NMAH.AC.0217 National Bureau of Standards Radio Collection National Bureau of Standards Radio Collection Don Darroch Archives Center, National Museum of American History

1986

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-09-20 11:29:01 -0400. Finding aid written in English. Describing Archives: A Content Standard Archives Center, National Museum of American History National Bureau of Standards Radio Collection United States. National Bureau of Standards NMAH.AC.0217 Archival Resource Key 0.15 Cubic feet 1 box 1917-1933 Documents relating to early development of radio aids to aerial navigation, mostly on behalf of the U.S. military services. English . Scope and Contents

Documents relating to early development of radio aids to aerial navigation, mostly on behalf of the U.S. military services.

 Preferred Citation

National Bureau of Standards Radio Collection, 1917-1933, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.

 Immediate Source of Acquisition

Collection donated by National Bureau of Standards, through R. Kamper, and Boulder Laboratories, July 30, 1986.

 Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

 Conditions Governing Use

Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.

 Processing Information

Collection processed by Don Darroch, 1986

 Biographical / Historical

This material describes developments related to the National Bureau of Standards work in radio technoloqy in its early days. It relates to specific projects (some classified) involving aerial navigation equipment and other electrical instrumentation. It was identified by Mr. Wilbert F. Snyder who was engaged in writing a history of radio work conducted by the National Bureau of Standards entitled "Achievement in Radio" and who•had access to the N3S files on this work. Most of the material he reviewed was sent to the National Archives and the present collection represents the residual.

 Letters (correspondence) -- 1900-1950 Radio Reports -- 20th century Snyder, Wilbert F. United States. National Bureau of Standards Vacuum Tubes, U.S. Army Signal Corps Reports Archival Resource Key 1917-1918 1 1 Voltmeter Archival Resource Key 1920 1 2 "Thermoformer" Archival Resource Key 1924-05-31 1 3 Operating instructions for radio landing systems at Newark Airport Archival Resource Key 1933 1 4 Hammond Radio Control Apparatus for Air Service of the U.S. Army Archival Resource Key 1920 1 5 Report about Radio Acoustic Ranging to the United States and Geodetic Survey, Sound Laboratory, Bureaus of Standards Archival Resource Key 1924 1 6 Braun radio tube and an instruction manual for use of an oscillograph tube Archival Resource Key 1920-1922 1 7 War Department, Air Corps, Material Division, Report on "Radio Beacons for Atlantic Flights" Archival Resource Key 1928 1 8