Orlan W. Boston Dynamometer Papers
name: label: Creator
content: Boston, Orlan W.
label: Former owner
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of History of Technology
topic: label: Topic
content: Mechanical engineering
label: Topic
content: Dynamometer
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Boston donated his papers (and artifacts) to the Division of the History of Technology, Engineering and Industry Collections, (formerly the Division of Civil and Mechanical Engineering), National Museum of American History in 1961. They transferred the papers to the Archives Center in 2002.
creator: label: Creator
content: Boston, Orlan W.
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content: Orlan W. Boston Dynamometer Papers
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Orlan W. Boston graduated from the University of Michigan Engineering College in 1913, received a Masters degree in 1917 and the degree of Mechanical Engineer in 1926.  In 1917 he was commissioned in the U.S. Navy Bureau of Ordnance and later was employed on the Cleveland Tractor Co.  In 1921 he rejoined the University of Michigan faculty as Professor, College of Engineering.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.33 Cubic feet (1 box)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1927-1950
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.0811
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Laboratory notes
label: Type
content: Diagrams
label: Type
content: Articles
label: Type
content: Lectures
label: Type
content: Charts
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged into one series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection processed by Don Darroch and Robert Harding, September 2002.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Laboratory notes
label: Genre/Form
content: Diagrams
label: Genre/Form
content: Articles
label: Genre/Form
content: Lectures
label: Genre/Form
content: Charts
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: This collection consists of technical papers, tables, charts, photographs and other information on tests of the physical, and chemical properties of metals, as determined by various cutting and other processes.