Carl George Krieger Papers

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
Newman Library
Virginia Tech
P.O. Box 90001
560 Drillfield Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (540) 231-6308
Fax: (540) 231-3694
Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Carl George Krieger Papers, Ms1982-013, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
15 Cubic Feet 19 boxes
Creator:
Krieger, Carl George, 1905-1979
Abstract:
The Carl George Krieger Papers include correspondence, speeches, notebooks, photographs, audio and video recordings, a scrapbook, and clippings and magazine articles on topics related to agriculture, gas, oil, tractors, air and water pollution, waste treatment, and public relations. Krieger (1905-1979) was the first agricultural engineering graduate at Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1926, and he was a gas engine specialist and a pioneer in the development of the high-compression tractor.
Language:
The materials in the collection are in English.
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Carl George Krieger Papers, Ms1982-013, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

The Carl George Krieger Papers include correspondence, speeches, notebooks, photographs, audio and video recordings, a scrapbook, and clippings and magazine articles on topics related to agriculture, gas, oil, tractors, air and water pollution, waste treatment, and public relations.

Biographical / historical:

Carl George Krieger, Jr. (1905-1979) was a gas engine specialist and a pioneer in the development of the high-compression tractor. Krieger worked in the management structure of Ethyl Gasoline Corporation (1927-1969); was director of the Farm Equipment and Machinery Division of the War Production Board (WPB); was a special assistant to the WPB's chairman during World War II; and served as chairman of the Agricultural Development Committee of the American Petroleum Institute in the post-war years.

A native of Portsmouth, Virginia, Krieger was born to Carl George and Belle Hunter (Brooks) Krieger on April 3, 1905. he was the first agricultural engineering graduate at Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1926. He married his second wife, Millicent M. Roberts, on December 15, 1945, in Pennsylvania.

External sources:

U.S. Federal Census, 1910, 1930, 1950

"Carl Krieger" in the US Social Security Death Index, MyTrees.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/34479780:3693, accessed April 22, 2024.

"Carl G., Jr. Krieger" in the Pennsylvania, U.S., Marriages, 1852-1968, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/2564456:61381, accessed April 22, 2024.

George Krieger obituary, Newsday (Suffolk Edition), Sept. 27, 1979, in the U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/926542719:61843, accessed April 22, 2024.

Acquisition information:
The Carl George Krieger Papers were donated to the University Libraries in September 1982.
Processing information:

The Carl George Krieger Papers are in their original order. The initial 43 boxes were condensed to 19 boxes and moved to off-site storage. A box-level inventory and collection description were created after the materials were donated. The finding aid was created from this inventory in January 2011.

Arrangement:

The Carl George Krieger Papers are in their original order. Boxes 1-2 contains biographical information and correspondence. Boxes 2-10 contain subject files. Boxes 11-13 include materials relating to Krieger's tenure at Ethyl Gasoline Corporation. Boxes 14-16 contain publications. Boxes 17-19 include training films and video recordings relating to farm topics.

Physical location:
Please note: This collection is in off-site storage and requires 2-3 days notice for retrieval. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives for more information.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard