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Mason & Hanger Historical Records

Overview

Scope and Contents

Administrative Information

Detailed Description

Project Files.

Oversize Project Files

Project Photographs

Publications and Office Papers

Financial & Corporate Records

Office Files

Financial Records (Ledgers)

Agricultural Records

Oversize Material

Artifacts and Memorabilia



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Mason & Hanger Historical Records, 1900-2001 | Eastern Kentucky University - Special Collections and Archives

By Daniel Weddington and Malcolm Tabor

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Collection Overview

Title: Mason & Hanger Historical Records, 1900-2001Add to your cart.View associated digital content.

Predominant Dates:1920-1970

Primary Creator: Mason & Hanger Company (1903-1941)

Other Creators: Mason & Hanger-Silas Mason Co. (1941-)

Extent: 114.0 Cubic Feet

Date Acquired: 02/23/2006

Subjects: Agriculture--Kentucky., Civil engineering., Construction contractors., Engineering., Government contractors., Military bases., Nuclear power plants.

Languages: English, Spanish;Castilian

Scope and Contents of the Materials

The Mason & Hanger Historical Records consist of company records that were in storage for many years and considered "historical" by the new parent company, Day & Zimmermann. As there was no order to the material, an order has been imposed that we believe is useful for access and which is essentially alphabetical by project. The projects include: Boston Traffic Tunnel, Brooklyn Battery Tunnel, Camp Zachary Taylor, Cannelton Locks and Dam, Carquinez Bridge, Fort Randall Dam, Gateway Army Ammunition Plant, Grand Coulee Dam, Harvey Canal Tunnel, Iowa Army Ammunition Plant, Kennedy Space Center, Lincoln Tunnel, Michoud Assembly Facility (for NASA), Pantex Ordnance Plant and the Van Wyck Expressway. There are also files relating to a number of other projects not listed here but which are listed in the finding aid. The company did major work for the Defense Department, the National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA) and the Atomic Energy Commission (AEC).

The primary grouping is the "Project Files" which have been ordered alphabetically and which sometimes contain the full range of documents relating to each project from initial bid to completion, including agreements, correspondence, photographs, drawings & blueprints, construction logs, progress reports, payroll and legal documents. The next series is "Financial & Corporate Records" that include financial reports, audits, correspondence, income-tax returns, minutes, newsletters and statements. Loose photographs, oversize material and ephemera are found at the end of the finding aid and generally relate back to "Project Files."

The collection also contains detailed records for various farm enterprises owned by Silas and H.P Mason.

Collection Historical Note

Founded in Virginia in 1827 by Claiborne Rice Mason, the company was originally known as the Mason Syndicate. From its first contract to move dirt using a mule, a cart, a pick and a shovel, the company has been dedicated to exceeding customers' expectations. By 1885, the firm had re-located to Kentucky where it became renowned for its many noteworthy historical projects such as the C&O Railroad's main line extension into the Ohio Valley, the Grand Coulee Dam in Washington, and Camp Zachary Taylor in Louisville. Today, as the nation's oldest continuously operating engineering and construction company, Mason & Hanger carries on the tradition of quality and customer service that C.R. Mason began with his pick and shovel 175 years ago.

In 1999, Mason & Hanger was acquired by the Day & Zimmermann Group. For more information please visit the Day & Zimmermann website.

Subject/Index Terms

Agriculture--Kentucky.
Civil engineering.
Construction contractors.
Engineering.
Government contractors.
Military bases.
Nuclear power plants.

Administrative Information

Repository: Eastern Kentucky University - Special Collections and Archives

Acquisition Source: Fitzsimmons, Robert J. (for Day & Zimmerman)

Related Publications: Sons of Martha by Dixon Lanier Merritt is a history of the Mason and Hanger Company.


Box and Folder Listing


Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Project Files.],
[Series 2: Oversize Project Files],
[Series 3: Project Photographs],
[Series 4: Publications and Office Papers],
[Series 5: Financial & Corporate Records],
[Series 6: Office Files],
[Series 7: Financial Records (Ledgers)],
[Series 8: Agricultural Records, 1933-1974],
[Series 9: Oversize Material],
[Series 10: Artifacts and Memorabilia],
[All]

Series 5: Financial & Corporate RecordsAdd to your cart.
Box 201: Annual Statements, 1926-1932Add to your cart.
Barcode: 31234014046245
Box 202: Annual Statements, 1933-1939Add to your cart.
Barcode: 31234014046237
Box 203: Annual Statements, 1940-1944Add to your cart.
Barcode: 31234014046229
Box 204: Annual Statements, 1945-1954Add to your cart.
Barcode: 31234014046211
Box 205: Annual Statements, 1955-1964Add to your cart.
Barcode: 31234014046203
Box 206: Annual Statements, 1964-1968Add to your cart.
Barcode: 31234014046195
Box 207: Annual Statements, 1968-1972Add to your cart.
Barcode: 31234014045742
Box 208: Annual Statements, 1972-1975Add to your cart.
Barcode: 31234014045759
Box 209: Annual Statements, 1975-1978Add to your cart.
Barcode: 31234014045767
Box 210: Annual Statements, 1978-1980Add to your cart.
Barcode: 31234014045775
Box 211: Annual StatementsAdd to your cart.
Barcode: 31234014045783
Folder 1: Mason & Hanger-Silas Mason Co. Inc., 1979-1980Add to your cart.
Folder 2: Silas Mason Co. Inc., 1927-1936Add to your cart.
Box 212: Annual Statements, 1937-1942Add to your cart.
Barcode: 31234014045791
Box 213: Annual Statements, 1940-1955Add to your cart.
Includes annual statements for Snake River Mining Co.
Barcode: 31234014045809
Box 214: AuditsAdd to your cart.
Barcode: 31234014045817
Folder 1: Mason & Hanger Co., 1942-1953Add to your cart.
Folder 2: Mason & HangerAdd to your cart.
Federal Audits.
Folder 3: Mason & Hanger, 1936-1950Add to your cart.
Social Security Audits, 1936-1937; Tax Audits, 1945-1950.
Folder 4: Mason & Hanger, 1950-1952Add to your cart.
Tax Audits
Folder 5: Mason & Hanger-Silas Mason Co. Inc.Add to your cart.
Federal Tax Audits.
Folder 6: Mason & Hanger-Silas Mason Co. Inc.Add to your cart.
Lincoln Tunnel, Third Tube.
Folder 7: Mason & Hanger-Silas Mason Co. Inc., 1942-1945Add to your cart.
Box 215: Audits, 1951-1975Add to your cart.
Some years are missing
Barcode: 31234014045718
Box 216: AuditsAdd to your cart.
Barcode: 31234014045692
Folder 1: Audits, Mason & Hanger-Silas Mason Co., 1975-1979Add to your cart.
Folder 2: Audits, Mason & Hanger-Silas Mason Co., 1980Add to your cart.
Folder 3: Audits, Mason & Hanger-Silas Mason Co., 1945-1986Add to your cart.
Folder 4: Audits, Silas Mason Co., 1928-1952Add to your cart.
Folder 5: Audits, Silas Mason Co.Add to your cart.
Harvey Canal.
Folder 6: Bank Account Statements and Correspondence, 1932Add to your cart.
Biggs, Mohrman & Co. Chemical Bank and Trust Co.; Correspondence regarding banking; Eastman Dillon Co., 1931; Edgemont & LeFevre Streets, Financial Statements.
Folder 7: Bank Account Statements and CorrespondenceAdd to your cart.
Edgemont & LeFevre Streets, Interoffice Correspondence; Harvard Trust Company.
Box 217Add to your cart.
Barcode: 31234014045734
Folder 1: Bank statements and correspondenceAdd to your cart.
Philadelphia National Bank and others.
Folder 2: Check Register FY 79, 1978Add to your cart.
Registry of checks during 1978.
Folder 3: Cost RecordsAdd to your cart.
Bid Prices, Construction Project Estimates.
Folder 4: Cost RecordsAdd to your cart.
Labor Rates.
Folder 5: Cost RecordsAdd to your cart.
Unit Bid Prices: Bridges; Buildings; Concrete.
Folder 6: Cost RecordsAdd to your cart.
Unit Bid Prices: Dams; Excavation; Garages and Parking Facilities.
Folder 7: Cost RecordsAdd to your cart.
Unit Bid Prices: Highways and Railroads.
Folder 8: Cost RecordsAdd to your cart.
Unit Bid Prices: Highways and Railroads.
Box 218Add to your cart.
Barcode: 31234014045726
Folder 1: Cost RecordsAdd to your cart.
Unit Bid Prices: Marine Structures; Missile Bases; Pipelines; Sewage Disposal; Subways and Tunnels.
Folder 2: Cost RecordsAdd to your cart.
Unit Bid Price: Water Supply and Treatment.
Folder 3: Federal Income Tax, 1962-1963Add to your cart.
Folder 4: Federal Income Tax, 1964Add to your cart.
Folder 5: Federal Income Tax, 1965Add to your cart.
Folder 6: Federal Income Tax, 1966-1967Add to your cart.
Folder 7: Federal Income Tax, 1967-1968Add to your cart.
Folder 8: Federal Income Tax, 1969Add to your cart.
Box 219: Federal Income Tax, 1970-1978Add to your cart.
Contains financial reports, correspondence, tax returns, statements of company finances, and bank records in both typed and handwritten form, 1970-86.
Barcode: 31234014045684
Box 220: Federal Income Tax, 1979-1983Add to your cart.
Contains financial reports, correspondence, tax returns, statements of company finances, and bank records in both typed and handwritten form, 1970-86.
Barcode: 31234014045676
Box 221: Federal Income Tax, 1983-1985Add to your cart.
Contains financial reports, correspondence, tax returns, statements of company finances, and bank records in both typed and handwritten form, 1970-86.
Barcode: 31234014045668
Box 222: Federal Income Tax, 1963-1986Add to your cart.
Contains financial reports, correspondence, tax returns, statements of company finances, and bank records in both typed and handwritten form, 1970-86. Box 222 includes FICA, 1963-64 (Hartland Farm?) and Forecast of Company Earnings, 1976-77.
Barcode: 31234014045700
Box 223Add to your cart.
Barcode: 31234014046088
Folder 1: Forecast of Company Earnings, 1977Add to your cart.
Folder 2: Francis Donaldson PapersAdd to your cart.
Folder 3: Francis Donaldson PapersAdd to your cart.
Folder 4: Francis Donaldson PapersAdd to your cart.
Folder 5: Francis Donaldson PapersAdd to your cart.
Folder 6: Francis Donaldson PapersAdd to your cart.
Folder 7: General Expenses, 1957-1959Add to your cart.
Box 224: General Expenses, 1960-1970Add to your cart.
Barcode: 31234014046096
Folder 1: General Expense Ledgers, 1960-1962Add to your cart.
Folder 2: General Expense Ledgers, 1962-1964Add to your cart.
Folder 3: General Expense Ledgers, 1964-1965Add to your cart.
Folder 4: General Expense Ledgers, 1966-1967Add to your cart.
Folder 5: General Expense Ledgers, 1968-1970Add to your cart.
Folder 6: General FilesAdd to your cart.View associated digital content.
Includes accumulated earnings tax, apartment leases and rentals, automobile expenses, Boston Labor and insurance.
Folder 7: General FilesAdd to your cart.
Includes manager meetings, Mason & Hanger, Inc. buy/sell, microfilming, pensions and disbursements.

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Project Files.],
[Series 2: Oversize Project Files],
[Series 3: Project Photographs],
[Series 4: Publications and Office Papers],
[Series 5: Financial & Corporate Records],
[Series 6: Office Files],
[Series 7: Financial Records (Ledgers)],
[Series 8: Agricultural Records, 1933-1974],
[Series 9: Oversize Material],
[Series 10: Artifacts and Memorabilia],
[All]


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