Timken Roller Bearing Company Collection
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Timken Roller Bearing Company
Pauly, Frank G.
United States. Bureau of Mines
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1925-1957
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0.15 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0380
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Primarily technical papers by Timken engineers, presented in journals and meetings of professional societies. The papers concern the use of Timken roller bearings and other products in locomotives and other rolling stock on U.S. railroads and rapid transit systems. Also articles from trade magazines and brochures advertising Timken products, and a ...
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Morrison, James Beall, ?-1917
Reynolds, Roger
Reynolds, Allene
Medical Sciences, Division of, NMAH, SI.
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1869-1873
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10 Items
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0442
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Ten letters from London dentists to Morrison, a dentist and inventor, discussing his improved dental engine and improved dental chair. Eight letters are from Edwin Sercombe, with one from H. S. Garrett and another from Charles S. Tomes.
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National Air and Space Museum. Archives Division.
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Ongoing
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1,900 Cubic feet
- Collection ID:
- NASM.XXXX.1183
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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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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
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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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Ceramics and Glass, Division of (NMAH, SI).
Steele, Richard, 1916-1980
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1948-1963.
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1 Cubic foot (3 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0080
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection, which consists of notebooks, journals, photographs, correspondence, memos, brochures, and technical drawings, is divided into three series: Sketches, Drawing Journals and Tests; Ram Company Materials; and Photographs. The papers were selected from among Mr. Steele's files by his son, Christopher. As a result, the papers included ...
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CIGNA
Seymour, Frank
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1852 - 1957
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0.3 Cubic feet (2 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1232
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
The collection documents firefighting and fires in American history through newspaper and magazine illustrations, ephemera, and photographs. The emphasis is on large urban fires (New York City and Chicago) and industrial fires in the northeastern United States. There are some illustrations of cartoons, rescues, poems, fires on ships and clippings about great floods in Cincinnati and Pittsburgh.
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Mills Family
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1813-1827
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0.2 Linear feet
- Collection ID:
- AAA.millfami
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Archives of American Art
This small collection of Robert Mills family letters date from 1813 to 1847 and measure 0.2 linear feet. Found here are 38 letters between architect Robert Mills and his wife Eliza, two letters to Mills from other family, and nine letters to Mills from business acquaintances, including architect John Skirving and engineer Louis Wernwag. Also found are six letters to Mills' daughter Anna from various family members.
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Crew, Spencer, Dr., 1949-
Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation.
Walker, Hal, Jr. (Hildreth), 1933-
Stephens, Lee
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1995 June 1
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0.5 Cubic feet (3 boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.0602
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Collection documents inventor Hal Walker and his research and development work with lasers and electric automobiles.
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Wyld, James Hart.
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bulk 1930-1939
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0.5 Cubic feet (2 Boxes)
- Collection ID:
- NASM.2005.0051
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National Air and Space Museum Archives
A collection of items attributed to rocket pioneer James Hart Wyld dating from the 1930s and 1940s. The collection consists of two boxes, with one containing notes and prints attributed to Wyld and the other containing original negatives.
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Baer, Ralph H., 1922-2014
Harrison, William
Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation.
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August 15, 2009
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0.15 Cubic feet (1 box)
- Collection ID:
- NMAH.AC.1179
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Archives Center, National Museum of American History
In a moderated conversation about his life and work, Baer reenacts, with his partner William Harrison, the first time he played "Oddyssey", the first home video game for the consumer market, which he invented, and answers questions from the audience.