Royce L. Beers Papers
name: label: Creator
content: Beers, Royce. L., 1888-
label: Former owner
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Mechanical and Civil Engineering
topic: label: Topic
content: Stokers, Mechanical
label: Topic
content: Power (Mechanics)
acqinfo: label: Provenance
content: Found in the collection of the Division of the History of Technology.
creator: label: Creator
content: Beers, Royce. L., 1888-
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content: Royce L. Beers Papers
abstract: label: Summary
content: Collection documents stokers and fuel burners and includes patents, awards, articles, notebooks, graphs, drawings, tables, and company publications.
bioghist: label: Biographical/Historical note
content: Mechanical engineer.
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1.5 Cubic feet (4 boxes, 1 map-folder)
unitdate: label: Date
content: circa 1900-1969
custodhist: label: Ownership and Custodial History
content: Collection transferred from Division of the History of Technology (now known as the Division of Work and Industry) to Archives Center, 2005.
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.0880
objectType: label: Type
content: Collection descriptions
label: Type
content: Archival materials
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content: Photographs
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content: Technical reports
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content: Business records
label: Type
content: Awards
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content: Articles
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content: Patents
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content: Blueprints
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content: Notebooks
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content: Drawings
arrangement: label: Arrangement
content: The collection is arranged into eight series.

Series 1, Personal Materials, circa 1900-1969

Series 2, Trade Literature, 1919-1947

Series 3, Publications, 1921-1948, undated

Series 4, Reports, 1917-1946; undated

Series 5, Blueprints, Drawings, Graphs and Tables, 1914-1949,; undated 

Series 6, Engineering Research Notebooks, 1913-1945

Series 7, Photographs and Prints, undated

Series 8, Miscellaneous Materials, undated
processinfo: label: Processing Information
content: Collection processed by Laura Waayers, intern, 2004; supervised by Jeffrey Stine, curator, 2004; edited by Vanessa Broussard- Simmons, archivist, 2004.
genre_format: label: Genre/Form
content: Photographs -- 20th century
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content: Technical reports
label: Genre/Form
content: Business records -- 20th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Awards
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content: Articles -- 20th century
label: Genre/Form
content: Patents
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content: Blueprints
label: Genre/Form
content: Notebooks -- 1900-1950
label: Genre/Form
content: Drawings -- 20th century
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents note
content: The collection consists of the personal papers of Royce L. Beers, mostly as they relate to his work in mechanical engineering. It includes trade literature, publications, articles, company records and price lists, patents, correspondence, technical reports, tables, graphs, calculations, drawings and sketches, blueprints, research notebooks, field notes, photographs, and prints. Also included are personal and biographical material, such as portraits and documents related to an awards banquet. There are several items of general interest including copies of the Ringlemann scale, a photograph of the Panama Canal Zone, reference to Nestle's Milk Products Company, and an article written by Orville Wright. In addition, there are materials relating to Mrs. Beers' hospital diet.
relatedmaterial: label: Related Materials
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