Finding Aid to the Macaulay Foundry records
Finding Aid written by Bancroft Library staff
The Bancroft Library
2013
The Bancroft Library
University of California
Berkeley, CA 94720-6000
bancref@library.berkeley.edu
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
The Bancroft Library
Title: Macaulay Foundry records
creator:
Macaulay Foundry, Inc.
Identifier/Call Number: BANC MSS 2003/159 c
Physical Description:
29 linear feet
(14 cartons, 19 volumes, 7 oversize boxes, 7 boxes, 1 oversize folder)
Date (inclusive): circa 1906-2000
Date (bulk): 1910-1960
Abstract: Records of the Macaulay Foundry of Berkeley, California, including administrative materials, financial records, records of
the pattern shop, and other assorted materials.
Language of Material: Collection materials are in English
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Collection is open for research.
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[Identification of item], Macaulay Foundry records, BANC MSS 2003/159 c, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
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Acquisition Information
The Macaulay Foundry records were gifted to the Bancroft Library by the Macaulay Foundry in 2003.
Accruals
No additions are expected.
Processing Information
Processed by Bancroft Library staff in 2013.
Company History
The Macaulay Foundry was founded in San Francisco, California in 1896 by Henry Clayton Macaulay, who had come to California
in 1891. During his first five years in California, Macaulay worked as s molder at the National Iron Works and then as foundry
foreman for the Byron Jackson Machine Works. In 1896, Byron Jackson, faced with a foundry that was an economic liability during
the depression of the 1890s, sold his foundry to Macaulay. The foundry was located on Bluxome Street, in the center of the
city's manufacturing district, and it started making castings primarily for Byron Jackson's Machine Shop and soliciting for
whatever other business was available. Macaulay's early partners in this venture were John Lauffner, Philip McHale and Daniel
Molander. In 1906, the foundry was destroyed in the great earthquake and fire that consumed San Francisco's business and manufacturing
districts. H.C. Macaulay, like many other San Francisco manufacturers at the time, decided to move across the bay. The Macaulay
Foundry was rebuilt on Carleton Street in Berkeley, California. The company was formally incorporated as the H.C. Macaulay
Foundry in 1906. From 1896 until 1937, the Macaulay Foundry's largest customer was the Byron Jackson Machine Works, the largest
pump manufacturer in the West. Other prominent early customers included the Hall-Scott Motor Car Company, the Union Gas Engine
Company, and the American Can Company. Later customers included Pacific Gas and Electric, Hewlett-Packard, Lawrence Livermore
International, and Solar Turbines.
Scope and Content of Collection
Collection consists of the administrative and financial records of the Macaulay Foundry as well as the records of the company's
Pattern Shop. The records date from 1906 to circa 2000, with the bulk of materials dating from 1910 to 1960. Notable among
the administrative records are minutes of the Board of Directors and the Management Committee from 1906 to 1988 and various
company histories and oral histories. The collection includes only a small amount of scattered correspondence. Among the financial
records are annual financial statements, cashbooks and journals from 1906 to 1944, and volumes documenting the purchasing
of raw and other materials and the costs of labor in the foundry. The Pattern Shop records consist of account books (1907-1949),
pattern shop order books (1907-1954), time books (1910-1944), and pattern books for various customers (1910-1966). In addition,
the collection includes a small amount of material documenting H.C. Macaulay's other business interests, including the Wildwood
Dairy Company and the Reynolds Manufacturing Company.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Macaulay Foundry, Inc.
Molander, Daniel
Macaulay Foundry, Inc.--Archives
American Foundrymen's Association. Northern California Chapter
Wildwood Dairy Company
Reynold's Manufacturing Company
Union Paper Company
Foundries--California--Berkeley
Foundries--California--San Francisco
Founding--California--Berkeley
Foundry workers--California--Berkeley--Interviews
Financial records
Articles of incorporation
Pattern books
Interviews
Series 1:
Administrative
Physical Description: Carton 1; carton 2, folder 1-29; oversize box 3-4; oversize folder 1; volume 1, 16
carton 1, folder 1-5
Board of Directors and Management Committee meeting minutes,
1906-1988
carton 2
Board of Directors and Management Committee meeting minutes (continued),
1906-1988
oversize-folder 1
Articles of incorporation (certificate),
1906
carton 2, folder 6
Logbook of visitors,
1942-1945
volume 1
Logbook of visitors,
1969-70
volume 16
Register of customers,
1964-1967
carton 2, folder 7-9
Brochures,
circa 1960-2000
carton 2, folder 11-12
Organizational Manual,
1981
carton 2, folder 13
Service Aware Proposal,
circa 1968
carton 2, folder 14
Founded by the Bay: The History of the Macaulay Foundry,
1996
carton 2, folder 15
Issues of Modern Casting Magazine,
1996
carton 2, folder 16
Correspondence, Pacific Wall Beds,
1920-1924
carton 2, folder 17
Operations Manual,
circa 1930
carton 2, folder 18
Clippings,
circa 1948-1964
carton 2, folder 20
Land purchased by the H.C. Macaulay Foundry,
1919
carton 2, folder 21
Assorted papers,
1960-1969
carton 2, folder 22
Letter from Governor Pete Wilson on occasion of 100th anniversary,
1960-1969
carton 2, folder 23
Navy Price Adjustment Board renegotiation data,
1944
carton 2, folder 24-25
Daniel Molander: history of the company and other materials,
1939-1969
carton 2, folder 28
Interviews with former employees Frank Angella, Tom Schparro, and Frank Miranda,
1994-1995
carton 2, folder 29
Report of accidents,
1913-1922
oversize-box 3-4
American Foundrymen's Association, Northern California Chapter meeting notices and attendence charts (scrapbooks),
1945-1967
oversize-folder 1
Artwork for company logo,
undated
Series 2:
Financial.
circa 1906-2000
Physical Description: Carton 2, folder 30-35; carton 3-6; carton 7, folder 1-11; oversize box 1-2, 5-7; box 5-7; volume 2-15; oversize folder 1
carton 2, folder 29-35
Financial statements,
1938-2000
carton 3
Financial statements,
1938-2000
oversize-folder 1
Comparative analysis of sales and profits,
1919-1940
carton 4, folder 1-4
Stock and dividend books,
1914-1966
carton 4, folder 7-10
Private ledger,
1906-1949
carton 5, folder 1-3
Ledger (continued),
1945-1947
box 6, folder 1-3
Accounts (continued),
1922-1941
carton 5, folder 4-14
Merchandise, materials charged, and labor,
1906-1955
carton 6
Merchandise, materials charged, and labor (continued),
1906-1955
carton 7, folder 1-3
Merchandise, materials charged, and labor (continued),
1906-1955
carton 7, folder 4-7
Price books,
1917-1921
undated
carton 7, folder 8
Bids and prices,
circa 1908-1913
carton 7, folder 9-11
Labor costs,
circa 1918-1935
oversize-box 2
Trial Balance,
circa 1908-1910
Series 3:
Pattern Shop.
circa 1906-1966
Physical Description: Carton 7, folder 12-13; carton 8-12; carton 13, folder 1-8; carton 14, folder 1-6; box 1-4; volume 17-19
carton 7, folder 12-13
Pattern shop accounts,
1907-1949
carton 8, folder 1-7
Pattern shop accounts,
1907-1949
carton 8, folder 8-10
Pattern shop order books,
1906-1908
carton 9
Pattern shop order books,
1908-1923
carton 10
Pattern shop order books,
1923-1938
carton 11
Pattern shop order books,
1938-1951
carton 12, folder 1-5
Pattern shop order books,
1950-1954
volume 19
Pattern shop order books,
1953-1954
carton 12, folder 6-8
Pattern shop time books,
circa 1910-1944
carton 13, folder 1-8
Pattern shop time books,
circa 1910-1944
carton 13, folder 9
Castings (by date),
1950-1955
carton 13, folder 10-11
Orders (by customer),
1911-1951
carton 14, folder 1-4
Orders (by customer),
1911-1951
volume 17
Orders (by customer),
1911-1951
volume 18
Orders (by customer),
1911-1951
carton 14, folder 5
Item specifications,
circa 1910-1930
carton 14, folder 6
Pattern books, assorted patterns,
approximately 1910
box 1
Pattern books,
1910-1966
Scope and Contents
Aircraft Engine Corp., Apex Manufacturing Co., Aqua Oil Burner Co., Berkeley Iron Works, California Corrugated Culvert Co.,
California Cap Co., California Paper and Board Mills, California Motors Co., California Transit Co., Carquinez Brick and Tile
Co., Caterpillar Tractor Co., Celite Products Co., Charles J. Braun Matress Co., City of Richmond, City of Salinas.
box 2
Pattern books,
1910-1966
Scope and Contents
Cleveland Patterns, Commercial Chemical Manufacturing Co., Doble Inc. Mechanical Engineers, Doble Steam Motors, Decora Manufacturing
Co., Dow Pump and Diesel Engine Co., East Bay Water Co., Edward E. Mueke, Electro - Kold Corp., El Dorado Oil Works, Fageol
Motor, Giant Powder Construction, Great Western Meter Co., Guiberson Corporation, Hudson Lumber Co., Hydraulic Pipe Co., John
Phillips, Key System Transit Co., L.D. Frazee, Leon Hommel Machine Works, Leona Chemical Co., Lea - Moran Machine Works, Liberty
Machine Co., M. Greenberg's Sons, Masan Matt Whiskey Distilling Co., Metals Atomizing Co., Menasco Motors Co., Miles Standish
Auto Co., Nordstrom, Natomas Mining Co., Oakland and Antioch R.R. Co., Oakland Mazda Lamp Division, Pacific Container Company,
Redwood Manufacturing Co.
box 3
Pattern books,
1910-1966
Scope and Contents
Redwood Manufacturing Co., Sacramento Clay Products Col, Scandia Pacific Oil Engine Co., Solano Iron Works, Standard Gas Engine
Co.
box 4
Pattern books,
1910-1966
Scope and Contents
Standard Gas Engine Co., State of California Department of Engineering, Stauffer Oil Co., The Threaded Products Co., The Kauai
Telephone Co., The Paraffine Paint Co., The Sharples Spec. Co., University of California, Veri Manufacturing, Western Die
Casting Co., Western Union Telegraph Co., Western Sulpher Co., Wiley Machine Co., Western Electric, W.J. Barretts' Wire Rope
Machine, Western States Porcelain Co., Western Grain and Sugar Products Co.
carton 14, folder 5
Item specifications,
circa 1910-1930
carton 13, folder 10-11
Orders (by customer),
1911-
carton 14, folder 1-4
Orders (by customer),
1911-
Series 4:
Other Materials.
circa 1903-1919
Physical Description: carton 14, folders 7-12
carton 4, folder 7-8
Wildwood Dairy Company minutes and other materials,
1914-1919
carton 4, folder 9-10
Reynolds Manufacturing Company,
1903-1910
carton 4, folder 11-12
Union Paper Company ledger, articles of partnership, and cashbook,
1917-1919
