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Armer, Paul, 1924- (computer technician)
Computers, Information and Society, Division of (NMAH, SI).
SHARE (Association)
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1949-1970
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5 Cubic feet (15 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0323
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents computing organizations in which Paul Armer was active.
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Economic Cooperation Administration.
Engineering and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI.
Sanford, William
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1948-1952
- Size:
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2.7 Cubic feet (8 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0318
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Correspondence, memoranda, and interim and final reports on planning and scheduling of team visits and summaries of findings and impressions of team members. Some reports are in foreign languages and English translations.
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Graphic Arts, Division of (NMAH, SI).
Fertig, Charles
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1979-1985
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1.25 Cubic feet (5 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0312
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection consists of records relating to the development of direct plate imager technology and its early use by the St. Joseph News Press and Gazette, credited with being a leader in the field of laser adaptation to computer reproduction of photographs for newspaper use. It consists primarily of maintenance manuals, maintenance logs and sy...
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Brown Photo Service, Minneapolis, Minn.
Sylvia, Marshall
La Crosse Film Service (La Crosse, Wis.)
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1936-1937
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74 Items (1 folder including photoprints)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0319
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection contains 74 unmounted silver gelatin photoprints. Sizes range from typical amateur rollfilm snapshots up to 5" x 7" enlargements. A typical range of snapshot subjects is included, such as a wedding group, informal portraits, including people with automobiles, landscapes and waterfalls (including the Temperance River and Gooseberry ...
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Bullard, ca. 1890s (Lexington, Mo.)
Jeffres and Rogers, ca. 1890s, Baltimore, Md
Jefferson, Virgie Williams, 1888-1986
Russell, fl. 1890s (Baltimore, Md)
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circa 1870s-1890s
- Size:
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1 Folder
14 Items
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0313
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
This collection contains thirteen items photoprints, including albumen cabinet prints, and a memorial card from about the 1890's. The photographs are studio portraits, including six by Baltimore photographers. These items were in the custody of various family members during the early twentieth century, then collected and identified by Mrs. Jeffer...
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Burch, George Edward, Dr., 1910-1986 (physician)
Science, Technology, and Culture, Division of NMAH, SI
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1984-1986
- Size:
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0.6 Cubic feet (2 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0316
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
These papers mainly comprise technical notes, diagrams and correspondence relating to and records of laboratory performance of the "two pump heart model". The notes cover the period 1984 1986 and seem to at least in part reflect work of J. Ralph Millet, presumably a technician in Dr. Burch's laboratory. Mr Millet signed the correspondence sent fr...
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Clamons, Eric H.
Mathematics, Division of (NMAH, Smithsonian Institution).
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1969-1975
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3 Cubic feet (10 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0311
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
This material includes correspondence, handwritten notes, transcripts of speeches, meeting minutes, reports (in draft and final form) of ANSI X3L2 and other committees and international organizations dealing with computer character sets and codes as well as minutes and agendas of their meetings. There are also some clippings of articles from journ...
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International Standards Organization (ISO).
Physical Sciences and Mathematics, Division of, NMAH, SI.
Bemer, Robert M.
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1958-1979
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4.6 Cubic feet (10 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0310
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Correspondence, reports, publications, meeting minutes, and bulletins of standards committees relating to ALGOL, COBOL, and the International Standards Organization (ISO) subcommittee on character sets (ANSI X3L2). The ALGOL records include correspondence to the ALGOL Maintenance Subcommittee (Association for Computing Machinery) and information a...
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Rice, Robert B., 1900-1976
Engineering and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI.
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1936-1945
- Size:
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2 Cubic feet
15 motion picture films (black and white, sound)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0308
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Films depict U.S. Navy personnel carrying out maintenance and repair operations on diesel engines. The films were made under the supervision of the Navy Bureau of Aeronautics for Bureau of Ships. 400-500 feet in length, with a voice-over commentary on technical aspects of the work on Bessemer, General Motors, and International diesel engines.
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Federico, P. J.
- Dates:
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1789-1841.
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0.15 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0298
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Two notebooks: One is marked "Patent Office" and contains materials 1789-1841, relating to the Patent Office's early years and copies of official reports to the Congress. The second notebook is marked "Elliot" and consists mainly of the Elliot controversies.