Divided into 3 series: (1) Original videos; (2) Master videos; (3) Reference videos.
Collection documents Robert Studebaker, inventor of the LaserPlane, the first modern alternative to the liquid level. The first model was introduced in 1965.
Museum holds rights. Signed release on file.
Collection is open for research but the original videos are stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.Collection is open for research.
Oral History was created by Lemelson Center and NMAH staff Deborah Warner.
Created by the Jerome and Dorothy Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation, National Museum of American History, 1998.
LaserPlane models located in NMAH Division of Science, Medicine and Society (now Division of Medicine and Science).
Robert Studebaker Oral History, 1998, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Collection processed by Alison Oswald, 1999.