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James Smathers papers, 1957-1981.
BANC MSS 84/133 zLOCAL
Collection Overview

Title:

James Smathers papers, 1957-1981
History of science and technology collection

Creator/Contributor:

Smathers, James Fields, 1888-1967, creator

Abstract:

Correspondence primarily concerned with his invention of the electrial typebar typewriter in 1913. Detailed letters to longtime friend, Mrs. Edgar Sherman, document his experiences with the realities of patent rights, royalities, production and marketing.

Date:

1957 (issued)

Subject:

Inventions -- Patents
Electrical engineering
Patents
Typewriters
Electric typewriters
Inventions -- Brevets d'invention
Génie électrique
Machines à écrire
Machines à écrire électriques
electrical engineering
typewriters
Electric typewriters
Electrical engineering
Inventions
Patents
Typewriters
International Business Machines Corporation.
International Business Machines Corporation.

Note:

Included in: History of Science and Technology Collection.

Type:

Patents.
Photographs.

Physical Description:

print
1 portfolio.

Language:

English

Identifier:

BANC MSS 84/133 zLOCAL

Origin:

California