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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Inventors Oral History Collection
Summary
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1504
- Creators:
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Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation.Bedi, JoyceDaemmrich, ArthurOswald, AlisonOtt, Katherine
- Dates:
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2020-2021
- Languages:
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English.
- Physical Description:
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855.63 GigabytesInterviews include .mp4, video/.mxf and .wav files.
- Repository:
Born digital video oral history interviews and transcripts with inventors and others associated with the invention process. The interviews document a variety of subjects and disciplines.
Arrangement
Arrangement
The collection is arranged into one series, alphabetical by last name of interviewee.
Administration
Author
Alison Oswald
Sponsor
Funding for the Marilyn Hamilton, Lisa Lindahl, Hinda Miller, Tahira N. Reid, and Polly Smith interviews was provided by a Smithsonian Institution Women's Committee grant.
Accruals
Further accruals are expected. The repository continues to add interviews to this collection on a regular basis.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Alison Oswald, archivist, 2021.
Using the Collection
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open for research. Access and use of audiovisual materials available in the Archives Center reading room or by requesting copies of audiovisual materials at RightsReproductions@si.edu.
Preferred Citation
Inventors Oral History Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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.
Related Materials
Related Materials
Materials in the Archives Center
JogBra, Inc. Records (NMAH.AC.1315)
Disability Reference Collection (NMAH.AC.1319)
Folia Water Materials (NMAH.AC.1407)
Materials at the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Program/Project Records, 1994-2017 (SIA Acc. 19-100)
Interview with Theresa Dankovitch, inventor of the Folia water filter.
Interview with David Stone, inventor of Ferrock, a carbon-negative substitute for concrete. Also includes interviewee Richard Pablo.
Interview with Amy Prieto, inventor of a rechargeable battery.
Interview with John Warner, co-founder of the field of green chemistry.
Program/Project Records, 1989-2010 (SIA Acc. 12-582)
Interview with Remo Belli, jazz drummer who developed and marketed the first successful synthetic drumheads and founded the Remo company.
Interview with Arthur Ganson, inventor, kinetic sculptor and musician.
Audiovisual Records, 1995-2014 (SIA Acc. 16-092)
Interview with Gary Fisher, inventor of the modern mountain bike.
Lemelson Center, Program/Project Records, 2006-2015 (SIA Acc. 16-043)
Interview with Doreen Lorenzo, former president of Quirky.
Interview with Corinna E. Lathan, co-Founder of AnthroTronix, Inc., a biomedical research and development company with a focus on assistive technologies.
Keywords
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