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Kenneth R. Shoulders Papers
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Kenneth R. Shoulders was an American electronics engineer, experimental physicist, and inventor. Born in Texas on March 7, 1927, Shoulders was a 1944 graduate of North Dallas High School in Dallas, Texas. After graduating from high school, he went to work in the electronics industry and gained over ten years of formative research and development experience with a number of electronics firms between the mid 1940s and mid 1950s, including Maganavox Company, Texas Instruments, Incorporated, and Collins Radio Company.
From 1955 to 1958, Shoulders served as a Research Staff Member at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he became a noted pioneer in microelectronics. While working at MIT's Computer Components and Systems Laboratory, he studied and tested microfabrication methods for a number of electronics applications, including field-emission amplifiers and magnetic film memories. He also at worked at the university's Lincoln Laboratory, where conducted research on digital computer components and systems. At MIT, he frequently worked with famed electrical engineer and inventor Dudley A. Buck.
In 1958, Shoulders was hired as a Senior Research Engineer by the Stanford Research Institute (SRI) in Menlo Park, California, where he continued to be a pioneer in microelectronics. During his tenure at SRI (1958-1968), Shoulders conducted research and development work on a number of micro-sized devices, including field-emission active elements, light generators, and the technology required for their fabrication. He also designed and built the first twelve quadrupole mass spectrometers and designed a rapid access ultra-high-vacuum system. In addition to his work in microelectronics, Shoulders also became interested in aerospace engineering at SRI. Under SRI's auspices, he designed two personal air transport systems: the Gyrodyne Convertiplane and Helicopter Escape and Rescue Outfit (HERO), neither of which were brought to fruition.
Shoulders left Stanford Research Institute in 1968 to form Vertitek, Incorporated, with the intention of building experimental aircraft designed by himself. Vertitek proved to be a short-lived venture, but Shoulders maintained a keen interest in experimental aircraft for the rest of his life. Between the 1970s and late 1990s, he continued to design and build innovative aircraft and aircraft components, including the Boomerang Surveillance System and the Shadow Autonomous Aerial Vehicle.
Shoulders became interested in experimental physics research during the mid and late 1970s. He was mainly interested in charge clusters, which he initially called "Electrum Validum" (EV), then later renamed "Exotic Vacuum Objects" (EVO). Believing EVs/EVOs to be a potential source of untapped energy, Shoulders conducted extensive research on this phenomena between the 1980s and 2010s. During the 1980s and early 1990s, he carried out much of his EV/EVO research as Chief Inventor at Jupiter Technologies, a firm owned by Church's Fried Chicken CEO George W. Church, Jr.
Kenneth R. Shoulders was awarded a number of patents over the course of his career. He was the also the author of the self published book, EV, A Tale of Discovery(1987).
Kenneth R. Shoulders passed away on June 7, 2013.
Sources
Kenneth R. Shoulders Papers, Chemical Heritage Foundation Archives, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The Kenneth R. Shoulders Papers contain the personal papers of Kenneth R. Shoulders. The collection is arranged into the following thirteen series:
- Correspondence
- Subject Files
- Notes and Letters
- Patent Files
- Notebooks
- Manuscripts
- Papers, Presentations, and Speeches
- Printed Materials
- Audio-Visual Materials
- Electronic Storage Materials
- Oversized
- Artifacts
- Photographic Materials
The Kenneth R. Shoulders Papers were donated to the Science History Institute (formerly the Chemical Heritage Foundation) by Claire Shoulders in March 2015.
The Kenneth R. Shoulders Papers were processed by Kenton G. Jaehnig in November 2015.
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- Science History Institute Archives
- Finding Aid Author
- Finding aid created and encoded into EAD by Kenton G. Jaehnig
- Finding Aid Date
- 2015
- Access Restrictions
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The Kenneth R. Shoulders Papers are open to researchers with the exception of the following materials:
In Series X, selected items in Sub-series 2 – CD-ROMs and DVDs are closed to researchers until 2065.
- Use Restrictions
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The Science History Institute holds copyright to the Kenneth R. Shoulders Papers. The researcher assumes full responsibility for all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.
Collection Inventory
Arranged alphabetically by subject, this series contains Kenneth R. Shoulders' correspondence files. The series' contents consist mainly of files containing miscellaneous professional and personal correspondence generated by Shoulders between 1952 and 2005. A handful of files containing Shoulders' correspondence with a few of his colleagues are also found in this series. A file of Shoulders' correspondence with the Stanford Research Institute is also preserved here.
The contents of the Correspondence files consist mainly of letters. A small amount of accompanying materials, including, but not limited to, papers, and notes are found in these files as well.
Arranged alphabetically by subject, this series contains files pertaining to Kenneth R. Shoulders' life and career. Files pertaining to various projects Shoulders worked on, including, but not limited to, aircraft and Electrum Validum, make up the largest part of the Subject Files. A noticeable number of files regarding Shoulders' business and legal affairs are also found in this series. A small number of files pertaining to Shoulders' attendance at scientific conferences, involvement with aviation organizations, and a few of his colleagues are preserved in this series. A handful of files regarding the personal affairs of Kenneth R. Shoulders and his wife Claire Shoulders are found here as well.
The contents of the Subject Files consist of a wide variety of materials, including correspondence, legal documents, printed materials (programs, brochures, and decals), blueprints, drawings, drawing reproductions, papers, and notes. Graphs, membership cards, clippings, article reprints, a few fabric samples, and a few business cards are found in these files as well.
Includes 2 fabric samples.
Includes 2 Nitex fabric samples.
Arranged chronologically by year and alphabetically by subject, the Notes and Letters series make up the largest portion of the Kenneth R. Shoulders Papers. The materials in this series provide detailed day-by-day documentation of Shoulders' activities between 1951 and 2013. By studying contents of the Notes and Letters, researchers can learn a great deal about how Shoulders' conducted his engineering and scientific work. The contents of the Notes and Letters also reveal much about Shoulders himself. Most of the files in the Notes and Letters series concern Shoulders' work on multiple projects. A few are devoted to his work on specific individual projects, including, but not limited to, Electrum Validum, aircraft, and microelectronics.
The contents of the Notes and Letters files consist mainly of Shoulders' handwritten notes, typed notes, and correspondence. A wide variety of other materials are also found in this series. Noticeable amounts of papers, presentations, drawings, drawing reproductions, and blueprints are preserved in these files. Smaller amounts of manuscripts and miscellaneous printed materials are found in the Notes and Letters as well.
Arranged alphabetically by subject, this series contains Kenneth R. Shoulders' patent files. These files concern Shoulders' successful and unsuccessful efforts to patent a few of the inventions conceived by him between the mid 1970s and 2000. The files in this series provide primary documentation of the legal processes through which Shoulders sought to patent his inventions in the United States. They also contain technical information for the inventions represented in this series.
The contents of the Patent Files consist mainly of correspondence, legal documents, and copies of patents. A couple of publications, a few drawing reproductions, and notes are found in this series as well.
Arranged alphabetically by subject, this series contains Kenneth R. Shoulders' notebooks. Most of the notebooks were created by Shoulders himself and provide limited documentation of his professional, personal, and school activities between 1940 and 1993. This series also contains photocopies of six research notebooks created by famed electrical engineer and inventor Dudley A. Buck, a colleague of Shoulders at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The copies of Buck's notebooks document research he conducted at MIT.
The contents of this series consist mainly of ring notebooks. Eight unbound notebooks (including the photocopies of Dudley A. Buck's notebooks) and four bound notebooks are also found here. A handful of Shoulders' pocket notebooks are preserved in this series as well.
Arranged alphabetically by subject, this series contains manuscripts written by Kenneth R. Shoulders. The materials preserved in this series provide written documentation of research he conducted between the late 1950s and late 1980s. Most of items in this series were later printed or published, some examples of which are preserved in Series IV – Patent Files, Series VII – Papers, Presentations, and Speeches, and Series VIII – Printed Materials.
A large majority of the manuscripts in this series were written by Shoulders during his tenure at Stanford Research Institute, which include those of various SRI publications and proposals. A smaller, but noticeable, number of manuscripts written by Shoulders as part of his independent physics research on Electrum Validum are found in this series, which include, but are not limited to those for his book EV, A Tale of Discovery. Two manuscripts of speeches given by Shoulders at professional conferences are also preserved here.
Typed manuscripts make up a majority of the materials in this series. A noticeable number of printed manuscripts and a few handwritten manuscripts are also found here. A small amount of accompanying materials, including notes and drawing reproductions, are preserved in this series as well.
Arranged chronologically by subject, this series contains papers, presentations, and speeches collected by Kenneth R. Shoulders over the course of his career. Most the materials in this series were created by Shoulders himself, but a significant amount of material created by others (including colleagues of Shoulders) are also found here.
The materials preserved in the Papers, Presentations, and Speeches series provide documentation of research conducted by Shoulders over the course of his career. These files also provide a limited amount of information regarding research carried out by others in topics of interest to Shoulders. This series also provides written documentation of Shoulders' outreach activities within the engineering and scientific communities.
Copies of papers, presentations, and speeches by Shoulders make up a majority of the materials in this series. Copies of papers and speeches by other researchers also make up a significant portion of the materials in this series. A handful of original typed papers and speeches by Shoulders are found in this series as well.
Arranged alphabetically by subject, this series contains printed materials collected by Kenneth R. Shoulders over the course of his career. Shoulders wrote, contributed to, or is mentioned in a majority of materials in this series. Of particular interest are the copies of Shoulders' book EV, A Tale of Discovery, the publications he wrote for Jupiter Technologies, and the various printed materials Shoulders wrote for the Stanford Research Institute.
This series also contains a significant amount of materials that have no connection to Kenneth R. Shoulders, but do pertain to topics that were of interest to him. The topics represented by these materials include, but are not limited to, microelectronics, aviation, and cold fusion.
The contents of this series consist mainly of publications, which include, but are not limited to, reports, government documents, conference programs, conference proceedings, proposals, and printed technical papers. Clippings of articles, photocopies of articles, and article reprints are also in the Printed Materials series. A few magazines and journals, including issues of Journal of Applied Physics, Microminiaturization, and Research for Industry are also preserved in this series. A handful of books, including two copies of Shoulders' EV, A Tale of Discovery and two photocopies of books regarding cold fusion are found here as well.
This series contains audio-visual materials collected by Kenneth R. Shoulders. The contents of the Audio-Visual Materials are arranged into the following three sub-series:
- Motion Picture Films
- Audio Recordings
- Videotapes
Arranged by alphabetically by subject, this sub-series contains two 16 mm motion picture films: 3D-3Ø Containment andPart. Containment.
Arranged alphabetically by format and title, this sub-series contains Kenneth R. Shoulders' audio recordings. Nine audiocassette tapes, including those of conversations between Shoulders and a few of his colleagues are preserved here. Two dictation disks of Shoulders' correspondence are found in this sub-series as well.
Arranged alphabetically by title, this sub-series contains ten VHS videotapes belonging to Kenneth R. Shoulders. The video footage recorded on the tapes includes but is not limited to, presentations given by Shoulders, interviews of Shoulders and a couple of his colleagues, Shoulders' property, and members of the Shoulders Family.
Includes accompanying letter.
Includes accompanying note.
This series contains electronic storage materials collected by Kenneth R. Shoulders. The contents of the Electronic Storage Materials are arranged into the following three sub-series:
- Floppy Disks
- CD-ROMs and DVDs
- Mini Data Cartridges
Arranged alphabetically by format and title, this sub-series consists of Kenneth R. Shoulders' computer floppy disks. It is presumed that most of the disks in this sub-series contain electronic documents saved from Shoulders' computer/computers regarding his research, which include, but are not limited to, notes, correspondence, and drawings. A few disks containing software used by Shoulders on his computers are also found here.
5.25 inch floppy disks make up a large majority of the items found in this sub-series. Eleven 3.5 inch floppy disks and one Zip Disk are also preserved in this sub-series. A handful of accompanying printed directories are found in this sub-series as well.
Contains 7 floppy disks.
Includes accompanying directory.
Includes accompanying directory.
Contains 4 floppy disks.
Contains 11 floppy disks.
Contains 2 floppy disks.
Includes 2 accompanying directories.
Contains 2 floppy disks.
Contains 11 floppy disks.
Contains 3 floppy disks.
Includes 2 accompanying directories.
Contains 5 floppy disks.
Contains 3 floppy disks.
Includes 3 accompanying directories.
Contains 4 floppy disks.
Includes 4 accompanying directories.
Contains 4 floppy disks.
Contains 2 floppy disks.
Contains 2 floppy disks.
Includes 2 accompanying directories.
Contains 3 floppy disks.
Contains 2 floppy disks.
Includes 2 accompanying directories.
Contains 2 floppy disks.
Includes 4 accompanying directories.
Arranged alphabetically by format and by title, this sub-series contains Kenneth R. Shoulders' CD-ROMs and DVDS. Its contents consist of eight CD-ROMs and four DVDs.
The CD ROMs contain electronic documents saved from Shoulders' computer/computers regarding his research on aircraft and Electrum Validum, which include, but are not limited to, notes, correspondence, drawings, publications, papers, PowerPoint presentations, and digital photographs.
The DVDs contain an HP Vista backup of a computer belonging to Kenneth R. Shoulders' wife Claire Shoulders. Audio recordings of music saved by Claire Shoulders are found on these DVDs. Digital photographs, which include images of the Shoulders Family and other miscellaneous subjects are found on these DVDs as well.
Selected items in this sub-series are closed to researchers until 2065.
This item is closed to researchers until 2065.
This item is closed to researchers until 2065.
This item is closed to researchers until 2065.
Arranged alphabetically by title, this sub-series consists of three computer mini data cartridges, which contain electronic documents saved from Kenneth R. Shoulders' computer/computers. It is presumed that the documents saved on the data cartridges in this sub-series pertain to Shoulders' research, which could include, but not be limited to, notes, correspondence, and drawings. An accompanying printed directory to one of the data cartridges is found in this sub-series as well.
Includes accompanying directory.
This series contains miscellaneous oversized items belonging to Kenneth R. Shoulders. The contents of Box 18 are arranged alphabetically by subject. Boxes 19 thru 22 contain one item each and are arranged alphabetically by subject.
The series' contents consist of a variety of materials. Five sets of drawings, including, but not limited to those of the Helicopter Escape and Rescue Outfit and quadrupole mass spectrometer are found in this series. Two sets of blueprints, specifically of the Helicopter Escape and Rescue Outfit and the rotodynamic vacuum pump are also in the Oversized series. Photocopies of miscellaneous journal articles, Shoulders' high school diploma, and a caricature drawing of Shoulders are found in this series as well.
Contains 5 blueprints.
Contains 12 drawings.
Contains 7 drawings.
Contains 4 drawings.
Contains 41 drawings.
Contains 9 drawings.
Arranged alphabetically by subject, this series contains artifacts retained by Kenneth R. Shoulders. Its contents consist of a set of ceramic aircraft engine parts and a small box of unidentified samples, which are possibly from Shoulders' Electrum Validum experiments.
This series contains photographic materials, which mainly document research and engineering work conducted by Kenneth R. Shoulders. To a much lesser extent, Shoulders' life and career are also documented in these materials. The contents of the Photographic Materials are arranged into the following seven sub-series:
- Photographs
- Negatives
- Slides and Transparencies
- Photo Albums
- Oversized Photographic Materials
Note – Item level cataloging may be available, consult Image Archives.
Arranged alphabetically by subject, this sub-series consists of Kenneth R. Shoulders' photographs. A majority of the images in this sub-series concern his research on Electrum Validum. A significant number of images regarding Shoulders' research and engineering work on aircraft and microelectronics are also found in this sub-series. A few images of Shoulders himself, members of his family, and other miscellaneous subjects are preserved in this sub-series as well.
Photographs of various sizes make up the bulk of the materials in this sub-series. A handful of photo reproductions of various types are also found in this series. A few files pertaining to Shoulders' Electrum Validum research contain samples (mostly metal, but also a few epoxy and glass samples). A small amount of accompanying materials, including correspondence, notes, drawing reproductions, and graphs are found here as well.
Note – Item level cataloging may be available, consult Image Archives.
Contains 7 black and white images.
Contains 15 black and white images.
Contains 6 color images and 3 color photocopies.
Contains 8 black and white images.
Includes metal samples.
Contains 6 black and white images.
Includes metal samples.
Contains 4 black and white images.
Includes metal sample.
Contains 1 black and white image.
Contains 1 color image and 1 color photocopy.
Contains 16 color images.
Contains 17 black and white images.
Contains 2 black and white images.
Contains 5 color images.
Contains 27 color images.
Contains 6 black and white images.
Contains 17 black and white images.
Contains 13 black and white images.
Includes epoxy and metal samples.
Contains 3 black and white images and 9 drawing reproductions.
Contains 2 color images.
Contains 12 black and white images.
Contains 25 black and white images.
Contains 36 black and white images.
Contains 35 black and white images.
Contains 12 black and white images.
Contains 34 black and white images.
Contains 1 color photo reproduction.
Contains 4 color images and 6 black and white images.
Contains 12 black and white images.
Contains 4 black and white images.
Contains 5 color images and 1 black and white image.
Contains 8 black and white images.
Contains 2 black and white images and 2 color images.
Contains 1 color image.
Contains 23 color images.
Contains 8 color images.
Contains 6 black and white images.
Includes metal sample.
Contains 16 color images.
Includes metal samples.
Contains 9 black and white images.
Contains 3 black and white images.
Contains 5 black and white images.
Contains 1 black and white image.
Contains 11 color images.
Contains 7 black and white images.
Contains 9 black and white images.
Contains 6 black and white images.
Contains 5 black and white images.
Contains 6 black and white images.
Contains 1 color image.
Contains 1 black and white image.
Contains 28 black and white images.
Contains 2 black and white images.
Contains 33 black and white images.
Contains 16 black and white images.
Contains 10 black and white images.
Contains 6 black and white images.
Contains 2 black and white images.
Contains 2 color images.
Contains 15 black and white images; 2 color images; and 2 black and white photocopies.
Contains 51 black and white images.
Includes metal samples.
Contains 9 black and white images.
Contains 40 black and white images.
Contains 58 black and white images.
Contains 24 black and white images.
Contains 7 black and white images and 2 color images.
Contains 3 black and white images.
Includes glass/metal sample.
Contains 10 black and white images.
Contains 3 color images.
Contains 1 color image.
Contains 5 black and white images.
Contains 10 black and white images.
Contains 7 black and white images.
Contains 1 black and white image.
Contains 22 black and white images.
Contains 1 black and white image.
Contains 14 color images.
Contains 24 color images.
Contains 65 black and white images.
Contains 23 black and white images.
Contains 13 black and white images.
Contains 14 black and white images and 4 8 x 10 color images.
Contains 11 color images.
Contains 11 color images.
Contains 19 black and white images.
Includes epoxy and metal samples.
Contains 5 black and white images.
Includes epoxy and metal samples.
Contains 1 color image.
Contains 3 black and white images.
Contains 12 black and white images.
Includes metal samples.
Contains 4 black and white images.
Includes metal samples.
Contains 6 color images.
Includes metal samples.
Contains 4 black and white images.
Includes metal samples.
Contains 8 black and white images.
Includes metal samples.
Contains 12 color images.
Contains 2 black and white photographs.
Contains 5 black and white images.
Contains 1 black and white image.
Contains 4 black and white images.
Contains 40 black and white images.
Contains 32 black and white images and 5 color images.
Contains 2 color images.
Contains 1 color image.
Contains 1 color image.
Contains 11 black and white images.
Includes metal samples.
Contains 19 black and white images.
Contains 2 black and white images.
Contains 14 black and white images.
Contains 3 black and white images.
Includes metal samples.
Contains 14 color images.
Contains 5 color images.
Contains 1 color image.
Contains 8 black and white images.
Contains 94 8 x 10 black and white images.
Contains 1 black and white image.
Contains 11 color images.
Contains 22 color images.
Contains 23 color images.
Contains 1 black and white image.
Contains 3 black and white images.
Contains 2 black and white images.
Contains 7 black and white images.
Contains 39 black and white images and 2 color images.
Contains 18 black and white images.
Contains 10 color images.
Contains 17 color images.
Contains 12 color images.
Contains 3 color images.
Contains 13 color images.
Contains 6 color images.
Contains 1 black and white image, 1 color image, and 1 color photocopy.
Contains 11 color images.
Contains 8 color images.
Contains 2 black and white images.
Contains 4 color images and 1 black and white photocopy.
Contains 27 color images.
Contains 6 black and white images.
Includes metal and glass samples.
Contains 4 black and white images.
Contains 31 color images.
Contains 3 black and white images.
Contains 2 black and white images.
Contains 6 black and white images.
Contains 14 black and white images.
Contains 2 black and white images.
Contains 4 color images.
Contains 41 black and white images.
Contains 6 color images.
Contains 28 color images.
Contains 3 black and white images.
Contains 3 color images.
Contains 36 color images.
Contains 2 color images.
Contains 21 black and white images.
Contains 21 black and white images.
Contains 21 color images.
Contains 7 black and white images.
Contains 10 color images.
Contains 12 color images.
Arranged alphabetically by subject, this sub-series consists of Kenneth R. Shoulders' negatives. Most of the negatives in this sub-series are of images found in Sub-series 1 – Photographs. A majority of the images concern Shoulders' research on Electrum Validum. A significant number of images pertaining to aircraft are also found in this sub-series. A handful of images regarding microelectronics and other miscellaneous subjects are preserved here as well.
Negatives of various sizes make up the bulk of the materials in this sub-series. A small amount of accompanying materials, including notes and drawings, are found here as well.
Note – Item level cataloging may be available, consult Image Archives.
Contains 4 color negative strips.
Contains 18 color negative strips.
Contains 4 color negative strips.
Contains 6 black and white negative strips.
Contains 10 black and white negative strips.
Contains 3 color negative strips.
Contains 6 color negative strips.
Contains 2 black and white negatives.
Contains 8 black and white negative strips.
Contains 1 black and white negative strip.
Contains 4 black and white negatives.
Contains 4 black and white negatives.
Contains 6 color negative strips.
Contains 9 black and white negatives.
Contains 6 black and white negatives.
Contains 5 color negative strips.
Contains 3 color negative strips.
Contains 4 color negative strips.
Contains 4 color negative strips.
Contains 3 black and white negatives.
Contains 122 black and white negatives.
Contains 5 color negative strips.
Contains 2 color negative strips.
Contains 49 cropped black and white negatives.
Contains 3 color negative strips.
Contains 7 color negative strips.
Contains 4 color negative strips.
Contains 6 black and white negative strips.
Contains 6 color negative strips.
Contains 4 color negative strips.
Contains 2 color negative strips.
Contains 6 color negative strips.
Contains 6 color negative strips.
Contains 7 color negative strips.
Contains 4 color negative strips.
Contains 3 black and white negative strips.
Contains 7 color negative strips.
Contains 10 color negative strips.
Contains 9 black and white negatives.
Contains 2 black and white negatives.
Contains 6 color negative strips.
Contains 5 color negative strips.
Arranged alphabetically by format and subject, this sub-series contains Kenneth R. Shoulders' slides and transparencies. Most of the materials were created for Shoulders' book EV, A Tale of Discovery and/or his presentations at conferences.
All of the slides and most of the transparencies in this sub-series concern Shoulders' research on Electrum Validum. One file of transparencies concerning the Gyrodyne Convertiplane is also found in this sub-series. A Disneyland caricature drawing transparency of Kenneth R. Shoulders is also preserved here. A handful of accompanying notes are found in this sub-series as well.
Note – Item level cataloging may be available, consult Image Archives.
Contains 20 black and white slides.
Contains 8 black and white slides.
Contains 23 black and white slides.
Contains 24 color slides.
Contains 6 black and white slides.
Contains 149 black and white slides and 129 blue tinted slides.
Contains 20 black and white slides; 7 blue tinted slides; and 3 color slides.
Contains 25 black and white transparencies and 5 color transparencies.
Contains 14 black and white transparencies and 11 color transparencies.
Contains 12 black and white transparencies.
Contains 20 black and white transparencies and 6 color transparencies.
Contains 40 black and white transparencies.
Contains 58 black and white transparencies.
Contains 24 black and white transparencies.
Contains 10 color transparencies.
Contains 3 black and white transparencies.
Contains 1 black and white transparency.
Contains 1 black and white transparency.
Contains 1 black and white transparency.
Arranged alphabetically by subject, this sub-series consists of eight photo albums created by Kenneth R. Shoulders. Four of the photo albums concern Shoulders' research and engineering work on aircraft and/or aircraft components. Three of the photo albums concern Shoulders' research and engineering work on microelectronics. One photo album concerns his research on Electrum Validum.
In terms of format, the contents of the photo albums consist mainly of photographs of various sizes. A small amount of accompanying materials, including photo reproductions, notes, papers, drawing reproductions, blueprints, and copies of articles are found in this sub-series as well.
Note – Item level cataloging may be available, consult Image Archives.
Contains 6 black and white images and 15 color images.
Contains 25 black and white images and 27 4 x 6 color images. Also contains 8 color photocopies and 2 black and white photocopies.
Contains 21 black and white images and 7 color images.
Contains 55 black and white images.
Contains 32 black and white images and 5 color images.
Contains 26 black and white images.
Contains 1 color image and 4 black and white images.
Contains 20 8.5 x 11 black and white images; 7 7.75 x 11 black and white images; and 1 1 x 1 black and white image.
Arranged alphabetically by subject, this sub-series contains two microfilmed items created by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology: a microfilm roll of Kenneth R. Shoulders' MIT computation book and a microfilm strip of an unidentified document.
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Arranged alphabetically by subject, this sub-series contains fifty glass slides. Its contents consist of images created by Kenneth R. Shoulders while conducting research on Electrum Validum. The research documented work by these slides was carried out under the auspices of Jupiter Toy Company, a subsidiary of Jupiter Technologies.
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Arranged alphabetically by subject, this sub-series contains oversized photographic materials belonging to Kenneth R. Shoulders. A number of photo sheets for Shoulders' book EV, A Tale of Discovery are found in this sub-series. Two negatives of the Helicopter Escape and Rescue Outfit are also in this sub-series. Four photographs of illustrations for the Shoulders' authored publication Research in Microelectronics Using Electron-Beam-Activated Machining Techniques are also preserved here as well.
Note – Item level cataloging may be available, consult Image Archives.
Contains 121 black and white photographs.
Contains 2 black and white negatives.
Contains 4 black and white photographs.