Autocar Company records

The Autocar Company was located in Ardmore. Founded in 1899 by Louis S. Clarke and his brother John S. Clarke, the Autocar Company became a pioneer of the automotive industry, producing passenger cars and commercial motor vehicles. After 1910 the company produced commercial motor vehicles exclusiv...

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Corporate Author: Autocar Company (Creator)
Collection:Autocar Company Records
Collection Number:1907
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
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110 2 |a Autocar Company  |e creator 
245 1 |a Autocar Company records  |f 1899-1954 
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520 |a The Autocar Company was located in Ardmore. Founded in 1899 by Louis S. Clarke and his brother John S. Clarke, the Autocar Company became a pioneer of the automotive industry, producing passenger cars and commercial motor vehicles. After 1910 the company produced commercial motor vehicles exclusively. The company became a division of White Motor Company in 1954. The records include: minutes, 1899-1953, 1953-1954; annual reports, 1929-1952; ledgers, 1909-1952, contain year-end figures; list of officers and directors, 1899-1925; and miscellaneous items. Much of the material, 1942-1945, is on Autocar Company war production of heavy duty military vehicles. 
541 1 |a Gift of C.R.C. Custer.; 1964 acquired 
650 7 |a Automobile Industry and Trade--Philadelphia  |2 Local sources 
650 7 |a Commercial Vehicles--Philadelphia  |2 Local sources 
650 7 |a White Motor Company  |2 Local sources 
650 7 |a World War, 1939-1945--Equipment and Supplies  |2 Local sources 
852 |a The Historical Society of Pennsylvania  |b Autocar Company Records  |l 1907