Fonds consists of records created by Barber Turbine and Foundries Ltd. during the course of everyday business. These include: financial records, management records, engineering and design records, reference material, Tom Barber's school notebooks, and photographs. Fonds contains the following series: GENERAL ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL RECORDS, 1872-1955 (SERIES A): Journals, 1882-1943 (Series A-1) Ledgers, 1882-1909 (Series A-2) General Ledger and Transfer Sheets, 1844-1954 (Series A-3) Accounts Sheets, 1910-1943 (Series A-4) Day Books, 1882-1899 (Series A-5) Cashbooks, 1909-1933 (Series A-6) Bills Books (Payable-Receivable), 1889-1939 (Series A-7) Local Accounts, 1915-1943 (Series A-8) Timebooks, 1888-1940 (Series A-9) Bankbooks, 1885-1934 (Series A-10) Shop Order Book, 1843-1955 (Series A- 11). MANAGEMENT AND ENGINEERING RECORDS, 1901-1950'S. (SERIES B): Blotter copy letter books, 1901-1909 (Series B-1) Trip Diaries (engineering and job notes), 1901-1950's (Series B-2) Design Notebooks, n.d. (Series B-3) Rust Furnace Company Engineering Plans, n.d. (Series B-4) Turbine Installation and Repair Record Books, 1872-1928 (Series B-5) Miscellaneous, n.d. (Series B-6) REFERENCE MATERIAL, N.D. (SERIES C): Trade journals, catalogues, manuals, advertising booklets, n.d. (Series C- 1) Tom Barber School notebooks and engineering notebooks, 1897, 1910-1911 (Series D) PHOTOGRAPHS (PRINTS AND GLASS SLIDES) (SERIES E).
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Barber Turbine and Foundries Ltd.