This collection contains records from various RCA divisions, including the papers of five RCA researchers, records from the RCA Americom Library, and legal files in the famous patent dispute case Armstrong v. Radio Corporation of America and National Broadcasting Company.

The correspondence, diaries, writings, and other materials from Loren F. Jones, William H. Offenhauser, Jr., and Arthur F. Van Dyck are particularly valuable for their documentation of RCA research and development prior to the Second World War.

This collection is organized into nine series: Joseph Giardina NBC Collection; Edward O. Johnson papers; Loren F. Jones Papers; William H. Offenhauser, Jr. papers; RCA Americom Library records; RCA Patent Law Department files on Armstrong v. Radio Corporation of America and National Broadcasting Company, Inc.; Arthur F. Van Dyck diaries, journals, and notebooks; Richard W. Young Papers; and General.

The Joseph Giardina NBC collection is composed of correspondence, invoices, tests, schematics, and notes related to the broadcasting tower on top of the Empire State Building. The collection also contains correspondence and patents related to Armstrong v. Radio Corporation of America and National Broadcasting Company.

The Edward O. Johnson papers consist of Johnson’s research, correspondence, and technical reports while at RCA. His correspondence includes weekly activity reports to his supervisor and letters to colleagues.

The Loren F. Jones papers contain correspondence, diaries, patents, and writings documenting his career at RCA, especially from the 1930s to 1950s. Particularly valuable is the correspondence and writings that document his unique perspective of the Soviet Union gained during his work on the Moscow television station in 1937-1938.

The William H. Offenhauser, Jr. papers are composed of notes, schematics, and correspondence from his work at RCA Photophone on recording sound on motion picture film. The papers include licensing agreements, meeting reports on the progress and problems of Photophone technology, parts catalogs, RCA press materials like the booklet, “RCA, who we are and what we do,” and a copy of his patent for “Sound Reproduction” by light (2,018,315). Of special note is a list of movie theaters with sound motion picture projection rooms in New York in 1928.

The RCA Americom Library records consist of directories, catalogs, promotional materials, internal publications, and memos of RCA Americom.

The RCA Patent Law Department files on Armstrong v. Radio Corporation of America and National Broadcasting Company, Inc. contain court-issued documents, correspondence, depositions, and notes regarding the case as housed by RCA’s Patent Law Department.

This collection contains photocopies of Arthur F. Van Dyck's professional diaries, journals, and notebooks related to his work with RCA, Marconi Wireless, General Electric, and the U.S. Navy.

The Richard W. Young papers include RCA ephemera and reports. Also included are liquidation reports for the CORAC Junior Achievement Company sponsored by RCA.

The General series includes RCA advertisements, photographs, internal publications and reports, and ephemera documenting the varied history of RCA.