Science and Technology in Special Collections and University Archives

Special Collections and University Archives holds a large number of unpublished manuscript works, including work from inventors and innovators. On this page, you will find some of our collections including original patents.

Books

• A history of wonderful inventions. Harper and Brothers, 1849. Call number: T15 H67

Manuscript Collections

• Ms2012-044. Ventilating Rocking Churn Patent, 1848. Finding aid available online.
• Ms1986-014. Vine and Ashmead Patent, 1850. Finding aid available online.
• Ms1967-001. Willis E. Franklin Patent, 1872. Finding aid available online.