William G. Elliott Spectra-Span Records
name: label: Creator
content: SpectraMetrics (Burlington, Massachusetts)
label: Creator
content: Elliott Laboratories (Andover, Massachusetts)
label: Creator
content: Elliott, William G., 1932-2014
label: Donor
content: Elliott, Mark
topic: label: Topic
content: Inventors -- 20th century
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content: Inventions -- 20th century
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content: Engineers -- 20th century
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content: Spectrum analysis
label: Topic
content: Spectroscope
label: Topic
content: Spectrophotometry
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content: Scientific apparatus and instruments industry
label: Topic
content: Spectrometer
label: Topic
content: Argon plasmas
label: Topic
content: Echelle gratings
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Collection donated by Mark Elliott.
creator: label: Creator
content: SpectraMetrics (Burlington, Massachusetts)
label: Creator
content: Elliott Laboratories (Andover, Massachusetts)
label: Creator
content: Elliott, William G., 1932-2014
label: Donor
content: Elliott, Mark
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: William G. Elliott was an engineer who, in 1966, founded SpectraMetrics, which developed and marketed the SpectraSpan echelle spectrometer. He later sold SpectraMetrics, and founded Elliott Laboratories in 1972.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 6.5 Cubic feet (7 boxes)
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1958-1988
custodhist: label: Ownership and Custodial History
content: Donated, along with a Spectra-Span Model 210 spectrometer, to the National Museum of American History, Archives Center, in 2015, by William Elliott's son, Mark Elliott.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.1361
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
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content: Business records
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content: Black-and-white photographs
label: Type
content: Financial records
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content: Correspondence
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content: Lantern slides
label: Type
content: Laboratory notebooks
label: Type
content: Patents
label: Type
content: Manuals
label: Type
content: Reports
label: Type
content: Printed materials
label: Type
content: Writings
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: 1 series.
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection is unprocessed.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Business records -- 1950-2000
label: Genre/Form
content: Black-and-white photographs -- 1950-2000
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content: Financial records -- 1050-2000
label: Genre/Form
content: Correspondence -- 1950-2000
label: Genre/Form
content: Lantern slides
label: Genre/Form
content: Laboratory notebooks -- 1950-2000
label: Genre/Form
content: Patents -- 1950-2000
label: Genre/Form
content: Manuals -- 1950-2000
label: Genre/Form
content: Reports -- 1950-2000
label: Genre/Form
content: Printed materials -- 1950-2000
label: Genre/Form
content: Writings -- 1950-2000
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The collection documents Elliott's work in developing the SpectraSpan Spectrometer and related technologies including the use of echelle gratings and argon plasmas with the spectrometer. It also documents his companies, SpectraMetrics, and Elliott Laboratories. The collection contains correspondence; photographs, including lantern slides; business and financial records; writings; laboratory notes; internal company reports; user's manuals; patents and patent-related papers; and publications and printed materials.