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Dale Library on Weights and Measures
1000 VolumesThis library of about 1,200 volumes traces the development of standard measures in all countries and over all periods. Samuel S. Dale presented the collection in memory of his parents Thomas and Fanny Dale in 1930. Records for this collection are found in the card catalog; the collection is not classed, but is arranged by author and title.
Charles F. Chandler papers, 1847-1937, bulk 1864-1925
135.25 linear feetNew York Chamber of Commerce and Industry records, 1768-1984, bulk 1860-1973
185 linear feetWeights and Measures
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- Weights and Measures
Samuel S. Dale papers, 1810-1929
8.5 linear feetCorrespondence, manuscripts, documents, and some miscellaneous printed materials. The bulk of the correspondence files, bound in sixteen volumes, deals with "..weights and measures, the textile tariff, and other subjects" for the period 1902-1929. There are three volumes of typescript copies (carbons) prepared from Dale's holograph diaries, 1887-1929, with an index in volume one. Among the manuscripts are the following: an account book kept by Samuel Dale of Carncastle, Ireland and Little Falls, N.Y., 1810-1834; and two volumes of Thomas Dale's accounts, Little Falls, N.Y., 183?-1856. These were written by Dale's grandfather and father respectively. There is also the minutes book of the American Metrological Society, 1873-1886 and an English tally stick dated 1377.
British Weights and Measures Association, London, England Box 2
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- British Weights and Measures Association, London, England
American Institute of Weights and Measures, New York. Box 16
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- American Institute of Weights and Measures, New York.
Canadian Weights and Measures Inspection Service, Ottawa, Canada. Box 14
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- Canadian Weights and Measures Inspection Service, Ottawa, Canada.
Frederick A.P. Barnard Papers, 1830-1944, bulk circa 1855-1889
7 linear feetCorrespondence, manuscripts, and printed material by and about Frederick Augustus Porter Barnard (1809-1889), spanning his adult life from 1831 to 1889. The majority of the correspondence covers his positions as President of the University of Mississippi, 1856-1861, and President of Columbia College, 1864-1889.
"The Metric System of Weights and Measures", 1871 Box 9, Folder 6
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- "The Metric System of Weights and Measures", 1871
United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration records, 1943-1949
103 ReelsThe reports and correspondence relating to UNRRA were arranged according to the nine administrative divisions of that organization that generated the documents: Bureau of Administration (26 reels); Office of the Diplomatic Adviser (4 reels); Office of the Director General (20 reels); Office of the Economic Adviser (4 reels); Office of Far Eastern Affairs (9 reels); Office of the General Counsel (19 reels); Office of the Historian (16 reels); Office of Public Information (1 reel); and Secretariat Executive Office (3 reels). Within each division, subsidiary bodies are typically separated into subject and country files.
Unit of Weight and Measures Code Class of Countries for Units of Measure Reel ba/23, Folder side 1
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- Unit of Weight and Measures Code Class of Countries for Units of Measure
Aubrey Drury papers, 1920-1950
11 linear feetGuastavino Fireproof Construction Company architectural records, 1866-1985, bulk 1890-1942
40.1 linear feetBureau of Standards, Washington, D.C.-Misc. Publications Box 13 (admin), Folder 10
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- publications on standards of weight and measure pre-1935, 1 Technical News Bulletin from Nov., 1935, 5
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Includes the following publications from the Bureau: 4 pamphlets on architectural acoustics from 1926, 1930-31, and 1938 with 2 duplicate copies, 1 pamphlet on acoustical insulation in 1933, 1 list of publications on standards of weight and measure pre-1935, 1 Technical News Bulletin from Nov., 1935, 5 pamphlets on transmission and absorption of sound, 1 pamphlet on pigments, 1 Letter Circular on certification plan on July 6, 1939, and 1 booklet and supplement on "Building Materials and Structures."
Mariia Vladimirovna Volkonskaia Papers, 1858-1959
5000 itemsCorrespondence, manuscripts, financial records, subject files, printed material and watercolors of Volkonskai︠a︡. The bulk of the collection consists of letters to Volkonskai︠a︡, who resided most of her life in France. The letters are from friends and relatives and span the period from 1926 to 1959. There are also a small number of letters to and from Vladimir Luginin from the 1860's and 1890's. Among the manuscripts are the memoirs of both Marii︠a︡ Volkonskai︠a︡ and of Vladimir Luginin, as well as manuscript copies of the latter's scientific articles and research notes. The subject files contain materials on provincial parish-based self help societies at the turn of the century and on scientific problems concerning weights and measures, and the mercury thermometer. There are also watercolor sketches by Marii︠a︡ Volkonskai︠a︡.