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"The Design of Pre-stressed Concrete Cylinder Pipe PC-100", Undated

 File — Box: 59, Folder: 15

Scope and Content

From the Collection:

The Price Brothers Collection documents the activities of the Price Brothers Co. over the last 120 years. It ranges from corporate records to publications to audio-visual media documenting their travels and numerous projects around the country and the world.

Series I, Corporate Records, contains administrative and reports for the Price Brothers Company. It is divided into six subseries. Subseries IA, History, contains the subgroups Pre-stressed Concrete...
Cylinder Pipe (PCCP), Federal Concrete Pressure Pipe Association, American Concrete Pressure Pipe Association, Lewistown Pipe Company and Legal Records. Each sub-sub group talks about each respective organization or topic with correspondence and other records. Subseries IB, Financial Records, contains materials such as audit reports and various financial statements and reports. Subseries IC, Meeting Minutes, is a collection of board and shareholder meeting minutes. Subseries ID, Organization, is a small subseries that has divisional charts of how the organization is set-up. Subseries IE, Reports and Research, contains numerous lab reports and research into various pipe shapes and concrete methods. Subseries IF, Asia Projects, documents the Price Brothers Co. projects in China.

Series II, Great Man-Made River Project (GMRP) contains almost everything regarding the GMRP, from beginning to end. This series is divided into six subseries. Subseries IIA, Contracts, contains the numerous contracts and drafts of contracts for this project. Subseries IIB, Financial, is a small subseries that contains costs and financial statements. Subseries IIC, Photographs, shows the progression of the project over time, from packing to work site photos. Subseries IID, Proposals, has the original concrete proposals from Dong Ah Concrete. Subseries IIE, Publications, contains numerous publications about the project and its purpose. Subseries IIF, Technical Papers, has technical specifications and structural designs as well as analyses and investigations for the project.

Series III, Photographs and Negatives, shows numerous projects performed by the Price Brothers Co. among other gatherings and personnel photographs. Subseries IIIA, Miscellaneous Events, shows photos and negatives of various parties or outings as well as miscellaneous projects. Subseries IIIB, Personnel, has photos of various individuals affiliated with the Price Brothers Company. This is seems to be the only place with information about individual people. Subseries IIIC, Photo Albums, contains photos that have been removed from their original albums for preservation purposes and they document various onsite projects by the Price Brothers Co. Subseries IIID, Plants, shows the various concrete pipe plants operated by the Price Brothers. Subseries IIIE, Projects, contains photographs of the numerous projects around the country on construction and dam sites. Subseries IIIF, Repairs, shows various repair projects to their pipes or plants.

Series IV, Patents, contains numerous patents that the Price Brothers had obtained. This series has one subseries. Subseries IVA, Pre-stressed Concrete Cylinder Pipe (PCCP) Patents, has patents that focus specifically on PCCP materials. The subseries is also separated into two subgroups, Canadian Patents and US Patents. As the names suggest, these groups hold the Canadian specific patents and the US specific patents, respectively.

Series V, Publications, contains various printings of newsletters and publications relating to concrete piping and the Price Brothers Co. This series is split into two subseries. Subseries VA, Employee Newsletters, is a collection of newsletters printed for the employees so they could keep up with what the company was doing. Subseries VB, Product Publications, has printings of information about pressure pipes, their variations and evolution.

Series VI, Technical Papers, is a collection of papers about pipe designs and changes as well as various specifications for different pipes. It also has three small groups of items. The subgroup Paul L. Osweiler Loose-Leaf Notebook contains drawings and designs for different machine parts and motors. The subgroup Joe Miller PCCP Cost Estimate Folder has drawings and cost estimates for pipe projects as well as designs. This group also has blueprints in an oversized folder. The group Lock Joint Pipe Company has pipe specifications and a drawing in an oversized folder.

Series VII, Flexicore Systems Inc., contains nearly everything relating to Flexicore Systems Inc. and their relationship with the Price Brothers Co. It is divided into four subseries. Subseries VIIA, Administration, documents various agreements, correspondence and press releases for Flexicore. This subseries has three subgroups, Dyna-Frame, Advertising and Forrestal Village, Great Lakes, IL. Dyna-Frame talks about licenses and agreements with numerous other companies. Advertising focuses on advertising at various venues, including Wright State University. Forrestal Village, Great Lakes, IL mainly has correspondence and financial documents. Subseries VIIB, Patents, is a collection of patents held by Flexicore Systems Inc. It is divided up into type of patent: Flexicore Canadian Patents, Flexicore US Patents, Flexiflor Canadian Patents and Flexiflor US Patents. Subseries VIIC, Technical Data, contains tests and various handbooks. This subseries has the groups Flexicore Handbook, Structural Systems, Data Handbook and LEAP Pre-stressed Concrete that talk about each book, respectfully. The last subseries, Subseries VIID, Publications, contains fact and data sheets along with publications about the various products and projects from Flexicore Systems Inc.

Series VIII, Audio-Visual Media, is a collection of various audio-visual media documenting some of the Price Brothers projects and productions. It is divided by the type of media: Slide Presentations, VHS Tapes, S-VHS Video Tapes, BETA Video Tapes, 16MM Film and ¾ Inch Video Tape.

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Dates

  • Creation: Undated

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Language of Materials

From the Collection:

The records are in English and Chinese

Restrictions on Access

There are no restrictions on accessing materials in this collection.

Extent

From the Collection: 36 linear feet

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Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections Repository

Contact:
Wright State University Libraries
Special Collections and Archives
3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy
Dayton OH 45435-0001 USA
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