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Donald G. Godfrey papers, 1924-2013
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Godfrey, Donald G.
- Title
- Donald G. Godfrey papers
- Dates
- 1924-2013 (inclusive)19242013
- Quantity
- 23.75 linear feet
- Collection Number
- ACCN 1925
- Summary
- The Donald G. Godfrey papers (1924-2013) contain correspondence, thesis proposals, dissertation abstracts, articles, surveys, organization materials, a notebook, and news clippings, mostly pertaining to the LDS Church communications systems and the Bonneville International Corporation broadcasting system. Included in the collection are materials gathered during the years of research spent in preparing Philo T. Farnsworth: The Father of Television, for University of Utah Press. Godfrey was a director for KOET Television, Ogden City Schools, Ogden, Utah, from 1966 to 1968. From 1986 to 1987 he was the corporate communications director for Phillipine Imports. He earned a master's degree from the University of Oregon in 1969 for research on the Bonneville International Corporation.
- Repository
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University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860
Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu - Access Restrictions
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Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Dr. Donald Godfrey is a journalism historian, a broadcast educator, and a professional broadcaster. He is a Past President of the national Broadcast Education Association (BEA); served as President of the National Council of Communication Associations (CCM); and a Past-Editor of the Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media. He was founding Chair for the BEA Festival of Media Arts and the BEA Research & Symposium Committees. He was Curator of the CBS-KIRO Milo Ryan Phonoarchive, a CBS Radio News World War II archive, today at the National Archive, Washington, D.C. He was also past Director and Founder of the ASU Walter Cronkite School of Journalism Doctoral Program.
He has worked in commercial radio, television, and corporate communications. He spent twelve years at KIRO-TV, Seattle, WA, in production; two years at KSVN-AM, Ogden, UT, as morning news anchor; two years at KOET-TV, Ogden, UT, as an educational programs director and noon news anchor; and, a year at KEZI- TV, Eugene, Oregon, as general assignment reporter and sports anchor. His academic professional activities include: KWCR-FM, Station Manager (Weber State University); KWAX-FM, Station Manager (University of Oregon); the design, FCC licensing, and faculty supervision of KCMU-FM (University of Washington); twenty-one years supervising student news magazine programs airing weekly on KCTS- PBS, Seattle (12 years); KUAT-PBS, Tucson (2-years); KSDL-TV, a commercial independent, St. George (2¬years); KAET-PBS, Phoenix (specials only); and Cox Cable, Phoenix (7-years). He retains professional involvement through corporate consulting.
His academic research includes refereed publications in the; Journal of Broadcasting & Electronic Media, Journalism Quarterly Journalism History American Journalism, Journal of Mass Media Ethics, the Canadian Journal of Communications, Journal of Mormon History, American Review of Canadian Studies, and Southwestern Mass Communications Journal
Dr. Godfrey has written and edited several books. He has just completed the biography of Charles Francis Jenkins: Film and Television Pioneer forthcoming from the University of Illinois Press, 2014; and Electronic Media History A Rouledge Reader, forthcoming 2014 with Susan Brinson. His other published works include: Methods of Historical Analysis in Electronic Media, LEA, 2006; Philo T Farnsworth: The Father of Television, University of Utah Press; Electronic Media, Wadsworth, (with Craft & Leigh); Historical Dictionary of American Radio, Greenwood Press, (with Leigh); An Uncommon Common Pioneer: The Journals of James Henry Martineau, 1928-1918, BYU Religious Studies Center, (with R.S. McCarty); The Diaries of Charles Ora Card: The Logan Years, 1871-1886, BYU Religious Studies, (with K. W. Godfrey); The Diaries of Charles Ora Card: The Canadian Years, 1886-1903, University of Utah Press (with B. Y. Card); Reruns on File: A Guide to Broadcast Archives, LEA; and A Directory of Broadcast Archives, Broadcast Education Association.
He has received multiple honors for his research, creative works, teaching, and service: BEA, Distinguished Education Service Award; NATAS, Silver Circle Society Inductee; MHA Best Documentary Book Award; NEH Archives Panelist; BEA Festival of Media Arts, Founder's Award; NATPE Fellow; ITVA Merit; First and Second Place BEA Production; and Choice, "Outstanding Academic Books List."
Dr. Godfrey says his greatest reward is still teaching. His undergraduate students have won awards in all major contests including the: BEA Festival (2 individual); Hearst Competition (8 individual and Best Student Newscast); SPJ (19 individual); Emmys (2 individual); MCA (2-individual); and Alfa Epsilon Rho (2-individual) awards.
Dr. Godfrey retired July 1, 2012, Professor Emeritus, after twenty-four years on the faculty of the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University and forty-two years in academia including three years at the University of Arizona and fourteen years at the University of Washington.
(This biographical note was provided by Dr. Godfrey.)
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The Donald G. Godfrey papers (1924-2013) contain correspondence, thesis proposals, dissertation abstracts, articles, surveys, organization materials, a notebook, and news clippings. Series I. of the collection pertains to the LDS Church communications systems and the Bonneville International Corporation broadcasting system. The last folder of box 2 is an addendum donated in March 2002, and contains correspondence regarding the Bonneville History Proposal.
Series II.-IV. contain materials that were gathered during the years of research spent in preparing Philo T. Farnsworth: The Father of Television, for the University of Utah Press. These materials include research that was collected from various institutions and individuals. Included are documents that Elma G. Farnsworth either gave or allowed to be photocopied by Dr. Godfrey. Please refer to box 3 to review the original inventory created by Dr. Godfrey and also a brief history of the Farnsworth-Godfrey papers.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on Use
The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.
Preferred Citation
Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
Every effort was made to retain the original order of the collection. Box 3 provides an initial inventory of Series II-IV. Any changes to box and folders was noted in this initial inventory.
This collection is organized into four series:
- Series I. Research materials, correspondence and writings
- Series II. Philo T. Farnsworth: The Father of Television manuscript materials
- Series III. The personal and professional papers of Philo T. Farnsworth, collected by Godfrey
- Series IV. General research materials regarding Philo T. Farnsworth
Acquisition Information
Donated (boxes 1-2) by Donald G. Godfrey in 2001 and 2002.
Donated (boxes 3-47) by Donald G. Godfrey in 2013.
Separated Materials
Photographs and audio-visual (A0672) materials and photographs were transferred to the Multimedia Division.
Related Materials
See also the Philo T. and Elma G. Farnsworth papers and the Guide to the Philo T. and Elma G. Farnsworth audio collection located in Special Collections.
Processing Note
Processed by Kate Kimball in 2002.
Addendum (boxes 3-47) processed by Betsey Welland in 2013.
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
I: Research materials, correspondence, and writings, 1947-1998Return to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 1 | 1 | Bonneville International Corporation, thesis proposals |
1969 |
| 1 | 2 | Bonneville thesis, correspondence |
1967-1969 |
| 1 | 3 | Religious Spot Survey, Tabernacle Choir, correspondence |
1970-1972 |
| 1 | 4 | Robert W. Donigan, prospectus thesis proposal |
1964 |
| 1 | 5 | Heber Grant Wolsey, "History of Radio Station KSL from 1922 to Television"
This is a dissertation abstract.
|
1968 |
| 1 | 6 | KIRO history
This folder contains newsletters, notes, and articles.
|
1950-1951 |
| 1 | 7 | KIRO operations manual |
1947-1968 |
| 1 | 8 | Arch L. Madsen, speeches |
1967 |
| 1 | 9 | Robert W. Donigan, bibliographic files |
1922-1968 |
| 1 | 10 | WNYW International, articles and schedule |
1968 |
| 1 | 11 | Federal Communications Commission (FCC) documents |
1969-1970 |
| 1 | 12 | Tabernacle Choir, correspondence and reports |
1969 |
| 1 | 13 | "Prelude to the Sabbath," KSL Radio listener survey |
1967 |
| 1 | 14 | Bonneville Organization materials
This folder contains a chart and a list of board of directors.
|
1968-1969 |
| 1 | 15 | Academic papers |
1970-1976 |
| 2 | 1 | LDS Church, news clippings |
1967-1982 |
| 2 | 2 | Bonneville, news clippings |
1966-1981 |
| 2 | 3 | KIRO, news clippings |
1964-1994 |
| 2 | 4 | Tabernacle Choir, news clippings |
1967-1972 |
| 2 | 5 | LDS Church finances, news clippings |
1997 |
| 2 | 6 | Rodney H. Brady, "Bonneville at Thirty: A Values-driven Company Composed of Values-driven People" |
1994 |
| 2 | 7 | Religious program reports |
1967-1969 |
| 2 | 8 | KIRO, correspondence |
1971-1980 |
| 2 | 9 | KSL, correspondence and articles |
1995-1998 |
| 2 | 10 | Bonneville, reports and programs |
1990-1995 |
| 2 | 11 | Robert W. Donigan, "An Outline History of Broadcasting in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints" |
1922-1963 |
| 2 | 12-13 | Wharton-Hale v. KSL, notebook |
1968-1969 |
| 2 | 14 | Correspondence
The materials in this folder were donated in March 2002, and concerned with the Bonneville History Proposal.
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1985-1986 |
II: Philo T. Farnsworth: The Father of Television, manuscript materialsReturn to Top
This series contains materials collected by Godfrey pertaining to the research and creation of this manuscript.
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Box | Folder | ||
| 3 | 1 | Donald Godfrey autobiography and curriculum vitae |
2013 |
| 3 | 2 | History of the Farnsworth-Godfrey papers and original inventory
The original inventory for this collection was compiled by Godfrey. The arrangement of the materials was changed to facilitate usage by researchers. Any changes to the original order were noted in this inventory.
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| 4 | 1-2 |
Philo T. Farnsworth: The Father of Television, camera-ready copy |
2001 |
| 4 | 3 | Images and materials prepared for the manuscript
This folder contains photocopies of images, including text and photographs of original materials, to be used in the manuscript Philo T. Farnsworth: The Father of Television.
|
1967-1968 |
| 4 | 4 | Manuscript review by Albert Abramson |
1998 |
| 4 | 5 | Manuscript review by Elma Farnsworth |
1998-1999 |
| 4 | 6 | Manuscript review of chapter 9 by Lynne S. Gross |
1999 |
| 4 | 7 | Manuscript review by Christopher H. Sterling |
1998-1999 |
| 4 | 8-9 | Book press releases |
2001-2003 |
| 4 | 10 | University of Utah Press, book press releases |
2001 |
| 5 | 1 | Correspondence regarding research |
1990-2006 |
| 5 | 2-3 | Research notes and correspondence |
1990-1997 |
| 5 | 4 | Correspondence regarding book release |
1999-2008 |
| 5 | 5 | Correspondence with Elma G. Farnsworth |
1993-2004 |
| 5 | 6 | Correspondence with N. W. Ayer & Partners |
1946; 1997-1998 |
| 5 | 7 | Correspondence with Stephen F. Hofer |
1939; 1997-1998 |
| 5 | 8 | Correspondence with Robert L. Hirsch |
1967; 1997 |
| 6 | 1 | Research notes from Arizona State University Archives |
1950-1991 |
| 6 | 2 | Research notes from Christopher H. Sterling's Library |
1994-1995 |
| 6 | 3 | Research notes and materials from San Francisco Public Library |
1931-1997 |
| 6 | 4 | Research notes and materials from Sarnoff Corporation |
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| 6 | 5-7 | Research notes from University of Utah Archives |
1996; 1999 |
| 6 | 8 | Research notes |
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| 6 | 9 | A. M. Farnsworth research materials |
1999-2000 |
| 6 | 10 | Farnsworth family source materials |
1947; 1988; 1990-1991 |
| 6 | 11 | Internet sources |
1996; 1999-2000 |
| 6 | 12 |
"The Farnsworth Chronicles,"
internet source |
1995-1996 |
Articles and presentations by Godfrey about Philo T. and Elma G. Farnsworth |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 7 | 1 | "The Birth of Television: A Story of Philo T. Farnsworth" |
2003 |
| 7 | 2 | "First a Light...A Triangle..Then a $ Sign" |
2004 |
| 7 | 3 | "Idaho Roots: Pioneering Television's Invention" |
2003 |
| 7 | 4 | "It Started as Smellovision" |
2002 |
| 7 | 5 | Donald G. Godfrey and Alf Pratte, "Elma 'Pem' Gardner Farnsworth: The Pioneering of Television" |
1979; 1994; 1996 |
| 7 | 6 | "Engineering in Fort Wayne: From Capehart to Farnsworth to ITT" |
1994 |
| 7 | 7 | "Pem Farnsworth: The First Woman of Television," BEA presentation materials |
1999 |
| 7 | 8 | Donald G. Godfrey and Norm Tarbox, "Philo T. Farnsworth -- The Father of Television: A Story of Genius and Tragedy" |
1990 |
III: The personal and professional papers of Philo T. Farnsworth, collected by GodfreyReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
|---|---|---|---|
Philo T. Farnsworth personal and family papers |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 8 | 1-2 | Philo T. Farnsworth correspondence
These folders contain original and photocopied correspondence.
|
1927-1979 |
| 8 | 3 | Elma G. Farnsworth correspondence
This folder contains original and photocopied correspondence.
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1932-1991 |
| 8 | 4 | Correspondence from Lincoln B. Farnsworth
This folder contains photocopies of original documents.
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1961-1964 |
| 8 | 5 | Farnsworth family correspondence
This folder contains photocopies of original documents.
|
1926-1970 |
| 8 | 6 | Correspondence to Philo T. Farnsworth requesting assistance |
1950-1961 |
| 8 | 7 | Correspondence and materials about the Gary Moore Show, "I Got a Secret" |
1957 |
| 8 | 8 | Correspondence and materials regarding Philo T. Farnsworth's health
This folder contains photocopies of original documents.
|
1958-1969 |
| 8 | 9 | General correspondence
This folder contains photocopies of original documents except for one original letter.
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1943-1969 |
| 9 | 1 | Record and inventory notebook
This folder contains a photocopy and consists of notes on the following subjects: Procedures in case of Atomic Attack; Vital Supplies, How we can contribute to the Community; TV Camera for use to view Telescopically; Fusion via the Poissor; Lab Operation; Household Inventory; PFT' s Talk Before AWE, March 9, 1961; This is the way we spend our evening these days (authored by E.G. Farnsworth).
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circa 1960s |
| 9 | 2 | Philo T. Farnsworth's dictation to Elma G. Farnsworth concerning the nature of God |
1966 |
| 9 | 3 | Philo T. Farnsworth autobiographical materials
This folder contains photocopies and some original documents. The notes are regarding the following subjects: Handwritten description of Farnsworth's parents as dictated to E.G. Farnsworth by Philo T. Farnsworth; Typewritten autobiographical account of Elma Gardner's meeting Philo Farnsworth; Steno book, hand written notes on: Biography for Rigby, and death of Donald Lippincott. Also included are photocopies of classification notice cards; Outline of the Life of Philo Taylor Farnsworth; Who Was Philo Taylor Farnsworth?; and a marketing brochure for Sons of Brigham, by T.E. Pardoe, a book about Brigham Young University graduates (original).
|
1945; 1958; undated |
| 9 | 4 | Chronological information about Philo T. Farnsworth
This folder contains photocopies and original materials of notes on the following subjects: A chronology of a listing of events in Farnsworth's life from 1929 to 1953 (document incomplete and years prior to 1929 missing); a list of early Farnsworth Television workers; Philo T. Farnsworth patents pending as of 1967; Philo T. Farnsworth most basic patents used in modern television receivers; Dates in the Life of Philo T. Farnsworth, listing of school grades from first through ninth grades with handwritten notes at bottom, May 1968 (handwritten date along with note "dictated to E.O.F. by P.T.F."); handwritten notes regarding Farnsworth patents and licenses; handwritten list of events in Farnsworth's life from years 1929, 1936, 1937, and from years 1928- 1966 (with gaps in years) by E.G. Farnsworth; and a handwritten list of Farnsworth references.
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undated |
| 9 | 5 | Philo T. Farnsworth career information
This folder contains photocopies and original materials of notes on the following subjects: Junior Radio-Trician certificate No. 102 issued to Farnsworth by National Radio Institute, dated January 4, 1924; Certified Radio-Trician certificate No. 638 issued to Farnsworth by National Radio Institute, dated March 3, 1925; listings of career data for Farnsworth, including employment, scientific society memberships and honors, employment, foreign countries visited, organization memberships, family members and references; portrait of Farnsworth; and a list of Philo T. Farnsworth's most basic patents used in modern television receivers.
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1924-1925; undated |
| 9 | 6 | Philo T. Farnsworth funeral, remarks by Richard L. Evans |
1971; 1997 |
| 9 | 7 | Family history of Laura Farnsworth-Player
Laura Farnsworth-Player was Philo T. Farnsworth sister.
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| 9 | 8 | Frank J. Somers and Lincoln B. Farnsworth, "Television" |
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| 9 | 9 | Poems by Donald K. Lippincott |
1949 |
| 9 | 10 | Farnsworth Wood Products, Inc. materials |
1943; 1951 |
| 9 | 11 | Notes regarding Indian Creek name change to Manderfield |
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| 9 | 12 |
et al, the newsletter of Pemberly Kent Publishers, Inc. |
1988-1990 |
| 9 | 13 | E. B. Moore Company, promotional materials
This folder also contains a booklet by Ed Ainsworth titled, Five Acres of Heaven: The Story of the Great American Desert.
|
1955 |
| 9 | 14 | General notes and materials
This folder contains photocopies of original documents.
|
1950-1959 |
| 10 | 1 | Account books
This folder contains photocopies of the family accounting book and family expense records.
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1960-1980 |
| 10 | 2 | Financial and tax materials |
1939-1978 |
| 10 | 3-4 | Tax returns |
1964-1967 |
Property and real estate |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 11 | 1 | Personal property list
This list details the items moved from Fort Wayne to Salt Lake.
|
1967 |
| 11 | 2 | Fryeburg, Maine property
This folder contains original documents and some photocopies.
|
1939; 1960-1982 |
| 11 | 3 | Real estate materials
This folder contains photocopies of documents.
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1948; 1960-1969 |
Elma "Pem" Gardner Farnsworth materials |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 12 | 1 | Personal materials
This folder contains photocopies of documents. Included is a photocopy of a handwritten note titled, "Testimony: for B. of Mormon."
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1949; 1952; 1972 |
| 12 | 2 |
Distant Vision, manuscript drafts and notes
This folder contains photocopies of documents.
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1981; 1990 |
| 12 | 3 | Proclamation by Bonneville International Corporation conferring title of "Mother of the Year," to Elma G. Farnsworth
This folder contains a photocopy of the original document.
|
1979 |
| 12 | 4 | Obituary |
2006 |
| 12 | 5 | "Letter to the Editor," correspondence and materials from Elma Farnsworth to Broadcasting Magazine
|
1992 |
| 12 | 6 | Articles
This folder contains the following articles: "Philo Farnsworth, Inventor," by E.G. Farnsworth from Video Eighties Magazine and "Voices, Mrs. Philo T. Farnsworth: On a Potato Field and the Farm Boy Inventor of Television," from People Weekly Extra, Television's 50 Anniversary Issue.
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1983; 1989 |
Philo T. Farnsworth, honors and dedications |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 13 | 1 | 50th Anniversary of Television |
1977 |
| 13 | 2 | Commemorative stamp |
1979-1983 |
| 13 | 3 | Dedication of the Green Street Laboratory as a California historic landmark |
1980-1981 |
| 13 | 4 | National Inventors Hall of Fame
This folder includes materials regarding the Utah Broadcasters Hall of Fame and also California Inventors Hall of Fame.
|
1980-1984 |
| 13 | 5 | Commemorative booklet on the dedication of the statue of Philo T. Farnsworth, presented by the State of Utah, in the rotunda at the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. |
1990 |
| 13 | 6 | Emmy Awards, Board of Governors Award to Philo T. Farnsworth |
1978 |
| 13 | 7 | Who's Who in Transportation and Communication
This folder contains photocopies of the press proof.
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1942 |
| 13 | 8 | Farnsworth commemorative projects update |
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| 14 | 1-3 | Philo T.Farnsworth Foundation
These folders contain photocopied and original materials from and about the Foundation including articles of incorporation, bylaws, articles, and advertisements.
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1919-1997 |
| 14 | 4 | Philo T.Farnsworth Scholarship Fund
These folders contain photocopied and original materials.
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1999-2002; 2012 |
B: Philo T. Farnsworth research papers |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 15 | 1 | Log book
This folder contains a photocopy of the original log book.
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1929-1930 |
| 15 | 2-3 | Notebooks
Folder 2 contains an original notebook with research annotations and diagrams. Folder 3 consists of photocopies of three notebooks that contain notes on submicroscopic morphology of protoplasm, budget listings from 1966, letter to Vernal Sorenson from 1956; notes on biography of Farnsworth along with other general notes; notes on Farnsworth patents along with other general notes.
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1956; 1959; 1966 |
| 15 | 4-7 | Research materials and notes
Folder 7 contains numerous research notes, including notes on fusion, missiles, and rewrites on nuclear fusion.
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1949-1966 |
Philo T. Farnsworth patent materials |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 16 | 1 | Patent notebook
Engineering record book number 5033, issued to P. T. Farnsworth by the Patent Department, Farnsworth Electronics Company. Also included in the notebook are some handwritten notes on "An Improvement in Shadow Wash Color Tubes" and on other experiments.
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1955-1962 |
| 16 | 2 | List of patents |
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| 16 | 3 | Process for drying lumber
Includes correspondence and comments about the patent.
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1966-1967 |
| 16 | 4 | Patent information
This folder consists of photocopies of documents.
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1933-1978 |
| 16 | 5 | General patent and product information |
1931; 1980; undated |
| 16 | 6 | Schematic diagram of television with components |
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Patent materials by others |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 17 | 1-2 | Dr. Nikola Tesla, Complete Patents, Volumes I and II, Compiled by John T. Ratzlaff |
1979 |
| 17 | 3 | Vladimir K. Zworykin patent materials
This folder also includes a brief for V.K. Zworykin versus Farnsworth (photocopy) and a booklet regarding the testimonial dinner and seminar in honor of Vladimir K. Zworykin.
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1928-1955 |
| 17 | 4-5 | Patent references requested by Farnsworth |
1934-1959 |
Articles by Philo T. Farnsworth |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 18 | 1 | "Conflicts between Quantum Mechanics and Relativity" |
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| 18 | 2 | "An Electrical Scanning System for Television" |
1930 |
| 18 | 3 | "The Future of Television"
This folder also includes a news clipping; handwritten notes; Farnsworth's text of response, Central Lions Club testimonial luncheon; and an article written by Farnsworth titled, "Television and the American Home," including a letter from R. Frost.
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1948-1957 |
| 18 | 4 | "Nuclear Fusion Utilizing Ionic Confinement Within a Spherical Electrostatic Field" |
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| 18 | 5 | "Peace-Time Uses of Fusion Energy - As I See It" |
1965 |
| 18 | 6 | "Television by Electron Image Scanning" |
1934 |
| 18 | 7 | Article on fallout shelters |
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| 18 | 8 | Commencement address at Indiana Technical College |
1951 |
| 18 | 9 | Philo T. Farnsworth and F. R. Furth, "Controlled Nuclear Fusion Using Inertial Gas Confinement" |
1966 |
| 18 | 10 | Philo T. Farnsworth and Harry R. Lubcke, "The Transmission of Television Images" |
1930 |
| 18 | 10 | "Advanced Concepts"
Uncertain whether this article was written by Farnsworth.
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Subject files |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 19 | 1 | Blueprints |
1939-1969 |
| 19 | 2 | Cross section data, notes and graphs |
1955-1956 |
| 19 | 3 | Fusion-spherical geometry
This folder contains several blueprints, memoranda, and reports. For an item level listing of all the articles available in these boxes, please refer to the original inventory located in box 3.
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| 19 | 4 | Fusion notes |
circa 1955-1960 |
| 19 | 5 | Schmidt optical system |
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| 19 | 6 | Silver casting and fusion
This folder includes notes, memoranda, blueprints, and ITT research reports by H. Salinger.
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1957-1964 |
| 19 | 7 | Tubes, notes |
1957 |
| 19 | 8 | Varian pump gage |
1963-1964 |
Research articles by others |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 20 | 1 | Dean Davis, "Iatron Storage Tube Characteristics" |
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| 20 | 2 | Tom Dolan, "A Study of Inertial Confinement" |
1967 |
| 20 | 3 | Eugene Goddess, "Color Standardization of Television Screens" |
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| 20 | 4 | H.H. Goldsmith, H.W. Ibser, B.T. Feld, "Neutron Cross Sections of the Elements" |
1948 |
| 20 | 5 | Rudolph C. Hwa and L Goldstein, "Electron Interactions in Gaseous Discharge Plasmas and Their Effect on Cyclotron Resonance" |
1957 |
| 20 | 6 | John T. Ratzlaff and Fred A. Jost, "Dr. Nikola Tesla" |
1979 |
| 20 | 7 | Albert A. Schreck, "Lithium: A Materials Survey" |
1961 |
| 20 | 8 | "Prospects for Economic Nuclear Power," Conference Board Reports, National Industrial Conference Board Inc. |
1957 |
| 20 | 9 | "Inertial Confinement within a Spherical Field: A Nonthermonuclear Process"
An author is not listed for this article.
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1960 |
| 21-22 | Research articles by others
For an item level listing of all the articles available in these boxes, please refer to the original inventory located in box 3.
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1934-1974 | |
Radio Corporation of America (RCA) research reports and general materials |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 23 | 1 | Stock Number 153, "Test Oscillator," and Stock Number 154, "Beat-Frequency Oscillator" |
undated; 1938 |
| 23 | 2 | Symposium on RCA Developmental Large-Picture Tricolor Kinescope, Princeton, New Jersey |
1954 |
| 23 | 3 | Industry Service Laboratory, research reports
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1957 |
| 23 | 4 | Industry Service Laboratory, research reports
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1957 |
| 23 | 5 | Industry Service Laboratory, research reports
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1957 |
| 23 | 6 | Industry Service Laboratory, research reports
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1957 |
| 23 | 7 | Industry Service Laboratory, research reports
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1957 |
| 23 | 8 | Radiogram forms |
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Radio Manufacturers Association |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 24 | 1 | General materials
This folder contains standards proposals, news bulletins, correspondence, and research reports.
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1940-1942 |
| 24 | 2-3 | Radio Patent Service
These folders contain reports about patents issued.
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1940; 1944 |
Philo T. Farnsworth professional papers |
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International Telephone and Telegraph Corporation (IT&T) materials |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 25 | 1 | Proposal for Philo T. Farnsworth Laboratory |
1962 |
| 25 | 2 | H. W. Salinger, correspondence and research materials |
1956-1959 |
| 25 | 3 | Correspondence |
1957-1964 |
| 25 | 4-6 | In-house memoranda |
1950-1968 |
| 25 | 7 | Organizational charts and announcement |
1949; 1957 |
| 25 | 8 | Stockholders and financial materials |
1950-1968 |
| 25 | 9 | Annual report |
1967 |
| 25 | 10 | Insurance policy for Philo T. Farnsworth |
1959 |
| 25 | 11 | Travel materials |
1958; 1964 |
| 25 | 12 | Equipment lists |
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| 26 | 1 | A.A. Ahmed, "A Theoretical Study of the 'Electrodynamic Lens', Using An Electric Discharge Device, To Establish Space Charge Fields of Spherical Symmetry For Producing Nuclear Reactions, Invented by Dr. P.T. Farnsworth, Assisted by Admr. F.R. Furth, Dr. H. Salinger and the Farnsworth Research Group" |
1966 |
| 26 | 2 | R.V. Annable, K.L. DeBrosse, H.A. Leiter, and W.H. Wallschlaeger, ">Infrared and the Nimbus High Resolution Radiometer" |
1964 |
| 26 | 3 | F. H. Brady calculations and notes on fusion |
1957 |
| 26 | 4 | Research memoranda and reports
This folder includes the following system confidential research memoranda and reports:
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1961-1965 |
| 26 | 5 | University research proposals and consultation agreements |
1967-1968 |
| 26 | 6 | University research papers
This folder includes a presentation before the American Institute of Electrical Engineers by Warren S. McCullock, "The Brain as a Computing Machine"
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1949; 1966-1967 |
| 26 | 7 | Color television conference |
1966 |
| 26 | 8 | Special purpose and storage image tubes brochures |
1968 |
| 26 | 9 | General research reports
Includes draft reports by A. A. Ahmed titled, "Scattering - Ion," "A Note on the Method of Inertial Confinement of Plasma Particles for Fusion Reactions," and "A Note on Ion-Scattering Its Significance on Fusion Reactions."
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1964-1968 |
| 26 | 10 | Patent request for direct conversion of electricity and for a universal calendar by Earl C. Sherry, Jr. |
1962 |
| 26 | 11 | General research notes
This folder includes hand drawings of the basic elements of ion gun, coplanar spherical field, notes with mathematical formulas, note with graphs of Tungsten with reference to Dyke and Dolan.
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1961 |
| 27 | 1 | Press releases |
1959; 1964; 1967 |
| 27 | 2 | Newsletters
This folder contains the following newsletters: FTR News, International Review and In the News.
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1956; 1957; 1959 |
| 27 | 3 | In-house public relations newsletters |
1956-1959 |
| 27 | 4 | Brochures
Includes brochures regarding products such as the ITTL Narban System and the Solid State Multiplexer Model TMX841.
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| 27 | 5 | Technical Library Bulletin |
1959 |
| 27 | 6 | Radio-Electronics-Television Manufacturers Association (RETMA), Weekly Report to the Electronics Industry |
1957 |
| 27 | 7 | Agenda for meeting of IT&T Technical Committee on Atomic Energy |
1956 |
| 27 | 8 | Fort Wayne, Indiana, brochure and book |
1947; 1988 |
Farnsworth Electronics Company |
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| 28 | 1 | Color television and D. Gabor |
1954-1955 |
| 28 | 2 | Management development program |
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| 28 | 3 | Engineering Report No. 108, "Heat Distortion Temperatures of Various Epoxy Resin and Hardener Systems" |
1957 |
| 28 | 4 | Vacation schedule bulletin notice |
1957 |
| 28 | 5 | Luncheon materials |
1957 |
| 28 | 6 | Brochures
This folder contains brochures regarding the history, equipment, research, development, design, and product information concerning Farnsworth Electronics Company.
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| 28 | 7 |
Farnsworth News
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1956-1957 |
| 28 | 8 | Technical Library Bulletin, list of new books |
1958 |
| 28 | 9 | Dupont mylar product materials |
1958; 1961 |
| 28 | 10 | Dobeckmun Company, Division of Dow Chemical Company, product materials |
1960 |
| 28 | 11 | Organizational flowchart |
1955 |
Philo T. Farnsworth & Associates |
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| 29 | 1 | Correspondence |
1969-1971 |
| 29 | 2 | Financial records
This folder includes financial statements, invoices, disbursement journal, wage and tax statement, and several blank forms.
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1968-1971 |
| 29 | 3 | Description of Philo T. Farnsworth & Associates and present status and prospectuses |
1969 |
| 29 | 4 | Insurance policies |
1969 |
| 29 | 5 | Notes |
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Farnsworth Television & Radio Corporation |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 30 | 1 | Daily notes by H. Salinger
This folder contains photocopies of documents. Salinger was an engineer at Farnsworth Television, Inc. and these notes contain information regarding multipactor tubes.
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1936-1939 |
| 30 | 2 | Board of Directors and stockholders materials |
1935-1949 |
| 30 | 3 | Personal stock materials
Includes correspondence.
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1939; 1951 |
| 30 | 4 | Financial statements |
1939; 1947; 1948 |
| 30 | 5 | Financial and administrative materials |
1944-1949 |
| 30 | 6 | Inventory of assets
This folder contains a photocopy.
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1939 |
| 30 | 7 | Mobile television equipment |
1939-1940 |
| 30 | 8 | Barnet Joseph and Max Fleshin v. Farnsworth Radio & Television Corporation, et al. |
1949; 1951 |
| 30 | 9 | Robert W. Kenny v. Farnsworth Television & Radio Corporation |
1949 |
| 30 | 10 | Engineering Bulletin, Number 1, "Image Dissector" |
1940 |
Capehart-Farnsworth Company |
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| 31 | 1 | Financial and operating statement |
1949 |
| 31 | 2 | Administrative and financial materials |
1948-1954 |
| 31 | 3 | Brochures and advertisements |
1939-1954 |
| Box | Folder | ||
| 32 | 1-2 | Crocker Research Laboratory
These folders contain an original checkbook and photocopied materials.
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1926-1930; circa 1977 |
| 32 | 3 | Electronic Tube Company
This folder contains a letter from E.D. Gray to L.B. Farnsworth regarding letter sent to stockholders, signed letter by Carl W. Farnsworth authorizing P.T. Farnsworth to be proxy for voting, and a notice of special meeting of stockholders.
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1936-1937; 1947 |
George Everson materials
This box contains photocopies of documents.
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| 33 | 1-2 | Correspondence |
1924-1978 |
| 33 | 3 | "Adventures in Television - The Story of Farnsworth" |
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| 33 | 4 | Television Laboratories Ltd. shares of stock sold by Everson |
1931 |
| 33 | 5 | Recruiting schedule at colleges and universities and a list of guests at a party for University of California faculty |
1955-1957 |
| 33 | 6 | Obituary |
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Robert L. Hirsch materials |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 34 | 1 | Correspondence and memoranda
These folders consist of photocopies.
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1924-1978 |
| 34 | 2 | Research materials
This folder contains the following items:
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1967 |
| 34 | 3 | "Experimental Investigations of the Mark II Fusion Tube"
This folder also contains diagrams and research notes.
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1964 |
| 34 | 4 | "Selected Topics in the Inertial Confinement of Ionized Gases," IT&T, Farnsworth Research Corporation |
1967 |
| 34 | 5 | Robert L. Hirsch and F. R. Furth, "State-of-the-Art of Inertial-Electrostatic Containment," IT&T, Farnsworth Research Corporation |
1967 |
| 34 | 6 | Robert L. Hirsch and Ned S. Rasor, electrostatic containment research materials |
1967 |
| 34 | 7 | General materials
This folder contains the following items:
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1967-1968 |
IV: General research materials regarding Philo T. FarnsworthReturn to Top
| Container(s) | Description | Dates | |
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Oral history research |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 35 | 1 | Oral History Interview with Elma G. Farnsworth ("Pem") (Wife of Inventor Philo T. Farnsworth II) and Philo T. Farnsworth III (Son of Philo T. Farnsworth II), by Steven C. Runyon
This interview was recorded at KUSF, University of San Francisco.
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1981 |
| 35 | 2 | Oral history interview of Nathan C. Clark by Richard Searle
This folder also contains excerpts from Bernice H. May oral history interview with references to Farnsworth and a letter from Ann Lage to Godfrey.
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1976-1977; 1997 |
| 35 | 3 | Harry R. Lubke oral history interview by Steven C. Runyon
This folder includes a note from Runyon to Godfrey.
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1974; 1995 |
| 35 | 4 |
RCA oral history collection
This oral history collection is available on the internet and includes oral histories of Vladimir Zworykin, Paul K. Weimer, Dr. Jan Rajchman, Dr. Charles W. Mueller, Humboldt W. Leverenz, Harold B. Law, James Hillier, and Irving Wolff.
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1975 |
| 35 | 5 | Notes regarding oral history research |
1993; 1996-1997 |
Materials copied from research institutions
Photocopy requests of the materials in this subseries is not allowed.
The following subseries consist of photocopied materials from various research institutions and are not the originals. Please contact individual institutions about photocopies.
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| 36-37 | Gene Meek materials
The originals are located at Arizona State University in the Gene A. Meeks-Philo T. Farnsworth papers, 1929-1974 (bulk 1961-1974).
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1929-1974 | |
Research materials, A-W |
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 38 | 1 | Allen County Public Library, clipping files, "Fort Wayne Industries - F" |
1939-1958 |
| 38 | 2 |
Allen County Fort Wayne Historical Society, Capehart-Farnsworth collection materials |
1930-1950 |
| 38 | 3 | Bettmann photograph collection materials |
1929-1940; 1996 |
| 38 | 4 | Brigham Young University, Rosel H. Hyde collection materials |
1929-1938; 1992 |
| 38 | 5 |
California Historical Radio Society, Telegraph Hill materials
Bart Lee, "The Radio History of Telegraph Hill," Journal of the California Historical Radio Society 20:2 (August 1996)
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1996-1997 |
| 38 | 6 |
California State Archives, Farnsworth Television, Incorporated records materials |
1929-1939 |
| 38 | 7 | 1930-1990; 1997 | |
| 38 | 8 | General LDS Church files
This folder includes correspondence.
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1935-2008 |
| 38 | 9 | 1983; undated | |
| 38 | 10 | Federal Communications Commission, Farnsworth Television & Radio Corporation and WGL-AM records materials |
1944-1949; 1997 |
| 39 | 1 | Fort Wayne Library, IT&T research materials |
1936-1997 |
| 39 | 2-3 | The Free Library of Philadelphia, clippings materials |
1934-1996 |
| 39 | 4-5 |
Indiana State Archives, Capehart Corporation records |
1929-1950 |
| 39 | 6 |
Indiana State Archives, Farnsworth Inc. records |
1966-1969; 1997 |
| 40 | 1 | Library of Congress, research notes |
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| 40 | 2 | Marion Public Library, Indiana plants research |
1995 |
| 40 | 3 |
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, John Paul Wolknowicz, The Philco Corporation: Historical Review and Strategic Analysis, 1892-1961
Master of Science thesis.
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1981 |
| 40 | 4 |
National Archives materials |
1936-1951 |
| 40 | 5 |
National Archives, Farnsworth Television & Radio Corporation: Station WGL materials |
1937-1949; 1997 |
| 40 | 6 |
National Museum of American History, electrical collections and George H. Clark collection materials |
1927-1987 |
| 40 | 7 |
The New York Times, news clippings |
1934-1967 |
| 40 | 8 |
The New York Times, stock reports for Farnsworth Television & Radio |
1943-1949 |
| 41 | 1 |
Pennsylvania State Records, Farnsworth Television Incorporated materials |
1933; 1935 |
| 41 | 2 | The Philadelphia Inquirer Library, news clippings |
1938-1996 |
| 41 | 3 |
State of Delaware, Farnsworth Television & Radio Distribution Corporation materials |
1942-1950; 1997 |
| 41 | 4 |
State of Maine, Farnsworth Wood Products |
1943; 1997 |
| 41 | 5 |
University of California, Bancroft Library, Lippincott papers, research notes |
1995 |
| 41 | 6 | University of Utah, Arch Madsen papers |
1935-1971 |
| 41 | 7-8 | 1932-1939; 1992-1993 | |
| 41 | 9 |
Wells Fargo History Museum and J. B. McGargar materials |
1928; 1992-1997 |
| 42 | Securities & Exchange Commission reports (from the National Archives) |
1939-1943 | |
Articles and materials about Philo T. Farnsworth by others |
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| 43 | 1 | Stephen F. Hofer, Philo Farnsworth: The Quiet Contributor to Television
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1977 |
| 43 | 2 | Stephen F. Hofer, "Philo Farnsworth: Television's Pioneer" |
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| 43 | 3 | Francis Jones, "The Invention of Television" |
1970 |
| 43 | 4 | James E. O'Neal, "A Tale of Two Camera Tubes" |
2008 |
| 43 | 5 | William N. Parker, "Early Philadelphia Television" |
1986 |
| 43 | 6 | Paul Schatzkin, The Boy Who Invented Television
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2002 |
| 43 | 7 | Paul Schatzkin and Bob Kiger, Stars in a Jar: The Next Great Moment in Television Was Its First and video production materials |
1975-1980 |
| 43 | 8 | Paul Schatzkin and Bob Kiger, "Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Electronic Television: The Story of Philo Farnsworth" |
1977 |
| 43 | 9 | Dennis Smith, "Reflections on the Tube: Part III" |
1989 |
| 43 | 10 | Aaron Sorkin, The Farnsworth Invention
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2007-2008 |
| 43 | 11 | Cas Treleaven, "National Recognition - Philo T. Farnsworth: Inventor of the Television" |
1990; undated |
| 44 | General articles about Philo T. Farnsworth
For an item level listing of all the articles available in these boxes, please refer to the original inventory located in box 3.
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1927-2002 | |
News clippings about and collected by Philo T. Farnsworth
The news clippings located in box 45, folders 5-12 were collected by Farnsworth and have maintained the original titles.
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| Box | Folder | ||
| 45 | 1-4 | News clippings
The news clippings in these folders are about Philo Farnsworth.
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1927-2006 |
| 45 | 5 | Friends |
1953-1976 |
| 45 | 6 | UFOs |
1966 |
| 45 | 7 | Cancer |
1954-1999 |
| 45 | 8 | Victor Cohn, "Your Fantastic Future" articles |
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| 45 | 9 | Medical |
1962; 1965 |
| 45 | 10 | Earthquake periodicity |
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| 45 | 11 | Crocker Laboratory |
1929-1931 |
| 45 | 12 | Farnsworth and IT&T |
1948-1961 |
| 46-47 | News clippings scrapbooks |
1929-1930 | |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Radio broadcasting--Utah--History--Sources
- Television broadcasting--Utah--History--Sources
- Television--History
Personal Names
- Farnsworth, Elma G., 1908-2006
- Farnsworth, Philo Taylor, 1906-1971
- Godfrey, Donald G.--Archives
Corporate Names
- Bonneville International Corporation
Geographical Names
- Zuni River (N.M. and Ariz.)
Form or Genre Terms
- Articles
- Clippings
- Correspondence
- Notebooks
Finding aid created by Kate Kimball and Betsey Welland
2013 (last modified: 2019)
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