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Triangular Open Divided Scale Signed William Minifee

Retailer:
Minifie, William  Search this
Physical Description:
boxwood (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 2.2 cm x 31.6 cm x 2.2 cm; 7/8 in x 12 7/16 in x 7/8 in
Object Name:
scale rule
Place made:
United States: Maryland, Baltimore
Date made:
1847–1868
Subject:
Mathematics  Search this
Drafting, Engineering  Search this
Architecture  Search this
Credit Line:
The John R. Gerwig, Jr., Collection
ID Number:
1977.1101.0019
Accession number:
1977.1101
Catalog number:
1977.1101.0019
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Medicine and Science: Mathematics
Science & Mathematics
Scale Rules
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a7-413b-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_905201
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Sheets, Index to Marchant Methods

Maker:
Marchant Calculating Machine Company  Search this
Physical Description:
paper (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 22.5 cm x 29.1 cm; 8 27/32 in x 11 15/32 in
Object Name:
Sheets, Set Of
Place made:
United States: California, Oakland
Date made:
ca 1950
Subject:
Mathematics  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of SCM Corporation, SCM Business Equipment
ID Number:
1979.3084.091
Nonaccession number:
1979.3084
Catalog number:
1979.3084.091
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Medicine and Science: Mathematics
Calculating Machines
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a7-234b-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_905424

Sheets, Marchant Methods

Maker:
Marchant Calculating Machine Company  Search this
Physical Description:
paper (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 1.6 cm x 22.5 cm x 29.1 cm; 5/8 in x 8 27/32 in x 11 15/32 in
Object Name:
Sheets, Sets Of
Place made:
United States: California, Oakland
Subject:
Mathematics  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of SCM Corporation, SCM Business Equipment
ID Number:
1979.3084.092
Nonaccession number:
1979.3084
Catalog number:
1979.3084.092
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Medicine and Science: Mathematics
Calculating Machines
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-e85e-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_905425

Marchant Calculators, Correspondence on Historical Topics

Physical Description:
paper (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: .4 cm x 22 cm x 32 cm; 5/32 in x 8 21/32 in x 12 19/32 in
Object Name:
Sheets, Set Of
Date made:
1941-1952
Subject:
Mathematics  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of SCM Corporation, SCM Business Equipment
ID Number:
1979.3084.171
Catalog number:
1979.3084.171
Nonaccession number:
1979.3084
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Medicine and Science: Mathematics
Calculating Machines
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a7-41b5-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_905504

Sheets, The Strange Life of Charles Babbage

Maker:
Morrison, Philip  Search this
Morrison, Emily  Search this
Physical Description:
paper (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 21.5 cm x 29.5 cm; 8 15/32 in x 11 5/8 in
Object Name:
Sheets, Set Of
Date made:
1952
Subject:
Mathematics  Search this
Credit Line:
Gift of SCM Corporation, SCM Business Equipment
ID Number:
1979.3084.172
Catalog number:
1979.3084.172
Nonaccession number:
1979.3084
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Medicine and Science: Mathematics
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b4-9dc1-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_905505

Francis P. Conant Papers

Creator:
Conant, Francis  Search this
Names:
Hunter College. Department of Anthropology  Search this
Goldschmidt, Walter, 1913-2010  Search this
Naguib, Mohammed, 1901-  Search this
Extent:
20 Linear feet ((43 boxes) plus 25 digital storage media and 5 map folders )
Culture:
Southern Bauchi languages  Search this
Suk (African people)  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Field recordings
Maps
Field notes
Manuscripts
Electronic records (digital records)
Correspondence
Sound recordings
Photographs
Place:
Africa, French-speaking West
Sahara
Egypt
Ethiopia
Uganda
West Pokot District (Kenya)
Bauchi Province (Nigeria)
Belgian Congo
Finland
Morocco
Sudan
Date:
1946-2011
bulk 1953-2008
Summary:
The papers of Francis P. Conant document his anthropological work and, to a lesser extent, his previous career as a journalist and photographer. Francis Paine Conant was a cultural anthropologist who pioneered the use of satellite data in anthropology. He conducted fieldwork in Nigeria and Kenya, and his research interests spanned cultural ecology, AIDS, malaria, and sex and gender studies. He was also Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at Hunter College, where he taught from 1962 to 1995.
Scope and Contents:
The papers of Francis P. Conant document his anthropological work and, to a lesser extent, his previous career as a journalist and photographer. The bulk of the collection consists of his field work in Africa, specifically his doctoral research among the Barawa in Nigeria during the 1950s; his work among the Pokot in Kenya for Walter Goldschimdt's Culture and Ecology in East Africa Project during the 1960s; and his later research among the Pokot during the 1970s incorporating remote sensing tools. These materials include his dissertation, field notes, kinship charts, maps, correspondence, photographs, and sound recordings. The collection also contains photographs, correspondence, and writings relating to the Bernheim-Conant expedition through Africa. Among the photos are Polaroids of Mohammad Naguib, first president of Egypt. Also present in the collection are his published and unpublished academic writings, his writings and correspondence as a news correspondent in Finland, and files from courses that he taught. In addition, the collection contains some of Conant's digital files, which have not yet been examined. Overall there is little correspondence in the collection, aside from some letters scattered throughout the collection relating to his research and writings (both as an academic and a journalist).
Arrangement:
Collection is organized into 9 series: 1) Nigeria, 1956-1960, undated; 2) Kenya, 1961-1974, undated; 3) Remote Sensing, 1967, 1971, 1976-1984, 1991-1992, 2002; 4) Bernheim-Conant Expedition, 1953-1956; 5) Writings, 1960-1966, 1974-1995, 2000-2006, undated; 6) University Files, 1956-1957, 1961, 1970, 1972, 1982-1995, undated; 7) Biographical Files and Letters, circa 1940, CIRCA 1946-1947, 1951, 1955, 1979, 1989-1991, 1996-2000, 2007-2011, undated; 8) Sound Recordings, 1956-1965, 1971, 1977-1978, undated; 9) Digital Files
Biographical / Historical:
Francis Paine Conant was a cultural anthropologist who pioneered the use of satellite data in anthropology. He conducted fieldwork in Nigeria and Kenya, and his research interests spanned cultural ecology, AIDS, malaria, and sex and gender studies. He was also Professor Emeritus of Anthropology at Hunter College, where he taught from 1962 to 1995.

Conant was born on February 27, 1926 in New York City. After graduating from Phillips Exeter Academy, he deferred college to enlist in the U.S. Army in 1944. He served as a field artillery observer for the 294th Field Artillery Battalion and helped liberate two concentration camps during World War II. After he was honorably discharged in 1946, he attended Cornell University, where he obtained his B.A. in 1950. While at Cornell, a Finnish student invited Conant to Finland to help relocate families, farms, and livestock further from the Russian border, a protective measure against another Russian invasion. Conant accepted his invitation and took time off from his academic studies to spend several months in Finland in 1947, as well as a summer in 1949.

After graduating from Cornell, Conant attended University of Iowa's graduate writing program for a short time. Dissatisfied with the program, he worked briefly for the Carnegie Endowment, during which time he occasionally served as a personal driver for Alger Hiss. In 1951, he returned to Finland to pursue a career in journalism. He worked for United Press International until 1953.

From December 5, 1953 to May 26, 1954, Conant traveled throughout Africa as part of the Bernheim-Conant Expedition for the American Museum of Natural History (AMNH). The expedition was led by Claude Bernheim, the father of his first wife, Miriam. They traveled 16,000 miles through Northern Central and Eastern Africa, collecting film footage and material culture for the museum. Conant served as the writer and photographer for the expedition, publishing illustrated articles in the New York Times and Natural History Magazine.

He later returned to Africa as a doctoral student at Columbia University, where he earned his PhD in Anthropology in 1960. After studying the Hausa language at the International African Institute in London, he traveled to Nigeria as a Fellow of the Ford Foundation to carry out his fieldwork in Dass Independent District, Bauchi Province. Working among the Barawa that live in the mountains of Dass, he focused on their religion and its impact on the technology, social and political organization, and structure of their society. His dissertation was titled "Dodo of Dass: A Study of a Pagan Religion of Northern Nigeria." During his fieldwork, he also collected data on rock gongs, which were first identified and written about by Bernard Fagg in 1955.

In 1961 to 1962, Conant was a research associate for Walter Goldschmidt's Culture and Ecology in East Africa Project. The purpose of the project was to conduct a controlled comparison of four different East African societies and the farmers and pastoralists within each tribe. Conant was assigned to conduct ethnographic research among the Pokot in West Pokot District in Kenya. This research would form the basis of his remote sensing work in the same area more than a decade later. Conant was first introduced to remote sensing data in 1974 when his colleague Priscilla Reining showed him Landsat imagery of one his former fieldwork sites. He was inspired by the potential applications of satellite data to study cultural and ecological relationships. In 1975, he and Reining organized a workshop on "Satellite Potentials for Anthropological Studies of Subsistence Activities and Population Change." He incorporated remote sensing tools in his 1977 to 1980 study of the changing cultivation patterns and management of livestock in West Pokot District. His research combined traditional fieldwork (which included data he had collected in the 1960s), LANDSAT data, and geospatial data collected from the ground.

Later in his career, Conant's research interests expanded to include the spread of diseases, specifically AIDS and malaria. He, along with Priscilla Reining, John Bongaarts, and Peter Way found that uncircumcised men were 86% more likely to contract HIV than circumcised men. Their findings were published in their paper "The Relationship Between Male Circumcision and HIV Infection in African Populations" (1989). His research on malaria focused on the spread of the disease during African prehistory.

Conant taught briefly at Columbia University and was an Assistant Professor at University of Massachusetts, at Amherst in 1960-1961. Most of his academic career was spent at Hunter College, where he served as Chair of the Anthropology Department several times. He also founded and headed the college's Research Institute in Aruba.

Conant was a Fulbright Senior Research Fellow at Oxford University's Pitts Rivers Museum in 1968-1969. He was also a fellow of the American Anthropological Association, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the International African Institute, the New York Academy of Sciences, and the Royal Anthropological Institute. In addition, he was actively involved with the Human Ecology: An Interdisciplinary Journal.

Conant died at the age of 84 on January 29, 2011.

Sources Consulted

Bates, Daniel G. 2011. Francis P. Conant: A Tribute to a Friend of Human Ecology. Human Ecology 39(2): 115.

Bates, Daniel and Oliver Conant. Francis P. Conant. Anthropology News. 52(5): 25.

Conant, Veronika. Email message to Lorain Wang, October 22, 2013.

[Curriculum Vitae], Series 7. Biographical Files and Letters, Francis Conant Papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

Francis P. Conant. http://www.hunter.cuny.edu/anthropology/faculty-staff/in-remembrance/francis-p.-conant [accessed August 23, 2013].

1926 -- Born February 27 in New York City, New York

1944-1946 -- Enlists in Army and serves in World War II as a flash ranger in 294th Field Artillery Battalion

1950 -- Earns B.A. from Cornell University in English and Russian, minor in Engineering

1953-1954 -- AMNH Bernheim-Conant Expedition to northern Africa

1957 -- Conducts language studies at the International African Institute

1957-1959 -- Conducts fieldwork in northern Nigeria

1960 -- Earns PhD in Cultural Anthropology from Columbia University

1960-1961 -- Assistant Professor, Anthropology, University of Massachusetts at Amherst

1961-1962 -- Research Associate for Culture and Ecology in East Africa Project directed by Walter Goldschimdt

1962 -- Joins faculty at Hunter College

1968-1969 -- Fulbright Senior Research Fellow, Oxford University, Pitt-Rivers Museum

1977-1980 -- Sets up remote sensing monitoring area in West Pokot district in Kenya. Studies changing cultivation patterns and management of livestock

1995 -- Retires from Hunter College; Emeritus Professor

2011 -- Dies on January 29 at the age of 84
Related Materials:
For additional materials at the National Anthropological Archives relating to Francis Conant, see the papers of Priscilla Reining and John Lawrence Angel. His film collection is at the Human Studies Film Archives.

Artifacts and film collected during the Bernheim-Conant Expedition, his doctoral research in Nigeria, and his fieldwork in Kenya during the 1960s and 70s are at the American Museum of Natural History. He also deposited collections at the Pitts River Museum at the University of Oxford.
Provenance:
These papers were donated to the National Anthropological Archives by Francis Conant's widow Veronika Conant in 2012.
Restrictions:
The Francis P. Conant Papers are open for research. Access to the Francis P. Conant Papers requires an appointment.
Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Topic:
Remote sensing  Search this
Journalism  Search this
Musical instruments -- Nigeria  Search this
Language and languages -- Documentation  Search this
Subsistence farming -- Kenya  Search this
Subsistence herding -- Kenya  Search this
Human ecology  Search this
Landsat satellites  Search this
Genre/Form:
Field recordings
Maps
Field notes
Manuscripts
Electronic records (digital records)
Correspondence
Sound recordings
Photographs
Citation:
Francis P. Conant Papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.2012-13
See more items in:
Francis P. Conant Papers
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw353adee01-90b3-4434-ace0-16b4f5ce003f
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-2012-13
Online Media:

Carol Laderman Papers

Creator:
Laderman, Carol  Search this
Extent:
6 Linear feet ((15 boxes and 1 manuscript envelope) and 154 cassette tapes)
Culture:
Malays (Asian people)  Search this
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Field notes
Sound recordings
Photographs
Place:
Kampong Merchang (Terengganu)
Malaysia
Date:
1970-2009
Summary:
Carol Laderman was a medical anthropologist best known for her research on Malay traditional medicine. Her work focused on beliefs and practices regarding childbirth and nutrition as well as shamanic healing practices in rural Malaysia. This collection consists of the professional papers of Carol Laderman, medical anthropologist and university professor. The bulk of the collection pertains to her research on childbirth, nutrition, and shamanic healing practices in rural Malaysia. These materials include field notes, surveys, transcripts of Main Peteri ceremonies, grant applications, photographs, and sound recordings. Of special interest are her photographs of midwives and shamans treating patients, including Main Peteri ceremonies, as well as traditional Malay weddings and festivals. Also noteworthy are her recordings of Main Peteri ceremonies and her interviews with midwives and shamans. The collection also contains her unpublished and published writings; her dissertation; a report on her undergraduate fieldwork with pregnant Puerto Rican teenagers; her lecture notes and files as a university professor; files documenting her involvement in professional associations; and correspondence with colleagues.
Scope and Contents:
This collection consists of the professional papers of Carol Laderman, medical anthropologist and university professor. The bulk of the collection pertains to her research on childbirth, nutrition, and shamanic healing practices in rural Malaysia. These materials include field notes, surveys, transcripts of Main Peteri ceremonies, grant applications, photographs, and sound recordings. Of special interest are her photographs of midwives and shamans treating patients, including Main Peteri ceremonies, as well as traditional Malay weddings and festivals. Also noteworthy are her recordings of Main Peteri ceremonies and her interviews with midwives and shamans. The collection also contains her unpublished and published writings; her dissertation; a report on her undergraduate fieldwork with pregnant Puerto Rican teenagers; her lecture notes and files as a university professor; files documenting her involvement in professional associations; and correspondence with colleagues.
Arrangement:
This collection is organized in 8 series: Series 1. Research, 1972, 1975-1977, 1981, 1985, 1987, 2000-2003, undated; Series 2. Writings, 1970, 1975, 1978-2001, 2004, undated; Series 3. Student Files, 1972, 1975, 1979, undated; Series 4. Teacher Files, 1977, 1979-1982, 2001-2002, 2007, undated; Series 5. Correspondence, 1974-1981, 1985-2005, 2009, undated; Series 6. Professional Activities, circa 1981, 1989-1990, 1994, 2004, undated; Series 7. Photographs, circa 1975-1977, circa 1982, undated; Series 8. Sound Recordings, 1976-1977, 1982, 2003, undated.
Biographical/Historical note:
Carol Laderman was a medical anthropologist best known for her research on Malay traditional medicine. Her work focused on beliefs and practices regarding childbirth and nutrition as well as shamanic healing practices in rural Malaysia.

Laderman (née Cohen) was born on October 25, 1932 in Brooklyn, New York. When she was 6, her father changed their family's surname to Ciavati due to his difficulty as a Jew finding an engineering job. Laderman grew up with musical aspirations, intending to become a concert pianist. She attended the High School of Music and Art in Manhattan and majored in music at Brooklyn College. In 1953, she married Gabriel Laderman, a painter and later an art professor. She took a leave from college to follow her husband after he was drafted into the U.S. Army five months following their wedding. Her hiatus from college spanned fifteen years, during which time she had two sons (1958, 1965). She also worked as a legal secretary in Ithaca, New York, and as a social secretary and translator for an opera singer when she and her family lived in Italy.

After returning to New York City, she enrolled in evening classes at Hunter College. Although she planned to resume her studies in music, her academic focus changed after taking an anthropology course taught by medical anthropologist Rena Gropper. In 1972, she earned her B.A. in Anthropology, and with the assistance of a Danforth Foundation Fellowship, she attended graduate school at Columbia University, where she earned her Ph.D. in Anthropology in 1979.

As an undergraduate student, Laderman conducted fieldwork at Mt. Sinai Hospital in New York City (1972-1973), assisting in a project on pregnant teenagers and nutritional health. She was assigned to collect data on Puerto Rican adolescent mothers, which exposed her to humoral beliefs in food, medicine, and people. This experience would later inspire her to conduct her graduate fieldwork on nutrition and childbirth in Malaysia, where humoral beliefs were also held but not well-explored by researchers.

From 1975 to 1977, Laderman and her family lived in Merchang, in Trengganu (now Terengganu), Malaysia. Working under the auspices of the Malaysian Ministry of Health of the Institute for Medical Research, Laderman studied both traditional and hospital-based medicine. As part of her fieldwork, she received training from a hospital to collect blood samples to study the effects of birthing and dietary practices on women's health. She also apprenticed herself to a traditional midwife (bidan kampung), whom she assisted in a number of births. By comparing food ideologies and actual food intake of pregnant and postpartum women, Laderman was able to refute the prevailing view of scholars that malnutrition among rural Malays was largely due to dietary restrictions based on the humoral system. In her dissertation, "Conceptions and Preconceptions: Childbirth and Nutrition in Rural Malaysia," Laderman describes how Malay women adapt their diets to their needs and that their customs allow for interpretation and manipulation. In 1983, a revised version of her dissertation was published as Wives and Midwives: Childbirth and Nutrition in Rural Malaysia.

While seeking to gain an understanding of traditional Malay medicine in its entirety, Laderman also became exposed to theatrical spirit séances known as Main Peteri (also Puteri or Teri). At that time Main Peteri was no longer performed in most Malaysian states but was still thriving in Trengganu and nearby Kelantan. Performed primarily as healing ceremonies by shamans (bomoh), Main Peteri was a last resort for the afflicted. These performances were characterized by entranced patients, spirit possessions, singing, music, dancing, and an audience. Laderman attended and participated in a number of these ceremonies and became a student and adopted daughter to a shaman. She recorded and transcribed several Main Peteri performances and received an NEH grant (1981-1985) to translate the texts. She also returned to Merchang in 1982 to conduct further research on traditional healing ceremonies. In her monograph Taming the Wind of Desire (1991), she discusses Main Peteri and its relationship to the Malay concept of Inner Winds (angin), which determine a person's personality, talents, and drives. In 1987 to 1990, she returned to her musical roots to collaborate with ethnomusicologist Marina Roseman to transcribe, analyze, and interpret the music of Main Peteri. Together, she and Roseman also edited The Performance of Healing (1996). In addition, Laderman became interested in the effects of urbanization and globalization on traditional Malay healing practices, a topic which she addressed in a collection of her writings, The Life and Death of Traditional Malay Medicine (in press).

Laderman was a professor at the Department of Anthropology at City University of New York City College (1990-2010). She was also an associate professor at Fordham University (1982-1990) and taught briefly at Hunter College (1978-1980), Brooklyn College (1979-1980), and Yale University (1980-1982).

She died on July 6, 2010 at the age of 77.

Sources Consulted

[Autobiographical statement], Series 2. Writings, Carol Laderman Papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution

1972. Carol Laderman, SGS Student, Wins Danforth Fellowship. SGS Newsletter 2(7): 1.

Laderman, Carol. 1983. Wives and Midwives: Childbirth and Nutrition in Rural Malaysia. Berkeley, California: University of California Press.

Laderman, Carol. 1991. Taming the Wind of Desire: Psychology, Medicine, and Aesthetics in Malay Shamanistic Performance. Berkeley, California: University of California Press.

Maizura, Intan. 2003, September 28. A bidan, a bomoh & a New Yorker. Nuance: 16-18.

Roseman, Marina, Laurel Kendall and Robert Knox Dentan. 2011. Obituaries: Carol Laderman (1932-2010). American Anthropologist 113(2): 375-377.

1932 -- Born October 25 in Brooklyn, New York

1953 -- Marries Gabriel Laderman and takes a leave from Brooklyn College

1972 -- Earns B.A. in Anthropology from Hunter College

1972-1973 -- Conducts research at Mt. Sinai Hospital on ethnic eating patterns, food beliefs, and anemia in adolescent Puerto Rican mothers

1975-1977 -- Conducts fieldwork in Merchang in Trengganu, Malaysia

1979 -- Earns Ph.D. in Anthropology from Columbia University

1982 -- Returns to Malaysia to conduct fieldwork on shamanism and trance healing

1982-1988 -- Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, Fordham University

1988-1990 -- Associate Professor, Department of Anthropology, Fordham University

1990-2010 -- Professor, Department of Anthropology, City University of New York City College

2010 -- Dies on July 6
Related Materials:
Two videotapes were received with the Carol Laderman papers and transferred to the Human Studies Film Archives.

Some of Laderman's original field recordings are at Columbia University's Center for Ethnomusicology. Copies of those recording are in this collection and are so noted.
Provenance:
These papers were donated to the National Anthropological Archives by Carol Laderman's sons, Raphael and Michael Laderman in 2012.
Restrictions:
The Carol Laderman Papers are open for research. Access to the Carol Laderman Papers requires an appointment.
Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use. Permission to use sound recordings of Main Peteri ceremonies transcribed and published in Taming the Wind of Desire must be obtained from Columbia University's Center for Ethnomusicology.
Topic:
Traditional medicine  Search this
Shamanism  Search this
Malay language  Search this
Language and languages -- Documentation  Search this
Medical anthropology  Search this
Malays (Asian people) -- Medicine  Search this
Seances  Search this
Pregnancy -- Nutritional aspects  Search this
Midwifery  Search this
Ethnology -- Malaysia  Search this
Genre/Form:
Field notes
Sound recordings
Photographs
Citation:
Carol Laderman Papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NAA.2012-09
See more items in:
Carol Laderman Papers
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw33834bd8d-479d-4d3c-ab0d-97f73a5a3609
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-naa-2012-09
Online Media:

General Electric J31 Turbojet Engine, Cutaway, Motorized

Manufacturer:
General Electric Co.  Search this
Designer:
Sir Frank Whittle  Search this
Dimensions:
Width 102 cm (40 in.), Height 178 cm (70 in.)
Type:
PROPULSION-Turbines (Jet)
Country of Origin:
United States of America
Date:
1943
Credit Line:
Transferred from the Department of the Navy, Bureau of Aeronautics
Inventory Number:
A19520085000
Restrictions & Rights:
Usage conditions apply
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National Air and Space Museum Collection
Location:
Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center in Chantilly, VA
Hangar:
Boeing Aviation Hangar
Data Source:
National Air and Space Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv94ac42c6e-9da8-41ac-b4a1-086f2b929e6e
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nasm_A19520085000

[Trade catalogs from Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co.]

Company Name:
Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co.  Search this
Related companies:
Baldwin Locomotive Works (Philadelphia, PA) ; Bryant Electric Co. (Bridgeport, CT) ; Cleveland Railway Co. (Cleveland, OH) ; Cooper Hewitt Electric Co. (NY) ; Copeman Electric Stove Co. ; Fuel-Gas & Electric Eng. Co., Ltd. (Pittsburgh, PA) ; George Cutter Co. (South Bend, IN) ; Nernst Lamp Co. (Pittsburgh, PA) ; R. D. Nutall Co. (Pittsburgh, PA) ; Perkins Electric Switch Mfg. Co. (Bridgeport, CT) ; Pittsburgh Meter Co. (East Pittsburgh, PA) ; Sawyer-Man Electric Co. (NY) ; B. F. Sturtevant (Boston, MA) ; Westinghouse Air Brake Co. (Wilmerding, PA) ; Westinghouse Air Springs Co. (Pittsburgh, PA) ; Westinghouse, Church, Kerr & Co. (NY) ; Westinghouse Electric Elevator Co. (Jersey City, NJ) ; Westinghouse Machine Co. (East Pittsburgh, PA) ; Westinghouse Traction Brake Co. (Pittsburgh, PA) ; Westinghouse X-Ray Co. (Long Island City, NY) ; Westinghouse Electric Corp. ; Westinghouse Engineer  Search this
Notes content:
Two pieces OVERSIZE: "10 Million KW", on company history, turbines, generators, and shops. Arranged by the following subjects: Air Conditioning & Ventilation ; Alloys ; Appliances ; Battery Chargers ; Capacitors ; Circuit Breakers ; Condensers ; Control ; Converters ; Company Info ; Electronics ; Education ; "Engineering Achievements" ; Gears ; General Industry ; Generators ; Heating ; Industrial Heat ; Instruments ; Insulation & Plastics ; Lighting ; Lightning Arresters ; Maintenance & Safety ; Meters ; Mining ; Miscellaneous ; Motors ; Power ; Power Stations ; Radio ; Railroad ; Relays ; Rectifiers ; Switches ; Switchboards ; Switchgear ; Surge Protection ; Transformers ; Welding ; Voltage Regulators ; X-Ray. Willie Vocalite robot catalog (shelved in Company and General Information box) ; Baldwin-Westinghouse Mine and Industrial Electric Locomotives, Special Publication No. 1873, May 1930 (shelved in Mining box).
Includes:
Trade catalog, price lists, manual, photographs and histories
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description:
9672 pieces; 137 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Date range:
1800s-1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Appliances (household)  Search this
Boats and ships (including marine hardware and supplies)  Search this
Brass; bronze and specialty metals  Search this
Computers and computer equipment  Search this
Electrical apparatus and equipment  Search this
Engines and motors: steam; oil; gas; etc.  Search this
Furnaces and boilers  Search this
Heating; ventilation and air conditioning  Search this
Industrial equipment or mechanical machinery (including supplies and components)  Search this
Lighting (electric; gas; candle; oil; etc.)  Search this
Mining machinery; equipment and supplies  Search this
Plastics and rubber  Search this
Radios and radio equipment  Search this
Railroad; streetcar; subway and tramway equipment and supplies  Search this
Scientific and optical instruments  Search this
Topic:
Air conditioning  Search this
Boats and boating  Search this
Boilers  Search this
Brass  Search this
Bronze  Search this
Candles  Search this
Computers  Search this
Electric apparatus and appliances  Search this
Engines  Search this
Furnaces  Search this
Heating  Search this
Heating and ventilation industry  Search this
Household appliances  Search this
Industrial equipment  Search this
Lamps  Search this
Lighting  Search this
Machinery  Search this
Marine machinery  Search this
Metals  Search this
Mining machinery industry  Search this
Motors  Search this
Optical equipment  Search this
Optical instruments  Search this
Plastics industry and trade  Search this
Radio supplies industry  Search this
Railroad equipment industry  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_25055
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_25055

[Trade catalogs from Quimby Pump Co., Inc.]

Company Name:
Quimby Pump Co., Inc.  Search this
Related companies:
William E. Quimby, Inc. ; Quimby Pump Co.  Search this
Notes content:
Sump pumps ; bilge pumps ; screw pumps ; sewage ejectors ; oil pumps ; centrifugal pumps. Pumps: centrifugal, crew, rotex, rotary, pneumatic sump, S. A. M. screw, sewage pumps and ejectors ; condensation return units ; pump motors ; for architectural and marine use ; 1934-1942.
Includes:
Trade catalog and manual
Black and white images
Physical description:
31 pieces; 1 box
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Newark, New Jersey, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Boats and ships (including marine hardware and supplies)  Search this
Industrial equipment or mechanical machinery (including supplies and components)  Search this
Plumbing supplies and fixtures  Search this
Pumping machinery and air compressors  Search this
Waste Management (including water treatment; recycling; refuse collection; industrial waste; etc.)  Search this
Water wheels; water motors and waterpower equipment  Search this
Topic:
"Recycling (Waste, etc.)"  Search this
Air-compressors  Search this
Boats and boating  Search this
Hydraulic engineering  Search this
Hydraulic machinery  Search this
Industrial equipment  Search this
Machinery  Search this
Marine machinery  Search this
Plumbing equipment industry  Search this
Plumbing fixtures  Search this
Pumping machinery industry  Search this
Refuse and refuse disposal  Search this
Refuse disposal industry  Search this
Ships  Search this
Water -- Purification  Search this
Water-power  Search this
Water-wheels  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_24746
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_24746

[Trade catalogs from Baldwin Locomotive Works]

Variant company name:
Est. 1831  Search this
Company Name:
Baldwin Locomotive Works  Search this
Related companies:
Burnham, Williams & Co. (proprietors) ; Standard Steel Works Co. ; Baldwin-Lima-Hamilton Corp. ; Westinghouse Electric & Mfg. Co.  Search this
Notes content:
Description of locomotives exhibit at the International Universal Exposition, Paris, 1900. Includes information about locomotive steel tires manufactured by Standard Steel Works. Baldwin marine and railroad diesel engines
Includes:
Trade catalog
Black and white images
Physical description:
6 pieces; 5 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Boats and ships (including marine hardware and supplies)  Search this
Engines and motors: steam; oil; gas; etc.  Search this
Fairs and exhibitions  Search this
Railroad; streetcar; subway and tramway equipment and supplies  Search this
Topic:
Boats and boating  Search this
Engines  Search this
Fairs  Search this
Marine machinery  Search this
Motors  Search this
Railroad equipment industry  Search this
Ships  Search this
Street-railroads  Search this
Subways  Search this
Trade shows  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_27859
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_27859

[Trade catalogs from Rebikoff Underwater Products, Inc.]

Company Name:
Rebikoff Underwater Products, Inc.  Search this
Related companies:
Chicago Bridge & Iron Co. ; Rebikoff Oceanics, Inc. ; Rebikoff Institute of Marine Technology, Inc. (Ft. Lauderdale, FL & Melbourne, FL)  Search this
Notes content:
submarine equipment and vehicles ; underwater photographic equipment ; underwater lighting equipment ; hydrospace camera systems ; "CINEMARINE" motion picture camera ; fully corrected diving masks ; underwater automatic survey still camera ; Promarine 35 mm Wide Screen Movie Camera ; underwater corrective lens system ; Photoceanic Extreme Wide Angle Still Camera ; Colortemperaturemeter ; includes business card for Rebikoff Institute of Marine Technology
Includes:
Trade catalog, price lists, photographs and histories
Black and white images
Physical description:
53 pieces; 2 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Boats and ships (including marine hardware and supplies)  Search this
Engineering consultants and contractors  Search this
Lighting (electric; gas; candle; oil; etc.)  Search this
Military equipment and supplies (including uniforms)  Search this
Photographic equipment and supplies  Search this
Topic:
Armed Forces -- Equipment  Search this
Boats and boating  Search this
Cameras  Search this
Candles  Search this
Consulting engineers  Search this
Engineers  Search this
Lamps  Search this
Lighting  Search this
Marine machinery  Search this
Military supplies  Search this
Military uniforms  Search this
Photographic industry  Search this
Ships  Search this
Record ID:
SILNMAHTL_9731
Location:
Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library
Collection:
Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections
Data source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_9731

Human Exploration: The Journey Continues. Part 2 - Dreams of Generations Realized

Creator:
National Air and Space Museum  Search this
Type:
Conversations and talks
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2012-10-26T18:16:01.000Z
YouTube Category:
Education  Search this
Topic:
Aeronautics;Flight;Space Sciences  Search this
See more by:
airandspace
Data Source:
National Air and Space Museum
YouTube Channel:
airandspace
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:yt_Otyt8qhHz8M

Brushtronic Engineering

Collection Creator:
Saff, Donald, 1937-  Search this
Saff Tech Arts  Search this
Container:
Box 17, Folder 31
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
circa 1996
Collection Restrictions:
This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center. Researchers interested in accessing born-digital records or audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies. Contact References Services for more information.
Collection Rights:
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Collection Citation:
Donald Saff papers and Saff Tech Arts records, circa 1710, 1800-2013, bulk 1965-2010. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
See more items in:
Donald Saff papers and Saff Tech Arts records
Donald Saff papers and Saff Tech Arts records / Series 2: Saff Tech Arts Records / 2.2: Artist Files / Roy Lichtenstein / Metallic Brushstroke Head (1994)
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw983dfeb9e-4a96-4ebe-b0c5-b429a708a293
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aaa-saffdona-ref445

gas engine magneto with impulse starter

Physical Description:
wood (display board material)
Object Name:
Magneto
Other Terms:
Magneto; Road
Credit Line:
Eisemann Magneto Corporation
ID Number:
TR.306998
Catalog number:
306998
Accession number:
1920.64628
See more items in:
Work and Industry: Transportation, Road
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-7f96-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_841562

Corps of engineers—Simmons chapter on archaic of Southwest

Collection Creator:
Irwin-Williams, Cynthia  Search this
Irwin, Henry T.  Search this
Container:
Box 16, Folder 3
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
undated
Subseries Restrictions:
Materials containing social security numbers (unless the number belongs to someone known to be deceased), references, and student grades have been restricted for eighty years from the date of their creation.
Collection Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Collection Citation:
Cynthia Irwin-Williams papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
See more items in:
Cynthia Irwin-Williams papers
Cynthia Irwin-Williams papers / Series 1: Research / 1.1: Archaeology / Corps of engineers
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw350cd02a5-cd71-4d46-a17e-593ca5e5266b
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-1999-09-ref1049

13E. Comments by Corps of Engineers on Davis and Simmons' performances on contracts arranged through Irwin-Williams 1986-88, memo by Irwin-Williams on travel vs. on time contract delivery

Collection Creator:
Irwin-Williams, Cynthia  Search this
Irwin, Henry T.  Search this
Container:
Box 166, Folder 28
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1988
Restrictions:
Restricted until 2068 for privacy reasons.
Collection Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Collection Citation:
Cynthia Irwin-Williams papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
See more items in:
Cynthia Irwin-Williams papers
Cynthia Irwin-Williams papers / Series 4: Professional / 4.6: University of Nevada Reno / Desert Research Institute (DRI) / Staff conflict
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3335edb10-7cb9-44f3-b5a6-1c2b225c8057
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-1999-09-ref2163

13F. Reviewer comments on Simmons, Corps of Engineers report and evaluation revisions

Collection Creator:
Irwin-Williams, Cynthia  Search this
Irwin, Henry T.  Search this
Container:
Box 166, Folder 29
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1988
Restrictions:
Restricted until 2068 for privacy reasons.
Collection Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Collection Citation:
Cynthia Irwin-Williams papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
See more items in:
Cynthia Irwin-Williams papers
Cynthia Irwin-Williams papers / Series 4: Professional / 4.6: University of Nevada Reno / Desert Research Institute (DRI) / Staff conflict
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw38e378c61-ed16-4296-8337-1aa746a1b3a7
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-1999-09-ref2164

[Historic American engineering record documentation of three dams in central Arizona]

Collection Creator:
Irwin-Williams, Cynthia  Search this
Irwin, Henry T.  Search this
Container:
Box 88, Folder 9
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1987
Subseries Restrictions:
Materials containing social security numbers (unless the number belongs to someone known to be deceased) and reviews of grant proposals have been restricted for eighty years from the date of their creation.
Collection Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Collection Citation:
Cynthia Irwin-Williams papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
See more items in:
Cynthia Irwin-Williams papers
Cynthia Irwin-Williams papers / Series 1: Research / 1.6: Grants
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw3bf721513-1178-4288-978e-165d1ea4e325
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-1999-09-ref3245

Arkansas archaeological survey

Collection Creator:
Irwin-Williams, Cynthia  Search this
Irwin, Henry T.  Search this
Container:
Box 15, Folder 18
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1986
Subseries Restrictions:
Materials containing social security numbers (unless the number belongs to someone known to be deceased), references, and student grades have been restricted for eighty years from the date of their creation.
Collection Rights:
Contact the repository for terms of use.
Collection Citation:
Cynthia Irwin-Williams papers, National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution
See more items in:
Cynthia Irwin-Williams papers
Cynthia Irwin-Williams papers / Series 1: Research / 1.1: Archaeology / Corps of engineers
Archival Repository:
National Anthropological Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nw31e4e1719-3721-4c60-8be5-8f35a208cfcc
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-naa-1999-09-ref4155

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