Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | Melville Eastham papers, 1908-1973 |
|---|---|
| Span Dates | 1908-1973 |
| Bulk Dates | (bulk 1930-1964) |
| ID No. | MSS52381 |
| Creator | Eastham, Melville, 1885-1964 |
| Extent | 5,800 items |
| Extent | 32 containers |
| Extent | 12.8 linear feet |
| Language | Collection material in English |
| Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
| Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms011211 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm82052381 |
| Summary | Radio engineer and manufacturer. Correspondence, diaries, blueprints, sketches, plans, notebooks, company files, photographs, reports, clippings, and printed matter largely related to Eastham’s career as a radio engineer and as head of the General Radio Company, but also to his avocation of collecting early maps and atlases. |