Varian Associates records, 1948-1998.

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Varian Associates records, 1948-1998.

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Documents the corporate history of Varian Associates from its inception in 1948 until just prior to its division into three separate companies in 1999. The bulk of the collection consists of minutes of the meetings of the board of directors. Also includes reports to the board, acquisition and joint venture studies, writings by Russell Varian related to the company, presentations by the board, files on subsidiary companies, company publications, and promotional and marketing materials.

5 cartons and 2 oversize folders (6.35 linear ft.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 6814964

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Varian, Russell Harrison, 1898-1959

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Inventor of the Klystron and co-founder of Varian Associates. From the description of Notebook, 1898-1960. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122500204 Biography Russsell and Sigurd Varian were co-inventors, with William W. Hansen, of the klystron and rhumbatron and co-founders of Varian Associates. Educated at Stanford University, physicist and inventor Russell Varian began his career with Philo Farnsworth on early televisio...

Varian Associates.

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In 1989 Varian Associates established an oral history project. The primary objective of the project was to document the management philosophies that shaped the Varian organization and to provide insights into how those philosophies contributed to the company's evolution. The secondary objective was to record how the company's principal product lines evolved and their significance. The first phase of the project focused on the period prior to the formation of Varian Associates throught 1969. The ...