Warner Gear Division collection
Scope and Contents
This collection includes brochures, organization charts, personnel records, advertisements, publications, and historical records from Borg-Warner Corporation, Warner Gear Division in Muncie, Indiana ranging from 1918 to 1992 regarding the organization structure, personnel, and history of Warner Gear Division.
Dates
- 1918-1992
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Archives and Special Collections, Ball State University Libraries, Muncie, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Archives and Special Collections.
Historical Note
Thomas Warner moved from Montana to Muncie, Indiana around 1902. Upon his arrival to Muncie he organized the Warner Electric Company, and the Warner Gear Company. The Warner Gear Company became one of the top manufacturers of automobile transmissions and was located near highway 32 in Muncie until the plant closed in 2009.
Extent
1.7 Cubic Feet (4 boxes and 1 oversize box)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Arranged in the following series:
Series 1: Warner Gear Division organization and personnel records, 1976-1992
Series 2: Warner Gear Division historical records, 1918-1978
Series 3: Warner Gear Division Yohler, Bill photographs, circa 1901-1940
Series 4: Warner Gear Division Yohler, Bill photographs, negatives, and posters, undated
Custodial History
This collection was received by Archives and Special Collections as a donation. The Warner Gear 30 year retirement bracelet was donated by Anne A. Ross on 2012/06/06.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
EAD finding aid created 2012/04/05 by Lisa Barney. EAD finding aid revised 2012/04/16 by Bethany Fiechter.
- Automobile industry and trade Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Delaware County (Ind.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Delaware County (Ind.) -- History -- 20th century -- Sources Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Delaware County (Ind.) -- History -- 21st century -- Sources Subject Source: Local sources
- Documents Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Employees Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Industries Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Muncie (Ind.) Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Muncie (Ind.) -- History -- 20th century -- Sources Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Muncie (Ind.) -- History -- 21st century -- Sources Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Newspapers Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Photographs Subject Source: TGM II, Genre and physical characteristic terms
- Stoeckel Archives of Local History Subject Source: Local sources
- Title
- Warner Gear Division collection
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Stoeckel Archives of Local History Repository
Alexander M. Bracken Library
2000 W. University Avenue
Muncie Indiana 47306 USA
libarchives@bsu.edu
