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Electronic version of electrical history

Collection Creator:
Espenschied, Lloyd, 1889-? (electrical engineer)  Search this
Container:
Box 10
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Collection Citation:
Lloyd Espenschied Papers, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
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Lloyd Espenschied Papers
Lloyd Espenschied Papers / Series 1: Subject Files
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8f985db40-6b14-48b8-9d6f-7e7533f7950c
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0013-ref558
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Electrical history library of Lloyd Espenschied

Collection Creator:
Espenschied, Lloyd, 1889-? (electrical engineer)  Search this
Container:
Box 11
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Collection Citation:
Lloyd Espenschied Papers, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
See more items in:
Lloyd Espenschied Papers
Lloyd Espenschied Papers / Series 1: Subject Files
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8632bf654-6abb-4b02-9379-a0e891d74a90
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0013-ref562
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Electrical history

Collection Creator:
Espenschied, Lloyd, 1889-? (electrical engineer)  Search this
Container:
Box 12
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Collection Citation:
Lloyd Espenschied Papers, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
See more items in:
Lloyd Espenschied Papers
Lloyd Espenschied Papers / Series 1: Subject Files
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep884acc32b-fea9-4313-ac04-1654b6aebed3
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-nmah-ac-0013-ref563
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Agency history, 1938-1995

Creator:
National Museum of American History (U.S.) Division of Electricity and Modern Physics  Search this
Subject:
Taylor, Frank A (Frank Augustus) 1903-2007  Search this
Multhauf, Robert P  Search this
Perry, Kenneth M  Search this
Mitman, Carl Weaver 1889-  Search this
Finn, Bernard S. 1932-  Search this
Forman, Paul  Search this
King, W. James (William James) 1915-  Search this
United States National Museum Division of Engineering Section of Electricity and Communications  Search this
United States National Museum Division of Engineering Section of Electricity  Search this
Museum of History and Technology (U.S.) Division of Electricity  Search this
National Museum of History and Technology (U.S.) Division of Electricity and Nuclear Energy  Search this
Type:
Mixed archival materials
Date:
1938
1938-1995
Topic:
Electricity--History  Search this
Nuclear energy  Search this
Physics--History  Search this
Local number:
SIA AH00082
Data Source:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_arc_218129
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Exhibition Records, 1915-2014, 2020

Creator:
National Museum of American History (U.S.) Division of Work and Industry  Search this
Subject:
Stine, Jeffrey K  Search this
Worthington, William E. 1948-  Search this
Lubar, Steven D  Search this
Daniel, Pete  Search this
Johnston, Paul Forsythe 1950-  Search this
Harrison, Michael  Search this
Johnson, Paula J. 1954-  Search this
Finn, Bernard S. 1932-  Search this
Vining, Margaret  Search this
Chase, Lynn  Search this
Kendrick, Kathleen M  Search this
Battison, Edwin A  Search this
Stephens, Carlene E. 1949-  Search this
Post, Robert C  Search this
Withuhn, William L  Search this
Bishop, Philip W  Search this
Schlebecker, John T  Search this
Vogel, Robert M  Search this
White, John H. 1933-  Search this
Hoffman, John Nathan  Search this
Klose, Claudine  Search this
Sharrer, G. Terry  Search this
Henkel, Lowell L  Search this
Doyle, Aida M  Search this
National Museum of American History (U.S.) Division of the History of Technology  Search this
National Museum of American History (U.S.) Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources  Search this
National Museum of American History (U.S.) Division of Mechanisms  Search this
Museum of History and Technology (U.S.) Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering  Search this
National Museum of History and Technology (U.S.) Division of Extractive Industries  Search this
National Museum of History and Technology (U.S.) Division of Manufacturing  Search this
National Museum of History and Technology (U.S.) Division of Agriculture and Mining  Search this
National Museum of History and Technology (U.S.) Division of Agriculture and Forest Products  Search this
Museum of History and Technology (U.S.) Division of Industrial Cooperation  Search this
National Museum of American History (U.S.) Division of Transportation  Search this
United States National Museum Division of Mineral Technology  Search this
United States National Museum Section of Organic Chemistry  Search this
United States National Museum Section of Chemical Industries  Search this
Physical description:
40.84 cu. ft. unprocessed holdings
Type:
Video recordings
Color photographs
Black-and-white negatives
Black-and-white photographs
Clippings
Brochures
Manuscripts
Color transparencies
Drawings
Floor plans
Compact discs
Audiotapes
Newspapers
Books
Picture postcards
Exhibition catalogs
Digital versatile discs
Artifacts
Color negatives
Electronic records
Ephemera
Pamphlets
Digital images
Date:
1915
1915-2020
1915-2014, 2020
Topic:
Technology--History  Search this
Museum exhibits  Search this
Agriculture--History  Search this
Navigation--History  Search this
Electricity--History  Search this
Military education  Search this
Scientific apparatus and instruments  Search this
Clocks and watches  Search this
Autonomous vehicles  Search this
Mining engineering  Search this
Forest products  Search this
Nuclear energy  Search this
Petroleum  Search this
Steel  Search this
Iron  Search this
Loans  Search this
Congresses and conventions  Search this
Contracts  Search this
Museums--Educational aspects  Search this
Speeches, addresses, etc  Search this
Committees  Search this
Textile fabrics  Search this
Rubber  Search this
Coal  Search this
Traveling exhibitions  Search this
Museum curators  Search this
Local number:
SIA RS00388
Restrictions & Rights:
Materials less than 15 years old Restricted. Contact reference staff for details
See more items in:
Exhibition Records 1915-2014, 2020 [National Museum of American History (U.S.) Division of Work and Industry]
Data Source:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_arc_223016
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The cyclopædia of electrical engineering : containing a history of the discovery and application of electricity with its practice and achievements from the earliest period to the present time : the whole being a practical guide to artisans, engineers and students interested in the practice and development of electricity, electric lighting, motors, thermo-piles, the telegraph, the telephone, magnet...

Author:
Slingo, M  Search this
Brooker, A (Arthur)  Search this
Urbanitzky, Alfred Ritter von b. 1852  Search this
Perry, John 1850-1920  Search this
Donor:
Burndy Library DSI  Search this
Physical description:
2 v., [5] leaves of plates (3 folded) : ill., ports. ; 21 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1895
Topic:
Electrical engineering  Search this
Electricity  Search this
Electricity--History  Search this
Call number:
TK145 .C99 1895
TK145.C99 1895
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_308051
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Thoughts provoked by the 150th anniversary of the Trans-Atlantic Telegraph Cable

Creator:
National Museum of American History  Search this
Type:
Blog posts
Smithsonian staff publications
Blog posts
Published Date:
Fri, 14 Oct 2016 17:35:37 +0000
Topic:
American History  Search this
See more posts:
Blog Feed
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:posts_e22a9a23a39b34dfffb0ae22821702f7
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Flame, electricity and the camera; man's progress from the first kindling of fire to the wireless telegraph and the photography of color. [Microform] By George Iles

Author:
Iles, George 1852-1942  Search this
Physical description:
xv, 398 p. col. front., illus., plates, ports., diagrs. 25 cm
Type:
Microforms
Date:
1982
1900
Topic:
Fire  Search this
Electricity--History  Search this
Color photography  Search this
Call number:
mfm 814
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_377378
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Electric bodies : episodes in the history of medical electricity / edited by Paola Bertucci and Giuliano Pancaldi

Author:
Bertucci, Paola  Search this
Pancaldi, Giuliano  Search this
Physical description:
298 p. : ill. ; 23 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
2001
Topic:
Electricity in medicine  Search this
Electricity--History  Search this
Call number:
R857.E49 E44 2001
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_741739
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Oersted and the discovery of electromagnetism / by Bern Dibner

Author:
Dibner, Bern  Search this
Subject:
Ørsted, Hans Christian 1777-1851  Search this
Burndy Library  Search this
Physical description:
47, [1] pages : illustrations, facsimiles, portraits (1 color) ; 28 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1961
Topic:
Electricity--History  Search this
Call number:
QC515.O3 D55 1961
QC515.O3D55 1961
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_389959
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A history of the theories of aether and electricity

Author:
Whittaker, E. T (Edmund Taylor) 1873-1956  Search this
Physical description:
v. 23cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1973
Topic:
Ether (Space)  Search this
Electricity--History  Search this
Electromagnetic theory  Search this
Call number:
QC177 .W624 1973
QC177.W624 1973
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_39598
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En historia om kraftmaskiner / Bengt Spade

Author:
Spade, Bengt  Search this
Sweden Riksantikvarieämbetet  Search this
Physical description:
472 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
2008
C2008
Topic:
Engines--History  Search this
Motors--History  Search this
Power (Mechanics)--History  Search this
Steam-engines--History  Search this
Electricity--History  Search this
Boilers--History  Search this
Call number:
TJ250 .S63 2008
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_923757
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Volta : science and culture in the Age of Enlightenment / Giuliano Pancaldi

Author:
Pancaldi, Giuliano  Search this
Subject:
Volta, Alessandro 1745-1827  Search this
Physical description:
xv, 381 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm
Type:
Biography
Place:
Italy
Date:
2003
C2003
Topic:
Physicists  Search this
Electricity--History  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_725165
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I cimelli di Volta / R. Ferrini ; Z. Volta ; C. Rovelli

Author:
Ferrini, R (Rinaldo)  Search this
Volta, Zanino b. 1846  Search this
Rovelli, Costantino  Search this
Donor:
Burndy Library DSI  Search this
Subject:
Volta, Alessandro 1745-1827  Search this
Physical description:
37, [3] p., XXX leaves of plates : ill., port. ; 27 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1899
Topic:
Electricity--History  Search this
Call number:
QC515.V8 F39 1899
QC515.V8F39 1899
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_382168
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Draw the lightning down : Benjamin Franklin and electrical technology in the Age of Enlightenment / Michael Brian Schiffer, with the assistance of Kacy L. Hollenback and Carrie L. Bell

Author:
Schiffer, Michael B  Search this
Hollenback, Kacy L  Search this
Bell, Carrie L  Search this
Subject:
Franklin, Benjamin 1706-1790  Search this
Physical description:
xiv, 383 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
2003
C2003
18th century
Topic:
Electrical engineering--History  Search this
Electricity--History  Search this
Enlightenment  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_716774
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Bulletin of the International Electrical Exhibition. Vol. 1, no. 1

Author:
International Electrical Exhibition (1884 : Philadelphia, Pa.)  Search this
Franklin Institute (Philadelphia, Pa.) Committee on Exhibitions  Search this
Subject:
International Electrical Exhibition (1884 : Philadelphia, Pa.)  Search this
Physical description:
10 p. : ill. ; 29 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1884
Topic:
Electric industries--Exhibitions  Search this
Electricity--History--Exhibitions  Search this
Call number:
TK6.U62 P54 1884
TK6.U62P54 1884
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_451112
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Sources in electrical history 2 : oral history collections in U.S. repositories

Author:
Center for the History of Electrical Engineering (U.S.)  Search this
Physical description:
v, 124 p. ; 28 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
United States
Date:
1992
Topic:
Electrical engineering--History--Archival resources  Search this
Electric industries--History--Archival resources  Search this
Engineering--History--Archival resources  Search this
Engineers--Biography--Archival resources  Search this
Call number:
Z5831 .B412 1992
Z5831.B412 1992
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_437024
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The International Electrical Exhibition of 1884 and the National Conference of Electricians : a study in early electrical history / Jane Mork Gibson

Author:
Gibson, Jane Mork  Search this
Subject:
International Electrical Exhibition (1884 : Philadelphia, Pa.)  Search this
National Conference of Electricians (1884 : Philadelphia, Pa.)  Search this
Physical description:
v, 214 leaves : ill. ; 28 cm
Type:
Exhibitions
Date:
1984
Topic:
Electric industries  Search this
Electricity--History  Search this
Call number:
TK6.U6 P54 1984
TK6.U6P54 1984
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_438560
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Electrical technology in mining : the dawn of a new age / A.V. Jones and R.P. Tarkenter

Author:
Jones, Alan V (Alan Victor) 1946-  Search this
Tarkenter, R. P (Renold P.)  Search this
Science Museum (Great Britain)  Search this
Physical description:
vii, 207 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
Great Britain
Date:
1992
C1992
Topic:
Electricity in mining--History  Search this
Mining engineering--History  Search this
Call number:
TN343.J66 1992X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_444243
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Résumé de l'histoire de l'électricité et du magnétisme : et des applications de ces sciences à la chimie, aux sciences naturelles et aux arts / par MM. Becquerel ... et Edmond Becquerel ..

Author:
Becquerel M (Antoine César) 1788-1878  Search this
Becquerel, Ed. 1820-1891  Search this
Physical description:
xvi, 300 p. ; 22 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1858
Topic:
Electricity--History  Search this
Magnetism--History  Search this
Electrical engineering--History  Search this
Call number:
QC507 .B38 1858
QC507.B38 1858
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_406257

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