Sub-series 6. Customer Files, 1969-1988, undated
Scope and Content
The Nuclide Corporation Archives and The Papers of Leonard F. Herzog contain the corporate records of American scientific instrument manufacturer Nuclide Corporation and the professional files and personal files of American geophysicist, scientific instrument industry executive, and Nuclide Corporation founder Leonard F. Herzog. The collection is arranged into the following ten series:
- Chronological Files
- Nuclide Corporation Files
- Measurement and Analysis Systems, Incorporated (MAAS) Files
- Premier American Technologies Corporation (PATCO) Files
- Scientific Products, Incorporated (SPI) Files
- Science Centre, Incorporated (SCI) Files
- Ho-Par Associates, Incorporated Files
- Pennsylvania State University Files
- Personal Files
- Photographs
Dates
- Creation: 1969-1988, undated
Sub-series Description
Arranged alphabetically by subject, this sub-series contains Scientific Products, Incorporated’s customer files. The files in this sub-series provide limited documentation of SPI’s dealings with a cross section of its customers. A small amount of information regarding scientific instruments leased by SPI is also found in these files. A small amount of information regarding used scientific instruments that were purchased, reconditioned, and sold by SPI is also preserved here.
The files in this sub-series regard a sampling of individual SPI customers, which include, but are not limited to, universities, chemical companies, United States government agencies, hospitals, and mining companies.
The contents of the Customer Files consist of a variety of materials. Correspondence, internal memoranda, invoices, and purchase orders are the most common materials found in this sub-series. Smaller, but noticeable, amounts of sales orders, phone reports, lease applications, and lease agreements are also present in these files. Small amounts of other miscellaneous materials, including, but not limited to, quotes, purchase agreements, and notes are preserved here as well.
Repository Details
Part of the Science History Institute Archives Repository
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Philadelphia PA 19106 United States
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