Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Guide to the Ithiel de Sola Pool Collection

Summary

Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.0713
Creators:
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Information, Technology and Society
Pool, Ithiel de Sola, 1917-
Dates:
1919-1984
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
3 Cubic feet
10 boxes
Repository:

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
A collection of articles, publications, writings, and research notes on the topic of communication in the 20th century, especially the psychological effects of mass media. Also 4 VHS videotapes and an accordion file folder.

Arrangement

Arrangement
Divided into 9 series.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
Professor and Director of the Research Program on Communications Policy, Political Science Depratment, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Administration

Author
NMAH Staff
Immediate Source of Acquisiton
Donated by Jean M. Pool in 2010. Videotapes and accordion file donated by Nance Brisco in 2001.
Custodial History
Collection transferred from the Division of Information, Technology, and Society (now Division of Medicine and Science), December 1999.
Processing Information
Collection processed by NMAH Staff, undated.

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
Ithiel deSola Pool Collection, 1919-1984, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Mass media Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Communication Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Research Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Publications Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Writings Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Articles -- 20th century Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Telecommunication Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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