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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory. Central Engineering Department
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1978-1996
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73 cu. ft. (73 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 06-063
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of contract files dealing with the research, development, and construction of the Advanced X-Ray Astrophysics Facility (AXAF), now known as the Chandra X-Ray Observatory; and its components; the High Resolution Camera (HRC); the Advanced CCD Imaging Spectrometer (ACIS); and its two transmission grating spectrometers, ...
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Geller, Margaret J., interviewee
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1989-1990
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4 videotapes. 7 digital .wmv files and .rm files (Reference copies).
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 9546
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The Smithsonian Videohistory Program, funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation from 1986 until 1992, used video in historical research. Additional collections have been added since the grant project ended. Videohistory uses the video camera as a historical research tool to record moving visual information. Video works best in historical r...
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Massie/McLurkin Innovative Lives Presentation and Interviews
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Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation.
Massie, Thomas
McLurkin, James
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1995; 1997.
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1 Cubic foot (3 boxes, 5 hours)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0603
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
This collection consists of approximately 5 hours of original, master and reference video footage and photographs, documenting Thomas H. Massie and James McLurkin in 1995 and 1997. Massie invented the Phantom Haptic Interface, an electronic device giving existing computer technology the ability to simulate the sense of touch. James McLurkin inven...
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1987
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2 videotapes (Reference copies). 8 digital .wmv files and .rm files (Reference copies).
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 9535
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The Smithsonian Videohistory Program, funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation from 1986 until 1992, used video in historical research. Additional collections have been added since the grant project ended. Videohistory uses the video camera as a historical research tool to record moving visual information. Video works best in historical r...
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Neill, Thomas Taylor, 1903-1988
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1926-1972
bulk 1938-1943
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17.25 Cubic feet ((2 legal document boxes) (15 records center boxes))
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0181
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection contains the research material that Neill used in compiling his book. The material consists of correspondence and reports dealing with inspection, specifications, and performance tests of automobile and aircraft engines and fuels from 1926 to 1944. There are also reports, articles, and log books of specific engine types, both aerona...
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Kranzberg, Melvin, Dr., 1917-1995
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1934 - 1988
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140 Cubic feet (433 boxes
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- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0266
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Personal papers of Dr. Kranzberg from his undergraduate years at Amherst College through his professional career. Collection documents his involvement with development of the new field of history of technology and his role as principal founder of the Society for the History of Technology (SHOT); work as consultant and advisor to domestic and international agencies, colleges, and universities; personal affiliations, lectureships, publications; and teaching and administrative activities for more than 40 years as a college professor.
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Bellcomm, Inc.
- Dates:
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1959-1972
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81.71 Cubic feet (222 letter document boxes, 1 slim letter document box, 4 flatboxes)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0093
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection contains the non-book portion of Bellcomm's Technical Library. The material in the collection consists of technical reports prepared by NASA subcontractors and/or NASA facilities during the first decade of space exploration (1960-1970). The collections also includes some reports issued by the California Institute of Technology's Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL) at Pasadena, CA, including Space Program and Research Summaries, as well as technical and engineering documents.
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Freelon, Philip G., 1953-2019
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bulk 1939-2017
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5.1 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAAHC.A2017.51
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National Museum of African American History and Culture
The Philip G. Freelon Architectural Archival Collection documents the life and career of architect, educator, cultural heritage preservation advocate and artist Philip G. Freelon. The collection highlights his distinguished career from its inception to his role as the "architect of record" for the National Museum of African American History and Cul...
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- Dates:
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1989
- Size:
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7 videotapes (Reference copies). 25 digital .wmv files and .rm files (Reference copies).
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 9542
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
The Smithsonian Videohistory Program, funded by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation from 1986 until 1992, used video in historical research. Additional collections have been added since the grant project ended. Videohistory uses the video camera as a historical research tool to record moving visual information. Video works best in historical r...
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- Creators:
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Hindle, Brooke
- Dates:
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circa 1944-1985
- Size:
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43 cu. ft. (43 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7363
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This finding aid was digitized with funds generously provided by the Smithsonian Institution Women's Committee.
