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Series I. Biographical Box 1 Memorial Tributes and Obituary Notices, 1914-15 (3 f) Last Will and Testament/Estate Material, 1915-82 (2 f) Physical Description furnished by Julia B. Hall, n.d. Biographical Reminiscences, 1930-62 (3 f) Oberlin College Class Letters (copies), 1886-1914 Oberlin Grade Report (copy), 1885 Perkins Medal Acceptance Speech (copy), 1911 "The Cavalcade of America: The Metals of the Moon," 1951 National Inventor's Hall of Fame, 1976 (2 f) (Certificate is in oversize box SG VI, Box 2) Articles and Newspaper Clippings, 1889-1981 (2 f) Miscellaneous Material (2 f) Series II. Correspondence Subseries I. Original Correspondence Box 1 Family Correspondence, 1882-1909 (13 f) Charles M. Hall to A.E. Hunt, 1895-1899 Other Individuals, 1888-1889 Subseries II. Other Writings Box 1 (cont'd) Descriptions of Inventions, 1884 "Advantages of Hall Process," ca. 1888 Laboratory Notations, 1890 Memo to Moritz (copy), 1913 Subseries III. Transcriptions Box 2 Transcriptions, by Junius D. Edwards, 1936 (2 f) Series III. Patents Subseries I. United States Patents Box 1 List of U.S. Patents Granted to C.M. Hall 400,664 The Process of Reducing Aluminum From Its Fluoride Salts By Electrolysis, 1889 400,664 Specification Changes, 1887 400,665 The Manufacture of Aluminum, 1889 400,666 Process of Electrolyzing Crude Salts of Aluminum, 1889 400,667 Process of Electrolyzing Fused Salts of Aluminum, 1889 400,766 Process of Reducing Aluminum By Electrolysis, 1889 [copy of original] 570,014 Metallic Alloy Or Compound And Process Of Producing Same, 1896 575,110 Manufacture Of Steel, 1897 663,167 Method Of Making Alumina, 1900 677,207 Process of Purifying Bauxite, 1901 677,208 Processes of Purifying Bauxite, 1901 677,209 Purified Crystal Alumina, 1901 678,732 Processes of Purifying Bauxite, 1901 701,718 Paint Pigment, 1902 [no original] 705,076 Manufacture of Carbon Electrodes, 1902 706,553 Process of Manufacturing Alumina, 1902 733,389 Process of Removing Silica From Coke, 1903 763,665 Explosive Compound, 1904 763,666 Explosive Compound, 1904 796,325 Stopper For Electrolytic Pots Containing Fused Baths, 1905 921,609 Processes of Making Alumina, 1909 1,282,222 Method of Treating Aluminous Materials of High Silica Content, 1918 [ ] "The Process of and Apparatus for the Manufacture of Aluminum" 1888 Patent Agreements and Transfers, c.18 88 Letters of Rejection, 1894 Subseries II. Foreign Patents Box 2 List of Foreign Patents Granted to C.M. Hall Austria, 1901-03 Canada, 1889-1902 Denmark, 1898 France and Belgium, 1900-02 (6 f) Germany, 1902-03 (2 folders) Great Britain, 1889-1902 (2 f) Italy, 1889-91 Russia, 1889-91 Sweden, 1889-91 Switzerland, 1889 Miscellaneous Translations Series IV. Litigation: Heroult Interference Case Box 1 Testimony of Charles M. Hall (typescript), 1887 Testimony of Charles M. Hall (printed,) 1887 Deposition of Julia B. Hall, 1887 "Copie du Brevet Heroult," 1886 Record of Proceedings, 1888 Contents of 400,766 Patent File, 1889 Patent Appeal Docket, Court of Appeals, 1893 General Reference File, n.d. Series V. Litigation: Cowles Electric Smelting and Aluminum Co. Subseries I. Correspondence Box 1 Correspondence, 1890-1909 (9 f) Subseries II. Evidence and Exhibits Box 2 Agreements, 1887-1893 (6 f) Affidavits, 1889-1894 (5 f) Detectives Report (On Cowles Operations), 1891 Record of Complainant's Experiments, 1891 Record of Defendant's Experiments, 1891 Cowles Advertisements, 1891 Cowles Patents, 1885-1887 Bradley Patents, 1886-1892 (5 f) Bradley Patents, (Bound Volume), ca.1894 (Langley Patents, Misc. Advertisements, 1893-1895 are located in Sub-group VI, box 2 oversize) Subseries III. Miscellaneous Records Box 3 Abstracts from Cowles Co. Invoice Books, 1891-92 Power of Attorney Documents for W.S. Sample, 1892 Notes Taken at Trial by A.E. Hunt, 1892 List of References Looked Up by G.H. Clapp, 1897 Bound Miscellaneous Documents, ca. 1891-1892 (2 v) Box 4 Miscellaneous Documents, ca. 1891-1893 Miscellaneous Stenographic Reports, ca. 1891-1893 (4 f) Empty Jackets and Envelopes, n.d. Subseries IV. Printed Court Record Box 1 Preliminary Injunction proceedings, 1891 Complainant's Record (Aluminum Case Vol. I), 1891-1892 Complainant's Record (Aluminum Case Vol. II), 1892 Defendant's Record (C.M. Hall Personal Annotated Copy), 1891-1892 Box 2 Defendant's Record, 1891-1892 Brief of Complainant, 1892 Complainant's Testimony Proceedings Before the Master, 1893 Complainant's Record, 1893 Box 3 Opinion of the Court, by Judge W. H. Taft, 1893 Decree Upholding Infringement, 1893 "Brief for Complainant sur Defendant's Motion to stay Injunction and Fix Supersedeas Bond, Pending Appeal," ca. 1893 Opinion on Motion to Reopen Case, 1894 Motion for Rehearing, 1894 Complainant's Exhibits, ca. 1895 Special Master's Report, 1900 Defendant's Exhibit, "File Wrapper and Contents of Hall's Patent in Suit," c. 1893 [Boxes 4-8 contain duplicate printed works which are located at the end of the collection.] Box 4 Duplicate Copies of Preliminary Injunctions and Defendant's Record Box 5 Duplicate Copies of Complainant's Record, Volume I Box 6 Duplicate Copies of Complainant's Record, Volume II Box 7 Duplicate Copies of Complainant's Brief Box 8 Duplicate Copies of Taft's Opinion, and Miscellaneous Fragments Series VI. Laboratory Notebooks Box 1 "Record of Analysis [New] Kensington Works," 1888-97 Box 2 "Upper and Lower Niagara Works," 1897 [oversize] Box 3 New Kensington Works, 1897-98 "Pittsburgh Reduction Company, Kensington Works Laboratory," 1899 "The Pittsburgh Reduction Company, Kensington Works Testing Laboratory," 1900-01 Laboratory Record, [no location], 1900-04 Box 4 Laboratory Record, 1904-05 Cement Tests, 1904-05 Formulae and Conversions, c. 1905 Laboratory Record, 1906-10 Laboratory Notebook, 1910-12 Series VII. Photographs Box 1 Charles Martin Hall (19 images) Hall Family (21 images) Hall Home in Oberlin, Ohio (10 images) Guiseppe Morretti Statue (16 images) Miscellaneous (18 images) Series VIII. Published Works and Memorabilia Box 1 Chemischen Technologie, by Dr. Ferdinand Fischer, 1890 Elektro-Metallurgie, by Dr. W. Borchers, 1891 The Golden Censer, by John McGovern, 1894 Replies to Tariff Inquiries, 1894 Allen Memorial Art Museum Bulletin (Oriental Rugs), 1978-1979 Oriental Rug Insurance Policy, 1913 Miscellaneous Memorabilia
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