Smithsonian Institution Archives

Otto Mayr Papers, 1960-2004

Summary

Collection ID:: SIA.FA83-058
Creators:: Mayr, Otto
Dates:: 1960-2004
Languages:: English
Physical Description:: 4.5 cu. ft. (4 record storage boxes) (1 document box)
Repository:: Smithsonian Institution Archives

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This accession consists of the papers of Otto Mayr, curator of mechanical engineering and mechanisms. Materials include photographs of family; notes from classes taught at Rochester Institute of Technology and classes taken at the University of Rochester; files from a summer seminar on methods and history of technology with a National Science Foundation grant, 1970; correspondence, circa 1967-1980, with colleagues concerning professional activities and research on feedback mechanisms; manuscripts and research notes; and records documenting his official travel with the Smithsonian, personal PAEC (Professional Accomplishments and Evaluation Committee) files, and proposed exhibits.

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Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 83-058, Otto Mayr Papers

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Keyword Terms	Keyword Types
Mayr, Otto	Personal Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
National Museum of History and Technology (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanisms	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
National Science Foundation (U.S.)	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
National Museum of American History (U.S.). Professional Accomplishment Evaluation Committee	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
University of Rochester	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Rochester Institute of Technology	Corporate Name	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Technology -- History	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
Museum curators	Topic	Search Smithsonian Collections	Search ArchiveGrid
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