Summary Information

Title: Marshell W. Hanks Papers
Inclusive Dates: 1898-1939

Creator:

• Hanks, Marshall W., 1875-1952

Call Number: Mss 754

Quantity: 0.4 c.f. (1 archives box)

Repository:

Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:

Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

Abstract:

Papers, mainly 1898-1904, of Marshall W. Hanks, an electrical engineer and inventor, primarily concerning his work for the George Westinghouse Company on the development of the Nernst Lamp, an unsuccessful street light. Included are papers on the history and development of the lamp; correspondence with George Westinghouse and fellow employees and associates; advertising material; experimental data, charts, and reports; theses; patents; and some World War I engineering reports concerning his work on standardization and specifications for the U.S. Navy Aircraft Division.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-mss00754

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