William G. Elliott Spectra-Span Records

Summary

Collection ID:: NMAH.AC.1361
Creators:: SpectraMetrics (Burlington, Massachusetts)
Elliott Laboratories (Andover, Massachusetts)
Elliott, William G., 1932-2014
Elliott, Mark
Dates:: circa 1958-1988
Languages:: English
Physical Description:: 6.5 Cubic feet
7 boxes
Repository:: Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Scope and Contents

The collection documents Elliott's work in developing the SpectraSpan Spectrometer and related technologies including the use of echelle gratings and argon plasmas with the spectrometer. It also documents his companies, SpectraMetrics, and Elliott Laboratories. The collection contains correspondence; photographs, including lantern slides; business and financial records; writings; laboratory notes; internal company reports; user's manuals; patents and patent-related papers; and publications and printed materials.

Arrangement

1 series.

Biographical / Historical

William G. Elliott was an engineer who, in 1966, founded SpectraMetrics, which developed and marketed the SpectraSpan echelle spectrometer. He later sold SpectraMetrics, and founded Elliott Laboratories in 1972.

Administration

Processing Information

Collection is unprocessed.

Author

NMAH Staff

Immediate Source of Acquisiton

Collection donated by Mark Elliott.

Using the Collection

Restrictions on Access

Collection open for research on site by appointment. Unprotected photographs must be handled with gloves.

Preferred Citation

William G. Elliott Spctra-Span Records, ca. 1958-1988, 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

Donated, along with a Spectra-Span Model 210 spectrometer, to the National Museum of American History, Archives Center, in 2015, by William Elliott's son, Mark Elliott.

Keywords

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Business records -- 1950-2000	Type	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Black-and-white photographs -- 1950-2000	Type	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Inventors -- 20th century	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
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Engineers -- 20th century	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Spectrum analysis	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Spectroscope	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Spectrophotometry	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Scientific apparatus and instruments industry	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Spectrometer	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Argon plasmas	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Echelle gratings	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Financial records -- 1050-2000	Type	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Correspondence -- 1950-2000	Type	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Lantern slides	Type	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Laboratory notebooks -- 1950-2000	Type	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Patents -- 1950-2000	Type	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Manuals -- 1950-2000	Type	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Reports -- 1950-2000	Type	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Printed materials -- 1950-2000	Type	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Writings -- 1950-2000	Type	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid

Repository Contact

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

P.O. Box 37012

Suite 1100, MRC 601

Washington, D.C. 20013-7012

archivescenter@si.edu

http://americanhistory.si.edu/archives