William W. Brown Papers
name: label: Creator
content: Brown, William W., 1889-1980 (electrical engineer)
label: Names
content: General Electric Company
label: Former owner
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Electricity and Modern Physics
topic: label: Topic
content: Cables
label: Topic
content: Antennas (Electronics)
label: Topic
content: Electric transformers
label: Topic
content: Electric insulators and insulation
label: Topic
content: Electric generators -- Alternating current
label: Topic
content: Electric conductors
label: Topic
content: Vacuum-tubes
label: Topic
content: Electrical engineers
label: Topic
content: Electrical engineering
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: William W. Brown, Gift, circa 1974.
creator: label: Creator
content: Brown, William W., 1889-1980 (electrical engineer)
setName: label: See more items in
content: William W. Brown Papers
bioghist: label: Biographical/Historical note
content: William W. Brown (November 11, 1889 - May 25, 1980), electrical engineer, specialized in low frequency transmitter and antenna systems design for the General Electric Company. After his retirement in 1956, he continued his activities in a consulting capacity.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 2.66 Cubic feet (8 boxes)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1920-1950
custodhist: label: Custodial History
content: Collection transferred to the Archives Center from the Division of Electricity (now Division of Work and Industry), March 30, 1984.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.0102
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Drawings
label: Type
content: Correspondence
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection processed by Robert Harding, 1985
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Drawings -- 1900-1950
label: Genre/Form
content: Correspondence -- 1930-1950
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents note
content: 35 binders of engineering drawings, correspondence, and charts concerning high frequency alternators, low and high frequency antenna systems, insulators, conductors, power transformers, cables, and vacum tubes.