Patents
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:
Frank Benton papers
Collection
Identifier: UA-17.438
Scope and Contents
The Frank Benton papers include academic correspondence, newspaper clippings which discuss apiculture, Benton's work in Ceylon (Sri Lanka), the 25th Annual Meeting of the North American Beekeepers Association and miscellaneous poems and writings, papers from the Association, a Japanese translation of his book The Honey Bee, personal notes, and a cash book for the Carnolian Apiaries (1899-1900). Of note are personal manuscripts by Benton on topics such as the...
Dates:
1879 - 1915
Harry F. Steele papers
Collection
Identifier: UA-10.3.387
Content Description
The collection consists of invention disclosures, patent drawings, and correspondence.
Dates:
1966 - 1992
Hawkins family papers
Collection
Identifier: UA-10.3.421
Scope and Contents
The Hawkins family papers contain documents collected by four generations of the Hawkins family. The heads of these four generations are John R. Hawkins (1809-1882); son, Henry J. Hawkins (1843-1915); grandson, John R. Hawkins (1881-1957); and great grandson, John Henry Hawkins (1907-2005).Most of the correspondence contained in the collection consists of letters (1850-1864) received by John R. Hawkins and his wife, Hannah, from family members and friends, most of whom lived in...
Dates:
1792-1949, 1977, 1979
Joel Pardee papers
Collection
Identifier: c-00196
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of patents and other legal documents relating to various inventions of Joel Pardee of New Troy, Michigan. These inventions included nut locks, clips, and couplings for buggies. Also included in the collection is a testimonial to the effectiveness of Pardee's couplings.
Dates:
1882 - 1888
Joseph R. Williams papers
Record Group
Identifier: UA-2.1.1
Scope and Contents
The first seventeen folders of this collection contain letters of correspondence with Joseph R. Williams prior to his acceptance of the presidency of the Michigan Agricultural College (now Michigan State University). Many of these letters are from his father and other family members. Additionally, there are letters to Williams, operating as a land speculator in Ohio and Michigan, from friends and business associates in Massachusetts and New York. The letters reflect a precarious economic...
Dates:
1827 - 1867
Leo M. Christensen papers
Collection
Identifier: 00174
Scope and Contents
I. PERSONAL MATERIALS. 0.5 cubic feetMaterials largely from Leo Christensen’s high school and college days. Includes commencement programs, college handbook, banquet and event programs, report cards, papers, valentines, Christmas cards, fraternal/honorary organizational materials, as well as the wedding invitation to Eva (Patterson) and Leo Christensen’s wedding.Arranged largely chronologically.
II. CORRESPONDENCE. 4.0 cubic feetThis...
Dates:
1837 - 1972; Majority of material found within 1864 - 1880
Lester Paige Breckenridge papers
Record Group
Identifier: UA-17.8
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of Breckenridge’s responses to correspondence including information about his attempts to patent an automatic recording machine, his position at Yale, and Jeme Tien Yow, a colleague and friend living in Peking, China.
Dates:
1892 - 1925
Roger Funk papers
Collection
Identifier: UA-17.331
Scope and Contents
The Roger Funk papers include materials related to his career including correspondence, articles he wrote, and conferences in which he participated. The collection includes General Electric patents and correspondence, materials from his teaching career at Michigan State University, University of Iowa, Penn State University and the Kansas City Art Institute. Also included are files for his work with the Industrial Design Society of America and Industrial Design Education Association. Other...
Dates:
1957 - 2004