Sub-series 7. Notebooks, 1941-1968
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: 1941-1968
Sub-series Description
This sub-series contains a handful of notebooks created by Arnold O. Beckman, Incorporated, Beckman Instruments, Incorporated, and National Technical Laboratories. These materials provide primary documentation regarding a few of the firms' business activities.
The content of the Notebooks sub-series include a daily diary kept by Arnold O. Beckman himself, and two lab notebooks and a field service report notebook created by Arnold O. Beckman, Incorporated. Two project listing notebooks created by National Technical Laboratories/Beckman Instruments, Incorporated are also preserved in this sub-series. Two lab notebooks kept by Beckman Instruments' research scientist James C. Sternberg, which document his research and development work on glucose analyzers, are also found here. A small amount of accompanying materials, including notes, drawings, graphs, blueprints, and correspondence are found in this sub-series as well.
Repository Details
Part of the Science History Institute Archives Repository
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Philadelphia PA 19106 United States
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