Arrangement
The George H. Corliss collection is divided into nine series by type of record:
- Series 1. Correspondence, 1835-1888
- Series 2. Business Records of the Corliss Steam Engine Company and its Predecessors, 1846-1885
- Series 3. Patents and Litigation, 1843-1892
- Series 4. Scrapbooks, 1876-1882
- Series 5. Biographical and Historical Material, 1838-1958
- Series 6. Awards, 1862-1886
- Series 7. Medals and Objects, 1850-1886
- Series 8. Illustrative Material, 1856-1962