Repository: ULS Archives & Special Collections
Title: A.M. Byers Company Personnel Records
Creator: A. M. Byers Company
Collection Number: AIS.1974.31
Extent: 153.75 Linear Feet (153 boxes)
Date: 1905-1960
Abstract: A.M. Byers Company was a steel and wrought iron pipe manufacturer founded in 1863. This collection contains personnel cards detailing work histories of employees of the A.M. Byers Company plants in South Side Pittsburgh and Ambridge, Pennsylvania.
Language: English .
Author: Zachary Brodt.
Publisher: ULS Archives & Special Collections
Address: University of Pittsburgh Library System
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Access Restrictions

No restrictions.

Acquisition Information

Gift of Mr. Aaron Mandel, President of Domes, Inc., in 1974.

Arrangement

Series I. Caucasian Employees

Series II. African American Employees

Series III. Metallurgy Department Publications

History

A.M. Byers Company was a steel and wrought iron pipe manufacturer with plants in South Side Pittsburgh and Ambridge, Pennsylvania. The company was founded in 1863 and the Pittsburgh plants were closed in 1969 prior to the company's acquisition by the General Tire and Rubber Company.

Copyright

The University of Pittsburgh holds the property rights to the material in this collection, but the copyright may still be held by the original creator/author. Researchers are therefore advised to follow the regulations set forth in the U.S. Copyright Code when publishing, quoting, or reproducing material from this collection without the consent of the creator/author or that go beyond what is allowed by fair use.

Previous Citation

A.M. Byers Company Personnel Records, 1905-1960, AIS.1974.31, Archives Service Center, University of Pittsburgh

Preferred Citation

A.M. Byers Company Personnel Records, 1905-1960, AIS.1974.31, Archives & Special Collections, University of Pittsburgh Library System

Processing Information

This collection was processed by Zachary Brodt, Amy Brunner, Kimberley Elliott, Alexandra Hebda, Thaddeus J. Kotarski III, Emma Mosser, Antonio Parente.

Scope and Content Notes

This collection, primarily comprising personnel cards, contains work histories of employees of the A.M. Byers Company. Included in the histories are the worker's name, wage rate, occupation, date of hire, length of time on the job, and reasons for leaving. Demographic information, such as date of birth, gender, marital status, race, ethnicity, place of birth, citizenship, and English language ability are also present. These histories are arranged by the workers last name. Publications from the Metallurgy Department are also included.

Subjects

Corporate Names

A. M. Byers Company

Genres

Personnel records

Other Subjects

Steel pipe industry -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh
Iron and steel workers -- Pennsylvania -- Pittsburgh
Labor
Business and Industry

Container List

Series I. Caucasian Employees

Scope and Content Notes

This series includes the employee records of white employees at the South Side Pittsburgh and Ambridge plants. Also included are a small group of records concerning employees of Middle Eastern or Asian descent.

Employee Records, A-ALP

Containers: box 1

Employee Records, ALT-AP

Containers: box 2

Employee Records, AQ-AZ

Containers: box 3

Employee Records, BAB-BANKS

Containers: box 4

Employee Records, BANKO-BAR

Containers: box 5

Employee Records, BAS-BELK

Containers: box 6

Employee Records, BELL-BEVAC

Containers: box 7

Employee Records, BEVAN-BLAKE

Containers: box 8

Employee Records, BLAKELY-BOLDEN

Containers: box 9

Employee Records, BOLEK-BOZ

Containers: box 10

Employee Records, BRA-BROWN, JOH

Containers: box 11

Employee Records, BROWN, JOE - BUJ

Containers: box 12

Employee Records, BUK-BYM

Containers: box 13

Employee Records, C-CAP

Containers: box 14

Employee Records, CAR-CATANE

Containers: box 15

Employee Records, CATANZ-CHE

Containers: box 16

Employee Records, CHI-CIRO

Containers: box 17

Employee Records, CIRU-COLLINS, THE

Containers: box 18

Employee Records, COLLINS, THO-COV

Containers: box 19

Employee Records, COR-CS

Containers: box 20

Employee Records, CU-CZ

Containers: box 21

Employee Records, DAB-DAVIE

Containers: box 22

Employee Records, DAVIS-DEF

Containers: box 23

Employee Records, DEG-DER

Containers: box 24

Employee Records, DES-DIM

Containers: box 25

Employee Records, DIN-DOM

Containers: box 26

Employee Records, DON-DRU

Containers: box 27

Employee Records, DRW-DYA

Containers: box 28

Employee Records, DYE-EL

Containers: box 29

Employee Records, EM-EZ

Containers: box 30

Employee Records, F-FEL

Containers: box 31

Employee Records, FEN-FI

Containers: box 32

Employee Records, FL-FOZ

Containers: box 33

Employee Records, FOT-FR

Containers: box 34

Employee Records, FU-GANS

Containers: box 35

Employee Records, GANT-GERL

Containers: box 36

Employee Records, GERM-GLOD

Containers: box 37

Employee Records, GLOE-GRAB

Containers: box 38

Employee Records, GRAC-GRIF

Containers: box 39

Employee Records, GRIG-GUTA

Containers: box 40

Employee Records, GUTC-HAMILTON, H.

Containers: box 41

Employee Records, HAMILTON, J-HARTMAN, G

Containers: box 42

Employee Records, HARTMAN, H-HEL

Containers: box 43

Employee Records, HEM-HILL, JAM

Containers: box 44

Employee Records, HILL, JAS-HOK

Containers: box 45

Employee Records, HOL-HOS

Containers: box 46

Employee Records, HOU-HUNTER, R

Containers: box 47

Employee Records, HUNTER, W-JAB

Containers: box 48

Employee Records, JAC-JED

Containers: box 49

Employee Records, JEF-JOR

Containers: box 50

Employee Records, JOS-KEL

Containers: box 51

Employee Records, KAM-KASTEL

Containers: box 52

Employee Records, KASTEN-KENNEDY, L

Containers: box 53

Employee Records, KENNEDY, M-KIRK

Containers: box 54

Employee Records, KIRL-KNO

Containers: box 55

Employee Records, KOB-KOROL, B

Containers: box 56

Employee Records, KOROL, J-KOY

Containers: box 57

Employee Records, KOZ-KRIS

Containers: box 58

Employee Records, KRIT-KUHN

Containers: box 59

Employee Records, KUHNI-LACE

Containers: box 60

Employee Records, LACH-LARSON, L

Containers: box 61

Employee Records, LARSON, R-LEE, E

Containers: box 62

Employee Records, LEE, F-LEWIS, A

Containers: box 63

Employee Records, LEWIS, D-LOCOCO, A

Containers: box 64

Employee Records, LOCOCO, J-LUCZ

Containers: box 65

Employee Records, LUD-MAC

Containers: box 66

Employee Records, MAD-MALN

Containers: box 67

Employee Records, MALO-MARIC

Containers: box 68

Employee Records, MARID-MASTAL

Containers: box 69

Employee Records, MASTAN-MAZ

Containers: box 70

Employee Records, MCA-MCCREA, P

Containers: box 71

Employee Records, MCCREA, R-MCKENNA, J

Containers: box 72

Employee Records, MCKENNA, L-MEL

Containers: box 73

Employee Records, MEN-MIHALIC, J

Containers: box 74

Employee Records, MIHALIC, M-MILLER, JOHN J

Containers: box 75

Employee Records, MILLER, JOHN P-MIT

Containers: box 76

Employee Records, MOC-MOO

Containers: box 77

Employee Records, MOR-MOT

Containers: box 78

Employee Records, MOU-MUR

Containers: box 79

Employee Records, MUS-NAL

Containers: box 80

Employee Records, NAY-NIL

Containers: box 81

Employee Records, NIM-OBU

Containers: box 82

Employee Records, OCH-ONO

Containers: box 83

Employee Records, ONU-PALC

Containers: box 84

Employee Records, PALE-PAR

Containers: box 85

Employee Records, PAS-PAZ

Containers: box 86

Employee Records, PC-PER

Containers: box 87

Employee Records, PES-PHL

Containers: box 88

Employee Records, PIA-PLA

Containers: box 89

Employee Records, PLE-POO

Containers: box 90

Employee Records, POP-PRA

Containers: box 91

Employee Records, PRE-PRZ

Containers: box 92

Employee Records, PSE-RAD

Containers: box 93

Employee Records, RAF-RED

Containers: box 94

Employee Records, REF-REZ

Containers: box 95

Employee Records, RH-RIZ

Containers: box 96

Employee Records, ROA-ROL

Containers: box 97

Employee Records, ROM-ROSS

Containers: box 98

Employee Records, ROSSE-RUR

Containers: box 99

Employee Records, RUS-SAD

Containers: box 100

Employee Records, SAF-SAU

Containers: box 101

Employee Records, SAV-SCHL

Containers: box 102

Employee Records, SCHM-SCHW

Containers: box 103

Employee Records, SCO-SEN

Containers: box 104

Employee Records, SEP-SHE

Containers: box 105

Employee Records, SHI-SIE

Containers: box 106

Employee Records, SIG-SIX

Containers: box 107

Employee Records, SK-SME

Containers: box 108

Employee Records, SMI-SMY

Containers: box 109

Employee Records, SNA-SOL

Containers: box 110

Employee Records, SOM-SPE

Containers: box 111

Employee Records, SPH-STARH

Containers: box 112

Employee Records, STARI-STERNB

Containers: box 113

Employee Records, STERNE-STROB

Containers: box 114

Employee Records, STROE-SURM

Containers: box 115

Employee Records, SURO-SZCZURE

Containers: box 116

Employee Records, SZCZURK-TAW

Containers: box 117

Employee Records, TAY-THOMASH

Containers: box 118

Employee Records, THOMASS-TOM

Containers: box 119

Employee Records, TON-TS

Containers: box 120

Employee Records, TUC-VAI

Containers: box 121

Employee Records, VAL-VIE

Containers: box 122

Employee Records, VIG-VOL

Containers: box 123

Employee Records, W-WAM

Containers: box 124

Employee Records, WAN-WEBER, C

Containers: box 125

Employee Records, WEBER, E-WES

Containers: box 126

Employee Records, WET-WILLIAMS, C

Containers: box 127

Employee Records, WILLIAMS, D-WIS

Containers: box 128

Employee Records, WIT-WOZNIAK, J

Containers: box 129

Employee Records, WOZNIAK, L-YENE

Containers: box 130

Employee Records, YENO-ZALL

Containers: box 131

Employee Records, ZALU-ZIRE

Containers: box 132

Employee Records, ZIRK-ZYS

Containers: box 133

Series II. African American Employees

Scope and Content Notes

This series includes the employee records of African American employees at the South Side Pittsburgh and Ambridge plants.

Employee Records, A-BET

Containers: box 134

Employee Records, BEV-BURTON, J

Containers: box 135

Employee Records, BURTON, W-CRAI

Containers: box 136

Employee Records, CRAW-ERBY, G

Containers: box 137

Employee Records, ERBY, W-GOZ

Containers: box 138

Employee Records, GRA-HAWKINS, J

Containers: box 139

Employee Records, HAWKINS, M-IVO

Containers: box 140

Employee Records, J-JONES, E

Containers: box 141

Employee Records, JONES, F-LID

Containers: box 142

Employee Records, LIG-MITCHELL, L

Containers: box 143

Employee Records, MITCHELL, W-PARR

Containers: box 144

Employee Records, PARS-ROBINSON, D

Containers: box 145

Employee Records, ROBINSON, E-SMITH, G

Containers: box 146

Employee Records, SMITH, H-TEA

Containers: box 147

Employee Records, TEI-WARE, C

Containers: box 148

Employee Records, WARE, J-WILSON, L

Containers: box 149

Employee Records, WILSON, M-ZEL

Containers: box 150

Series III. Metallurgy Department Publications

Scope and Content Notes

This series includes publications and catalogs from the Metallurgy Departmental library.

Publications

Containers: box 151

Publications

Containers: box 152

Publications

Containers: box 153

Series IV. Oversize Material

Scope and Content Notes

This material was added to the finding aid in December 2010.

Item 1. Architectural plans and blueprints

Containers: map-case 4, drawer 10

Guide to the A.M. Byers Company Personnel Records, 1905-1960 AIS.1974.31

Arrangement

Access Restrictions

Acquisition Information

Arrangement

History

Copyright

Previous Citation

Preferred Citation

Processing Information

Scope and Content Notes

Subjects

Corporate Names

Genres

Other Subjects

Container List

Scope and Content Notes

Scope and Content Notes

Scope and Content Notes

Scope and Content Notes