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Homer Jackson Dana Catalog and Brochure Collection, 1915-1950
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Dana, Homer J. (Homer Jackson), 1890-1970
- Title
- Homer Jackson Dana Catalog and Brochure Collection
- Dates
- 1915-1950 (inclusive)19151950
- Quantity
- 1 Linear foot of shelf space, (2 Boxes)
- Collection Number
- Cage 88 (collection)
- Summary
- This collection consists of ephemeral materials collected by WSU Professor Homer Jackson Dana.
- Repository
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Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Terrell Library Suite 12
Pullman, WA
99164-5610
Telephone: 509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu - Access Restrictions
-
This collection is open and available for research use.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Homer Jackson Dana attended the State College of Washington (now Washington State University) where he completed a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering in 1915 and a master's degree in 1917. He remained at WSU as an instructor, then returned as a student to complete a second master's degree in mechanical engineering. He continued his association with WSU, first as a consulting engineer, and later as a research engineer until his retirement in 1960. Although his post was as a research engineer, Dana occasionally taught classes, participated in the education of graduate students, and served as director of the Engineering Experiment Station.
Dana's interest in engineering led to a series of experimental projects, including researching the effect of heavy automobile traffic on roads and highways, solving refrigeration and heat transfer and storage problems, and designing the Mason City Project to measure the amount of electricity a community consumed. He was awarded patents for multiple devices, including an emotional stress meter (lie detector) and a prototype home freezer. Together with Hubert V. Carpenter, he founded one of the first educational radio stations in the United States in 1922. The radio station, located in Pullman, WA, was originally named KFAE, becoming KWSC in 1926, and KWSU in 1969.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
This collection consists of ephemeral materials collected by Homer Jackson Dana. It includes brochures, pamphlets, and catalogs for Automobiles 1915-1950 (Series 1), Tractors 1915-1919 (Series 2), Engines 1915-1918 (Series 3), Parts and Equipment 1915-1922 (Series 4), Appliances, Electric Lighting, and Miscellaneous 1915-1921 (Series 5) which includes operating manuals, parts lists, and other materials documenting mechanical and electrical technology.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
Copyright restrictions apply.
Preferred Citation
[Item Description]
Homer Jackson Dana Catalog and Brochure Collection, 1915-1950 (Cage 88)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in 5 series. Each series is arranged alphabetically by manufacturer or company name; in some cases, miscellaneous items are placed at the end of each series.
Acquisition Information
Homer Jackson Dana donated this collection to the Washington State University Libraries at an unknown date.
Processing Note
This collection was processed by Morgan Clendenning.
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Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Series 1: Automobiles, 1915-1950Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
Buick Motor Company |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | Buick Valve-in-head Motor Cars: six cylinder open
and closed models. (catalog, 2 copies) |
1919 |
| 1 | 1 | What Buick Valve in Head Means.
(pamphlet) |
circa 1920 |
| 1 | 1 | Instruction Book, 1918 Six Cylinder Models.
(pamphlet) |
1917 |
Cadillac |
|||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | Finishing Touches. (pamphlet) |
undated |
| 1 | 1 | Why an Eight-cylinder Cadillac?
(brochure) |
undated |
| 1 | 1 | Cadillac Passenger Cars: Type 57.
(catalog) |
undated |
| 1 | 1 | Cadillac for Nineteen Hundred and Fifty.
(catalog) |
circa 1949-1950 |
Case |
|||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | Case Automobiles: Style Cars: Six Cylinder for 1918.
(catalog) |
circa 1917-1918 |
Cole |
|||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | The Cole Aero-Eight. (catalog) |
undated |
Dodge |
|||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 2 | Dodge Brothers Motor Cars. (catalog) |
1919 |
Franklin Automobile Company |
|||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 2 | Why the Franklin will start readily with low test
gasoline on the coldest winter day. (brochure) |
undated |
| 1 | 2 | Eliminating 177 Unnecessary Parts.
(brochure) |
undated |
| 1 | 2 | A Fat Spark Anytime. (brochure) |
undated |
| 1 | 2 | Is it the Tires or the Car? Heavy Tire Expense is
Unnecessary. (pamphlet) |
1917 |
| 1 | 2 | The Franklin Sedan: The American Woman and the
Franklin Sedan. (pamphlet) |
1918 |
| 1 | 2 | Are Spare Tires your only Guarantee of Tire
Security? (pamphlet) |
1918 |
| 1 | 2 | Wick Oiling. (brochure) |
undated |
| 1 | 2 | Power from Piston Rings: As Secured in the Franklin
Car of Today. (brochure) |
undated |
| 1 | 2 | Keeping Dust and Grit out of the Cylinders.
(brochure) |
undated |
| 1 | 2 | The Franklin Sedan. (pamphlet) |
undated |
| 1 | 2 | The Franklin Car. (catalog) |
1918 |
| 1 | 2 | Gasoline Economy-the Real Test of Motor Car Thrift.
(pamphlet) |
1917 |
Hupmobile |
|||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 2 | The Hupmobile Series-R: What it is, how it looks,
what it does. (catalog) |
1919 |
| 1 | 2 | Hupmobile the Comfort Car. (brochure) |
undated |
| 1 | 2 | Hupmobile Specifications: Motor and Chassis
Improvements. (brochure) |
1924 |
Oldsmobile |
|||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 2 | Oldsmobile Economy Truck. (brochure) |
undated |
| 1 | 2 | Model Fortyfive-A Eight Cylinder Touring Car.
(brochure) |
undated |
| 1 | 2 | Model 37 Six Touring Car and Roadster.
(brochure) |
undated |
Rickenbacker Motor Company |
|||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 2 | Rickenbacker Six: A Car Worthy of its Name.
(catalog) |
undated |
| 1 | 2 | Do You Know that-? (brochure) |
undated |
| 1 | 2 | The Story of the Hat in the Ring.
(pamphlet) |
undated |
| 1 | 2 | Rickenbacker Six: A Car Worthy of its Name.
(brochure) |
undated |
Rolls Royce |
|||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 2 | Containing some recent appreciations of the Rolls
Royce. (pamphlet) |
undated |
Miscellaneous |
|||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 2 | A Cost Keeping System for the Automobile.
(pamphlet) |
1915 |
| 1 | 2 | Seattle Hotel Penbrook and Apartments.
(brochure) |
undated |
Series 2: Tractors, 1915-1919Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
Advance-Rumley Thresher Co. |
|||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 3 | Rumley OilPull Tractor. (catalog) |
undated |
Aultman-Taylor Machinery Company |
|||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 3 | Instructions for Operating and Maintaining
Aultman-Taylor Gasoline-Kerosene Tractors. (pamphlet) |
undated |
Bean Spray Pump Co. |
|||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 3 | The Bean TrackPull Tractor Catalog 32.
(catalog) |
1919 |
Buda Company |
|||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 3 | Model "BTU" Four Cylinder Unit Power Plant with
Removable Cylinder Head. (catalog) |
undated |
Buffalo Pitts Company |
|||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 3 | The Buffalo Pitts 40-70 Kerosene Gas Tractor.
(catalog) |
undated |
Bull Tractor Company |
|||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 3 | The Big Bull: A Real Kerosene Tractor.
(catalog) |
undated |
Case Threshing Machine Company |
|||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 3 | Case Tractor Manual: Instructions on Operation and
Care of Case 10-18 Tractor. (pamphlet) |
undated |
Caterpillar Tractor |
|||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 3 | Correct Lubrication of the Caterpillar Tractor.
(pamphlet) |
undated |
| 1 | 3 | Caterpillar 45 Tractor 72 Inch Thread: Price List
and Parts. (catalog) |
1918 |
| 1 | 3 | Caterpillar 75: Price List and Parts.
(catalog) |
1916 |
Chase Motor Truck Company |
|||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 4 | The Chase 9-18 Farm Tractor. (catalog) |
undated |
Dayton-Dick Co. |
|||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 4 | Things you ought to know about Power Farming with
the Leader Tractor: Leader Model B 12-18. (pamphlet) |
undated |
Fageol Motors Company |
|||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 4 | Fageol Walking Tractor. (brochure) |
undated |
Frick Company |
|||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 4 | Frick Tractors, Traction and Portable Engines,
Threshers, Saw Mills, Stationary Engines, and Steam Boilers. (catalog) |
1919 |
Hart-Parr Company |
|||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 4 | Care and Operation Instructions: 35 Brake H. P.
Tractor. (pamphlet) |
1915 |
International Harvester Company of America |
|||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 4 | Farm Power. (pamphlet) |
1915 |
| 1 | 4 | Instructions for Operating the International
15-30-H. P.: Kerosene Tractor (4-Cylinder). (pamphlet) |
1919 |
John Lauson Mfg. Co. |
|||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 4 | Instructions for Operating The Lauson Kerosene
Tractor. (brochure) |
undated |
La Crosse Tractor Co. |
|||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 4 | La Crosse Happy Farmer Tractor Model "F":
Instruction Book and Repair Price List. (catalog) |
1918 |
Moline Plow Company |
|||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 4 | How to Operate Moline Universal Tractor Model D:
Four Cylinder Engine and all other Features Desired in the Ultimate Tractor.
(pamphlet) |
undated |
Monarch Tractor Co. |
|||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 5 | Monarch Tractor Performance. (pamphlet) |
circa 1919 |
| 1 | 5 | Repair List and Instruction Book for Starting and
Operating the "Neverslip" and "Lightfoot" Gasoline and Oil Tractors.
(pamphlet) |
1919 |
| 1 | 5 | Lightfoot and Neverslip Monarch Tractors.
(catalog) |
undated |
| 1 | 5 | Neverslip Monarch Tractors: 16-9 H. P.
(brochure) |
undated |
Porter Tractor Company |
|||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 5 | The Porter Tractor: The Actual One-Man Tractor.
(pamphlet) |
circa 1918 |
Titan |
|||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 5 | Instructions for Operating the Titan Kerosene
Tractor: Two Cylinder 10-20-H. P. (pamphlet) |
1918 |
Twin City |
|||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 5 | Twin City: A tractor for every kind of work.
(brochure) |
undated |
Velie Motors Corporation |
|||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 5 | Velie Biltwel Tractor: 12-24. (brochure) |
undated |
Wallis Tractor Co. |
|||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 5 | Wallis Tractor Instruction Book: Model J.
(pamphlet) |
undated |
| 1 | 5 | Parts Price List: Wallis Cub Junior Tractor.
(catalog) |
circa 1918 |
Wisconsin Farm Tractor Sales Company |
|||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 5 | Wisconsin Farm Tractor: Reducing Labor and
Increasing Profits on the Farm. (pamphlet) |
undated |
| 1 | 5 | Wisconsin Tractors. (brochure) |
circa 1917 |
Worthington Pump and Machinery Corporation |
|||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 5 | Model "A" General Service Tractor.
(pamphlet) |
1917 |
Yuba Manufacturing Company |
|||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 5 | The Yuba Bulletin. (pamphlet) |
1918 |
Series 3: Engines, 1915-1918Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
Buda Company |
|||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 2 | 6 | Model "YTU": Four Cylinder Unit Power Plant.
(catalog, 2 copies) |
undated |
| 2 | 6 | Model "HTU": Four Cylinder Unit Power Plant.
(catalog) |
1918 |
Buffalo Pitts Company |
|||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 2 | 6 | Buffalo Pitts Engines. (catalog) |
undated |
Cushman Motor Works |
|||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 2 | 6 | At Last I Bring you Light Weight Power.
(catalog) |
undated |
| 2 | 6 | The Gasoline Engine: Its History and Principles.
(pamphlet) |
undated |
| 2 | 6 | Construction and Uses of the Gasoline Engine.
(pamphlet) |
undated |
International Harvester Company of America |
|||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 2 | 6 | Engine Operator's Guide. (pamphlet) |
1916 |
Manhattan Electrical Supply Co., Inc. |
|||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 2 | 6 | How to Run the Gas Engine-Simplified.
(pamphlet) |
1915 |
Series 4: Parts and Equipment, 1915-1922Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
American Manganese Steel Co. (AMSCO) |
|||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 2 | 7 | Manganese Steel Tractor Parts. (catalog) |
circa 1919 |
| 2 | 7 | Manganese Steel Tractor Parts. (catalog) |
circa 1922 |
Joseph Dixon Crucible Co. |
|||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 2 | 7 | A Tractioneer's Guide to Good Lubrication.
(pamphlet) |
1919 |
Foote Bros. Gear and Machine Co. |
|||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 2 | 7 | The Foote-Strite Transmission. (catalog) |
undated |
| 2 | 7 | The Foote Standard Transmission: Model D.
(brochure) |
undated |
| 2 | 7 | The Foote Standard Transmission: Model DU and EU.
(brochure) |
undated |
| 2 | 7 | The Foote Standard Transmission: Model FU.
(brochure) |
undated |
Harley-Davidson Motor Company |
|||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 2 | 7 | 1918 Manual: Instructions for the Setting Up,
Operation, Care, and Maintenance of Harley-Davidson Motorcycles.
(pamphlet) |
1918 |
| 2 | 7 | Harley-Davidson Motorcycle Parts.
(catalog) |
1917 |
| 2 | 7 | Motor Repair Manual for the Guidance of the
Motorcycle Repair Man. (pamphlet) |
1918 |
Edward V. Hartford, Inc. |
|||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 2 | 8 | Every Phase of Motoring. (catalog) |
circa 1917 |
Holley Carburetor Company |
|||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 2 | 8 | Care and Adjustment of the Holley Model "K"
Carburetor. (brochure) |
undated |
Homestead Valve Manufacturing Company |
|||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 2 | 8 | Homestead Valves and Other Specialties: Catalogue
and Price List Showing our Complete Line of Valves, etc. (catalog) |
1919 |
Hyatt Roller Bearing Co. |
|||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 2 | 8 | Tractor Bearings. (catalog) |
undated |
| 2 | 8 | Anti-Friction Bearings on Farm Machinery.
(pamphlet) |
circa 1917 |
| 2 | 8 | Bearing Engineering for Tractor Designers.
(pamphlet) |
undated |
International Harvester Company of America |
|||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 2 | 8 | Tractor Hitches. (catalog) |
1917 |
K-W Ignition Co. |
|||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 2 | 9 | Instruction Book for Setting and Timing High Tension
Magnetos. (pamphlet) |
undated |
| 2 | 9 | Instruction Book for Setting and Timing High Tension
Magnetos: 3rd Edition. (pamphlet) |
1917 |
| 2 | 9 | Instruction Book for Setting and Timing High Tension
Magnetos: 4th Edition. (pamphlet) |
1918 |
Lockwood-Ash Motor Company Inc. |
|||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 2 | 9 | Marine Motors for Every Purse and Purpose.
(catalog) |
circa 1917 |
Marvel Carburetor Co. |
|||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 2 | 9 | Marvel's Exclusive Principle-Heat-Jacket
Automatically Controlled: Improves Any Car. (catalog) |
undated |
Master Carburetor Corporation |
|||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 2 | 9 | The Master Carburetor: The World's New Standard.
(catalog) |
circa 1916 |
Mica Insulator Company |
|||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 2 | 9 | The Insulation of Commutators: A Few Facts Relative
to an Important Subject. (pamphlet) |
undated |
Mobiloils |
|||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 2 | 9 | Lubrication of the Automobile: No. 2-The Chassis.
(pamphlet) |
undated |
Price Maker |
|||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 2 | 9 | Automobile Supplies. (catalog) |
1920 |
Rayfield Carburetors |
|||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 2 | 10 | Rayfield Carburetors Manual and Specification Book
"C." (catalog) |
undated |
| 2 | 10 | Price List: Rayfield Parts. (catalog) |
1918 |
Reflex Ignition Co. |
|||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 2 | 10 | Reflex Spark Plugs. (catalog) |
undated |
Remy Electric Company |
|||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 2 | 10 | Remy: Electric Lighting, Starting, Ignition and
Governor Control for Farm Tractors. (pamphlet) |
undated |
| 2 | 10 | The Story of the Electric Governor.
(pamphlet) |
undated |
| 2 | 10 | Remy Instruction Book: Starting, Lighting, Ignition
for Tractors. (pamphlet) |
undated |
Splitdorf Electrical Co. |
|||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 2 | 10 | Principles of Construction and Operation of Dixie
Magnetos: Instructions for their Installation, Care, and Maintenance.
(pamphlet) |
circa 1917 |
Standard Oil Company |
|||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 2 | 10 | Engine Overheating. (brochure) |
undated |
| 2 | 10 | Correct Transmission and Rear Axle Lubrication.
(brochure) |
undated |
| 2 | 10 | Calol Fuel Oil for Oil Injection Engines.
(pamphlet) |
1915 |
Willard Storage Battery Co. |
|||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 2 | 10 | Lighting Batteries and Starting Batteries:
Instructions for Charging, Care and Operation. (pamphlet) |
undated |
| 2 | 10 | Who Pays? (pamphlet) |
1916 |
| 2 | 10 | Consult in Case of Battery Trouble.
(brochure) |
1917 |
| 2 | 10 | Your Storage Battery: What it is and how to get the
most out of it. (pamphlet) |
1918 |
| 2 | 10 | Your Electrical System and How it Works.
(pamphlet) |
undated |
Zenith Carburetor Co. |
|||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 2 | 10 | The Compound Nozzle Explained.
(pamphlet) |
circa 1917 |
Series 5: Appliances, Electric Lighting, and Miscellaneous, 1915-1921Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
Appliances |
|||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 2 | 11 | How to Judge an Electric Cleaner.
(pamphlet) |
undated |
| 2 | 11 | Hotpoint Electric Range: 'Your Dream Come True.'
(pamphlet) |
undated |
| 2 | 11 | Eureka Vacuum Cleaner Exchange. (brochure, 2
copies) |
circa 1915 |
| 2 | 11 | Simplex Ironer: "The Best Ironer."
(pamphlet) |
1918 |
| 2 | 11 | Simplex Ironer: "The Best Ironer."
(catalog/letter) |
undated |
| 2 | 11 | The Story of a Lump of Dirt. (pamphlet) |
1919 |
| 2 | 11 | ISKO Electric Refrigerator. (pamphlet) |
1920 |
| 2 | 11 | Universal Electric Christmas Gifts.
(brochure) |
undated |
Electric Lighting |
|||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 2 | 11 | Be Kind to Your Eyes. Read and Write with Emeralite.
(catalog) |
1916 |
| 2 | 11 | Kohler: Automatic Power and Light 110 Volt D.C.
(pamphlet) |
1921 |
| 2 | 11 | Light Where you Want it. (catalog) |
circa 1920 |
| 2 | 11 | How to Care for Your Electric Lighting Plant.
(pamphlet) |
undated |
| 2 | 11 | Instruction Book: Type "S" Inter-pole Motors.
(pamphlet) |
undated |
| 2 | 11 | The Way to Better Light. (catalog) |
undated |
| 2 | 11 | Instruction Book for Installing and Operating The
Edison Storage Battery Electric Light Plant. (pamphlet) |
circa 1916 |
Miscellaneous |
|||
| Box | Folder | ||
| 2 | 11 | Ottawa Log and Tree Saws. (pamphlet) |
circa 1919 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Automobiles -- History -- Sources
- Engines -- History -- Sources
- Tractors -- History -- Sources
Personal Names
- Dana, Homer J. (Homer Jackson), 1890-1970 -- Archives
Finding aid prepared by Cheryl Gunselman.
2013
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