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Victor and Mary Babits papers

 Collection — Container: 1 folder
Identifier: MC 78

Scope and Contents

The Victor and Mary Babits papers (MC 78) are comprised of personal and professional correspondence, documenting Victor’s employment, research, writing, teaching, and inventions. The publications include Babits' papers and research reports on television and radio. Also included is a memoir by Mary Babits, detailing her life during the siege of Budapest in World War II, as well as a biography she wrote about her husband after his death. Numerous photographs within this collection show Victor and Mary Babits and their families and friends. The photographs date from c. 1880 to c. 1980. Also included are two scrapbooks, which contain photographs and Hungarian newspaper clippings, primarily about Victor’s work and research.

Dates

  • Created: 1880-1989
  • Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1988

Creator

Extent

2.40 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

This collection contains correspondence, personal papers, publications, and photographs documenting Victor A. Babits' professional activites as an inventor, researcher, and education. The papers document his contribution to the development of television, color analysis, and other fields overlapping electronics and optics. The papers also include correspondence and memoirs written by Babits' wife, Mary. The material ranges from the late 1880's to the 1980's, with the bulk of the documentation dating from the 1940's to the 1980's.

Source of Acquisition

Mary Babits

Author
John Dojka, Kelsey O'Brien
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
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Language of description note
eng

Repository Details

Part of the Institute Archives and Special Collections Repository

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