Scurlock, George H. (Hardison), 1919-2005 Search this
Scurlock, Robert S. (Saunders), 1917-1994 Search this
Extent:
2 Negatives (photographic) (silver gelatin)
Container:
Box 39
Type:
Archival materials
Negatives (photographic)
Date:
1938 February 6
Scope and Contents note:
Job Number: 40262
Subseries Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Series 8: Business Records, Subseries 8.1: Studio Session Registers are restricted. Digital copies available for research. See repository for details.
Gloves must be worn when handling unprotected photographs and negatives. Special arrangements required to view negatives due to cold storage. Using negatives requires a three hour waiting period. Contact the Archives Center at 202-633-3270.
Subseries Rights:
When the Museum purchased the collection from the Estate of Robert S. Scurlock, it obtained all rights, including copyright. The earliest photographs in the collection are in the public domain because their term of copyright has expired. The Archives Center will control copyright and the use of the collection for reproduction purposes, which will be handled in accordance with its standard reproduction policy guidelines. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Subseries Citation:
Scurlock Studio Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Smithsonian Institution
Sponsor:
The collection was acquired with assistance from the Eugene Meyer Foundation. Elihu and Susan Rose and the Save America's Treasures program, provided funds to stabilize, organize, store, and create digital surrogates of some of the negatives. Processing and encoding funded by a grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources.
Scurlock, Robert S. (Saunders), 1917-1994 Search this
Container:
Box 163
Type:
Archival materials
Scope and Contents note:
Job Number: 29711
Subseries Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Gloves must be worn when handling unprotected photographs and negatives. Special arrangements required to view negatives due to cold storage. Using negatives requires a three hour waiting period. Contact the Archives Center at 202-633-3270.
Subseries Rights:
When the Museum purchased the collection from the Estate of Robert S. Scurlock, it obtained all rights, including copyright. The earliest photographs in the collection are in the public domain because their term of copyright has expired. The Archives Center will control copyright and the use of the collection for reproduction purposes, which will be handled in accordance with its standard reproduction policy guidelines. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Subseries Citation:
Scurlock Studio Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Smithsonian Institution
Sponsor:
The collection was acquired with assistance from the Eugene Meyer Foundation. Elihu and Susan Rose and the Save America's Treasures program, provided funds to stabilize, organize, store, and create digital surrogates of some of the negatives. Processing and encoding funded by a grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources.
These records, 1868 1963, include records of various companies some of which eventually merged into the Howe Scale Company. Included are corporate records: minutes, charters, legal documents, stock certificate books, and correspondence; sales records: newsletters, inter branch correspondence, catalogs and price lists; financial records: ledgers, journals; cash books, inventories, reports, trial balances with recapitutlations; photographs; specifications; and news clippings. The 32 cubic feet of material is housed in 15 Paige boxes, 6 Hollinger boxes, and 44 volumes.
There is also a collection, the Howe Scale Company Papers, 1856 1961, at the Special Collections, Bailey Howe Library of the University of Vermont.
Arrangement:
The collection is divided into six series.
Series 1: Corporate Records, 1868-1953
Series 2: Sales Records, 1928-1960
Series 3: Financial Records, 1883-1928
Series 4: Photographic Scrapbooks, 1887-1925
Series 5: Specifications, 1890-1927
Series 6: Clippings, 1953-1971
Biographical / Historical:
The original inventor of the Howe Scale was Frank M. Strong of Vergennes, Vermont. In 1855 while working for the Sampson Scale Company of Vergennes, he conceived of the idea of ball bearing protection for the scale. In 1856, along with Thomas Ross, Strong obtained the first patent.
The lever system was also simplified. This problem of accuracy led to a new ball bearing principle. The Strong and Ross improvement concerned a method for protecting the knife edges.
"A scale weighs by means of a system of levers. The fulcrum, or balancing support of this system is the sharp edge of a piece of steel called a pivot, on which the platform of the scale rests. When a load is placed on the platform the impact causes it to shift about on the pivots. This action tends to blunt the sharp edge of these pivots and affects the accuracy of the scale."
Frank Strong conceived of the idea of placing the scale platform on metal balls resting in cup shaped depressions over the knife edged pivots. This enabled the platform to move freely, absorb vibrations, reduce wear on the pivots and insure longer accuracy expectation of the scale. This invention became the first outstanding scale improvement in America, and was the real foundation of the present business.
The first scale with the new improved ball bearing was installed at Vernon Village Mills in Oenida County, New York in 1856. In 1857 the installation of a gigantic scale on the Morris Canal, Washington, New Jersey, for weighing canal boats was completed. The scales also took first premium at the Vermont State Fair in 1857 and 1858, competing with older and better known scales.
Also in 1857, Mr. John Howe, Jr., who owned a foundry at Brandon, lent financial assistance and in the Spring purchased all the patents taken out by Strong and Ross. The two partners remained with the company on a salary and royalty basis.
In 1858 the Howe Scale Co. began to win awards consistently at fairs and exhibitions throughout the country. By 1859 the Howe Scale Company had no competition at these annual events. At the Paris Exposition in 1867 Howe Scale took first prizes competing against all the manufacturers of the world.
In 1868 the Brandon Manufacturing Company was incorporated. The name was subsequently changed and the company merged into the Howe Scale Company in November, 1878. In 1873 Howe began manufacturing hand trucks as a utility measure to facilitate handling of scales and parts within the factory.
However, that same year 1873, proved disasterous. The warehouse, dryhouse, and office of the company was destroyed by fire. The company moved to Rutland.
In 1886 there was a general reorganization of the Howe Scale Company. The newly reorganized company was incorporated as the Howe Scale Company of 1886. John A. Mead of Rutland became president. A new Board was formed and held its first meeting in August of 1888. In 1920 Mead died and his son in law, Carl B. Hinsman was elected president. In 1925 the Mead interests were purchased by another management group, and Frank G. Riehl became head of the company. The new management purchased rights for the weightograph, a device which produces weight readings on a ground glass screen by means of optical magnification. This was one of the greatest innovations in weighing improvements since the original Strong and Ross patent.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
The James Mullen Christmas card collection measures 0.4 linear feet and dates from 1955 to 2021. The collection includes 80 original Christmas cards and accompanying prints created by artists, consisting of etchings, drawings, silkscreen images, watercolors and collages. Nineteen of the cards were created by Mullen and sent to his colleagues. Also included are studies by Mullen and original accompanying zinc plate and linoleum blocks used to make his cards. Artists represented include Tamara Kernozek Blank, Marilyn Brownell, Alyce Burmeister, Nancy Callahan, Andrew Case, John DePol, Janice Dowine, Elaine Downing, Frank Gilroy, Ray Gloeckler, Yvonne Goodhill, James Hathaway, Jane Higgins, Jacques Hnizdovsky, David Holmes, William Hubschmidt, Roxanne Johnson, Glen Kaufman, Alan Larsen, Gerson Leiber, An-Khang-vu-Cong, Ernest Mahlke, Jeanne Marchese Minnie S. Martin, John Mazarak, Bill Mitchell, James Mullen, Megan Mullen, Bruce North, George O'Connell, Jean Paris, Robert Pum, Clare Romano Ross, John Ross, Thomas Seawell, Jill Sheedy, Timothy Sheesley, Bruce Shobaken, Alice Siegfried, Arnold Singer, Scott Sorrentino, Clair van Vliet, H. Donald White, Ron Wilcox, Hale Woodruff, George Zimmerman, Edwin Zoller and George Zoretich.
Scope and Contents:
The James Mullen Christmas card collection measures 0.4 linear feet and dates from 1955 to 2021. The collection includes 80 original Christmas cards and accompanying prints created by artists, consisting of etchings, drawings, silkscreen images, watercolors and collages. Nineteen of the cards were created by Mullen and sent to his colleagues. Also included are studies by Mullen and original accompanying zinc plate and linoleum blocks used to make his cards. Artists represented include Tamara Kernozek Blank, Marilyn Brownell, Alyce Burmeister, Nancy Callahan, Andrew Case, John DePol, Janice Dowine, Elaine Downing, Frank Gilroy, Ray Gloeckler, Yvonne Goodhill, James Hathaway, Jane Higgins, Jacques Hnizdovsky, David Holmes, William Hubschmidt, Roxanne Johnson, Glen Kaufman, Alan Larsen, Gerson Leiber, An-Khang-vu-Cong, Ernest Mahlke, Jeanne Marchese Minnie S. Martin, John Mazarak, Bill Mitchell, James Mullen, Megan Mullen, Bruce North, George O'Connell, Jean Paris, Robert Pum, Clare Romano Ross, John Ross, Thomas Seawell, Jill Sheedy, Timothy Sheesley, Bruce Shobaken, Alice Siegfried, Arnold Singer, Scott Sorrentino, Clair van Vliet, H. Donald White, Ron Wilcox, Hale Woodruff, George Zimmerman, Edwin Zoller and George Zoretich.
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged into one series.
Series 1: James Mullen Christmas Card Collection, 1955-2021 (0.4 linear feet; Box 1)
Biographical / Historical:
James Mullen (1935- ) is a professor of art and Dean of Humanities and Fine Arts, Emeritus, New York College, Oneonta, New York.
Provenance:
Donated 2003, 2004 and 2021 by James Mullen.
Restrictions:
This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.
Rights:
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Families of Anita Williams Christopher and David Owen Williams
The James Mullen Christmas card collection measures 0.4 linear feet and dates from 1955 to 2021. The collection includes 80 original Christmas cards and accompanying prints created by artists, consisting of etchings, drawings, silkscreen images, watercolors and collages. Nineteen of the cards were created by Mullen and sent to his colleagues. Also included are studies by Mullen and original accompanying zinc plate and linoleum blocks used to make his cards. Artists represented include Tamara Kernozek Blank, Marilyn Brownell, Alyce Burmeister, Nancy Callahan, Andrew Case, John DePol, Janice Dowine, Elaine Downing, Frank Gilroy, Ray Gloeckler, Yvonne Goodhill, James Hathaway, Jane Higgins, Jacques Hnizdovsky, David Holmes, William Hubschmidt, Roxanne Johnson, Glen Kaufman, Alan Larsen, Gerson Leiber, An-Khang-vu-Cong, Ernest Mahlke, Jeanne Marchese Minnie S. Martin, John Mazarak, Bill Mitchell, James Mullen, Megan Mullen, Bruce North, George O'Connell, Jean Paris, Robert Pum, Clare Romano Ross, John Ross, Thomas Seawell, Jill Sheedy, Timothy Sheesley, Bruce Shobaken, Alice Siegfried, Arnold Singer, Scott Sorrentino, Clair van Vliet, H. Donald White, Ron Wilcox, Hale Woodruff, George Zimmerman, Edwin Zoller and George Zoretich.
Collection Restrictions:
This collection is open for research. Access to original papers requires an appointment and is limited to the Archives' Washington, D.C. Research Center.
Collection Rights:
The Archives of American Art makes its archival collections available for non-commercial, educational and personal use unless restricted by copyright and/or donor restrictions, including but not limited to access and publication restrictions. AAA makes no representations concerning such rights and restrictions and it is the user's responsibility to determine whether rights or restrictions exist and to obtain any necessary permission to access, use, reproduce and publish the collections. Please refer to the Smithsonian's Terms of Use for additional information.
Collection Citation:
James Mullen Christmas Card Collection, 1955-2021. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
Scrapbook, 28 pages, unbound, with heavily tooled brown leather cover with gold decoration. Contents include newspaper clippings and photographs (dated 1933-1939) of members of the Challenger Air Pilots Association (CAPA) from Chicago, Illinois, particularly John C. Robinson and his activities with the Imperial Ethiopian Air Force, which earned him the nickname of the "Brown Condor," and Dale L. White and Chauncey Spencer's 1939 "Goodwill Flight" (May 11 to May 16) from Chicago to Washington, DC.
Digital images displayed are the only pages which have been digitized at this time.
Collection Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
Collection Rights:
Permissions Requests
Collection Citation:
Dale L. White, Sr., Papers Collection, Accession 2013-0050, National Air and Space
Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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
Collection Citation:
Harold Raskin World War II Diary and Images [Ground Controlled Approach (GCA) Landings on Iwo Jima], Acc. 2010.0029, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
