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General Correspondence, 1919-1930

1919-1930
 Series
Accession: 1893-II.

Dates

  • 1919-1930

Scope and Content

This series contains Elmer Sperry's correspondence with a number of prominent scientists, politicians and business people. Letters to Herbert Hoover and John D. Rockefeller, Jr., outline Sperry's political, economic, and social world views. Correspondence with Albert A. Michelson (University of Chicago), David Eugene Smith (Columbia University) and Elihu Thomson (Thomson-Houston Company) develops Sperry's ideas about the relationship between science and technology. Also included is a letter to Mussolini.


Additional Information

Extent

0.5 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Related Names

Creator

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository

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