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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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  • Agriculture and horticulture (Relevance: 4.3478260869565%)
  • Air and space (Relevance: 8.695652173913%)
  • Archives@NMAH (Relevance: 20.289855072464%)
  • Chemistry (Relevance: 10.144927536232%)
  • Industry and manufacturing (Relevance: 23.188405797101%)
  • Military technology (Relevance: 4.3478260869565%)
  • Patents and trademarks (Relevance: 7.2463768115942%)
  • Research and development (Relevance: 4.3478260869565%)
  • Textiles and clothing (Relevance: 100%)
  • Women inventors (Relevance: 13.04347826087%)

Merrow Machine Company Records, 1823-1984

July 23, 2014

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

Milton Harris Papers, 1925-1996

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Harris, Milton

Mina Loy Papers, 1914-1960

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Loy, Mina

Munsingwear, Inc. Company Records, 1887-1990

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Munsingwear, Inc. Repository Minnesota Historical Society345 W. Kellogg BlvdSt. Paul, MN 55102-1906651-297-4502http://www.mnhs.org Physical Description 49.5 cubic ft.

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Noel Jones Patent, 1812

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Jones, Noel Repository Library of Virginia800 East Broad StreetRichmond, VA 23219-8000804-692-3888http://www.lva.lib.va.us/whatwehave/

Nora C. Edwards Papers, 1887-1917

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Edwards, Nora C.

North Star Woolen Mill Company Records, 1874-1941; 1873-1929

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name North Star Woolen Mill Company Repository Minnesota Historical Society345 W. Kellogg BlvdSt. Paul, MN 55102-1906651-297-4502http://www.mnhs.org Physical Description 1 box

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Oxford Manufacturing Company Records, 1864-1894

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Oxford Manufacturing Company

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Patsy Sherman Innovative Lives Presentation, March 12, 1997

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Sherman, Patsy

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Quartermasters Corps Outfitted to Fight: Video Documentation, 1995

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Quartermasters Corps (Outfitted to Fight)

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Real Silk Company Records, 1920-1952

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Real Silk Company Repository Indiana Historical Society450 West Ohio St.Indianapolis, IN 46202317-232-1882http://www.indianahistory.org/

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S.C. Fay Papers, 1866-1871

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Fay, S.C.

Sally Fox Innovative Lives Presentation, 1997

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Fox, Sally

Samuel Comfort Papers, 1855-1953

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Comfort, Samuel

Singer Company Records, 1851-1990

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Singer Company

Singer Manufacturing Company Records, 1848-1943

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Singer Company

Solomon Adler Papers, 1916-1980 (bulk 1950-1966)

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Adler, Solomon Repository Archives CenterNational Museum of American HistorySmithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.202-633-3270http://americanhistory.si.edu/archives

Stephanie Kwolek Innovative Lives Presentation, March 25, 1996

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Kwolek, Stephanie

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Textiles Manufacturing Letters Patents, 1858-1908 (Collection)

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Various

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United Shoe Machinery Corporation Collection, 1898-1987

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name United Shoe Machinery Corporation

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  • 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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