Eugene Shallcross Ferguson (1916-2004) papers, 1937-2001 [bulk, 1960-1995]

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Eugene Shallcross Ferguson (1916-2004) papers, 1937-2001 [bulk, 1960-1995]

The Eugene S. Ferguson papers are arranged in ten series. They provide interesting evidence on the development and maturation of his thought, on the first 20 years of the history of technology as an academic discipline, and of the networking amongs its practitioners.

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Hagley Museum & Library

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Eugene S. Ferguson was one of the founders of the discipline of the history of technology, both through teaching at Iowa State University and the University of Delaware and by working at the Smithsonian Institution and the Hagley Museum. Eugene Shallcross Ferguson was born in Wilmington, Del., on January 24, 1916, received his B.S. in mechanical engineering from Carnegie Institute of Technology in 1937, and began his career as a practicing mechanical engineer with Wester...