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Robert Van Egghen Perkin-Elmer Corporation Collection
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Held at: Science History Institute Archives [Contact Us]315 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106
This is a finding aid. It is a description of archival material held at the Science History Institute Archives. Unless otherwise noted, the materials described below are physically available in their reading room, and not digitally available through the web.
Overview and metadata sections
The Robert Van Egghen Perkin-Elmer Corporation Collection includes marketing documents and materials pertaining to American scientific instrument and apparatus manufacturer Perkin-Elmer Corporation, which were collected and maintained by Robert Van Egghen. The collection is arranged into the following three series:
- Technical Publications Files
- Marketing Materials and Articles Files
- Photographic Materials
The Robert Van Egghen Perkin-Elmer Corporation Collection was donated to the Science History Institute by Robert Van Egghen in 2023.
The Robert Van Egghen Perkin-Elmer Corporation Collection was processed by Sean Cureton in June 2023.
People
Organization
- Linde Air Products Company
- Perkin-Elmer Corporation
- Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy
- Society for Applied Spectroscopy
Subject
- Publisher
- Science History Institute Archives
- Finding Aid Author
- Finding aid created and encoded into EAD by Sean Cureton.
- Finding Aid Date
- 2023
- Access Restrictions
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There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes and the collection is open to the public.
- Use Restrictions
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The Science History Institute holds copyright to the Robert Van Egghen Perkin-Elmer Corporation Collection. The researcher assumes full responsibility for all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.
Collection Inventory
Series Description
Arranged alphabetically by subject, this series contains documents and publications pertaining to the operation and technical specifications of scientific instruments and apparatus manufactured by Perkin-Elmer Corporation. The contents of the Technical Publications Files consist predominantly of instructions and specifications for Perkin-Elmer products.
Addenda No. 1 to the Perkin-Elmer Model 13 Spectrophotometer Instruction Manual, The Perkin-Elmer Model 13-U, Universal Spectrophotometer, 1958 September.
Box 1
Folder 1
diff3 System, Specifications and Instructions, Folder, 1977.
Box 1
Folder 2
Evacuable Potassium Bromide Die Instructions, 1957 October.
Box 1
Folder 3
Instruction Manual, Model 184 Process Vapor Fractometer, 1957 December.
Box 1
Folder 4
Instruction Manual, Perkin-Elmer Absolute Intensity Integrator 021-0014, 1957 February.
Box 1
Folder 5
Instruction Manual, Perkin-Elmer Infrared Equipment, Volume 2: Infrared Sampling and Techniques, 1952.
Box 1
Folder 6
Instruction Manual, Perkin-Elmer Infrared Equipment, Volume 3A: Model 112 Single Beam Double Pass Infrared Spectrophotometer, Model 12-C Single Beam Single Pass Infrared Spectrometer, 1956.
Box 1
Folder 7
Instruction Manual, Perkin-Elmer Infrared Equipment, Volume 3B: Model 21 Infrared Spectrophotometer Operating and Maintenance Instructions (Serial Numbers 656 and Higher), 1955.
Box 1
Folder 8
Instruction Manual, Perkin-Elmer Infrared Equipment, Volume 3C: Model 13 Ratio Recording Infrared Spectrophotometer Operating and Maintenance Instructions, 1955.
Box 1
Folder 9
Instructions for Accessory Cooling Unit for Model 38 Electrophoresis, 1958 April.
Box 1
Folder 10
Instructions for Converting Instruments to Operate on 230 Volts, 1957.
Box 1
Folder 11
Instructions for Converting Single Pass Instruments to Double Pass, 1958 July 22.
Box 1
Folder 12
Instructions for Installing and Adjusting Accessory Prisms for Single Beam Double-Pass Instruments, 1956 December.
Box 1
Folder 13
Instructions for Installing the Model 188 Vapor Fractometer, 1959 September.
Box 1
Folder 14
Instructions for Linear Absorbance Gear Change Attachment, 1957 May.
Box 1
Folder 15
Instructions for Micro-Dipper Sample Introduction System 154-0087, 1959.
Box 1
Folder 16
Instructions for Model 21 Double Pass Spectrophotometer, 1957 June.
Box 1
Folder 17
Instructions for Perkin-Elmer Infrared Polarizer 127-1164, 1957 September.
Box 1
Folder 18
Instructions for Perkin-Elmer Precision Gas Sampling System, 1959.
Box 1
Folder 19
Instructions for Perkin-Elmer Space Cell 127-XX67, 1958 August.
Box 1
Folder 20
Instructions for Perkin-Elmer Standard Liquid Cells, 1958.
Box 1
Folder 21
Instructions for Slit Servo System 013-0280, 1959 February.
Box 1
Folder 22
Instructions for Vapor Fractometer Preparative Columns 154-0106, 1957 April.
Box 1
Folder 23
Instructions for Vapor Fractometer Refrigerated Flask and Column Assembly 154-0125, 1957 October.
Box 1
Folder 24
Instructions for Variable Thickness Liquid Absorption Cell, 1957 March 4.
Box 1
Folder 25
Model 83 Universal Monochromator Bulletin, undated.
Box 1
Folder 26
Model 99 Double Pass Monochromator Bulletin, undated.
Box 1
Folder 27
Model 221 Prism Grating Interchange, 1960 April 19.
Box 1
Folder 28
Model 4000-A Spectrophotometer Brochure, 1959.
Box 1
Folder 29
One Meter Gas Absorption Cell, General Description and Adjustment 127-XX61, 1958.
Box 1
Folder 30
Operating Instructions for the Models 12G and 112G Fore-Prism Grating Spectrophotometers, undated.
Box 1
Folder 31
Operating Instructions for the Perkin-Elmer 012-0110, 1956.
Box 1
Folder 32
Operating Instructions for the Perkin-Elmer KBr Vibrator 021-0176, 1975 August.
Box 1
Folder 33
Operator's Manual, Model 4000-A Spectrophotometer, undated.
Box 1
Folder 34
Optics Plus, Instructions, Book, 1953.
Box 1
Folder 35
Placing the Instrument in Operation, undated.
Box 1
Folder 36
Report on the Perkin-Elmer Grating Spectrophotometer Model 112-G, 1959.
Box 1
Folder 37
Temporary Instructions for the Hydrogen Source and Power Supply, 1958 July 22.
Box 1
Folder 38
Temporary Instructions for Model 213 Hydrocarbon Detector, 1960 January.
Box 1
Folder 39
Series Description
Arranged alphabetically by subject, this series contains publications related to the marketing of Perkin-Elmer Corporation products and the history of the company from 1950 to 2011. The contents of the Marketing Materials and Articles Files consist predominantly of reprinted articles about the Perkin-Elmer Corporation. Perkin-Elmer reports, statements, event programs, and newsletters are also preserved here.
A Special Retirement Dinner and Reception at Shorelands, East Norwalk, Connecticut for Horace G. McDonnell Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer, Programs, 1984 November 19.
Box 1
Folder 40
Applera Corporation, Annual Report, 2001.
Box 1
Folder 41
Applera Corporation, Notice of Annual Meeting of Stockholders and Proxy Statement, 2001 October 8.
Box 1
Folder 42
Applied Spectroscopy Booklets, Safety for Applied Spectroscopy, 1957.
Box 1
Folder 43
Applied Spectroscopy Booklets, Society for Applied Spectroscopy, 1958.
Box 1
Folder 44
Applied Spectroscopy Booklets, Society for Applied Spectroscopy, 1959.
Box 1
Folder 45
Applied Spectroscopy Booklet, Society for Applied Spectroscopy, 1960.
Box 1
Folder 46
At Shelton, Newsletter (2 copies), 2016.
Box 1
Folder 47
Board of Directors Visit Perkin-Elmer Instruments, Poster, 2000 May 17.
Box 1
Folder 48
"Design & Performance of a Fore-Prism Grating Infrared Spectrophotometer by E.H. Siegler, Jr. and J.W. Huley," Article, 1957.
Box 1
Folder 49
Eastern Analytical Symposium and Instrument Exhibit Program and Black and White Photograph of "Theory and Applications for Polarography" Lecture, 1959 November.
Box 1
Folder 50
General Note
Contains 1 black and white photograph.
History of Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Publications, 1964-2011.
Box 1
Folder 51
Hubble Space Telescope, Newspaper Clippings, 1950-2011.
Box 1
Folder 52
Index to Perkin-Elmer News: Summer 1990-Winter 1996, 1990-1996.
Box 1
Folder 53
Instrument News, Newsletter, 1961 June.
Box 1
Folder 54
Instrument News, Newsletters, Index to Volume 1-10, 1950-1959.
Box 1
Folder 55
Instrument News, Newsletters, Volume 1, 1949-1950.
Box 1
Folder 56
Instrument News, Newsletters, Volume 2, 1950-1951.
Box 1
Folder 57
Instrument News, Newsletters, Volume 3, 1951-1952.
Box 1
Folder 58
Instrument News, Newsletters, Volume 4, 1952-1953.
Box 1
Folder 59
Instrument News, Newsletters, Volume 5, 1953-1954.
Box 1
Folder 60
Instrument News, Newsletters, Volume 6, 1954-1955.
Box 1
Folder 61
Instrument News, Newsletters, Volume 7, 1955-1956.
Box 1
Folder 62
Instrument News, Newsletters, Volume 8, 1956-1957.
Box 1
Folder 63
Instrument News, Newsletters, Volume 9, 1957-1958.
Box 1
Folder 64
Instrument News, Newsletters, Volume 10, 1958-1959.
Box 1
Folder 65
Instrument News, Newsletters, Volume 11, 1959-1960.
Box 1
Folder 66
Instrument News, Newsletters, Volume 12, 1960-1961.
Box 1
Folder 67
Instrument News, Newsletters, Volume 13, 1961-1962.
Box 1
Folder 68
Instrument News, Newsletters, Volume 14, 1962-1963.
Box 2
Folder 1
Instrument News, Newsletters, Volume 15, 1963-1965.
Box 2
Folder 2
Instrument News, Newsletters, Volume 16, 1965-1966.
Box 2
Folder 3
Instrument News, Newsletters, Volume 17, 1966-1967.
Box 2
Folder 4
Instrument News, Newsletters, 1967-1973.
Box 2
Folder 5
Instrument News, Newsletters, 1974-1983.
Box 2
Folder 6
Instrumental Insights, Newsletters, 2001-2002.
Box 2
Folder 7
Interpretation of Infrared Spectroscopy, Linde Air Products Company, Report, 1956 August 1.
Box 2
Folder 8
People, Newsletters, 1977-1979.
Box 2
Folder 9
Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Annual Report, 1955.
Box 2
Folder 10
Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Annual Report, 1957.
Box 2
Folder 11
Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Annual Report, 1958.
Box 2
Folder 12
Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Annual Report, 1965.
Box 2
Folder 13
Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Annual Report, 1966.
Box 2
Folder 14
Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Annual Report, 1978.
Box 2
Folder 15
Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Annual Report, 1980.
Box 2
Folder 16
Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Annual Report, 1982.
Box 2
Folder 17
Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Annual Report, 1986.
Box 2
Folder 18
Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Annual Report, 1988.
Box 2
Folder 19
Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Annual Report, 1991.
Box 2
Folder 20
Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Annual Report, 1992.
Box 2
Folder 21
Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Annual Report, 1993.
Box 2
Folder 22
Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Annual Report, 1994.
Box 2
Folder 23
Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Annual Report, 1995.
Box 2
Folder 24
Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Annual Report, 1996.
Box 2
Folder 25
Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Annual Report, 1997.
Box 2
Folder 26
Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Annual Report, 2000.
Box 2
Folder 27
Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Annual Report, 2001.
Box 2
Folder 28
Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Annual Report, 2002.
Box 2
Folder 29
Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Annual Report, 2004.
Box 2
Folder 30
Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Annual Report, 2005.
Box 2
Folder 31
Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Annual Report, 2006.
Box 2
Folder 32
Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Annual Report Highlights, 1990.
Box 2
Folder 33
Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Bulletins and Correspondence, 1955-2005.
Box 2
Folder 34
Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Employee Involvement Teams First Annual Conference and Recognition Dinner Pamphlet, Newsletters, and Photographs, 1985.
Box 2
Folder 35
General Note
Contains 5 color photographs.
Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Employees Stock Purchase Plan, Booklet, 1959.
Box 2
Folder 36
Perkin-Elmer Corporation, "Engineering and Optical Division," Book, 1957.
Box 2
Folder 37
Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Fact Book, 1987.
Box 2
Folder 38
Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Fiftieth Anniversary Bulletins and Newspaper Clippings, 1987.
Box 2
Folder 39
Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Instrument Division, Price List, Booklet, undated.
Box 2
Folder 40
Perkin-Elmer Corporation, "Its People, Facilities, Products," Booklet, undated.
Box 2
Folder 41
Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Marketing Booklets and Pamphlets, undated.
Box 2
Folder 42
Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders and Proxy Statement, 1986 November 20.
Box 2
Folder 43
Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders and Proxy Statement, 1995 October 19.
Box 2
Folder 44
Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders and Proxy Statement, 1996 October 17.
Box 2
Folder 45
Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders and Proxy Statement, 1999 April 27.
Box 2
Folder 46
Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders and Proxy Statement, 2007.
Box 2
Folder 47
Perkin-Elmer Corporation, PEN, Newsletters, 1954-1959.
Box 2
Folder 48
Perkin-Elmer Corporation, PEN, Newsletters, 1960-1964.
Box 3
Folder 1
Perkin-Elmer Corporation, PEN, Newsletters, 1965-1969.
Box 3
Folder 2
Perkin-Elmer Corporation, PEN, Newsletters, 1970-1972.
Box 3
Folder 3
Perkin-Elmer Corporation, PEN, Newsletters, 1974-1979.
Box 3
Folder 4
Perkin-Elmer Corporation, PEN, Newsletters, 1980-1984.
Box 3
Folder 5
Perkin-Elmer Corporation, PEN, Newsletters, 1985-1989.
Box 3
Folder 6
Perkin-Elmer Corporation, PEN, Newsletters, 1990-1991.
Box 3
Folder 7
Perkin-Elmer Corporation, PEN, Newsletters, 1992-1993.
Box 3
Folder 8
Perkin-Elmer Corporation, PEN, Newsletters, 1994-1995.
Box 3
Folder 9
Perkin-Elmer Corporation, PEN, Newsletters, 1996.
Box 3
Folder 10
Perkin-Elmer Corporation, PEN, Newsletters, 1997-1998.
Box 3
Folder 11
Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Securities and Exchange Commission, Annual Report, 1996.
Box 3
Folder 12
Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Security Analysts Meeting Report, 1983.
Box 3
Folder 13
Perkin-Elmer Corporation, A Status Report from the Infrastructure Task Teams, Newsletter, 1994.
Box 3
Folder 14
Perkin-Elmer Corporation, Update, Newsletters, 1981-1988.
Box 3
Folder 15
Pittsburgh Conference on Analytical Chemistry and Applied Spectroscopy, Program, 1956.
Box 3
Folder 16
Polystyrene Wavelength and Transmittance, Chart, undated.
Box 3
Folder 17
"Richard Scott Perkin and the Perkin-Elmer Corporation by Thomas P. Fahy," Book, 1987.
Box 3
Folder 18
UNICAM Instruments Ltd., Spectrovision, Booklet, 1966 November 15.
Box 3
Folder 19
Series Description
Arranged alphabetically by subject, this series contains photographs and a photo album of Perkin-Elmer Corporation events and facilities from 1955 to 1990. The contents of the Photographic Materials include photographs of the retirement party for Horace G. McDonnell, Jr., former company President and Chief Executive Officer. A photo album of Perkin-Elmer's plant in Überlingen, Germany is also preserved here.
Horace G. McDonnell, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer, Retirement Dinner and Reception, Photo Album, 1984 November 19.
Box 3
Folder 20
General Note
Contains 68 color photographs.
Perkin-Elmer Corporation Flood, Photographs, 1955.
Box 3
Folder 21
General Note
Contains 72 black and white photographs.
Perkin-Elmer Corporation Überlingen, Germany Plant, Photo Album, undated.
Box 3
Folder 22
General Note
Contains 40 black and white photographs.
"S.C.B.-Ansegeln Pfingstmontag," Photographs, 1958.
Box 3
Folder 23
General Note
Contains 27 black and white photographs.
"To Chester W. Nimitz as a Memory of Many Successful Years Cooperation," Leatherbound Photo Album Commemorating the Perkin-Elmer Corporation Überlingen, Germany Plant, 1990 May 27.
Box 3
Folder 24
General Note
Contains 82 black and white photographs.