Recollections of Leonard Becker
name: label: Author
content: Becker, Leonard, ?-1985
label: Collector
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Physical Sciences
label: Names
content: Union Carbide and Carbon Corporation (Nitro (W. Va.))
topic: label: Topic
content: Belts (Clothing) -- Plastic
label: Topic
content: Plastics
label: Topic
content: Vinyl polymers -- History
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Collection donated by Leonard Becker, through J. Harry DuBois and the Plastics Institute of America, 1978.
creator: label: Author
content: Becker, Leonard, ?-1985
setName: label: See more items in
content: Recollections of Leonard Becker
abstract: label: Summary
content: Leonard Becker was a major participant in the development and marketing of Vinyl plastic.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: This collection consists of five cassette tapes recording the reminiscences of Leonard Becker, a major participant in the development and marketing of Vinyl plastic.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 2 Cubic feet (1 box , 5 audiocassete tapes)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1976
custodhist: label: Custodial History
content: Collection transferred to the Archives Center by Jon Ecklund, Curator of Chemistry (now Division of Medicine and Science), October 1986.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.0248
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Oral history
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: Collection arranged into one series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection processed by Craig A. Orr, 1989
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Oral history
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Tapes contain Leonard Becker's recollections regarding the origin and development of vinyl plastic, covering experiments undertaken in conjunction with Union Carbide & Carbon Co., Nitro, West Virginia. Tapes contain information on the various stages in production of men's plastic belts, including dipping, extrusion, fabrication, sealing, and cementing.