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Finding Aid to the Abner Doble Papers, 1885-1963

Finding aid written by Juliet Demeter and Albert Park The Bancroft Library University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA 94720-6000 Phone: (510) 642-6481 Fax: (510) 642-7589 Email: [email protected] URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/ © 2003 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.

Finding Aid to the Abner Doble BANC MSS 77/183 c 1 Papers, 1885-1963 Finding Aid to the Abner Doble Papers, 1885-1963

Collection number: BANC MSS 77/183 c

The Bancroft Library University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA 94720-6000 Phone: (510) 642-6481 Fax: (510) 642-7589 Email: [email protected] URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/ Finding Aid Author(s): Finding aid written by Juliet Demeter and Albert Park Finding Aid Encoded By: GenX © 2016 The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved.

Collection Summary Collection Title: Abner Doble papers Date (inclusive): 1885-1963 Collection Number: BANC MSS 77/183 c Creator: Doble, Abner Extent: Number of containers: 4 cartons, 8 oversize folders, 19 volumesLinear feet: 8.5584 digital objects Repository: The Bancroft Library. University of California, Berkeley Berkeley, CA 94720-6000 Phone: (510) 642-6481 Fax: (510) 642-7589 Email: [email protected] URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/ Abstract: The Abner Doble Papers consists of correspondence, drawings, reports, patents, photographs, and notebooks documenting Doble's role in the development of 20th century steam technology. Collection also includes papers relating to the Doble family, several of whom were also engineers and inventors, including Doble's grandfather and namesake Abner Doble, his father William Ashton Doble, and his brother Warren Doble. Languages Represented: Collection materials are in English Physical Location: Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored offsite and advance notice may be required for use. For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the library's online catalog. Access Collection is open for research. Publication Rights All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must be submitted in writing to the Head of Public Services, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley, 94720-6000. Consent is given on behalf of The Bancroft Library as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright owner. See: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/reference/permissions.html. Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes. Preferred Citation [Identification of item], Abner Doble papers, BANC MSS 77/183 c, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley

Finding Aid to the Abner Doble BANC MSS 77/183 c 2 Papers, 1885-1963 Alternate Forms Available Digital reproductions of selected items are available. Separated Material Photographs transferred to the Bancroft Pictorial Collections Identifier/Call Number: (BANC PIC 1961.008-.009) Indexing Terms The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog Doble Steam Motors Corporation Automobile industry and trade--California. Automobiles, Steam--Design and construction. Steam-engines--Design and construction. Aquisition Information The Abner Doble Papers were given to the Bancroft Library by Mrs. Alene Doble, Warren Doble, and William A. Doble in 1961. Additions were made in 2005 by the Geisel Library. Accruals No additions are expected. Processing Information Processed by Juliet Demeter in 2003. Biography Abner Doble was born in , California on March 26, 1890. At the age of eight, he began an apprenticeship at the Abner Doble Company, the factory founded by his grandfather and namesake. His father, William Ashton Doble, was inventor of the Pelton-Doble Water Wheel and chief engineer for the Pelton Water Wheel Co., which eventually merged with his family's business. Abner Doble designed and built his first steam while a student Lick High School in San Francisco. He attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology from 1910-1912, but left college in order to focus his attention on the development of steam automobiles. In 1912 he developed the Doble Model "A" in Waltham, Massachusetts, soon followed by the Doble Model "B" . In 1915 Doble drove the Model "B" to Detroit where the General Engineering Company offered to put it into production. Renamed the Doble-Detroit, his car was introduced at the New York auto show of 1917. Although over 10,000 orders came in for the model, wartime demand for steel put manufacturing on hold and only 30 Doble-Detroit were ever produced. In 1920 Doble and his brothers organized the Doble Steam Motors Corporation in San Francisco with the intention of developing the finest ever built. Doble modeled his factory, which later moved across the bay to Emeryville, on the Rolls-Royce plant in Springfield, Massachusetts. The cars manufactured by Doble were luxury vehicles guaranteed to run for 100,000 miles. Their reputation for fine performance spread and orders came in quickly. The production process was costly, as well as enormously time consuming, given the amount of attention paid to nearly every detail of the car's manufacture. As a result of Doble's high standards, the company manufactured only 42 cars between 1923 and 1931. Finally, unable to secure adequate financing, Doble Steam Motors went bankrupt in 1931. Despite the company's failure, steam enthusiasts still consider the Doble steam car of this era to be among the best ever produced. After the collapse of his company, Doble became consultant to several firms engaged in the development of steam technology. In Germany he helped to develop steam powered trains, buses, and boats for A. Borsig, Co. and Henschel & Sohn. He worked on steam trucks and for in England and steam buses for A & G Price, Ltd., New Zealand. In 1946 Doble was retained by Nordberg Manufacturing Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin to develop a steam power plant for city buses. This engine, known as the Ultimax, was the culmination of Doble's nearly four decades of experience in steam technology. Another firm later attempted to employ the Ultimax for use in railway . Finally, in 1950, McCulloch Motors of Los Angeles hired Doble as consultant on the development of the Paxton Phoenix, a steam powered fitted with an Ultimax engine. Once again, lack of funding forced the company to abandon the project and the car was never completed. Doble continued to work as a consultant throughout the 1950's. One of his last projects was for Charles F. Keen of Milwaukee on the development of the Keen steam car in 1956. Abner Doble died in Santa Rosa, California on July 16, 1961. 1890 Born March 26, San Francisco, CA 1898-1905 Apprenticeship at the Abner Doble Company, San Francisco, CA 1910-1912 Attends Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA

Finding Aid to the Abner Doble BANC MSS 77/183 c 3 Papers, 1885-1963 1912 Develops the Doble Model A, Waltham, MA 1914 Develops the Doble Model B Roadster, Waltham, MA 1916 Introduces Doble-Detroit Steam Car, Detroit, MI 1920 Doble Steam Motors factory opens in San Francisco, CA 1923 Factory moved to Emeryville, CA 1929-1931 Consultant to A & G Price, Ltd., New Zealand 1930-1936 Consultant to Sentinel Waggon Works, Shrewsbury, England 1931 Doble Steam Motors closes Consultant to A. Borsig Co., Berlin, Germany 1931-1934 Consultant to Henschel & Sohn, Kassel, Germany 1946-1948 Consultant to Nordberg Manufacturing Co., Milwaukee, WI 1950-1956 Consultant on development of Paxton Phoenix steam car for McCulloch Motors Corporation, Los Angeles, CA 1956 Consultant on Keen steam car, Milwaukee, WI 1957 Consultant on monotube for Charles W. Tadlock, St. Louis, MO 1961 Died July 16 in Santa Rosa, CA Scope and Content The Abner Doble Papers, 1885-1963, consist of correspondence, drawings, reports, patents, and notebooks documenting his role in the development of twentieth century steam technology. The collection also includes papers relating to his family, several of whom were engineers and inventors, including his grandfather and namesake Abner Doble, his father William Ashton Doble, and his brother Warren Doble. Materials include drawings and engineering notebooks for Doble's early automotive designs, as well as records of the Doble Steam Motors factory in Emeryville, California where Doble and his brothers manufactured what are still considered to be among the finest steam cars ever made. Also included are papers relating to Doble's career as consultant to several firms in the U.S., Europe, and New Zealand where he worked on the development of steam trucks, buses and locomotives. The collection also includes records of Doble's consulting work in the early 1950's for the Paxton Engineering Division of McCulloch Motors Corporation, Los Angeles, to develop the Paxton Phoenix, a steam car fitted with the Doble Ultimax engine. Family papers include materials relating to the Abner Doble Company, San Francisco, and Doble's father William Ashton Doble, inventor of the Doble-Pelton Water Wheel. This collection includes the Doble Family Papers, 1912-1960, C-B 827, which were integrated with the Abner Doble Papers in 2002.

Series 1 Doble Steam Engines 1902-1963 undated BANC MSS 77/183 c Physical Description: Cartons 1-4, Oversize folders 1-5, Volume 19. Arrangement Divided into 4 sub-series: Early Models, Doble Steam Motors, Ultimax Engine, and Miscellaneous Projects. Arranged chronologically then hierarchically. Scope and Content Note Early Models includes drawings and brochures for Doble models built in Waltham, Massachusetts and Detroit, Michigan between 1912 and 1916. Doble Steam Motors consists of drawings, brochures, test reports, stockholder materials, and articles relating to the Doble Steam Motors Corporation. Ultimax Engine includes records for Doble's work with the Nordberg Manufacturing Company, Milwaukee, Wisconsin and the Paxton Engineering Division of McCulloch Motors, Los Angeles. These materials include correspondence, drawings, photographs, and engine test reports. Miscellaneous Projects includes reports, drawings, patents, and calculations for various development projects between the years 1917 and 1958. Calculations include tests performed on models built by Doble Steam Motors, as well as on and bus engines developed for consulting work with Henschel & Sohn, Germany and Sentinel Waggon Works, England.

Subseries 1.1 Early Models 1910-1916 BANC MSS 77/183 c

carton 1, folder 1 Doble Steam Flyer drawing 1910 BANC MSS 77/183 c ark:/13030/kt9489q40n

Finding Aid to the Abner Doble BANC MSS 77/183 c 4 Papers, 1885-1963 Series 1Doble Steam Engines 1902-1963 undated BANC MSS 77/183 c Subseries 1.1Early Models 1910-1916 BANC MSS 77/183 c

oversize-folder 1A Doble Steam Flyer drawing 1912 BANC MSS 77/183 c ark:/13030/kt5r29q1zc oversize-folder 1A Doble Steam Pullman drawing 1912 BANC MSS 77/183 c ark:/13030/kt0g5014wx carton 1, folder 2 Doble Steam Car, Abner Doble Co., Waltham, Mass. Brochure ca. 1914 BANC MSS 77/183 c ark:/13030/kt109nc1k5 carton 1, folder 3 Doble (-Detroit) Steam Car brochure 1916 BANC MSS 77/183 c ark:/13030/kt6p302157 carton 1, folder 4 The Doble (-Detroit) Steam Car, General Engineering Company, Detroit, Mich. ca. 1916 BANC MSS 77/183 c ark:/13030/kt6s201938

Subseries 1.2 Doble Steam Motors 1921-1963 BANC MSS 77/183 c

Office Records 1922-1963 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 1, folder 5 Automobiles and Power-Plants Manufactured 1929 BANC MSS 77/183 c ark:/13030/kt7k4020w8 carton 1, folder 6 Announcing the Doble Steam Car, Doble Steam Motors, California 1922 BANC MSS 77/183 c ark:/13030/kt7779q24s carton 1, folder 7 Doble Steam Motors brochure ca. 1922 BANC MSS 77/183 c ark:/13030/kt0c60152b carton 1, folder 8 "A California Built Car" (Western Machinery World, May, 1923) 1923 BANC MSS 77/183 c ark:/13030/kt967nc8nc carton 1, folder 8 "Notable Steam Car of To-day" (The Model Engineer & Practical Electrician, Feb. 6, 1930) 1930 BANC MSS 77/183 c ark:/13030/kt8870212p carton 1, folder 8 "Steam Car Design" (The Autocar, Nov. 5, 1937) 1937 BANC MSS 77/183 c ark:/13030/kt7s202046 carton 1, folder 8 "The Steamer Story" (California Engineer, Dec. 1951) 1951 BANC MSS 77/183 c ark:/13030/kt6779q2bk carton 1, folder 8 "The Best Isn't Good Enough" (Motor Trend, Dec. 1951) 1951 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 1, folder 8 "Das Beste ist nicht gut genug!" (das Auto Motor und Sport, Feb. 1952) 1952 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 1, folder 9 "Steam Power-the Swift and Silent Orphan" (True's Automobile Yearbook, 1951) 1953 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 1, folder 9 "Look to the Steam Car" (Auto Age, Oct. 1953) 1953 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 1, folder 9 "Why Don't We Have a Steam Car?" (Cavalier, Jan. 1956) 1956 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 1, folder 9 "The Doble: Finest of the Steamers" (The Milwaukee (?), Dec. 7, 1958) 1958 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 1, folder 9 page 56 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 1, folder 9 page 57 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 1, folder 9 page 58 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 1, folder 9 page 59 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 1, folder 9 page 60 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 1, folder 9 page 61 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 1, folder 9 "Doble: The First Modern Steam Cars" (Car and Driver, May, 1963 1962 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 1, folder 9 "The Doble Steam Car--Story at UC" (San Francisco Chronicle, Jan. 13, 1963) 1963 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 1, folder 10 Prospectus of the Doble Steam Motors Corporation 1922 BANC MSS 77/183 c ark:/13030/kt8k4020gc volume 19 Doble Steam Motors Corporation Escrow Receipts BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 1, folder 11 Doble Steam Motors Corporation Stock Certificate 1923 BANC MSS 77/183 c ark:/13030/kt529018gk oversize-folder 1A The Doble Review, Stockholders Newsletter [oversize] 1924 BANC MSS 77/183 c ark:/13030/kt7199q2gn carton 1, folder 12 Steam and Transportation, Detroit Motorbus Company 1927 BANC MSS 77/183 c ark:/13030/kt60001812 carton 1, folder 13 "Results Attained by a in Actual Service" (Bus Transportation, Jan 1928) 1928 BANC MSS 77/183 c ark:/13030/kt1580156d carton 1, folder 14 Report on the Doble Steam Bus 1931 BANC MSS 77/183 c ark:/13030/kt6489q1n3 Drawings 1921-1931 BANC MSS 77/183 c

Finding Aid to the Abner Doble BANC MSS 77/183 c 5 Papers, 1885-1963 Series 1Doble Steam Engines 1902-1963 undated BANC MSS 77/183 c Subseries 1.2Doble Steam Motors 1921-1963 BANC MSS 77/183 c

oversize-folder 2C Auxiliary Unit Assembly 1924-1931 BANC MSS 77/183 c ark:/28722/bk00043100j carton 1, folder 1 1928 BANC MSS 77/183 c ark:/28722/bk000431013 oversize-folder 2C Blower Assembly 1924-1931 BANC MSS 77/183 c ark:/28722/bk00043102n carton 1, folder 16 Burners 1929-1931 BANC MSS 77/183 c oversize-folder 2C Burner Assembly 1929 BANC MSS 77/183 c ark:/13030/kt167nc18t oversize-folder 2C Burner Housing 1930 BANC MSS 77/183 c ark:/13030/kt9h4nc8c6 carton 1, folder Burner Fuel Tube Venturi 1930 BANC MSS 77/183 c ark:/13030/kt6b69q1qf 16:1 carton 1, folder Burner Fuel Nozzle 1931 BANC MSS 77/183 c ark:/13030/kt92902267 16:2 oversize-folder 2C Compensator Assembly 1924 BANC MSS 77/183 c ark:/13030/kt0f59p82b carton 1, folder 17 Control Box 1921-1924 BANC MSS 77/183 c ark:/28722/bk000431036 carton 1, folder 18 Coupling 1928 BANC MSS 77/183 c ark:/28722/bk00043104r carton 1, folder 19 LP and HP Heads 1923 BANC MSS 77/183 c ark:/28722/bk000431059 oversize-folder 3C Doble Compound Engine 1924 1930 BANC MSS 77/183 c ark:/28722/bk00043106v oversize-folder 3C F-Motor Condenser Fan Turbine 1930 BANC MSS 77/183 c ark:/13030/kt1q2nc1qt oversize-folder 3C F-Motor Draft Booster 1930 BANC MSS 77/183 c ark:/28722/bk00043107d oversize-folder 3C F-Motor Steam Generator Assembly 1930 BANC MSS 77/183 c ark:/13030/kt3k4017h8 carton 1, folder 20 , Rods, and Shafts 1923 BANC MSS 77/183 c ark:/28722/bk00043108z carton 1, folder 21 Radiator Relief 1928 BANC MSS 77/183 c ark:/28722/bk00043109h oversize-folder 4B Sirocco Fan 1924 1929 BANC MSS 77/183 c ark:/28722/bk000431102 carton 1, folder 22 Steam Pump 1926 1929 BANC MSS 77/183 c ark:/28722/bk00043111m carton 1, folder 23 Thermostat Assembly 1928-1930 BANC MSS 77/183 c ark:/28722/bk000431125 carton 1, folder 24 Throttle 1929-1931 BANC MSS 77/183 c ark:/28722/bk00043113q carton 1, folder 25 Water Pumps 1926-1929 BANC MSS 77/183 c ark:/28722/bk000431148 oversize-folder 4B Float Chamber Assembly 1930 BANC MSS 77/183 c ark:/13030/kt2489p90f oversize-folder 4B Steam Regulator Assembly 1923 BANC MSS 77/183 c ark:/13030/kt0h4nc2z9 oversize-folder 5C Doble Locomotive 1927 BANC MSS 77/183 c ark:/13030/kt1r29q05r Reports 1923-1934 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 1, folder 26 Chemical Analysis Reports 1923-1929 BANC MSS 77/183 c ark:/13030/kt7489q1sg carton 1, folder 27 Research Lab Tests 1-51 1924 BANC MSS 77/183 c ark:/13030/kt0w1015t0 carton 1, folder 28 Research Lab Tests 52-91 1924-1925 BANC MSS 77/183 c ark:/13030/kt2489p91z carton 1, folder 29 Research Lab Tests 92-121 1925 BANC MSS 77/183 c ark:/13030/kt5d5nc5cv carton 1, folder 30 Research Lab Tests 122-156 1925-1926 BANC MSS 77/183 c ark:/13030/kt0v19p7sb carton 1, folder 31 Research Lab Tests 157-194 1926-1927 BANC MSS 77/183 c ark:/13030/kt1580157x carton 1, folder 32 Research Lab Tests 195-235 1927-1930 BANC MSS 77/183 c ark:/13030/kt400016vw carton 1, folder 33 Research Lab Tests 236-283 1930-1932 BANC MSS 77/183 c ark:/13030/kt2x0nc2pd carton 1, folder 34 Research Lab Tests 284-288 1932-1933 BANC MSS 77/183 c ark:/13030/kt7m3nc6w1 carton 1, folder 35 Research Lab Tests 289-313 1932-1933 BANC MSS 77/183 c ark:/13030/kt4489q12p carton 1, folder 36 Research Lab Un-Numbered Tests 1924 undated BANC MSS 77/183 c ark:/13030/kt400016wd carton 1, folder 37 Research Lab Index to Tests 1924-1933 BANC MSS 77/183 c ark:/13030/kt9v19q4fz Notes 1926-1933 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 1, folder 38 Notes on E-Models 1926-1931 BANC MSS 77/183 c ark:/13030/kt6z09q3bn carton 1, folder 39 Notes on F-Models 1930-1931 BANC MSS 77/183 c ark:/13030/kt8v19q53z carton 1, folder 40 Miscellaneous Notes 1926-1933 BANC MSS 77/183 c

Subseries 1.3 Ultimax Engine 1927-1958 undated BANC MSS 77/183 c

Finding Aid to the Abner Doble BANC MSS 77/183 c 6 Papers, 1885-1963 Series 1Doble Steam Engines 1902-1963 undated BANC MSS 77/183 c Subseries 1.3Ultimax Engine 1927-1958 undated BANC MSS 77/183 c

Office Records 1942-1958 BANC MSS 77/183 c Correspondence 1950-1958 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 1, folder 41 Electrical Engineering Construction Co. 1950-1951 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 1, folder 42 Fergus Motors, Inc. 1950 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 1, folder 43 Hudson Motor Car Company 1951 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 1, folder 44 Limited 1949-1950 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 1, folder 45 Alexander Moulton 1950-1958 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 1, folder 46 John M. Vanvleet 1950-1951 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 1, folder 47 A-Z Miscellaneous 1951 BANC MSS 77/183 c Contracts 1949 BANC MSS 77/183 c Reports 1949-1956 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 1, folder 49 Ultimax Steam Engine Report 1949 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 1, folder 50 Ultimax Report 1956 BANC MSS 77/183 c Drawings 1948-1952 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 1, folder 51 Ultimax Steam Engine Drawings 1948-1952 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 1, folder 52 Ultimax Locomotive Drawings 1949 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 1, folder 53 120 HP Engine Based on Ultimax Drawings 1950-1951 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 1, folder 54 Engine Performance Charts 1950-1952 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 1, folder 55 Reference Materials BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 1, folder 56 Notes 1942-1955 BANC MSS 77/183 c Nordberg Manufacturing Co. 1946-1954 BANC MSS 77/183 c Correspondence 1947-1948 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 2, folder 1 Perfex Corporation 1947 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 2, folder 2 Young Radiator Co. 1947-1948 BANC MSS 77/183 c Drawings 1946-1949 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 2, folder 3 Cylinder and Attached Parts 1947 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 2, folder 4 Damper Control Assembly 1949 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 2, folder 5 Pistons, Rods and Shafts 1946-1948 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 2, folder 6 Engine Assembly 1948 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 2, folder 7 Reheater 1948 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 2, folder 8 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 2, folder 9 Water Drain Assembly 1947 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 2, folder 10 Notes 1941-1954 BANC MSS 77/183 c Paxton Phoenix Project 1927-1957 undated BANC MSS 77/183 c Office Records 1951-1957 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 2, folder 11 McCulloch Correspondence 1951-1956 BANC MSS 77/183 c ark:/13030/kt0b69p88s carton 2, folder 12 Allan F. Bell Correspondence 1953-1954 BANC MSS 77/183 c ark:/13030/kt6x0nc6zq carton 2, folder 13 Contract 1952 BANC MSS 77/183 c ark:/13030/kt6b69q1rz carton 2, folder 14 Transfer of Patents 1952 BANC MSS 77/183 c ark:/13030/kt638nc5z0 carton 2, folder 15 Paxton Development Program 1953 BANC MSS 77/183 c ark:/13030/kt3489q10b carton 2, folder 16 Paxton Engineering Division Report (1 of 3) 1950-1954 BANC MSS 77/183 c ark:/13030/kt167nc19b carton 2, folder 17 Paxton Engineering Division Report (2 of 3) 1950-1954 BANC MSS 77/183 c ark:/13030/kt6r29q3kz carton 2, folder 18 Paxton Engineering Division Report (3 of 3) 1950-1954 BANC MSS 77/183 c ark:/13030/kt7m3nc6xj carton 2, folder 19 Paxton Phoenix Specifications 1952-1953 BANC MSS 77/183 c ark:/13030/kt567nc3xv carton 2, folder 20 Notes 1951-1952 undated BANC MSS 77/183 c ark:/13030/kt3s20178z carton 2, folder 21 "Flywheel" (McCulloch Motors Corporation Newsletter) 1953 BANC MSS 77/183 c ark:/13030/kt4199q0rw carton 2, folder 22 Article: "The True Story of the Paxton Phoenix" (Reprinted with Permission from Road and Track Magazine. Copyright 1957 © Hachette Filipacchi Media, U.S., Inc.) 1957 BANC MSS 77/183 c ark:/13030/kt1b69q0jt Drawings 1945-1954 BANC MSS 77/183 c

Finding Aid to the Abner Doble BANC MSS 77/183 c 7 Papers, 1885-1963 Series 1Doble Steam Engines 1902-1963 undated BANC MSS 77/183 c Subseries 1.3Ultimax Engine 1927-1958 undated BANC MSS 77/183 c

carton 2, folder 23 Boiler Assembly 1952 1953 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 2, folder 24 1952-1953 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 2, folder 25 Chassis 1953 BANC MSS 77/183 c ark:/28722/bk00043115t carton 2, folder 26 Control Box Assembly 1953 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 2, folder 27 1952 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 2, folder 28 1953 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 2, folder 29 Cylinders 1951-1953 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 2, folder 30 Damper Control Assembly 1952 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 2, folder 31 Feed and Vacuum Pump BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 2, folder 32 Float Chamber 1952 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 2, folder 33 Power Plant 1953 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 2, folder 34 Transmission and Differential 1953 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 2, folder 35 Valves 1953-1954 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 2, folder 36 Miscellaneous Drawings 1945-1954 BANC MSS 77/183 c Engine Test Reports 1927-1954 undated BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 2, folder 37 Paxton Phoenix Test Report, Paxton #1 Boiler 1927-1953 undated BANC MSS 77/183 c ark:/28722/bk00043116c carton 2, folder 38 Paxton Phoenix Test Reports, Paxton #2 Generator 1953 BANC MSS 77/183 c ark:/28722/bk00043117x carton 2, folder 39 Paxton Phoenix Engine Tests (1 of 2) 1953-1954 BANC MSS 77/183 c ark:/28722/bk00043118g carton 2, folder 40 Paxton Phoenix Engine Tests (2 of 2) 1953-1954 BANC MSS 77/183 c ark:/28722/bk000431191 carton 2, folder 41 Paxton Phoenix Steam Tests 1953 BANC MSS 77/183 c ark:/28722/bk00043120k

Subseries 1.4 Miscellaneous Projects 1902-1958 BANC MSS 77/183 c

Reports 1924-1949 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 2, folder 42 Doble Aeronautical Power Plant 1928 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 2, folder 43 Boiler Design Notes 1928 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 2, folder 44 Doble Locomotive 1928 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 2, folder 45 Notes on the Conversion of an E-27 Type Locomotive to a Doble Type DE-27 1928 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 2, folder 46 Performance of the Doble Boiler 1928 BANC MSS 77/183 c ark:/13030/kt8b69q415 carton 2, folder 47 The Doble High Pressure Steam Generator 1929 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 2, folder 48 Automatic Steam Plants for Buses and Trucks 1929 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 2, folder 49 Experimental Work on Doble Steam Automobile 1934 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 2, folder 50 Model "K" Doble Steam Car 1936-1937 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 2, folder 51 Doble Multi-Purpose Steam-Engine 1945 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 2, folder 52 6000 HP Doble Loco 1949 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 2, folder 53 Index to Engineering Reports 1924-1930 BANC MSS 77/183 c Patents 1902-1948 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 3, folder Abner Doble 1912-1948 BANC MSS 77/183 c 1-4 carton 3, folder Miscellaneous Patents 1902-1940 BANC MSS 77/183 c 5-7 Drawings 1917-1954 BANC MSS 77/183 c oversize-folder 5C Auxiliary Assembly 1932 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 3, folder 8 Auxilary Drive- Blower 1942-1944 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 3, folder 9 Auxilary Unit Assembly 1935-1947 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 3, folder 10 Blower 1943 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 3, folder 11 Boilers 1934-1949 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 3, folder 12 Burners 1936-1954 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 3, folder 13 Charging Valve 1931-1949 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 3, folder 14 Chassis undated BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 3, folder 15 Control Box 1943-1949 BANC MSS 77/183 c

Finding Aid to the Abner Doble BANC MSS 77/183 c 8 Papers, 1885-1963 Series 1Doble Steam Engines 1902-1963 undated BANC MSS 77/183 c Subseries 1.4Miscellaneous Projects 1902-1958 BANC MSS 77/183 c

carton 3, folder 16 Crankshaft Assembly 1948 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 3, folder 17 Damper Control Assembly 1943 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 3, folder Engine Arrangement and Assembly 1931-1943 undated BANC MSS 77/183 c 18, oversize-folder 5C carton 3, folder 19 Fire Box 1942-1943 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 3, folder 20 Float Chamber 1943-1949 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 3, folder 21 Four Cylinder 1917 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 3, folder 22 Fuel Nozzle 1943 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 3, folder 23 Ignition Breaker Assembly 1944 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 3, folder 24 Multi-Purpose Engine (1 of 4) 1945 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 3, folder 25 Multi-Purpose Engine (2 of 4) 1945 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 3, folder 26 Multi-Purpose Engine (3 of 4) 1945 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 3, folder 27 Multi-Purpose Engine (4 of 4) 1945 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 3, folder 28 1945 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 3, folder 29 Pumps 1935-1949 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 3, folder 30 Pumps-Fuel Pump 1942-1948 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 3, folder 31 Pumps-Fuel and Air Pumps 1944 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 3, folder 32 Pumps-Pump Unit #1 1944-1945 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 3, folder 33 Pumps-Pump Unit #2 1945 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 3, folder 34 Reheater 1943 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 3, folder 35 Relief Valve 1935-1943 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 3, folder 36 Safety Valves 1948 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 3, folder 37 Steam Power Unit 1935 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 3, folder 38 Steam Power Unit in Ferguson Tractor 1950 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 3, folder 38 Installation of Steam Power Unit in Ferguson Tractor. 1950 BANC MSS 77/183 c ark:/28722/bk0016d0w19 Physical Description: 1 mechanical drawing. Scope and Content Note 1/8 scale drawing.

carton 3, folder 39 Superheater 1943 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 3, folder 40 Thermostat Assembly (1 of 2) 1933 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 3, folder 41 Thermostat Assembly (2 of 2) 1942-1944 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 3, folder 42 Throttle 1950 1953 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 3, folder 43 3WT Engine Assembly 1936-1941 BANC MSS 77/183 c oversize-folder 5C 2VC Power Unit 1936 BANC MSS 77/183 c Calculations 1926-1934 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 3, folder 44 Calculations 99-132 1926-1928 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 3, folder 45 Calculations 133-151 1928-1930 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 3, folder 46 Calculations 152 1928-1931 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 3, folder 47 Calculations 152A-190 1928-1931 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 3, folder 48 Calculations 191-209 1930-1931 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 3, folder 49 Calculations 209A-228 1930-1931 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 3, folder 50 Calculations 229-243 1931-1932 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 3, folder 51 Calculations 244-265 1932-1933 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 3, folder 52 Calculations 266-288 1933-1934 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 3, folder 53 Index to Calculations 1926-1934 BANC MSS 77/183 c Miscellaneous 1923-1958 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 4, folder 1 Boilers 1932-1953 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 4, folder 2 Articles 1923-1951 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 4, folder 3 Notes 1933-1953 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 4, folder 4 Materials 1935-1950 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 4, folder 5 Materials 1951-1958 BANC MSS 77/183 c

Finding Aid to the Abner Doble BANC MSS 77/183 c 9 Papers, 1885-1963 Series 2Consulting 1930-1960 undated BANC MSS 77/183 c Subseries 2.1Office Records ca. 1936-1960 BANC MSS 77/183 c

Series 2 Consulting 1930-1960 undated BANC MSS 77/183 c Physical Description: Carton 4, oversize folders 5-8 Arrangement Divided into 2 sub-series: Office Files and Project Records. Arranged hierarchically then chronologically. Scope and Content Note Office Files include correspondence, a copy of Doble's resume, and his consulting business card. Project Records include correspondence, drawings, reports, and contracts related to consultant work for the development of steam buses, locomotives, and trucks at A & G Price, Ltd., New Zealand, Henschel & Sohn, Germany, Sentinel Waggon Works, England. Also included are records of experimental and developmental parts built for the Greyhound Corporation and Cleaver-Brooks Company in 1940's, as well as correspondence and drawings relating to one of Doble's final projects to develop a monotube boiler for Charles W. Tadlock of St. Louis, Missouri.

Subseries 2.1 Office Records ca. 1936-1960 BANC MSS 77/183 c Physical Description: Carton 4

carton 4, folder 6 Correspondence 1945-1960 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 4, folder 7 Resume ca. 1936 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 4, folder 8 Business Card ca. 1936 BANC MSS 77/183 c

Subseries 2.2 A & G Price, Ltd. 1930-1931 BANC MSS 77/183 c Physical Description: Carton 4

carton 4, folder 9 Correspondence 1930 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 4, folder 10 Drawings 1931 BANC MSS 77/183 c

Subseries 2.3 Henschel & Sohn 1930-1952 BANC MSS 77/183 c Physical Description: Carton 4, Oversize folder 5C

carton 4, folder 11 Contract 1930 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 4, folder 12 Articles (1 of 2) 1932-1934 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 4, folder 13 Articles (2 of 2) 1935-1952 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 4, folder 14 Catalog 1934 BANC MSS 77/183 c oversize-folder 5C Henschel drawings 1932 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 4, folder 15 Henschel Truck drawings 1932 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 4, folder 16 Boiler 1932 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 4, folder 17 Miscellaneous Drawings 1932-1933 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 4, folder 18 Notes on Condensing Locomotive 1934 BANC MSS 77/183 c

Subseries 2.4 Sentinel Waggon Works 1931-1937 undated BANC MSS 77/183 c Physical Description: Carton 4, Oversize folders 6C, 7C, 8C

carton 4, folder 19 Contracts 1930-1932 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 4, folder 20 Articles 1934-1937 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 4, folder 21 Sentinel Doble Truck 1933 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 4, folder 22 Boiler Charts 1933-1936 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 4, folder 23 4VTL Charts undated BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 4, folder 24 Auxiliary Unit drawings 1931-1934 BANC MSS 77/183 c oversize-folder 6C Assembly of Auxiliary Unit 1931 BANC MSS 77/183 c oversize-folder 6C Arrangement of Auxiliary Unit 1932 BANC MSS 77/183 c oversize-folder 6C Auxiliary Engine Governor 1935 BANC MSS 77/183 c oversize-folder 6C 200 HP Boiler 1934 BANC MSS 77/183 c

Finding Aid to the Abner Doble BANC MSS 77/183 c 10 Papers, 1885-1963 Series 2Consulting 1930-1960 undated BANC MSS 77/183 c Subseries 2.4Sentinel Waggon Works 1931-1937 undated BANC MSS 77/183 c

carton 4, folder 25 Blower Assembly 1936 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 4, folder 26 Charging Valve 1933 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 4, folder 27 Coke-Fired Boiler 1934-1936 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 4, folder 28 E-24 Boiler 1936 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 4, folder 29 Firegrate 1935 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 4, folder 30 Locomotive drawings 1933-1934 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 4, folder 31 Oil-Fired Boiler 1935-1936 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 4, folder 32 Reheater 1936 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 4, folder 33 Truck drawings 1931-1932 BANC MSS 77/183 c oversize-folder 6C Truck Chassis 1931 BANC MSS 77/183 c oversize-folder 6C Truck Engine 1931 BANC MSS 77/183 c oversize-folder 6C Truck Boiler 1931 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 4, folder 34 Valves and Pump Bypass 1933-1936 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 4, folder 35 3WT Engine Assembly 1936 BANC MSS 77/183 c oversize-folder 7C 4VT Engine & Boiler drawing 1934-1936 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 4, folder 36 Miscellaneous drawings 1932-1935 BANC MSS 77/183 c oversize-folder 8C Miscellaneous drawings 1933-1935 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 4, folder 37 Test Records 1931-1933 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 4, folder 38 Test Records 1934-1935 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 4, folder 39 Test Records 1936 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 4, folder 40 Laboratory Tests 1932-1934 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 4, folder 41 Road Tests 1932-1936 BANC MSS 77/183 c

Subseries 2.5 Miscellaneous Projects 1943-1957 BANC MSS 77/183 c Physical Description: Carton 4

carton 4, folder 42 Greyhound Corporation drawings 1943 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 4, folder 43 Greyhound Corporation Bill of Materials: Experimental and Developmental Parts Drawings 1944-1946 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 4, folder 44 Cleaver-Brooks Company Bill of Materials: Experimental and Developmental Parts Drawings 1944-1945 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 4, folder 45 Charles W. Tadlock Correspondence 1957 BANC MSS 77/183 c Series 3 Notebooks and Diaries 1910-1953 BANC MSS 77/183 c Physical Description: Carton 4, volumes 1-17 Arrangement Divided into 2 sub-series: Notebooks and Diaries. Arranged chronologically. Scope and Content Note Notebooks are primarily bound volumes that include notes, drawings, photographs, sketches, charts, and clippings documenting Doble's engineering career. The earliest volumes illustrate the development of the Doble Models "A" and "B" from 1910-1912. Later volumes contain notes on the Doble-Detroit Steam Car, general engine design notes, including the genesis of the Ultimax Engine, records of Doble Steam Motors, railway locomotives, consulting work, notes on power plants, boilers and burners, and information regarding the development of the Ultimax at Nordberg and McCulloch. Although Doble began entries in many of the notebooks as early as 1920, he continued to annotate and add data well into the 1950's. Diaries range in date from 1926 through 1932 and include his agenda, as well as financial records, notes on Doble Steam Motors models, and records of his consulting work for A & G Price, Henschel & Sohn, and Sentinel Waggon Works. Attached throughout the volumes are correspondence, photographs, and clippings.

Subseries 3.1 Notebooks 1910-1953 BANC MSS 77/183 c

volume 1 Doble Flyer 1910 BANC MSS 77/183 c volume 2 [Notes on Series B] 1912 BANC MSS 77/183 c volume 3 Notes on Trucks, Pleasure and Racing Cars 1915 BANC MSS 77/183 c

Finding Aid to the Abner Doble BANC MSS 77/183 c 11 Papers, 1885-1963 Series 3Notebooks and Diaries 1910-1953 BANC MSS 77/183 c Subseries 3.1Notebooks 1910-1953 BANC MSS 77/183 c

volume 4 Notebook on Trucks, Tractors and All Commercial Vehicles 1916 BANC MSS 77/183 c volume 5 Record and Data of the Doble Steam Car 1921 BANC MSS 77/183 c ark:/13030/kt1v19p92r volume 6 Notebook for Railway Locomotives 1926 BANC MSS 77/183 c volume 7 Notes and Calculations 1928 BANC MSS 77/183 c ark:/13030/kt609nc5xt volume 8 General Notes 1929 BANC MSS 77/183 c ark:/13030/kt0j49p8xx volume 9 Power Plant Auxiliaries 1929 BANC MSS 77/183 c ark:/13030/kt109nc1mp volume 10 Engine Design 1929 BANC MSS 77/183 c ark:/13030/kt4b69q1m8 volume 11 Chassis and Bodies 1929 BANC MSS 77/183 c volume 12 Boilers and Burners 1929 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 4, folder 46 [Ultimax Engine] 1948-1953 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 4, folder 47 [Ultimax Engine] 1951-1953 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 4, folder 48 Index to Sketch and Notebooks 1910-1929 BANC MSS 77/183 c

Subseries 3.2 Diaries 1926-1932 BANC MSS 77/183 c

carton 4, folder 49 1926-1927 1926-1927 BANC MSS 77/183 c volume 13 1928 1928 BANC MSS 77/183 c volume 14 1929 1929 BANC MSS 77/183 c volume 15 1930 1930 BANC MSS 77/183 c volume 16 1931 1931 BANC MSS 77/183 c volume 16 Diary entries with sketch of rear axle for lorry. August 16, 1931-August 17, 1931 BANC MSS 77/183 c ark:/28722/bk0016d0w62 Additional Note This material was selectively digitized from a larger resource or collection.

volume 17 1932 1932 BANC MSS 77/183 c Series 4 Family Papers 1885-1958 undated BANC MSS 77/183 c Physical Description: Carton 4, volume 18 Arrangement Divided into 4 sub-series: Abner Doble Company, William Ashton Doble, Warren Doble, and Doble Family Patents. Arranged hierarchically then chronologically. Scope and Content Note Includes brochures and drawings from the Abner Doble Co., San Francisco. William Ashton Doble's materials include correspondence, reports and photographs relating to the Pelton-Doble Water Wheel, patents and biographical information. Papers of Warren Doble are comprised of correspondence, patents, and materials relating to his consulting work for Henschel & Sohn, Germany in the 1930's. Doble Family Patents include a bound volume of patents assigned to William Ashton Doble, John Ashton Doble, Robert Mc Farland Doble, Abner Doble and other members of the Doble family.

carton 4, folder 50 Subseries 4.1 Abner Doble Company 1903-1911 undated BANC MSS 77/183 c

Subseries 4.2 William Ashton Doble 1885-1939 undated BANC MSS 77/183 c Physical Description: Carton 4

carton 4, folder 51 Doble Family History 1885 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 4, folder 52 Pelton Water Wheel 1904-1939 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 4, folder 53 Pelton Water Wheel, Photos 1915 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 4, folder 54 Patents 1923 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 4, folder 55 Biographical Sketch undated BANC MSS 77/183 c

Finding Aid to the Abner Doble BANC MSS 77/183 c 12 Papers, 1885-1963 Series 4Family Papers 1885-1958 undated BANC MSS 77/183 c Subseries 4.3Warren Doble 1923-1952 BANC MSS 77/183 c

Subseries 4.3 Warren Doble 1923-1952 BANC MSS 77/183 c Physical Description: Carton 4

carton 4, folder 56 Correspondence 1952 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 4, folder 57 Henschel & Sohn, Kassel, Germany 1932-1936 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 4, folder 58 Doxey vs. Doble Legal Papers 1933-1936 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 4, folder 59 Patents 1923-1934 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 4, folder 60 Patents 1923-1933 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 4, folder 61 Patents 1934 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 4, folder 62 Notes on Patents 1935 BANC MSS 77/183 c

Subseries 4.4 Doble Family Patents ca. 1890-1932 BANC MSS 77/183 c Physical Description: Carton 4, Volume 18

volume 18 Bound volume of Doble Family Patents ca. 1890-ca. 1930 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 4, folder 63 John A. Doble, Patents 1922 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 4, folder 64 Jesse Warren Doble, Patents 1923-1931 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 4, folder 65 William A. Doble Jr., Patents 1925-1932 BANC MSS 77/183 c carton 4, folder 66 Miscellaneous Family Papers 1956-1958 BANC MSS 77/183 c

Finding Aid to the Abner Doble BANC MSS 77/183 c 13 Papers, 1885-1963