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Summary Information
James G. Zimmerman Papers 1875-1941
- Zimmerman, James G. (James Garfield), 1878-1939
Mss 1054; PH 6577
2.6 c.f. (7 archives boxes) and 71 photographs (1 archives box)
Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)
Papers of James G. Zimmerman, a Wisconsin inventor, consisting primarily of his research and patent applications for various inventions. Prominent inventions documented include color photograph processing, a dry cell storage battery, a Shadograf machine, an automatic pencil eraser, and an internal combustion engine (the Lawrence engine). Also includes correspondence between Zimmerman and Paul A. Lawrence, brothers Clarence Irving Zimmerman and Oliver B. Zimmerman, and various companies primarily regarding the aforementioned inventions; and diaries and class notes documenting his years at the university as a student in electrochemical engineering. English
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