Fred H. Colvin Papers 1880-1965

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Fred H. Colvin Papers 1880-1965

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The Fred H. Colvin Collection consists primarily of correspondence, clippings, typescripts and photographs documenting the history and development of the machine tool industry and to his career as an editor, author and co-author in the fields of technical writing, poetry and history. The bulk of this collection consists of research material gathered by Colvin for his unpublished History of the American Machine Tool Industry.

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Case Western Reserve University Kelvin Smith Library Special Collections

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Colvin, Fred H. (Fred Herbert), 1867-1965

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Fred H. Colvin was born in Sterling, Massachusetts, on October 5, 1867. After completing grammar school in 1883, he started learning the machinists' trade as an apprentice at the Rue Manufacturing Company in Philadelphia. Colvin worked at Rue Manufacturing for ten years during which time he began writing articles for a number of technical periodicals. His talent as a writer led to a prolific career as editor, author and co-author of many publications. Colvin's tenure in technical publishing corr...