held to the plant tours given by the executives. There are also photographs of Oliver Corporation train cars, board members, and a group photograph of the National Association of Thresher Manufacturers from...
Dates:
1870 - 1961