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Artist:

Victor Lallier, 22 Apr 1912 - 11 Sep 1995  Search this

Sitter:

Bernard Francis Mclain, 1891 - 1968  Search this

J. Woodall Rodgers, 11 May 1890 - 6 Jul 1961  Search this

Robert Gerald Storey, 1893 - 1981  Search this

Frederick Farrel Florence, 5 Nov 1891 - 25 Dec 1960  Search this

John Elvin Mitchell, Jr., 1896 - 1972  Search this

Edward Henry Cary, 28 Feb 1872 - 11 Dec 1953  Search this

Robert Lee Thornton, 10 Aug 1880 - 15 Feb 1964  Search this

David Lefkowitz, 1880 - 1955  Search this

William Hawley Atwell, 9 Jun 1869 - 22 Dec 1961  Search this

Umphrey Lee, 23 Mar 1893 - 23 Jun 1958  Search this

Karl Hoblitzelle, 1879 - 1967  Search this

Nathan Adams, 26 Nov 1869 - 17 Jun 1966  Search this

Thomas Carbry Gooch, 1880 - 1952  Search this

John William Carpenter, 31 Aug 1881 - 16 Jun 1959  Search this

Medium:

Oil on canvas

Dimensions:

274.5 x 518.5 cm (108 1/16 x 204 1/8"), estimate

Type:

Painting

Date:

c. 1952-54

Topic:

Bernard Francis Mclain: Male  Search this

Bernard Francis Mclain: Society and Social Change\Civic leader  Search this

J. Woodall Rodgers: Male  Search this

J. Woodall Rodgers: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this

J. Woodall Rodgers: Politics and Government\Public official\Mayor  Search this

J. Woodall Rodgers: Visual Arts\Visual arts administrator\Art museum administrator\Art museum trustee  Search this

J. Woodall Rodgers: Military and Intelligence\Army  Search this

J. Woodall Rodgers: Society and Social Change\Civic leader  Search this

Robert Gerald Storey: Male  Search this

Robert Gerald Storey: Society and Social Change\Civic leader  Search this

Frederick Farrel Florence: Male  Search this

Frederick Farrel Florence: Politics and Government\Public official  Search this

Frederick Farrel Florence: Business and Finance\Banker  Search this

Frederick Farrel Florence: Society and Social Change\Philanthropist\Patron of the arts  Search this

Frederick Farrel Florence: Education and Scholarship\Administrator\University administrator\University trustee  Search this

Frederick Farrel Florence: Society and Social Change\Philanthropist  Search this

Frederick Farrel Florence: Military and Intelligence\Army  Search this

Frederick Farrel Florence: Society and Social Change\Civic leader  Search this

John Elvin Mitchell, Jr.: Male  Search this

John Elvin Mitchell, Jr.: Society and Social Change\Civic leader  Search this

Edward Henry Cary: Male  Search this

Edward Henry Cary: Education and Scholarship\Founder  Search this

Edward Henry Cary: Education and Scholarship\Administrator\University administrator\Dean  Search this

Edward Henry Cary: Society and Social Change\Administrator\Historical society administrator\Founder  Search this

Edward Henry Cary: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Professor\Medicine  Search this

Edward Henry Cary: Medicine and Health\Physician\Ophthalmologist  Search this

Edward Henry Cary: Society and Social Change\Civic leader  Search this

Robert Lee Thornton: Male  Search this

Robert Lee Thornton: Business and Finance\Banker  Search this

Robert Lee Thornton: Politics and Government\Public official\Mayor  Search this

Robert Lee Thornton: Society and Social Change\Civic leader  Search this

David Lefkowitz: Male  Search this

David Lefkowitz: Religion and Spirituality\Clergy\Rabbi  Search this

David Lefkowitz: Society and Social Change\Civic leader  Search this

William Hawley Atwell: Male  Search this

William Hawley Atwell: Law and Crime\Judge  Search this

William Hawley Atwell: Law and Crime\Legal scholar  Search this

William Hawley Atwell: Society and Social Change\Civic leader  Search this

Umphrey Lee: Male  Search this

Umphrey Lee: Literature\Writer  Search this

Umphrey Lee: Religion and Spirituality\Clergy\Pastor  Search this

Umphrey Lee: Education and Scholarship\Scholar  Search this

Umphrey Lee: Education and Scholarship\Administrator\College administrator\Dean  Search this

Umphrey Lee: Society and Social Change\Civic leader  Search this

Umphrey Lee: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Professor\Theology  Search this

Nathan Adams: Male  Search this

Nathan Adams: Politics and Government\Government official  Search this

Nathan Adams: Business and Finance\Banker  Search this

Nathan Adams: Business and Finance\Accounting\Bookkeeper  Search this

Nathan Adams: Society and Social Change\Civic leader  Search this

Thomas Carbry Gooch: Male  Search this

Thomas Carbry Gooch: Society and Social Change\Civic leader  Search this

John William Carpenter: Male  Search this

John William Carpenter: Natural Resource Occupations\Agriculturist\Rancher  Search this

John William Carpenter: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Insurance agent  Search this

John William Carpenter: Science and Technology\Engineer\Electrical engineer  Search this

John William Carpenter: Society and Social Change\Civic leader  Search this

Karl Hoblitzelle: Male  Search this

Karl Hoblitzelle: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Real estate agent  Search this

Karl Hoblitzelle: Society and Social Change\Philanthropist  Search this

Karl Hoblitzelle: Business and Finance\Businessperson\Business executive\Entertainment\Theater  Search this

Karl Hoblitzelle: Society and Social Change\Civic leader  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

Owner: Dallas Historical Society

Object number:

82.23

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

See more items in:

Catalog of American Portraits

Data Source:

Catalog of American Portraits

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4a16c1cb7-fda7-4612-954e-66b1659a6a13

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_82.23

Artist:

Anthony Gruerio, active 1970s  Search this

Sitter:

John Francis Banzhaf, III, born 2 Jul 1940  Search this

Medium:

Pencil on paper

Dimensions:

Image: 35.6cm x 29.9cm (14" x 11 3/4"), Accurate

Sheet: 50.8cm x 38.2cm (20" x 15 1/16"), Accurate

Type:

Drawing

Date:

1971

Topic:

Costume\Dress Accessory\Neckwear\Tie\Necktie  Search this

John Francis Banzhaf, III: Male  Search this

John Francis Banzhaf, III: Law and Crime\Lawyer  Search this

John Francis Banzhaf, III: Literature\Writer  Search this

John Francis Banzhaf, III: Education and Scholarship\Educator\Professor\University  Search this

John Francis Banzhaf, III: Science and Technology\Engineer\Electrical engineer  Search this

John Francis Banzhaf, III: Society and Social Change\Consumer advocate  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution

Object number:

NPG.93.273

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

See more items in:

National Portrait Gallery Collection

Data Source:

National Portrait Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm44d1bea0d-f37a-4be7-8914-d2e29c9ab113

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_NPG.93.273

Creator:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2010-11-16T17:17:25.000Z

YouTube Category:

Education  Search this

Topic:

Design  Search this

See more by:

cooperhewitt

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

YouTube Channel:

cooperhewitt

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_DzU5_tpAOBw

Maker:

Curtis & Crocker Electric Motor Company  Search this

Measurements:

overall: 11 1/4 in x 7 1/2 in x 8 3/4 in; 28.575 cm x 19.05 cm x 22.225 cm

Object Name:

motor

electric motor

Date made:

ca 1888

Credit Line:

from Princeton University, Dept. of Electrical Engineering, thru Dean Howard Menand

ID Number:

EM.318585

Accession number:

232729

Catalog number:

318585

See more items in:

Work and Industry: Electricity

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ac-0e2b-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1313360

Creator:

Anderson, William "Cat", 1916-1981 (musician)  Search this

Names:

Cat Anderson Quintet  Search this

Duke Ellington Orchestra  Search this

Lionel Hampton Orchestra  Search this

Mingus Quintet  Search this

Bechet, Sidney (musician)  Search this

Calloway, Cab, 1907-1994  Search this

Carter, Benny, 1907-2003  Search this

Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974  Search this

Fitzgerald, Ella, 1917-1996  Search this

Hampton, Lionel  Search this

Humphrey, Hubert H. (Hubert Horatio), 1911-1978  Search this

Humphrey, Muriel  Search this

Johnson, Lucy Bird  Search this

Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973  Search this

Tatum, Art, 1909-1956  Search this

Webster, Ben  Search this

Extent:

5 Cubic feet (12 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Manuscripts

Transcripts

Oral histories (document genres)

Oral history

Phonograph records

Photographs

Recordings

Interviews

Clippings

Audiotapes

Awards

Audiocassettes

Articles

Date:

1940-1981

bulk 1963-1977

Scope and Contents note:

Primarily audiotapes, sheet music, and photographic images. Also: correspondence, newspaper clippings, magazine articles, itineraries, awards, and ephemera.,Of particular interest are recordings or photographic images, including the personalities listed below, and President and Mrs. Tubman of Liberia; also, two interviews and three recordings of Cat Anderson as guest with various university and college jazz bands.

Arrangement:

Collection is divided into four series.

Series 1: Music

Series 2: Original tapes and recordings

Series 3: Photographs

Series 4: Miscellaneous

Biographical/Historical note:

Cat Anderson (Sept 12, 1916 - April 29, 1981) was one of the premier trumpet players of the Duke Ellington Orchestra. Known for his effortless high notes, he was a strong section leader and a great soloist whose style exhibited humor and precision. He grew up in Jenkins= Orphanage in Charleston, SC, received basic music training there, and participated in many of their famous student ensembles. He formed and played with the Cotton Pickers, a group of orphanage teens while still a young man. Before joining Ellington in 1944, he played in several big bands, including Claude Hopkins and Lionel Hampton. Anderson left the Ellington organization from 1947 through 1949 again to lead his own group. From 1959 to1961 and after 1971 Anderson free lanced, working with the Ellington orchestra intermittently. He died in 1981 after receiving honors from the US Air Force, the Prix du Disque de Jazz, and the City of Los Angeles.

Related Archival Materials:

Related artifacts include: awards, plaques, mutes, trumpet mouth pieces, and the Jon Williams/Cat Anderson simulator in the Division of Cultural and Community Life (now Division of Cultural and Community Life). See accession: 1998.3074.

Provenance:

The collection was donated to the National Museum of American History in January 1998, by Dorothy Anderson, Cat Anderson's widow. It was acquired through negotiations with her, her brother, Mr. John Coffey and her nephew, Andrew Brazington. The materials were picked up from Mr. John Coffey of upper N.W. Washington, DC on January 21, 1998.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research. Master tapes not available to researchers.

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.

Copyright status of items varies. Signed copies of releases on file.

Occupation:

Composers -- 20th century  Search this

Topic:

Music -- 20th century  Search this

Music -- Acoustics and physics  Search this

Musicians -- 20th century  Search this

Piano and synthesizer music  Search this

Inventions -- 1980-2000  Search this

Synthesizer music  Search this

Electric engineering -- 1980-2000  Search this

Band musicians  Search this

African American musicians  Search this

Jazz musicians -- United States  Search this

Inventors -- 20th century  Search this

Genre/Form:

Manuscripts -- Music -- 20th century

Transcripts

Oral histories (document genres)

Oral history

Phonograph records

Photographs -- 20th century

Recordings

Interviews

Interviews -- 1950-2000

Clippings -- 20th century

Audiotapes -- 1940-1980

Awards

Audiocassettes

Audiotapes

Articles -- 1940-1980

Citation:

William "Cat" Anderson Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0630

See more items in:

William "Cat" Anderson Collection

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep891a9a0e4-7c4f-4956-b81e-6d65c57e1f29

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0630

Creator:

Tainter, Charles Sumner, 1854-1940  Search this

Hartsook Studio (San Diego, Calif.)  Search this

Names:

American Graphophone Company  Search this

Clark, Alvin and Sons Company  Search this

Edison Phonograph Works  Search this

International Graphophone Company  Search this

Volta Graphophone Gompany  Search this

Bell, Alexander Graham, 1847-1922  Search this

Bell, Chichester  Search this

Berliner, Emile, 1851-1929  Search this

Former owner:

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Electricity and Modern Physics  Search this

National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanisms  Search this

Extent:

2 Cubic feet (6 boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Laboratory notebooks

Date:

1878-1937

Summary:

Charles Sumner Tainter has been recognized as the father of the talking machine, and much of the material in this collection represents his experimental work on the graphophone. Alexander Graham Bell, Chichester Bell, and Tainter established the Volta Laboratory Association in 1881. This collection presents a comprehensive picture of the early development of the phonograph and Tainter's substantial contributions to the project.

Scope and Contents:

Charles Sumner Tainter has been recognized as the father of the talking machine, and much of the material in this collection represents his experimental work on the graphophone.

Alexander Graham Bell, in partnership with his cousin Chichester Bell, and Tainter, established the Volta Laboratory Association in 1881, which stayed in operation until 1885. During this time Tainter recorded his experiments on the graphophone in thirteen note books or "Home Notes" and in two large volumes of technical drawings and notes. One of these volumes contains very exact drawings for a multiple record duplicator (1897-1908); the other contains rough sketches of his experiments with various apparatuses (1883-1884).

Tainter also wrote an unpublished, undated manuscript on The Talking Machine and Some Little Known Facts in Connection with Its Early Development. Another document consists of a binder with the printed patent specifications of Tainter, Alexander Graham Bell, and Chichester Bell (1880-1903). All of these documents are contained within this collection, except Volumes 9, 10, and 13 of Tainter's "Home Notes" which were destroyed in a fire in Tainter's Laboratory in Washington, D.C., in September 1897. The other ten volumes were needed in a law suit and were in possession of his attorney at the time of the fire. Records of Court testimony in suits involving the phonograph (1894-1896) are also included in this collection.

Tainter's memoirs, Early History of Charles Sumner Tainter provide a personal account of his childhood and youth, and of his later role as a member of the U. S. Government Expedition to observe the transit of Venus in 1874. Certificates, photographs, clippings, some correspondence, handwritten notes, and articles on the history of the phonograph complete the collection of his papers.

Arrangement:

The collection is divided into three series:

Series 1, Papers, 1878-1937

Series 2, Laboratory Notes, 1881-1908

Series 3, Artifacts, undated

Biographical / Historical:

Charles Sumner Tainter, son of George and Abigail Sanger Tainter, was born on April 25, 1854, in Watertown, Massachusetts, near Boston. His father was an inventor with several patents to his name. In his memoirs Tainter describes his father as "a man of much force of character and inventive ability" and his mother as, "a woman of high character and beloved by all." His school years left him with a terror of public speaking that followed him all his life. He completed public school without much enthusiasm and then became essentially self-educated, studying only subjects that interested him. He obtained scientific and technical books from the public library, and was an avid reader of Scientific American. In his memoirs he recalls: "I believe that this journal had a great influence in molding my thoughts in mechanical and scientific directions as I grew up with it and used to read it regularly."

In 1870 Tainter started to work for Charles Williams, Jr., a manufacturer of telegraphs and electrical apparatus in Boston, for five dollars a week. Two years later he became associated with Johnson and Whittlemore, manufacturers of electrical instruments in Boston. He stayed with them until the business folded in 1873, and then joined Alvan Clark and Sons, a well-known manufacturing company of large telescopes and optical instruments in Cambridgeport, Massachusetts. As a technician at the Alvan Clark and Sons Company, Tainter assisted with the building of the Equatorial Telescope mounted in the U.S. Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C. He also constructed much of the equipment that was used during the U.S. government expedition to observe the transit of Venus in the South Pacific on December 8, 1874. The Secretary of the Navy appointed Tainter a member of this expedition, and Tainter vividly reveals his role in the event in his memoirs: "Early History of Charles Sumner Tainter." See Series 1, Box 1. [Note: Henry Draper, (1837 1882), a scientist whose collection of papers are also stored in the Archives Center, Series 3, Box 6, was superintendent of the government commission for the observation of the transit of Venus.] After he returned from the expedition in 1875, Tainter rejoined Alvan Clark and Sons Company and stayed there for three years.

Tainter started his own business in 1878 in Cambridgeport, Massachusetts, constructing scientific instruments. It was in Cambridgeport, that he met Alexander Graham Bell. A year later Tainter accepted Bell's proposal to join him in Washington, D.C. to establish a small laboratory. After a series of experiments they developed the radiophone, an instrument for transmitting sound to distant points through the agency of light, using sensitive selenium cells. The radiophone was shown at an electrical exhibition in Paris in 1881, where Tainter was awarded a gold medal and diploma for his part in the invention. Between 1879 and 1880, Tainter and Bell also experimented with and tried to improve on Edison's talking machine.

The Academie des Sciences of Paris awarded Bell the Volta prize in 1880 for his development of the telephone. The prize included $10,000 that Bell used a year later to establish the Volta Laboratory Association, a small research laboratory in Washington, D.C. He asked his cousin, Chichester A. Bell, a chemist from London, and Tainter to join him in this venture. Although they devoted much of their attention to electrical and acoustical research, most of their efforts went into the improvement of Edison's talking machine. Edison had used tinfoil as the recording medium for his first phonograph in 1877, but then abandoned the project and turned his attention to the electric light and power distribution system. Meanwhile, Chichester Bell and Tainter saw the fragile tinfoil as a major obstacle in any further development of the instrument, and after much experimenting came upon the idea of replacing the tinfoil with a wax compound onto which they could engrave the sound waves directly. This invention was patented in May 1886 under the name Graphophone. It was an important step in the development of the phonograph since for the first time it was possible to manufacture the device commercially. Tainter recorded his experiments on the graphophone in thirteen notebooks ("Home Notes") and two large volumes of technical drawings and sketches. See: Series 2, Boxes 1, 2, and 3.

Bell and Tainter recognized Edison as the inventor of the talking machine, and they wanted to work with him and carry the costs for all further experiments in exchange for half the share of the profits, but Edison rejected this proposal. He felt that they wanted to steal his invention. In 1885 the partnership between Bell, his cousin, and Tainter was dissolved, and the graphophone rights were given to a group of Washington court stenographers who felt that the graphophone could best be utilized as a dictaphone. The group subsequently formed the Volta graphophone Company where Tainter continued to work for several years. The Volta Graphophone Company was reorganized two years after its formation as the American Graphophone Company. Eventually Edison sued the Volta Graphophone Company (1894), and the American Graphophone Company (1895-96).

In June 1886 Tainter married Lila R. Munro, daughter of William J. Munro of Newport, Rhode Island. Two years later he suffered a severe case of pneumonia, which was to incapacitate him intermittently for the rest of his life.

The Volta Graphophone Company sold the foreign rights for the graphophone in the spring of 1889 to form the International Graphophone Company. Tainter became associated with this new company and went to Europe to look after its interests there. In the same year the graphophone was exhibited at the Paris Exposition and Tainter was awarded the Decoration of "Officier de L Instruction Publique" from the French government for his invention of the graphophone. Upon his return from Europe Tainter established a factory for the International Graphophone Company in Hartford, Connecticut in 1889. When he left the company in 1890, he launched his own laboratory in Washington, D.C., where he continued to improve on the phonograph and a number of new inventions were patented.

At the Chicago Exposition in 1893 Tainter was asked to manage the exhibition of more than a hundred machines for the American Graphophone Company. In 1897 a fire destroyed Tainter's Washington laboratory and much valuable material was lost, including three volumes of his "Home Notes", which contained some of the findings of his experiments on the graphophone. Three years later the city of Philadelphia awarded the John Scott medal to Chichester Bell and Tainter for their work in connection with the graphophone.

Tainter's chronic illness forced him to suspend his work frequently and seek treatment and relief in various sanatoria and spas both in Europe and in the United States. He and his wife eventually moved to California. They settled in San Diego in June of 1903 to enjoy the better climate there. Again Tainter established a laboratory and continued to work whenever his health allowed. In 1915 he was awarded a gold medal and diploma for his work with the graphophone at the San Francisco Exposition. Tainter's wife died in 1924. Four years later he married Laura Fontaine Onderdonk, widow of Charles G. Onderdonk.

At the meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in Pittsburgh in December 1934, Tainter was made an Emeritus Life Member, having been a fellow for 55 years. His obituary also mentions that in 1915 Tainter was awarded a gold medal at the Panama Pacific Exposition for his work on the graphophone.

Tainter died on April 20, 1940. He was considered an inventor, a physicist, and a manufacturer of electrical apparatus, but most of all he was known as the father of the talking machine.

Separated Materials:

Materials Located at the National Museum of American History

Medal award given to Charles Sumner Tainter, Exposition Internationale d'Electricite, Paris, 1881. See Accession #: ME*313452.02

Gold medal award given to Charles Sumner Tainter. Panama - Pacific Exposition, 1915. See Accession #: ME*313452.01

Provenance:

The collection was donated by Laura F. Tainter, Charles Sumner Tainter's widow, in 1947 and 1950.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research. Researchers must handle unprotected photographs with gloves.

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.

Topic:

Physicists  Search this

Inventors  Search this

Electrical engineers  Search this

Light machinery  Search this

Mechanical engineering  Search this

Dictating machine  Search this

Sound recording and reproduction  Search this

Talking machine  Search this

Phonograph  Search this

Genre/Form:

Laboratory notebooks

Citation:

Charles Sumner Tainter Papers, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0124

See more items in:

Charles Sumner Tainter Papers

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8887378c2-5b90-4839-90fc-901c69375fb7

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0124

Measurements:

overall: 9 in x 2 1/4 in x 2 1/4 in; 22.86 cm x 5.715 cm x 5.715 cm

Object Name:

Fuseblock

Other Terms:

Fuseblock; Components; Power and Lighting; Power and Lighting

Credit Line:

from Princeton University, Dept. of Electrical Engineering, thru Dean Howard Menand

ID Number:

EM.318729

Catalog number:

318729

Accession number:

232729

See more items in:

Work and Industry: Electricity

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-67eb-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_712253

Physical Description:

glass, ?, transparent (overall material)

metal (overall material)

Object Name:

Autoclave, Upright, Gas Fired

Place made:

France: Île-de-France, Département de Ville-de-Paris

Credit Line:

Gift of University of Michigan Medical School. Department of Microbiology

ID Number:

MG.253100.02

Catalog number:

253100.02

Accession number:

253100

Maker number:

769

See more items in:

Medicine and Science: Medicine

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a5-65e5-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_730561

Creator:

Pierce, Harold Fisher, 1889-1963  Search this

Names:

Henderson, Yandell, 1873-1944  Search this

Extent:

3.27 Cubic feet (4 legal document boxes; 1 legal half-size document box; 3 flat boxes)

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Date:

1909-1985

Summary:

The Harold F. Pierce collection consists of documents relating to Pierce's career in aviation medicine, particularly his service as a flight surgeon in World War I and World War II and his work on the Henderson Pierce rebreathing apparatus. Materials include correspondence, photographs, military records, certificates, technical drawings, and news clippings.

Scope and Contents:

This collection consists of approximately three cubic feet of material relating to Harold F. Pierce's career in aviation medicine including correspondence; photographs; military records; certificates; technical drawings; and news clippings. The collection also contains a scrapbook which covers Pierce's service in World War I, his experiments at Oxford University and Columbia University, the Wilmer Institute, and World War II. Notable figures found in the collection include John Paul Stapp; David Goodman Simons; James A. Healy; Albert William Stevens; Sir William Osler; Merritte Weber Ireland; William H. Wilmer and others. The collection also contains personal letters from Pierce to his family written during his time in service during both World Wars. Large format drawings include maps of the Second and Third Aviation Instruction Centers, France, during World War I, and technical drawings for his rebreathing apparatus.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into two series: Professional Materials and Personal Materials.

Series 1 contains documents related to Harold F. Pierce's career in aviation medicine, particularly his service as a flight surgeon during World War I and World War I.

Series 2 contains Harold F. Pierce's personal documents, including letters of appointment, resumes, news clippings (both biographical and on subjects of interest), photos and portraits, and family materials.

Some of the materials were organized by L. Pierce (the donor, Pierce's daughter) into categories, particularly those related to aviation, the Henderson-Pierce rebreathing apparatus, and inventions. Select paragraphs of correspondence were clipped from the original document and placed under these categories. These materials frequently were kept in the category in which they were found. Numerous notes (underlining, checkmarks, dates, etc.) made by L. Pierce can be found on documents throughout the collection.

Biographical / Historical:

Harold F. Pierce (1889-1963) received his degree from Clark University in 1912, having previously served in the Navy. He then worked in the electrical engineering and testing laboratory of the General Electric Company. After entering academia, he was an instructor of chemistry at Dartmouth College and transferred to Harvard Medical School.

When the United States entered World War I, Pierce was working on gas mask technology for the Bureau of Mines. In 1917, he joined the American Expeditionary Forces, U.S. Army Air Service, Sanitary Corps in World War I as a flight surgeon. During his time in service, Pierce helped to develop the Henderson-Pierce rebreathing apparatus, based on his prewar work with Yale University's Professor Yandell Henderson. He was instrumental in establishing medical research laboratories, first at Hazelhurst Field, Mineola, Long Island, and then in France at the 2nd Aviation Instruction Center, Tours, and the 3rd Aviation Instruction Center, Issoudun.

After leaving the military in 1919, Pierce continued his studies and work with rebreathing equipment at Oxford University as a tutor and demonstrator of physiology, including involvement with British Mount Everest reconnaissance expeditions. In 1922, he earned a BSc (OXON) Degree in pathology.

He returned to the United States to serve as Associate Physiologist at the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University, earning his Ph.D. in colloidal chemistry in 1927. From 1927 to 1935, he served as Associate Professor of research ophthalmology at Wilmer Institute, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland. (He had served with founder William H. Wilmer in WWI.) In 1935, he received his M.D. and served as Assistant Resident in medicine at Bellevue Hospital, New York City. He also assisted in the design of the capsule for the Explorer II manned high-altitude balloon launch.

Pierce rejoined the U.S. Army Air Forces in 1942 serving as a flight surgeon and altitude physiologist at the School of Aviation Medicine, Randolph Field, Texas. In 1945, he was transferred to the Avon Old Farms Convalescent Hospital in his home state of Connecticut.

After World War II, Pierce served as medical director of the Connecticut State Welfare Department and as a consultant in aero-physiology at Hartford Hospital until retiring in 1960. He is recognized as a pioneer in the field of aviation medicine.

Provenance:

Ms. L. Pierce, Gift, 2014.

Restrictions:

No restrictions on access

Rights:

Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests.

Topic:

Aeronautics  Search this

Aviation medicine  Search this

World War, 1914-1918  Search this

World War, 1939-1945  Search this

Aviation Instruction Center, 3rd (France)  Search this

Explorer II (Balloon)  Search this

Hazelhurst Field, Mineola, N.Y. Medical Research Laboratory  Search this

Wilmer Ophthalmological Institute  Search this

Citation:

Harold F. Pierce Aviation Medicine Collection, Acc. 2014.0044, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.

Identifier:

NASM.2014.0044

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Harold F. Pierce Aviation Medicine Collection

Archival Repository:

National Air and Space Museum Archives

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg295559746-93e0-4870-8a28-ab5c8737ad29

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nasm-2014-0044

Artist:

Timothy Greenfield-Sanders, born 16 Feb 1952  Search this

Sitter:

José Moreno Hernández, born 07 Aug 1962  Search this

Medium:

Inkjet print

Dimensions:

Image: 84.3 × 66.6 cm (33 3/16 × 26 1/4")

Image (with border): 86.1 × 68.7 cm (33 7/8 × 27 1/16")

Sheet: 101.8 × 76.1 cm (40 1/16 × 29 15/16")

Type:

Photograph

Date:

2010

Topic:

Costume\Jewelry\Ring  Search this

Personal Attribute\Facial Hair\Mustache  Search this

Interior\Studio  Search this

Costume\Jewelry\Bracelet  Search this

Symbols & Motifs\Logo  Search this

José Moreno Hernández: Male  Search this

José Moreno Hernández: Science and Technology\Engineer  Search this

José Moreno Hernández: Science and Technology\Scientist\Astronaut  Search this

Portrait  Search this

Credit Line:

National Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution; gift of Catherine and Ingrid Pino Duran

Object number:

S/NPG.2020.193

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

Copyright:

© 2011 Timothy Greenfield-Sanders

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National Portrait Gallery Collection

Exhibition:

20th Century Americans: 2000 to Present

On View:

NPG, South Gallery 341

Data Source:

National Portrait Gallery

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/sm4f886397e-a9fa-4ee5-816c-d74d3de43a76

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npg_S_NPG.2020.193

Creator:

National Air and Space Museum  Search this

Type:

Lectures

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2011-05-13T20:57:07.000Z

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_YfyjmZC3Rw0

Creator:

National Air and Space Museum  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2020-06-05T12:00:18.000Z

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_fbPUSTmMjjU

Creator:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2010-11-16T17:19:38.000Z

YouTube Category:

Education  Search this

Topic:

Design  Search this

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cooperhewitt

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

YouTube Channel:

cooperhewitt

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt_vLQLl2fnX24

Measurements:

overall: 1 in x 1 1/2 in x 1 3/4 in; 2.54 cm x 3.81 cm x 4.445 cm

Object Name:

magnetic recordding component

magnetic recording component

Date made:

1900

Credit Line:

from International Business Machines, Inc., William J. Hammer Collection

ID Number:

EM.241402.51

Catalog number:

241402.51

Accession number:

241402

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Work and Industry: Electricity

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-7a71-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1423371

Measurements:

.01: 18 1/2 in x 1/8 in x in; 46.99 cm x .3175 cm x .0254 cm

.02: 23 1/2 in x 1/8 in x in; 59.69 cm x .3175 cm x .0254 cm

.03: 77 1/2 in x 1/8 in x in; 196.85 cm x .3175 cm x .0254 cm

Object Name:

magnetic recording media

Date made:

1900

Credit Line:

from International Business Machines, Inc., William J. Hammer Collection

ID Number:

EM.241402.55

Catalog number:

241402.55

Accession number:

241402

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Work and Industry: Electricity

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746ad-7a75-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_1423375

Creator:

National Museum of African American History and Culture  Search this

Type:

YouTube Videos

Uploaded:

2022-10-14T16:39:28.000Z

YouTube Category:

Education  Search this

Topic:

African Americans  Search this

See more by:

WatchNMAAHC

Data Source:

National Museum of African American History and Culture

YouTube Channel:

WatchNMAAHC

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:yt__JaHgS8e3AY

Maker:

Medtronic  Search this

Medtronic Incorporated  Search this

Physical Description:

metal (overall material)

plastic (overall material)

Measurements:

overall: 5.4 cm x 4.1 cm x 1 cm; 2 1/8 in x 1 5/8 in x 3/8 in

overall: 2 1/8 in x 1 5/8 in x 1/2 in; 5.3975 cm x 4.1275 cm x 1.27 cm

Object Name:

Pacemaker

cardiology

pacemaker

Place made:

United States: Minnesota, Minneapolis

Date made:

1990's

Circa 1992-1996

Credit Line:

Seymour Furman, M.D.

ID Number:

2001.0192.04

Accession number:

2001.0192

Catalog number:

2001.0192.04

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Medicine and Science: Medicine

Exhibition:

Places of Invention

Exhibition Location:

National Museum of American History

Data Source:

National Museum of American History

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a6-6bd4-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmah_833952

Designer:

Henry Dreyfuss , American, 1904 – 1972  Search this

Medium:

B&W Printed Material

Type:

archive

Archive folder

Object Name:

Archive folder

Date:

1965-1972

Credit Line:

Henry Dreyfuss Archive, gift of Various Donors

Accession Number:

Dreyfuss Symbol Sourcebook Working Papers Folder 018

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Archives Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4380f8a83-32e7-4cec-b473-8794b8824e4d

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_Dreyfuss_Symbol_Sourcebook_Working_Papers_Folder_018

Designer:

Henry Dreyfuss , American, 1904 – 1972  Search this

Medium:

B&W Printed Material, Drawing

Type:

archive

Archive folder

Object Name:

Archive folder

Date:

1967-1970

Credit Line:

Henry Dreyfuss Archive, gift of Various Donors

Accession Number:

Dreyfuss Symbol Sourcebook Working Papers Folder 143

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

See more items in:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Archives Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4c89c5990-6354-4ea6-92c1-8f6e73197587

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_Dreyfuss_Symbol_Sourcebook_Working_Papers_Folder_143

Designer:

Henry Dreyfuss , American, 1904 – 1972  Search this

Medium:

B&W Printed Material

Type:

archive

Archive folder

Object Name:

Archive folder

Date:

1961-1969

Credit Line:

Henry Dreyfuss Archive, gift of Various Donors

Accession Number:

Dreyfuss Symbol Sourcebook Working Papers Folder 269

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

See more items in:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Archives Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq437974769-cc6f-458d-8036-4ff5308cb3fc

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_Dreyfuss_Symbol_Sourcebook_Working_Papers_Folder_269