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Earl I. Sponable papers, 1928-1968 125 boxes (125 boxes, 4 oversize folders, 1 pkg. nitrate film (missing as of 2018))

Sponable, Earl I., 1895-1977
Earl I. Sponable was a chemist, Chief Engineer and Director of Research for Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation and its subsidiaries, 1926-1962. He was active in many aspects of research and development in broadcast and movie media, particularly in early sound film.
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National Museum of Engineering and Industry records, 1920-1932 9.17 linear feet (22 document boxes)

National Museum of Engineering and Industry (New York, N.Y.)

Materials from the office of Professor Charles Edward Lucke (1876-1951), Chair of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Columbia University, relating to the National Museum of Engineering and Industry. The collection is composed of correspondence, much of it addressed to H.F.J. Porter, the secretary, and various types of reports.

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Walter Rautenstrauch papers, undated 18 linear feet (32 Ms Boxes, 3 flat boxes)

Rautenstrauch, Walter, 1880-1951

Scientific, professional, and academic papers of Rautenstrauch, consisting chiefly of notes, outlines, charts, and memoranda assembled by him for his courses at Columbia, his lectures, articles, and professional consultations. There is also a group of blueprints, plans, charts, and graphs related to various American industries and a large group of miscellaneous unbound periodicals, pamphlets, reports, and other printed material.

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