Synchronous Club Minutes, August 1915-September 1921

1915-1921

Descriptive Summary

Title: Synchronous Club Minutes, August 1915-September 1921

Dates: 1915-1921

Collection Number: GC 1255

Creator/Collector:

Extent: (Boxes: 1 legal in ov)

Repository: Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

Abstract: Minutes and records of a Los Angeles-based electrical society.

Language of Material: English

Access

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Publication Rights

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Preferred Citation

Synchronous Club Minutes, August 1915-September 1921. Seaver Center for Western History Research, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

Scope and Content of Collection

Minutes and records of a Los Angeles-based electrical society. The minutes, both manuscript and typescript, chronicle the club's move to rename itself Synchronous; the club also decided on a slogan "Advancement of knowledge is everything electrical." Described were lecture topics including electrical inspection, governmental regulation, economics, motor manufacturing and notable was an April, 1918 lecture on Motion Pictures with a demonstration of a motion picture camera.

Indexing Terms

Clubs--California--Los Angeles.