Interviewee:

Studebaker, Robert  Search this

Interviewer:

Warner, Deborah Jean  Search this

Creator:

Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation.  Search this

Names:

Process Equipment Company  Search this

Spectra Precision  Search this

Extent:

0.25 Cubic feet (1 box)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Oral history

Videotapes

Interviews

Date:

1998.

Scope and Contents:

Collection documents Robert Studebaker, inventor of the LaserPlane, the first modern alternative to the liquid level. The first model was introduced in 1965.

Arrangement:

Divided into 3 series: (1) Original videos; (2) Master videos; (3) Reference videos.

Related Archival Materials:

LaserPlane models located in NMAH Division of Science, Medicine and Society (now Division of Medicine and Science).

Provenance:

Created by the Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation, National Museum of American History, 1998.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but the original videos are stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.Collection is open for research.

Rights:

Museum holds rights. Signed release on file.

Topic:

Tools -- 1960-1970 -- United States  Search this

Level indicators -- 1960-1970  Search this

Leveling -- 1960-1970  Search this

Inventors -- 1950-2000  Search this

Inventions -- 1960-1970  Search this

Civil engineering -- 1960-1970  Search this

Genre/Form:

Oral history -- 1990-2000

Videotapes -- 1990-2000

Interviews -- 1980-2000

Citation:

Robert Studebaker Oral History, 1998, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0670

See more items in:

Robert Studebaker Oral History

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep862953a05-b617-4591-b3bb-d63d08436e0f

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0670