Sub-series 1. Oral Histories, 1976-2007

Arranged alphabetically, this sub-series contains interviews given by eleven Beckman Instruments, Incorporated executives, including, but not limited to, company founder Arnold O. Beckman and president William Ballhaus. Taken as a whole, the materials found in this sub-series provide insight into the development of Beckman Instruments and the company's internal workings from the perspective of its executives. They also provide biographical information about the executives themselves. A large majority of the interviews were conducted under the auspices of the Claremont Graduate School Oral History Program. Two interviews of Ed Cherniss conducted by the Beckman Historical Collection and one interview of Louis T. Rosso conducted by California State University, Fullerton are also included in this sub-series.

The contents of the Oral Histories files consist mainly of unedited interview transcripts and edited interview manuscripts. A small amount of accompanying materials, including correspondence and notes, are found in these files as well.