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Arnold M. Kneitel collection of mylar photographs

Creation: 1954-1973
 Collection
Accession: 1993-306

Abstract

Arnold M. Kneitel (1923-2012) worked for E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Inc. in sales and corporate information. He worked on sales of mylar when it was introduced in 1954. The collection consists primarily of 35mm slides of displays, advertisements, and presentations on mylar, including its use in electronic equipment and, primarily in magnetic tape for information processing equipment.

Dates

  • Creation: 1954-1973

Creator

Extent

77 item(s)

General Physical Description

75 slides ; 35 mm. 2 photographic prints : b&w ; 8x10 in.

Biographical Note

Arnold M. Kneitel (1923-2012) worked for E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Co., Inc. in sales and corporate information. He worked on sales of mylar when it was introduced in 1954. The use of mylar as a base for magnetic recording tape lead to his working with information processing companies in the sixties and seventies.

Scope and Content

The collection consists primarily of 35mm slides of displays, advertisements, and presentations on mylar, including its use in electronic equipment and, primarily in magnetic tape for information processing equipment. There is a picture of the very first trade display on mylar, in March 1954.

Location

GL Box 2.

Access Restrictions

This collection is open for research.

Language of Materials

English

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title:
Arnold M. Kneitel collection of mylar photographs
Date:
2014
Description rules:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description:
English
Script of description:
Latin

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Audiovisual Collections Repository

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