| Title: |
Reminiscences of Preston R. Bassett
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| RLIN number: |
NXCP86-A22
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
Columbia University. Oral History Research Office
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| Collection: |
Individual Interview List Oral History Project
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| Description: |
Laboratory work for Sperry Gyroscope Company, Brooklyn, 1915-1917; improved lighting for early motion picture industry, development of airplane beacons, experiments in all-weather flying; airplane design and construction; Hindenberg accident, 1937; impressions of many famous pilots.
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| Extent: |
Transcript: 54 leaves, Tape: 2 reels, Book: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF PRESTON R BASSETT
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| Restrictions: |
Access: Open. Copyright by The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, 1984. Permission required to cite, quote, and reproduce. Contact repository for information. Microfiche copy available for purchase. (Columbia University oral history collection, part V, published by Meckler Publishing, Westport, CT).
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1980 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Basset, Preston R., 1892-
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker date of birth: |
1892
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| Speaker occupation: |
Industrialist; Inventor
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| Age at speaking: |
88
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| Document date: |
1980
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| Interviewer: |
Jessup, Frederick Peterson
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Aeronautics; Air pilots; Inventors
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| Topics discussed - Other terms: |
Bassett, Preston R., 1982; Cinematography--Lighting; Sperry Gyroscope Company, Inc
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0016527-11970
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