American Research and Development Corporation records
Scope and Contents
The collection comprises records of the American Research and Development Corporation spanning the years of 1946 to 1958.
Dates
- 1946 - 1958
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open.
Conditions Governing Use
Access to collections in the Department of Distinctive Collections is not authorization to publish. Please see the MIT Libraries Permissions Policy for permission information. Copyright of some items in this collection may be held by respective creators, not by the donor of the collection or MIT.
Historical Note
The American Research and Development Corporation, founded in 1946 by Georges Doriot, Ralph Flanders, Merrill Griswold, and Karl Compton, was a venture capital and private equity firm located in Boston, Massachusetts.
Per MIT Executive Committee minutes from January 4, 1963, MIT ended its contract with the Reseach Corporation effective December 26, 1962.
Extent
0.3 Cubic Feet (1 manuscript box)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
Materials are stored off-site. Advance notice is required for use.
Location of Originals
Photocopies of a portion of the Ralph Flanders papers at Syracuse University. See note in control file.
Processing Information note
Some collection descriptions are based on legacy data and may be incomplete or contain inaccuracies. Description may change pending verification. Please contact the MIT Department of Distinctive Collections if you notice any errors or discrepancies.
- American Research and Development Corporation (Boston, Mass.)
- Research and development partnership. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Creator
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2021 September 15: Edited by Lana Mason for compliance with DACS single-level optimum requirements.
Repository Details
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