Rubber Industry
Goodrich, B. F., Company, 1868-1990.
Board of Director's minutes; annual reports; journals, ledgers, and other accounting records of the parent company, various domestic subsidiaries, and BFGoodrich International; advertising material; publications and news releases; speeches by corporate officials; registrations of patents and trademarks; research center reports and other files; product information; photographs and films. 500 cubic feet.
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company. Records, 1898-1993.
Correspondence, annual reports, financial reports, news releases and publicity, advertising, historical materials, materials relating to company history, historical materials relating to Charles Goodyear, audio-visual materials, photographs, scrapbooks, publications, aviation materials, materials relating to labor relations, employee activities, products files, materials relating to plants, plantations, realty and property, public relations, racing, scrapbooks, photograph albums, and news clippings. 800 cubic feet.
General Tire & Rubber Company. Records, 1940-1973.
Court records, exhibits, technical reports, manufacturers literature, and other material, both original and microfilm, relating to legal proceedings concerning oil-extended rubber patents. 155 cubic feet. Inventory
Shilts, W.D. Papers, 1908-1955.
Correspondence, clipping file and research notes of William Delbert Shilts, official of the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, including a manuscript history of the company, 1898-1927. 2 cubic feet.
Waldo Semon, 1926-1966.
Materials from Semon's years as a research chemist for BFGoodrich, including experiment notebooks, research notes, correspondence, and general files relating to rubber research arranged by topic. 9 cubic feet.