Sarnoff Project News

Welcome to the news site for the David Sarnoff Library Collection Processing Project. The project concluded in early 2017.

Click here for a list of links to detailed information about material in the Sarnoff Collection via Hagley's Finding Aids Database.

This site was used to keep everyone informed about the progress of the project. It now serves as an archive of articles that offer insights into the Sarnoff Collection written by those who worked on the project. If you have questions about the collection, please contact us at askhagley@hagley.org

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Latest News Releases

May 1, 2017
Closing Out the David Sarnoff Collection Project
During the past three years of the project, I’ve posted about the life of David Sarnoff, imagining the
February 13, 2017
War and Satire, Japan and Camden
As a break from my usual posts chronicling corporate history, here are some highlights from the Harry L. and Harvey P. Sommerer papers (Series VI of 2464.76, RCA Camden records).
November 30, 2016
RCA’s Research Organization, 1919-1942
Research in electronics and related fields was critical to the success of RCA throughout its history. Its pioneering work in radio and television was performed at an assortment of different laboratories in different organizations until research was centralized in 1941-1942.
September 23, 2016
Transitions and Anxiety: the David Sarnoff Research Center, 1985-1988
On the evening of December 11, 1985, employees of RCA Laboratories who turned on the news heard that GE was acquiring RCA for $6.3 billion.  This unexpected announcement rocked the staff at the David Sarnoff Research Center (DSRC), who were well aware that GE already had a central research facili
August 23, 2016
The Titanic Connection
June 22, 2016
Working in the Archives on the Sarnoff Project
A little less than nine months ago I began my graduate assistantship as the David Sarnoff Library collection processing intern in Manuscripts and Archives.
May 20, 2016
David Sarnoff: Cold Warrior
David Sarnoff’s service in the U.S.
April 14, 2016
RCA and the Space Race
Although most of the David Sarnoff Library collection comes from the scientists at the David Sarnoff Research Center, other RCA operations are also documented.  One important example is the RCA Astro-Electronics Division (AED).

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