Mr. and Mrs. P.J. Federico Collection
name: label: Creator
content: Federico, P. J.
label: Names
content: United States. Patent Office.
label: Names
content: Elliot, William
label: Names
content: Elliot, William Parker
label: Names
content: Thornton, William, Dr.
topic: label: Topic
content: Patents
label: Topic
content: Legal History, U.S.
label: Topic
content: Political History, U.S.
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Collection donated by Mr. and Mrs. P.J. Federico.
creator: label: Creator
content: Federico, P. J.
bioghist: label: Biographical/Historical note
content: P.J. Federico worked at the Patent Office for many years and was also its unofficial historian and editor of the "Journal of the Patent Office Society." The papers in the two notebooks relate to the early history of the Patent Office and charges of misfinance against superintendents of the office by William Elliot and his son William Parker Elliot.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.15 Cubic feet (1 box)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1789-1841.
container: label: Container
content: Box 1
custodhist: label: Ownership and Custodial History
content: Transferred to the Archives Center from the Office of the Director, March 17, 1988.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.0298
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Papers
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Collection is divided into two series.

Series 1: Patent Office, 1789-1841

Series 2: Elliots, 1822-1936
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Processed by Grace M. Angle, volunteer, 1988, supervised by Archives Center, NMAH staff.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Papers
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents note
content: Two notebooks: One is marked "Patent Office" and contains materials 1789-1841, relating to the Patent Office's early years and copies of official reports to the Congress. The second notebook is marked "Elliot" and consists mainly of the Elliot controversies.