Dexter Prize
name: label: Collection Author
content: Society for the History of Technology
label: Collection Author
content: Kranzberg, Melvin, Dr., 1917-1995
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content: Society for the History of Technology Records
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content: Society for the History of Technology Records / Subgroup I: General Records / Series 2: Records of Councils, Committees, and other groups
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1968 - 1987
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.0400, Subseries 2.2l
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: This subseries is mainly correspondence regarding the establishment of the prize, development of the plaque, correspondence to and from the recipients, a photo of one recipient, and original illustrations of the plaque. The Dexter Prize, sponsored by the Dexter Chemical Corporation of New York City, is an annual prize of $1,000 dollars for the best book on the history of technology.