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Mechanisms, Division of.
Instrument Society of America
Physical Sciences, Division of (NMAH, Smithsonian Institution).
- Dates:
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1911-1972
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36 Cubic feet (98 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0215
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents the history of instrumentation through catalogs, bulletins, specification sheets, price lists, and other publications of companies that produce instrumentation.
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Del Mar Avionics Holter Monitor Records
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Del Mar, Bruce
Del Mar Avionics Corporation
- Dates:
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1951-2011
- Size:
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3 Cubic feet (8 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1249
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection documents the development of the Holter Monitor, a portable device for continuously monitoring heart activity for an extended period, through engineering logbooks, drawings, operator manuals, correspondence, photographs, sales brochures and catalogs, biographical information about the engineering staff who worked on the monitor, patents and trademarks, and marketing and sales materials.
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Webber, Austin J., II
Rogone, Philip N.
Small Beginnings, Inc.
Croteau, Winnifred D.
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1986 - 2006
- Size:
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2 Cubic feet (6 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0940
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Records relating to Small Beginnings, Inc., a medical supply company that designs, invents, manufactures, and distributes products for premature infants. The records include contacts with distributors, correspondence, product advertisements, patent and trademark files, photographs, a scrapbook, and oral history interviews with Kenneth S. Croteau, Mary S. "Sharon" Rogone, and Philip N. Rogone.
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United Shoe Machinery Corporation
- Dates:
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1898 - 1987
- Size:
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145 Cubic feet (296 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0277
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents the activities of the United Shoe Machinery Corporation of Beverly, Massachusetts, manufacturers of shoe machinery equipment. The collection consists of engineering records, legal records, research and development records, employee/personnel records, correspondence, company catalogs, product literature, advertising materials, photographs, and moving images.
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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Project Celescope
- Dates:
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1958-1968
- Size:
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2.6 linear meters.
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 260
- 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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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Contracts and Procurement Office
- Dates:
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1965-1978
- Size:
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8.2 linear meters.
- Collection ID:
- Record Unit 525
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
These records document quotations, proposals, and bids from contractors, equipment makers, and other vendors to provide facilities and instruments for the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) and its programs. Of special interest are voluminous files concerning the development and planning for the Multiple-Mirror Telescope (MMT) fa...
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National Air and Space Museum. Archives Division.
- Dates:
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Ongoing
- Size:
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54 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.1183.M
- Repository:
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
The Technical Reference Files comprise an artificial collection that currently contains 1,900 cubic feet of aviation and space related materials, organized in 22 subject series. File materials include photographs, press releases, clippings, correspondence, reports, and brochures, on individuals, organizations, events, and objects.
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Electricity and Modern Physics, Division of, NMAH, SI.
Hammer, William J. (Wiiliam Joseph), 1858-1934 ((electrical engineer))
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circa 1874-1935
1955-1957
- Size:
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36 Cubic feet (84 boxes, 16 folders)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0069
- Repository:
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Original documents and papers generated by William J. Hammer and by various companies and individuals with whom he was associated. Includes material related to the research and inventions of Edison, Bell, Tesla, the Curies, etc.
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Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Subcontracts and Procurement Department
- Dates:
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1978-1991
- Size:
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14 cu. ft. (14 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 98-180
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of records that document Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO) activities and projects, and consist of proposals, quotations, and bids from contractors, equipment makers, and other vendors to provide services, equipments, and instruments for SAO. Materials include reports, correspondence, memoranda, handbooks, ...
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Science Service
- Dates:
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1927-1970
- Size:
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11 cu. ft. (11 record storage boxes)
- Collection ID:
- Accession 13-034
- Repository:
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Smithsonian Institution Archives
This accession consists of Science Service subject files pertaining to medical science, chemistry, chemical technology, and physics. Materials include correspondence and memoranda; news releases; clippings, photographs and negatives; articles, reports, research papers, and related topical information.