William R. Stone Microwave Oven Papers
name: label: Creator
content: Stone, William R., 1920-2006
label: Creator
content: Raytheon Company
label: Donor
content: Hoffman, Robin
place: label: Place
content: Outer space -- Exploration -- United States
topic: label: Topic
content: Engineers -- 20th century
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content: Microwave equipment industry
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content: Microwave heating
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content: Microwave ovens
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content: Microwave oven industry
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content: Oysters -- Shucking
label: Topic
content: Safety
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Donated to the Archives Center in 2014 by Robin Hoffman, William Stone's daughter.
creator: label: Creator
content: Stone, William R., 1920-2006
label: Creator
content: Raytheon Company
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content: William R. Stone Microwave Oven Papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: Collection primarily consists of drafts, notes, caluations, reports, correspondence, Federal Communications Commission (FCC) materials, record of inventions, and designs from Stone's work for the Raytheon Company involving industrial applications and home use for the microwave. It also includes literature for the trade as well as educational materials for consumers dating from the 1950-1980s.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: William Robert Stone (September 24, 1920-October 26, 2006) was an engineer for the Raytheon Company located in Waltham, Massachusetts. He was born in Boston, Massachusetts to Nathan Stone (June 30, 1900-January 7, 1968) and Ida Davis Stone (August 1, 1899-July 15, 1990). At the age of twenty-one he registered for the United States Army while working for the Boston Navy Yard in Charlestown, Massachusetts.  Stone attended Northeastern University where he obtained his Associates of Electrical Engineering degree (A.E.E.) in 1953 and Bachelor of Business Administration degree (B.B.A.) in 1956.  He also took classes in the Graduate School of Engineering at Northeastern University from 1956-1958. 

In 1951 Stone began working for the Raytheon Company. He was involved in the invention and development of microwave ovens for industrial uses, such as for ink drying, rubber vulcanization, and later for home use. Stone published research on the industrial food applications of microwaves, specifically on oyster shucking and in outer space. In 2006 Stone died in Boca Raton, Palm Beach, Florida at the age of eighty-six.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.6 Cubic feet (2 boxes
)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1967-1989, undated
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.1320
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Articles
label: Type
content: Design drawings
label: Type
content: Graphs
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content: Memorandums
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content: Notes
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content: Patents
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content: Photographs
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content: Reports
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content: Specifications
label: Type
content: Trade literature
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged into nine series.

Series 1: Correspondence, 1969-1985

Series 2: Federal Communications Commission (FCC), 1981-1985

Series 3: Conferences and Symposiums, 1969-1980

Series 4: Literature for the Trade, 1967-1986, undated

Series 5: Consumer Materials Consumer Materials, 1979-1980, undated

Series 6: Notes and Drafts 1971-1981, undated

Series 7: Raytheon Company Matereials, 1969-1989, undated

Series 8: Industrial Reports and Statndards, 1951-1984

Series 9: Other Materials, 1971, undated
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection processed by Vanessa Broussard-Simmons, archivist, 2023, and Audrey Willius, intern, 2023.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Articles -- 1950-2000
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content: Design drawings -- 20th century
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content: Graphs
label: Genre/Form
content: Memorandums -- 1950-2000
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content: Notes
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content: Patents -- 20th century
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content: Photographs -- 20th century
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content: Reports
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content: Specifications
label: Genre/Form
content: Trade literature
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Papers documenting William R. Stone's involvement in the invention and development of the microwave for industrial and home use. The collection includes biographical information; patents, and other invention related papers; photographs; design drawings; internal company papers and memoranda; Stone's research and reports, especially on the subject of microwave safety; and trade literature relating to products for both industrial and home use.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
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