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1. G.E. Mueller papers, 1876-2012

   116,400 items. 327 containers plus 2 oversize and 1 classified. 130.6 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Engineer, administrator of the United States manned space flight program, and corporate executive. Correspondence, speeches, writings, subject files, printed matter, and other papers relating principally to Mueller's studies in electrical engineering at the University of Missouri--St. Louis and Purdue University and his career at Bell Telephone Laboratories, Ohio State University, Space Technology Laboratories, United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration, General Dynamics Corporation, System Development Corporation, Burroughs Corporation, George E. Mueller Corporation, and Kistler Aerospace Corporation.

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2. Harrell V. Noble papers, 1923-2003

   2,000 items. 9 containers plus 2 oversize. 3.6 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Engineer. Correspondence, biographical material, awards, speeches and writings, photographs, artifacts, printed matter, and other papers relating primarily to Noble’s career in electronic engineering.

3. Edward Lindley Bowles papers, 1869-1990

   37,800 items. 108 containers plus 1 classified. 43.2 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Inventor, engineer and educator. Correspondence, memoranda, diaries, manuscripts, speeches, transcripts of recorded recollections, reports, minutes, subject files, notes, legal documents, printed material, photographs, and other papers relating primarily to Bowles's career as an engineer and consultant in private industry and in government, his association with research universities, and work relating to the securing and defense of patents.

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4. Du Mont Laboratories records, 1930-1960

   41,000 items. 139 containers. 56 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Firm organized by Allen B. Du Mont in 1935 devoted to electronic television and communications engineering; television receiver and manufacturing business sold to Emerson Radio and Phonograph Corporation in 1958; remainder of the firm merged with Fairchild Camera and Instrument Corporation in 1960. General correspondence, administrative files, interoffice correspondence, financial records, sales and advertising files, television and government hearing material, and miscellaneous records relating chiefly to the development and commercial use of the television cathode ray tube. Includes personal papers of founder Allen B. Du Mont.

5. Lloyd V. Berkner papers, 1938-1967

   21,000 items. 164 containers. 65.4 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Physicist, engineer, and administrator. Correspondence, speeches, biographical material, financial records, newspaper clippings, photographs, and other papers relating to Berkner's career as an engineer and physicist and to the International Geophysical Year, 1957-1958.

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6. Nikola Tesla correspondence, 1890-1934

   7 microfilm reels. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Scientist, inventor, and electrical engineer. Microfilm of original correspondence in Tesla’s papers in the Muzej Nikole Tesle (Tesla Museum), Belgrade, Serbia.

7. John A. Casazza papers, 1938-2018

   12,100 items. 35 containers. 13.8 linear feet. 1,728 digital files (2.93 GB). -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Electrical engineer and educator. Correspondence, book drafts, articles, reports, printed matter, and notes in both physical and digital formats relating to Casazza's career in the electric power industry. Materials in physical formats also include photographs and clippings.

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8. John Dougall Metcalfe papers, 1878-1996

   2,400 items. 7 containers plus 1 oversize. 2.8 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   United States Navy officer. Family papers, correspondence, journals, notes, writings, photographs, maps, orders, memorabilia, employment applications and résumés, and other material relating primarily to Metcalfe's naval career from 1941 to 1963.

9. Jack S. Kilby papers, 1878-2003

   34,500 items. 107 containers plus 21 oversize. 46 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Engineer and inventor. Correspondence, memoranda, patents and related material, drawings, blueprints, transparencies, photographs, subject files, speeches, writings, newspaper clippings, and printed matter relating primarily to Kilby's inventions and projects while an engineer and later a consultant for Texas Instruments. The papers also document Kilby's work as a consultant and adviser to various companies and organizations.

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10. Edison Electric Light Company records, 1879-1894

    3 items. 3 oversize containers. 0.8 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Copies of patents granted by the government of Canada to Thomas A. Edison and employees of his firm and codes for insurance underwriters in the United States to create national standards for electrical construction and operation.