Robert Van Egghen Perkin-Elmer Corporation Collection

Collection

Identifier: 2023-021

Staff Only

Scope and Content

The Robert Van Egghen Perkin-Elmer Corporation Collection includes marketing documents and materials pertaining to American scientific instrument and apparatus manufacturer Perkin-Elmer Corporation, which were collected and maintained by Robert Van Egghen. The collection is arranged into the following three series:

Technical Publications Files
Marketing Materials and Articles Files
Photographic Materials

Dates

Creation: 1950-2011

Creator

Egghen, Robert Van (Person)

Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes and the collection is open to the public.

Copyright Information

The Science History Institute holds copyright to the Robert Van Egghen Perkin-Elmer Corporation Collection. The researcher assumes full responsibility for all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

Extent

3.0 Linear Feet (3 Record Boxes.)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

A collection of technical and marketing documents and materials from 1950-2011 pertaining to American scientific instrument and apparatus manufacturer Perkin-Elmer Corporation, which were collected and maintained by Robert Van Egghen.

Acquisition Information

The Robert Van Egghen Perkin-Elmer Corporation Collection was donated to the Science History Institute by Robert Van Egghen in 2023.

Related Materials

Multiple collections created by Perkin-Elmer Corporation are preserved at the Science History Institute in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

There are no other known archival collections created by Robert Van Egghen preserved at the date of processing.