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Physical Sciences, Division of (NMAH, Smithsonian Institution).
American Scale and Service Company
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1912-1956
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0.66 Cubic feet (2 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0010
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
These records of this company, located in Kansas City, Missouri, include invoices; bills of material (quantity surveys); sales records with model name, number, date, customer; and promotional literature and specifications.
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Espenschied, Lloyd, 1889-? ((electrical engineer) )
Electricity and Modern Physics, Division of, NMAH, SI.
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1907-1969
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11.3 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0013
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Miscellaneous information on the history of telephonic and wireless communication; considerable personal correspondence about men and events in the field, especially disputed claims of inventions, development, and the like.
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Warshaw, Isadore, d. 1969
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circa 1809-1940
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1 Cubic foot (consisting of 5 boxes, 1 map folder.)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.BakingPowders
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
A New York bookseller, Warshaw assembled this collection over nearly fifty years. The Warshaw Collection of Business Americana: Baking Powders forms part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Subseries 1.1: Subject Categories. The Subject Categories subseries is divided into 470 subject categories based on those created by Mr. Warshaw. These subject categories include topical subjects, types or forms of material, people, organizations, historical events, and other categories. An overview to the entire Warshaw collection is available here: Warshaw Collection of Business Americana
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Telegraph
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Warshaw, Isadore, d. 1969
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1863-1903
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3.48 Cubic feet (consisting of 7.5 boxes, 1 folder, 3 oversize folders, 1 map case folder, 1 object, plus digital images of some collection material.)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.Telegraph
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
A New York bookseller, Warshaw assembled this collection over nearly fifty years. The Warshaw Collection of Business Americana: Telegraph forms part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Subseries 1.1: Subject Categories. The Subject Categories subseries is divided into 470 subject categories based on those created by Mr. Warshaw. These subject categories include topical subjects, types or forms of material, people, organizations, historical events, and other categories. An overview to the entire Warshaw collection is available here: Warshaw Collection of Business Americana
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Warshaw, Isadore, d. 1969
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1851-1965
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9.09 Cubic feet (consisting of 17.5 boxes, 1 folder, 19 oversize folders, 12 map case folders, 3 flat boxes (1 full, 2 partial), plus digital images of some collection material.)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.World
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
A New York bookseller, Warshaw assembled this collection over nearly fifty years. The Warshaw Collection of Business Americana: World Expositions forms part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Subseries 1.1: Subject Categories. The Subject Categories subseries is divided into 470 subject categories based on those created by Mr. Warshaw. These subject categories include topical subjects, types or forms of material, people, organizations, historical events, and other categories. An overview to the entire Warshaw collection is available here: Warshaw Collection of Business Americana
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Smithsonian Institution. Libraries
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1899
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0.3 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0460
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Scrapbook compiled by an unidentified person, containing materials relating to the Spanish-American War Peace Jubilee event in Washington, D.C. The items in the scrapbook consist mostly of clippings, and a disassembled program book from the parade and other events that took place during the Jubilee. The pages of the program book contain numerous ad...
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Sato, Sanji (student)
Satow, R. (student)
Satow, Susama Paul (student)
Lamboley, E. Gerald
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1942-1943
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0.12 Cubic feet (1 folder, 6 letters)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0450
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Letters from students of Japanese-American ancestry to Miss Cox, their former teacher at the Edward Kelley School in Sacramento, California. This teacher has been identified as Mary Aline Cox by Ms. Colleen Zoller, January 13, 2009.
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Welsbach, Carl Auer von, Baron
Forscher, Frederick
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1890.
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1 Item
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0438
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Letter, written by Carl Auer Von Welsbach to the Austrian Gas and Electric Company, February 23, 1890. It records his sale to that utility of the gaslight mantle he invented.
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Helfand, William
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1980-1991
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0.3 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0447
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Advertising cards distributed by telephone sex companies in New York City, London, Amsterdam, Tokyo, and other cities.
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Tate, Vernon, Dr.
Seidell, Atherton, 1878-1961
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circa 1932-1964
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1.5 Cubic feet (7 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0449
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents Dr. Seidell's thoughts and processes about the subject of microfilming.