Papers, 1934-1988.

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Papers, 1934-1988.

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Includes correspondence, research subject files, biography files, publications, speeches, as well as teaching, organizational, and administrative files documenting more than 50 years of Kranzberg's professional life as college teacher, lecturer, historian of technology, consultant, conference organizer, as well as his personal activities, 1934-1968. A respected expert in his field, he often served as consultant, wrote a textbook as well as encyclopedia articles. Subject files detail his research on hundred of diverse topics, most of which are also reflected in his volumous professional correspondence. For the most part, the correspondence is work related, however there are some personal letters. Kranzberg regularly served as consultant to many organizations and actively participated in a number of academic sodieties. Organizations reflected in his papers include: Association for the Advancement of Science; the Carter Library; American Association for the Advancement of Science's committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy (COSEPP); International Cooperation on History of Technology Committee (ICOHTEC); National Academy of Sciences's Committee on the Survey of Materials Science and Engineering (COSMAT); National Aeronautics and Space ADministration's Historical Advisory Board; the National Endowment for the Humanities; National Science Foundation; Sigma Xi, The Scientific Research Society; Society for the History of Technology (SHOT); U. S. Bicentennial Committee; among others.

140 cu. feet (359 document boxes).

American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library

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Kranzberg, Melvin.

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Historian. A. B., 1938, Amherst College; M. A., 1939, Ph. D., 1942, Harvard University. Established new field of history: the history of technology. He was the principal founder of the Society for the History of Technology (SHOT), founding editor (1959-1981) of its quarterly journal, Technology and Culture, and served as SHOT Secretary (1959-1974) and President (1983-1984). From the description of Papers, 1934-1988. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84865325 ...

National Endowment for the Humanities

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National Science Foundation (U.S.)

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American Association for the Advancement of Science

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Edmund W. Sinnott was president of the American Association for the Advancement of Science at the time of this correspondence. Walter G. Berl was an editor for the Association. From the description of Letters, 1948-1971, to Lewis Mumford. (University of Pennsylvania Library). WorldCat record id: 155878457 ...

AAAS Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy

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