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Edwin H. Armstrong papers, 1886-1982, bulk 1912-1954

295.7 linear feet

Professional and personal files including Armstrong's correspondence with professional associations, other engineers, and friends, his research notes, circuit diagrams, lectures, articles, legal papers, and other related materials. Of his many inventions and developments, the most important are: 1) the regenerative or feedback circuit, 1912, the first amplified radio reception, 2) the superheterodyne circuit, 1918, the basis of modern radio and radar, 3) superregeneration, 1922, a very simple, high-power receiver now used in emergency mobile service, and 4) frequency modulation - FM, 1933, static-free radio reception of high fidelity. More than half the files concern his many lawsuits, primarily with Radio Corporation of America, over infringement of the Armstrong patents. Litigation continued until 1967. Other files deal with his work in the Marcellus Hartley Research Laboratory at Columbia University, 1913-1935, and with the American Expeditionary Forces in France during World War I, his Air Force contracts for communications development, Army research during World War II, the Radio Club of America, the Institute of Radio Engineers, FM development at his radio station at Alpine, N.J., the use of FM in television, his involvement in Federal Communications Commission hearings and legislation, and his work with the Zenith Radio Corporation. Also, letters to H.J. Round

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Raisa Berg Papers, 1898-2006

44 linear feet
The papers comprise correspondence, writings, memoirs, personal documents, research materials, photographs, drawings, printed materials of Raisa L'vovna Berg (1913-2006), prominent geneticist and biologist.
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Subseries II.1: Scientific Writings and Works on the History of Science, 1937-2002

group); collection of works; reviews, forewords, abstracts, grant proposals, expeditions logbooks
, experiments and research logbooks and data (organized chronologically within each group); tables, data, and

Typescripts, manuscripts, and reprints of writings on Drosophila research, genetics and the history of genetics, general biology and the history of biology. Materials are arranged in several groups: articles and talks, lectures, dissertations, monographs and projects (organized alphabetically within each group); collection of works; reviews, forewords, abstracts, grant proposals, expeditions logbooks, experiments and research logbooks and data (organized chronologically within each group); tables, data, and notes related to various unidentified research and works, slides, photographs, and microfilms with research data and reference materials don't have formal organization.

  1. Series II: Works and Writings by R.Berg; Research Data and Notes, 1937-2006
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Albert and David Maysles papers, 1948-2018

185 linear feet

Correspondence, memoranada, agreements, notes, contracts, posters, clippings, financial files covering the entire career of the Maysles brothers.

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Charles Tilly papers, 1600-2003, bulk 1937-1999

632 linear feet

An extensive collection of research files.

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Grand Street Publications Inc. Records, 1980-2004

53.85 linear feet
These records contain the editorial, production and correspondence files of Grand Street, a New York literary quarterly founded by Ben Sonnenberg Jr. in 1981 and published through 2004. Throughout its two decades, Grand Street prided itself on nurturing authors and presenting a smart and eclectic mix of contemporary poetry, fiction, art and journalism. The bulk of this collection consists of annotated manuscripts, proofs and correspondence related to the magazine: featured writers include Anne Carson, Arthur Coleman Danto, Jonathan Franzen, Dennis Hopper, Ted Hughes, Norman Mailer, Susan Minot, Toni Morrison, Alice Munro, Orhan Pamuk, Salman Rushide, Edward Said and David Foster Wallace. Production files related to the magazine's operation are also housed within these records and these files include contracts, press and publicity files, design ideas and materials pertaining to Grand Street's attempts to rebrand itself as an online only magazine in the 2000s.
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Avery Drawings & Archives

Percy and Harold D. Uris papers, 1901-2003

277.5 linear feet

This collection primarily contains materials related to Percy and Harold Uris and their real estate businesses. Correspondence, financial records, and estate papers document the professional and personal lives of the brothers and their wives. The bulk of the business records are from their properties at 380 Madison Avenue and 300 Park Avenue. There is limited information about the other Uris properties and Uris Building Corporation. Finally, the collection contains records from the Uris Brothers Foundation, Inc about the family's philanthropic endeavors.

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5.1.3. Subject Files, 1949-1989

Consists of correspondence, agreements, reports, registers, security logbooks, financial records
, rent increases, and terminations. In the security logbooks, there are daily entries about the staff's

Consists of correspondence, agreements, reports, registers, security logbooks, financial records, proposals, and other materials related to the building's operation. These documents describe building management activities, lease provisions, negotiations with potential tenants, renovations, and Local Law observance. The correspondence discusses electric rate increases, elevator upgrades, preparations of leases for prospective tenants, and contractor bids for repair and restoration work. Lease registers, digests, and summaries list detailed tenant information, lease conditions, notes concerning term modifications, rent increases, and terminations. In the security logbooks, there are daily entries about the staff's activities and any incidents in the building. Service contracts, building engineer's reports, weekly accounts, water treatment field studies, inspections, Local Law compliance records, and elevator specifications hold information about the management, cleaning, porter, elevator, fire protection, and emergency services provided in the building. Records including a property lease, appraisal, invoices, promissory notes, and custody account agreement document the financial aspects of the building. In addition to these materials, there are bids, specifications for work, contracts, agreements, and other documents regarding the repair, rehabilitation, restoration, and improvement of the building itself.

  1. Series 5. 380 Madison Avenue, 1949-1996
  2. Subseries 5.1. Administrative Records, 1949-1996
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Taliesin Associated Architects projects in Iran : architectural drawings and records, 1968-1980

8 document boxes
This collection is composed primarily of the projects (built or unbuilt) that Taliesin Associated Architects (TAA) conducted in Iran in collaboration with Nezam Amery and his office NAKK spanning from 1965 to 1979. The collection includes final and working project drawings, correspondences, contracts, estimates, calculation, photographs, and additional papers. It also includes records of litigation after 1979 in the United States Courts. While the time of the projects overlaps, the series are arranged chronologically based on the dates each contract was signed.
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Sub-series 2: Records

construction logbooks included in the collection recorded the day-by-day activities on the construction site

Other than contracts, financial estimates, costs and fee and statements, the Records sub-series includes mainly correspondences between architects, owner (the Cabinet of Shams Pahlavi), clerk of works (Tom Casey), associate architect (Nezam Amery), contractors, consultants and suppliers. A few photos, some hand-drawn furniture designs and Christmas card designs are also documented in the records. Two construction logbooks included in the collection recorded the day-by-day activities on the construction site from 1969 to 1973. Last part of the records is the documentation of the litigation process after 1979 when the royal family fled to the United States without settling their accounts with TAA. The lawsuit involves the accounts for both Pearl Palace and the Mehrafarin Villa. The content of each folder in this series is ordered chronologically.

  1. Series I: Pearl Palace
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Mort Drucker collection, 1970s-2000s

1 Linear Feet

This collection includes prints, proofs, a logbook of jobs, the 1961 MAD Checklist, and a small amount of correspondence and original art.

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