The papers document the career of Roland C. Hawes (1908-) who worked in the field of immunnassay, spectrophotometry, scientific apparatus and instruments industry, and administrative duties at Applied Physics Corporation/Cary Instruments. The papers include correspondence, handwritten notes and sketches, memorandum reports, catalogs, printed material, patent documents, drawings, blueprints (original and diazo copies), and photographs.
Scope and Contents:
Correspondence, handwritten notes and sketches, memorandum reports, catalogs, printed material, patent documents, drawings, blueprints (original and diazo copies), and photographs document Hawes's work in the field of immunnassay, spectrophotometry, scientific apparatus and instruments industry, and administrative duties at Applied Physics Corporation/Cary Instruments.
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged into seven series.
Series 1, Personal files, 1938-1997
Series 2, Research files, A-Z, 1913 (1927-1990)
Series 3, Piness Laboratories, 1920-1979
Series 4, Beckman Instruments, Inc., 1939-1974
Series 5, Cary Instruments, 1937-1992
Series 6, Consulting work, 1908-(1939-1992)
Series 7, Professional activities, 1949-1996
Biographical/Historical note:
Roland C. Hawes was born on October 4, 1908, in Riverside, California, and began his career in chemical analysis which led him into the scientific apparatus and instruments industry, where he worked in the field of spectrophotometry. He holds a B.S., in chemistry from the California Institute of Technology, 1930. He died in 1999.
Related Archival Materials:
Materials at Other Organizations
Office Of History, National Institutes of Health
Images of Applied Physics Corp. Vibrating Reed Electrometer, Model 31 (89.0001.206); Applied Physics Corp. Cary Vibrating Reed Electrometer, Model 31-V (89.0001.208); and Applied Physics Corp. Cary Recording UV-Vis Spectrophotometer, Model 14 (90.0010.001).
California Institute of Technology Archives
Arnold Orville Beckman: oral history, 1978
Papers of Arnold O. Beckman, 1919-1989
Provenance:
This collection was donated by Roland C. Hawes on September 9, 1997.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
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Collection Citation:
Bellcomm, Inc Technical Library Collection, Accession XXXX-0093, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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Collection Citation:
Bellcomm, Inc Technical Library Collection, Accession XXXX-0093, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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Collection Citation:
Roland C. Hawes Papers, 1908-1997, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
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Collection Citation:
Roland C. Hawes Papers, 1908-1997, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
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Collection Citation:
Roland C. Hawes Papers, 1908-1997, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
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Collection Citation:
Roland C. Hawes Papers, 1908-1997, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
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Collection Citation:
Roland C. Hawes Papers, 1908-1997, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
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Collection Citation:
Roland C. Hawes Papers, 1908-1997, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
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Collection Citation:
Roland C. Hawes Papers, 1908-1997, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
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Collection Citation:
Roland C. Hawes Papers, 1908-1997, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
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Collection Citation:
Roland C. Hawes Papers, 1908-1997, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
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Collection Citation:
Roland C. Hawes Papers, 1908-1997, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
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Collection Citation:
Roland C. Hawes Papers, 1908-1997, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
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Collection Citation:
NW Ayer & Sons, incorporated Advertising Agency Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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Collection Citation:
NW Ayer & Sons, incorporated Advertising Agency Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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Notes content:
Health care company ; Annual Report 1983 ; "Shepp's Photographs of the World" arranged by James W. Shepp and Daniel B. Shepp, 1890s (Compliments of Smith, Kline & French Co). Technical papers: "Comparative Analyses of Milks and Substitute Foods" and "Changes of the U.S.P.X". "Sucrets" ; "feosol" ; iron therapy ; "tums" ; calcium supplement ; "relafen nabumetone" ; arthritis ; Tagamet ; pharmacist reference information ; injection supply information ; pharmaceutical products ; medical color televisions...this comprises the uncataloged portion.
Includes:
Trade catalog, price lists and histories
Black and white images
Color images
Physical description:
179 pieces; 3 boxes
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Date range:
1800s-1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Drugs; pharmaceuticals and patent medicines Search this
Laboratories and laboratory supplies and equipment Search this
Capacitor; automatic distilled water and condensate checker; leakage resistance test set; amplifiers; insulation test equiopment; conductivity apparatus; wheatstone bridges; electrolytic conductivity recorder; electric test equipment; price list 12/21/56 ; completely portable battery-operated electrolytic conductivity recorder ; dielectric breakdown testers ; dissolved oxygen analyzer ; cryoscope model CY-1 ; osmometer model CY-2 ; conductivity measurement & control in high purity water ; conductivity equipment for fresh water and shallow sea water measurements ; electrolytic conductivity equipment for solution concentration ; electrodeless conductivity meter ; "therma bridge" gas analyzers ; high voltage schering bridge ; arc-resistance testers ; megohmmeters ; resistor standards ; decade attenuators ; bridges ;
Includes:
Trade catalog, price lists and manual
Black and white images
Physical description:
48 pieces; 1 box
Language:
English
Type of material:
Trade catalogs
Trade literature
Place:
Cedar Grove, New Jersey, United States
Date:
1900s
Topic (Romaine term):
Business services (advertising; marketing; organizational management; etc.) Search this
