Series I. General Correspondence, 1946-2003, undated
Scope and Content
The Papers of Walter Slavin contain the personal and professional papers of American engineer, scientific instrument designer, and scientific journal editor Walter Slavin. The materials in this collection document Slavin’s professional career with Perkin-Elmer Corporation. Slavin’s editorship of Spectrochimica Acta, Part B is also documented here.
The collection is arranged into the following eight series:
- General Correspondence
- Spectrochimica Acta, Part B - Significant Correspondence
- Spectrochimica Acta, Part B Files
- Files of Historical Interest
- Reprints, Presentations, Etc.
- Projects
- “Short Course” and Workshop Materials
- Reports and Publications
Dates
- Creation: 1946-2003, undated
Series Description
Arranged in its original alphabetical order by subject, this series contains Walter Slavin’s general correspondence files. The correspondence in these files concern Slavin’s professional and personal matters. Files regarding Slavin’s colleagues, various countries, instrument companies, and research topics of interest to Slavin make up the largest components of the General Correspondence files. Small numbers of files concerning other miscellaneous subjects, including, but not limited to, government agencies, publishing firms, and publications are also preserved here.
Letters and memoranda make up the bulk of the materials in the General Correspondence files. Small amounts of miscellaneous accompanying materials, including, but not limited to, reports, article reprints, and article manuscripts are preserved in these files as well.
Repository Details
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