Repository: Science History Institute Archives / Subject: Scientific apparatus and instruments - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

The Vincent J. Coates Collection of Instrumentation Ephemera, 1933-1970 (inclusive)

Extent:: .25 linear feet (1 box)
Abstract:: The material is mostly undated but the bulk of the collection predates the arrival of computerized analytical instruments.

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Elke Eastman Collection, 1991-1992 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.1 linear feet (1 folder.)
Abstract:: A collection of documents collected and maintained by Elke Eastman that includes Beckman Instruments, Incorporated press releases and six black and white photographs.

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Ginger Heck Scientific Instruments Publications Collection, 1933-1985 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.2 linear feet (1 half hollinger box.)
Abstract:: A collection of scientific instruments publications collected by Ginger Heck.

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Photographs from the Records of the Althouse, Bates, and Crompton Chemical Companies, 1946-1974 (inclusive) 1951-1966 (bulk)

Extent:: 44 photographic prints (1 box)
Abstract:: Black and white print photographs of the instrumentation and facilities used in the manufacture of dyes at the Althouse, Bates, and Crompton Chemical Companies.

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Henry Earle Lumpkin Photograph Collection, 1963-1974 (inclusive)

Extent:: 11 photographic prints ((1 box))
Abstract:: Photographs associated with the use of mass spectrometry compiled by, and often including, Henry Earle Lumpkin, an employee of an oil company in Texas.

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Photographs from the Papers of J. Hartley Bowen, Jr., 1949-1968 (inclusive) circa 1949 (bulk)

Extent:: 71 photographic prints (1 box)
Abstract:: Print photographs depicting the facilities, machinery, and operations of the Aeronautical Materials Laboratory located at the Naval Air Material Center (later the Naval Air Engineering Center) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Photographs from the Papers of Robert E. Finnigan, 1955-1997 (inclusive) 1970s-1980s (bulk)

Extent:: 225 photographic slides (1 album) and 65 photographic prints (1 box)
Abstract:: Print photographs and slides related to Robert E. Finnigan and the Finnigan Corporation, predominately dating from the 1970s and 1980s.

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Photographs from the Papers of Sam S. Brody, 1960s-1980 (inclusive) 1960s (bulk)

Extent:: 126 photographic prints (1 box) and 73 photographic slides (1 box)
Abstract:: Black and white print photographs and various photographic slides relating to Sam S. Brody's career and research.

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Papers of Sam S. Brody, 1955-1992 (inclusive)

Extent:: 3.5 linear feet (12 boxes)
Abstract:: Reference files, correspondence, technical notes, conference papers, and patent files of American chemist Sam S. Brody. The materials in this collection mainly document his tenure with Melpar/Meloy Laboratories.

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Papers of Gabor B. Levy, 1896-1999 (inclusive) 1940-1990 (bulk)

Extent:: 9.1 linear feet (25 boxes)
Abstract:: Correspondence, research files, articles, article reprints, and technical writings of Hungarian analytical chemist, science editor, and science essayist Gabor B. Levy.

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Jane Frommer Collection, 1991-2016 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.75 linear feet (1 hollinger box and 1 half hollinger box.)
Abstract:: Sales literature, articles, and newsletters regarding scanning probe instruments and scanning probe microscopy collected by American research chemist Jane Frommer.

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Records of the American Chemical Society National Historic Chemical Landmarks Program, 1928-2007 (inclusive) 1993-2007 (bulk)

Extent:: 3.2 linear feet (4 boxes.)
Abstract:: The Records of the American Chemical Society National Historic Chemical Landmarks Program consist of administrative materials created and maintained by the American Chemical Society National Historic Chemical Landmarks Board Ad Hoc Committee.

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Albert C. Holler Collection, 1917-1948 (inclusive) 1936-1948 (bulk)

Extent:: 0.75 linear feet (1 hollinger box and 1 half hollinger box)
Abstract:: Sales literature, manuals and directions, articles, and miscellaneous printed materials collected by American analytical chemist Albert C. Holler.

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Chemical Heritage Foundation instrumentation manual collection: Manuals, undated

Extent:: 1 linear feet (unknown boxes)
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Papers of James Curtis Booth, 1785-1944 (inclusive) 1830-1895 (bulk)

Extent:: 5.1 linear feet (14 boxes)
Abstract:: This collection represents material created by several generations of the Booth Family. The material created by James Curtis Booth is professional in nature. Material by his daughters and other family members is more personal in nature. There are also literary works, some of them published by George ("Amyntor") Booth, the father of James.

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Beckman Historical Collection, 1911-2011 (inclusive) 1935-2004 (bulk)

Extent:: 137.2 linear feet (131 boxes (81 record boxes, 10 hollinger boxes, 3 half hollinger boxes, 26 photo album boxes, 2 videotape boxes, 1 audiocassette box, 4 cd-rom boxes, and 4 oversized boxes))
Abstract:: Business records, correspondence, research files, financial records, photographs, publications, and audio-visual materials of American scientist and industrialist Arnold O. Beckman and the American scientific and medical instrument manufacturer Beckman Coulter, Incorporated.

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Spinco Historical Collection, 1942-2014 (inclusive) 1962-2007 (bulk)

Extent:: 85.4 linear feet ((52 record boxes, 4 videotape boxes, 1 cd-rom box, 1 half hollinger box, 9 oversized boxes, 1 photo negative box, and 15 film cans) )
Abstract:: Printed materials, photographic materials, business records, and audio-visual materials of the Spinco Division of Beckman Coulter, Incorporated, an American manufacturer of scientific and medical instruments.

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Robert K. Wismer Collection of Chemical Museum Slides, february-march 2000 (inclusive)

Extent:: 190 photographic slides (1 box)
Abstract:: A series of slides of scientific apparatus, laboratories, and other objects related to the history of chemistry in the collections of European science and technology museums. The slides were taken by Robert K. Wismer in the spring of 2000 while on sabbatical from Millersville University.

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Photographs from the Perkin-Elmer-Applera Collection, 1937-1985 (inclusive) 1960s-1970s (bulk)

Extent:: 1500 photographic prints (13 boxes, 1 binder)
Abstract:: Print photographs and slides depicting the staff, facilities, and instrumentation of the Perkin-Elmer Corporation dating from the 1930s through the 1980s.

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Martin S. Frant Papers, 1964-2016 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.5 linear feet ((1 hollinger box))
Abstract:: Laboratory notebooks, report, letter, and article reprint of American analytical chemist and inventor Martin S. Frant, which relate to his work on ion-selective electrodes at Orion Research, Incorporated.

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The Nuclide Corporation Archives and The Papers of Leonard F. Herzog, 1923-2015 (inclusive) 1957-2002 (bulk)

Extent:: 35.2 linear feet (25 record boxes and 1 half hollinger box.)
Abstract:: Corporate records of American scientific instrument manufacturer Nuclide Corporation and the professional files and personal files of American geophysicist, scientific instrument industry executive, and Nuclide Corporation founder Leonard F. Herzog.

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Masao Horiba Collection, 2004-2006 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.10 linear feet (1 folder)
Abstract:: Newspaper articles, product catalog, seating chart, photograph, and DVD video recordings pertaining to Japanese businessman, corporate executive, and HORIBA, Limited founder Masao Horiba.

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Edward K. Lofberg transcript regarding work at the Corning Glassworks, 1996

Extent:: 1 linear feet (1 folder; 1 document)
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Papers of Thomas J. Porro, 1958-1992 (inclusive) 1970-1980 (bulk)

Extent:: 3 linear feet (6 boxes)
Abstract:: This is a collection largely comprised of training materials prepared for various Perkin-Elmer made FT-IR analytical instruments.

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RCA Electron Microscope Into Unseen Worlds, 1941

Extent:: 0.10 linear feet (1 folder)
Abstract:

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The Papers of William A. Thanuum, Jr., 1959-1971 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1.38 linear feet (1 box)
Abstract:: William A. Thanuum, Jr. was a member of Cary Instruments Field Sales Force and this collection is a combination of materials personally used by Thanuum in his work and generally available Cary technical and advertising materials.

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Norman G. Anderson Papers, 1904-2018 (inclusive) 1943-2010 (bulk)

Extent:: 26.6 linear feet (13 record boxes, 1 hollinger box, 1 half hollinger box, 4 photo negative boxes, and 5 oversized boxes )
Abstract:: Correspondence, research files, business records, notebooks, printed materials, and photographic materials of American clinical chemist, inventor, and corporate executive Norman G. Anderson.

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Philip C. Price Mass Spectrometer Manuals Collection, 1960-1992 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1.0 linear feet (2 hollinger boxes.)
Abstract:: A collection of mass spectrometer manuals collected by Philip C. Price, which were published by Associated Electrical Industries, Kratos Analytical, Instrumente und Gerate-Technik (IGT), E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, and Thermo Fisher Scientific.

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Kenneth R. Shoulders Papers, 1940-2013 (inclusive) 1955-2008 (bulk)

Extent:: 37.8 linear feet (27 boxes (20 record boxes, 2 film cans, 1 half hollinger box, 1 audiocassette box, 2 videotape boxes 2 oversized boxes, 4 map tubes, 1 artifacts box, and 1 photographs box) )
Abstract:: Correspondence, research files, personal files, patent files, papers and presentations, publications, audio-visual materials, electronic storage materials, and photographic materials of American electronics engineer, experimental physicist, and inventor Kenneth R. Shoulders.

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Arthur Greenberg Collection of Laboratory Photographs, circa 1915-1928 (inclusive)

Extent:: 23 photographic prints (1 box)
Abstract:: Black and white photographs of men and women working in scientific laboratories in the 1920s, including American biochemist and physiologist Dr. Alfred Baird Hastings and British physiologist Sir Joseph Barcroft.

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Photographs from the Bendix Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer Collection, 1959-1973 (inclusive) 1970 (bulk)

Extent:: 320 photographic prints (3 boxes)
Abstract:: Photographs documenting the creation, production, and marketing of the Bendix Corporation's flagship analytical instrument, the Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer (TOFMS).

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Thomas J. Porro Collection of Perkin-Elmer Photographs, 1950s-1980s (inclusive)

Extent:: 315 photographic prints (3 boxes)
Abstract:: Print photographs and slides depicting the instrumentation and staff of the Perkin-Elmer Corporation predominately dating from the 1950s and the 1980s.

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Paul A. Wilks, Jr. Papers, 1945-2002 (inclusive)

Extent:: 4.5 linear feet (6 record boxes)
Abstract:: Publications, reprints, correspondence, reports, event programs, conference agendas, news releases, and manuals belonging to Paul A. Wilks, Jr.

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Abraham Savitzky Papers, 1949-1989 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2.75 linear feet (6 boxes.)
Abstract:: Research files, manuscripts, correspondence, patents, reports, data, presentations, and publications belonging to American analytical chemist Abraham Savitzky.

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Papers of Walter Slavin, 1936-2003 (inclusive) 1977-2000 (bulk)

Extent:: 6.5 linear feet (50 boxes)
Abstract:: Correspondence files, working papers, presentation/instructional materials, reports, and publications of American engineer, scientific instrument designer, and science journal editor Walter Slavin. The materials in this collection document Slavin's career at Perkin-Elmer Corporation and his editorship of the science journal Spectrochimica Acta, Part B.

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Herbert T. Pratt Papers, 1793-2013 (inclusive) 1945-2000 (bulk)

Extent:: 9.0 linear feet (5 record boxes, 1 hollinger box, 2 half hollinger boxes, and 1 oversized box. )
Abstract:: Research files, printed materials, manuals, sample cards and sample books, notebooks, and signed items of Herbert T. Pratt, an American chemical engineer, chemistry historian, and collector of rare chemistry books, chemistry memorabilia, and textiles memorabilia.

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Introduction of Henry Howard Cary as Beckman Award Winner in Chemical Instrumentation Speech, 1959

Extent:: 0.10 linear feet (1 folder)
Abstract:: Letter and typescript of a speech delivered by R. Robert Brattain in April 1959.

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Chemical Heritage Foundation instrumentation manual collection: Advertising materials, undated

Extent:: 1 linear feet (unknown boxes)
Abstract:: These materials may be reprints of scholarly articles, or reports, or data sheets. The advertising material also varies in intent. Material designated as technical advertising is more theoretical in nature and directed toward end-users of the product. Trade advertising is more general in nature. Colorful and filled with superlatives, it was clearly aimed at administrators and purchasing personnel. The ads are filed by company name in a filing cabinet system. Some of this material is accompanied by correspondence which usually relates to issues of pricing or product improvement. Some of the files originally contained photographs of the equipment. These photographs were provided by the manufacturers for publicity purposes. They have been removed during processing and will now be found in the image archives.

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Coleman Instrument Company master cut book, undated

Extent:: 1 linear feet (1 box; 1 binder)
Abstract:

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Perkin-Elmer-Applera Collection, 1943-1998 (inclusive) 1950-1989 (bulk)

Extent:: 10 linear feet (21 boxes )
Abstract:: This material offers a broad overview of the Perkin-Elmer instrument Corp. as it prepared to celebrate its 50th Anniversary in 1987. It also includes material from the Perkin-Elmer Corporation mostly concerned with internal and external publicity.

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The Bendix Time of Flight Mass Spectrometer collection, 1952-1993 (inclusive) 1960-1980 (bulk)

Extent:: 31 linear feet (26 boxes)
Abstract:: This is an extensive trove of material relating to the creation marketing and maintenance of the Bendix Corporation's flagship analytical instrument, the Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer.

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The Papers of Robert Bruce Merrifield, 1963-2000 (inclusive) 1997-2000 (bulk)

Extent:: 8 linear feet (17 boxes)
Abstract:: This collection consists of two sets of material. The first is a comprehensive run of reprints of papers authored or co-authored by the Nobel-prize winning chemist Robert Bruce Merrifield. The second set is a collection of materials used by Merrifield in the creation of a film titled Peptide Protein Synthesis.

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The W. B. McCormack ephemera collection, 1934-1937 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 linear feet (1 folder)
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Beckman Instruments, Incorporated Ultracentrifuges Corrective Action Collection, 1984

Extent:: 0.1 linear feet (1 folder.)
Abstract:: A report and a logbook created by Beckman Instruments, Incorporated detailing the hazards associated with several of their ultracentrifuges and ultracentrifuge rotors manufactured by the firm's Spinco Division.

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