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Series VI. Projects, 1969-1997, undated

 Series
Identifier: VI

Scope and Content

From the Collection:

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:

From the Collection:
  1. General Correspondence
  2. Spectrochimica Acta, Part B - Significant Correspondence
  3. Spectrochimica Acta, Part B Files
  4. Files of Historical Interest
  5. Reprints, Presentations, Etc.
  6. Projects
  7. “Short Course” and Workshop Materials
  8. Reports and Publications

Dates

  • Creation: 1969-1997, undated

Series Description

Arranged alphabetically by subject, this series contains project files collected and maintained by Walter Slavin. The files in this series regard some of the individual projects Slavin worked on. Slavin worked on most of these projects under Perkin-Elmer’s auspices. A few projects that Slavin worked on independently are also represented in this series. Files documenting research projects that Slavin was involved with make up the largest component of this series. Files documenting other miscellaneous projects worked on by Slavin, including, but not limited to, papers, articles, and seminars, are also preserved here.

Correspondence, memoranda, studies, and article reprints are the most common materials found in the Projects files. Small amounts of other miscellaneous materials, including, but not limited to, paper and article manuscripts, data, and notes are preserved here as well.

Repository Details

Part of the Science History Institute Archives Repository

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