Guide to the Joseph Rolinson Papers 1886-1957

Repository
Heinz History Center
Title
Joseph Rolinson Papers
Creator
Rolinson, Joseph
Collection Number
MSS 694
Extent
0.5 linear feet (1 box)
Date
1886-1957
Abstract
Joseph and Ada Rolinson immigrated from England in the early 1900s and settled in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania. The Rolinson Family Papers are housed in one box and consist of Ada and Joseph Rolinson's personal financial worksheets, immigration and nationalization certificates, and six chemical formula notebooks.
Language
The material in this collection is in English.
Author
The guide to this collection was written by Sarah Ecklund.
Sponsor
This collection has been made accessible as part of an NHPRC-funded Basic Processing grant.
Publisher
Heinz History Center
Address
1212 Smallman St.
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222
library@heinzhistorycenter.org
URL: https://www.heinzhistorycenter.org

History

Joseph (b. Aug 1, 1886) and Ada Rolinson (b. Jan 28, 1886) immigrated to the United States c1906 from Walsall, England and were married Oct 22, 1910. They gave birth to their Elise five years later in Beaver Falls, Pa. Joseph became a nationalized citizen in 1924 with Ada following in 1941. Joseph Rolinson was an employee of the Ingram-Richardson Manufacturing Company of Indiana, Inc., in Beaver Falls.

Scope and Content Notes

The Joseph Rolinson Papers consist of Ada and Joseph Rolinson's income tax reports and worksheets (1918 – 1957), legal property agreements (1886 – 1945), as well as Joseph and Ada's immigration, nationalization, and voter registration papers (1906 – 1951.) The collection also contains six chemical formula notebooks (1929 – 1935) from Joseph Rolinson's employment as a foreman with the Ingram-Richardson Manufacturing Company of Indiana, Inc.

Conditions Governing Access

None

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift from Gary Rolinson in 1995.

Archives accession # 1995.0198

Preferred Citation

Joseph Rolinson Papers, 1886-1957, MSS 694, Library and Archives Division, Senator John Heinz History Center

Processing Information

This collection was processed by Sarah Ecklund on 1/5/2012.

Conditions Governing Use

Property rights reside with the Senator John Heinz History Center. Literary rights are retained by the creators of the records and their heirs. For permission to reproduce or publish, please contact the Library and Archives of the Senator John Heinz History Center.

Subjects

    Corporate Names

    • Ingram-Richardson Manufacturing Company of Indiana, Inc. (Beaver Falls, Pa.)

    Geographic Names

    • Pittsburgh (Pa.)
    • Beaver Falls (Pa.)

    Other Subjects

    • Deeds--Pennsylvania--Beaver County
    • Taxation--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.

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