Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Guide to the 3M Megaphone Collection

Summary

Collection ID:
NMAH.AC.1322
Creators:
3M Company
Dates:
1941-1984
Languages:
English
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Physical Description:
3 Cubic feet
7 boxes
Repository:
Collection consists of the company's monthly employee newsletter, 3M Megaphone.

Scope and Contents

Scope and Contents
A collection of the company's monthly employee newsletter, 3M Megaphone. The newsletter was published monthly by the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company for and in the interests of employees. Title name changes include: Megaphone (1966 : St. Paul ed.) St. Paul Megaphone, and 3M Company Megaphone.

Arrangement

Arrangement
1 series.

Biographical / Historical

Biographical / Historical
3M (Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing) Company was founded in 1902. Its early aim was to mine minerals for the abrasive industry. The company was relocated to St. Paul, Minnesota in 1910, and expanded its products, developing pressure sensitive adhesive tapes in the 1920s, and later manufactured recording tape, reflective materials, offset printing plates, videotape, microfilm, and numerous other products.

Administration

Author
Alison Oswald
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated to the Archives Center by 3M in 2014.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Alison Oswald, 2018.

Using the Collection

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.
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.
Preferred Citation
3M Megaphone Collection, 1941-1984, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Keywords

Keywords table of terms and types.
Keyword Terms Keyword Types
Minnesota Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
St. Paul (Minn.) Geographic Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Factories -- Minnesota Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Manufacturing Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Abrasives industry Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Newsletters Genre Form Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Adhesives industry -- United States Topical Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid
Megaphone Title Search Smithsonian Collections Search ArchiveGrid

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