Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Guide to the A.B. Starr Mechanical Engineering Lab Reports

Summary
Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.1034
Creators:
Gordon, Robert B.
Starr, A.B., 1882-1962
Dates:
1905-1906
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
0.3 Cubic feet
1 box
Repository:
Scope and Contents note
Scope and Contents note
Three volumes of laboratory notes compiled by Starr while a student at Sibley College, Cornell University. The tests written about in the notebooks related to engines, steam, tensile strength of cast iron, lubricants, and other subjects. The notebooks contain notes, charts and graphs, and cyanotypes.
Arrangement
Arrangement
1 series.
Biographical/Historical note
Biographical/Historical note
Albert B. Starr graduated from Sibley College in 1907. For a time he was the acting Assistant Postmaster in East Hampton, Connecticut.
Administration
Author
Alison Oswald
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Collection donated by Robert B. Gordon, 1991.
Custodial History
Donated to the National Museum of American History, Division of Engineering and Industry (now Division of Work and Industry), by Robert B. Gordon, in 1991. Transferred to the Archives Center in 2007.
Processing Information
Collection is unprocessed.
Using the Collection
Restrictions on Access
Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
Preferred Citation
A.B. Starr Mechanical Engineering Lab Reports, 1905-1906. Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
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.
Keywords
Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Steam-engines Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Lubrication and lubricants Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Laboratory notebooks Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Steam engineering Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Mechanical engineers Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Boilers Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Graphs Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Cyanotypes Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Cornell University Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Sibley College of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanic Arts. Corporate Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
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