Local history
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Here are entered works on the writing and compiling of local histories. Collective histories, and works on the historiography, of several localities of a country, state, etc., are entered under the name of the place with subdivision History, Local. Individual local histories are entered under [place]--History.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Brick Industry Collection
Collection — Box 1: Series 601.3-3; Series 601.3-1; Series 601.3-2; Series 601.4-3; Series 601.4-1; Series 601.4-2; Series 601.4-4; Series 601.2-1
Identifier: 601.4
Scope and Contents
The Brick Industry Collection contains booklets, photographs, certificates, and correspondence that provide insight on the manufacturing, distribution, and sale of bricks from the 1880s into the early 20th century. Many of the materials are from the local Hydraulic-Press Brick Company of St. Louis, a prominent business founded in 1868 and later owned by Henry W. Eliot, T.S. Eliot’s father. The company is known for its use and development of the hydraulic press, which allowed for the mass...
Dates:
1883 - 1983