Charles Grafton Page Papers
Object Details
- Creator
- Page, Charles Grafton, 1812-1868
- Donor
- Poinier, Lois W.
- Topic
- Inventors
- Electromagnetism
- Electricity
- Inventions
- Electromagnets
- Provenance
- This collection was donated by Lois Wodell Poinier, a descendant of Charles Grafton Page, 2006.
- Creator
- Page, Charles Grafton, 1812-1868
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- Charles Grafton Page Papers
- Summary
- Papers relate to American inventor Charles Grafton Page, an early developer of electromagnetic machinery.
- Biographical / Historical
- Charles Grafton Page was born on January 25, 1812 in Salem, Massachusetts. He received a bachelor's degree in science from Harvard University (1832), and a medical degree (1836). In 1838, Page moved to Washington, D.C. where he practiced medicine and taught medicine at Columbian College (now George Washington University). During the late 1830s and 1840s, Page experimented with electricity and specifically with electromagnetism. Page developed an induction coil in 1836 and a self-acting circuit breaker and a primitive electric locomotive, which had a trial run in 1850. In 1841, Page was appointed Examiner of Electricity at the United States Patent Office. He left the Patent Office in 1852 to start is own business, returned in 1861 where he remained until his death in 1868. Page died on May 5, 1868, in Washington, D.C.
- Extent
- 0.25 Cubic feet (1 box, 1 oversize folder)
- Date
- 1844-1870
- Archival Repository
- Archives Center, National Museum of American History
- Identifier
- NMAH.AC.0933
- Type
- Collection descriptions
- Archival materials
- Correspondence
- Drawings
- Citation
- Charles Grafton Page Papers, 1844-1870, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Gift of Lois W. Poinier.
- Arrangement
- Divided into three series. Series 1, Correspondence, 1844-1970 Series 2, Writings and drawings, undated Series 3, Publications, 1846-1868.
- Processing Information
- Collection processed by Alison Oswald, November 2006.
- Rights
- Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
- Genre/Form
- Correspondence -- 19th century
- Drawings -- 19th century
- Scope and Contents
- These papers were created by Charles Grafton Page. The bulk of the papers relate to invention matters about electro magnetic engines (1844); axial galvanometer (1846); magnetic axial pump (1848); and electro dynamic axial engine (undated).
- Restrictions
- Collection is open for research but is stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at [email protected] or 202-633-3270.
- Record ID
- ebl-1503511626892-1503511626895-0
- Metadata Usage
- CC0
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