National Bureau of Standards Radio Collection
name: label: Collector
content: United States. National Bureau of Standards
label: Names
content: United States. National Bureau of Standards
label: Names
content: Snyder, Wilbert F.
topic: label: Topic
content: Radio
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Collection donated by National Bureau of Standards, through R. Kamper, and Boulder Laboratories, July 30, 1986.
creator: label: Collector
content: United States. National Bureau of Standards
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content: National Bureau of Standards Radio Collection
abstract: label: Summary
content: Documents relating to early development of radio aids to aerial navigation, mostly on behalf of the U.S. military services.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: This material describes developments related to the National Bureau of Standards work in radio technoloqy in its early days. It relates to specific projects (some classified) involving aerial navigation equipment and other electrical instrumentation. It was identified by Mr. Wilbert F. Snyder who was engaged in writing a history of radio work conducted by the National Bureau of Standards entitled "Achievement in Radio" and who•had access to the N3S files on this work. Most of the material he reviewed was sent to the National Archives and the present collection represents the residual.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.15 Cubic feet (1 box)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1917-1933
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.0217
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Letters (correspondence)
label: Type
content: Reports
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection processed by Don Darroch, 1986
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Letters (correspondence) -- 1900-1950
label: Genre/Form
content: Reports -- 20th century
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Documents relating to early development of radio aids to aerial navigation, mostly on behalf of the U.S. military services.