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Chester F. Carlson Papers, 1898-1975

July 23, 2014
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Inventor Name

Carlson, Chester F.

Repository

New York Public Library
Manuscripts & Archives Division
Room 328
Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street
New York, NY 10018-2788
212-930-0801

Physical Description

71 microfilm reels

Summary

Collection contains correspondence, technical papers, writings, personal and financial papers, photographs, ephemera, and printed matter. The correspondence reflects Carlson’s interests in laboratory notebooks, patent files, and other papers related to his invention of xerography and to its commercial development.

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