Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Guide to the Atomic Clocks Reference Collection

Summary

Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.1265
Creators:
Forman, Paul
Dates:
undated
Languages:
Some materials in
Russian
,
French
and
German
.
Physical Description:
13 Cubic feet
15 boxes, 1 map-folder
Repository:

Administration

Author
NMAH Staff
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Materials were collected by curator Paul Forman as he researched atomic clocks and then transfered to the Archives Center in 2011.
Processing Information
Processed by Archives Center staff, 2020.

Using the Collection

Conditions Governing 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.
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.
Preferred Citation
Atomic Clocks Reference Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Related Materials
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Industry on Parade (NMAH.AC.0507)
Reel #60, Time On Our Hands! 1951. Development of timekeeping, from clocks and watches to atomic clocks

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Atomic clocks Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Vessot, R. F. C. (Robert Frederick Charles), Physicist, 1930-2018 Personal Name Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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