Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Guide to the Peery Typesetting Records

Summary

Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.0550
Creators:
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Information, Technology and Society
Peery, Walter E.
Dates:
1937-1959.
Languages:
English
.
Physical Description:
3 Cubic feet
9 boxes
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Papers documenting the invention and patenting of the Peery Typesetter.

Arrangement

Arrangement
1 series.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Inventor of an experimental photo typesetting machine.

Administration

Author
NMAH Staff
Immediate Source of Acquisiton
Immediate source of acquisition unknown.
Custodial History
Collection transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Information, Technology and Society (now Division of Medicine and Science) in 1982.
Processing Information
Collection processed by NMAH Staff, 1998.

Digital Content


Using the Collection

Restrictions on Access
Unrestricted research access on site by appointment.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
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.
Preferred Citation
Peery Typesetting Records, 1937-1959, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Correspondence -- 1930-1960 Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Patent applications Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Typesetting Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Design drawings Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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