Archive Record
Images
Metadata
Object ID |
009.2.006 |
Title |
American Steel Foundries |
Repository |
Hammond Public Library - 564 State St. Hammond, IN 46320 |
Parent ObjectID |
009.2 |
Object Name |
File, document |
Extent of Description |
1 hanging file |
Collection Location |
Paper Artifacts Collection: Drawer 5 |
Related units of description |
See also: "Sand in Their Shoes," Call No. 672.2 R244S See also: "Hammond's Last Smokestack Industry," Call No. R 977.299 Oh2h |
Catalog date |
2017-08-25 |
Description |
5 subseries, 9 items American Steel Foundries was created in 1902 by the merger of eight separate foundries, including the American Steel Foundry Co. of Granite City, Illinois (near St. Louis), and the business of George M. Sargent, then based in the Chicago suburb of Englewood. The company's headquarters moved to Chicago in 1905. Over the next several decades, it operated large plants at East Chicago and Hammond, Indiana; the latter facility had about 2,600 workers during the 1930s. During World War II, the company produced about a quarter of the cast armor made in the United States. In 1962, when its name became Amsted Industries, the privately held company bested $100 million in annual sales and ranked as the leading manufacturer of steel castings in the United States. Amsted Industries continued to grow into the 1970s, when it employed about 2,500 Chicago-area residents. By 2002, Amsted reached about $1.4 billion in annual sales and employed fewer than 1,000 Chicago-area residents but over 9,000 people nationwide. Source: This information is part of the Encyclopedia's Dictionary of Leading Chicago Businesses (1820-2000) that was prepared by Mark R. Wilson, with additional contributions from Stephen R. Porter and Janice L. Reiff. Folder 1 - Clippings & Articles Folder 2 - Newsletters & Public Communications Folder 3 - Letters & Correspondence Folder 4 - Ephemera Folder 5 - Organization Information |
Subjects |
Business Labor Railroads Steel |
People |
Mount, Oliver E. Reeder, Warren McCullough, C.W. |
Search Terms |
American Steel Foundries Armco Business Labor Railroads Steel |
Language |
English |
Restrictions |
Not Restricted |
Cataloged by |
Amanda A. |