Collection Summary
Harold Sunde Papers
1925-1948
1925-1948
MSS82200
Sunde, Harold,
1900-1990
440 items
4 containers plus 4 oversize
5 linear feet
English
Collection material in
English
Manuscript Division, Library of
Congress
Washington, D.C.
Engineer.
Correspondence, legal documents, reports, blueprints, articles, speeches, and
printed matter pertaining to Sunde's work as an engineer for the Radio
Corporation of America.
Selected Search Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the LC Catalog. They are grouped by name of person or organization, by subject or location, and by occupation and listed alphabetically.
People
Sunde, Harold, 1900-1990.
Organizations
Radio Corporation of America.
Subjects
Acoustical engineering.
Sound motion pictures.
Sound--Recording and reproducing--Equipment and supplies--England.
Sound--Recording and reproducing--Equipment and supplies--Soviet Union.
Sound--Recording and reproducing--Equipment and supplies.
Occupations
Engineers.
Provenance
The papers of Harold Sunde, engineer for Radio Corporation of
America, were acquired by the Library of Congress as an exchange from John
Ptak, Science Books, Alexandria, Virginia, in 1993.
Processing History
The papers of Harold Sunde were arranged and described in 1995. The
finding aid was revised in 2008.
Copyright Status
The status of copyright in the unpublished writings of Harold Sunde is
governed by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U.S.C.).
Access and Restrictions
The papers of Harold Sunde are open to research. Researchers are
advised to contact the Manuscript Reading Room prior to visiting. Many
collections are stored off-site and advance notice is needed to retrieve these
items for research use.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the
following information: Container number, Harold Sunde Papers, Manuscript
Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.
Scope and Content Note
The papers of Harold Sunde (1900-1990) span the years 1925-1948 and
consist of correspondence, memoranda, legal documents, reports, blueprints,
articles, speeches, notes, and printed matter pertaining to Sunde's work as an
engineer for Radio Corporation of America, especially the promotion of the RCA
Photophone. The collection documents Sunde's role in the introduction of the
first film sound reproducing equipment in England and the Union of Soviet
Socialist Republics.
Arrangement of the Papers
This collection is arranged alphabetically by type of material and
therein by subject or name of organization.
Container List
Container
Contents
1
Blueprints,
1928-1936, undated
[
See also Oversize
](blueov1)
1928-1936, undated
(3
folders)
1
Catalogs and price lists,
1928-1937, undated
1928-1937, undated
1
Correspondence, memoranda, and
notes,
1928-1941, undated
1928-1941, undated
1
Legal documents,
1930-1931, 1939
1930-1931, 1939
(1
folder)
2
(2
folders)
2
Miscellaneous printed matter,
1929-1934, undated
1929-1934, undated
2
Operating instructions
2
Amplifiers,
1935
1935
2
Bearings and Morse chains,
undated
undated
2
Cathode ray oscillograph,
1943
1943
2
Film stock,
1933-1935
1933-1935
2
General,
1932
1932
(4
folders)
2
Printers,
1935-1936
1935-1936
2
Projectors,
1928-1932, undated
1928-1932, undated
3
Radios and Photophone turntables,
1929, 1934, undated
1929, 1934, undated
3
Recording equipment,
1929-1934, 1946
[
See also Oversize
](recoov2)
1929-1934, 1946
3
Sound and picture reproducing
equipment,
1929
1929
3
Sound cameras,
1934-1935
1934-1935
3
Theremin musical instrument,
1929
1929
3
Vibrators and vibration meters,
undated
[
See also Oversize
](vibrov4)
undated
3
Reports
3
British national films, sound
studio proposal,
undated
undated
3
Cathode ray tube,
1948
1948
4
Engineering and testing,
1928-1935
1928-1935
(4
folders)
4
General Electric Co.,
1927-1941
1927-1941
4
Harrison's Reports
,
1928-1929
1928-1929
4
Journal reprints,
1925-1941
1925-1941
(2
folders)
4
Marconi-Stille recording and
reproducing equipment,
undated
undated
4
Miscellaneous,
1929-1947, undated
1929-1947, undated
4
Orpheus
, Installation and Service Department
newsletter,
1929
1929
4
Radio Corporation of America,
1928, 1946, undated
1928, 1946, undated
4
RCA Manufacturing Co.,
1935, undated
1935, undated
4
RCA Photophone,
1929-1932, undated
1929-1932, undated
4
RCA Victor Co.,
1932-1934
1932-1934
4
Standards for motion picture
apparatus,
1930
1930
OV 1
Oversize
OV 1
Blueprints,
1928-1936, undated (Container 1)
1928-1936, undated
OV 2
Operating
instructions
OV 2
Recording equipment
OV 2
Blueprints of
table assembly and connections,
1929 (Container 3)
1929
OV 3
Blueprints of modified
amplifier and recording equipment,
1929 (Container 3)
1929
OV 4
Vibrators and vibration
meters
OV 4
Vibrator
inverter service adjustment chart,
undated (Container 3)
undated