Chester Carlson Family Papers
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Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester Rush Rhees Library Second Floor, Room 225 Rochester, NY 14627-0055 [email protected] URL: https://www.library.rochester.edu/spaces/rbscp Chester Carlson Family Papers
Table of Contents
Summary Information ...... 4 Biographical Note ...... 4 Scope and Contents ...... 5 Administrative Information ...... 6 Related Materials ...... 7 Controlled Access Headings ...... 7 Collection Inventory ...... 7 Series I: Biographical information ...... 7 Subseries I: Childhood memory box ...... 7 Subseries II: Scrapbooks ...... 8 Subseries III: Biographical information provided by Carlson or family ...... 8 Subseries IV: Writings and research about Carlson ...... 8 Series II: Educational information ...... 9 Series III: Professional papers ...... 10 Subseries I: Journals and ledgers ...... 10 Subseries II: Patent information ...... 10 Subseries III: Writings of Chester Carlson ...... 12 Series IV: Ephemera ...... 13 Series V: Photographs ...... 14 Subseries I: Photographs of family life ...... 14 Series VI: Book and manuscript drafts ...... 15 Subseries I: W.A. Swanberg book draft ...... 15 Subseries II: David Owen book draft ...... 15 Subseries III: Rien van den Brand manuscripts ...... 15 Series VII: Legal and medical documents ...... 15 Series VIII: Xerox-related video recordings ...... 17 Series IX: Non-Xerox related video recordings ...... 18 Series X: Interviews ...... 19 Subseries I: Reminiscences of Chester Carlson ...... 19 Subseries II: Interviews ...... 19 Series XI: Articles and publications ...... 20 Series XII: Reports and press releases ...... 24 Series XIII: Talks and speeches ...... 25
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Summary Information
Repository: Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester Creator: Carlson, Chester Floyd, 1906-1968 Creator: Carlson family Title: Chester Carlson family papers ID: D.484 Date [inclusive]: circa 1900-2010 Physical Description: 65 Linear Feet 65 Boxes, 1 Volume, 1 Oversized Folder Language of the English Material:
Citation
[Item title, item date], Chester Carlson Family Papers, D.484, Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester
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Biographical Note
Chester F. Carlson, inventor of xerography, was born February 8, 1906 in Seattle, Washington as the only child of Olof Carlson and Ellen Hawkins. Throughout the course of his childhood in San Bernardino, California, Carlson experienced hardship and loss; his mother and father both suffered from tuberculosis, his mother succumbing to the illness when her son was just seventeen. His father having been made arthritic by the disease, Carlson took on the responsibility of supporting his family by means of odd jobs and manual labor.
Following his graduation from San Bernardino High School in 1924, Carlson enrolled at Riverside Junior College in Riverside, California, where he studied chemistry from 1925-1928. Then twenty-two, Carlson forthwith entered California Institute of Technology as a junior, completing a Bachelor of Science degree in physics in 1930.
After sending over eighty letters of application and receiving only two replies, Carlson began working as a research engineer with Bell Telephone Laboratories in New York City. Three years later, in the midst
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In 1937, Carlson submitted two United States Patent Applications pertaining to electrical photography, "Electrophotography" and "Electron Photography" respectively. This patentable improvement in photography would later become known as Xerography. With the assistance of Austrian physicist Otto Kornei, Carlson produced the world's first xerographic image on October 22, 1938 in Astoria, Queens by successfully transferring the phrase "10-22-38" from a glass slide to wax paper.
Carlson spent nearly ten years trying to sell his idea to many companies, without any success, until the Battelle Memorial Institute decided to take a chance on Carlson and his invention. In 1944, Carlson struck a royalties agreement with the private research organization based out of Columbus, Ohio, after demonstrating his invention to Battelle's engineers and scientists. Two years later, The Haloid Company, a small photocopying supply company, in Rochester, New York, obtained commercial rights to the xerography process from Battelle, whilst partnering with them in a joint development agreement. Haloid later changed its name to Haloid Xerox, and then Xerox Corporation, "Xerox" being a term stemming from the Greek words for "dry" and "writing."
Following his divorce from his first wife in 1945, Carlson married Dorris Helen Hudgins in January, 1946. In order to be near the Xerox Corporation in Rochester, New York, he and Dorris settled in the suburb of Pittsford, New York, where they lived their lives in support of spiritual and parapsychological groups. Throughout adulthood, Carlson made philanthropic contributions to humanitarian efforts which promoted world peace. As a supporter of the Civil Rights Movement, Carlson purchased apartment buildings in New York City and Washington, D.C. and made arrangements for them to be racially integrated.
Chester Carlson died of a heart attack on September 19, 1968 at the age of 62. His wife, Dorris, survived him by thirty years, passing away in 1998. Until her death at the age of 94, Dorris continued to contribute to the community and religious organizations, and, with the help of her and Chester's adopted daughter, Catherine Breslin Carlson, spent the remainder of her life upholding the historic legacy of her husband.
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Scope and Contents
The Chester Carlson Family Papers include a correspondence exchanged between Carlson and his relatives from 1951-1968, as well as letters written to the Duke Parapsychology Laboratory from 1956-1968. Perhaps most significant are the materials related to patents that Carlson developed and his writings about xerography. The collection also includes Carlson's personal journals written from 1931-1968. There are also speeches delivered byween 1954 and 1968. There is a large body of biographical materials created by Carlson as well as others who knew him. Included in the collection as scrapbooks with articles documenting Carlson's life and legacy from 1940-1968. There are also
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Administrative Information
Publication Statement Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester
Rush Rhees Library Second Floor, Room 225 Rochester, NY 14627-0055 [email protected] URL: https://www.library.rochester.edu/spaces/rbscp
Revision Description Revision to finding aid contents, scope and content, biographical note, inventory. 06/15/2015
Access The Chester Carlson Family Papers are open for research use. This collection contains restricted items which require consultation with a curator and permission for access. Researchers are advised to contact the Rare Books Special Collections & Preservation Department prior to visiting. Upon arrival, researchers will also be asked to fill out a registration form and provide photo identification.
Use In consultation with a curator, reproductions may be made upon request. Permission to publish materials from the collection must be requested from a curator. Researchers are responsible for determining any copyright questions.
Immediate Source of Acquisition The Chester Carlson Family Papers were a gift of Catherine Carlson in 2010 and 2011.
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Related Materials
Related Materials Related materials held by the Department of Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation at the University of Rochester also include D.314 the Chester Carlson Photographs Collection. The Chester F. Carlson Papers are held at the New York Public Library.
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Controlled Access Headings
• Xerography • Correspondence • Diaries • Speeches • Photographs • Carlson, Chester Floyd, 1906-1968 • Carlson family • Xerox Corporation
Collection Inventory
Series I: Biographical information
Subseries I: Childhood memory box, circa 1900-1913 Scope and Contents
All items contained in this box were removed from the "White Memory Box" found in folder 1
Title/Description Instances White Memory Box containing baby teeth and ring Box 1 Folder 1
Newspaper birth announcement, 1903 Box 1 Folder 2
Sunbrights Mother's baby book (of Chester Carlson), 1906 Box 1 Folder 3
Baby photographs, circa 1906 Box 1 Folder 4
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Box 1 Folder 5
Childhood letters to Chester Carlson's mother, 1913 Box 1 Folder 6
"Funnies by Thirza," colored drawing, circa 1900 Box 1 Folder 7
Chester Carlson childhood correspondence, 1912-1917 Box 33 Folder 5
Subseries II: Scrapbooks, 1940-1971 Title/Description Instances Scrapbook # 1, 1940-October 1948 Box 5 Folder 1
Scrapbook # 2, 1948-1950 Box 5 Folder 2
Scrapbook # 4, 1950-1956 Box 5 Folder 3
Scrapbook # 5, 1958-1959 Box 5 Folder 4
Scrapbook # 6 ½, 1960-1962 Box 5 Folder 5-6
Scrapbook # 7, 1963, 1965, 1968 Box 5 Folder 7-8
Insertions for scrapbooks #1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7 Box 4 Folder 8
"New scrapbook", 1968, 1969 Box 4 Folder 9-10
Scrapbooks of Chester F. Carlson, book # 9, 1970-1979 Box 4 Folder 11
Assorted scrapbook duplicates, 1959-1971 Box 4 Folder 12-13
Subseries III: Biographical information provided by Carlson or family Title/Description Instances Chester Carlson résumé Box 7 Folder 10
Chester F. Carlson autobiographical sketch, October 1, 1963 Box 7 Folder 13
Dorris H. Carlson biographical and autobiographical Box 7 Folder 14 information, 1970
Hawkins family information Box 7 Folder 17
"A saga of the Hawkins family" Box 7 Folder 18
Scrapbooks mourning the death of Chester Carlson, 1968 Volume 1
Subseries IV: Writings and research about Carlson Title/Description Instances "Biographical info on Chester Carlson from Catherine Carlson" Box 7 Folder 1
Short history of xerography, the Carlson story Box 7 Folder 2
Chester Carlson, inventor of xerography Box 7 Folder 3
Chester Carlson, remembering his early life Box 7 Folder 4
Ideafinder.com, "Inventor Chester Carlson", July 2004 Box 7 Folder 5 - Page 8- Chester Carlson Family Papers
"Carlson draft" by David Tomlin for New York Law School Box 7 Folder 6 Law Review, June 8, 2000
Anonymous biographical sketches of Chester F. Carlson Box 7 Folder 7
"Chet Carlson" paper, June 11, 2003 Box 7 Folder 8
Chester Floyd Carlson personal history overview Box 7 Folder 9
Chester F. Carlson biographical data, June 6, 1956 Box 7 Folder 11
Chester F. Carlson biographical information Box 7 Folder 12
Chester Floyd Carlson biographical sketch, 1965 Box 7 Folder 15
Catherine B. Carlson biographical data, 1980, 1991 Box 7 Folder 16
"The inventor of xerography: Chester F. Carlson, a biography by Box 7 Folder 19 Alfred Dinsdale", 1963
Copies of "Chester F. Carlson: Inventor of Xerography" Box 7 Folder 20 published in various languages, January-February, 1963
Larry Dumond research materials for "Genie in his hall closet" Box 7 Folder 21 article
Larry Dumond article submissions, November 17, 19, 22, 1948 Box 7 Folder 22
"Biography of Chester F. Carlson, inventor of xerography, Box 7 Folder 23 transformer of modern communications"
"Chester F. Carlson: a philanthropist without footprints", Box 7 Folder 24 November 3, 1997
"Trailblazers of invention" Teacher's Guide, containing Box 7 Folder 25 Suggested Instructional Procedures for "Copying Genius" film
Chester F. Carlson entry in New Encyclopedia Britannica, Vol. Box 7 Folder 26 2
Biography for Memorial Tribute Book Box 7 Folder 27
Prologue, 10-22-38. Box 7 Folder 28
Unidentified book notes Box 7 Folder 29
Special information for reference Box 7 Folder 30
Unidentified writing fragments, undated Box 7 Folder 31
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Series II: Educational information Title/Description Instances High School diploma, 1924 Box 4 Folder 1
Riverside Junior College diploma, 1928 Box 4 Folder 2
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High School yearbook, "The Tyro", 1924 Box 4 Folder 3
Junior College yearbook, "The Tequesquite", 1928 Box 4 Folder 4
Commencement program, junior college, June 28, 1928 Box 4 Folder 5
California Institute of Technology diploma, 1930 Box 4 Folder 6
California Institute of Technology Chemical Physics Laboratory Box 3 Folder 10 model flipbook
California Institute of Technology reading list Box 3 Folder 11
New York Law School diploma, Degree of Bachelors of Laws, Box 57 object 32 June 7, 1939
License to Practice Law, issued by the Appellate Division of the Box 57 object 33 Supreme Court of the State of New York, December 11, 1940
Riverside City College Distinguished Alumni Award plaque, 1964 Box 57 object 34
Distinguished Alumnus Riverside City College plaque, 1964 Box 57 object 35
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute diploma, Honorary degree of Box 57 object 1 Doctor of Engineering, June 12, 1964
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Series III: Professional papers
Subseries I: Journals and ledgers, 1931-1971 Title/Description Instances Gift ledger, 1956-1971 Box 2 Folder 1
T.I.P. lectures, July/August 1960 Box 2 Folder 2
Electrophotography participating fund, 1947-1963 Box 2 Folder 3
Notes-Books-Volume 2, 1931-1955 Box 2 Folder 4
Journal 1, 1956-1963 Box 2 Folder 5
Journal 2, 1963-1968 Box 2 Folder 6
Subseries II: Patent information, 1937-1988 Title/Description Instances List of U.S. patents issued in the name of Chester Carlson Box 13 Folder 1
Patent correspondence, 1937-1980 Box 13 Folder 2
Patent extension correspondence, 1953-1954 Box 13 Folder 3
"Process for photography without development," Belgian Patent Box 13 Folder 4 389155
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United States Patent Office claims and drawings, "Electron Box 13 Folder 5 photography", November 19, 1940
United States Patent Office claims and drawings, "Electric Box 13 Folder 6 recording and transmission of pictures", March 17, 1942
United States Patent Office claims and drawings, Box 13 Folder 7 "Electrophotography", October 6, 1942
Affidavit for U.S. Letters Patent No. 2,297,691, Box 13 Folder 8 "Electrophotographic process"
Outline of proposed test on facsimile transmitter plate, June 28, Box 13 Folder 9 1943
Electrophotography proposal sent to Battelle Memorial Institute, Box 13 Folder 10 March 31, 1944
Copy of Letters Patent, No. 2357809, for "Electrophotographic Box 13 Folder 11 apparatus", September 12, 1944
Electrophotography publications and patents of related interest Box 13 Folder 12
Haloid applications filed in 1951 Box 13 Folder 13
United States Patent Office claims and drawings, "Method of Box 13 Folder 14 printing and developing solvent images", May 8, 1951
Outline for discussion of patent situation and licenses, 1952 Box 13 Folder 15
Electrostatic image reproduction oath, Power of attorney, and Box 13 Folder 16 Petition, May 28, 1953
Xerotyping circuit drawing and photographs, September 11, Box 13 Folder 17 1953
List of patents in Class 95 Subclass 1.9, November 1953 Box 13 Folder 18
Assignment of priority rights for patent applications serial Box 13 Folder 19 number 358446, April 21, 1954
TESI machine patent application preliminary draft, February 28, Box 13 Folder 20 1957 Scope and Contents
TESI (Transfer Electrostatic Image)
TESI #1 machine handwritten notes Box 13 Folder 21 Scope and Contents
TESI (Transfer Electrostatic Image)
Harold Bogdonoff assignment of interest for Electrostatic image Box 13 Folder 22 reproduction, 1958
Affidavit under rule 131 for Electrostatic image reproduction, Box 13 Folder 23 August 26, 1960
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Amendment, Electrostatic printing, June 22, 1962 Box 13 Folder 24
Edited copies of Electrostatic printing agreement and Box 13 Folder 25 amendment
Responsive to amendment filed June 26, 1962, August 14, 1962 Box 13 Folder 26
Legal agreements with Haloid and Batelle Development Box 13 Folder 27 Corporation, 1944, 1948, 1955, 1956
Figures and drawings Box 13 Folder 28
Xerographic/xeroprinting plate figures, drawn by Chester Box 13 Folder 29 Carlson
Handwritten notes and sketches concerning GE High Voltage Box 13 Folder 30 Power Supplies
Patent Law Association of Rochester, "Inventions and patents: Box 13 Folder 31 the Rochester heritage"
"Hal Bogdonoff Xerox patents as of October 28, 1988" Box 13 Folder 32
Photocopy of the first patent issued in America, April 2, 1641 Box 13 Folder 33
Patents and claims index cards, 1943-1960 Box 14
Patents and claims index cards, circa 1920-1960 Box 15 Related Materials: Box 16 Related Materials
This box contains index cards of Chester Carlson's ideas for inventions.
Letters patent for Electrophotographic Apparatus, September 12, Box 57 object 3 1944
Subseries III: Writings of Chester Carlson, circa 1915-1999 Title/Description Instances "Xerography" by Chester F. Carlson (chapter for book: Progress Box 11 Folder 1 in Photography, 1955-1958)
"Origins of xeroradiography" by Chester Carlson Box 11 Folder 2
History of xerography development Box 11 Folder 3
"Development of xerography" by C.F. Carlson Box 11 Folder 4
"History of xerography" by Chester F. Carlson Box 11 Folder 5
"History of electrostatic recording" by Chester F. Carlson Box 11 Folder 6 (chapter 1), 1963
"Xerography: newcomer to the graphic arts" by Chester F. Box 11 Folder 7 Carlson
"Electrophotography: a new photographic process" by Chester Box 11 Folder 8 F. Carlson - Page 12- Chester Carlson Family Papers
"The development of Xerox copying" by Chester F. Carlson and Box 11 Folder 9 J.J. Ermec
"This and that," published by Chester Carlson as a child Box 11 Folder 10
Amateur Chemist's Press, June 1923 Box 11 Folder 11
Chester Carlson project notes to Harold Bogdonoff, 1953-1959 Box 11 Folder 12
Photocopies of Chester Carlson notebooks and index cards Box 11 Folder 13
Dorris Carlson shorthand notes, relating to Chester Carlson Box 11 Folder 14-17
Rough drafts of writing and talks left out to condense Box 11 Folder 18
Stationery Box 11 Folder 19
Scientific notes and drawings Box 11 Folder 20
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Series IV: Ephemera Title/Description Instances Address and telephone books Box 3 Folder 1-2
Burleigh Brooks, Inc. (optics) publications Box 3 Folder 3
Scientific American, August 28, 1845 Box 3 Folder 4 Scope and Contents
This item is a facsimile reproduction.
National Geographic Magazine maps Box 3 Folder 5
Calling cards Box 3 Folder 6
Theosophical Order of Service tracts Box 3 Folder 7
"Instructions for morning meditation" by Swami Nikhilananda, Box 3 Folder 8 February 11, 1962
Maps drawn by Chester Carlson, 1954 Box 3 Folder 13
Flower City Tavern menu featuring Chester Carlson sandwich Box 3 Folder 14
Chester & Dorris Carlson Charitable Trust bookplate Box 3 Folder 15
10.-22.-2C ASTORIA wax paper fragment Box 3 Folder 16
Xerox 50 Years of Innovation commemorative pin Box 3 Folder 17
Chester Carlson's Xerox badge, 1966 Box 3 Folder 18 Conditions Governing Access:
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The items contained in this folder are restricted. Please contact Department of Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation staff for access.
Harold Bogdonoff day book, 1954 Box 3 Folder 19
Dorris and Chester Carlson travel information Box 3 Folder 20
Olaf A. Carlson and Ellen J. Hawkins wedding book, 1901 Box 4 Folder 7
Greeting cards given to Dorris Carlson Box 35 Folder 12
University of Rochester Presidents Society Life Membership bell Box 48 object 1
Reel-to-reel audio tape recordings, 1954-1981 Box 62 Scope and Contents
The contents of this box include 4 stenorette magnetic recording tapes, 1 box of five reels of Hindi Lesson, Devotional, Meditation, and songs, 21 reel-to-reel audio tapes with political and religious themes, and an orange box containing plastic reels of Dorris Carlson in various gardens.
"The South Prospect of the City of New York", 1761 Box 64 object 12
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Series V: Photographs
Subseries I: Photographs of family life Title/Description Instances Early and family life Box 6 Folder 1
Photocopies of photographs of Chester and Dorris Carlson, sent Box 6 Folder 10 to Rien van den Brand, 1993
Passport photographs, Chester Carlson, 1963, 1967 Box 6 Folder 11
Photocopies of Hawkins family photographs Box 6 Folder 12
Portraits, Chester and Dorris Carlson Box 6 Folder 13
Portraits, Catherine Carlson, 1991 Box 6 Folder 14
"Mrs. Chester F. Carlson" photograph album, January 26, 1973 Box 53
Roy and Chester Carlson sitting photograph Box 64 object 6
Roy and Chester Carlson standing photograph Box 64 object 7
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Series VI: Book and manuscript drafts
Subseries I: W.A. Swanberg book draft, circa 1979-1981 Title/Description Instances Swanberg manuscript research materials Box 8 Folder 1-2
Chester F. Carlson: A Life by W.A. Swanberg, first draft Box 8 Folder 3
W.A. Swanberg, Life of Chester Carlson, 1978-1981, 1989 Box 33 Folder 6-9
Subseries II: David Owen book draft, circa 2003-2004 Title/Description Instances Copies in Seconds: The Improbable Birth of the Xerox Machine Box 9 Folder 1 by David Owen
Notes pertaining to book draft Box 9 Folder 2
David Owen, Copies in Seconds, correspondence, 2003-2007 Box 33 Folder 10
Subseries III: Rien van den Brand manuscripts, circa 1994 Title/Description Instances List of what was sent to Rien van den Brand, collated August Box 10 Folder 1 30, 1994
Materials to be given to Rien van den Brand Box 10 Folder 2
Hawkins family history given to Rien van den Brand Box 10 Folder 3
Chester Floyd Carlson (1906-1968), working manuscript Box 10 Folder 4 ("Xerox copy without notes")
Chester Floyd Carlson (1906-1968), working manuscript 1 Box 10 Folder 5
Chester Floyd Carlson (1906-1968), working manuscript 2 Box 10 Folder 6
Chester Floyd Carlson (1906-1968), working manuscript 3 Box 10 Folder 7-8
Chester Floyd Carlson (1906-1968), bound manuscript Box 10 Folder 9
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Series VII: Legal and medical documents, 1903-1998 Title/Description Instances Health articles and medical advice Box 12 Folder 1
Dental records, 1967-1968 Box 12 Folder 2
Chester Carlson glasses prescriptions, 1961, 1967 Box 12 Folder 3
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Cemetery deed granted to O.A. and Chester F. Carlson, July 1, Box 12 Folder 4 1924
Deed, Fairchild property, June 9, 1953 Box 12 Folder 5
Deed, Fairchild property, November 2, 1954 Box 12 Folder 6
Modification of restrictions, Fairchild property, May 24, 1955 Box 12 Folder 7
Chester Carlson's instructions in the event of death or Box 12 Folder 8 incapacitation
Copy of Last Will and Testament of Chester F. Carlson, Box 12 Folder 9 September 8, 1967
List of contents of safety deposit box, June 28, 1966 Box 12 Folder 10
Citizens United Security account information, 1963-1966 Box 12 Folder 11
Power of Attorney statutory short form, Chester F. Carlson to Box 12 Folder 12 Charles S. Wilcox, November 6, 1963
Affidavit for correction of Chester Carlson's birth record, March Box 12 Folder 13 28, 1944
Certificate of birth, Doris Helen Hudgins, November 10, 1903 Box 12 Folder 14
Copy of certificate of death, Dorris Hudgins Carlson, January 24, Box 12 Folder 15 1998
Passport application, Chester Carlson, March 3, 1967 Box 12 Folder 16
Passports issued to Chester Floyd Carlson, 1956, 1962, 1967 Box 12 Folder 17
Income tax correspondence, 1948-1963 Box 12 Folder 18
"The Battelle background" and Battelle-Carlson agreements Box 12 Folder 19
Electrophotography participating fund agreements, December 15, Box 12 Folder 20-21 1947
Letter inviting shareholders to Electrophotography participating Box 12 Folder 22 fund
W.A. Swanberg author agreement, 1978 Box 12 Folder 23 Conditions Governing Access: Conditions Governing Access
The items contained in this folder are restricted. Please contact Department of Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation staff.
Agreement Between Dorris H. Carlson and The New York Public Box 12 Folder 24 Library, November 5, 1980
Center for Imaging Science, Carlson archival donation list Box 12 Folder 25
Xerox stock splits Box 12 Folder 26
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Gifts to American Society for Psychical Research by Chester Box 12 Folder 27 Carlson
Inventories, 1958-1987 Box 12 Folder 28
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Series VIII: Xerox-related video recordings, 1982-2004 Scope and Contents
This box contains 10 VHS and 3 Beta video recordings.
Title/Description Instances "10-22-38 ASTORIA: The Chester Carlson Story" Box 17 object 1 Physical Description: VHS
"Xerox Corporation 50th anniversary of Xerography" Box 17 object 3 Physical Description: VHS
"Xerox's president report with Westinghouse Story", February Box 17 object 2 1989 Physical Description: VHS
"The invention nobody wanted" Box 17 object 6 Physical Description: VHS
"Xerography 50th anniversary dinner", October 21, 1988 Box 17 object 4 Physical Description: VHS
Old Timer's Series, "Xerox story", March 15, 1988 Box 17 object 5 Physical Description: VHS
"Making waves: a symposium on art & science," Evanston Art Box 17 object 7 Center, October 19, 1988 Physical Description: VHS
"The entrepreneurs: an American adventure" Chester Carlson, Box 17 object 8 Edison, Bell, Morse, Zucker, Sarnoff, Wang Physical Description: VHS
David Owen, "Copies in seconds," University of Rochester, Box 17 object 9 September 23, 2004 Physical Description: VHS
"Chester Carlson stamp ceremony," Midtown Plaza, October 21, Box 17 object 10 1988 Physical Description: VHS
Dallas Infomart, "Chester Carlson hall of fame day", February 8, Box 17 object 11 1988
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Physical Description: Beta
WXXI, "Chester Carlson: invention nobody wanted" Box 17 object 12 Physical Description: Beta
Credits, "The entrepreneurs: an American adventure" Chester Box 17 object 13 Carlson, Edison, Bell, Morse, Zucker, Sarnoff, Wang Physical Description: Beta
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Series IX: Non-Xerox related video recordings, 1934-2000 Scope and Contents
Includes 5 VHS and 4 Beta video recordings.
Title/Description Instances "Mrs. Carlson" Box 18 object 1 Physical Description: VHS
"Daily Show with Jon Stewart" Box 18 object 2 Physical Description: VHS
"Fingerspelling" Box 18 object 3 Physical Description: VHS
WXXI, Paranormal Show #101, "Powers of the mind" Box 18 object 4 Physical Description: VHS
WXXI, "The News Hour – Orthodox Judaism", August 9, 2000 Box 18 object 5 Physical Description: VHS
Demons in the Garden (side 1); Such a Gorgeous Kid Like Me Box 18 object 6 (side 2) Physical Description: Beta
Padre Padrone, 1977 Box 18 object 7 Physical Description: Beta
Stolen kisses, 1968 Box 18 object 8 Physical Description: Beta
Robert Flaherty's "Man of Aran," and commentary, 1934 Box 18 object 9 Physical Description: Beta
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Series X: Interviews
Subseries I: Reminiscences of Chester Carlson, circa 1968-1980 Scope and Contents
The folder titles of this box were transcribed from their original folders upon accession.
Title/Description Instances Reminiscences taped #1 Box 19 Folder 1
Reminiscences taped #2 Box 19 Folder 2-3
Reminiscences taped #3 Box 19 Folder 4
Reminiscences of Chester Carlson by Dorris Carlson #4 Box 19 Folder 5-6
Reminiscences of Chester Carlson by Dorris Carlson #5 Box 19 Folder 7
Reminiscences of Chester Carlson by Dorris Carlson #6 Box 19 Folder 8
Reminiscences of Chester Carlson by Dorris Carlson #7 Box 19 Folder 9
Subseries II: Interviews, 1956-1999 Title/Description Instances Interview at the home of Chester F. Carlson, March 5, 1963 Box 20 Folder 1
"Profile of an inventor," transcript of a two-part radio interview, Box 20 Folder 2 February 24, 1966
"Memories of Chester F. Carlson," transcript of interview with Box 20 Folder 3 Chester Carlson by Harold Bogdonoff, December 6, 1972
Transcript of interview about Chester Carlson between Dorris Box 20 Folder 4 Carlson and Emelia Cushing, January 23, 1973
Transcript of interview about Chester Carlson between Dorris Box 20 Folder 5 Carlson and Jeanne Rindge, April 9, 1977
"Memories of C.F.C.," transcript of interview between D.C. and Box 20 Folder 6 C.B.C., February 21, 1978
Rochester Museum and Science Center interview transcript Box 20 Folder 7 between Dorris Carlson and Bob Zimmerman, June 26, 1986
Rochester Museum and Science Center interview transcript Box 20 Folder 8 between Dorris Carlson and Bob Zimmerman, July 3, 1986
Rochester Museum and Science Center interview transcripts and Box 20 Folder 9 correspondence, June 12, 1986
Mrs. Chester F. Carlson to Mr. Swanberg, January 19, 1979 Box 20 Folder 10
Dr. Roy Carlson's conversation with Mrs. Chester F. Carlson, Box 20 Folder 11 1969
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"History of xerography," dictated by R.M. Schaffert, March Box 20 Folder 12 1956
Catherine Carlson interview with Ralph Chapin, July 7, 1996 Box 20 Folder 13
List of interviews of Mr. Chester F. Carlson other than local Box 20 Folder 14 interviews, 1964-1968
"Reminiscences of Mr. Chester Carlson," interview of Larry Box 20 Folder 15 Dumond by Mary Barnitz, June 2, 1975
Catherine Carlson interview with Sol Linowitz, May 18, 1999 Box 20 Folder 16
"Mrs. Carlson's memories of Mr. Carlson" Box 20 Folder 17
Interview notes, incomplete, undated Box 20 Folder 18
Audio cassettes, 1961-1981 Box 49 Scope and Contents
The contents of this box include 38 audio cassettes of interviews amongst Chester Carlson,Dorris Carlson, Ian Stevenson, Harold Bogdonoff, John H.Dessauer, W.A. Swanberg.
Audio cassettes, 1981-1983 Box 50 Scope and Contents
The contents of this box include 34 audio cassettes of interviews and lectures of Dorris Carlson, including and interview with Chris Zimmerman in preparation for a documentary for Channel 21 and a collection of cassettes given to W.A. Swanberg.
Audio cassettes, 1983-1984 Box 51 Scope and Contents
The contents of this box include 34 audio cassettes of Dorris Carlson speaking about Chester Carlson's ethics and values, religious devotionals, and xerography award ceremony recordings.
Audio cassettes, 1984-1999 Box 52 Scope and Contents
The contents of this box include 15 audio cassettes of interviews with Dorris Carlson.
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Series XI: Articles and publications, 1944-2010
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Title/Description Instances Battelle, 1948-1990 Box 21 Folder 1
Haloid, 1950-1989 Box 21 Folder 2
Rank Xerox, 1988 Box 21 Folder 3
Xerox Corporation, 1968-1999 Box 21 Folder 4
Xerox, "Xerox 110: a breakthrough in intraoral imaging" Box 21 Folder 5
The Xerox World, 1968, 1971, 1981 Box 21 Folder 6
Xerox Museum brochure Box 21 Folder 7
Xerox, Xerox in the News, "Carlson in Hall of Fame", February Box 21 Folder 8 29, 1988
The Document Company, Xerox, In the News, October 25, 1994 Box 21 Folder 9
Chester F. Carlson Center for Imaging Science at the Rochester Box 21 Folder 10 Institute of Technology, 1987-2000
Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), Center for Imaging Box 21 Folder 11 Science program information, 1985-1989
Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), news & events, Box 21 Folder 12 1987-1990, 1998-1999
The Genesee Inter-Com, "Carlson building dedication", July 1975 Box 21 Folder 13
Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) Hall of Fame induction Box 21 Folder 14 program, April 30, 2010
California Institute of Technology, 1988-1994 Box 21 Folder 15
Radio News, "Electrophotography", July 1944 Box 21 Folder 16
Management Review, "Carlson's timeless lessons on innovation", Box 21 Folder 17 February 1989
Optic & Photonics News, "Chester Carlson: a man to remember", Box 21 Folder 18 September 2000
The Lightbulb, May/June, July/August, 1993 Box 21 Folder 19
Great Inventions That Changed the World, "Struggling to become Box 21 Folder 20 an inventor"
Photography, "Now: pictures in a second", February 1954 Box 22 Folder 1
Business, "Xerography: what it can do now - how it may be used Box 22 Folder 2 in the future", August 1957
Time, "A new nation in Asia", April 12, 1963 Box 22 Folder 3
Chemical and Engineering News, "Chester F. Carlson and the Box 22 Folder 4 invention of electrostatic copying", July 13, 1964
The Kiwanis Magazine, "The invention nobody wanted", February Box 22 Folder 5 1965
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"The art of xerography," reprinted from Electronics World, July Box 22 Folder 6 1965
International Commerce, "Independent inventors: loners are still Box 22 Folder 7 full of life", July 19, 1965
Income Opportunities, "Today's million $$$$ invention", Box 22 Folder 8 September-October, 1965
Rochester Museum and Science Center memorial citation, 1968 Box 22 Folder 9
"Alpha brainwaves can be controlled", May 26, 1968 Box 22 Folder 10
E+S (Engineering and Science Magazine), "A new chemical Box 22 Folder 11 physics laboratory", June 1968
True, "Xerography - can a cure be found?", August 1968 Box 22 Folder 12
Time, "Milestones," The death of Chester Carlson, September 7, Box 22 Folder 13 1968
Plan and Print, "Gold medallion award winners", October 1968 Box 22 Folder 14
Business Week, "A success worth duplicating", November 13, Box 22 Folder 15 1971
American Society for Engineering Education banquet program, Box 22 Folder 16 June 27, 1973
Mainliner, "Famous and fascinating firsts", April 1975 Box 22 Folder 17
American Way, "Copy machine era", January 1979 Box 22 Folder 18
SciQuest, "Inventors hall of fame", May/June, 1981 Box 22 Folder 19
American Bar Association Journal, "'10-22-38 Astoria': the Xerox Box 22 Folder 20 affair", July 1981
The Atlantic Monthly, "Copies in seconds", February 1986 Box 22 Folder 21
American Heritage of Invention and Technology, "Struggling to Box 22 Folder 22 become an inventor", Winter 1989
American Heritage, "The power of patents", September/October, Box 22 Folder 23 1990
USAir Magazine, "Copier communiqué", October 1990 Box 22 Folder 24
Community Matters, "New fun continues Carlson legacy", Winter Box 22 Folder 25 2005-2006
Xerox advertisements Box 23 Folder 1
Xerox major historical highlights Box 23 Folder 2
"The invention that's closest to our hearts" Box 23 Folder 3
Sales Management, "The Xerox story", September 7, 1962 Box 23 Folder 4
The Elegant Solution, "The Xerox story" Box 23 Folder 5
Forbes, "Two men and an idea", September 15, 1962 Box 23 Folder 6 - Page 22- Chester Carlson Family Papers
Forbes ("Xerox's Joseph C. Wilson") "Xerox Corp.", October 15, Box 23 Folder 7 1965
Newsweek, "Copy machine boom and Xerox xoom", November 8, Box 23 Folder 8 1965
Success Unlimited, "Mr. Xerox", July 1968 Box 23 Folder 9
Reproductions Review, Xerox advertisement, October 1968 Box 23 Folder 10
Nation's Business, "The product nobody wanted", February 1969 Box 23 Folder 11
Xerox Corporation outline of history of Xerography, 1974 Box 23 Folder 12
Fortune, "The two faces of Xerox", September 1974 Box 23 Folder 13
Inc., "The office of the '80s; Part 2: Copier wars", June 1982 Box 23 Folder 14
New York Alive, "Xerox: copy for success", March/April, 1985 Box 23 Folder 15
"Rags to riches: evolution of the Xerox copier", March 19, 1986 Box 23 Folder 16
Excerpt and review of Xerox: American Samurai, 1987 Box 23 Folder 17
Appliance Manufacturer, special section: Xerox 50, 50 years of Box 23 Folder 18 innovation, November 1988
Xerox DocuTech Publishing Series, DocuTech Model 135, Box 23 Folder 19 specifications, May 1992
Technology Review, "Field work in the tribal office", May/June, Box 23 Folder 20 1998
Nearer to the dust: copyright and the machine, 1967 Box 23 Folder 21
Mammoth Book of Fascinating Information, "Copying machines", Box 23 Folder 22 circa 1980
Smithsonian, "Making copies", August 2004 Box 23 Folder 23
Business Adventures, "Xerox Xerox Xerox Xerox" Box 23 Folder 24
Forbes, Special Anniversary Issue, "85 innovations that changed Box 23 Folder 25 the way we live", December 23, 2002
Biographical publications Box 23 Folder 26
Awards and honors articles Box 23 Folder 27
Electrostatic photography/ Xerography Box 24 Folder 1
"The birth of xerography", July 1956 Box 24 Folder 2
"Xeroroentgenography" by John W. Beeler, M.D. Box 24 Folder 3
Xerox 914 copier, 1982-2010 Box 24 Folder 4
Copy Art, Kunst und Design mit dem Fotokopierer, 1991 Box 24 Folder 5
Mourning and remembering Chester F. Carlson, 1968 Box 24 Folder 6
Mourning and remembering Dorris Carlson, 1998-1999 Box 24 Folder 7
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Joseph C. Wilson Box 24 Folder 8
Book reviews, Copies in Seconds by David Owen, August- Box 24 Folder 9 October, 2004
Ten thousand years of recorded information, 1987 Box 24 Folder 10 Scope and Contents
Folder and poster. This folder contains "The Story of Xerox" publication
Popular photography, "Will tape replace film?", February 1958 Box 24 Folder 11
Invention and innovation, 1958-2004 Box 24 Folder 12
Role of the independent inventor: some case studies of selected Box 24 Folder 13 commercial inventions, May 18, 1965
Invention and industry in Rochester, 1968-2010 Box 24 Folder 14
Caltech news, 1985-1987 Box 24 Folder 15
New York Public Library, 1973, 1988, 1990 Box 24 Folder 16
Articles pertaining to psychiatry Box 24 Folder 17
Excerpts from unidentified book with dedication to Chester and Box 24 Folder 18 Dorris Carlson
Riverside Community College, RCC Reports, Volume 3, Numbers Box 24 Folder 19 3&4, 1968
Rien van den Brand, Publicatie (List of Dutch publications) Box 24 Folder 20
University of Rochester, 1985-2004 Box 24 Folder 21
Salem Bulletin, "Salem College dedicates new Science Hall", June Box 24 Folder 22 1970
Monroe Masonic news, "Mrs. Dorris Carlson receives Masonic Box 24 Folder 23 award", November 1985
Newspapers and magazines, 1956-1993 Box 56
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Series XII: Reports and press releases, 1948-1988 Title/Description Instances Haloid Company, potential market for Xerographic equipment Box 25 Folder 1
Xerox Corporate communications Box 25 Folder 2
Xerography news release, October 22, 1948 Box 25 Folder 3
TESI system and machine report, C.F. Carlson and H. Bogdonoff, Box 25 Folder 4 July 10, 1956
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TESI (Transfer Electrostatic Image)
WXXI TV21, news release, "The Chester Carlson story: a man Box 25 Folder 5 who changed the way the world communicates", February 2, 1982
Informart Hall of Fame press releases, February 8, 1988 Box 25 Folder 6
Burrelle's News Express press releases, October 1988 Box 25 Folder 7
Voice of America news feature, Science Today, "Xerox at 50", Box 25 Folder 8 October 21, 1988
Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) news release, October 21, Box 25 Folder 9 1988
WOR Radio broadcast transcript Box 25 Folder 10
New York Public Library, Report on Completion of the Box 25 Folder 11 Processing of the Papers of Chester F. Carlson, August 1, 1979
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Series XIII: Talks and speeches, 1949-2010 Title/Description Instances "Xerography talk", April 25, 1949 Box 26 Folder 1
Talk for Air Force Advisory Panel, concerning Retigraph Plant, Box 26 Folder 2 November 9, 1954
Talk on the history of electrostatic recording and xerography, by Box 26 Folder 3 C.F. Carlson, November 1, 1963
Speech at the SPSE (Society of Photographic Scientists and Box 26 Folder 4 Engineers) annual symposium, October 30, 1964
"Materials and the inventor," presented by Chester Carlson, April Box 26 Folder 5 1966
Response by Chester F. Carlson to the Horatio Alger Award, 1966 Box 26 Folder 6
Talk for conference banquet, International Conference on Box 26 Folder 7 Electrophotography , September 5, 1968
Comments made by Chester Carlson at Riverside Junior College Box 26 Folder 8
Dorris Carlson's talk at Genesee Hospital dedication, May 4, 1975 Box 26 Folder 9-10
40th anniversary plaque talk by Dorris Carlson at Eastman House, Box 26 Folder 11 October 23, 1978
Dorris Carlson, "The beginnings of Chester Carlson's interest in Box 26 Folder 12 parapsychology"
Dorris Carlson, Channel 21 talk notes Box 26 Folder 13
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Catherine Carlson speech at the opening ceremony of the new Box 26 Folder 14 Chester Carlson Library for the Sciences and Engineering, October 23, 1987
Catherine Carlson talk, Desmond Stone's class, November 2, 1987 Box 26 Folder 15
Catherine Carlson talk at dinner celebration for the 50th Box 26 Folder 16 anniversary of Chester Carlson's invention of xerography, October 21, 1988
Catherine Carlson talk, Copier Hall of Fame induction ceremony, Box 26 Folder 18 July 18, 1991
Catherine Carlson talk, Engineering and Science Hall of Fame, Box 26 Folder 19 October 17, 1991
Catherine Carlson talk at Chatterbox Club, January 7, 1992 Box 26 Folder 20
Catherine Carlson talk at the dedication of the Chester F. Carlson Box 26 Folder 17 Center for Imaging Science, Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), October 28, 1989
Catherine Carlson talk, Xerox Archive Museum, September 17, Box 27 Folder 1 1993
Catherine Carlson talk, Carlson Center for Imaging Science, Box 27 Folder 2 Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), October 22, 1998
Catherine Carlson talk, Junior Achievement, Rochester Business Box 27 Folder 3 Journal and Strong Museum, October 11, 2001
Catherine Carlson, "Induction as inventiveness", April 2010 Box 27 Folder 4
Remarks at the dedication of the Carlson Library, October 3, 1972 Box 27 Folder 5
Address by Joseph C. Wilson given before the Boston Security Box 27 Folder 6 Analysts Society, December 8, 1958
Remarks made at the memorial service of Chester Carlson, Box 27 Folder 7 September 26, 1968
"The Rochester spirit and xerography", October 12, 1979 Box 27 Folder 8
Unidentified and undated speech notes Box 27 Folder 9
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Series XIV: Awards and honors, 1948-2004 Title/Description Instances Programs and invitations, 1948-2004 Box 28 Folder 1
Honorary appointments and fellowships, 1963-1968 Box 28 Folder 2
Award and membership certificates, 1956, 1966, 1968 Box 28 Folder 3
Award plaques, 1964, 1983, 1985 Box 28 Folder 4
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List of Chester Carlson's awards and honors, 1987 Box 28 Folder 5
Celebrations, awards, and honors photographs Box 6 Folder 4
Award nomination information, 1973-1993 Box 28 Folder 6
George Washington University "Inventor of the Year Award", Box 29 Folder 3 1964-1965
Horatio Alger Award, 1966-1967 Box 29 Folder 4
Inventure Place, National Inventors Hall of Fame, 1974-1992 Box 29 Folder 5
National Inventors Hall of Fame programs, 1981-1992 Box 29 Folder 6
Inventure Place, National Inventors Hall of Fame correspondence, Box 29 Folder 7 1980-1994
INFOMART Hall of Fame, February 1988 Box 29 Folder 8
Roy Carlson, Infomart Hall of Fame photographs Box 6 Folder 5
Engineering and Science Hall of Fame, 1991 Box 29 Folder 9
Copier Hall of Fame, 1991-1994 Box 29 Folder 10
Award news articles and publications, 1953-1998 Box 29 Folder 11
"Chester Carlson Day," Pasadena, California, October 22, 1998 Box 29 Folder 12
Scroll of honor, World Academy of Art and Science, May 1, 1970 Box 57 object 8
John Scott medal and premium, June 19, 1964 Box 57 object 11
Edward Longstreth medal, October 21, 1953 Box 57 object 12
World Academy of Art and Science resolution of appreciation Box 57 object 13
American Society of Mechanical Engineers Holley medal, 1968 Box 57 object 14
Société d'Encouragement au Progrès Médaille d'Honneur, March Box 57 object 15 10, 1968
George Washington University Inventor of the Year award, April Box 57 object 16 8, 1965
Haloid Company certificate, October 21, 1953 Box 57 object 17
National Chester F. Carlson Recognition Day, 1988 Presidential Box 57 object 18 Proclamation, October 22, 1988
National Chester F. Carlson Recognition Day Joint Resolution Box 64 object 8 photograph, January 25, 1988
State of New York proclamation- Chester Carlson Xerography Box 57 object 19 Week, October 16-22, 1988
Academia Mundi Scientiis et Litteris dedita, December 24, 1965 Box 57 object 22
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Honor given to Chester F. Carlson by the World Academy of Sciences and Letters.
Berea College Founders' Club wooden frame and print, 1993 Box 57 object 23 Scope and Contents
This frame was handmade by students in Berea's Technology and Industrial Arts Department from a 110 year-old white oak tree that was located near James Hall on the Berea College campus until it blew down in a storm in 1992. This print was designed by the College's Publication Department and printed by students at the Berea College Press.
Rochester Patent Law Association honor, May 3, 1965 Box 57 object 24
1998 NRS Award, 1998 Folder 1 Physical Description: Oversized folder
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. month proclamation, January 1986 Box 57 object 4
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Series XV: Memorials and dedications Title/Description Instances Gold brick plaque, given to Mr. and Mrs. Chester F. Carlson for Box 58 object 1 the dedication of the Sarah Bonwell Hudgins Regional Center, November 21, 1965
Carlson Library Memorial plaque, 1972 Box 58 object 2
University of Rochester, Carlson Library, 1973-1987 Box 29 Folder 1
New Building for Chester Floyd Carlson Library of Science and Box 64 object 9 Engineering poster, 1987
"Chester F. Carlson: Inventor of Xerography" tri-fold information Box 58 object 3 plaque, circa 1988
Edward Mott Moore Award plaque presented to Dorris H. Box 58 object 4 Carlson, 1983
Annual Distinguished Community Service Award presented to Box 58 object 5 Mrs. Dorris H. Carlson, November 24, 1985
Columbia University School of Engineering and Applied Science, Box 29 Folder 2 Centennial Medal, 1964-1965
Reception honoring the establishment of the Dorris H. Carlson Box 59 object 1 Professorship of Orthopaedics, September 21, 1975
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Opening of the Computer Studies Building and the New Chester Box 59 object 2 Floyd Carlson Library, October 23, 1987
California Institute of Technology ceremony honoring Chester Box 59 object 3 Carlson, July 21, 1986
Genesee Hospital Carlson Building dedication photograph album, Box 60 May 4, 1975
Genesee Hospital Addition, Chester Carlson Wing photographs, Box 64 object 3 1975 Scope and Contents
Inscription on back of frame: "Genesee Hospital addition 1975 named for C.F.C."
Genesee Hospital, Carlson Building new entrance photographs, Box 64 object 4 1975 Scope and Contents
Inscription on back of frame: "New entrance to Carlson Building at Genesee Hospital, 1975"
Carlson building dedication photographs, May 4, 1975 Box 6 Folder 6
"Genesee Hospital Carlson Garden Outside Tree Dedication" Box 54 photograph album
"Meditation Room Genesee Hospital" photograph album Box 54
"RIT" photograph album, The Chester F. Carlson Center for Box 55 Imaging Science dedication, October 28, 1989
Noyes Building at California Tech photograph album Box 64 object 5 Scope and Contents
Inscription on back of frame: "Noyes Building at California Tech (Cal Tech). Built by CFC. Named for famous professor."
"Carlson's kids," Chester F. Carlson MetroCenter photographs, Box 6 Folder 9 August 1995
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Series XVI: Art Title/Description Instances Dick Lubey artwork of Chester Carlson photographs Box 6 Folder 8
Xerox stock cartoon from the New Yorker, January 25, 1964 Box 57 object 2
Xerox cartoons Box 3 Folder 9
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Kentucky Colonel commission, June 9, 1966 Box 57 object 5
Watercolor residential painting Box 57 object 6
Chester Carlson dot portrait Box 57 object 7
Portrait of an unidentified woman, circa 1900 Box 57 object 9
Chester F. Carlson Bachrach portrait, circa 1940-1960 Box 57 object 10
Portrait of Chester F. Carlson Box 57 object 20
Portrait of Dorris H. Carlson, 1971 Box 57 object 21
Fifty years of xerography painting, 1988 Box 64 object 11
Ten thousand years of recorded information Xerox poster, Flat Box 57 object 29
Ten thousand years of recorded information Xerox poster, Rolled Box 57 object 30
Ten thousand years of recorded information poster Box 3 Folder 12
10-22-38 journal entry poster Box 57 object 31
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Series XVII: 25th, 30th, and 50th anniversaries of xerography, 1963-1988
Subseries I: 25th, 30th anniversaries Title/Description Instances 25th year of xerography, 1963 Box 30 Folder 1
"Thirty years of xerography", 1968 Box 30 Folder 2
Subseries II: 50th anniversary Title/Description Instances 50th anniversary planning information, 1987-1988 Box 30 Folder 3
50th anniversary correspondence: Committee to Honor Chester Box 30 Folder 4 Carlson, Swedish-American Inventor of Xerography, 1988
50th anniversary correspondence: Dorris Carlson, 1988, 1989 Box 30 Folder 5
50th anniversary, Catherine Carlson, 1988, 1989 Box 30 Folder 6
50th anniversary Xerox correspondence, 1988 Box 30 Folder 7
National Chester F. Carlson Recognition Day, resolution and Box 30 Folder 8 correspondence, 1988
50th anniversary thank you letters, 1988 Box 30 Folder 9
WXXI, "The invention no one wanted", October 22, 1988 Box 30 Folder 10
50th anniversary of xerography news articles, 1987-1988 Box 30 Folder 11-12 - Page 30- Chester Carlson Family Papers
Commemorative xerography kit, 1988 Box 30 Folder 13
"Special awards selections, supplement to 1988 manager's Box 30 Folder 14 edition"
50th anniversary commemorative prints and stationery, 1988 Box 30 Folder 15
Xero-post commemoratives, 1988 Box 31 Folder 13
50th anniversary task force meeting minutes and memos, Box 31 Folder 14 1987-1988
Catherine Carlson talk for 50th anniversary dinner celebration, Box 31 Folder 15 October 21, 1988
50th anniversary xerography symposium and dinner, October Box 31 Folder 16 21, 1988
"Symposium on Science, Technology, and Society" in Box 31 Folder 17 celebration of 50 years of xerography, 1988
50 Years of Xerography commemorative stationery, matted, Box 57 object 25 October 21, 1988
Xerox 50 Years of Innovation poster, 1988 Box 57 object 26
Prototype sketch of 50th Anniversary poster, circa 1988 Box 57 object 27
Xerox innovation poster, Commemorating the 50th Anniversary Box 57 object 28 of the Invention of Xerography, 1988
50th Anniversary of Xerography photograph album, October 22, Box 61 1988
Subseries III: Commemorative U.S. postal stamp Title/Description Instances American inventors stamp information, circa 1988 Box 31 Folder 1
Postal Service stamp criteria, circa 1988 Box 31 Folder 2
Commemorative stamp form letters, 1988 Box 31 Folder 3
Commemorative stamp correspondence, 1987-1988 Box 31 Folder 4-5
U.S. Postal Service news release, October 14, 1988 Box 31 Folder 6
Official Chester Carlson First Day cover price list, 1988 Box 31 Folder 7
Recipients of commemorative album for Chester Carlson stamp Box 31 Folder 8
Chester Carlson stamp issuance ceremony, October 21, 1988 Box 31 Folder 9
Photocopies of commemorative stationery, 1988 Box 31 Folder 10
Chester Carlson commemorative stamp, October 21, 1988 Box 31 Folder 11
Commemorative stamp news article, 1988 Box 31 Folder 12
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Series XVIII: Correspondence
Subseries I: Correspondence, universities, 1957-2007 Title/Description Instances University of Rochester, 1971-2007 Box 32 Folder 1-2
Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT), 1986-1993 Box 32 Folder 3
California Institute of Technology, 1966-1993 Box 32 Folder 4
University of Virginia, Department of Psychiatry, 1967-1968 Box 32 Folder 5
American Society for Psychical Research, 1960-1968 Box 32 Folder 6
Duke University Parapsychology, 1957-1968 Box 32 Folder 7-11
Subseries II: Correspondence with Roy W. Carlson, 1944-1968 Title/Description Instances Excerpts from letters between Chester and Roy Carlson, Box 34 Folder 1 1944-1965
Chester F. Carlson and Roy W. Carlson, 1941-1968 Box 34 Folder 2-7
Chester F. Carlson and Roy W. Carlson, undated Box 34 Folder 8
Subseries III: Correspondence, Battelle and The Haloid Company, 1938-2005 Title/Description Instances Otto Kornei, 1938-1964 Box 36 Folder 1
Battelle, 1944-2005 Box 36 Folder 2-3
Electrophotography participating fund, 1947-1965 Box 36 Folder 4
The Haloid Company, 1948-1963 Box 36 Folder 5
"CFC VI," Haloid research binder, 1950-1953 Box 36 Folder 6-7 Scope and Contents
The contents of the binder contained in this folder include memorandums and notes from Chester Carlson's time at The Haloid Company.
Rien van den Brand, 1992-1994 Box 36 Folder 8-9
Subseries IV: Correspondence by name or topic, 1899-2007 Title/Description Instances
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Howard H. Bliss, 1930-1970 Box 35 Folder 1 Related Materials: Related Materials
Also see Box 65, Folders 7-11
Letters sent to Dorris Carlson by Chester Carlson while Box 35 Folder 11 traveling, 1963-1964
Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions, 1960-1969 Box 33 Folder 2-3
Concepts Unlimited, "The entrepreneurs: an American Box 35 Folder 7-8 adventure" , 1985-1987
Larry Dumond, 1948-1993 Box 35 Folder 2
Ping Ferry and Catherine Carlson, 1994-1995 Box 35 Folder 3
Rita M. Hall correspondence and children's book manuscript, Box 33 Folder 12 1991, 1993
Jungian correspondence, Dr. Portia Hamilton, 1963-1964 Box 33 Folder 14
Ellen Hawkins correspondence, 1899-1912 Box 33 Folder 4
Inaccurate magazine and newspaper articles, 1964-1993 Box 35 Folder 5-6
Sol Linowitz, 1986-1999 Box 33 Folder 11
Koch T.V. Productions, Inc., 1991-1992 Box 33 Folder 13
National Geographic, Inventors and Discoverers: Changing our Box 35 Folder 9 world, November 3-15, 1989
New Colombia Encyclopedia, January 22-29, 1981 Box 35 Folder 4
New York Public Library, 1973-1997 Box 33 Folder 1
Tibet-Sikkim, 1966-1968, 1980 Box 35 Folder 10
Xerox Corporation, 1961-1978, 1980-1999 Box 37 Folder 1-4
Subseries V: Correspondence by date, 1929-2008 Scope and Contents
The contents of this box are general correspondence. Contained within are Chester Carlson's business correspondence, and letters written to and received by Dorris and Catherine Carlson, including memorial and greeting cards.
Title/Description Instances 1929 Box 38 Folder 1
1937 Box 38 Folder 2
1939 Box 38 Folder 3
1940 Box 38 Folder 4
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1941 Box 38 Folder 5
1942 Box 38 Folder 6
1943 Box 38 Folder 7
1944 Box 38 Folder 8
1945 Box 38 Folder 9
1946 Box 38 Folder 10
1947 Box 38 Folder 11
1948 Box 38 Folder 12
1950 Box 38 Folder 13
1951 Box 38 Folder 14
1952 Box 38 Folder 15
1953 Box 38 Folder 16
1954 Box 38 Folder 17
1955 Box 38 Folder 18
1958 Box 38 Folder 19
1959 Box 38 Folder 20
1960 Box 38 Folder 21
1961 Box 38 Folder 22
1962 Box 38 Folder 23
1963 Box 38 Folder 24
1964 Box 38 Folder 25
1965 Box 39 Folder 1
1966 Box 39 Folder 2
1967 Box 39 Folder 3
1968 Box 39 Folder 4-5
1969 Box 39 Folder 6
1970 Box 39 Folder 7
1971 Box 39 Folder 8
1972 Box 39 Folder 9
1973 Box 39 Folder 10
1974 Box 39 Folder 11
1975 Box 39 Folder 12
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1978 Box 39 Folder 13
1979 Box 39 Folder 14
1980 Box 39 Folder 15
1981 Box 39 Folder 16
1982 Box 40 Folder 1
1983 Box 40 Folder 2
1984 Box 40 Folder 3
1986 Box 40 Folder 4
1987 Box 40 Folder 5
1988 Box 40 Folder 6
1989 Box 40 Folder 7
1990 Box 40 Folder 8
1991 Box 40 Folder 9
1992 Box 40 Folder 10
1994 Box 40 Folder 11
2000 Box 40 Folder 12
2001 Box 40 Folder 13
2003 Box 40 Folder 14
2004 Box 40 Folder 15
2008 Box 40 Folder 16
Undated correspondence Box 40 Folder 17
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Series XIX: Slides, 1942-1983 Scope and Contents
The titles appearing on the folders in this box were transcribed directly from their original housing.
Title/Description Instances Various slides removed from Kodak Carousel, 1942-1966 Box 41 Folder 1
Woodside and Canandaigua, 1948 Box 41 Folder 2
Travels, 1948-1949 Box 41 Folder 3
Ceylon, Thailand, Hong Kong, Hawaii, 1964 Box 41 Folder 4
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Trail and (Ayudhya), March 4-23, 1964 Box 41 Folder 5
List of slides from India Trip - by reel, 1963-1965 Box 41 Folder 6-7
House furnishings, June 1965 Box 41 Folder 8
Berlin and Russia, August 1965 Box 41 Folder 9
Guyana, Trinidad I and II, June 1966 Box 41 Folder 10
Reel 1, 3-4, Europe, 1967 Box 41 Folder 11-13
Pittsford home, 1967 Box 41 Folder 14
Taisan Yasuro, June 1971 Box 41 Folder 15
Gardens and Missy, September 1973 Box 41 Folder 16
Trailblazers of invention, 1974 Box 41 Folder 17
Pictures of study and yellow bedroom, 1975 Box 41 Folder 18
Greg Fialcowitz, Dorris Carlson, Missy Gertrud, 1975 Box 41 Folder 19
"Summer 1975", 1975 Box 41 Folder 20
Summer and November, 1976 Box 41 Folder 21
Untitled slides, "December, 1976", 1976 Box 41 Folder 22
Xerographic artwork, 1983 Box 41 Folder 23
Chester Carlson demonstrating electrophotography Box 41 Folder 24
Scenery waterfall Box 41 Folder 25
Slides, 1952-1965 Box 42 Scope and Contents
The titles appearing onthe folders in this box were transcribed directly from their original housing.
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Series XX: Equipment
Subseries I: Lab equipment Title/Description Instances Cloth tape reels, attached to handle Box 43 object 1
Unattached cloth tape reel (65 HFC Charcoal written on reel) Box 43 object 2
Webster-Chicago wire recording albums Box 44
Weston Electric Instrument Corporation Model 301, No. Box 45 object 1 1142268 Milliamperes D.C. gauge in Wooden Haddon Hall box - Page 36- Chester Carlson Family Papers
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Cigar Box Milliammeter
100ml Pyrex beaker Box 47 object 1
250ml Pyrex beaker Box 47 object 2
Glass alcohol burner Box 47 object 3
Hardness conversion table for structural alloy steels Box 46 object 1
Things of Science Xerography kit, circa 1979 Box 46 object 2
Leather navigator's case, U.S. Navy Box 46 object 3 Scope and Contents
Contains two graphing compasses
Ruler in leather case, belonging to Chester F. Carlson, 1925 Box 46 object 4
Chester F. Carlson Oriental name plate Box 46 object 5
Scott, Hawley & Scott ruler Box 46 object 6
Subseries II: Camera equipment, circa 1950-1985 Title/Description Instances Kodak Duaflex IV camera Box 63 object 1
Stereo-Realist attachment for photoflash Box 63 object 2
Leather neck strap Box 63 object 3
Polaroid 350 camera Box 63 object 4
Kodalite Flasholder Box 63 object 5
Kodak Instant Flash Model B Box 63 object 6
Busch Stereo viewer Box 63 object 7
Various wires Box 63 object 8
Spartus 35 mm. miniature camera Box 63 object 9
Kodak Carousel stack loader Box 63 object 10
Weston Direct Reading Exposure meter Box 63 object 11
Sylvania projector lamp Box 63 object 12
Kodak Magicube extender Box 63 object 13
Stereo-Realist filters Box 63 object 14
Kodak disc 8000 camera manual, 1982 Box 63 object 15
Polacolor print mounts Box 63 object 16
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Laboratory standards ruler, 1953 Box 63 object 17
Polaroid Cold-clip #193 Box 63 object 18
Kodak Ektachrome 160 sound movie film, type A Box 63 object 19
Kodak Close-up attachment no. 8 Box 63 object 20
Kodak Portrait attachment no. 7a Box 63 object 21
Kodak Camera neck strap Box 63 object 22
Kodak Projection Ektanar lens, f/2.8, 4in. Box 63 object 23
Kodak Projection Zoom Ektanar lens, f:3.4, 4 to 6 in. Box 63 object 24
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Series XXI: Howard H. Bliss correspondence addition Physical Description: 1 inch Linear Feet 2 Riverside Junior College Coops Directories (1931-1932), newspaper clippings, Xerox magazine articles, photographs, 67 letters/postcards, ephemera.
Title/Description Instances Riverside Junior College Co-op directions, 1931-1932 Box 65 Folder 1
Newspaper clippings, 1960-1989 Box 65 Folder 2
Magazines articles and ephemera, 1951-1988 Box 65 Folder 3
Speech given by Archie Twogood at the dedication of the New Box 65 Folder 4 Science Hall at Salem College Campus , 1970
Comments by Chester F. Carlson at Riverside Junior College Box 65 Folder 5
Photographs of Chester and Dorris Carlson, Fairport, NY, Box 65 Folder 6 September 1949
Bliss/Carlson correspondence , 1946-1971 Box 65 Folder 7-11
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