Charles Adler, Jr. Collection
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Adler, Charles, Jr., 1899-1980 (engineer, inventor)
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1899 - 1980
- Size:
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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.
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Ball, E. D. (Elmer Darwin), 1870-1943
- Dates:
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1915-1938
- Size:
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2.5 cu. ft. (5 document boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 7121
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This finding aid was digitized with funds generously provided by the Smithsonian Institution Women's Committee.
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Wilbur H. Burnham Studios
- Dates:
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circa 1904-1991
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35.9 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.wilbhbur
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The records of nationally renowned Boston, Massachussetts, stained glass design company, Wilbur H. Burnham Studios, measure 35.9 linear feet and date from circa 1904-1991. The majority of the collection consists of project files for the studio's stained glass window contracts throughout the United States from the 1920s-1980s. In addition to project files, records include biographical material for the owners, correspondence relating to personal and studio business, general business and financial records, writings such as published articles by Wilbur H. Burnham, scrapbooks and other printed material documenting the history of the company, artwork including extensive watercolor design studies for stained glass, and photographic material.
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Science and Technology, Department of (NMAH)
Kranzberg, Melvin, Dr., 1917-1995
Gilfillan, Seabury Colum (college instructor)
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1921-1978
- Size:
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1 Cubic foot (5 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0461
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents S. Colum Gilfillan, a charter member of the Society for the History of Technology (SHOT) in 1958 and his SHOT correspondence, particularly with Melvin Kranzberg.
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Koppelman, Chaim, 1920-2009
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circa 1930s-2006
bulk 1942-2005
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4 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.koppchai
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of Chaim and Dorothy Koppelman measure 4.0 linear feet and date from circa 1930s-2006, bulk 1942-2005. The collection documents the activities of Chaim Koppelman and his wife, Dorothy Koppelman, as artists and educators, and their affiliation with the Terrain Gallery and the Aesthetic Realism Foundation. Materials include biographical material, correspondence, writings and notes, subject files, teaching files, exhibition files, personal business records, scrapbooks, printed material, sketches, sketchbooks, and photographs.
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Blankman, Lynn V.
- Dates:
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1906-1959
- Size:
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0.23 Cubic Feet ((1 slim legal document box))
0.21 Linear Feet
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1989.0088
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of photographs and newspaper clippings chronicling Blankman's exploits in the aviation field. Included are photographs of Roy Francis, as well as other early pioneer aviators; photographs of aircraft including Sikorsky, Curtiss, Martin, Savoia-Marchetti; photographs of a 1930s trip to Alaska in a Sikorsky S-38; and photogra...
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Kauffman, Virgil
- Dates:
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1910-1986
bulk 1920-1940
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0.43 Linear feet
0.49 Cubic feet (1 legal document box)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.1987.0146
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of files on Aero Service Corp and Virgil Kauffman.
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Curtiss, Glenn Hammond, 1878-1930
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1905-1931
bulk 1911-1930
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2.7 Cubic feet (6 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.0053
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
This collection consists of documents and memorabilia relating to Curtiss during the years of his active aviation pursuits. The bulk of the material relates to patent suits, including Wright v. Curtiss, Herring v. Curtiss, and Curtiss v. Janin.
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Arnautoff, Victor Mikhail, 1896-1979
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circa 1920-2017
bulk 1920-1953
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3.3 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.arnavict
- Repository:
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Archives of American Art
The papers of artist and art teacher Victor Mikhail Arnautoff measure 3.3 linear feet and date from 1920 to 2017 with the bulk of the material dating from the 1920 to 1953. The collection contains biographical material such as marriage certificates, passports, naturalization certificates, and an Arnautoff family history; correspondence between fami...
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Cary Instruments.
Hawes, Roland C., 1908-1999
Applied Physics Corporation.
- Dates:
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1908-1997
- Size:
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14.5 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0617
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Correspondence, handwritten notes and sketches, memorandum reports, catalogs, printed material, patent documents, drawings, blueprints (original and diazo copies), and photographs document Hawes's work in the field of immunnassay, spectrophotometry, scientific apparatus and instruments industry, and administrative duties at Applied Physics Corporat...