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A brief history of the activities of Atherton Seidell in the field of documentation

 Collection
Identifier: MS C 198

Collection Summary

Photocopy of typescript. The original document was presented to the Smithsonian Institution in 1964. The author used the National Library of Medicine as a part of her research for this paper.

Dates

  • Creation: 1964

Extent

0.21 Linear Feet (1 box)

Creator

Physical Location

Materials stored onsite.

Language of Materials

Collection materials primarily in English

Restrictions

Collection is not restricted. Contact the Reference Staff for information regarding access.

Copyright

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Historical Note

Atherton Seidell was one of the founders of the American Documentation Institute and worked at the Army Medical Library for a time, microfilming its periodical collection for use by Army field physicians. A pioneer promoter and developer of microfilm for information portablility, he developed the Seidell viewer, a portable microfilm viewer.

Collection Summary

Photocopy of typescript. The original document was presented to the Smithsonian Institution in 1964. The author used the National Library of Medicine as a part of her research for this paper.
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