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Communal collections box 1

 Container

Contains 4 Results:

Golden Gate International Exposition, 1937 - 1940

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 531, Series 6
Scope and Contents

This series contains photographs, sketches, publications, and articles in the San Francisco Chronicle related to the Golden Gate International Exposition.

Dates: 1937 - 1940

The Canning Trade, August 5, 1940

 File — Communal Collections Box: 1, Placement: 11, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSF 38, File 5
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection consists primarily of U.S. patents for glass products and glass making procedures, collected by Arvill Bitting for his work in glass making. Also included are publications written by Arvill Bitting, as well as material compiled by Librarian Emeritus William Hepburn on Arvill Bitting, including a bibliography of Arvill’s publications, bibliographic notecards, a summary of Arvill’s career, and Arvill’s obituary.

Dates: August 5, 1940

Arvill Wayne Bitting papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 38
Scope and Contents

This collection consists primarily of U.S. patents for glass products and glass making procedures, collected by Arvill Bitting for his work in glass making. Also included are publications written by Arvill Bitting, as well as material compiled by Librarian Emeritus William Hepburn on Arvill Bitting, including a bibliography of Arvill’s publications, bibliographic notecards, a summary of Arvill’s career, and Arvill’s obituary.

Dates: 1839 - 1960; Majority of material found within 1895 - 1921

Arvill W. Bitting Collection on World Expositions and Fairs

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSF 531
Scope and Contents The Arvill W. Bitting Collection on World Expositions and Fairs includes promotional materials, newspaper articles, publications, photographs, and exhibit planning materials pertaining to World Fairs held in the United States. The majority of the material is on the 1933-1934 Century of Progress International Exposition held in Chicago, where Bitting worked as director of food exhibits.Materials of note include newspaper articles and photographs from the Golden Gate International...
Dates: circa 1876-1948