Sub-series 4. Subject Files, 1937-2002, undated
Scope and Content
The Beckman Historical Collection contains the corporate records of the American scientific and medical instrument manufacturer Beckman Coulter, Incorporated and the personal papers of American scientist and industrialist Arnold O. Beckman. The collection is arranged into the following fourteen series:
- Arnold O. Beckman Files
- Business Activities Files
- Corporate and Division Histories
- Press Releases
- Financial Records
- In-House Publications
- Salvadoran Kidnappings and Negotiations
- Clippings and Advertisements
- Patent Files
- Photographic Materials
- Bulletins
- Audio-Visual Materials
- Oversized
- Instructions and Manuals
Dates
- Creation: 1937-2002, undated
Sub-series Description
Arranged alphabetically by subject, this sub-series contains a handful of subject files pertaining to miscellaneous business activities of Beckman Coulter, Incorporated and its corporate predecessors National Technical Laboratories and Beckman Instruments, Incorporated. Some of the files in this sub-series contain miscellaneous printed materials published by these three organizations, including brochures, a slide show script, an instructional material catalog, forms, and advertisements. Also found in this sub-series are a report of Ed Cherniss' trip to China, brochures and an instruction manual for products manufactured by other firms, and photocopies of the magazine article series "Fifty Years of Commercial Instrumentation in Absorption Spectroscopy". Beckman Coulter, Incorporated's certification by the National Standards Authority of Ireland is preserved in this sub-series as well.
Repository Details
Part of the Science History Institute Archives Repository
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