Skip to main content
  • Main menu
Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation
  • Home
  • Study
    • Explore
    • Try
    • About
    • Multimedia
  • Archives

Archives

 

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.

MIND-logo-colors-small.jpg

Image of MIND database logo color

MIND-logo-b-w-small.jpg

Image of MIND database logo black and white

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.


 

 

 
  • Study All
  • Research Opportunities
  • Archives
  • Lemelson Center Books
  • Lemelson Center Research
  • Symposia & Conferences
  • Transportation remove
  • Power generation, motors, and engines remove
  • Power generation, motors, and engines remove
  • Power generation, motors, and engines remove
Found 10 Stories

Story Tag

  • Agriculture and horticulture (Relevance: 20%)
  • Air and space (Relevance: 10%)
  • Furniture (Relevance: 10%)
  • Industry and manufacturing (Relevance: 10%)
  • Maritime (Relevance: 10%)
  • Military technology (Relevance: 20%)
  • Mining and drilling (Relevance: 10%)
  • Patents and trademarks (Relevance: 10%)
  • Power generation, motors, and engines (Relevance: 100%)
  • Transportation (Relevance: 100%)

A

Arthur Grahame Brooke Ridley Family Papers, 1850-1971

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Ridley, Arthur Grahame Brooke

B

Benjamin Holt Papers, 1878-1948

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Holt, Benjamin Repository San Joaquin Historical Society & Museum11793 N Micke Grove RoadLodi, CA 95240209-331-2055http://www.sanjoaquinhistory.org/index.html

C

Charles E. Duryea Papers, 1878-1957 (bulk 1898-1930)

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Duryea, Charles E.

Cling-Surface Company Records, 1900-1959

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Cling-Surface Company Repository Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society25 Nottingham CourtBuffalo, NY 14216-3199716-873-9644http://www.bechs.org/

Coleman Sellers Letters and Accounts, 1806-1838

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Sellers, Coleman Repository American Philosophical SocietyLibrary105 South Fifth StreetPhiladelphia, PA 19106-3386215-440-3400http://www.amphilsoc.org/

J

Jesse G. Vincent Collection, 1921-1962

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Vincent, Jesse G.

L

Louis R. Spencer, 1902-1965

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Spencer, Louis R. Repository Connecticut Historical SocietyOne Elizabeth Street at Asylum AvenueHartford, CT 06105860-236-5621http://www.chs.org/ Physical Description 1 box

N

Nathan Read Papers, 1709-1914

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Read, Nathan

O

Oliver Edward Barthel Business and Personal Papers, 1909-1955

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Barthel, Oliver Edward

S

Steam Wagon Photographs, 1862, ca. 1930

July 23, 2014

Inventor Name Steam Wagon Pictures

VIEW 2679 Matching Results

Found 2679 Stories

  • Agriculture and horticulture (Relevance: 5.1138484509145%)
  • Air and space (Relevance: 6.6069428891377%)
  • Chemistry (Relevance: 2.9861888764464%)
  • Food and drink (Relevance: 3.0608435983576%)
  • Industry and manufacturing (Relevance: 7.2788353863382%)
  • Medicine, health, and life sciences (Relevance: 4.5912653975364%)
  • Military technology (Relevance: 3.2474804031355%)
  • Mining and drilling (Relevance: 3.471444568869%)
  • Patents and trademarks (Relevance: 11.422172452408%)
  • Photography, film, television, and video (Relevance: 3.5834266517357%)
  • Power generation, motors, and engines (Relevance: 3.471444568869%)
  • Spark!Lab (Relevance: 3.3594624860022%)
  • Telegraph, telephone, and telecommunications (Relevance: 3.0608435983576%)
  • Textiles and clothing (Relevance: 3.2848077640911%)
  • Transportation (Relevance: 5.8603956700261%)
  • Women inventors (Relevance: 2.9861888764464%)
❯
Go to the Smithsonian National Museum of American History website

About Menu

▼
Open menu
▲
Close menu
  • Explore
    • Blog
    • Invention Stories
    • Places of Invention
    • Beyond Words
  • Study
    • Research Opportunities
    • Archives
    • Lemelson Center Books
    • Lemelson Center Research
    • Symposia & Conferences
  • Try
    • DO Try This at Home!
    • Spark!Lab
    • Spark!Lab Network
    • Encouraging Innovative Thinking
  • About
    • Events
    • Exhibitions
    • News
    • Who We Are
    • FAQ
    • Donate
  • Multimedia
  • Tags
  • Surprise Me
  • Search
  • Open Drawer
Copyright 2021, Smithsonian Institution, All Rights Reserved
  • DONATE
  • Terms of Use
  • Privacy Policy
Twitter Facebook Tumblr Email Print