Series II. Subject Files, 1943-1949, undated
Scope and Content
The Arno Viehoever FIAT Records contain records of the Field Information Agency, Technical (FIAT), which were collected and maintained by Arno Viehoever during his service with the agency. The materials in these records document Viehoever’s activities with FIAT and of FIAT itself in Allied Occupied Germany in the years immediately following World War II. The records are arranged into the following five series:
- Chronological Files
- Subject Files
- German Technology Evaluation Sheets
- Printed Materials
- Reference Cards
Dates
- Creation: 1943-1949, undated
Series Description
Arranged alphabetically by subject, this series contains subject files collected and maintained by Arno Viehoever during his service with FIAT. The files in this series concern products and technology that were developed by the Germans during World War II, and subsequently evaluated and released to the public by FIAT. Four of the files concern the following individual products and technology: acrylic resins for dental fillings, amidone, ampule filling machinery, and periston. Three of the files provide overviews of products developed and manufactured by Katadyn G.m.b.h., a German manufacture of water treatment products and pharmaceuticals.
The contents of the Subject Files consist of reports, notes, product literature, brochures, correspondence, photographs, and an article reprint.
Restrictions
Box 2 Folder 3 is closed to researchers until further notice.
Repository Details
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