Summary
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1034
- Creators:
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Work and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI
- Dates:
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1905-1906
- Languages:
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- Physical Description:
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- Repository:
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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.
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
Processing Information
Collection is unprocessed.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Collection donated by Robert B. Gordon, 1991.
Using the Collection
Restrictions on Access
Unrestricted research access on site by appointment.,Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.
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.
Ownership and Custodial History
Ownership and Custodial History
Donated to the National Museum of American History, Division of Engineering and Industry, by Robert B. Gordon, in 1991. Transferred to the Archives Center in 2007.
Keywords
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
P.O. Box 37012
Suite 1100, MRC 601
Washington, D.C. 20013-7012
archivescenter@si.edu