Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Guide to the Robert B. Rice Film Collection

Summary
Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.0308
Creators:
Rice, Robert B., 1900-1976
Dates:
1936-1945
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
2 Cubic feet
15 Motion picture films
black and white, sound
Repository:
A collection of 15 reels of 16mm training films used to train United States Naval personnel in the repair and use of diesal engines and related equipment.
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Films depict U.S. Navy personnel carrying out maintenance and repair operations on diesel engines. The films were made under the supervision of the Navy Bureau of Aeronautics for Bureau of Ships. 400-500 feet in length, with a voice-over commentary on technical aspects of the work on Bessemer, General Motors, and International diesel engines.
Biographical / Historical
Biographical / Historical
Rice was a consulting engineer and a professor of engineering at Newark College of Engineering, 1928-1936, and North Carolina State University, 1937-1956.
Administration
Author
NMAH Staff
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Robert B. Rice.
Custodial History
Collection transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Engineering and Industry (now Division of Work and Industry), June 23, 1988.
Processing Information
Processed by Archives Center, NMAH staff.
Using the Collection
Preferred Citation
Robert B. Rice Film Collection, 1936-1945, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
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.
Keywords
Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Mechanical engineering Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Marine engineering Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Motion pictures (visual works) -- 1930-1950 Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Engineering -- 1910-1960 Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Repairing Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Diesel motor Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Engineers -- 1910-1960 Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
North Carolina State University Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Newark College of Engineering Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
United States. Navy Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Engineering and Industry Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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