The Descriptive Finding Guide for the Rohr Aircraft Financial and Stock Records Collection SDASM.SC.10119.O/S
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San Diego Air and Space Museum Library and Archives
6/1/2016
Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
San Diego Air and Space Museum Library and Archives
Title: Rohr Aircraft Financial and Stock Records Collection
Identifier/Call Number: SDASM.SC.10119.O/S
Physical Description:
1.1 Cubic Feet
Two boxes containing payroll and stock records for Rohr Aircraft circa 1940 with updated stock records circa 1950. Some of
the records are duplicates copied from older ledger forms to newer ones. Information on Fred H. Rohr can be found in the online
exhibit listed below. Box 2 contains a portfolio formerly housing new payroll forms.
Two boxes, 12.5” X 5” X 15”
Date (bulk): bulk
Abstract: This collection contains payroll and stock records for Rohr Aircraft circa 1940 with updated stock records circa 1950
Fred H. Rohr was born in Hoboken, New Jersey in 1896. In the 1920s he became a metal worker producing aircraft components.
In 1923 he worked for Paris Manufacturing Co. In 1925 he became manager of the Prudden Aircraft Co. In 1940 he founded Rohr
Aircraft to make aircraft sub-assemblies. In 1969 Rohr was incorporated as Rohr Corporation. In 1971 the company changed its
name to Rohr Industries. In 1992 the company name was changed to Rohr, Inc. In 1997 Rohr was purchased by Goodrich Corporation.
Goodrich Corporation was purchased by United Technologies in August 2012. The company was spun off into an umbrella company
called United Technologies Aerospace Systems. It continues to operate to this day.
This collection is open for research by appointment.
Rohr Aircraft Collection Special Collection
Ryan Collection
Two boxes, 12.5” X 5” X 15”, containing payroll and stock records for Rohr Aircraft circa 1940 with updated stock records
circa 1950. Some of the records are duplicates copied from older ledger forms to newer ones. Information on Fred H. Rohr can
be found in the online exhibit listed below. Box 2 contains a portfolio formerly housing new payroll forms.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
United Technologies Corporation
Goodrich Corporation
United Technologies Aerospace Systems
Rohr Corporation
Fleet, Reuben Hollis
Rohr, Fred
Box 1 of 2
Box 2 of 2