MSS 992 AV Seneca Motorcar Company Collection

              MSS 992
Seneca Motorcar Company
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OHIO HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Manuscripts/ Audiovisual Collection
Seneca Motorcar Company Collection
1910- 1922
OVERVIEW OF THE COLLECTION
Number:
MSS 992, MSS 992 AV
Title:
Seneca Motorcar Company Collection
Creator:
Seneca Motorcar Company
Dates:
1910- 1922
Media:
Manuscript, A/ V, OVS
Quantity:
3.0 cf.
Location:
MSS: 3/ 22/ 2
Visual Materials located at 3/ 15/ 4/ A; Oversized Folders: 5th floor, Rm. 527, Choir robe cabinet, drawer 1
HISTORY OF THE SENECA MOTORCAR COMPANY
Located in Fostoria, OH, the Seneca Motorcar Company was organized in 1917. The company produced three to five automobiles per day, with the majority going overseas to such countries as Australia, China and Borneo. Seneca Motorcar prospered for several years until Henry Ford introduced the Ford Model T and perfected assembly line mass production. Seneca could not compete with the new production techniques and ceased producing cars in 1924.
SCOPE AND CONTENTS OF THE COLLECTION
The Records of the Seneca Motorcar Company date from 1913 to the 1920’ s and occupy 3 cubic feet. The records are arranged into three series. The bulk of the collection consists of photographs and blueprints.
ORGANIZATION OF THE COLLECTION
Series I: Manuscript
Contains a selection of business records including production reports, meeting minutes, stockholder information, correspondence, financial reports, sales brochures and catalogs.
Series II: Photographs