Finding Aid for the Gleaner Combine (AGCO) Collection

Title

Finding Aid for the Gleaner Combine (AGCO) Collection

Rights

Rights Information

Type

Collection

Creator

Gleaner Manufacturing Company

Date

1925-2000

Description

This collection consists of photos, and a history of the Gleaner Manufacturing plant in Independence, Missouri. Many of the photos in the collection are digital. Several of the photos have been enlarged and mounted onto foam board for displays. The collection also contains a model tractor and a model combine.

Language

English

Place

Independence--Jackson County--Missouri

Alternative Title

Finding Aid for the AGCO Collection

Extent

2 boxes

Identifier

MGC 1213

Subject

Industries

Agriculture

Factories

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Collection Summary
Title
Gleaner Combine Collection
Date
1925-2000
Extent
2 Archival boxes

Name and Location of Repository
Midwest Genealogy Center, Independence (Mo.)
Reference code: MGC 1213-GCC
Processed by: Jolene Clark, 2020; finding aid created by Jolene Clark, 2020

Name of Creator
Gleaner Manufacturing Company
Biographical History
The Gleaner Manufacturing Company opened a plant on South Cottage Street in Independence,
Missouri in 1925. It was a major employer in Independence through the 1950s. Gleaner Manufacturing
was acquired by Allis-Chalmers in 1955, helping the company expand their farm equipment business and
to lead the way in self-propelled machines and combines. The company was sold to Deutz AG or DeutzAllis in the 1980s. In 1991, the company name changed to AGCO, but the company still continued to
produce the Gleaner brand. The plant in Independence was operated until 2000 when operations were
moved to a more modern plant in Hesston, Kansas.
Scope and Content
This collection consists of photos, and a history of the Gleaner Manufacturing plant in Independence,
Missouri. Many of the photos in the collection are digital. Several of the photos have been enlarged and
mounted onto foam board for displays. The collection also contains a model tractor and a model
combine.

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Collection Inventory
System of Arrangement
These records are arranged in 4 series.
Box 1
Series 1, Models
Item 1, 1948 Allis-Chalmers Tractor
Item 2, Deutz-Allis Gleaner Combine
Box 2
Series 2, History
Folder 1, Gleaner Combines. Then & Now: The Road Between
Folder 2, “The Gleaner and Gleaner-Baldwin Combines: They Cost Less and Save More”
Folder 3, “The Last Days of AGCO Independence Plant,” by Mike Taylor
Series 3, Foam mounted photographs
Item 1, Employees in front of Gleaner Baldwin plant
Item 2, Gleaner Baldwin Combines plant in Independence, MO
Item 3, Arial view of plant in Independence, MO
Item 4, man on Gleaner combine
Item 5, Gene Allen next to combine
Item 6, Gene Allen’s work notes (2 foam boards)
Item 7, L.E. Allen Patents
Series 4, Digital photographs
Item 1, digital photographs (22)

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Rights and Access
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use by appointment.
Physical Access
Paper records within this collection are housed within file folders. Other items are in acid free boxes.
Some photographs are digital only.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the Midwest Genealogy Center.
Languages and Scripts of the Material
Materials in the collection are entirely in English.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Items in this collection were donated to North Independence Branch of MCPL for displays and
transferred to the Midwest Genealogy Center.
Accruals
No further accruals are expected for this collection.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals owned by the Midwest Genealogy Center.
Notes
The following sources were consulted during the preparation of the biographical history:
 “Allis-Chalmers.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 16 Oct. 2019, en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AllisChalmers.
 “Gleaner Manufacturing Company.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 16 Oct. 2019,
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gleaner_Manufacturing_Company.
 Piland, Richard Newton. Independence. Charleston, S.C.: Arcadia Publishing, 2008.

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