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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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Composite image: color logo = Smithsonian collections; black and white logo = not a Smithsonian collection


 

 

 
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Found 79 Stories

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  • Electricity (Relevance: 3.7974683544304%)
  • Electronics (Relevance: 5.0632911392405%)
  • Lighting (Relevance: 6.3291139240506%)
  • Patents and trademarks (Relevance: 8.8607594936709%)
  • Photography, film, television, and video (Relevance: 3.7974683544304%)
  • Radio (Relevance: 6.3291139240506%)
  • Sound recording and reproduction (Relevance: 3.7974683544304%)
  • Telegraph, telephone, and telecommunications (Relevance: 100%)
  • Transportation (Relevance: 3.7974683544304%)
  • Ventilation (Relevance: 3.7974683544304%)

Division of Electricity and Modern Physics Records, 1886-1978

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Division of Electricity and Modern Phyics Records

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Edward Everett Papers, 1849-1909

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Everett, Edward

Eldridge Reeves Johnson Papers, 1885-1976

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Johnson, Eldridge Reeves

Elisha Gray Collection, 1857-1938

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Gray, Elisha

Elisha Gray Papers, 1871-1964

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Gray, Elisha Repository Oberlin CollegeOberlin College Archives420 Mudd Center148 West College StreetOberlin, Ohio 44074-1532440-775-8014http://www.oberlin.edu/archive/

Extracts from de Forest Autobiographical Notes: Books I and II, 1944

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name De Forest, Lee Repository American Institute of PhysicsOne Physics EllipseCollege Park, Maryland 20740-3843301-209-3100http://www.aip.org/history/

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Francis Blake Papers, 1804-1917

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Blake, Francis Repository Massachusetts Historical Society1154 Boylston StreetBoston, MA 02215-3695617-536-1608http://www.masshist.org/library_collections/

Frederick Newton Gisborne Fonds, 1859-1892

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Gisborne, Frederick Newton Repository Library and Archives Canada395 Wellington StreetOttawa, ON K1A 0N4CANADAReference: 613-996-5115 or 1-866-578-7777 (toll free in Canada and the US)

Frederick Royce Papers, 1864, 1876

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Edison, Thomas and Frederick Royce

G

George A. Long Collection, 1867-1941

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Long,. George A. Repository Connecticut Historical Society Museum and LibraryOne Elizabeth Street at Asylum AvenueHartford, CT 06105860-236-5621https://chs.org/

Gilbert Sanford Vernam Papers, 1912-1926

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Vernam, Gilbert Sanford

Grace Ellery Channing Papers, 1806-1973

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Channing, Grace Ellery Repository Schlesinger LibraryRadcliffe Institute for Advanced StudiesHarvard University10 Garden StreetCambridge, MA 02138617-495-8647 Physical Description 14 linear ft.

Gray Telephone Pay Station Company Records, 1921-1924

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Gray Telephone Pay Station Company Repository Connecticut Historical SocietyOne Elizabeth Street at Asylum AvenueHartford, CT 06105860-236-5621http://www.chs.org/

GTE Burst Switch Collection, 1984-1999

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name GTE

H

Henry J. Rogers Papers, 1861-1865

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Rogers, Henry J. Repository Library of CongressManuscript Division101 Independence Ave., SEWashington, DC 20540-4680202-707-5387www.loc.gov Physical Description 35 items

Henry M. Gratz Papers, 1762-1850

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Gratz, Henry M. Repository Historical Society of Pennsylvania1300 Locust StreetPhiladelphia, PA 19107Phone: 215-732-6200http://www.hsp.org Physical Description ca. 50 items

Homer Walter Dudley Papers, 1936-1956

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Dudley, Homer Walter

J

James Craig Watson papers, 1857-1881

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Watson, James Craig Repository Bentley Historical LibraryUniversity of Michigan1150 Beal AvenueAnn Arbor, MI 48109-2213734-764-3482http://www.umich.edu/~bhl/

James Lowth Papers, 1841-1907, 1943

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Lowth, James

John Joseph Craven Papers, 1849-1939

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Craven, John Joseph Repository Library of CongressManuscript Division101 Independence Ave., SEWashington, DC. 20540-4680202-707-5387www.loc.gov Physical Description 75 items

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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%)
  • Spark!Lab (Relevance: 3.4840622683469%)
  • 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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