Box Communal Collections 1
Container
Contains 4 Collections and/or Records:
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
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 — Box: Communal Collections 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 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