Finding Aid to the Weatherwax Gasoline Motor and Auto Accessory Company Papers MS.1348

Mallory Furnier

Library and Archives at the Autry

2015 April 8

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Contributing Institution: Library and Archives at the Autry

Title: Weatherwax Gasoline Motor and Auto Accessory Company Papers

Creator: Harris, Archie Lee

Identifier/Call Number: MS.1348

Physical Description: 1.2 Linear Feet (12 folders)

Date (inclusive): 1912 - 1922

Language of Material: English .

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Preferred Citation

Weatherwax Gasoline Motor and Auto Accessory Company Papers, 1912 - 1922, Braun Research Library Collection, Autry Museum of the American West, Los Angeles; MS. 1348; [folder number] [folder title][date].

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Scope and Contents

The Weatherwax Gasoline Motor and Auto Accessory Company Papers contains correspondence, stock certificates, and legal documents related to financing and patenting the creation of an improved gasoline motor. A.L. Harris, the company's secretary and treasurer, is author of the bulk of the correspondence. The Papers also contains Harris' obituary and an article on a meteorite fall near Holbrook, Arizona.

Historical Note

The Weatherwax Gasoline Motor and Auto Accessory Company was incorported in 1914. Its principle place of business was Phoenix, Arizona, although the prototyping of the Company's gasoline motor occured in Los Angeles, California.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

Phoenix (Ariz.)

Arizona

Los Angeles (Calif.)

Automobiles