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Finding aid written in English. Finding aid based on DACS (Describing Archives: A Content Standard). University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections 1240 Reynolds, Milton, 1892-1976 Milton Reynolds papers between 1936 and 1987? approximately 20 cubic feet (38 boxes and 1 vertical file) 18 reels of film, 2 videotapes (VHS), 5 phonograph discs and one sound cassette Collection materials are in English. Businessman, explorer who is best known for first mass producing the ball point pen

Milton Reynolds (born Milton Reinsberg in Albert Lea, Minnesota, 1892) was from an early period in his life involved in a series of successful business ventures. He is best known for first mass producing the ball point pen in 1945.

Arranged in four accessions: Accession no. 1240-001, Milton Reynolds papers, 1937-1969 Accession no. 1240-002, Milton Reynolds audio materials and clipping, undated Accession no. 1240-004, Milton Reynolds clipping, 1983 Accession no. 1240-005, Milton Reynolds papers, circa 1936-1987

Consult the scope and content information for each of the accessions list below.

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Creator's literary rights not transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Reynolds, Milton--Archives Levi, Julian, 1874-1971 Bennahum, Theodore Lamb, Franklin Maharaja of Bundi Nixon, Richard M. (Richard Milhous), 1913-1994 Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969 Reynolds International Pen Co Reynolds Printasign Co Ball-point pens xHistory Personal Papers/Corporate Records (University of Washington) Businesses and Corporations Photographs Scrapbooks

Accession No. 1240-001: Milton Reynolds papers, 1937-1969 circa 18 cubic feet (36 boxes, 4 phonograph discs, 18 film reels and 2 VHS videotapes)

Arrangement: Arranged in ten series: Biographical features Correspondence Audiovisual materials Clippings Scrapbooks Magazines Ephemera Memorabilia Miscellany Subject series

Scope and Content: Photographs, films, phonograph records, clippings, scrapbooks, correspondence, biographical and other materials. Subject series include: Olympics, model homes, parties, royal garden party, 75th birthday, Syntex, aviation, Bundi, charities, church plot, circumnaviation, station wagon, golf, inauguration, land, club activities, business and finance, Chase Bank--Paris, patents, Chateau de Mesnil--St. Denis, China expedition, Iran and oil, the pen, and Printasign.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users

Some material stored offsite; advance notice required for use.

Acquisition Info: Source: Milton Reynolds, November 1966, September 1969, March 1976, January 1986

Processing Info: The accession 1240-001 is a merger of 0656-001, 0657-001, 1204-001 and 1240-003.

Biographical features 1/1 1240-001 My pen in handby Arnold Drake 1/2-16 1240-001 The lucky millionaireby Gordon Schendel 2/1-13 1240-001 The lucky millionarieby Gordon Schendel, continued Correspondence

General Notes: See also Subject Series and Scrapbooks for further correspondence.

General correspondence

Arrangement: Arranged alphabetically.

3/1-3 1240-001 Allen, Charles 1951-1967, undated 66 items 3/4 1240-001 Arnett, Martha 1963-1967 10 items 3/5-7 1240-001 A-C miscellaneous 1944, 1969, undated 85 items 3/8 1240-001 Drake, Arnold 1961-1964, undated 4 items 3/9 1240-001 D miscellaneous 1955, 1967 8 items 3/10 1240-001 Eisenhower, Dwight David 1955 1 item 3/11-12 1240-001 E-F miscellaneous 1945, 1967 19 items 3/13 1240-001 Gerlach, Norman H. 1962-1969, undated 34 items 3/14-15 1240-001 Goldblat Brothers 1960-1963 28 items 3/16 1240-001 G miscellaneous 1947-1967 16 items 3/17 1240-001 Hammer, Armond 1962-1966, undated 6 items 3/18-20 1240-001 H-K miscellaneous 1947-1969 61 items 3/21 1240-001 Lamb, Franklin 1947-1948, 1965-1966 9 items 3/22 1240-001 LeMay, Curtis E. 1959-1963 5 items 3/23 1240-001 L miscellaneous 1947, 1969, undated no item count 3/24-4/1 1240-001 Metcalf, Gordon M. and Marrien (et al) 1958-1969, undated 104 items 4/2 1240-001 M miscellaneous no dates given 31 items 4/3 1240-001 Nixon, Richard M. and Patricia 1954-1959, 1967, undated 3 items 4/4 1240-001 N-O miscellaneous 1947, 1967, undated 6 items 4/5 1240-001 Padilla-Nervo, Luis 1945, 1963-1966 8 items 4/6 1240-001 Pizitz, Mickey and Bud 1961-1963, undated 6 items 4/7 1240-001 P miscellaneous 1947, 1966, undated 12 items 4/8 1240-001 Reynolds, Fred 1962, 1965-1967 11 items 4/9 1240-001 Reynolds, James M. 1960-1969 23 items 4/10-12 1240-001 Richardson, Frank (Cox Brothers, Limited) 1958-1967, undated 28 items 4/13-15 1240-001 Ronstadt, Alfred 1951-1966 52 items 4/16 1240-001 Rosenberg, Robert L. 1966-1969 27 items 4/17-21 1240-001 Q-W miscellaneous 1947, 1969, undated 113 items 4/22 1240-001 Zubista, Rafael 1958-1959, undated 32 items 4/23 1240-001 Y and Z miscellaneous 1947-1969, undated 10 items 5/1 1240-001 Unidentified 1965-1969 31 items 5/2 1240-001 Outgoing letters 1947, 1957-1969, undated 54 items

General Notes: See also Scrapbooks series for outgoing letters.

Invitations

General Notes: See also Scrapbooks series for invitations.

5/3-4 1240-001 Diplomatic undated circa 100 items 5/5-6 1240-001 Non-diplomatic undated circa 100 items Audiovisual materials Audiotapes and records 6 1240-001 Miscellaneous audio tapes and dicatphone discs 23 items Disc box 2 1240-001 "Pen Spot Announcements" 1 phonograph disc Disc box 2 1240-001 "Christmas Message" 1 phonograph disc Disc box 2 1240-001 "Reynolds Pen Co. Tries to get a Radio Program" 1 phonograph disc Disc box 2 1240-001 "Reynolds in Paris" 1 phonograph disc Films

General Notes: A selection of these films have been transferred to videotape (VHS).

Around the World Record Flight in Reynolds Bombshell 1 reel : 16 mm undated Bundi and Big Game 1 reel : 16 mm undated China Expedition, unnumbered 1 reel : 16 mm undated China Expedition, reel 4 1 reel : 16 mm circa 1947 China Expedition, reels 6-9 4 reels : 16 mm circa 1947

General Notes: Transferred to videotape (VHS 56).

Flying Round World Commercial 1 reel : 16 mm undated

Physical/Technical Access: damaged

Milton Reynolds Day, Albert Lea, Minnesota 1 reel : 16 mm circa 1947

Scope and Content: The Chamber of Commerce of Albert Lea and its citizend present Milton Reynolds Day, June 1947. Also contains a compilation of a variety of newsreel and promotional footage about Milton Reynolds flight around the world.

General Notes: Transferred to videotape (VHS 56).

Miscellaneous personal film 1 reel : 16 mm circa 1947

Scope and Content: Synopsis: Daschund walking towards the camera, rolling over to be petted; Irish setter with daschund; a couple and a small boy; shots of a large house with terraces; more footage of the dogs with a boy.

General Notes: Transferred to videotape (VHS 56).

Milton Reynolds on Television at Poor Richard Club, Philadelphia 1 reel : 16 mm circa 1948

Scope and Content: WFIL television newsreel interview.

General Notes: Transferred to videotape (VHS 56).

Reynolds Record Flight Around the World 1 reel : 16 mm 1948 Tourist in Mexico 1 reel : 16 mm circa 1957

Scope and Content: Profile of American expatriots living in Mexico. Outlook NBC. Sunday, February 17, 1957. Chet Huntley, commentator.

General Notes: Transferred to videotape (VHS 57).

Miscellaneous travel films 4 reels : 8 mm circa 1958

Scope and Content: Reel one synopsis: Travels through what appears to be India. Village scenes, temples, Reynolds with monkeys. Double exposure of boxing match and street scenes. Parade, performance in the street. Little blonde girl wearing a white dress and veil, carrying bouquet of flowers, walking around a well-appointed home. Sightseeing in an ancient temple.

Reel two synopsis: Travels in France. Aeroport de Paris. Pan Am flight lands and people deplane. Ancient ruins (China? Hong Kong?), on water in boat. Young blonde girl wearing veil (same footage as in reel one). India (?) Sightseeing, buildings, temples, streetscenes, markets. Woman and two children playing in sand on beach. Baseball game, playing on the beach, horeseback riding. Large house [Reynolds' house in Mexico?]. Little girl in white dress wearing veil.

Reel three synopsis: Travels through American Southwest. Golfing. Someone holding a title card: Crosley Field/1958/The Cincinnati Baseball Club Company[Illustrated character of a baseball head]. Baseball game. Travels in Mexico[?], picnic, picking a fruit or nut from a tree, young woman and little girl, dachsund.

Reel four synopsis: Title: Lurline arrival in Hawaii. Cruise ship; tourism in Hawaii; lava flow, volcanic eruption, burning houses and trees.

General Notes: Transferred to videotape (VHS 57).

33 1240-001 Maps Photo albums 29 1240-001 Reynolds Sleeps His Way Around the World in 1949 29 1240-001 Milton Reynolds Residence in Mexico City 29 1240-001 Chateau Le Mesnil, St. Denis 29 1240-001 Un petit Sovenir of Montartre 29 1240-001 Chateau Du Mesnil - Saint Denis Photographs 9/1 1240-001 Portrait of Reynolds 9/3 1240-001 H.S. Truman and M. Reynolds 9/4 1240-001 Negatives of Madame Chiag Kai-Skek and Reynolds 9/5 1240-001 Madame Chiag Kai-Skek and Reynolds 9/6 1240-001 Miscellaneous Landings (airplane) 9/7 1240-001 Bill Odom's Flight Round the World. Sale of Bombshell Pens 9/8 1240-001 House 9/9 1240-001 Friends - prior to inception of Reynolds Pen Co. 10 1240-001 Reynolds China expedition and flight around the world 3 small albums and packet of small photos 11/1 1240-001 Fan mail 11/2 1240-001 Acapulco house 12 1240-001 Miscellanous 13 1240-001 Miscellaneous Clippings 7/1 - 8/6 1240-001 Dated 1945-1967 8/7 1240-001 Undated 8/8-10 1240-001 News clippings 8/11 1240-001 Chicago Sun clippings 1947 35 1240-001 "Tribune Napolean Page" Scrapbooks

General Notes: See also Subject series for more scrapbooks

27 1240-001 Milton Reynolds personal letters

Scope and Content: Includes letters from D.D. Eisenhower, H.S. Truman, W.A. Harriman, R.M. Nixon, etc. -- largely dealing with pen promotion.

28 1240-001 Scrapbook of invitations undated 29 1240-001 Milton Reynolds Day, Albert Lea, Minnesota 29 1240-001 Odom killed

Scope and Content: Includes photographs.

29 1240-001 Milton Reynolds miscellaneous 30 1240-001 Photostatic copies of scrapbook Magazines 14 1240-001 A-R 15 1240-001 S-T 15 1240-001 Miscellaneous magazines 1 bound volume Ephemera 5/9 1240-001 Business cards 15/1 1240-001 Prospectuses 5/7-8 1240-001 Publicity 15/2 1240-001 Milton Reynolds Marchoriginal score 15/3 1240-001 Rocketing Round the Worldby Milton Reynolds 1947 16/1 1240-001 To the Moon and Halfway Backby Roger Q. Williams 1949 16/2-4 1240-001 Miscellaneous 17 1240-001 Miscellaneous items : Bound Memorabilia

Scope and Content: Pens and lighters.

General Notes: Memorabilia missing as of October 2008.

18/1-4 1240-001 Miscellany Subject series Model homes 19/2 1240-001 Outgoing letters 1957 1 item 19/3 1240-001 Photographs 6 items 19/4 1240-001 Floor plans 2 items 19/5 1240-001 Notes 4 items Parties 19/6 1240-001 General correspondence 1959-1965, n.d. 24 items 19/7 1240-001 Lists circa 1960-1963, n.d. 19/8 1240-001 Invitations 1960-1962 10 items 19/9 1240-001 Photographs 2 items 19/10 1240-001 Clippings 19/11 1240-001 Ephemera Royal garden party 19/12 1240-001 General correspondence 1965 3 items 19/13 1240-001 Photographs 6 items 75th birthday 19/14 1240-001 Incoming letters 1967 13 items 19/15 1240-001 Outgoing letters 1967 1 item 19/16 1240-001 Birthday congratulations 27 items 19/17 1240-001 Lists 1 item 19/18 1240-001 Name tags 3 items 19/19 1240-001 Clippings Syntex 20/1 1240-001 Incoming letters 20/2 1240-001 Clippings Aviation 20/3 1240-001 Outgoing letters (telegrams) 1967 2 items 20/4 1240-001 Lists 1946 1 item 20/5 1240-001 Ephemera 20/6 1240-001 Miscellany Bundi 20/7-8 1240-001 General correspondence 1950-1966 88 items 20/9 1240-001 Photographs 1952, n.d. 32 items 31 1240-001 Bundi photo album 20/10 1240-001 Maps 3 items 20/11 1240-001 Clippings 20/12 1240-001 Miscellany 8 items Charities 20/13 1240-001 General correspondence 1952, 1965 5 items 20/14 1240-001 Miscellany 3 items Church plot 20/15 1240-001 Plans and diagrams 3 items Circumnavigation

General Notes: See boxes 33, 34, 35 - clippings scrapbooks

20/16-17 1240-001 General correspondence 1949-1965 47 items 20/18 1240-001 Writings of Reynolds 1951, n.d. 3 items 20/19 1240-001 Writings of others 1952, 1960 8 items 20/20 1240-001 Itineraries 1948, 1959 4 items 20/21 1240-001 Photographs 35 1240-001 Photo Album - "Groups of photos divided by red tape" 20/22 1240-001 Maps 2 items 20/23 1240-001 Clippings Clippings -mounted

General Notes: No mounted clipping folder labeled #3 exists

35/1 1240-001 "Before flight, #1" 35/2 1240-001 "During flight, #2" 35/3 1240-001 "Foreign, #4" 35/4 1240-001 "Up-to-date #5" 36 1240-001 Scrapbook - "U.S. clippings during and after record flight in Reynolds Bombshell, private plane" 36 1240-001 Scrapbook - "Reynolds record world flight clippings from 68 foreign countries" 20/24 1240-001 Ephemera 5 items 20/25 1240-001 Miscellany Station wagon 20/26 1240-001 Incoming letters 1966 1 item Golf 21/1-2 1240-001 General correspondence 1951, n.d. 80 items 21/3 1240-001 Reports 1966 1 item 21/4-5 1240-001 Programs 1962-1966, n.d. 6 items 21/6 1240-001 Lists 15 items 21/7 1240-001 Clippings 21/8 1240-001 Magazines 3 items 21/9 1240-001 Miscellany Inauguration 21/10 1240-001 Incoming letters 1969 1 item 21/11-12 1240-001 Memorabilia 1969 20 items 21/13 1240-001 Clippings Land 21/14-15 1240-001 General correspondence 1955, 1967, n.d. 38 items 21/16 1240-001 Writings of others 1967 1 item 21/17 1240-001 Financial records 7 items 21/18 1240-001 Newsletters 6 items 21/19 1240-001 Photographs 4 items 21/20 1240-001 Map 1 item 21/21 1240-001 Receipts 15 items 21/23 1240-001 Ephemera 21/24 1240-001 Miscellany Club activities 21/25 1240-001 Incoming letters 1949, 1959, 1964 3 items 21/26 1240-001 Miscellany Business and finance 22/1 1240-001 Reports 1946, 1950 2 items 22/2 1240-001 Ephemera 22/3 1240-001 Miscellany Chase Bank - Paris 22/4-5 1240-001 General correspondence 1946, 1949, n.d. 53 items 22/6 1240-001 Monthly statements 1947-1948 22/7 1240-001 Miscellany Patents 22/8 1240-001 General correspondence 1923, 1944 13 items 22/9 1240-001 Agreements 8 items 22/10 1240-001 U.S. patent 1936 1 item 22/11 1240-001 Draft of patent description 1 item 22/12 1240-001 United Kingdom patent 1937 4 items 22/13 1240-001 Canadian patent 1938 1 item 22/14 1240-001 Drawings and photographs 7 items 22/15 1240-001 Assignment of patent 1937 1 item 22/16 1240-001 Copyright certificate 1943 1 item 22/17 1240-001 Miscellany Chateau de Mesnil-Saint Denis 22/18 1240-001 Incoming letters 1947, 1955 2 items 22/19 1240-001 Writing n.d. 1 item 22/20 1240-001 Plan 1 item 22/21 1240-001 Description of chateau 1 item 22/22 1240-001 Photographs 13 items 22/23 1240-001 Clippings China expedition 23/1-10 1240-001 General correspondence 1947, 1948, n.d. 247 items 23/11 1240-001 Memoranda 1947-1948, n.d. 26 items 23/12 1240-001 Digests of phone conversations 1947-1948, 1970 10 items 23/13 1240-001 News releases 1947, n.d. 3 items 23/14 1240-001 Broadcast excerpt 1947 2 items 23/15 1240-001 Agreements (microfilm copies, box 6) 1947, 1948 13 items 23/16 1240-001 Writings China Explorer n.d. 74 pages 23/17 1240-001 Writings of others The Milton Reynolds China Expeditionby W.T. Bannon 23/18 1240-001 Map 1 item 23/19 1240-001 Photographs 18 items 23/20 1240-001 Photographs - "Dups on Chinese Expedition" 32 1240-001 Scrapbooks - "Milton Reynolds, China Explorer" 4 volumes 34 1240-001 Scrapbook - "The Milton Reynolds Boston Museum. Expedition to Measure World's Highest Mountain in Chinese Tibet" 1 volume 23/21-22 1240-001 Clippings 23/23 1240-001 Ephemera 23/24 1240-001 Miscellany Iran and oil 24/1-9 1240-001 General correspondence 1956-1966, n.d. 147 items 24/10-12 1240-001 Reports - Tehran/Iran project 1956 5 volumes 24/13 1240-001 Reports - Colorado fuel and iron 1956 1 item 24/14 1240-001 Writings n.d. 1 item 24/15 1240-001 Digests of phone conversations 1956, n.d. 2 items 24/16 1240-001 Proposals 1956 3 items 24/17 1240-001 Agreements 1956 1 item 24/18 1240-001 Stock certificate copies 6 items 24/19 1240-001 Photographs 8 items 24/20 1240-001 Legislation 1955-1957 2 items 24/21 1240-001 Map 1 item 24/22 1240-001 Clippings 24/23 1240-001 Ephemera 24/24 1240-001 Miscellany Pen 25/1 1240-001 By-laws and articles of incorporation 1933-1934 30 items 25/2-4 1240-001 General correspondence 1945, 1962-1965, n.d. 103 items 25/5 1240-001 Minutes 1947 2 items 25/6 1240-001 Financial records 1946-1958 9 items 25/7 1240-001 Writings 1947, 1985-1986 7 items 25/8 1240-001 Agreements 1956 1 item 25/9 1240-001 Testimonials 1946, n.d. 54 items 25/10 1240-001 Advertising 6 items 25/11 1240-001 Photographs - "Photos of operations in the pen factory, 1550 N. Frement" 57 items 25/12 1240-001 Photographs - "Intro of pen" 78 items 25/13 1240-001 Photographs - "Pen" 42 items 25/14 1240-001 Cartoons 29 1240-001 Scrapbook - "Pen clippings" 1 folder 29 1240-001 Scrapbook - "Pen History in cartoons" 1 folder 25/15 1240-001 Clippings 25/16 1240-001 Ephemera 25/17 1240-001 Miscellany Printasign 26/1-3 1240-001 General correspondence 1939, 1965-1969, n.d. 25 items 26/4 1240-001 Minutes and stock certificates 1934-1946 1 item 26/5 1240-001 Financial records 1964, 1965 1 item 26/6 1240-001 Writings n.d. 1 item 26/7-8 1240-001 Promotional material 3 items 26/9 1240-001 Photographs 4 items 26/10 1240-001 Mechanical designs (typewriter) 1944 1 item 26/11 1240-001 Lists 1 item 26/12 1240-001 Clippings 26/13 1240-001 Ephemera 26/14 1240-001 Miscellany Accession No. 1240-002: Milton Reynolds audio materials and clipping, undated 1 sound disc, 1 sound cassette (copy) and 1 clipping

Scope and Content: Recording of the Rocket Song, from the advertising campaign of the Rocket ball point pen. Record was copied onto tape cassette.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users

Acquisition Info: Donated by Milton Reynolds, 11/1/1979.

Accession No. 1240-004: Milton Reynolds clipping, 1983 1 vertical file

Scope and Content: 1983 clipping regarding the Reynolds ballpoint pen company. Covering letter comments on statements in the article.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users

Acquisition Info: Donated by James M. Reynolds, 7/14/1983

Accession No. 1240-005: Reynolds Milton papers, circa 1936-1987 2 cubic feet (2 boxes)

Scope and Content: Detailed curriculum vitae 1892-1966, correspondence, lists, financial records, notes, clippings, photographs, ephemera, subject series.

Restrictions on Access: Records stored offsite; advance notice required for use.

Acquisition Info: Donated by Milton Reynolds, 6/22/1988.