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Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching Records, 1905-1979
250 linear feetEdwin H. Armstrong papers, 1886-1982, bulk 1912-1954
295.7 linear feetProfessional 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
United States War Department, 1942-1943 Box 130, Folder 28
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- United States War Department, 1942-1943
V. K. Wellington Koo papers, 1906-1992, bulk 1931-1966
120.5 Linear FeetIncoming, travel order by the United States War Department, 1944 Box 245, Folder 3
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- Incoming, travel order by the United States War Department, 1944
Frank Altschul Papers, 1884-1986, bulk 1925-1980
90 linear feetUnited States War Department, 1915-1932 (3 Folders), 1915-1932 Box 181, Folder 3 to 5
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- United States War Department, 1915-1932 (3 Folders), 1915-1932
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace New York and Washington Offices records, 1910-1954
335 linear feetUnited States. War Department. Public Relations Divisions. Press releases., 1947 Box 350
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- United States. War Department. Public Relations Divisions. Press releases., 1947
Abbott Merkt and Company records, 1906-1994
89 linear feet of papersThis collection primarily contains architectural drawings, photographs, business records and reference materials related to the projects and designs of architectural and engineering firm Abbott, Merkt and Company. A subsidiary portion of the collection includes drawings, photographs and papers related to the life and career of Richard H. Tatlow, III, president of Abbott Merkt, as well as the firms and agencies for which he also worked.
Series 6: United States War Department Records
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- Series 6: United States War Department Records
Frederick P. Keppel papers, 1880-1943
71 boxesCorrespondence, memoranda, and legal and financial documents of Keppel. The files deal largely with Keppel's personal and professional life during his tenure as President of the Carnegie Corporation, and also include some files from his years as Newton D. Baker's Third Assistant Secretary of War, and as Dean of Columbia College. There are extensive files of correspondence from and to Keppel's parents and children, as well as files concerning his activities in organizations such as the Century and Columbia University Clubs. The letters from friends and business associates concern American education, politics, business, and cultural life, particularly in the New York metropolitan area, from 1900 to 1943.