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Childs, James J., 1926-
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1952-1991
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55 Cubic feet (132 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0420
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Archival materials, including correspondence, photographs, and drawings relating to the field of numerical control of machinery; also a large quantity of printed material, especially trade catalogs and trade literature.
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Claghorn, J. Raymond
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1881-1895
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0.25 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0582
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
A scrapbook compiled by Claghorn relating to his corporate and civic activities, including mostly photographs, correspondence and clippings.
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Engineering and Industry, Division of, NMAH, SI.
Caruthers, Felix P.
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1952-1984
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1 Cubic foot (3 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0812
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Papers, mostly technical, relating to Caruthers' development of automated machine tools. The papers include technical reports and notes; schematics for specific inventions including diagrams, graphs, photographs and plans bound together; patents and related correspondence; operators' manuals; copies of papers delivered by Caruthers at engineering events; and assorted trade literature.
Stephanie Myers Jazz Photographs
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Myers, Stephanie
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1984-1987
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0.6 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0887
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
This is a collection of 20 eight by ten inch black and white photographs taken by Stephanie Myers at Le Grande Parade du Jazz, a jazz festival held in Nice, France.
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Chamberlain, Robert G.
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1954-1984
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3.5 Cubic feet (8 boxes)
2 motion picture films
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0527
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Chamberlain's review of his work in the field of numerical control is detailed in his personal "Recollections of a Pioneer Numerical Control Programmer," which comprises Series 1. This is a roughly chronological summary of his career, presenting his major work experiences and accomplishments at Gidding & Lewis from his initial employment there in ...
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Blanch, Gertrude
Bloch, Richard M.
Bradburn, James
Brainerd, John G.
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1969-1973, 1977
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43.5 Cubic feet (158 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0196
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The Computer Oral History Collection (1969-1973, 1977), was a cooperative project of the American Federation of Information Processing Societies (AFIPS) and the Smithsonian Institution. This project began in 1967 with the main objective to collect, document, house, and make available for research source material surrounding the development of the computer.
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Archives Center, NMAH, SI.
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circa 1870-1880
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8 Items (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0496
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
This artificial collection is the repository for miscellaneous photoprints transferred from other Smithsonian units: see series records.
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Branner, Martin M.
Graphic Arts, Division of (NMAH, SI).
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1920-1961
- Size:
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8 Cubic feet (20 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0265
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
28 scrapbooks containing proofs and newspaper clippings (i.e., reproductions) of the comic strip "Winnie Winkle" from 37 complete years (1920, 1922-45, 1950-61) of daily black-and-white strips and color Sunday editions. Evidently, the clippings from 1946 1949 were lost at some point prior to the acquisition of this collection by the Smithsonian. Th...
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Came, Charles, 1806-1881
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1838-1979
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0.25 Cubic feet (2 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0661
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection consists of approximately .25 cubic feet of correspondence, pamphlets, photographs, and books documenting Charles Came. The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence from Charles Came to his second wife, Cynthia (Chadwick) Came which were written during his travels throughout upstate New York. The correspondence is not incl...
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Bigelow, Elizabeth Merkelson
Bigelow, Julian
Princeton University. Institute for Advanced Study Computer Project
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1949-1961.
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2 Cubic feet (3 boxes, 1 folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0815
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Correspondence, personal notes, articles, drawings, photographs, and published reports documenting the IAS Electronic Computer Project.