General Correspondence, 1919-1930
Part of collection: Elmer Ambrose Sperry papers (1893)
Dates
- Creation: 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.
Extent
0.5 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Subjects
Repository Details
Repository Details
Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository