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Chemical Heritage Foundation instrumentation manual collection: Advertising materials

 Collection
Identifier: 2005-516-002

Scope and Contents

For a more detailed inventory, please view this record in our library catalog: https://othmerlib.sciencehistory.org/record=b1051569~S6

A collection of trade and technical advertising materials that deal with various corporation's scientific instruments. The collection has been collected, organized and cataloged by the Chemical Heritage Foundation.

Dates

  • Creation: undated

Creator

Language of Materials

Text in English.

Extent

1 Linear Feet (Unknown boxes)

Abstract

These materials may be reprints of scholarly articles, or reports, or data sheets. The advertising material also varies in intent. Material designated as technical advertising is more theoretical in nature and directed toward end-users of the product. Trade advertising is more general in nature. Colorful and filled with superlatives, it was clearly aimed at administrators and purchasing personnel. The ads are filed by company name in a filing cabinet system. Some of this material is accompanied by correspondence which usually relates to issues of pricing or product improvement. Some of the files originally contained photographs of the equipment. These photographs were provided by the manufacturers for publicity purposes. They have been removed during processing and will now be found in the image archives.

Arrangement

Organized in two series . 1. Manuals ; 2. Advertising materials.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Method of acquisition--gifts ;; Date of acquisition--up to 2008..

Related Archival Materials

Custodian--Science History Institute, Philadelphia, PA.: Country--See also The Chemical Heritage Foundation Instrumentation Manual Collection, Manuals at the.

General Note

For a list of companies included please see finding aid in our library catalog: https://othmerlib.sciencehistory.org/record=b1051569~S6

Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Science History Institute Archives Repository

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