Aerials / outside photos of Kearny Plant, architectural renderings, undated

This collection consists of three series.

Series 1 contains papers including scientific papers written and presented for Western Electric, articles (mostly in the Western Electric publication Kearnygram), and misc. papers, including some research on the history of Western Electric.

Series 2 contains photographs -- the bulk of which are of equipment. There are also some charts, as well as a few photos of the outside of the plant. Some of these materials were combined into books with tabs for navigation, which also include some papers.

Series 3 contains artifacts including a piece of the first transatlantic cable, a commerative building, a tie clip, and other items.