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Lamp, Robert A.
Lamp, J. Curtis
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1942 - 1988
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2 Cubic feet (2 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1412
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The papers document the life and career of surgeon J. Curtis Lamp, a plastic surgeon who specialized in reconstructive facial surgery for soldiers with traumatic combat injuries. The collection includes case studies, statistics, photographs of patients (some are close-ups of their injuries), journal articles by Dr. Lamp and by others, letters betwe...
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1927-1980
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1.75 Cubic feet (5 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1450
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The papers relate to Johnson's work as an engineer with the National Sales Engineering Corporation Records, and its machine tool products.
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Mahaffey, James A.
Medicine and Science, Division of, (NMAH, SI)
Georgia Tech Research Institute
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1989 - 1992
- Size:
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1 Cubic foot (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1393
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection contains archival materials relating to the subject of cold fusion, and experiments conducted to corroborate the supposed discovery of the phenomenon. The collection includes Mahaffey's heavily illustrated laboratory notebook, dating from the beginning of the experiment on April 8, 1989 through April 20, 1989, documenting the experim...
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Mollie Katzen Papers
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Katzen, Mollie, 1950-
- Dates:
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1972-2002
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5.25 Cubic feet (12 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1434
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection includes Katzen's notes and notebooks compiled during her writing of The Moosewood Cookbook and The Enchanted Broccoli Forest.
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Stern, Michael, 1946-
Stern, Jane
- Dates:
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1890-2008
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17 Cubic feet (41 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1392
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents Jane and Michael Stern's travels across the United States collecting data for their books on American material culture subjects, with particular emphasis on food and dining.
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Woodland, N. Joseph, 1921-2012
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1943-2012
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3.5 Cubic feet (11 boxes, 1 map-folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1433
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents the career of N. Joseph Woodland, who, along with Bernard Silver, invented and developed the bar code.
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Smith, Jeff, 1939-2004
Child, Julia
Guthrie, Janet, 1938-
Edgecraft Corporation
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1984-2004
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2 Cubic feet (3 boxes, 1 oversize folder)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1382
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents the development and marketing of the Chef's Choice brand of knife sharpeners.
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Myrow, Josef
Gordon, Mack, 1904-1959
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1926-1977, undated
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1 motion picture film
3 Cubic feet (9 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1363
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Mack Gordon (1904-1959) was a prolific and successful songwriter, lyricist, and composer. He composed songs for stage and screen. He and Harry Warren won the Academy Award for Best Song in 1943.
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Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation.
Carruthers, George R.
- Dates:
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1996-02-22
- Size:
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0.25 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0597
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
This video history consists of original, master and reference videos documenting a children's lecture program by George R. Carruthers, a physicist and inventor. Carruthers invented the Far Ultra-Violet Camera (FUVCAM).
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Adler, Charles, Jr., 1899-1980 (engineer, inventor)
- Dates:
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1899 - 1980
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6 Cubic feet (; 15 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0351
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection contains correspondence, news clippings, photographs, patents, and printed materials documenting the inventive career of Charles Adler, Jr. Adler is best known for his development of the first traffic actuated signal light in 1928.