Southern Engineering Company records
Collection
Identifier: MS0497
Scope and Contents
Corporate publications, newspaper clippings, correspondence, and photographs comprise the collection. Among the photographs is a picture not directly related to Southern Engineering. It shows Leslie G. Berry, Sr., among other men in an unknown Charlotte location (circa 1914).
Dates
- circa 1914-1976
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
The Records of the Southern Engineering Company are the physical property of J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections. Some material may be copyrighted or restricted. It is the patron's obligation to determine and satisfy copyright or other case restrictions when publishing or otherwise distributing materials found in the collections.
Historical Note
Southern Engineering Company was founded by Leslie G. Berry, Sr., in Charlotte, NC, in 1911. The company fabricated the structural steel used in the construction of area power plants and commercial buildings such as the original Charlotte Coliseum. Their work could be seen in local bridges and other structures in the Piedmont and the Southeast. One of the first architects who worked at Southern Engineering was Martin Evans Boyer, Jr. who left the company to open his own design firm in 1920.
Extent
1.34 Linear Feet
Language
English
Overview
The collection includes corporate publications, newspaper clippings, correspondence, and photographs about Southern Engineering Company and the death of founder, Leslie G. Berry, Sr.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged into the following four series: The Company, Southern Engineering Company Publications, Photographs and Death of Leslie G. Berry.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Betty Dale Archer, 2015.
Processing Information
The collection was processed by Dawn Schmitz.
- Title
- Southern Engineering Company records
- Status
- Completeexceptcataloging
- Author
- Dawn Schmitz
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Manuscript Collections, J. Murrey Atkins Library Special Collections and University Archives, UNC Charlotte Repository
Contact:
Atkins Library, UNC Charlotte
9201 University City Blvd
Charlotte 28223 United Stated
spec-coll@uncc.edu
Atkins Library, UNC Charlotte
9201 University City Blvd
Charlotte 28223 United Stated
spec-coll@uncc.edu