The Papers of Charles M. Judson, incorporating the Papers of Harold F. Wiley and the Records of Consolidated Electrodynamics Corporation

Collection

Identifier: 2005-007-001

Staff Only

Scope and content

For a more detailed inventory, please view this record in our library catalog: https://othmerlib.sciencehistory.org/record=b1043345~S6

This collection contains a variety of materials: letters notebooks, reports, corporate documents, patents and blueprints. Of special interest is a large collection of reprints documenting the historical development of mass spectrometry as a research tool.

Dates

Creation: 1918-2000
Creation: Majority of material found within 1940-1980

Creator

Judson, Charles M. (Person)
Wiley, Harold F. (Person)
Nier, Alfred O. (Alfred Otto), 1911-1994 (Person)
Washburn, Harold (Person)
Robinson, Charles F. (Person)
Peterson, Peter G. (Person)

Language of Materials

Text in English and German.

Biographical sketch

Consolidated Electrodynamics Corporation was founded by Herbert Hoover, Jr. in 1938. Originally intended to be a manufacturer of mining equipment the company became involved in the application of mass spectrometry as a prospecting tool. Harold F. Wiley joined the company in 1939 as a sales manager and rose to become Director of Research and Development. Charles M. Judson joined CEC in 1962 and became their Chief Engineer. Both Wiley and Judson remained with CEC until the company folded in 1970.

Extent

20 Linear Feet (46 boxes)

Additional Description

Abstract

This collection contains professional records of Charles M. Judson, and his former supervisor Harold F. Wiley. Wiley's papers in turn include the surviving business records of the Consolidated Electrodynamics Corporation, a leading American manufacturer of mass spectrometers. The material was amassed by Judson for a never-written history of the commercial development of mass spectrometry.

Ownership and Custodial History

The Papers of Harold F. Wiley were entrusted to Charles M. Judson after Wiley's death by his widow. Judson's papers in turn have been donated to the Chemical Heritage Foundation by his daughters.