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Rudolph Hering Collection

Engineer:
Hering, Rudolph, 1847-1923  Search this
Fuller, George W. (George Warren), 1868-1934  Search this
Waring, George E., Jr. (George Edwin), 1833-1898  Search this
Donor:
Greeley, Samuel A. (Samuel Arnold), 1882-1968  Search this
Extent:
8.1 Cubic feet (32 boxes, 1 map-folder)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Contracts
Photographs
Publications
Reports
Date:
1860-1923
Summary:
Collection documents, primarily through printed publications, Rudolph Hering's work on waste disposal, drainage, water flow of rivers, sanitary and hydraulic engineering, and municipal sewage systems in the United States and in other countries.
Scope and Contents note:
This collection contains pamphlets, reports, conference proceedings and journal articles, collected by Hering, about waste disposal, municipal sewage systems in the United States and other countries, drainage, water flow of rivers, experimental sewage investigations, and sanitary and hydraulic engineering. Some of the writings were authored by Rudoplph Hering, but many were authored by other civil engineers, such as George Waring, George Fuller, George Soper, and Gilbert Fowler to name a few.
Arrangement:
The collection is arranged into three series.

Series 1: United States Publications, 1874-1916

Series 2: Foreign Publications, 1871-1951

Series 3: General Publications, 1860-1923
Biographical/Historical note:
Rudolf Hering (1847-1923) was born in Philadelphia and educated in Dresden, Germany. He graduated from the Royal Saxon Polytechnic Institute in 1867 with a degree in civil engineering. Hering returned to the United States and worked as a leveler in Brooklyn, New York for C.C. Martin, chief engineer of the New York and Brooklyn Bridge. From 1869 to 1872, Hering worked as an assistant engineer in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia under J.C. Cresson, but left Philadelphia the same year to join the first topography survey of Yellowstone National Park under geologist, Ferdinand V. Hayden. From 1873-1874, Hering was a resident engineer for the Girard Street Bridge in Philadelphia and later became an assistant engineer (1875 to 1880) for various Philadelphia municipal construction projects, notably bridges and sewers.

To prevent the spread of contagious diseases in the United States, Hering was commissioned by the National Board of Health to investigate European sewage practices from May 10, 1880 to May 25, 1881. Hering's report included a discussion of dry-removal vs. water-carriage systems, but Hering endorsed the water carriage system for the United States, a method for the disposal of wastes, where water carries the wastes from its point of production to the point of treatment for final disposal. Depending on the conditions of a location, Hering advocated that a combination of systems was advisable. Combined systems (one pipe conveyed household waste and stormwater) were best for large cities and separate systems (two separate pipes conveyed household waste and stormwater) were best for small cities. Hering's work was concerned with both the design and construction of water supply and sewage works in the United States and other countries.
Related Materials:
Materials in the Archives Center

Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Series: Sanitation (NMAH.AC.0060)
Provenance:
Collection donated by Samuel A. Greeley of Greeley and Hansen, 1967.
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 copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Topic:
Civil engineering  Search this
Drainage  Search this
Garbage  Search this
Hydraulic engineering and engineers  Search this
Public health  Search this
Refuse collection  Search this
Refuse and refuse disposal  Search this
Sanitation  Search this
Sewage disposal  Search this
Street cleaning  Search this
Water -- Filtration  Search this
Water -- Purification -- Filtration  Search this
Water-supply  Search this
Genre/Form:
Contracts
Photographs
Publications
Reports
Citation:
Rudolph Hering Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.0989
See more items in:
Rudolph Hering Collection
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep8cf749a5d-5f59-4dfe-ab50-0b4506f44c3b
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0989
Online Media:

Fenn Galleries

Creator:
Murray, Peter  Search this
Fenn, Forest  Search this
Fenn, Peggy  Search this
Matteucci, Nedra  Search this
Matteucci, Richard  Search this
Gardener:
Rice, Dana  Search this
Baca, Robert  Search this
Sculptor:
Goodacre, Glenna  Search this
Collection Creator:
Garden Club of America  Search this
Extent:
1 Slides (photographs) (col.)
Type:
Archival materials
Slides (photographs)
Place:
New Mexico -- Santa Fe
United States of America -- New Mexico -- Santa Fe County -- Santa Fe
Date:
09/01/1993
General:
" Once an old apple orchard, this twelve year old garden is a one acre walled oasis in the high desert. A one-quarter acre pond, complete with koi and ducks, circulates 200,000 gallons of water through a wetland purification system (seven small ponds) that separates numerous perennial and bulb beds, a fruit orchard and various small groves of globe willow, birch, aspen and poplar; all designed to highlight the dozens of realistic bronze and stone sculptures and fountains throughout the garden. - From researcher Cheryl Nance." Fenn garden with Glenna Goodacre sculpture, Bather.
Collection Restrictions:
Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Collection Rights:
Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Topic:
Autumn  Search this
Waterfalls  Search this
Ponds  Search this
Woodlands  Search this
Grasses  Search this
Women  Search this
Sculpture  Search this
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Identifier:
AAG.GCA, Item NM005006
See more items in:
The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / New Mexico / NM005: Santa Fe -- Fenn Galleries
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6f1709afb-19ea-4862-9987-34fa76f7a0e3
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref9716

Fenn Galleries

Creator:
Murray, Peter  Search this
Fenn, Forest  Search this
Fenn, Peggy  Search this
Matteucci, Nedra  Search this
Matteucci, Richard  Search this
Gardener:
Baca, Robert  Search this
Rice, Dana  Search this
Sculptor:
Goodacre, Glenna  Search this
Ostermiller, Dan  Search this
Zúñiga, Francisco, 1912-1998  Search this
Hyde, Doug  Search this
Carlson, George  Search this
Collection Creator:
Garden Club of America  Search this
Extent:
1 Slides (photographs) (col.)
Type:
Archival materials
Slides (photographs)
Place:
New Mexico -- Santa Fe
United States of America -- New Mexico -- Santa Fe County -- Santa Fe
Date:
1993 Sep.
General:
" Once an old apple orchard, this twelve year old garden is a one acre walled oasis in the high desert. A one-quarter acre pond, complete with koi and ducks, circulates 200,000 gallons of water through a wetland purification system (seven small ponds) that separates numerous perennial and bulb beds, a fruit orchard and various small groves of globe willow, birch, aspen and poplar; all designed to highlight the dozens of realistic bronze and stone sculptures and fountains throughout the garden. - From researcher Cheryl Nance." View of north side of garden.
Collection Restrictions:
Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Collection Rights:
Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Topic:
Autumn  Search this
Ponds  Search this
Aquatic plants  Search this
Lawns  Search this
Walls (building)  Search this
Ducks  Search this
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Identifier:
AAG.GCA, Item NM005008
See more items in:
The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / New Mexico / NM005: Santa Fe -- Fenn Galleries
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6dcf00419-c0b7-4cf6-83c6-63041a690681
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref9717

Fenn Galleries

Gardener:
Baca, Robert  Search this
Rice, Dana  Search this
Creator:
Fenn, Forest  Search this
Fenn, Peggy  Search this
Matteucci, Nedra  Search this
Matteucci, Richard  Search this
Collection Creator:
Garden Club of America  Search this
Extent:
1 Slides (photographs) (col.)
Type:
Archival materials
Slides (photographs)
Place:
New Mexico -- Santa Fe
United States of America -- New Mexico -- Santa Fe County -- Santa Fe
Date:
1981
General:
" Once an old apple orchard, this twelve year old garden is a one acre walled oasis in the high desert. A one-quarter acre pond, complete with koi and ducks, circulates 200,000 gallons of water through a wetland purification system (seven small ponds) that separates numerous perennial and bulb beds, a fruit orchard and various small groves of globe willow, birch, aspen and poplar; all designed to highlight the dozens of realistic bronze and stone sculptures and fountains throughout the garden. - From researcher Cheryl Nance."
Collection Restrictions:
Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Collection Rights:
Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Topic:
Winter  Search this
Construction sites  Search this
Ponds  Search this
Stones  Search this
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Identifier:
AAG.GCA, Item NM005012
See more items in:
The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / New Mexico / NM005: Santa Fe -- Fenn Galleries
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6f7824cff-1f67-4795-a3aa-5415ebdf8475
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref9718

Fenn Galleries

Gardener:
Baca, Robert  Search this
Rice, Dana  Search this
Creator:
Fenn, Forest  Search this
Fenn, Peggy  Search this
Matteucci, Nedra  Search this
Matteucci, Richard  Search this
Collection Creator:
Garden Club of America  Search this
Extent:
1 Slides (photographs) (col.)
Type:
Archival materials
Slides (photographs)
Place:
New Mexico -- Santa Fe
United States of America -- New Mexico -- Santa Fe County -- Santa Fe
Date:
1987
General:
" Once an old apple orchard, this twelve year old garden is a one acre walled oasis in the high desert. A one-quarter acre pond, complete with koi and ducks, circulates 200,000 gallons of water through a wetland purification system (seven small ponds) that separates numerous perennial and bulb beds, a fruit orchard and various small groves of globe willow, birch, aspen and poplar; all designed to highlight the dozens of realistic bronze and stone sculptures and fountains throughout the garden. - From researcher Cheryl Nance." Alligators and turtles were once in the garden.
Collection Restrictions:
Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Collection Rights:
Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Topic:
Winter  Search this
Alligators  Search this
Turtles  Search this
Ponds  Search this
Stones  Search this
Grasses  Search this
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Identifier:
AAG.GCA, Item NM005013
See more items in:
The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / New Mexico / NM005: Santa Fe -- Fenn Galleries
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6ce2d7418-4a37-4097-8036-03bdd0835d64
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref9719

Fenn Galleries

Gardener:
Baca, Robert  Search this
Rice, Dana  Search this
Creator:
Fenn, Forest  Search this
Fenn, Peggy  Search this
Matteucci, Nedra  Search this
Matteucci, Richard  Search this
Collection Creator:
Garden Club of America  Search this
Extent:
1 Slides (photographs) (col.)
Type:
Archival materials
Slides (photographs)
Place:
New Mexico -- Santa Fe
United States of America -- New Mexico -- Santa Fe County -- Santa Fe
Date:
04/01/1982
General:
" Once an old apple orchard, this twelve year old garden is a one acre walled oasis in the high desert. A one-quarter acre pond, complete with koi and ducks, circulates 200,000 gallons of water through a wetland purification system (seven small ponds) that separates numerous perennial and bulb beds, a fruit orchard and various small groves of globe willow, birch, aspen and poplar; all designed to highlight the dozens of realistic bronze and stone sculptures and fountains throughout the garden. - From researcher Cheryl Nance." Alligators and turtles were once in the garden.
Collection Restrictions:
Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Collection Rights:
Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Topic:
Spring  Search this
Stones  Search this
Waterfalls  Search this
Walls (building)  Search this
Ponds  Search this
Cascades  Search this
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Identifier:
AAG.GCA, Item NM005015
See more items in:
The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / New Mexico / NM005: Santa Fe -- Fenn Galleries
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6bc02c933-91b8-419c-b142-ea0f03c7c4ac
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref9720

Fenn Galleries

Gardener:
Baca, Robert  Search this
Rice, Dana  Search this
Creator:
Fenn, Forest  Search this
Fenn, Peggy  Search this
Matteucci, Nedra  Search this
Matteucci, Richard  Search this
Collection Creator:
Garden Club of America  Search this
Extent:
1 Slides (photographs) (col.)
Type:
Archival materials
Slides (photographs)
Place:
New Mexico -- Santa Fe
United States of America -- New Mexico -- Santa Fe County -- Santa Fe
Date:
04/01/1982
General:
" Once an old apple orchard, this twelve year old garden is a one acre walled oasis in the high desert. A one-quarter acre pond, complete with koi and ducks, circulates 200,000 gallons of water through a wetland purification system (seven small ponds) that separates numerous perennial and bulb beds, a fruit orchard and various small groves of globe willow, birch, aspen and poplar; all designed to highlight the dozens of realistic bronze and stone sculptures and fountains throughout the garden. - From researcher Cheryl Nance." Alligators and turtles were once in the garden.
Collection Restrictions:
Access to original archival materials by appointment only. Researcher must submit request for appointment in writing. Certain items may be restricted and not available to researchers. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Collection Rights:
Archives of American Gardens encourages the use of its archival materials for non-commercial, educational and personal use under the fair use provision of U.S. copyright law. Use or copyright restrictions may exist. It is incumbent upon the researcher to ascertain copyright status and assume responsibility for usage. All requests for duplication and use must be submitted in writing and approved by Archives of American Gardens. Please direct reference inquiries to the Archives of American Gardens: aag@si.edu.
Topic:
Spring  Search this
Construction sites  Search this
Panoramas  Search this
People  Search this
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution, Archives of American Gardens, The Garden Club of America collection.
Identifier:
AAG.GCA, Item NM005017
See more items in:
The Garden Club of America collection
The Garden Club of America collection / Series 1: United States Garden Images / New Mexico / NM005: Santa Fe -- Fenn Galleries
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Gardens
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kb6289b8227-e4cd-489e-97ef-aa56c184b7d6
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aag-gca-ref9721

Henri Coanda Papers [Stine]

Creator:
Coanda, Henri-Marie, 1885-1972  Search this
Names:
L'Ecole Superieure d'Aeronautique  Search this
Coanda, Henri-Marie, 1885-1972  Search this
Extent:
1.09 Cubic feet ((1 records center box))
1.04 Linear feet
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Correspondence
Photographs
Publications
Maps
Charts
Financial records
Negatives
Date:
1920-1961
bulk 1950s
Summary:
Henri-Marie Coanda (1885-1972) was born and died in Bucharest, Romania. He spent his early childhood in Paris (1886-1891), before being educated in a Romanian military school (graduated 1903). Coanda continued his studies in Berlin and Paris -- at Auguste Rodin's atelier, with Gustaf Eiffel, and as a member of the first class of L'Ecole Superieure d'Aeronautique. He made his aeronautical debut in 1910, in the world's first jet aircraft. This was followed in 1932 with the discovery of the Coanda effect in which jet streams are used to create vacuums by following curves. His other projects included prefabricated housing developments, water conversion and conservation, energy conservation and agricultural equipment. In his lifetime he contributed some 250 inventions to these diverse fields.
Scope and Contents:
The Henri Coanda Collection (acc. #XXXX-0170), located at the National Air and Space Museum Archives, consists of approximately one cubic foot of materials relating to Henri Coanda's experimental work. The inclusive dates are 1908-1961 with the bulk of the material covering the years 1953- 1961. The collection should prove valuable to researchers interested in Coanda's non- aviation, accomplishments, especially his hydrogenerator project. Topics included in the collection are the aforementioned water conversion project, his soil improvement project, the Société Multicellulaires pre-fabricated housing company, his work with concrete holding tanks, and unidentified experiments. The collection consists mostly of correspondence, technical reports, and photos, many of which are uncaptioned. There are also expense records, newspaper and magazine articles, books, glass plate negatives, and a watercolor painting. Those in search of information regarding Coanda's aviation achievements might find more information in Coanda's biographical file at the National Air and Space Museum Archives located on the Mall.
Biographical / Historical:
Henri-Marie Coanda (1886-1972), a Rumanian scientist and inventor, broke ground in a wide range of areas. He produced significant innovations in early aircraft design and claimed to have flown the first jet. He also identified the fluidics principle called the Coanda Effect and subsequently applied it in many of his inventions. Further, he pioneered concepts in such diverse areas as fuel storage, pre-fabricated housing, soil regeneration, and saline water purification.

Henri Coanda was born June 7, 1886, in Bucharest, Romania. His family soon moved to France after his father, Constantin Coanda, a professor and president of the Council of Romania, became attache to the Rumanian embassy in Paris. Coanda returned to Romania in 1896 to attend military school (1896-1903). He continued his education at Technische Hochsehule in Charlottenburg-Berlin (1903-1907), the University of Liége (1907-1908), and the Electrotechnical Institute of Montefiore in Turin (1908-1909). At L'Ecole Supirieure d'Aeronautique in Paris he completed his engineering degree, graduating first in his class (1910).

During his school days Coanda became interested in aviation. While studying in Berlin he followed Otto Lilienthal's glider experiments in nearby Spandau and also built a miniature airplane powered by two rocket engines (1903). In 1906 he even went as far as Nice to meet Captain Ferdinand Ferber, who also flew a glider. When Coanda proposed the idea of a jet engine, Ferber recommended that he present the idea to Ernest Archdeacon, Gustav Eiffel, and Paul Painleve in Paris. They in turn directed him to Louis Bleriot, who helped him build model of a pyrotechnic rocket Powered airplane which he displayed in Short Hall, 8erlin in 1907. At Liege one year later Coanda constructed a Joachim glider with his roommate, Giannini Caproni, who later established Aeroplani Caproni.

Still, Coanda wished to produce a jet-powered airplane and by 1910 had perfected his craft. The plane featured a single turbine engine, fully cantilevered wings with thick airfoil sections, an integral fuel tank, retractable landing gear, a cruciform tail, and molded plywood construction. Although highly innovative, the strange-looking model made only a small stir at the Second International Salon of Aeronautics in Paris in November 1910.

One month later the plane left the ground for its first and only time. On December 10, 1910, Coanda had planned to run basic engine tests for his plane at Issy les Moulineaux near Paris, but as events progressed, Coanda found himself and his plane barreling towards the walls of Paris. He had no choice but to launch the plane up and over the barrier. Unfortunately, Coanda did not know how to fly the plane and so immediately crashed on the other side. Luckily, he was thrown clear of the wreck, for the gas exhaust had ignited the plywood plane, and it went up in flames instantly. The unfortunate loss bankrupted Coanda, and he was forced to terminate the project. Though the years scholars have disputed over Coanda's claims to the first jet flight. Those who argue against him site that he did not step forward immediately, the press did not record the event, the flight only a short distance, and the engine design differed from that of other jets.

After the tragedy at Issy, Coanda turned his creativity towards more traditional yet still inventive aircraft. In 1911 he designed and flew the first twin engine plane at Riems, France, and in 1912 he conceived the first delta wing airplane. From 1911 to 1914 he worked for Bristol Aeroplane Company in Great Britain and became their chief technical engineer. There he designed the successful Bristol-Coanda airplane. With the onset of World War I Coanda returned to France to fight in the 22nd Artillery Regiment, but the French recognized his talent in aircraft design and consequently sent him to the Delaunay-Belleville Factory at St. Denis to build airplanes. At Delaunay Coanda designed a bomber with a range of 1100 miles and also created a small, fast observation plane.

Even as late as the l930s Coanda intermittently designed aircraft. In 1933 he conceived a vertical take-off craft popularly known as the "flying saucer." Coanda saw it as the wave of the future because of its speed and its use of jet stream dynamics. Two years later Coanda tried his hand at designing a jet for a second time, but the twin-boomed model was never built.

Although Coanda never constructed a workable jet, his experiences with jet properties did help him to identify the Coanda Effect in 1932. Basically, the principle states that a fluid stream will tend to follow a curved surface' because of the vacuum it creates with that surface. Coanda first encountered the effect when the exhaust traveled down the fuselage of his 1910 plane and ignited it. Coanda later applied the principle to inventions such as his flying saucer, an automobile emissions reducer, mining safety features, and a jet sprayer.

Over the years Coanda's interests pulled him into many careers. As previously mentioned, he designed airplanes both in Great Britain and France. In 1929 he and Louis Blériot entered on a venture to build pre-fabricated houses. After World War II he tried his hand running businesses in Romania, and in the 1950s he formed SFERI-COANDA to market his inventions and experiments which included a solar-powered hydrogenerator and ideas for soil improvements. For the last thirty years of his life Coanda consulted for companies in both Europe and the United States. Through advising the Huyck Corporation, which was working on a hydrogenerator and water Propulsion during the 1960's, Coanda became acquainted with G. Harry Stine, the donor of this collection.

Even into the last years of his life Coanda remained active. In 1970 he returned to Romania where the government named him president of the National Institute for Scientific and Technical Creation. The following year the Academy of Aeronautics of London awarded him with an honorary membership. On November 25, 1972, Henri-Marie Coanda passed away in Bucharest, Romania.

Timeline of Henri Coanda's Life

1886 -- Born 7 June in Bucharest, Romania

1896-1903 -- Attended military school, Romania

1903-1907 -- Attended Technische Hochschule, Charlottenburg-Berlin

1903 -- Built rocket-powered model airplane

1907-1908 -- Attended University Liége

1908 -- Photographed bullet in flight, first to do so

1908-1909 -- Attended Institute of Montefiore, Turin

1909-1910 -- Attended L'Ecole Supérieure d'Aeronautique, Paris

1910 -- Published "Wings Regarded as Jet Engines" in La Technique Aeronautique, July

1910 -- Displayed jet airplane at the Second International Salon of Aeronautics, Paris, November

1910 -- Claimed to have flown jet airplane, Issy les Moulineaux, 10 December

1911 -- Built first turbine-powered automobile

1911 -- Designed and flew first twin-engined airplane, Riems, France

1912-1914 -- Designed airplanes for Bristol Aeroplane Company, Filton

1912 -- Conceived first delta wing airplane

1914-1918 -- Designed French military airplanes at the Delaunay-Belleville Factory

1914 -- Studied electric charge on aircraft

1914 -- Discovered electric charge of plants

1914 -- Joined the French 22nd Artillery Regiment

1916 -- Designed strategic bomber with range of 1100 miles

1918 -- Constructed first airborne rocket cannon, Le Havre, France

1918 -- Manufactured first concrete petroleum storage tanks

1923 -- Originated the idea of prefabricated concrete buildings, Paris

1929 -- Established Societe Multicellulaires with Louis Blériot, Paris
Provenance:
G. Harry Stine, gift, XXXX-0170, Unknown
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
Energy conservation  Search this
Water conservation  Search this
Coanda effect  Search this
Periodicals  Search this
Works of art  Search this
Genre/Form:
Correspondence
Photographs
Publications
Maps
Charts
Financial records
Negatives
Identifier:
NASM.XXXX.0170
See more items in:
Henri Coanda Papers [Stine]
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg202f71d95-6e60-44ea-8c9b-026f0998a965
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nasm-xxxx-0170

Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Waterworks

Creator:
Warshaw, Isadore, 1900-1969  Search this
Extent:
1.83 Cubic feet (consisting of 3.5 boxes, 1 folder, 2 oversize folders, 1 map case folder, 1 flat box (partial).)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Advertising fliers
Reports
Mail order catalogs
Business records
Technical reports
Commercial catalogs
Print advertising
Technical manuals
Business ephemera
Legislation (legal concepts)
Commercial correspondence
Illustrations
Advertising cards
Advertising
Advertising mail
Advertisements
Catalogues
Publications
Trade literature
Periodicals
Photographs
Printed materials
Printed material
Receipts
Sales letters
Manuals
Catalogs
Sales catalogs
Trade cards
Business letters
Manufacturers' catalogs
Test reports
Trade catalogs
Ephemera
Business cards
Invoices
Legal documents
Printed ephemera
Sales records
Correspondence
Letterheads
Date:
circa 1832-1959
Summary:
A New York bookseller, Warshaw assembled this collection over nearly fifty years. The Warshaw Collection of Business Americana: Accounting and Bookkeeping forms part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Subseries 1.1: Subject Categories. The Subject Categories subseries is divided into 470 subject categories based on those created by Mr. Warshaw. These subject categories include topical subjects, types or forms of material, people, organizations, historical events, and other categories. An overview to the entire Warshaw collection is available here: Warshaw Collection of Business Americana
Scope and Contents note:
Contains a broad scope of freshwater capture and use topics, with particular emphasis on the machinery and systems required for managing water resources and business aspects of the costs of goods and services. Includes coverage of home and farm use, agricultural solutions, and large scale operations such as public utilities such as damns, watersheds, reservoirs. Some of the technologies used are drilling, wells, hydraulics, engines and pumps, in addition to natural power sources in the form of windmills and turbines, and water wheels. both as methods of conveyance of water and in powering other devices such as grinders and saws. Purification and softeners address make up the bulk of treatment. Some materials address legal and regulatory issues but water rights is not significantly covered.

Materials include business records, marketing and advertising, some informational documentation in the form of guides and reports. A few schematics are present. A small amount of regulatory publications provide a glimpse of how municipalities dealt with local water issues, including billing and taxation. Miscellaneous writings includes a few tangential topics such as inland waterways and swimming pools, and a perspective essay on water.
Arrangement note:
Waterworks is arranged in three subseries.

Business Records

Genre

Subjects
Forms Part Of:
Forms part of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana.

Missing Title

Series 1: Business Ephemera

Series 2: Other Collection Divisions

Series 3: Isadore Warshaw Personal Papers

Series 4: Photographic Reference Material
Provenance:
Waterworks is a portion of the Business Ephemera Series of the Warshaw Collection of Business Americana, Accession AC0060 purchased from Isadore Warshaw in 1967. Warshaw continued to accumulate similar material until his death, which was donated in 1971 by his widow, Augusta. For a period after acquisition, related materials from other sources (of mixed provenance) were added to the collection so there may be content produced or published after Warshaw's death in 1969. This practice has since ceased.
Restrictions:
Collection is open for research. Some items may be restricted due to fragile condition.
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:
Beverages  Search this
Water use  Search this
Patents  Search this
Water -- Purification -- Filtration  Search this
Water transfer  Search this
Irrigation  Search this
Retail trade  Search this
Water-supply  Search this
Water-power  Search this
Water -- Purification  Search this
Water-wheels  Search this
Consumer goods -- Catalogs  Search this
Public works  Search this
Turbines  Search this
Hydraulic turbines  Search this
Windmills  Search this
Water -- Filtration  Search this
Dams  Search this
Water conservation  Search this
Reservoirs  Search this
Waterways  Search this
Water pumps  Search this
Hydraulic structures  Search this
Hydraulic testing  Search this
Public utilities  Search this
Pumps  Search this
Water resources development  Search this
Water supplies  Search this
Waterworks  Search this
Filters and filtration  Search this
Hydraulic engineering  Search this
Drinking water  Search this
Genre/Form:
Advertising fliers
Reports
Mail order catalogs
Business records
Technical reports
Commercial catalogs
Print advertising
Technical manuals -- 20th century
Business ephemera
Legislation (legal concepts)
Commercial correspondence
Illustrations
Advertising cards
Advertising
Advertising mail
Advertisements
Catalogues
Publications
Trade literature
Periodicals
Photographs
Printed materials
Printed material
Receipts
Sales letters
Publications -- Business
Manuals
Catalogs
Sales catalogs
Trade cards
Business letters
Manufacturers' catalogs
Test reports
Trade catalogs
Ephemera
Business cards
Invoices
Legal documents
Printed ephemera
Sales records
Correspondence
Letterheads
Citation:
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Waterworks, Archives Center, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution
Identifier:
NMAH.AC.0060.S01.01.Waterworks
See more items in:
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana Subject Categories: Waterworks
Archival Repository:
Archives Center, National Museum of American History
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ep825c7b83d-32ce-41ef-ac1a-c9dd603d3b92
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nmah-ac-0060-s01-01-waterworks
Online Media:

Fish and invertebrate culture water management in closed systems [by] Stephen H. Spotte

Author:
Spotte, Stephen  Search this
Physical description:
xiv, 145 pages illustrations 23 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1970
Topic:
Aquarium water  Search this
Aquariums  Search this
Ecology  Search this
Filters and filtration  Search this
Fishes  Search this
Water  Search this
Water--Purification  Search this
Filtration  Search this
Fisheries--instrumentation  Search this
Invertebrates  Search this
Water Purification  Search this
Eau d'aquarium  Search this
Eau  Search this
Eau--Épuration  Search this
Écologie  Search this
Poissons  Search this
Aquarienfische  Search this
Aquarium  Search this
aquariums (containers)  Search this
aquatic  Search this
ecology  Search this
filtration  Search this
Fish culture  Search this
Wirbellose  Search this
Call number:
SH153 .S76
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_5906

Applied stream sanitation by Clarence J. Velz

Author:
Velz, Clarence J  Search this
Physical description:
ix, 619 p illustrations, maps 23 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1970
Topic:
Sanitary engineering  Search this
Stream self-purification  Search this
Water--Microbiology  Search this
Sanitary Engineering  Search this
Water Microbiology  Search this
Water Pollution--prevention & control  Search this
Cours d'eau--Auto-épuration  Search this
Eau--Microbiologie  Search this
Technique sanitaire  Search this
Fluss  Search this
sanitary engineering  Search this
Verschmutzung  Search this
Call number:
TD764 .V4X
TD764.V4X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_6129

SSEP 2012 - El Paso, TX

Creator:
National Air and Space Museum  Search this
Type:
Symposia
YouTube Videos
Uploaded:
2012-08-20T15:35:16.000Z
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_RbyoY70owxU

Christella patens (Sw.) Holttum

Biogeographical Region:
83 - Western South America  Search this
Collector:
Calaway H. Dodson  Search this
Piaded Marmol de Dodson  Search this
Min. Elevation:
40  Search this
Place:
Capeira, km 21 Guayaquil to Daule. Plants from El Limonal on the northeast corner of the property directly below the discharged La Toma water purification plant, Guayas, Ecuador, South America - Neotropics
Collection Date:
19 Sep 1981
Taxonomy:
Plantae Pteridophyte Polypodiales Thelypteridaceae
Published Name:
Christella patens (Sw.) Holttum
Barcode:
01658299
USNM Number:
2994970
See more items in:
Botany
Flowering plants and ferns
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/30695018a-4ee5-4ef7-823d-b4c7eaca2ccc
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_12442752

Distichophyllum nigricaule Mitt. ex Bosch & Sande Lac.

Biogeographical Region:
42 - Malesia  Search this
Collector:
Haji Mohamed  Search this
Zamzuri  Search this
Min. Elevation:
1620  Search this
Place:
Malaya. Cameron Highlands, Hutan Simpan Hulu Bertam, near the water purification plant., Pahang, Malaysia, Asia-Tropical
Collection Date:
29 Oct 1987
Taxonomy:
Plantae Bryophyta Bryosidea Hypnales Hookeriaceae
Published Name:
Distichophyllum nigricaule Mitt. ex Bosch & Sande Lac.
Barcode:
04582867
See more items in:
Botany
Bryophytes and Lichens
Data Source:
NMNH - Botany Dept.
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/325184317-771d-413b-b865-24965bf29471
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmnhbotany_16512595

The People of India, Volume Four

Publisher:
Watson, J. Forbes (John Forbes), 1827-1892.  Search this
Kaye, John William, Sir, 1814-1876  Search this
Collection Publisher:
Watson, J. Forbes (John Forbes), 1827-1892.  Search this
Kaye, John William, Sir, 1814-1876  Search this
Extent:
1 Volume
Container:
Box 7
Culture:
Hindus  Search this
Rajput (Indic people)  Search this
Muslims  Search this
Sikhs  Search this
Buddhists  Search this
Jains  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Books
Volumes
Local Numbers:
FSA A1990.03 4
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Topic:
Indigenous peoples -- South Asia  Search this
Ethnography -- South Asia  Search this
Collection Citation:
The People of India. FSA.A1990.03. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C., Purchase.
Identifier:
FSA.A1990.03, Series FSA A1990.03 4
See more items in:
The People of India: A Series of Photographic Illustrations, with Descriptive Letterpress, of the Races and Tribes of Hindustan
Archival Repository:
Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/dc3c7572375-8a86-42b7-845d-344f3a6f6e99
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-fsa-a1990-03-ref4
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Online Media:

Murals and Fountains, Ralph Bollman Water Purification Plant, Concord, California

Collection Creator:
Packard, Emmy Lou, 1914-1998  Search this
Container:
Box 6
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1966-1968
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. Researchers interested in accessing audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies. Contact References Services for more information.
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:
Emmy Lou Packard papers, 1900-1990. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
See more items in:
Emmy Lou Packard Papers
Emmy Lou Packard Papers / Series 11: Project Files
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw95175735b-4a6e-4ba0-8639-c99eb543e9c0
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aaa-packemmy-ref326

Murals and Fountains, Ralph Bollman Water Purification Plant, Schematic Drawings and Blueprints

Collection Creator:
Packard, Emmy Lou, 1914-1998  Search this
Container:
Box 10, Folder 5
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1968
Scope and Contents note:
Oversized material scanned with Box 6, F80
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. Researchers interested in accessing audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies. Contact References Services for more information.
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:
Emmy Lou Packard papers, 1900-1990. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
See more items in:
Emmy Lou Packard Papers
Emmy Lou Packard Papers / Series 11: Project Files
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw94c7cb941-43ec-44ce-8b20-dff58b55468c
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aaa-packemmy-ref361

Correspondence

Collection Creator:
Packard, Emmy Lou, 1914-1998  Search this
Container:
Box 6, Folder 76
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1966
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. Researchers interested in accessing audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies. Contact References Services for more information.
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:
Emmy Lou Packard papers, 1900-1990. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
See more items in:
Emmy Lou Packard Papers
Emmy Lou Packard Papers / Series 11: Project Files / Murals and Fountains, Ralph Bollman Water Purification Plant, Concord, California
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw9127e49ce-b21b-49a0-81cd-1f88c3b055f6
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aaa-packemmy-ref514

Artwork

Collection Creator:
Packard, Emmy Lou, 1914-1998  Search this
Container:
Box 6, Folder 79
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1966-1968
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. Researchers interested in accessing audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies. Contact References Services for more information.
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:
Emmy Lou Packard papers, 1900-1990. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
See more items in:
Emmy Lou Packard Papers
Emmy Lou Packard Papers / Series 11: Project Files / Murals and Fountains, Ralph Bollman Water Purification Plant, Concord, California
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw941ea56eb-0b56-401a-9ee0-124563916a8d
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aaa-packemmy-ref515

Schematic Drawings and Blueprints

Collection Creator:
Packard, Emmy Lou, 1914-1998  Search this
Container:
Box 6, Folder 80
Type:
Archival materials
Date:
1968
Scope and Contents:
Oversized material housed in Box 10, F5
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. Researchers interested in accessing audiovisual recordings in this collection must use access copies. Contact References Services for more information.
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:
Emmy Lou Packard papers, 1900-1990. Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution.
See more items in:
Emmy Lou Packard Papers
Emmy Lou Packard Papers / Series 11: Project Files / Murals and Fountains, Ralph Bollman Water Purification Plant, Concord, California
Archival Repository:
Archives of American Art
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/mw947f4877d-f232-4991-a21a-6d465377b867
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-aaa-packemmy-ref516

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