Fritz P. Grutzner Papers
name: label: Collector
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of History of Technology
label: Former owner
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering
place: label: Place
content: Milwaukee (Wis.)
label: Place
content: Tucson (Ariz.)
topic: label: Topic
content: Calculators
label: Topic
content: Solar energy
label: Topic
content: Solar heating
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Collection assembled by Fritz P. Grutzner; donated to National Museum of History and Technology prior to 1976.
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content: Fritz P. Grutzner Papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: Collection documents solar energy, particularly for use in residential homes.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: .50 Cubic feet (2 boxes)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1911-2000
label: Date
content: bulk 1950s
custodhist: label: Custodial History
content: Collection transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Work & Industry in February 2022.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.1540
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Drawings
label: Type
content: Trade catalogs
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Collection is unarranged.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection processed by Alison Oswald, archivist, 2023.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Drawings
label: Genre/Form
content: Trade catalogs
scopecontent: label: Content Description
content: Papers document the activities of Fritz P. Grutzner of Milwaukee, Wisconsin and his interest to build a home in Fort Lauderdale, Florida "energized" by the sun. Included is correspondence with various manufacturers of materials and power companies  concerning solar energy, copies of articles on solar heating, trade literature, notes and calculations, and mimeographed proceedings of the Conference on Solar Energy held in Tucson, Arizona in 1955.