Charles H. Land Papers
name: label: Creator
content: Land, Charles H., 1847-1922
label: Creator
content: Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974
label: Former owner
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Science, Medicine, and Society
topic: label: Occupation
content: Dentists
label: Topic
content: Opium
label: Topic
content: Inventors -- 19th century
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content: Inventions -- 19th century
label: Topic
content: Dentistry -- History
label: Topic
content: Dental technology -- History
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Gift of Charles A. Lindbergh, 1965.
creator: label: Creator
content: Land, Charles H., 1847-1922
label: Creator
content: Lindbergh, Charles A. (Charles Augustus), 1902-1974
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content: Charles H. Land Papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: The collection documents inventor and dentist Charles H. Land and consists of correspondence, financial records, patent records, articles, printed material, writings, sermons and photographs.
bioghist: label: Biographical / Historical
content: Charles H. Land (1847-1922) was born in Simcoe, Ontario, Canada.  Educated in New York, Land studied dentistry under J.B. Meacham of Canada and from 1864-1866 joined the offices of Drs. Sherwood, Haskell and Allport in Chicago, Illinois.  From 1871 until his death in 1922, Land practiced dentistry in Detroit, Michigan.  In 1875, he married Evangeline Lodge of Detroit and had two children, Charles H., Jr., and Evangeline.  Land originated the "Land System of Dentistry" which included many of his patented processes, especially the adaptation of porcelain to dental restorations. Many of his patents deal with devices to aid porcelain work.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 0.5 Cubic feet (1 box, 1 map folder)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1860-1957
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.0834
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
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content: Photographs
label: Type
content: Patents
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content: Financial records
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content: Letters (correspondence)
label: Type
content: Writings
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content: Sermons
label: Type
content: Articles
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is divided into eight series.

Series 1, Biographical Materials, 1909-1915

Series 2, Correspondence, 1898-1956

Series 3, Financial Materials, 1872-1891

Series 4, Patent Records, 1877-1914

Subseries 4.1, United States Patents, 1877-1914

Subseries 4.2, Canadian and French Patents, 1887-1894

Series 5, Articles and Printed Materials, 1905-1956

Series 6, Writing of C.H. Land, Jr., 1957

Series 7, Sermons, 1860-1863

Series 8, Photographs, undated
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Processed by Alison L. Oswald, archivist, May, 2003.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs -- 19th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Patents
label: Genre/Form
content: Financial records -- 20th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Letters (correspondence) -- 1880-1890
label: Genre/Form
content: Financial records -- 19th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Letters (correspondence) -- 20th century.
label: Genre/Form
content: Writings
label: Genre/Form
content: Sermons
label: Genre/Form
content: Articles
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: The collection consists of correspondence, financial records, patent records, articles, printed material, writings, sermons and photographs documenting the inventor and dentist Charles H. Land.  The correspondence includes one letter written to Dr. Land, but the majority were written after Dr. Land's death and deal primarily with honors bestowed upon him and the Charles H. Land Museum. Two letters are in German.  The financial materials consist of dental fees information and invoices from Baker & Company Gold, Silver and Platinum Refiners and Buffalo Dental Manufacturing Company. The patent records contain United States, Canadian, and French patents issued to Dr. Land. The writings deal exclusively with notes and letters written by Charles H. Land, Jr. in 1957.  The notes describe issues surrounding the dental field.  The sermons, 1860-1863, have no identified author, but three of the six sermons have titles:A.U. The Memory of a Christian Departed , P.U. Godly Sorrow , andNational Thanksgiving . There are four photographs, two of which show Dr. Land working.