LibGuides: Industrial History of Beloit: Histories and Background Information

Background Information

Beloit, Wisconsin : a study in urban geography. Lynn Harvey Halverson, 1933
From the Transactions of the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters. Includes a history of industry and commerce through 1933.

History of Rock County, Wisconsin
Chicago : Western Historical Co., 1879.
History of Rock County Wis. online
Rock County, Wisconsin: A New History
William Fiske Brown.
Chicago, C.F. Cooper & Co., 1908.
Rock County: A New History - online
The Rock River Valley: Its History, Traditions . . .
Chicago: S.J. Clarke, 1926
Narrative of Experiences in the Life of Sereno Taylor Merrill
Memoir of Sereno Taylor Merrill (1816-1905), an early Beloit businessman and stockholder in the Rock River Paper Company, Merrill & Houston Iron Works, Citizen's National Bank, and Eclipse Wind-Mill Company.

Making Things - A. P. Warner
Arthur Pratt Warner (1870-1957) was an inventor, businessman and pioneer aviator. His inventions include the electric brake and the speedometer. He was the first American private citizen to purchase an airplane.
Book of Beloit - Immigrant Groups
Selected Pages from Book of Beloit (1936) --Norwegians -- French -- Irish -- Greeks -- Italians -- Lithuanians
Book of Beloit II - Black Migration and Community History
In Search of Freedom -- Years 1910-20, Factory Growth -- White Population Resistance -- No Dorms for Black Students -- World War II -- Scout Troops -- NAACP -- George Hilliard -- Velma Bell Hamilton

Rubie Bond Interview- The African-American Experience in Beloit, Wisconsin
In 1917, when she was ten years old, Rubie White moved to Beloit with her parents from Pontotoc, Mississippi. Her father had been recruited to work at Fairbanks, Morse & Co.
Basic Statement for Beloit - 1962
Prepared by the Wisconsin State Employment Service. Information on the economic, cultural, and recreational characteristics of Beloit in 1962, aimed at industrial and commercial business interests.

Biography and Genealogy Master Index
Call Number: Reference 920.073 B52

Helpful for locating biographies of prominent Beloiters, for example Robert H. Morse.
Historical Encyclopedia of American Labor by Robert E. Weir (Editor); James P. Hanlan (Editor); James P. Hanlan
Call Number: Reference 331.88 H629

ISBN: 0313318409

Publication Date: 2004-03-30

ABC Supply Company Inc.
International Directory of Company Histories. Vol. 131. St. James Press, 2012. pages 7-12.
Beloit Corporation
International Directory of Company Histories. Vol. 14. St. James Press, 1996. p. 55-57.
Pioneers in Industry: the Story of Fairbanks, Morse & Co
Online
Regal-Beloit Corporation
International Directory of Company Histories. Vol. 97. St. James Press, 2009. p. 335-342

Industry Histories from The Book of Beloit 1936
Fairbanks-Morse -- Beloit Iron Works (Beloit Corp.) -- Yates-American Machine Co. -- Freeman Shoe Corp. -- Gardner Machine Co.