Florida Reclaiming "unusable" swamp land with machinery; environment. Fleco, Jacksonville, FL.
Ohio Producing electronic stoves that cook with radio waves. Microwave oven; cooking. Tappan Stove Co., Mansfield, OH.
California A commercial helicopter company inspects power lines, explores, and helps Federal Bureau of Investigation. Kern Copters, Inc., Bakersfield, CA.
Collection is open for research but the films are stored off-site. Special arrangements must be made directly with the Archives Center staff to view episodes for which no reference copy exists. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
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 will be charged for reproductions.
Collection Citation:
Industry on Parade Film Collection, 1950-1959, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
Collection is open for research but the films are stored off-site. Special arrangements must be made directly with the Archives Center staff to view episodes for which no reference copy exists. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
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 will be charged for reproductions.
Collection Citation:
Industry on Parade Film Collection, 1950-1959, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
The Servodyne Company attempted to develop a prototype of the household microwave. The business records cover the operations and meetings of the company, as well as the corporation's financial troubles and liquidation following its bankruptcy in 1968. Also included are design details and photographs of the ovens.
Scope and Contents:
Records of the company that developed an early microwave oven. The business records include documents such as Board of Directors meeting minutes, stockholder meeting minutes, correspondence, legal documents, financial papers, publications, photographs, drawings and specifications, and other business papers. Also included in the collection are newspaper and magazine clippings featuring stories about the safety and use of microwave ovens.
Arrangement:
Collection is arranged into six series.
Series 1: Minutes, 1961-1968
Series 2: Correspondence, 1961-1968
Series 3: Legal Documents, 1965-1966
Series 4: Financial Materials, 1960-1965
Series 5: Publications, 1955-1971
Series 6: Photographs, 1955, 1971
Biographical / Historical:
John Gunnarson, a former employee of Raytheon, formed the Servodyne Company (1960), which made prototypes of the microwave oven. The company sought to bring microwave technology into the home for everyday use in a time when microwaves and their safety were under scrutiny. Developed by Gunnarson, Roger F. French, and Donald R. Lester, this prototype utilized klystrons instead of the magnetrons used by competitors. The company applied for a patent in 1966, but the oven was never successful. Servodyne Company struggled with financial issues and leadership changes, and the business folded in 1968 due to lack of funding. The liquidation process lasted until 1971.
Separated Materials:
A prototype microwave is in the Division of Work and Industry. See Accession 2003.0107.01.
Provenance:
Collection donated by John A. Gunnarson in 2003.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
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.
Festival Recordings: Narrative Stage: Kmhmu Refugees from Laos: Conserving American Indian Culture
Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Festival of American Folklife. Cultural Conservation Program 1985 Washington, D.C. Search this
Collection Creator:
Smithsonian Institution. Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage Search this
Extent:
sound tape reel
1 Item (sound-tape reel, analog, 7 in.)
Type:
Archival materials
Place:
United States
Washington (D.C.)
Date:
1985 June 30
Local Numbers:
FP-1985-7RR-0409
Publication, Distribution, Etc. (Imprint):
United States Cultural Conservation Program 1985
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Recorded in: Washington (D.C.), United States, June 30, 1985.
Restrictions:
Restrictions on access. Some duplication is allowed. Use of materials needs permission of the Smithsonian Institution.
Collection Rights:
Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from the Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections. Please visit our website to learn more about submitting a request. The Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections make no guarantees concerning copyright or other intellectual property restrictions. Other usage conditions may apply; please see the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for more information.
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:
Product Cookbooks Collection, 1874-1990, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Litton Industries, Inc. ; Litton Bionetics, Inc. (MD) ; Aero Service Corp. (PA) ; Triad Transformer Corp. [Div.] (CA) ; Triad Distributor Div. (IN) ; Litton Industries, Electron Tube Div. (CA) ; Litton Industries, McKiernan-Terry Marine Div. (NJ) ; Litton Industries, Atherton Div. (CA) ; Litton Industries, Atherton Div., Industrial Microwave Dept. (CA) ; Litton Microwave Cooking (MN) ; Western Geophysical Co. of America [Div.] (CA) ; Times Facsimile Corp. [Div.] (NY and DC) ; Communication Papers Inc. [Div.] (PA) ; Litton Engineering Laboratories (CA) ; Lucas Machine Tool Co. ; Lucas Machine Div., New Britain Machine Co. ; Profexray Div. (Elk Grove, IL and Rexdale, Ontario, Canada) ; Eureka X-Ray Tube Co. (Chicago, IL) ; Westrex Corp. ; Facsimile Communications Quarterly Search this
Notes content:
Marine Dinoseis system; recording systems and equipment, photographic and magnetic systems, newsreel recording systems and re-recorders, film editing equipment, electrical printing equipment, film processing equipment, sound track magnetic stripers, studio review room equipment, disk recording equipment, testing and measuring equipment, associated studio equipment, location recording power equipment, and motion picture theatre sound systems. Marine "DINOSEIS" system for mapping and exploration ; "For Heat, Tune to 915 or 2450 Megacycles" on microwave heating applications ; model "C-10S-2", icrowave conveyor ; magnetrons ; "Microtron" heating unit ; wave amplifiers ; "Barratron" transmitting tubes ; backward wave oscillators ; klystrons ; traveling wave tubes ; cathode ray tubes ; microwave equipment ; Litton "Minutemaster" microwave ovens ; Litton "PDR" precision depth recorder ; laboratory products ; animal, human, and other immunoenzymology reagents ; rat liver homogenate ; Murine Antibody Test (MAT) kits ; lymphocyte separation medium ; other biological research products ; "Aerial Surveys Aid Highway Location", using the "Brock Method of translating aerial photographs into contour maps" ; electronic transformers ; replacement transformers for televisions ; "Red Spec" transistor transformers ; transistors for audio equipment ; transformers ; power components ; "geoformers" ; television components ; "Timefax" NDA electrosensitive recording paper ; rectifier power transformers ; glassworking lathes and other precision glassworking equipment ; "Product Safety Testing at Litton Bionetics, Inc.", "tests from mollecular and cellular in vitro assays to long-term animal studies" ; "Litton Bionetics, Inc. Department of Toxicology" ; "Testing Capability and Resources: Department of Molecular Toxicology" ; multi-beam CRT's ; cathrode ray tubes for electronic imagery ; Litton Medical Products: patient monitoring systems ; resuscitation units ; preamplifiers ; Quality System Registrars (QSR) ; recording systems...this comprises the uncataloged portion.
Includes:
Trade catalog and price lists
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description:
57 pieces; 1 box
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Biotechnology and biochemical equipment and supplies Search this
Boats and ships (including marine hardware and supplies) Search this
Ceramics; pottery; glass; crystal; china; bricks; and stones Search this
