Newcomen Society Pamphlets Business, Science, and Technology Department Enoch Pratt Free Library Central Library/State Library Resource Center 400 Cathedral St. Baltimore, MD 21201 (410) 396-5317 The Newcomen Society pamphlets describe the history of companies. The Newcomen Society of the United States was founded in 1923 and is an educational foundation for "the study and recognition of achievement in American business and the society it serves." The pamphlets are copies of speeches given to the Newcomen Society members. The following table lists the company histories available through these pamphlets from the 1940s to the present, which are located in the Business, Science, and Technology Department. Please ask a librarian in the Department for the pamphlets. The pamphlets are noncirculating. Explanation of the columns: Title: The title of the Newcomen Society pamphlet Company Name: The name of the company the pamphlet is written about; the subject of the pamphlet Personal Name: The name of person most connected to the history of the company discussed in the pamphlet, or the author of the pamphlet Files: The letter of alphabet under which the pamphlet is filed Date: Date of the pamphlet’s publication Location: The state of company’s headquarters (other was used if outside the U.S.) ID Title Company Name Personal Name Files Date Location of 1 Hederman Story: a Saga of the Printed Word in Hederman Brothers Hederman, Robert, Michael, H 1966 Mississippi 2 Hearst Corporation: 100 Years of Making Hearst Corporation Bennack, Frank, A. H 1987 New York 4 Henningson, Durham & Richardson: Offering Henningson, Durham & Richardson Durham, Charles, W. H 1987 Nebraska 5 Two Men: and Their Contributions in Two Countries! Henry, Patrick H 1951 Other 6 Hercules Incorporated: a Study in Creative Chemistry Hercules, Incorporated Brown, Werner, C. H 1977 Delaware 8 Hershey Foods Corporation: the Strenghts Behind our Hershey Foods Zimmerman, Richard H 1993 Pennsylvania 9 AICPA: Serving America's Business and Financial AICPA Chenok, Philip, B. A 1988 New York 10 AMAX Century Plus One: a New Company Faces the AMAX, Inc. Born, Allen A 1988 Connecticut 11 ARA Services, Inc.: Developing a New Industry: Service ARA Services, Inc. Fishman, William, S. A 1977 Pennsylvania 12 Unique Different Company: the Story of Acacia Mutual Acacia Mutual Life Insurance Montgomery, William A 1964 District of 13 Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia: 150 Years Academy of Natural Sciences of Linton, M., Albert A 1962 Pennsylvania 14 Persistence of Struggle: the Story of Acme-Cleveland Acme-Cleveland Corporation Armstrong, Arthur, S. A 1976 Ohio 15 Magic of Aero Design Aero Commander, Inc. Harris, Thomas, J. A 1963 Oklahoma 16 Story of Lord, Abbett & Co. and Affiliated Fund, Inc.: a Lord, Abbett & Co. Driscoll, Robert, S. A 1974 Unknown 17 "Air Reduction:" Sprung from the Faith of Men Air Reduction Company, Inc. Hill, John, A. A 1952 New York 18 Alabama Bancorporation: the Story of Alabama's Alabama Bancorporation Woods, John, W. A 1978 Alabama 19 Forty Years of Alabama Power Company 1911-1951 Alabama Power Company Martin, Thomas, W. A 1952 Alabama 20 Alabama Power Company: "Developed for the Service of Alabama Power Company Martin, Thomas, W. A 1988 Alabama 21 Alabama Power Company and the Southern Company Alabama Power Company Branch, Harlee, Jr. A 1967 Alabama 22 Alabama State Hospitals and the Partlow State School Alabama State Hospitals Tarwater, James, Sidney A 1964 Alabama 23 Albemarle from Pines to Packaging: 75 Years of Albemarle Paper Manufacturing Gottwald, Floyd, Dewey A 1962 Virginia 24 Alco Standard Corporation: "the Corporate Partnership" Alco Standard Corporation Veale, Tinkham, II A 1980 Pennsylvania 25 Story of Alcon Laboratories, Inc.: Prescription for Alcon Laboratories, Inc. Alexander, Robert, D. A 1969 Texas 26 Thomas Bailey Aldrich (1836-1907): Inspired Poet of the Aldrich, Thomas, Bailey A 1951 New Hampshire 27 From a Reliance on the Smiles of Heaven: the Story of Allegheny College Pelletier, Lawrence, L. A 1966 Pennsylvania 28 Allegheny International, Inc.: a New Global Business Allegheny International, Inc. Buckley, Robert, J. A 1983 Pennsylvania 29 Chemicals for American Progress Allied Chemical & Dye Corporation Emmerich, Fred, J. A 1956 New York 31 Allied Corporation: Strength through Diversification Allied Corporation Hennessy, Edward, L., Jr. A 1984 New Jersey 32 Allied Stores Corporation: 50 Years of Retail Growth Allied Stores Corporation Macioce, Thomas, M. A 1979 New York 33 "Allis-Chalmers:" a Brief History of 103 Years of Allis-Chalmers Geist, Walter A 1950 Wisconsin 34 Managerial Vision and Craftsmanship: to Meet Human Allis-Chalmers Corporation Scott, David, C. A 1979 Wisconsin 35 Allstate: the Story of the Good Hands Company Allstate Insurance Company Boe, Archie, R. A 1981 Illinois 36 Alltel Corporation: Twenty-five Years of Growth and Alltel Corporation Case, Weldon, W. A 1985 Ohio 37 Tradition of Distinction: Alfred University, 1836-1991 Alfred University, 1836-1991 Coll, Edward, G., Jr. A 1990 New York 38 Alton Railroad Bridge: at Glasgow, Missouri 1879 Smith, Sooy A 1944 Missouri 39 Aluminum Pioneers Aluminum Company of America Hunt, Roy, A. A 1951 Pennsylvania 2 40 Alcoa: a Retrospection Aluminum Company of America Parry, Charles, W. A 1985 Pennsylvania 41 "America Fore:" 100 Years of Peace of Mind! America Fore Insurance Group Christensen, Frank, A. A 1953 New York 42 Voluntary Arbitration in Action: the Story of the American American Arbitration Association Coulson, Robert A 1976 New York 43 American Bankers Association: Providing Unity and American Bankers Association Hope, C., C., Jr. A 1980 Washington 44 American Bar Association: a Brief History and American Bar Association Meserve, Robert, W. A 1973 Massachussetts 45 American Can Company: Revolution in Containers American Can Company Stolk, William, C. A 1960 New York 46 Story of the American Cast Iron Pipe Company: "a Living American Cast Iron Pipe Company Richey, Van, L. A 1994 Alabama 47 American Distilling Company: a Story of People American Distilling Company Brown, Russel, R. A 1965 New York 48 American Electric Power: 75 Years of Meeting the American Electric Power Company, White, W., S., Jr. A 1982 Ohio 49 "American Express:" its Origin and Growth American Express Reed, Ralph, T. A 1952 New York 50 American Gas Association American Gas Association Hart, F., Donald A 1974 Virginia 51 "Finanacial Services Supermarket:" the American American General Insurance Woodson, Benjamin, N. A 1974 Texas 52 American Greetings Corporation American Greetings Corporation Weiss, Morris A 1982 Ohio 53 Premium on Progress: an Outline History of the The American Marine Insurance Mitchell, Bradford, C. A 1970 Unknown 54 "There is a Time and Place:" History of the American American National Cattlemen's Liggett, Lyle A 1972 Unknown 55 American Natural Resources Company: Seventy-five American Natural Resources Seder, Arthur, R., Jr. A 1977 Michigan 56 Printing in America-and American Type Founders American Type Founders, Inc. Jones, Thomas, Roy A 1948 New Jersey 57 Amoskeag: in New Hampshire-an Epic in American Amoskeag Straw, William, Parker A 1948 New Hampshire 58 Marcus Daly (1841-1900)-and his Contributions to Anaconda Copper Mining Hoover, W., H. A 1950 New York 59 "Budweiser:" a Century of Character Anheuser-Busch, Inc. Busch, August, A. A 1950 Missouri 60 Avery International: Fifty Years of Progress Avery International Avery, Stanton, R. A 1985 California 61 Guy F. Atkinson Company of California Guy F. Atkinson Company Atkinson, Ray, N. A 1985 California 62 Living Glass: the Story of the Anchor Hocking Glass Anchor Hocking Glass Corporation Gushman, John, L. A 1965 Ohio 63 Anderson Story: a Profile of Growth Anderson Story Schuler, John, Hamilton A 1970 Alabama 64 A Man, a Company, and an Industry in Western Canada: Anglo American Exploration, Ltd. Nickle, Carl, O. A 1956 Other 65 ARCO at 125 Years: Celebrating the Past, Anticipating ARCO Cook, Lodwrick, M. A 1991 California 66 Arizona: its University's Contributions to the Southwest University of Arizona Harvill, Richard, A. A 1953 Arizona 67 Spirit of the Arizona Bank Arizona Bank Bean, G., Clarke A 1972 Arizona 68 Arizona Public Service Company: People, Power & Arizona Public Service Company Reilly, William, P. A 1970 Arizona 69 Is There a Fighter in the House? Arizona Republic Pulliam, Eugene, C. A 1966 Arizona 70 Conservation Education Unlimited: the Arizona-Sonora Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum Carr, William, H. A 1968 Arizona 72 Arizona State University: a Centennial Commitment to Arizona State University Nelson, J., Russell A 1985 Arizona 73 Faith in Men: the Story of Armco Steel Corporation Armco Steel Corporation Verity, C., William, Jr. A 1971 Ohio 74 Thomas Morton Armstrong (1836-1908): Pioneer in Cork Armstrong Cork Company Prentis, H., W., Jr. A 1950 Pennsylvania 75 Armstrong Rubber Company: Seventy Years of Armstrong Rubber Company Walsh, James, A. A 1982 Connecticut 76 "E Pluribus Unum!:" "One Out of Many:" an Oil Company Ashland Oil & Refining Company Blazer, Paul, G. A 1956 Kentucky 77 Associated Spring Corporation: "through Wisdom is a Associated Spring Corporation Barnes, Carlyle, F. A 1963 Connecticut 78 Associated Group: "a Tradition Transformed" Associated Insurance Companies Lytle, L., Ben A 1990 Indiana 3 79 New Doors to Achievement: the Story of Associates Associates Investment Company Carmichael, O., C., Jr. A 1969 Indiana 80 "A.A.R.:" the Story Behind a Symbol Association of American Railroads Faricy, William, T. A 1951 District of 81 Edward Atkinson (1827-1905): Patron of Engineering Boston Manufacturers Mutual Fire Dalton, Marshall, B. A 1950 Massachussetts 82 "Atlantic Coast Line:" Fragments of its History During Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Davis, Champion, McD. A 1950 North Carolina 83 Austin Company: a Century of Results Austin Company Shirk, Charles, A. A 1978 Ohio 85 Avondale's Third Generation Avondale Mills Smith, J., Craig A 1972 Alabama 86 Babcock & Wilcox Company 1867-1967: a Century of Babcock & Wilcox Company Nielsen, M.