Guide to the Arthur Thornton Papers 1940-1963
- Repository
- Heinz History Center
- Title
- Arthur Thornton Papers
- Creator
- Thornton, Arthur
- Collection Number
- MSS 0690
- Extent
- 1.0 linear feet (3 ledger books boxes)
- Date
- 1940-1963
- Abstract
- Arthur Thornton worked for National Tube Company in both the McKeesport Mill and Pittsburgh, Pa., headquarters as a plant superintendent and director of research for 36 years. The Arthur Thornton Collection includes two journals and a scrapbook detailing his daily activities at the McKeesport Mill as well as his promotions over the course of two decades.
- Language
- The material in this collection is in English.
- 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
Arthur W. Thornton was born in McKeesport, Pa., and graduated from Lehigh University as a Metallurgical Engineer in 1931. He began as a Metallurgist at National Tube Company, a division of the United States Steel Company, in the McKeesport Mill in 1934. He was named Assistant Superintendent in 1940, Superintendent in 1943, Assistant General Superintendent in 1952 and finally Assistant to the Vice President of Operations for the National Tube Company at their headquarters in Pittsburgh, Pa. He would eventually become the Director of Engineering and Research and work for the company for 36 total years. He had two children with his wife Jane Thornton.
Scope and Content Notes
The Thornton Papers (1940-1963) include two journals and a scrapbook. The two journals contain daily entries which document Thornton's activities in his Superintendent capacity at the McKeesport Mill from 1940 through 1962. The scrapbook includes identified photographs of employees as well as newspaper clippings and several letters highlighting Thornton's promotions throughout the two decades he was assigned to the National Works in McKeesport.
Conditions Governing Access
None
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift from Jane Thornton in 1993.
Archives accession # 1993.0157
Preferred Citation
Arthur Thornton Papers, 1940-1963, MSS 0690, Library and Archives Division, Senator John Heinz History Center
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Alex J. Toner on 01/03/12.
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.
Related Materials
National Tube Division, U. S. Steel Corporation records, 1899-1968, MSS 0574, Library and Archives Division, Senator John Heinz History Center.
Subjects
- United States Steel Corporation--National Tube Company (McKeesport, Pa.)
- McKeesport (Pa.)
- Steel Industry and trade--Pennsylvania--McKeesport.