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Author:

Arkansas Archeological Survey  Search this

Subject:

Arkansas Archeological Survey Periodicals  Search this

Physical description:

v. : ill. ; 28 cm

Type:

Periodicals

Place:

Arkansas

Date:

19uu

Topic:

Antiquities  Search this

Call number:

F413 .A722a

F413.A722a

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_199919

Company Name:

Plax Corp.  Search this

Related companies:

Hartford-Empire Co. ; Emhart Mfg. Co. ; Canadian Industries Ltd. (Montreal, Canada)  Search this

Notes content:

one envelope OVERSIZE ; Plastic containers ; spray plugs ; dispenser plugs ; dropper plugs ; screw-on closures ; squeezable bottles ; polyethylene bottles ; "Plaxpak" bottles ; plaxpak film ; polyethylene sheet, rod, and tubing ; polystyrene "Polyflex" film and sheet, rod, and tubing ; "Kel-F" rod, sheet, tubing, and discs ; methacrylate rod and tubing ; "Vlchek" plastic boxes ; "Polyflex" film ; annual reports (1955-1958) ; financial statements (1955-1958)

Includes:

Trade catalog and price lists

Black and white images

Color images

Physical description:

95 pieces; 3 boxes

Language:

English

Type of material:

Trade catalogs

Trade literature

Place:

Hartford, Connecticut, United States

Date:

1900s

Topic (Romaine term):

Materials handling equipment (includes barrels; bottling and filling; casters; chains; etc.)  Search this

Plastics and rubber  Search this

Topic:

Barrels  Search this

Bottling  Search this

Industrial equipment  Search this

Plastics industry and trade  Search this

Rubber industry and trade  Search this

Record ID:

SILNMAHTL_34153

Location:

Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library

Collection:

Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_34153

Company Name:

McNeil Consumer Products Comp.  Search this

Related companies:

McNeil Consumer Products Co. ; McNeil-PPC, Inc. (Fort Washington, PA)  Search this

Notes content:

Medipren ; Ibuprofen ; analgesia ; Tylenol ; acetaminophen ; "Pedia-Profen" Ibuprofen Suspension ; "Imodium A-D" Loperamide HCL ; Extra Strength "Tylenol" Acetaminophen ; "Overnight Report" (June 3, 1992)

Includes:

Trade catalog

Black and white images

Color images

Physical description:

7 pieces; 1 box

Language:

English

Type of material:

Trade catalogs

Trade literature

Place:

El Paso, Texas, United States

Date:

1900s

Topic (Romaine term):

Drugs; pharmaceuticals and patent medicines  Search this

Medical and surgical instruments and supplies  Search this

Topic:

Drugs  Search this

Medical instruments and apparatus industry  Search this

Patent medicines  Search this

Pharmacy  Search this

Surgical instruments and apparatus industry  Search this

Record ID:

SILNMAHTL_36956

Collection:

Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_36956

Variant company name:

Armonk, NY ; White Plains, NY ; Rye Brook, NY  Search this

Company Name:

International Business Machines Corp. (IBM)  Search this

Related companies:

International Time Recording Co. of New York ; Emanon Corp. (Laborton, NY); Computing Tabulating and Recording Co. ; Computing-Tabulating-Recording Co. ;  Search this

Notes content:

one container OVERSIZE ; Typewriters: manual; electric ; automatic carbon shift ; Selectric (brand name) forms writing machine ; carbon ribbon writing machine. Industrial controls, automatic programming of machine tools. Punch card accounting systems. Laboratory equipment: electrochemical instruments ; liquid chromatography ; variable wavelength detectors ; digital plotters ; automatic sample handler ; data collection terminals. Time recording and regulating systems ; time recording clocks ; doctors' staff registering system ; high-speed electronic sorters ; dictating equipment ; school sound system ; cardatype ; card punch ; electronic statistical machine ; alphabetical collator ; scales ; electric document originating machine ; calculating punch ; includes business cards ; computers ; Payroll report for Emanon Corp. of Laborton, NY for week ending December 18, 1937 ; magnetic drum machine ; electronic typing calculator ; "Talking Terminal" (IBM 3278 Model 2 Display Unit with Audio Output Feature). "Computer Programmer Training for the Severely Physically Disabled" brochure ; COBOL reference cards ; FORTRAN reference cards ; ALGOL language reference book ; IBM 360 Operating System reference guide ; reference manuals ; "Electromatic News Flash" publication (Vol. 2, No. 1) ; IBM Wiring Diagram ; accounting machine ; collators ; card proving machine ; card proof punch ; printing card proof punch

Includes:

Trade catalog, price lists, manual, samples, photographs and histories

Black and white images

Color images

Types of samples:

punch card ; samples of text on IBM Electromatic Typewriter ; text styles for IBM Memory Typewriters and IBM

Physical description:

353 pieces; 22 boxes

Language:

English

Type of material:

Trade catalogs

Trade literature

Place:

New York, New York, United States

Date:

1900s

Topic (Romaine term):

Clocks and watches (including clock-making and watch-making equipment)  Search this

Computers and computer equipment  Search this

Laboratories and laboratory supplies and equipment  Search this

Measuring; calculating and testing devices  Search this

Office equipment and supplies  Search this

Topic:

"Laboratories -- Furniture, equipment, etc."  Search this

Calculators  Search this

Clocks and watches  Search this

Computers  Search this

Measuring instruments  Search this

Office equipment and supplies industry  Search this

Optical equipment  Search this

Weighing instruments  Search this

Record ID:

SILNMAHTL_20855

Location:

Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library

Collection:

Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_20855

Variant company name:

Wayne, NJ  Search this

Company Name:

American Cyanamid Co.  Search this

Related companies:

Chemical Construction Corp. (div.) ; Filtration Equipment Corp. (div.) ; Lederle Laboratories (Pearl River, NY div.) ; Davis & Geck, Inc. ; North American Cyanamid Ltd. ; Lederle Antitoxin Laboratories  Search this

Notes content:

Cyanamid, plastics, molding compounds, drugs, dyes, vat dyes, gypsum products, pigments, petroleum chemicals, industrial chemicals, explosives, separation processes, aerosol wetting agents, ore dressing, fertilizers. Contracting chemical engineers ; Leaflet on Vitamins, Minerals, and Nutrition ; Information about medical films ; Achromycin V Capsules ; Declomycin ; Cyasorb UV Light Absorber ; Annual Reports (1980, 1981, 1988) ; medical, agricultural and chemical products ; perfumes ; deodorants ; hair care products ; cleaning liquids ; insecticides ; vitamins and minerals ; "Pnu-Imune" Pneumococcal Vaccine ; "Pnu-Search" ; "Tine Test" ; prescription medication ; "Systemic Antibiotic Therapy of Acne Vulgaris" ; "ECG Interpretation: The Elusive Diagnosis" ; drug identification charts ; Filtration and filters for industrial use ; Clarifying tank for sewage disposal ; Bar screen ; travelling screen ; "The Story of Lederle" including research, production, sales, and export activities for pharmaceuticals, biologicals, veterinary products, etc. ; diagnostic agents for clinical and laboratory use ...this comprises the uncataloged portion.

Includes:

Trade catalog, price lists and histories

Black and white images

Color images

Physical description:

60 pieces; 4 boxes

Language:

English

Type of material:

Trade catalogs

Trade literature

Place:

New York, New York, United States

Date:

1900s

Topic (Romaine term):

Agricultural tools and machinery  Search this

Biotechnology and biochemical equipment and supplies  Search this

Chemicals and chemical products  Search this

Cleaning tools and supplies  Search this

Cosmetics  Search this

Drugs; pharmaceuticals and patent medicines  Search this

Engineering consultants and contractors  Search this

Industrial equipment or mechanical machinery (including supplies and components)  Search this

Medical and surgical instruments and supplies  Search this

Veterinary and pet supplies  Search this

Waste Management (including water treatment; recycling; refuse collection; industrial waste; etc.)  Search this

Topic:

"Recycling (Waste, etc.)"  Search this

Agricultural implements  Search this

Agricultural machinery  Search this

Biochemical engineering  Search this

Biotechnology  Search this

Chemicals  Search this

Cleaning compounds  Search this

Cleaning machinery and appliances  Search this

Consulting engineers  Search this

Cosmetics  Search this

Drugs  Search this

Engineers  Search this

Industrial equipment  Search this

Machinery  Search this

Medical instruments and apparatus industry  Search this

Patent medicines  Search this

Pet supplies  Search this

Pharmacy  Search this

Refuse and refuse disposal  Search this

Refuse disposal industry  Search this

Surgical instruments and apparatus industry  Search this

Veterinary instruments and apparatus  Search this

Veterinary medicine  Search this

Water -- Purification  Search this

Record ID:

SILNMAHTL_10560

Location:

Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library

Collection:

Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_10560

Variant company name:

Wembley, Middlesex, United Kingdom ; Bramalea, Ontario, Canada ; Munich, Germany ; Tokyo, Japan ; Longmount, CO ; Cleveland, OH ; White Plains, NY ; North Haven, CT ; Northford, CT http://www.ob-ultrasound.net/picker.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_Electric_Company_plc  Search this

Company Name:

Picker International Inc.  Search this

Related companies:

previously Picker X-Ray and Picker Corp. ; Picker Briggs Corp ; Picker International Ltd. ; Picker International Cananda Inc. ; Picker International GmbH (Munich, West Germany) ; Picker International Japan, Inc. (Tokyo, Japan) ; Nuclear and Ultrasound Div ; Picker Health Care Products Group ; purchased by CIT Financial (1958) and General Electric Co Ltd of England (1981)  Search this

Notes content:

"Vista MR" magnetic resonance imaging systems ; Computed tomography accessories with price list ; "Dyna Scan" ECT system ; Magnetic Resonance Report "MR Imaging Throughput" ; "Mid-Field Advocacy" ; Pick Service customer satisfaction ; CT Site Planning manual ; The Scanner (vol. 1, issue 3) ; "Synervan" 1200SX Mobil CT systems ; "Sure View" dedicated mammography system ; the patterns of ultrasound ; telenurse ; Pictorial Catalog of Picker X-Ray and Cobalt Medical Equipment (Nov. 1969) ; automatic magnascanner ; "Dynapix" ; "technetium generator" ; Supplies and accessories for nuclear medicine catalog ; Colorpix 2 ; Dynacamera 2 ; Clinix-C ; Clinix-R ; "Scintillator" (vol 3, no. 4, April 1959 ; vol. 8, no. 4, August 1964) ; "Laboratory Scintillator" (vol. 11, no. 1L, October 1966 ; vol. 11, no. 2L, November 1966 ; vol. 11, no. 3L, January 1967 ; vol. 11, no. 4L, February 1967 ; vol. 11, no. 5L, March 1967 ; vol. 11, no. 6L, May 1967) ; "Clinical Scintillator" (vol. 11, no. 3C, May 1967 ; vol. 14, no. 1E, May 1970) ; "Artis" mobile ultrasound imaging system

Includes:

Trade catalog, price lists and manual

Black and white images

Color images

Physical description:

29 pieces; 1 box

Language:

English

Type of material:

Trade catalogs

Trade literature

Place:

Highland Heights, Ohio, United States

Date:

1900s

Topic (Romaine term):

Computers and computer equipment  Search this

Laboratories and laboratory supplies and equipment  Search this

Measuring; calculating and testing devices  Search this

Medical and surgical instruments and supplies  Search this

Photographic equipment and supplies  Search this

Scientific and optical instruments  Search this

Topic:

"Laboratories -- Furniture, equipment, etc."  Search this

Calculators  Search this

Cameras  Search this

Computers  Search this

Measuring instruments  Search this

Medical instruments and apparatus industry  Search this

Optical equipment  Search this

Optical instruments  Search this

Photographic industry  Search this

Scientific apparatus and instruments  Search this

Surgical instruments and apparatus industry  Search this

Weighing instruments  Search this

Record ID:

SILNMAHTL_37274

Collection:

Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_37274

Company Name:

Bulova Watch Co., Inc.  Search this

Related companies:

Bulova American Time Products, Electronics Div. (Woodside, NY)  Search this

Notes content:

two envelopes OVERSIZE - UNIQUE piece that includes advertisements and company information. Accutron mechanism (wrist watch) using a vibrating tuning fork instead of an oscillating balance wheel ; clocks ; timers ; watches. Folder with printed materials. precision forks ; fork resonators ; fork oscillators ; optical choppers ; light choppers ; optical scanners ; filters - tuning fork ; decoders ; encoders ; inverters ; power supplies ; frequency changers ; frequency generators ; timers ; amplifiers ; Bulova business report ; "Lite-Loupe"...this comprises some of the uncataloged portion.

Includes:

Trade catalog and histories

Black and white images

Color images

Physical description:

19 pieces; 4 boxes

Language:

English

Type of material:

Trade catalogs

Trade literature

Place:

Flushing, New York, United States

Date:

1900s

Topic (Romaine term):

Clocks and watches (including clock-making and watch-making equipment)  Search this

Topic:

Clocks and watches  Search this

Record ID:

SILNMAHTL_9238

Location:

Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library

Collection:

Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_9238

Variant company name:

Founded in 1849 in Brooklyn, NY. http://www.pfizer.com/about/timeline.jsp  Search this

Company Name:

Chas. Pfizer & Co. Inc.  Search this

Related companies:

Pfizer Inc. ; Warner-Lambert ; Parke-Davis ; J.B. Roerig and Co. ; SmithKline Beecham ; Agouron Pharmaceuticals ; Searle ; Monsanto ; Upjohn Co. ; Pharmacia ; Pharmacia & Upjohn ; SUGEN ; Pfizer Laboratories ; Roerig  Search this

Notes content:

Trade lit related to Pfizer, the world's largest research-based biomedical and pharmaceutical company. Pfizer's 100th Anniversary book, published 1949 ; Booklet "Pfizer Science for Brewery Progress" ; Technical report of stainless steel clad aluminum for cookware, utensils and appliances ; Booklet about non-caloric synthetic food sweeteners calcium and sodium cyclamates and calcium and sodium saccharin ; Marketing kit to industrial clinics and dispensaries that contained order forms for antibiotic Candettes, Toclase expectorant compound and Tyzine nasal solution with information about those products and topical antibiotic ointments for skin and eyes and Bonamine for motion sickness ; Technical reports from Pfizer's agricultural division, issues 1-6, 100-100B, 104, 107-114 (dated May 1965-May 1967) regarding antibiotics for chickens, dairy cows, calves, mink, turkeys, swine, beef cattle and bees plus vitamins and minerals for horses, livestock and poultry ; 1983 pamphlet on "Pfizer and Third World Health Issues" ; 1956 Annual Shareholder's Report ; 1982 speech by Pfizer Inc. President Gerald D. Laubach entitled "The Chemical Basis for Modern Therapeutics" ; story of Pfizer's research reprinted from "Inight" July 1989 Issue 14 ; review of current (as of Winter 1959-1960) developments in vitamins, antibiotics and pharmaceuticals in the company's sales division publication "In Brief" ; flyer advertising a 1989 cruise sweepstakes for Bonine anti-motion-sickness pills ; Pamphlets from 1930s: "Quality Chemicals", "Fourteenth Exposition Chemical Industries 1933", "Chemicals December 1933" ; intravenous "Terramycin" antibiotic ; "Spectrum" issues (Spring 1964 ; Fall 1965) ; Navane ; Procaine Penicillin G Crystalline for Aqueous Injection-Pfizer ; Dihydrostreptomycin Sulfate-Pfizer

Includes:

Trade catalog, manual and histories

Black and white images

Color images

Physical description:

49 pieces; 2 boxes

Language:

English

Type of material:

Trade catalogs

Trade literature

Place:

New York, New York, United States

Date:

1900s

Topic (Romaine term):

Biotechnology and biochemical equipment and supplies  Search this

Chemicals and chemical products  Search this

Drugs; pharmaceuticals and patent medicines  Search this

Foods and beverage products and processing equipment (including brewing; distilleries; beer; wine; etc.)  Search this

Livestock and fisheries  Search this

Printing; publishing; paper and bookselling (including type specimens)  Search this

Veterinary and pet supplies  Search this

Topic:

Animal industry  Search this

Beverage industry  Search this

Biochemical engineering  Search this

Biotechnology  Search this

Book industries and trade  Search this

Chemicals  Search this

Distilleries  Search this

Drugs  Search this

Fisheries  Search this

Food industry and trade  Search this

Livestock  Search this

Patent medicines  Search this

Pet supplies  Search this

Pharmacy  Search this

Printing machinery and supplies  Search this

Publishers and publishing  Search this

Veterinary instruments and apparatus  Search this

Veterinary medicine  Search this

Record ID:

SILNMAHTL_31594

Location:

Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library

Collection:

Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_31594

Creator:

Nordic Ware Division, Northland Aluminum  Search this

Donor:

Dalquist, H. David  Search this

Dalquist, Dorothy  Search this

Extent:

28 Cubic feet (53 boxes and 25 oversize folders )

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Correspondence

Photographs

Legal records

Catalogs

Financial records

Design drawings

Place:

Minneapolis (Minn.)

Date:

1940-2006

Summary:

Records of a family-owned manufacturing firm, best known for kitchenware products including the Bundt Pan and Micro-Go-Round. The collection richly documents the entrepreneurial spirit of the Minnesota firm and its history of product innovation through technical files, marketing materials, and administrative and financial records.

Scope and Contents:

The Nordic Ware collection consists of approximately twenty-eight cubic feet of records from the Northland Aluminum Company, most dealing with its Nordic Ware business. The Dalquist family recognized the importance of record keeping, and this collection documents very well the evolution of an entrepreneurial, family-owned American business from its earliest years.

Of particular interest for researchers may be the Pillsbury and Bundt Cake Pan dual marketing strategies, showcased mainly in Series 3, Marketing and Sales Records, 1948-2004, the introduction of ethnic cookware into American Culture through such dishes as the Rosettes and Timbales set and Taco dinner kit, the segmentation of product lines by price level to target consumers of differing incomes, and the issue of a trademarked term like "Bundt" becoming generic as seen in Series 6, Legal Records, 1962-1978. Series 4, Engineering Department Records, 1950-1994, provide in-depth documentation of the technical development of several of Nordic Ware's innovative products.

Series 1: Historical and Background Materials, 1940s-2006

These materials provide a history of Dave Dalquist as an entrepreneur and how this led to his ownership of Northland Aluminum Products and the Nordic Ware brand. There are histories put together by the company as well financial summaries for some years. The series contains The Nordic Ware Saga, a book edited and produced by the Dalquist family, and America at Home: A Celebration of Twentieth-Century Housewares. Both books have valuable background information on the company and how it fits into the housewares industry. There also are materials from the original business, Plastics for Industry. An undated marketing booklet, published about 1990, briefly describes the company's history and its product line and corporate structure. Additional company history is found in six installments written by Dave Dalquist under the title "From the Skipper" and covering the years 1946 to l985.

Series 2: David Dalquist Files, 1963-1993

David Dalquist, the president and founder of the company, kept these files in his office and home. Dalquist had no formal filing system and preferred to group records together as he used them. This order has been maintained as much as possible to the folder level. Several files contain information and notes from Dalquist's attendance at the National Housewares Shows and the meetings held there with his sales representatives. The annual Housewares Shows in Chicago were key events in this industry and Nordic Ware made them a high priority. The sales meetings materials include speeches Dalquist delivered. This series reveals Dalquist's involvement with every aspect of the company. It portrays an entrepreneur who began with an engineering degree, very limited capital, and no business experience. Dalquist built a multi-million dollar company while insisting on high ethical and business standards.

The several companies owned by the Dalquist family are documented in these files. There is a merger agreement between Northland Metal Finishers and Northland Aluminum. The records show the company went through several phases and had several brands besides Nordic Ware, including Minnesota Ware, DuNord, and Norcast.

Series 3: Marketing and Sales Records, 1948-2004 The Marketing and Sales Records focus mainly on the promotion of the Nordic Ware Brand and the sale and distribution of products, especially to the retail trade industry. There is evidence of how Nordic Ware presented its products to the industry and of other types of promotions to build brand awareness. These records are divided into three subseries: Subseries 1, General and Department Records, 1967-1995; Subseries 2, Promotional and Trade Sales Materials, 1958-2004; and Subseries 3, Public Relations, 1948-1992

Subseries 3.1: General and Department Records, 1967-1995

Dave Dalquist initially handled most of the company's marketing and sales, but as the company grew, a separate department was created. Among other things, this department created sketches of new product ideas that employees submitted as part of the New Product Idea meetings periodically scheduled by Dave Dalquist. Several files contain this artwork and a design notebook. There are also the files of Doug White, a Vice President of Marketing and Sales. Other art renderings, such as line art used in catalogs, are in this series.

Subseries 3.2: Promotional and Trade Sales Materials, 1958-2004

This subseries consists both of advertising geared towards the trade industry and that aimed at the consumer to promote brand image and sales. A 1970s scrapbook is a record of cross-promotional offers in which Nordic Ware and other firms advertised their products together in a single advertisement. The scrapbook also documents Nordic Ware products offered as sales premiums. The advertisements are organized by the brand co-featured in the advertisement. The Bundt Pan was the predominant Nordic Ware product in these advertisements. The Pillsbury file is especially important as it shows the building of the dual marketing arrangement which allowed Bundt Pans to be packaged with Pillsbury mixes. Nordic Ware received national publicity that it would otherwise have been difficult to generate. The Bundt Pan was integrated into magazine recipes and articles and included in mentions of other brands. These records document the remarkably brief time in which the Bundt Pan achieved national recognition.

The trade market was critical to Nordic Ware. The Sales Guides, 1982-2004, were given to regional sales representatives with information on sales promotions and incentives to representatives for sales of Nordic Ware products in specific markets. The Guides also have product descriptions, so that each representative was fully familiar with the products. Along with these guides, Nordic Ware put out trade catalogs, also found in this subseries. Although there is no master list of the catalogs, many have been hand-dated by Nordic Ware employees. Many of the models in the catalogs and the advertisements were members of the Dalquist family, neighbors, and other acquaintances.

Subseries 3.3: Public Relations, 1948-1992

These materials mainly document a series of campaigns created by Sara Jean Thomas, a public relations contractor. She worked with the marketing and sales department to build the Nordic Ware brand and to create a series of television and radio product promotions in the form of household hints. Several scripts are included here along with details of the overall campaigns. There also are files documenting the reach of these promotions. Other materials include a press kit for Chef Tell, a celebrity chef who represented Nordic Ware products for several years and who made appearances at its booth at the National Housewares Shows. New product press releases (with photographs) and general public relations files (1986-1989), along with the Marketing Communication Plans (1987-1989), give details on the planning of other public relations efforts. The trade press clippings scrapbook documents mentions of Nordic Ware and its products, competitors' advertising, and general developments in the house wares industry. Trade press clippings also are found in Series 8, subseries 4.

Series 4: Engineering Department Records, 1950-1994

The Engineering Department was vital to the success of Nordic Ware. Records in this series reveal the process by which a new product idea was developed, built, tested, and turned into a saleable product. Museum staff members selected the records in this series, occupying about five cubic feet, from a much larger group of files, roughly twenty-five feet in extent. The criteria for selection included substantive information on the design development of new products, especially those requiring substantial engineering work, and on product re-design to create cost efficiencies and resolve product problems.

Subseries 4.1: General Records, 1969-1992

These records deal with general departmental business and include incoming and outgoing correspondence and general files kept by individual engineers. They also provide operational information such as source for production materials, work orders processing, and treatment of employee issues in the department.

Subseries 4.2: Laboratory Notebooks, 1972, 1984-1993

Engineers in the department kept these notebooks mainly for developing design ideas and working out the technical logistics of bringing the designs into production. The notebooks also served as evidential records for patent disputes. The engineers signed and dated the pages of their notebooks as proof of when ideas were conceptualized and who recorded them.

Subseries 4.3: Product Files, 1976-1993, undated

These records originally were organized by product number, but no index to the numbering system accompanied the records so files of like products were grouped together. The Micro-Go-Round, Oven-Aire, and Wok are the most thoroughly documented. The records include blueprints at various stages of the products development, work orders for research and development, outside quotations, invoices, quality control tests and guidelines, memoranda to and from other company offices about product development, and other types of operational materials. Most of these products had multiple versions, and evidence of ongoing testing and modification is seen in the records.

These records document some of the innovation that made Nordic Ware an important presence in the housewares industry. The Micro-Go-Round was a particularly revolutionary product at the time, and the records show how the company recognized a need for the product and did what was necessary to develop it, although it had little or no experience with microwave technology. Micro-Go-Round records also are found in Subseries 5 of this series. The Oven-Aire required extensive development efforts to bring to fruition. The idea behind this product was to make conventional ovens cook more evenly and operate like a convection oven. The records include photographs of the original working model, tests done in some of the engineers' home kitchens, and comparison photographs of foods cooked with and without the device. Though the product never took off in the market, the invention and development process is documented here from the perspective of the several parties who worked on it. To a much more limited degree, records for some of the other products -- like the Popgun Popcorn Popper and the Supremer Ice Creamer --demonstrate the design and development process. There is even information about packaging design for some of the products.

Subseries 4.4: New Product Ideas Files, 1976-1993

These records document Nordic Ware's efforts to identify and develop a stream of new products and to involve employees in that process. They include product ideas submitted from outside the firm but primarily relate to New Product Meetings at which employees shared their own ideas. The meetings often included voting for the best ideas and for those that would be most feasible to manufacture. Most of the files contain original artwork, usually brought to the meeting by the marketing department. They also include lists of product ideas and who submitted them, ballots for the voting on the best ideas, and notes taken at the meetings. Several files have memoranda to the employees encouraging submission of ideas outside the annual meeting cycle. Related materials are found in Series 3, Marketing and Sales Records, 1948-2004, Subseries 1, General and Department Records, 1967-1995.

Subseries 4.5: General Research and Development, 1976-1993

This subseries mainly contains files on the development of microwave cookware products and the Micro-Go-Round. Dr. T.K. Ishii, a leading researcher in microwave technologies from Marquette University, served as a consultant to Nordic Ware. He advised on technical problems and explained processes to the Nordic Ware engineers to enable them to develop products. Other materials deal with the application and certification process for Underwriters Laboratories, an independent organization that tested products and certified them as meeting its safety standards.

Subseries 4.6: Patent Materials, 1950-1994

Many records in this subseries deal with the patent application process. An outside legal firm submitted Nordic Ware's applications and negotiated with the Patent Office. The records include correspondence surrounding patent disputes and sworn affidavits by engineers submitted as proof of their work. Several reference files of non-Nordic Ware patents are in this subseries. Many were sent by the law office to Nordic Ware engineers to keep them current on new developments.

Subseries 4.7: Trade Associations, 1977-1994

These records reflect the participation of Engineering Department staff in trade associations, especially The Society of the Plastics Industry, Inc. Lloyd Keleny and several others were involved with the Microwave Oven Cookware Committee. The Society was concerned with the absence of standards for microwave ovens and the resulting problem that cookware used in these ovens was not always effective. The Committee gathered data and encouraged the microwave industry to recognize that consistency was needed. There also are files from the Frankfurt International Housewares Fair, 1994. Nordic Ware tried to build its presence internationally, and fairs such as this were opportunities to meet foreign manufacturers and distributors. They also enabled the company to see what was happening on a global level.

Series 5: Financial Records, 1948-1982

These records include financial information for Nordic Ware and other Dalquist interests, including Maid of Scandinavia Company, when it was still joined with Northland Aluminum Products, and the Minnesota Brand of Cookware. The intermixing of financial reports, invoices and receivables, petty cash receipts, and bank statements for the various enterprises demonstrates the close relationship of all of the beginning operations of the Dalquist family. There are many examples of consolidated financial information in the records including the balance sheets, combined financial reports, income statements, and the audit reports. Of particular interest is the accounting ledger (1949-1950) for Plastics for Industry, the Dalquist brothers' original company. It has handwritten entries and shows the company's simplified bookkeeping system. It also provides important financial data on the startup capital and the progress in the first year of business.

Reports created by the research firm Dunn and Bradstreet contain information submitted by the Dalquists to prove their credit worthiness to lenders. Several loan agreements document the company's practice of borrowing money on future earnings in order to meet operating expenses and finance innovation. Machinery owned by Nordic Ware is listed in several factory inventories. The firm also leased machinery instead of buying in order to save money. Inventory summaries (1950-1978) detail the numbers and value of the unsold product then on hand.

Though Nordic Ware stock was never traded publically, there was an employee shareholder plan that included profit sharing. Records in this subseries document the evolution and operation of the plan, including one employee's case for a public offering of the company stock. At some point Dave Dalquist did consider making the company public but decided to maintain private ownership. The emphasis on taking pride and ownership in the company was often repeated in memoranda that Dalquist wrote to employees about stock options. The records show that he was very conscious of morale and high standards of work within the company.

Series 6: Legal Records, 1962-1978

The bulk of these records deals with trademark issues, especially Nordic Ware's creation, licensing, and protection of the "Bundt" mark. Included are copies of correspondence with the law firms that handled applications to the Patent and Trademark Office and correspondence from that office. Correspondence and legal papers document licensing negotiations with Pillsbury and others. In several instances Nordic Ware took legal steps when the Bundt Pan trademark was being misused.

Series 7: Recipes and Cookbooks, 1966-2004, undated

This series is comprised of a large selection of cookbooks and recipe files maintained by Dotty Dalquist and reflect her active role in business activities. She did much of her cooking and experimenting in a test kitchen in her own home and was integral to the preparation of foods to be photographed in Nordic Ware products. These photographs demonstrated the use of the products and were included in the advertisements, catalogs, and product or recipe brochures.

Subseries 7.1: Dotty Dalquist Recipe Files, bulk 1950s-1970s, mainly undated

Dotty Dalquist kept recipes, product booklets, notes, and other materials to aid in the development of her own recipes. She organized much of the material by food type, but she also had several files for specific Nordic Ware products. The Bundt Pan was a major product, and the files on it reflect that. As Nordic Ware sought new ways to promote the use of its products, Dalquist's development of new and inventive recipes was a major part of that effort.

Subseries 7.2: Bundt Pan Cookbooks, 1966-2004

Nordic Ware published several books by Dotty Dalquist to promote use of the Bundt Pan. Pillsbury and other firms also published their own books. Pillsbury incorporated its products into the recipes to promote the dual product relationship between the Bundt Pan and the Pillsbury brand of cake mixes. These books were sold in stores and added as premiums to go along with the purchase of the other products.

Subseries 7.3: Other Recipe and Public Relations Materials, 1970-1996, undated

Recipe contests and a cookbook were among the efforts to involve employees with the Nordic Ware products and to generate new recipes and ideas. These files include photographs and entries and correspondence about these employee activities.

A file of correspondence, mainly to and from Dotty Dalquist, concerns problems consumers encountered using specific recipes that she had published. Consumers also wrote about recipes they had tried on their own and could not get satisfactory results with a Nordic Ware product. Dalquist's problem-solving efforts were an example of the personal customer service in which Nordic Ware took pride.

Series 8: Non-Nordic Ware Reference Materials, 1940-2001, undated

The materials in this series were used by Nordic Ware as reference resources. They have been organized into subseries by type.

Subseries 8.1: Sponsored Cookbooks, 1943-1996, undated

Dotty Dalquist collected cookbooks published by a wide range of manufacturers and trade organizations. The cookbooks are arranged in alphabetical order by the name of the sponsor. Many companies, such as Pillsbury and General Foods, put out these kinds of books to promote their own brands. This may have influenced Dalquist's creation of her own Bundt Pan cookbook.

Subseries 8.2: Product Guides (some with recipes), 1940-1992, undated

These product guides, for appliances and other items used in Dotty Dalquist's kitchen, include use instructions and, often, recipes. Nordic Ware often included recipes in the print materials packaged with its products and associated with its advertising.

Subseries 8.3: Home and Food Related Ephemera, 1950-1980, undated

These materials include booklets of general household hints, recipe cards published by various organizations, and information on food processes.

Subseries 8.4: Periodicals, 1967-2001

Several scrapbooks in this subseries contain clippings from various trade publications. Some focus on Nordic Ware and Northland Aluminum Products in articles or advertisements while others contain industry, including competitors', product advertisements. There are several issues of trade periodicals with Nordic Ware related stories. Trade press clippings also are found in Series 3, Marketing and Sales Records, 1948-2004, Subseries 3, Public Relations, 1948-1992.

Subseries 8.5: Newsletters, 1961, 1973-1987, undated

Most of these newsletters were for reference use with Nordic Ware's microwave cookware projects. With its extensive line of these microwave products, there was an active effort to stay up to date with the field. The firm also tried to find different kinds of foods and recipes that could be prepared using a microwave oven.

Series 9: Photographs, 1940s-2006, undated

This series consists of a wide range of photographic prints re-housed in archival sleeves and assembled into a single binder. The photographs are arranged roughly by image content and document the Dalquist family and employees; factory and offices scenes, including a series of black and white images by Mel Jacobsen, a commercial photographer; and product displays at trade shows and other locations. The photographs also include a few images of Nordic Ware products and of baked foods and black and white images of plastic molds created by Plastics for Industry. Most of the photographs are undated and many are unidentified. There is a View Master viewer with one viewing card containing photographs assembled for Nordic Ware's sixtieth anniversary in 2006. Series 2, David Dalquist Files, includes five photographs of foods baked in Bundt Pans. Series 3, Marketing and Sales Records, Subseries 1, General and Department Records, 1967-1995, has photographs of a factory outlet store and product displays.

Arrangement:

The collection is divided into nine series.

Series 1: Historical and Background Materials, 1940s-2006

Series 2: David Dalquist Files, 1963-1993

Series 3: Marketing and Sales Records, 1948-2004

Subseries 1, General and Department Records, 1967-1995

Subseries 2, Promotional and Trade Sales Materials, 1958-2004

Subseries 3, Public Relations, 1948-1992

Series 4: Engineering Department Records, 1950-1994

Subseries 1, General Records, 1969-1992

Subseries 2, Laboratory Notebooks, 1972, 1984-1993

Subseries 3, Product Files, 1976-1993, undated

Subseries 4, New Product Ideas Files, 1976-1993

Subseries 5, General Research and Development, 1950-1994

Subseries 6, Patent Materials, 1950-1994

Subseries 7, Trade Associations, 1977-1994

Series 5: Financial Records

Series 6: Legal records

Series 7: Recipes and Cookbooks

Subseries 1, Dotty Dalquist Recipe Files, 1950s-1970s, undated

Subseries 2, Bundt Pan Cookbooks, 1966-2004

Subseries 3, Other Recipe and Public Relations Materials, 1970-1996, undated

Series 8, Non-Nordic Ware Reference Materials

Subseries 1, Sponsored Cookbooks, 1943-1996, undated

Subseries 2, Product Guides (with some recipes), 1940-1992, undated

Subseries 3, Home and Food Related Ephemera, 1950-1980, undated

Subseries 4, Periodicals, 1967-2001

Subseries 5, Newsletters, 1961, 1973-1981, undated

Series 9: Photographs, 1940s-2006, undated

Biographical / Historical:

In 1946, the year he returned from Navy service in the Pacific, H. David (Dave) Dalquist (1918-2005) joined his brother Mark to launch a new manufacturing firm, Plastics for Industry, in Minneapolis. The two University of Minnesota graduates soon were making foundry patterns and industrial plastic products for area businesses, as well as aluminum consumer cookware. Among their earliest products were ebelskiver pans, krumkake irons, and rosette irons, essential kitchen tools for the area's large Scandinavian population. Their first employee, Donald Nygren, remained as head designer for many decades.

In 1950, the brothers bought Northland Aluminum Products, a small firm with a line of "Nordic Ware" products including griddles and steak platters. The same year, Dave Dalquist created a cast aluminum, fluted cake pan at the request of two local women, members of the Hadassah organization. The women sought to replicate a heavy mold used in Europe. Northland Aluminum registered the trademark "Bundt" for the new product and began to sell it to local department stores. (The women sold manufacturing "seconds" as a fund raiser for their group.) Mark Dalquist created a firm, Maid of Scandinavia, to market products by mail. It separated from Northland Aluminum in 1963. Over the years, Northland Aluminum increasingly used "Nordic Ware" to identify itself for marketing and public relations purposes.

Northland Aluminum created a subsidiary finishing and coating firm, Northland Color Anodizing Company, in 1962. In 1964, Northland became one of the first to license the use of Teflon from its inventor, DuPont, and non-stick products became an important part of the company's line. Northland also did coating work for many industries including medical, computer, and commercial food processing. For many years Northland also had a division to produce heads for video recording machines. Product sales reached $1,000,000 in 1964.

During the 1960s, Nordic Ware grew slowly, gradually increasing its product line to include specialty baking and cookware items and stove-top cookware. The company also expanded its production capacity and built its sales and marketing capabilities, including a national network of sales representatives working on commission. Dorothy Dalquist, Dave's wife, played a vital role in the company's history. She joined him at crucial annual sales conventions to demonstrate products, tested new products, and developed recipes for them in her home kitchen. Additionally, she represented the firm in public relations activities.

Although the Bundt Pan was only one of many Nordic Ware products, it became a national celebrity in 1966 when a Texas woman used it for her prize-winning Tunnel of Fudge Cake in the immensely popular Pillsbury Bake-Off Contest. In 1970, Nordic Ware licensed the Bundt trademark to Pillsbury for use with a line of cake mixes. Customers received a cake pan at a small additional price with the purchase of the packaged mix. Although this pan was spun of light aluminum, not cast like the original models, the Pillsbury promotion was very successful. In addition to the classic Bundt design, the company began producing special designs, including a cathedral, a castle, a rose, a heart, and, in 2006, a stadium shaped pan. The Bundt Pan continues to be the most popular cake pan in America, and the company estimates it has sold sixty million pans over the past six decades.

Despite the steady popularity of the Bundt Pan, Dalquist and his firm knew that the spike in Bundt Pan sales resulting from the Pillsbury promotion was temporary, and they continued their strategy of seeking new products to buoy overall sales revenues. In 1978 Nordic Ware developed a "new thermoset plastic molding technology to create an extensive line of cookware designed to work in both conventional and microware ovens." In these same years, as microwave oven use rapidly spread, Nordic Ware developed its second celebrity product. Designed by the company's own engineers, the Micro-Go-Round was promoted in print and television advertising and is still its most successful product. Since then, Nordic Ware has introduced a wide range of new products, some of them successful (for example, nonstick Barbecue Grill Cookware), others not (including a device to create convection currents in a baking oven and a bicentennial cake platter). Northland Aluminum holds at least twenty-five patents for its products.

Today David Dalquist (born 1949) -- son of founder "Dave Dalquist" and, like his father, an engineer -- heads Nordic Ware. He has been involved with the company for his entire working life with major executive responsibilities since the early 1980s. David Dalquist's mother, Dotty, is on the Board of Directors and serves as Corporate Secretary. David's three sisters—Corrine, Linda, and Susan—are also involved in the business. The firm employs between 200 and 400 people and continues, as a point of pride, to manufacture its products in the United States. The family has refused numerous buyout offers. Nordic Ware has managed to design and market products for the large, low price retailers, including Wal-Mart, and for the upscale, specialty gourmet market. Williams-Sonoma, a leader in the latter field, has exclusive sales for a small number of new Nordic Ware products each year.

For its sixtieth anniversary, Nordic Ware produced a company history, H. David Dalquist, The Nordic Ware Saga: An Entrepreneur's Legacy (Kirk House Publishers, Minneapolis, 2006). The volume provides edited recollections of "Dave," many family members, and other employees drawn from oral history interviews. This finding aid is based largely on that information, other historical sources within the collection, and visits to Nordic Ware offices by National Museum of American History staff members Paula Johnson and Nanci Edwards (June 2006) and Paula Johnson and John Fleckner (August 2006).

Related Materials:

The Division of Work and Industry holds thirty-six objects from Nordic Ware (Accession # 2007.0034), including Bundt Pans in a variety of shapes, foundry patterns and molds for Nordic Ware products, a wood panel display of products manufactured by Plastics for Industry, three versions of the Micro-Go-Round, and other kitchenware products.

Provenance:

This collection was donated by Dorothy M. Dalquist and H. David Dalquist in 2007.

Restrictions:

Collection is open for research but is 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.

Rights:

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning intellectual property rights. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

Topic:

Ethnic food industry  Search this

Cookery, American  Search this

Kitchen utensils  Search this

Aluminum  Search this

Kitchen utensil industry  Search this

Baked products  Search this

Bakery equipment and supplies industry  Search this

Baking pans  Search this

Baking  Search this

Genre/Form:

Correspondence -- 1950-2000

Photographs -- 2000-2010

Legal records

Catalogs

Correspondence -- 2000-2010

Financial records

Photographs -- 20th century

Design drawings -- 1950-2000

Citation:

Nordic Ware Collection, 1942-2006, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Sponsor:

Processing of this collection made possible, in part, by a gift from Nordic Ware.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.0980

See more items in:

Nordic Ware records

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep894dc31f0-f3a9-457d-9097-4906863295b5

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0980

Manufacturer:

Cessna Aircraft Company, Inc.  Search this

Materials:

All-metal

Dimensions:

Wingspan: 11 m (36 ft)

Length: 8 m (26 ft 2 in)

Height: 2.3 m (7 ft 9 in)

Weight, empty: 670 kg (1,480 lb)

Weight, gross: 1,157 kg (2,550 lb)

Top Speed: 264 km/h (165 mph)

Engine: Continental O-470-A, 225 hp

Estimated display hanging weight: 1263 lbs.

Type:

CRAFT-Aircraft

Country of Origin:

United States of America

Date:

1952-1981

Credit Line:

Donated by Cessna Aircraft Company, Inc.

Inventory Number:

A19760976000

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

See more items in:

National Air and Space Museum Collection

Location:

National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC

Exhibition:

Thomas W. Haas We All Fly

Data Source:

National Air and Space Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/nv9e7dfc5c3-84cb-4664-9e93-db8af19e6f32

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nasm_A19760976000

Medium:

synthetic fabric; metal; paper

Dimensions:

Height x Width x Depth: 5 1/8 × 10 1/8 × 10 in. (13.02 × 25.72 × 25.4 cm) Height x Width x Depth (badge): 2 1/8 × 2 9/16 × 3/4 in. (5.4 × 6.51 × 1.91 cm)

Type:

Employee Gear

Place:

United States of America

Date:

c.1963-1970

Topic:

The Cold War (1945-1990)  Search this

Postal Employees  Search this

Object number:

2006.2041.5.1-2

See more items in:

National Postal Museum Collection

Data Source:

National Postal Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm87ae2b842-2d3d-4801-b269-e194db32d3b5

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npm_2006.2041.5.1-2

Company Name:

Willys Motors, Inc.  Search this

Related companies:

Willys-Overland Motors, Inc. ; Kaiser Motors ; Willys-Overland Crossley, Ltd. (Stockport, United Kingdom) ; John N. Willys Export Corp. ; Willys-Overland Sales Co., Ltd. (Toronto, Canada) ; Willys-Overland Co. ; Willys-Overland Inc. ; Kaiser-Willys Sales Div. ; Willys-Overland Export Corp. ; Farnsworth & Middlekauff Inc.  Search this

Notes content:

two envelopes OVERSIZE ; Automobiles ; utility trucks ; maintenance manual for Willys trucks ; 1945 annual report for Willys-Overland Motors, Inc. , including World War II wartime production [published after close of war] ; 1950 Annual Report ; producer of Jeeps for war , also ammunition , cargo trailers , and aircraft assemblies ; "Universal Jeep" and earth moving equipment ; "Willys-Knight Model 84" automobile manual with operating and care instructions ; "Smooth Driving" by Harold Spieth , with suggestions for automobile accident prevention and safety [Unique ? ] ; "Motor Trend" May 1952 issue with "The 1952 Willys Story" on the "Aero" Willys automobile ; Semi-Annual Report of Willys-Overland Motors, Inc. (1944) ; Willys-Knight motor cars ; "Overland Whippet" automobile ; "Kaiser" automobiles ; "Jeep" specialized vehicles and trucks ; "Jeep" agricultural implements ; snow plows ; "Aero Willys"...this comprises the uncataloged portion.

Includes:

Trade catalog, price lists and manual

Black and white images

Color images

Physical description:

102 pieces; 7 boxes

Language:

English

Type of material:

Trade catalogs

Trade literature

Place:

Toledo, Ohio, United States

Date:

1900s

Topic (Romaine term):

Agricultural tools and machinery  Search this

Automobiles and automotive equipment (including trucks and buses)  Search this

Construction and earth-moving machinery  Search this

Farm equipment and supplies (including dairy and poultry equipment)  Search this

Materials handling equipment (includes barrels; bottling and filling; casters; chains; etc.)  Search this

Military equipment and supplies (including uniforms)  Search this

Waste Management (including water treatment; recycling; refuse collection; industrial waste; etc.)  Search this

Topic:

"Recycling (Waste, etc.)"  Search this

Agricultural implements  Search this

Agricultural machinery  Search this

Armed Forces -- Equipment  Search this

Automobiles  Search this

Barrels  Search this

Bottling  Search this

Construction equipment  Search this

Dairying  Search this

Earthmoving machinery  Search this

Farm equipment  Search this

Industrial equipment  Search this

Military supplies  Search this

Military uniforms  Search this

Motor vehicles  Search this

Refuse and refuse disposal  Search this

Refuse disposal industry  Search this

Water -- Purification  Search this

Record ID:

SILNMAHTL_28625

Location:

Trade Literature at the American History Museum Library

Collection:

Smithsonian Libraries Trade Literature Collections

Data source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:SILNMAHTL_28625

Creator:

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Programs/Curatorial Department  Search this

Subject:

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Curatorial Department  Search this

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Department of Public Programs/Curatorial Division  Search this

Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Programs Department  Search this

Physical description:

28 cu. ft. unprocessed holdings

Type:

Floor plans

Black-and-white transparencies

Books

Manuscripts

Black-and-white photographs

Brochures

Clippings

Color photographs

Floppy disks

Color transparencies

Architectural drawings

Electronic records

Electronic mail

Black-and-white negatives

Date:

1975

1975-2020

1956-2020

Topic:

Art museums  Search this

Art, Modern  Search this

Art museum curators  Search this

Local number:

SIA RS00806

Restrictions & Rights:

Materials less than 15 years old Restricted. Contact reference staff for details

Object files Permanently restricted

See more items in:

Curatorial Records 1956-2020 [Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Programs/Curatorial Department]

Data Source:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_arc_225511

Author:

Meguro Kiseichūkan  Search this

Physical description:

volumes

Type:

Periodicals

Place:

Japan

Date:

19uu

1966

Topic:

Parasitology  Search this

Parasites  Search this

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_1162501

Author:

Newby, I. A (Idus A.) 1931-  Search this

Physical description:

xv, 230 pages 24 cm

Type:

Books

Case Reports

Case studies

Études de cas

History

Place:

United States

États-Unis

Date:

1965

20th century

20e siècle

Topic:

African Americans  Search this

African Americans--Public opinion  Search this

Black people  Search this

Black race  Search this

Public opinion  Search this

Race discrimination  Search this

Racism against Black people--History  Search this

Racism--Religious aspects  Search this

Scientific racism--History  Search this

Black or African American  Search this

Black People  Search this

Discrimination raciale  Search this

Noirs américains  Search this

Noirs américains--Opinion publique  Search this

Opinion publique  Search this

Personnes noires  Search this

Race noire  Search this

Racisme à l'égard des personnes noires--Histoire  Search this

Racisme--Aspect religieux  Search this

African American  Search this

Black (general, race and ethnicity)  Search this

Race relations  Search this

Racism against Black people  Search this

Scientific racism  Search this

Relations raciales  Search this

Call number:

E185.61 .N53

E185.61.N53

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_9458

Maker:

Shona artist  Search this

Tsonga artist  Search this

Medium:

Wood, glass beads, plant fiber

Dimensions:

H x W x D: 12.7 x 15.2 x 7 cm (5 x 6 x 2 3/4 in.)

Type:

Decorative Arts

Geography:

Zimbabwe

Gaza Province, Mozambique

Limpopo Province, South Africa

Date:

Early to mid-20th century

Topic:

Funerary  Search this

Ancestral  Search this

Household  Search this

Male use  Search this

male  Search this

Credit Line:

Museum purchase

Object number:

89-14-26

Restrictions & Rights:

Usage conditions apply

See more items in:

National Museum of African Art Collection

On View:

NMAfA, Pavilion Gallery

Data Source:

National Museum of African Art

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ys7da8f9345-b7be-4067-bbef-5154fad7b378

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmafa_89-14-26

Creator:

Smithsonian Institution Office of International Relations  Search this

Subject:

Smithsonian Institution Directorate of International Activities  Search this

Smithsonian Institution Office of International Activities  Search this

Smithsonian Foreign Currency Program  Search this

Exchange Visitor Program (U.S.)  Search this

Physical description:

48.75 cu. ft. unprocessed holdings

Type:

Manuscripts

Clippings

Drawings

Books

Color photographs

Black-and-white photographs

Floor plans

Brochures

Videotapes

Compact discs

Electronic records

Black-and-white negatives

Electronic mail

Floppy disks

Date:

1954

1954-2023

1954-2019, 2022-2023

Topic:

Budget process  Search this

Budget  Search this

International relations  Search this

Contracts  Search this

Environmental responsibility  Search this

Speeches, addresses, etc  Search this

Committees  Search this

Workshops  Search this

Research grants  Search this

Local number:

SIA RS01498

Restrictions & Rights:

Materials less than 15 years old Restricted. Records may contain personally identifiable information (PII) that is permanently restricted. Contact reference staff for details

See more items in:

Administrative Records 1954-2019, 2022-2023 [Smithsonian Institution Office of International Relations]

Data Source:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_arc_287184

Creator:

Raytheon Company  Search this

Stone, William R., 1920-2006  Search this

Donor:

Hoffman, Robin  Search this

Extent:

0.6 Cubic feet (2 boxes )

Type:

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Articles

Design drawings

Graphs

Memorandums

Notes

Patents

Photographs

Reports

Specifications

Trade literature

Place:

Outer space -- Exploration -- United States

Date:

1967-1989, undated

Summary:

Collection primarily consists of drafts, notes, caluations, reports, correspondence, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) materials, record of inventions, and designs from Stone's work for the Raytheon Company involving industrial applications and home use for the microwave. It also includes literature for the trade as well as educational materials for consumers dating from the 1950-1980s.

Scope and Contents:

Papers documenting William R. Stone's involvement in the invention and development of the microwave for industrial and home use. The collection includes biographical information; patents, and other invention related papers; photographs; design drawings; internal company papers and memoranda; Stone's research and reports, especially on the subject of microwave safety; and trade literature relating to products for both industrial and home use.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged into nine series.

Series 1: Correspondence, 1969-1985

Series 2: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), 1981-1985

Series 3: Conferences and Symposiums Conferences and Symposiums, 1969-1980

Series 4: Literature for the Trade, 1967-1986, undated

Series 5: Consumer Materials Consumer Materials, 1979-1980, undated

Series 6: Notes and Drafts 1971-1981, undated

Series 7: Raytheon Company Matereials, 1969-1989, undated

Series 8: Industrial Reports and Statndards, 1951-1984

Series 9: Other Materials, 1971, undated

Biographical / Historical:

William Robert Stone (September 24, 1920-October 26, 2006) was an engineer for the Raytheon Company located in Waltham, Massachusetts. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts to Nathan Stone (June 30, 1900-January 7, 1968) and Ida Davis Stone (August 1, 1899-July 15, 1990). At the age of twenty-one he registered for the United States Army while working for the Boston Navy Yard in Charlestown, Massachusetts. Stone attended Northeastern University where he obtained his Associates of Electrical Engineering degree (A.E.E.) in 1953 and Bachelor of Business Administration degree (B.B.A.) in 1956. He also took classes in the Graduate School of Engineering at Northeastern University from 1956-1958.

In 1951 Stone began working for the Raytheon Company. He was involved in the invention and development of microwave ovens for industrial uses, such as for ink drying, rubber vulcanization, and later for home use. Stone published research on the industrial food applications of microwaves, specifically on oyster shucking and in outer space. In 2006 Stone died in Boca Raton, Palm Beach, Florida at the age of eighty-six.

Related Materials:

Materials at the Archives Center, National Museum of American History

Product Cookbooks Collection, NMAH.AC.0396

Industry on Parade Film Collection, NMAH.AC.0507

Archives Center Cookbook Collection, NMAH.AC.0510

Servodyne Corporation Records, NMAH.AC.0839

Nordic Ware Collection, NMAH.AC.0980

Provenance:

Donated to the Archives Center in 2014 by Robin Hoffman, William Stone's daughter.

Restrictions:

Collection open for research on site by appointment. Unprotected photographs must be handled 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:

Engineers -- 20th century  Search this

Microwave equipment industry  Search this

Microwave heating  Search this

Microwave ovens  Search this

Microwave oven industry  Search this

Safety  Search this

Oysters -- Shucking  Search this

Genre/Form:

Articles -- 1950-2000

Design drawings -- 20th century

Graphs

Memorandums -- 1950-2000

Notes

Patents -- 20th century

Photographs -- 20th century

Reports

Specifications

Trade literature

Citation:

William R. Stone Microwave Oven Papers, 1967-1989, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

Identifier:

NMAH.AC.1320

See more items in:

William R. Stone Microwave Oven Papers

Archival Repository:

Archives Center, National Museum of American History

GUID:

https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8c760eb63-1196-4c03-82fe-5b53d89bce90

EDAN-URL:

ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-1320

Creator:

National Air and Space Museum (U.S.) Space History Division  Search this

Physical description:

34 cu. ft. processed holdings

33.16 cu. ft. unprocessed holdings

Type:

Black-and-white photographs

Electronic records

Floppy disks

Digital versatile discs

Clippings

Brochures

Newsletters

Color transparencies

Pamphlets

Compact discs

Black-and-white negatives

Color photographs

Color negatives

Black-and-white transparencies

Floor plans

Illustrations

Videotapes

Serials (publications)

Date:

1955

1955-2020

1955, 1960-2020

Topic:

Astronautics  Search this

Aeronautical museums  Search this

Astronautical museums  Search this

Museum curators  Search this

Space sciences  Search this

Local number:

SIA RS00703

See more items in:

Subject Files 1955, 1960-2020 [National Air and Space Museum (U.S.) Space History Division]

Data Source:

Smithsonian Institution Archives

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_arc_219829

Depicts:

Amelia Earhart, American, 1898 - 1937  Search this

Medium:

paper; ink

Type:

Archival Material

Place:

United States of America

Date:

July 3, 1960

Topic:

The Cold War (1945-1990)  Search this

Object number:

0.279483.2.32.1

See more items in:

National Postal Museum Collection

Data Source:

National Postal Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8c91ed11d-ae76-4fc3-aac7-6b8fbfc199a2

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npm_0.279483.2.32.1