Series IV. Miscellaneous, 1927-2018, undated
Scope and Content
The James Cloyd Papers contain the personal and professional papers of American chemical engineer James Cloyd Downs. The collection is arranged into the following six series:
- Diaries
- Correspondence Files
- Downs Cell Files
- Miscellaneous
- Printed Materials
- Photographs
Dates
- Creation: 1927-2018, undated
Series Description
Arranged alphabetically by subject, this series contains miscellaneous files collected by James Cloyd Downs and his granddaughter Helen Downs Haller. Four of the files in this series contain information concerning James Cloyd Downs himself. Three files concerning Clarkson College of Technology’s “Fundamentals of Radio,” an Engineering, Science, and Management War Training course completed by Downs during World War II, are also present in this series. A single file containing a college chemical engineering class paper written by Helen Downs Haller is also preserved here.
The contents of the files in this series consist of a variety of materials, including, but not limited to, class handouts, notes, certificates, photocopied newspaper clippings, magazine clippings, webpage printouts, and a college class paper.
Repository Details
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