Summary
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0715
- Creators:
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Information, Technology and Society, Division of, NMAH, SI.
- Dates:
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1890 - 1930
- Languages:
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Collection is inEnglish. Some materials inFrenchandSlovak.
- Physical Description:
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6 Cubic feet34 boxes
- Repository:
Photographic negatives and some glass plate negatives depicting subjects relating to the Division of Electricity and Modern Physics' artifact collections and research interests. Negatives include portrait photographs of engineers (Marconi, Tesla, Bell, and Zworykin), images of radios, telegraphy equipment, and phonographs.
Scope and Contents
Scope and Contents
Photographic negatives and some glass plate negatives depicting subjects relating to the Division of Electricity and Modern Physics' artifact collections. Negatives include portrait photographs of engineers (Marconi, Tesla, Bell, and Zworykin), images of radios, telegraphy equipment, radio equipment, inventors, and phonographs. The Radio Corporation of America (RCA) engineers and some equipment are especially well represented. Many of the negatives are unidentified and undated.
Arrangement
Arrangement
The collection is arranged into one series and are arranged by topics. The folder titles in the container list were taken from the image enclosures.
Administration
Processing Information
Processed by Yauntilaa Lancaster, intern, Ramona Williamson, volunteer, Erin Molloy, volunteer; supervised by Vanessa Broussard Simmons, archivist, 2012. Finding aid written by Alison Oswald, archivist, 2012.
Author
Erin Molloy and Alison Oswald
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Source unknown. Found in collections.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research.
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
Gloves must be worn when handling unprotected photographs, negatives, and glass plates. The collection is in cold storage. Arrangements must be made with the Archives Center staff two weeks prior to a scheduled research visit.
Preferred Citation
Electricity and Modern Physics Photonegatives, 1898-1953, undated, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
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.
Related Materials
Related Materials
Materials held in the Archives Center, National Museum of American History
George H. Clark Radioana Collection, circa 1880-1950 (AC0055)
Thomas Alva Edison Photo Prints, 1890s-1933, (AC0299)
Kenneth M. Swezey Papers, 1891-1982 (AC0047)
Custodial History
Custodial History
Transferred to Archives Center from the Division of the History of Technology (now the Division of Work and Industry) in 2000.
Keywords
Repository Contact
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
P.O. Box 37012
Suite 1100, MRC 601
Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
archivescenter@si.edu