Chemical Heritage Foundation instrumentation manual collection: Manuals
Scope and Contents
For a more detailed inventory, please view this record in our library catalog: https://othmerlib.sciencehistory.org/record=b1051568~S6
A collection of instrumentation manuals 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
- Chemical Heritage Foundation (collector., Organization)
Language of Materials
Text in English.
Extent
1 Linear Feet (Unknown boxes)
Arrangement
Organized in two series . 1. Manual; 2. Advertising materials.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Method of acquisition--gifts ;; Date of acquisition--up to 2008..
General Note
The manuals in the CHF Instrumentation Manuals Collection come from a variety of sources and they cover a diverse range of topics. The manuals are filed by company name in a filing cabinet system. Some of these manuals are 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.
General Note
For a list of companies included please see finding aid in the library catalog: https://othmerlib.sciencehistory.org/record=b1051568~S6
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Science History Institute Archives Repository
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