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Looking for primary sources in the history of invention? The Lemelson Center's Modern Inventors Documentation (MIND) program 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. Learn more about the database >>

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 at the Smithsonian or elsewhere.

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Found 45 Stories

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  • Air and space (Relevance: 4.4444444444444%)
  • Archives@NMAH (Relevance: 6.6666666666667%)
  • Industry and manufacturing (Relevance: 8.8888888888889%)
  • Lighting (Relevance: 4.4444444444444%)
  • Patents and trademarks (Relevance: 17.777777777778%)
  • Photography, film, television, and video (Relevance: 4.4444444444444%)
  • Power generation, motors, and engines (Relevance: 4.4444444444444%)
  • Printing and publishing (Relevance: 100%)
  • Transportation (Relevance: 8.8888888888889%)
  • Writing and drawing technology (Relevance: 20%)

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Invention Patent Collection ca. 1880-1920

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Unknown Repository Onondaga Historical AssociationResearch Center311 Montgomery Street, Syracuse, NY 13202315-428-1862http://www.cnyhistory.org/

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Jacob Perkins Papers, 1795-1934

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Perkins, Jacob Repository American Antiquarian SocietyManuscripts Department185 Salisbury StreetWorcester, MA 01609-1634http://www.americanantiquarian.org/visit.htm

James Smathers papers, 1957-1981

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Smathers, James Fields

John Penwarne (1758-), Commonplace Book, Guide

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Penwarne, John

John Pratt Papers, 1864-1971

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Pratt, John Repository Alabama Department of Archives & History624 Washington AvenueMontgomery, Alabama 36130-0100334-242-4435http://www.archives.state.al.us/ge.html

Joseph S. Mertle Collection on the History of Photomechanics

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Mertle, Joseph S.

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Leonard W. Walton Collection on Printing and Packaging, 1920-2008 (bulk 1940-1970)

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Heller, Max T. and Heller, William

Levy Family Business Papers, 1888-1920 (bulk 1895-1920)

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Levy Family

Louis E. and Max Levy Photograph Album, ca. 1886-1893

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Levy, Louis and Max

Louis Prang Papers, 1852-1932

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Prang, Louis

Lucas Family Papers, 1813-1867 and n.d.

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Unknown

M

Mary Robbins Hillard Papers, 1902-1931

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Hillard, Mary Robbins Repository Connecticut Historical SocietyOne Elizabeth Street at Asylum AvenueHartford, CT 06105860-236-5621http://www.chs.org/

P

Peery Typesetting Records, 1937-1959

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Peery, Walter E.

Philadelphia Typewriter Company Records, 1886-1902

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Philadelphia Typewriter Company

Public information subject files - Frances M. Hails files, ca.1923-1955

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Pratt, John Repository Alabama Department of Archives & History624 Washington Ave.Montgomery, AL 36130-0100334-242-4435http://www.archives.state.al.us/

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R. Hoe & Company Records, 1830-1942

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name R. Hoe & Company Repository Library of CongressManuscript Division101 Independence Ave., SEWashington, DC. 20540-4680202-707-5387www.loc.gov Physical Description 5100 items

R. Hoe and Company Business Records, 1850-1857

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Hoe, R. Repository American Antiquarian Society185 Salisbury StreetWorcester, Massachusetts 01609-1634508-755-5221http://www.americanantiquarian.org/index.htm

R. Hoe and Company, 1876 - 1929

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name R. Hoe and Company Repository Special CollectionsUniversity of Delaware LibraryNewark, Delaware 19717-5267302-831-2229http://www.lib.udel.edu/ud/spec/

Rice Family Papers, 1812-1972 (bulk 1875-1919)

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Rice, Perry

Richard Gilpin, Paper Making Machinery, 1816

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Gilpin, Thomas

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Found 2727 Stories

  • Agriculture and horticulture (Relevance: 5.2071873854052%)
  • Air and space (Relevance: 6.7473414008067%)
  • Archives@NMAH (Relevance: 8.4341767510084%)
  • Chemistry (Relevance: 3.0803080308031%)
  • Food and drink (Relevance: 3.3003300330033%)
  • Industry and manufacturing (Relevance: 7.5540887422076%)
  • Medicine, health, and life sciences (Relevance: 4.5837917125046%)
  • Military technology (Relevance: 3.3370003667033%)
  • Mining and drilling (Relevance: 3.4103410341034%)
  • Patents and trademarks (Relevance: 11.367803447011%)
  • Photography, film, television, and video (Relevance: 3.8503850385039%)
  • Power generation, motors, and engines (Relevance: 3.4470113678034%)
  • Spark!Lab (Relevance: 3.5203520352035%)
  • Textiles and clothing (Relevance: 3.3736707004034%)
  • Transportation (Relevance: 5.977264393106%)
  • Women inventors (Relevance: 3.3003300330033%)
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