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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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Collections with the color logo are available for research at the Smithsonian.

Collections with the black-and-white logo are not part of the Smithsonian. See listings for access information.


 

 

 
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Found 15 Stories

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  • Business (Relevance: 6.6666666666667%)
  • Chemistry (Relevance: 100%)
  • Earth sciences (Relevance: 6.6666666666667%)
  • Food and drink (Relevance: 6.6666666666667%)
  • Industry and manufacturing (Relevance: 100%)
  • Mining and drilling (Relevance: 13.333333333333%)
  • Patents and trademarks (Relevance: 6.6666666666667%)
  • Research and development (Relevance: 26.666666666667%)
  • Textiles and clothing (Relevance: 13.333333333333%)
  • Women inventors (Relevance: 6.6666666666667%)

A

Arthur D. Little Papers, 1884-1973

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Little, Arthur Dehon Repository Library of CongressManuscripts Division101 Independence Avenue, SEWashington, DC 20540-4680202-707-5387www.loc.gov Physical Description 84 linear ft.

B

Burton-Humphreys Oil Production Collection, ca. 1912-1920

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Burton, William and Humphreys, Robert

C

Charles M. Cooper Papers, 1925-1968

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Cooper, Charles M. (Charles Milton)

Charles W. Trigg Papers, 1834-1961

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Trigg, Charles W.

D

Donald R. (Donald Robert) Hull Papers, 1941-1995

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Hull, Donald R. (Donald Robert)

Dorothy Benbow Ragsdale interview, June 14, 1982

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Ragsdale, Dorothy

Du Pont and Company Legal Department Records, 1801-1965

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Du Pont and Company

E

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

G

George Gross Fryer Papers, 1869-1913

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Fryer, George Gross Repository Onondaga County Public LibraryHistorical Association311 Montgomery St.Syracuse, NY. 13202315-428-1862http://www.cnyhistory.org/

H

Henry Bower Chemical Manufacturing Company Records, 1854-1957

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Henry Bower Chemical Manufacturing Company

W

Wallace Hume Carothers Laboratory Notebooks, 1928-1937

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Carothers, Wallace Hume

M

Monsanto Company Records, undated

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Monsanto Company Repository Washington University LibrariesCampus Box 1061One Brookings DriveSt. Louis, MO 63130314-935-9730http://library.wustl.edu/units/spec/

P

Papers of Donald Frederick Othmer, 1921-1994

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Othmer, Donald Frederick Repository Chemical Heritage FoundationOthmer Library315 Chestnut StreetPhiladelphia, PA 19106215-873-8265http://othmerlib.chemheritage.org/

W

Wallace Hume Carothers Notes on Nylon, 1928-1958, c. 1968

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Carothers, Wallace Hume

Wasyl Kunda Fonds, 1956-1992

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Kunda, Wasyl Repository Provincial Archives of Alberta8555 Roper RoadEdmonton, AlbertaT6E 5W1780-427-1750www.tprc.alberta.ca/archives/default.aspx

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Found 2328 Stories

  • Agriculture and horticulture (Relevance: 5.0687285223368%)
  • Air and space (Relevance: 7.1735395189003%)
  • Chemistry (Relevance: 3.0927835051546%)
  • Food and drink (Relevance: 2.9639175257732%)
  • Industry and manufacturing (Relevance: 7.4312714776632%)
  • Maritime (Relevance: 3.0927835051546%)
  • Medicine, health, and life sciences (Relevance: 4.5103092783505%)
  • Military technology (Relevance: 3.5223367697595%)
  • Mining and drilling (Relevance: 3.8659793814433%)
  • Patents and trademarks (Relevance: 11.941580756014%)
  • Photography, film, television, and video (Relevance: 3.2646048109966%)
  • Power generation, motors, and engines (Relevance: 3.6512027491409%)
  • Research and development (Relevance: 3.0068728522337%)
  • Telegraph, telephone, and telecommunications (Relevance: 3.393470790378%)
  • Textiles and clothing (Relevance: 2.9209621993127%)
  • Transportation (Relevance: 6.1426116838488%)
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