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Looking for primary sources in the history of invention? The Lemelson Center has created this database of invention, technology, and science-related collections located in archives, libraries, historical societies, and museums in the United States and Canada. The Lemelson Center does not maintain its own archive, but serves as a clearinghouse for information on sources.

When you select a collection from the list below, you will open a new page with a logo at the top that indicates whether the collection is held by the Smithsonian or elsewhere.

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Found 71 Stories

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  • Air and space (Relevance: 5.6338028169014%)
  • Chemistry (Relevance: 19.718309859155%)
  • Education (Relevance: 18.30985915493%)
  • Industry and manufacturing (Relevance: 18.30985915493%)
  • Military technology (Relevance: 11.267605633803%)
  • Patents and trademarks (Relevance: 18.30985915493%)
  • Physics (Relevance: 5.6338028169014%)
  • Radio (Relevance: 5.6338028169014%)
  • Research and development (Relevance: 100%)
  • Textiles and clothing (Relevance: 4.2253521126761%)

Dupont Nylon Collection, 1939-1977

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name DuPont Nylon

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E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company Office of the President Records, 1909-1952 (bulk 1914-1948)

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. Office of the president.

E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Foreign Relations Dept. Records, 1928-1947

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Foreign Relations Dept.

E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. Experimental Station. Records, 1908-1921

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company. Experimental Station

E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company Executive Records, 1903-1991 (bulk 1950-1982)

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company. Executive Records.

Edwin Austin Gee Papers, 1957-1978

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Gee, Edwin Austin

Elmer Sperry Records, 1910-1929

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Sperry, Elmer

Ernest Lichfield Papers, ca. 1966-1984

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Lichfield, Ernest

Ethyl Corporation Records, 1823-1983

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Ethyl Corporation Repository University of WyomingAmerican Heritage CenterDept. 39241000 E. University AvenueLaramie, WY 82071307-766-4114http://ahc.uwyo.edu/default.htm

Eugene Du Pont Papers, 1859-1920

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Du Pont, Eugene

F

Frederick Emmons Terman Papers, 1920-1978

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Terman, Frederick Emmons Repository Stanford University LibrariesGreen LibraryStanford, CA 94305-6004650-725-1022http://www-sul.stanford.edu/depts/spc/

Frederick Gardner Cottrell Papers, 1900-1951

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Cottrell, Frederick Gardner Repository Library of CongressManuscript Division101 Independence Ave., SEWashington, DC. 20540-4680202-707-5387www.loc.gov Physical Description 1000 items

G

Gordon Derby Patterson Papers, 1920-1966 (bulk, 1926-1962)

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Patterson, Gordon Derby

Guide to the Robert R. Wilson Papers, 1936-2000

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Wilson, Robert R. Repository Cornell UniversityDivision of Rare and Manuscript Collections2B Carl A. Kroch LibraryIthaca, NY 14853607-255-3530http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/

H

Harvard University Corporation Committees and Boards Records, 1934-1953

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Harvard University. Corporation Repository Harvard UniversityHarvard University ArchivesPusey LibraryCambridge, Massachusetts 02138617-495-2461http://hul.harvard.edu/huarc/

Homer Jackson Dana Papers, 1910-1968 ( inclusive )

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Dana, Homer Jackson

I

Inter-Society Color Council Records, 1879-2000 (bulk, 1895-1985)

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Inter-Society Color Council

ITT Industrial Research Laboratories Electron Tube Research Records, 1934-1984

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name ITT Industrial Research Laboratories

J

Joseph X. Labovsky Collection

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Labovsky, Joseph X. Repository Chemical Heritage FoundationOthmer Library315 Chestnut StreetPhiladelphia, PA 19106215-873-8265http://othmerlib.chemheritage.org

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Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Office of the Vice President for Industrial and Government Relations Records, 1958-1965

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Office of the Vice President for Industrial and Government Relations

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  • Agriculture and horticulture (Relevance: 5.1890289103039%)
  • Air and space (Relevance: 6.5974796145293%)
  • Chemistry (Relevance: 3.002223869533%)
  • Food and drink (Relevance: 3.0763528539659%)
  • Industry and manufacturing (Relevance: 7.2646404744255%)
  • Medicine, health, and life sciences (Relevance: 4.5589325426242%)
  • Military technology (Relevance: 3.2246108228317%)
  • Mining and drilling (Relevance: 3.4469977761305%)
  • Patents and trademarks (Relevance: 11.378799110452%)
  • Photography, film, television, and video (Relevance: 3.5211267605634%)
  • Power generation, motors, and engines (Relevance: 3.4469977761305%)
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  • Telegraph, telephone, and telecommunications (Relevance: 3.0392883617494%)
  • Textiles and clothing (Relevance: 3.2987398072646%)
  • Transportation (Relevance: 5.8191252779837%)
  • Women inventors (Relevance: 3.1134173461824%)
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