NORTHERN PUMP COMPANY:
An Inventory of Its Records at the Minnesota Historical Society
Manuscripts Collection
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Northern Pump Company, creator. | |
| Title: | Northern Pump Company records. | |
| Dates: | 1916-1980. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Business records include contract renegotiations with the U.S. Navy (1942, 1943, 1964), publications and news articles (1942-1944, 1965), photographs (undated) and photograph albums (1941, 1949-1950), and speeches (1941-1963), while Hawley's personal papers include correspondence (1918, 1933-1938, 1980), photographs (1912-1967), and miscellaneous material. The bulk of the collection is a set of recorded speeches, mostly given by Hawley to Northern Pump's employees during World War Two ordnance production. | |
| Quantity: | 2.5 cubic feet (4 boxes and 1 folder, unboxed). | |
| Location: | See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
HISTORICAL NOTE
Northern Pump Company
In 1929, Northern Pump Company was created from the merger of two Minneapolis, Minnesota, businesses: Northern Fire Apparatus Company and the Pagel Pump Company. In January 1941 Northern Pump left its Central Avenue location for a new plant in Fridley, Minnesota, and in June 1942 created the subsidiary Northern Ordnance Incorporated to fulfill its federal production contracts.
Post-war, Northern Ordnance continued its naval production and in 1964 was purchased by Food Machinery Corporation (FMC), of San Jose, California (the former renamed Northern Ordnance Division). FMC operated the site until 1994, when a series of corporate mergers and sales began. As of 2009, BAE Systems, a defense, security, and aerospace company, owned and operated the Fridley production site.
John B. Hawley, Jr.
John Blackstock "Jack" Hawley, Jr. was born on July 11, 1899, in Texas to John B. and Sue (Terrell) Hawley. A graduate of Cornell University (1921), Jack Hawley became a civil engineer, eventually employed with Minnesota's Cargill, Inc.
Hawley purchased and managed Northern Pump Company upon its creation. He secured Northern Pump's first order for the Navy in 1932, which proved a profitable relationship in coming years. (Hawley's was the sixth highest personal salary in the United States for fiscal year 1944.) In 1964, Hawley sold Northern Ordnance to FMC, though he continued to own and operate Northern Pump Company. He died on June 29, 1980, at age 80.
ARRANGEMENT
These documents are organized into the following sections:
| Northern Pump Company / Northern Ordnance Incorporated. | ||
| John B. Hawley, Jr. Papers. |
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Northern Pump Company Records. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession numbers: 16,230 16,279; 16,883
Processing Information:
Processed by: Christopher G. Welter, October 2009; addition by David B. Peterson, July 2014
Catalog ID number: 990069693200104294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
NORTHERN PUMP COMPANY / NORTHERN ORDNANCE INCORPORATED
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| 151.A.3.5 | 4 | Renegotiation propaganda to Congress, [1943?]. | |||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 143.G.18.2F | 1 | Contract renegotiations, 1942, 1943, 1964. 1 folder and 1 volume. | |||||||||||
| Unionization movement, 1955-1956. | |||||||||||||
| Publications and news articles, 1942-1944, 1965. | |||||||||||||
| Product catalogs, undated. | |||||||||||||
| Photographs, undated. | |||||||||||||
| Photograph albums: | |||||||||||||
| Production, manufacturing, and design developments, July 1949-July 1950. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 151.A.3.5 | 4 | Presentation of Navy "E" award, August 21, 1941. | |||||||||||
| Folder | |||||||||||||
| +244 | 1 | Posters: | |||||||||||
| Knudsen Praises Northern Pump, undated. 1 broadside. | |||||||||||||
| Enlargement of a newspaper article. | |||||||||||||
| Story of Northern Pump is production 'miracle,' June 7, 1942. 1 broadside. | |||||||||||||
| Produced by Minneapolis Sunday Tribune and Star Journal. | |||||||||||||
| Northern Pump Company Naval Ordnance Plant, Minneapolis, Minnesota, July 4, 1942. | |||||||||||||
| Final assembly and test of 5-inch 38 cal. Naval gun mounts. | |||||||||||||
| Promotional maritime prints: | |||||||||||||
| Collection of lithographic prints of images by artists Gordon Grant and Montague Dawson. | |||||||||||||
| Armed freighter / Gordon Grant, 1943. | |||||||||||||
| Forest Queen / Montague Dawson, 1943. | |||||||||||||
| Sinking of the Bismarck / Montague Dawson, 1943. | |||||||||||||
| U.S.S. Chester (cruiser) / Gordon Grant, 1942. | |||||||||||||
| U.S.S. Cimarron (oiler) / Gordon Grant, 1943. | |||||||||||||
| U.S.S. Gridley (destroyer) / Gordon Grant, 1942. | |||||||||||||
| U.S.S. Hornet (aircraft carrier) / Gordon Grant, 1942. | |||||||||||||
| U.S.S. Martz (destroyer escort) / Gordon Grant, 1943. | |||||||||||||
| U.S.S. Narwhal (submarine) / Gordon Grant, 1943. | |||||||||||||
| U.S.S. Pennsylvania (battleship) / Gordon Grant, 1942. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 143.G.18.2F | 1 | Speeches and ceremonies: | |||||||||||
| Includes both audio recordings and transcripts. | |||||||||||||
| Speeches (transcripts), 1941-1960. | |||||||||||||
| Box | |||||||||||||
| 151.A.3.3 | 2 | Northern Pump 1-2: Mr. Hawley’s speech, September 25, 1941. 1 sound disc: analog, 78 rpm. | |||||||||||
| 100th gun mount produced, December 4, 1941. 2 sound discs: analog, 78 rpm. | |||||||||||||
| Speakers: Hawley, Commander Culver, Harrison (Harry) Randolph; topics: pay increase, [Carl] Eric Engholm's death. | |||||||||||||
| Mr. Hawley’s speech 1-2, February 12, 1942. 1 sound disc: analog, 78 rpm. | |||||||||||||
| Mr. Hawley’s speech 3-8, May 4, 1942. 3 sound discs: analog, 78 rpm. | |||||||||||||
| Speakers: Commander Jacobs; topics: gun mounts, John Baron's twin babies, vacation, explanation of what Northern Ordnance manufactures, pay increase when buying war bonds, request for new bridge, greeting new men and thanking men. | |||||||||||||
| Mr. Hawley’s talk 1-3, July 22, 1942. 2 sound discs: analog, 78 rpm. | |||||||||||||
| Topics: Rumors, vacation. | |||||||||||||
| Fill I, July 22, 1942. 1 sound disc: analog, 78 rpm. | |||||||||||||
| Disc sleeve marked "original steel recorder." | |||||||||||||
| John B. Hawley, Northern Pump 1-2, July 22, 1942. 1 sound disc: analog, 78 rpm. | |||||||||||||
| Disc sleeve marked "original steel recorder." | |||||||||||||
| Mr. Hawley 1-5, August 26, 1942. 3 sound discs: analog, 78 rpm. | |||||||||||||
| Speakers: Commander Jacobs; topics: Rumors, Goodyear, 40-hour week. | |||||||||||||
| Presentation of Navy's "E" award, September 23, 1942. 1 sound disc: analog, 78 rpm. | |||||||||||||
| Upton Close 1-3, December 1, 1942. 2 sound discs: analog, 78 rpm. | |||||||||||||
| Topic: Speaking about Commander Culver and Boise. | |||||||||||||
| Commander Culver’s talk to Northern Pump employees 1-5, December 7, 1942. 3 sound discs: analog, 78 rpm. | |||||||||||||
| 100th gun mount speech, undated. 1 sound disc: analog, 78 rpm. | |||||||||||||
| Speakers: Commander Culver and John B. Hawley. | |||||||||||||
| Owatonna Tool Company 1-6, October 6, 1942. 3 sound discs: analog, 78 rpm. | |||||||||||||
| Topic: Army-Navy production award. | |||||||||||||
| United Nations program (WCCO), January 13, 1943. 1 sound disc: analog, 78 rpm. | |||||||||||||
| Speaker: Mr. Jacques Fermaud. | |||||||||||||
| Great Lakes Training Station 1-6, October 28, 1942. 3 sound discs: analog, 78 rpm. | |||||||||||||
| Speakers: Mr. Donaldson, Commander H.R. Harris, Captain T. DeWitt Carr, Admiral John Downes, John B. Hawley, Chaplain Lash (Benediction). | |||||||||||||
| Northwestern University reviewing stand 1-6, February 14, 1943. 3 sound discs: analog, 78 rpm. | |||||||||||||
| Speakers: Mr. Hawley, Mr. Emery, Professor Duncan. Original broadcast from Chicago via WLOL and WGN. | |||||||||||||
| Cedric Adams' WCCO broadcast from Northern Pump Co. 3, February 16, 1943. 1 sound disc: analog, 78 rpm. | |||||||||||||
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| 151.A.3.4 | 3 | United Nations program (WCCO), January 13, 1943. 1 sound disc: analog, 78 rpm. | |||||||||||
| Speaker: Mr. Jacques Fermaud. | |||||||||||||
| Hog calling contest 1-2, February 24, 1943. 1 sound disc: analog, 78 rpm. | |||||||||||||
| War Chest's senior lieutenant Pavlichenko 1-3, September 28, 1942. 2 sound discs: analog, 78 rpm. | |||||||||||||
| Renewal of "E" award 1-6, October 27, 1942. 3 sound discs: analog, 78 rpm. | |||||||||||||
| Speakers: Admiral Blandy, Upton Close, Governor Stassen, Joseph Ball. Includes administration building dedication, gun mount [Baron] twins, contest prize, and awards. | |||||||||||||
| KSTP [1-12], October 27, 1942. 6 sound discs: analog, 78 rpm. | |||||||||||||
| Transcriptions: Close, Blandy, and Hawley. | |||||||||||||
| Upton Close on NBC 1-3, October 27, 1942. 2 sound discs: analog, 78 rpm. | |||||||||||||
| Upton Close and John B. Hawley on NBC 1-3, October 31, 1942. 2 sound discs: analog, 78 rpm. | |||||||||||||
| Vox pop broadcasts (WCCO) 1-3, January 3, 1944. 2 sound discs: analog, 78 rpm. | |||||||||||||
| Guests: Charles Millhouse, Robert L. Adolphi, George Thompson, Harley H. Boudreaux, Marie Enck, Harry H. Dmokowski. | |||||||||||||
| Fifth renewal of "E" award 1-2, October 11, 1944. 2 sound discs: analog, 78 rpm. | |||||||||||||
| Speakers: Rear admiral W.A. Kitts and Captain R.W. Halsinger. | |||||||||||||
| Renewal of "E" award 1-2, September 23, 1942. 1 sound disc: analog, 78 rpm. | |||||||||||||
| Yo Yo / Down Argentina Way, undated. 1 sound disc: analog, 78 rpm. | |||||||||||||
| 5000th gun mount ceremony 1-3, November 30, 1944. 2 sound discs: analog, 78 rpm. | |||||||||||||
| Speech to night crew 1-4, May 12, 1944. 2 sound discs: analog, 78 rpm. | |||||||||||||
| Speech to night shift 1-3, August 8, 1945. 2 sound discs: analog, 78 rpm. | |||||||||||||
| Navy rocket exhibit 1-4, June 27, 1945. 2 sound discs: analog, 78 rpm. | |||||||||||||
| Memorial Day 1945 1-7, [May 30, 1945?]. 4 sound discs: analog, 78 rpm. | |||||||||||||
| Speakers: Mr. Hawley and Captain Jacobs. | |||||||||||||
| War chest rally 1-2, October 13, 1944. 1 sound disc: analog, 78 rpm. | |||||||||||||
| Speakers: Mr. Hawley and Cedric Adams. | |||||||||||||
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| 151.A.3.5 | 4 | Day shift / night shift, January 2, 1946. 1 sound disc: analog, 78 rpm. | |||||||||||
| Speakers: Mr. Hawley and Cedric Adams. | |||||||||||||
| Fall festival drawing (100 prizes) 1-4, October 2, 1946. 2 sound discs: analog, 78 rpm. | |||||||||||||
| Drawing for prize beef 1-3, January 18, 1946. 2 sound discs: analog, 78 rpm. | |||||||||||||
| Day shift / night shift, September 10-11, 1945. 3 sound discs: analog, 78 rpm. | |||||||||||||
| Topics: 40-hour week, night shift to continue. | |||||||||||||
| Mr. Hawley, October 16-17, 1945. 2 sound discs: analog, 78 rpm. | |||||||||||||
| Topics: war chest. | |||||||||||||
| Beef contest 1-3, August 2, 1946. 2 sound discs: analog, 78 rpm. | |||||||||||||
| VE Day broadcast 1-2, May 8, 1946. 2 sound discs: analog, 78 rpm. | |||||||||||||
| Turkey raffle 2-8, November 22, 1946. 4 sound discs: analog, 78 rpm. | |||||||||||||
| [Christmas remarks], December 23, 1946. 7 sound discs: analog, 78 rpm. | |||||||||||||
| Christmas chorus 1, 3, 5, 7, December 24, 1947. 2 sound discs: analog, 78 rpm. | |||||||||||||
| Mr. Hawley 1-3, November 17, 1955. 2 sound discs: analog, 33⅓ rpm. | |||||||||||||
| Christmas chorus, December 23, 1963. 1 sound tape reel: analog. | |||||||||||||
JOHN B. HAWLEY, JR. PAPERS
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| 143.G.18.2F | 1 | Correspondence, 1918, 1933-1938, 1980. | |||||||||||
| Photographs, 1912-1967. 1 folder and 1 album. | |||||||||||||
| Honorary degrees and awards, 1956-1972. | |||||||||||||
| Golfing technique, 1954, 1956. | |||||||||||||
| Miscellaneous, undated and 1933. | |||||||||||||
| Includes family coat of arms, a eulogy, and Northern Pump's projected 1933 budget. | |||||||||||||
| Folder | |||||||||||||
| +244 | 1 | Photographic collage of diplomas and certificates, undated. | |||||||||||
| Images of diplomas and certificates earned by John B. Hawley, Jr. and by other family members. | |||||||||||||
CATALOG HEADINGS
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
- Topics:
- Defense industries -- Minnesota -- Anoka County.
- Ordnance -- Manufacture -- History -- 20th century.
- Persons:
- Dawson, Montague, 1895-1973, author.
- Grant, Gordon, 1875-1962, author.
- Hawley, John B. (John Blackstock), 1899-1980, author.
- Organizations:
- Northern Ordnance Incorporated (Fridley, Minn.), author.
- Places:
- Fridley (Minn.) -- Buildings, structures, etc.
- Document Types:
- Lithographs.
- Phonograph records
- Photographs
- Speeches
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