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Otis Elevator Company records, 1964
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Otis Elevator Company
- Title
- Otis Elevator Company records
- Dates
- 1964 (inclusive)Date of CollectionDate of Collection
- Quantity
- .45 cubic ft. (1 box)
- Collection Number
- 01372
- Summary
- The Otis Elevator Company was established in 1853. Collection contains company pamphlets.
- Repository
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American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming
American Heritage Center
University of Wyoming
1000 E. University Ave.
Dept. 3924
Laramie, WY
82071
Telephone: 3077663756
ahcref@uwyo.edu - Access Restrictions
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There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.
- Languages
- English
Historical NoteReturn to Top
The Otis Elevator Company was established in 1853 by Elisha Graves Otis, the same year that he sold his elevator with the elevator safety brake that he invented. Otis is known to have collaborated with P.T. Barnum to have the elevator on exhibit at the Crystal Palace Exhibition of 1854 in order to boost sales. The first passenger elevator was installed in the E.V. Haughwout Building in 1955 which prompted Otis to come up with more safety measures. He added hydraulics to his elevator in the 1870s, and the first elevators were installed in the U.S. Capitol and White House in 1880. The company continued to install the contraption in notable American building and monuments into the twentieth century. When WWII began, Otis shifted to building aircraft and ships in addition to elevators. The company spent the second half of the twentieth century envisioning and producing more technological innovations such as the computer-controlled elevator in the late 1970s as well as expanding globally.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
Collection contains company pamphlets titled “The First One Hundred Years,” “War Production,” and “Partners in Progress.”
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
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Restrictions on Use
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Preferred Citation
Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
InventoriesReturn to Top
The American Heritage Center is in the process of converting its older container lists to a more accessible format. This link is to an older version of a container list for 1 box.
| Container(s) | Description |
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