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Washington, D.C.
2010

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Collection Summary Frederic Eugene Ives and Herbert Eugene Ives Papers 1869-1957 (bulk 1900-1952) 1869-1957 (bulk 1900-1952) MSS27508 Ives, Frederic Eugene, 1856-1937 Ives, Herbert Eugene, 1882-1953 5,000 items 15 containers plus 1 oversize 6.8 linear feet English German

Collection material in English with some German

Manuscript Division, Library of Congress
Washington, D.C.
Inventor and photographer (Frederic Eugene Ives). Physicist and television pioneer (Herbert Eugene Ives). Correspondence, journals, speeches, articles, scrapbooks, patents, clippings, and other papers relating to the inventions of Frederic Ives and his son Herbert Eugene Ives.
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 Butterfield, E. E.--Correspondence. Eastman, George, 1854-1932--Correspondence. Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955--Correspondence. Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955. George V, King of Great Britain, 1865-1936--Correspondence. Hodges, Courtney H., 1887-1966--Correspondence. Ives family--Correspondence. Ives, Frederic Eugene, 1856-1937. Ives, Herbert Eugene, 1882-1953. Frederic Eugene Ives and Herbert Eugene Ives papers. 1869-1957. Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972--Correspondence. Subjects Aerial photography. Color photography. Photography. Phototelegraphy. Physics. Television. Titles <part>Frederic Eugene Ives papers</part> <part>Herbert Eugene Ives papers</part> Occupations Inventors. Photographers.
Provenance

The papers of Frederic Eugene Ives, inventor and photographer, and Herbert Eugene Ives, physicist and television pioneer, were transferred to the Library of Congress from the Smithsonian Institution in 1964-1965 and given to the Library by Mable Ives, widow of Herbert Eugene Ives, in 1966. Additional material was given by Vera Kimball Castles in 1978.

Processing History

The papers of Frederic Eugene Ives and Herbert Eugene Ives were arranged and described in 1965. The collection was expanded in 1984 and revised in 2010.

Copyright Status

Copyright in the unpublished writings of Frederic Eugene Ives and Herbert Eugene Ives in these papers and in other collections in the custody of the Library of Congress is reserved. Consult a reference librarian in the Manuscript Division for further information.

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The papers of Frederic Eugene Ives and Herbert Eugene Ives 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, Frederic Eugene Ives and Herbert Eugene Ives Papers, Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

Biographical Notes Frederic Eugene Ives Date Event 1856, Feb. 17 Born, Litchfield, Conn. 1866 Moved to Norfolk, Conn. 1868 Ended formal schooling 1868 1870 Served apprenticeship on <part>Litchfield Enquirer</part> 1874 1878 Directed photographic laboratory, Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y. 1879 Married Mary Elizabeth Olmstead (died 1904) Employed by Crosscup and West, a photographic company in Philadelphia, Pa. 1885 Invented the half-tone system of developing photographic negatives 1890 Invented Kronshop, a system of color photography 1903 Invented short-tube microscope 1912 Invented Tripak, a color camera 1913 Married Margaret Campbell Cutting 1928 Published <part>Autobiography of an Amateur Inventor.</part> Privately printed 1937, May 27 Died, Philadelphia, Pa. Herbert Eugene Ives Date Event 1882, July 31 Born, Philadelphia, Pa. 1892 Attended University College School, London, England 1897 1898 Attended Laurence Sheriff School, Rugby, England 1898 1901 Worked for Ives-Kronshop Co. Philadelphia, Pa. 1899 1900 Attended Franklin Institute Night School of Mathematics, Philadelphia, Pa. 1901 1905 Attended University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa. 1905 1908 Attended Johns Hopkins Univ., Baltimore, Md. 1908 Married Mabel Lorenz 1908 1909 Worked for National Bureau of Standards, Washington, D.C. 1910 1912 Worked for National Electric Lamp Association Research Laboratory, Cleveland, Ohio 1912 1918 Worked for United Gas Improvement Company, Philadelphia, Pa. 1918 1919 Captain, United States Army Air Service 1919 1948 Worked for Bell Telephone Laboratories 1920 Published <part>Airplane Photography</part> 1924 Helped perfect a workable system of transmitting pictures over telephone lines 1927 Directed first practical demonstration of television over substantial distances 1953, Nov. 3 Died, New York, N. Y. Scope and Content Note

The papers of Frederic Eugene Ives (1856-1937) and Herbert Eugene Ives (1882-1953), father and son, span the years 1869-1957, with the bulk of the material dating from 1900 to1952. Scientists and inventors, the pair received credit for over 150 inventions, and their papers include patents and patent applications. The interrelationship of the two men’s work precluded the separation of their papers, most of which are arranged in a chronological order. The majority of the papers are concerned with the work of Herbert Ives and are organized into the following series: General Correspondence , Printed Matter , Speech, Article, and Book File of Herbert Eugene Ives , Miscellany , Addition , and Oversize.

Frederic Ives is represented in the collection primarily through his journals in Miscellany , 1870-1930, and by his letters received, which are in the early years of the General Correspondence. The rest of the collection contains articles, correspondence, scrapbooks, and related material pertaining to Herbert Ives.

The elder Ives was a self-educated man and essentially a photographer rather than a scientist. His inventions were the result of his interest in photography. He invented the first simple method of photographic development, was one of the first to produce relatively permanent color photographs, and is credited with the invention of the short-tube optical microscope.

Herbert, following in his father’s footsteps, also developed an interest in photography. His work evolved from an interest in optics and photography to serious criticism of Albert Einstein’s theory of relativity. During World War I, the United States Army sent Herbert Ives on a special mission to Europe to produce burial photographs of Germany and Italy. After being discharged from the service in 1919, he began work for Bell Telephone Company, where he was employed until his retirement in 1948. During this period he wrote over two hundred articles for scientific journals on subjects as varied as the light of the fire-fly and Dutch impersonations of English gold coins in the sixteenth century.

In 1924, Herbert Ives was credited with developing the first wire telephoto service. In 1927, he directed the first practical demonstration of the production and the sending of live images over wire. The latter experiment was one of the direct forebears of commercial television. Among his nonscientific interests were painting and coin collecting.

Prominent in the collection is the General Correspondence containing letters received by various members of the Ives family and copies of letters sent by Herbert Ives. Letters in the late 1940s and the early 1950s sent to Herbert Ives from E. E. Butterfield describe the dissatisfaction in certain scientific circles with Einstein’s theories. Einstein and his followers are castigated as left-wing radicals responsible for some of the turmoil of the early 1950s.

Among correspondents in the collection are George Eastman, King George V of England, Courtney H. Hodges, Harry S. Truman, and Albert Einstein.

Arrangement of the Papers

This collection is arranged in six series:

General Correspondence, 1893-1957 Printed Matter, 1872-1957 Speech, Article, and Book File of Herbert Eugene Ives, 1906-1952 Miscellany, 1869-1930 Addition, 1934-1953 Oversize, 1905-1950

Catalog Record: http://lccn.loc.gov/mm78027508

Container List Container Contents 1-2 General Correspondence, 1893-1957 1893-1957

Letters received by the Ives family and copies of letters sent.

Arranged chronologically.

1 1893-1952, Feb. 1893-1952, Feb. 2 1952, Mar.-1957, undated 1952, Mar.-1957, undated
3-4 Printed Matter, 1872-1957 1872-1957

Programs, clippings, Christmas cards, pamphlets, articles, menus, patent descriptions, and newspaper clippings.

Arranged chronologically.

3 1872-1957 1872-1957 4 Undated Undated 4 Newspaper clippings, 1905-1954 1905-1954
5-7 Speech, Article, and Book File of Herbert Eugene Ives, 1906-1952 1906-1952

Drafts and printed copies of the speeches and writings of Herbert Eugene Ives.

Arranged chronologically.

5 1906-1914 1906-1914 6 1915-1926 1915-1926 7 1927-1952, undated 1927-1952, undated
8-12 Miscellany, 1869-1930 1869-1930

Scrapbooks, financial papers, notes, photographs, biographical material, diaries, notebooks, journals, and articles.

Arranged by topic and type of material.

8 Biographical material on Herbert Eugene Ives 8 Photographs 8 Patents of Frederic Eugene Ives, 1903-1917 1903-1917 8 Articles by Mrs. Herbert Ives 8 Financial reports 8 Notes and lists 8 “Simplification of Color Photography,” by Frederic Eugene Ives, American Philosopical Society, 1919 1919 8 United States Army Air Service, 1918-1919 1918-1919 9 Scrapbooks of Herbert Eugene Ives 9 1901-1905, student days, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa. 1901-1905, student days, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pa. 9 1906 1906 10 1911-1916 1911-1916 10 circa 1930, airplanes and aerial photography circa 1930, airplanes and aerial photography 11 Daily journals 11 Ives, Frederic Eugene 1870-1930 1870-1930 12 Ives, Mary Olmstead 1896-1899 1896-1899 12 Unknown author, 1884 1884 12 Astronomical notebook, Herbert Eugene Ives, 1898 1898 12 “Solution of the Problem of Color Photography” (1869) by du Hauron, transcribed by Herbert Eugene Ives, 12 Bibliography of articles and patents of Herbert Eugene Ives 12 Portfolio of awards, posters, and diplomas of Herbert Eugene Ives, 1905-1950 See Oversize 1905-1950
13-15 Addition, 1934-1953 1934-1953

Correspondence, subject files, writings, and miscellany.

Arranged by type of material.

13 Correspondence, 1947-1953 1947-1953 13 Subject file 13 Poincare’s "Principle of Relativity," notebook 13 Michelson-Morley experiment 13 Zeeman’s coefficient for light of different colors 13 Writings file 13 Typescripts 13 Complete 13 Fragments 14 Working drafts 14 Notes and draft fragments 14 Charts and equations 14 Proofs 14 Notebook, printed articles by Herbert Eugene Ives 14 1934-1939 1934-1939 15 1940-1950 1940-1950 15 Articles, printed 15 By Herbert Eugene Ives 15 By others 15 Miscellany 15 Negative photocopies 15 Printed matter 15 Clippings
OV 1 Oversize, 1905-1950 1905-1950

Portfolio of awards, posters, and diplomas of Herbert Eugene Ives.

Arranged and described according to the series, containers, and folders from which the items were removed.

OV 1 Miscellany OV 1 Portfolio of awards, posters, and diplomas of Herbert Eugene Ives, 1905-1950 (Container 12) 1905-1950
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