A.B. Starr Mechanical Engineering Lab Reports
name: label: Creator
content: Gordon, Robert B.
label: Creator
content: Starr, A.B., 1882-1962
label: Names
content: Cornell University
label: Former owner
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Work and Industry
label: Names
content: Sibley College of Mechanical Engineering and Mechanic Arts.
topic: label: Topic
content: Steam-engines
label: Topic
content: Lubrication and lubricants
label: Topic
content: Steam engineering
label: Topic
content: Mechanical engineers
label: Topic
content: Boilers
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Collection donated by Robert B. Gordon, 1991.
creator: label: Creator
content: Gordon, Robert B.
label: Creator
content: Starr, A.B., 1882-1962
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content: A.B. Starr Mechanical Engineering Lab Reports
bioghist: label: Biographical/Historical note
content: Albert B. Starr graduated from Sibley College in 1907. For a time he was the acting Assistant Postmaster in East Hampton, Connecticut.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.3 Cubic feet (1 box)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1905-1906
custodhist: label: Custodial History
content: Donated to the National Museum of American History, Division of Engineering and Industry (now Division of Work and Industry), by Robert B. Gordon, in 1991. Transferred to the Archives Center in 2007.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.1034
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Laboratory notebooks
label: Type
content: Graphs
label: Type
content: Cyanotypes
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: 1 series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection is unprocessed.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Laboratory notebooks
label: Genre/Form
content: Graphs
label: Genre/Form
content: Cyanotypes
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents note
content: Three volumes of laboratory notes compiled by Starr while a student at Sibley College, Cornell University. The tests written about in the notebooks related to engines, steam, tensile strength of cast iron, lubricants, and other subjects. The notebooks contain notes, charts and graphs, and cyanotypes.