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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 16 Stories

Story Tag

  • Air and space (Relevance: 25%)
  • Archives@NMAH (Relevance: 25%)
  • Business (Relevance: 6.25%)
  • Electricity (Relevance: 12.5%)
  • Lighting (Relevance: 12.5%)
  • Maritime (Relevance: 12.5%)
  • Mining and drilling (Relevance: 18.75%)
  • Patents and trademarks (Relevance: 12.5%)
  • Surveying and navigating (Relevance: 100%)
  • Transportation (Relevance: 12.5%)

B

Bellamy Family Papers, 1865-1960

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Bellamy Family

C

C. L. Sainsbury Papers, 1948-1993

July 23, 2014

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

Charles Henry Hall Papers, 1915-1916

July 23, 2014

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

D

David Thompson Notebooks and Journals, 1789-1851, 1864

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Thompson, David Repository Archives of Ontario77 Grenville Street, Unit 300Toronto, ONM5S 1B3Canada416-327-16001-800-668-9933 (Toll-free number-Ontario only)www.archives.gov.on.ca

E

Edward Jones Willis Papers, 1919-1964

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Willis, Edward Jones

Elbert C. Isom Papers, 1921-1969

July 23, 2014

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

Elmer Ambrose Sperry Electrochemistry Files, 1896-1921

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Sperry, Elmer Ambrose

Elmer Ambrose Sperry Papers, 1876-1931

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Sperry, Elmer Ambrose

Elmer Ambrose Sperry Patent Records and Laboratory Notebooks, 1882-1933

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Sperry, Elmer Ambrose

H

Henry C. Burt Papers, 1896-1953 (bulk 1944-1953)

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Burt, Henry C. Repository Clarke Historical LibraryPreston and Franklin StreetsCentral Michigan UniversityMount Pleasant, MI 48859989-774-3352http://clarke.cmich.edu

J

John Stevens Collection, 1808-1881

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Stevens, John

P

Philip Van Horn Weems Papers, 1927-1970

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Weems, Philip Van Horn Repository National Museum of American HistorySmithsonian InstitutionDivision of Naval HistoryWashington, DC 20560202-357-1883 Physical Description ca. 9 ft.

R

Robert Studebaker Oral History, 1998

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Studebaker, Robert

W

Waldemar A. Ayres Collection, 1954-1974

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Ayres, Waldemar A.

William Ainsworth Papers, 1884-1933

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Ainsworth, William

William Austin Burt Notebook, 1841

July 23, 2014

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

VIEW 2731 Matching Results

Found 2731 Stories

  • Agriculture and horticulture (Relevance: 5.1995606005126%)
  • Air and space (Relevance: 6.7374588062981%)
  • Archives@NMAH (Relevance: 8.4218235078726%)
  • Chemistry (Relevance: 3.0757964115709%)
  • Food and drink (Relevance: 3.2954961552545%)
  • Industry and manufacturing (Relevance: 7.543024533138%)
  • Medicine, health, and life sciences (Relevance: 4.577077993409%)
  • Military technology (Relevance: 3.3321127792018%)
  • Mining and drilling (Relevance: 3.4053460270963%)
  • Patents and trademarks (Relevance: 11.351153423654%)
  • Photography, film, television, and video (Relevance: 3.8813621384108%)
  • Power generation, motors, and engines (Relevance: 3.4419626510436%)
  • Spark!Lab (Relevance: 3.5518125228854%)
  • Textiles and clothing (Relevance: 3.368729403149%)
  • Transportation (Relevance: 5.9685097034053%)
  • Women inventors (Relevance: 3.4053460270963%)
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