Scope and Contents
These records include business correspondence, catalogues, photographs, blueprints, etc. of Archie Solomon & Assoc. Inc., a designer and manufacturer of quality machinery. The collection contains photos of his tour during WWII
Dates
- 1941 - 2003
Creator
- Solomon, Archie, 1919-2002 (Person)
- Archie Solomon & Associates, Inc. (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on accessing material in this collection.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright restrictions may apply. Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.
Biographical / Historical
Archie Solomon was born in 1919 in Montreal, Canada. Short of an 8th grade education Mr. Solomon immigrated to Cleveland, Ohio. He earned 17 patents in the textile, automotive and truck garment racks distributed worldwide to machinery that cured airplanes wings, to fusing machines that sealed astronaut patches on the uniforms of 9 Apollo missions. He later moved to Roswell, Georgia. For nearly 40 years he was CEO of Archie Solomon Manufacturing. Mr. Solomon was active in the Jewish community, receiving numerous awards for his business and civic activities. He died in 2002 in Atlanta, Ga.
Extent
2.4 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Archie Solomon Papers relates to his work as an inventor and businessman in Roswell, GA. These records include business correspondence, catalogues, photographs, blueprints, etc. and an antique Singer sewing machine.
Arrangement
File folders arranged in alphabetical order.
Separated Materials
Oversize materials move to the oversize flat file, photographs removed to visual arts collection. The antique sewing machine is in the artifacts collection.
Processing Information
Processed by Demece "Mickey" Harvey, June 2015. Entered into ArchivesSpace by Elisabeth Tasicotti in 2020.
- Catalogs Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Correspondence Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Drawings Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Jews -- Georgia Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Jews -- Georgia -- Roswell Subject Source: Local sources
- Living wills Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Patents Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Photograph collections Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Roswell (Ga.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Scrapbooks Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Sewing machines Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Archie Solomon Papers, Mss 330
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum Repository
1440 Spring St. NW
Atlanta Georgia 30309 United States
678-222-3700
