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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Guide to the Charles Cohill Harris Collection
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0049
- Creators:
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Beakes, William EdgarHarris, Charles Cohill, 1898- (radio engineer)
- Dates:
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1904-1961
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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1 Cubic foot3 boxes
- Repository:
Scope and Contents note
Scope and Contents note
Correspondence, notes, articles, and photographs assembled by Harris on the history of the United Fruit Company and Tropical Radio Telegraph Company (TRT), 1904-1961. Also includes manuscript histories of companies; material on the application of teletypewriters to radio circuits; blueprints, schematics, reports, and manuals concerning the technical work on TRT; and a scrapbook of William Edgar Beakes, president of TRT, 1939-1943.
Arrangement
Arrangement
Collection arranged into one series.
Biographical/Historical note
Biographical/Historical note
Charles Cohill Harris (b. 1898) in St. Louis, Missouri was a radio engineer and executive who served in various capacities in the Tropical Radio Telegraph Company, a subsidiary of the United Fruit Company, 1916-1963.
Administration
Author
Alison Oswald
Ownership and Custodial History
Transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Electricity.
Immediate Source of Acquisiton
Immediate source of acquisition unknown.
Processing Information
Collection processed by NMAH Staff, undated
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Use
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation
Charles Cohill Harris Collection, ca. 1906-1976, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Keywords
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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