William W. Eitel papers, ca. 1953-1979.

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William W. Eitel papers, ca. 1953-1979.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122510600

Files, both correspondence and subject, as well as the film, Eimac Richfield Success Story kinescope, 1953. Included are papers depicting the 1970s battle between private ham radio operators and the federal government over radio wave rights, his involvement with several technical firms and ham radio organizations, and personal correspondence with many friends and associates.

5 linear feet.

Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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SNAC Resource ID: 6742348

Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives

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Eimac Division of Varian, Inc.

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Eitel-McCullough, Inc.

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Eitel, William W.

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Electronics pioneer and founding partner of Eitel-McCullough, Inc., (in 1965 it became the Eimac Division of Varian Associates), one of America's leading producers of electron tubes and related devices which were used in communications, television, aircraft guidance, data networks, and satellite links. He died in 1989 at the age of 81. From the description of Oral history transcription, 21 Jan. 1974. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122553320 Co-founder of Eitel-McCullough Inc...