Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Guide to the Milt Jackson Innovative Lives Presentation

Summary

Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.1241
Creators:
Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation.
Jackson, Milt
Madewell, Steven
Dates:
2010-10-02
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
2 Electronic discs (DVD)
Repository:
Container:
1

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
Collection documents inventor Milt Jackson who discusses his "re-invention" of the test tube. Jackson's test tube has a flat side that enables it to rest horizontally without a rack, and a bent end. Milt Jackson is the founder of the company Norwood-Cortez which provides computer systems design services.

Arrangement

Arrangement
1 series.

Administration

Author
NMAH Staff
Immediate Source of Acquisiton
This videohistory was created by the Innovative Lives Program of the Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation, October 2, 2010.
Processing Information
Collection is unprocessed.
Custodial History
Transferred to the Archives Center on July 6, 2011.

Using the Collection

Restrictions on Access
Collection is open for research on site by appointment.
Preferred Citation
Milt Jackson Innovative Lives Presentation, October 2, 2010, 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.

Related Archival Materials
Videohistory exists as .mov files (7.33 GB) in Lemelson Center. Originally shot in mini DV cassettes.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Test tubes Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Inventors Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
DVDs Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Interviews -- 2000-2010 Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Inventions Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
African American inventors Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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