Ralph R. Fichtl papers, 1924-1984
Part of collection: RCA Harrison records (2464-71)
Dates
- Creation: 1924-1984
Biographical Note
Ralph R. Fichtl (1918-2014) was hired by RCA in 1941 as a technician at the Harrison, New Jersey tube plant. In 1956, he was promoted from general foreman to manufacturing engineer.
From 1958 to 1963 he was a field engineer with the Entertainment Sales and Marketing Department in Newark, New Jersey. He provided technical service and guidance to RCA’s Tube Division customers. He then moved to Woodbridge, New Jersey in 1963 to take on duties as a manufacturing engineer in the design and adaptation of Receiving Tube designs for volume production methods. Returning to Harrison in 1974 as a product development and applications engineer, he was responsible for developmental work on tubes.
Fichtl left RCA when the company closed the Harrison plant in 1976. In 1977, he joined Electro-Scan, Inc. in Garfield, New Jeresey as Electronic Equipment Design & Development Engineer at Electro-Scan Inc., Garfield, New Jersey. He retired in 1983 to his long-time home in Colts Head, New Jersey and died at age 96 on May 21, 2014.
Scope and Content
The Fichtl papers include files from his work at RCA Harrison, as well as information on a range of RCA products and services.
Arrangement
The Fichtl papers are arranged in two subseries:
Subseries A. General
Subseries B. RCA product manuals, specifications, and related materials
Files are arranged alphabetically.
Extent
From the Collection: 2.5 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
Additional Description
Access Restrictions
No restrictions on access; this collection is open for research.
This collection contains material from the Manuscripts and Archives Department (M&A) and the Audiovisual Collections and Digital Initiatives Department (AVD). Box prefixes indicate which department holds an individual file or item.
Arrangement
The Fichtl papers are arranged in two subseries:
Subseries A. General
Subseries B. RCA product manuals, specifications, and related materials
Files are arranged alphabetically.
Provenance
Donated to the David Sarnoff Library by Ralph R. Fichtl in 2000.
Processing Notes
Processed by Rainer Naus, May 2015.
Related Names
Subject
- Fichtl, R. R. (Ralph R.), 1918-2014 (Person)
Creator
- From the Collection: RCA Corporation (Organization)
Repository Details
Repository Details
Part of the Manuscripts and Archives Repository
