Royce L. Beers Papers

Summary

Collection ID:: NMAH.AC.0880
Creators:: Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Division of [former name], NMAH, SI.
Beers, Royce. L., 1888-
Dates:: ca. 1900-1969.
Languages:: English
Physical Description:: 1.5 Cubic feet
4 boxes, 1 map-folder
Repository:: Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Collection documents stokers and fuel burners and includes patents, awards, articles, notebooks, graphs, drawings, tables, and company publications.

Scope and Contents note

The collection consists of the personal papers of Royce L. Beers, mostly as they relate to his work in mechanical engineering. It includes trade literature, publications, articles, company records and price lists, patents, correspondence, technical reports, tables, graphs, calculations, drawings and sketches, blueprints, research notebooks, field notes, photographs and prints. Also included are personal and biographical material, such as portraits and documents related to an awards banquet.

The Beers papers contain several items that are of general interest: copies of the Ringlemann scale, a photograph of the Panama Canal Zone, reference to Nestle's Milk Products Company, and an article written by Orville Wright. There are even some unexpected materials, such as a write-up of Mrs. Beers' hospital diet.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged into eight series.

Series 1, Personal Materials, circa 1900-1969

Series 2, Trade Literature, 1919-1947

Series 3, Publications, 1921-1948; undated

Series 4, Reports, 1917-1946; undated

Series 5, Blueprints, Drawings, Graphs and Tables, 1914-1949; undated

Series 6, Engineering Research Notebooks, 1913-1945

Series 7, Photographs and Prints, undated

Series 8, Miscellaneous Materials, undated

Biographical/Historical note

Mechanical engineer.

Administration

Processing Information

Collection processed by Laura Waayers (intern), supervised by Jeffrey Stine, curator; edited by Vanessa Broussard Simmons, archivist, 2004.

Author

Laura Waayers

Immediate Source of Acquisiton

Found in the collection of the Division of the History of Technology.

Using the Collection

Restrictions on Access

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

Royce L. Beers Papers, 1900-1969, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Terms Governing Use and Reproduction

Ownership and Custodial History

Collection transferred from Division of the History of Technology (now known as the Division of Work and Industry) to Archives Center, 2005.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms	Keyword Types
Photographs -- 20th century	Type	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Stokers, Mechanical	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Power (Mechanics)	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Technical reports	Type	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Business records -- 20th century	Type	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Awards	Type	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Articles -- 20th century	Type	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Patents	Type	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Blueprints	Type	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Notebooks -- 1900-1950	Type	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Drawings -- 20th century	Type	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Division of [former name], NMAH, SI.	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid

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

http://americanhistory.si.edu/archives

Guide to the Royce L. Beers Papers