International Harvester Company Engineering and Product Development Records, 1906-1991

Container Title
McCormick Mss 12Z
Part 1 (McCormick Mss 12Z): Original Collection, 1923-1957
Physical Description: 5.4 cubic feet (15 archives boxes) 
Scope and Content Note

This series includes information on the original colors and decals of machinery produced by the International Harvester company between 1924 and 1957. This information is found in the decisions of the Paint and Transfer Committees, filed in boxes 14 and 15 of this series. The Paint Committee decisions are also available on the Wisconsin Historical Society web site.

If your machine does not fall into the 1924-1957 date range, you can search for a color catalog or advertising image of your machine. McCormick Mss 4Z includes an index to color images from International Harvester general line catalogs, 1916-1926. To find additional International Harvester advertising literature, search ArCat for “advertising” and “International Harvester”.

Arrangement of the Materials: This series is arranged in two sections: Engineering and Product Planning Records, and Product Committee Decisions, Line Change Notices, and Status Reports.
Series: Engineering and Product Planning Records
Product planning research, 1950-1965
Box   1
Folder   1
General
Box   1
Folder   2
Duffey, F.W., 1964-1965
Box   1
Folder   3
Jenks, F.W., circa 1948, 1950-1952
Box   1
Folder   4
Johnson, A.E.W. (farm practice research committee), 1953-1957
Box   1
Folder   5
Nebraska tractor tests, 1956-1965
Box   1
Folder   6-7
Peikert, F.W. (forage mechanization), 1961-1962
Box   1
Folder   8
Stone, A.W., 1952-1959
Engineering standards, 1987-1992
Box   2
Folder   1-2
Design standards, 1992
Box   2
Folder   3-5
Manual, 1987
Box   2
Folder   6-7
Material specifications, 1987
Box   3
Folder   1-2
Material specifications, 1987 (continued)
Box   3
Folder   3-4
Procedural standards, 1988
Box   3
Folder   5-6
Standard parts, 1990
Box   4
Folder   1-4
Standard parts, 1990 (continued)
Manufacturing standards
Box   4
Folder   5
1989
Box   4
Folder   6-7
1991
Box   5
Folder   1-4
Parts information retrieval system index, 1987
Construction equipment engineering, 1940-1967
Box   5
Folder   5-6
Bucyrus-Erie Company, 1940, 1948
Box   5
Folder   7
Miscellaneous, 1950s
Mounting approvals
Box   5
Folder   8
Crawlers
Box   5
Folder   9
General
Box   5
Folder   10
Wheel tractors
Sidebooms
Box   6
Folder   1
Comparison of, 1959
Box   6
Folder   2
International-Superior Committee, 1967
Surveys
Box   6
Folder   3
Earth augers
Box   6
Folder   4
Mounting charge
Series: Product Committee Decisions, Line Change Notices, and Status Reports
Chatham Works
Box   6
Folder   5-6
Product Committee minutes, 1967-1970
Note: 11806; LB400
Box   6
Folder   7-9
Medium-heavy Product Committee minutes (27-29), 1970-1975
East Moline (Deering) product decisions, 1915-1946, 1954-1960
Box   7
Folder   1-11
D-5100s to D-5900s, 1915-1917
Box   8
Folder   1-9
D-6200s to D-7000s, 1918-1923
Box   9
Folder   1-7
D-7100s to D-7700s, 1923-1932
Box   10
Folder   1-7
D-7800s to D-8400s, 1932-1944
Box   11
Folder   1
D-8500s, 1944-1946
Box   11
Folder   2-8
D-9200s to D-9715, 1954-1960
Box   11
Folder   9
Tentative G.P.E.D. decision E.M. series, 1938-1940
Farmall works status reports
Box   12
Folder   11-12
1967-1968
Louisville works status reports
Box   12
Folder   3-6
1969-1971
Box   13
Folder   1-3
1972-1974
Paint Committee decisions, 1924-1956
Box   14
Folder   1
Nos. 1-39, 1924-1927
Box   14
Folder   2
Nos. 40-87, 1927-1930
Box   14
Folder   3
Nos. 88-136, 1931-1940
Box   14
Folder   4
Nos. 137-173, 1941-1950
Box   14
Folder   5
Nos. 174-198, 1951-1956
Box   14
Folder   6
Index
Transfer [decal] Committee decisions, 1927-1956
Box   15
Folder   1
Nos. 1-116, 1927-1929
Box   15
Folder   2
Nos. 117-197, 1930-1939
Box   15
Folder   3
Nos. 198-241, 1940-1949
Box   15
Folder   4
Nos. 242-259, 1950-1956
Product Identification Committee decisions, 1956-1963
Box   16
Folder   1
Nos. 1-79, 1956-1958
Box   16
Folder   2
Nos. 80-169, 1956-1957
Box   16
Folder   3
Nos. 170-299, 1957-1958
Box   16
Folder   4
Nos. 300-399, 1958-1959
Box   16
Folder   5
Nos. 400-499, 1959-1960
Box   17
Folder   1
Nos. 500-599, 1960-1962
Box   17
Folder   2
Nos. 600-699, 1962-1962
Box   17
Folder   3
Nos. 700-724, 1962-1963