  Collection Scope and Content Notes  The majority of the
documents in this collection follow the Rust Engineering Company
from its founding in 1905 until its sale to Litton Industries in
1967 -- the time when Rust was a family-run organization.
Although it contains a variety of material, the strength of the
collection lies in the correspondence and project files of the
company's first two presidents, S.M. Rust and S.M. Rust, Jr.,
who operated from the Pittsburgh office.  Working at a time when
most long-distance business communication was by letter or
telegram, both presidents wrote constantly to their officers,
their brothers and uncles at branch offices, foremen and site
superintendents, lawyers, financial advisors, other companies,
and clients. Their discussions, which are often detailed and
sometimes personal, show how they handled management decisions
day to day; a typical letter might inquire about a shipment of
brick, settle a dispute between workers, or discuss contacts in
the paper mill industry. A