Charles Fertig Collection
name: label: Creator
content: Fertig, Charles
label: Former owner
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Graphic Arts
label: Names
content: St. Joseph News-Press and Gazette (newspaper).
place: label: Place
content: Missouri -- 1970-1990
topic: label: Topic
content: Computers in industry -- 1970-1990
label: Topic
content: Lasers in the graphic arts -- 1970-1990
label: Topic
content: Graphic arts -- 1970-1990
label: Topic
content: Direct Plate Imager Technology
label: Topic
content: Newspapers -- Printing
label: Topic
content: Photography -- Photomechanical processes -- 1970-1990
label: Topic
content: Photomechanical processes -- 1970-1990
label: Topic
content: Printing -- Newspapers
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Collection donated by Charles Fertig, April 8, 1988.
creator: label: Creator
content: Fertig, Charles
setName: label: See more items in
content: Charles Fertig Collection
abstract: label: Summary
content: Records relating to the development of direct plate imager technology and its early use by the St. Joseph News-Press and Gazette, St. Joseph, Missouri.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Charles Fertig was a technician at the St. Joseph News-Press and Gazette. The newspaper developed a direct plate imager technology and is credited with being a leader in the field of laser adaptation to computer reproduction of photographs for newspaper use.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1.25 Cubic feet (5 boxes)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1979-1985
custodhist: label: Custodial History
content: Collection transferred from the Division of Graphic Arts (now Division of Work and Industry) to the Archives Center, September 13, 1988.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.0312
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Logs (records)
label: Type
content: Manuals
label: Type
content: Technical manuals
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is divided into four series.

Series 1: Maintenance logs, System logs

Series 2: Maintenance manuals

Series 3: Training Notes

Series 4: Miscellaneous
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection processed by Grace M. Angle, 1988.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Logs (records)
label: Genre/Form
content: Manuals -- 1970-1990
label: Genre/Form
content: Technical manuals -- 20th century
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The collection consists of records relating to the development of direct plate imager technology and its early use by the St. Joseph News   Press and Gazette, credited with being a leader in the field of laser adaptation to computer reproduction of photographs for newspaper use.  It consists primarily of maintenance manuals, maintenance logs and systems logs, and training notes over a period of about five years.