Inventor Name
3M Company
Repository
Minnesota Historical Society
345 W. Kellogg Blvd
St. Paul, MN 55102-1906
651-297-4502
http://www.mnhs.org
Physical Description
150 cubic feet
Summary
The 3M Records include materials relating to invention, and development of many of the company’s products including waterproof sandpaper, masking and cellophane tape, magnetic recording media, non-woven fiber, thermographic copying process (Thermo Fax), and Post-it-Note. Materials include biographical information on inventors and lab workers, advertising and promotional materials and in some cases, lab records and research files. Includes inventors: Francis Okie (waterproof sandpaper); Dick Drew (Scotch Tape); Alvin Boese (non-woven fiber); Carl Miller (thermographic copying process); and Art Fry (Post-it® Note).
