RCA Corporation
Existence:
Organization
Dates
- Existence: 1969-
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
RCA Harrison records
Collection
Accession: 2464-71
Abstract:
RCA’s plant in Harrison, New Jersey was (originally founded in 1882) was acquired by RCA in 1930 and was the company's primary producer of receiving tubes for consumer, industrial, and defense electronics until the plant closed in 1976. The records consist primarily of the papers of engineers Ralph R. Fichtl (1918-2014) and Otto H. Schade, Sr. (1903-1981) on television and receiving tube development. Files include reports, ephemera, photographs, patents, and correspondence on their work and RCA Harrison in general.
Dates:
1924-1987
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