Finding aid created by: MM
Date: 2006
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| Feb 2009 | converted to EAD (MRC) |
| Oct 2010 | records returned to collection; inventory updated (MRC) |
| 8 Apr 2022 | media processed/updated (MRC) |
Overview of the Collection |
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| Creator: | Polymeric Systems |
| Title: | Polymeric Systems Collection |
| Dates: | Undated |
| Quantity: | 41 items |
| Abstract: | Collection consists of 36 copy color and black and white photographs of a manufacturing facility; and five 7" plastic sound discs manufactured with polystyrene by Richardson Company Polymeric Systems Division. The use of polystyrene was purported to eliminate surface noise from the discs. |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center |
Polymeric Systems of Madison, Connecticut, a producer of resins, was owned by the Richardson Group, and was sold in 1982 to a newly formed company formed by Polymeric management and the Amadon Corporation.
The Polymeric Systems Collection consists of 36 copy color and black and white photographs of a manufacturing facility; and five 7" plastic sound discs manufactured with polystyrene by Richardson Company Polymeric Systems Division. The use of polystyrene was purported to eliminate surface noise from the discs.
Arranged by format.
Access Restrictions:
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Use Restrictions:
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Special Collections Research Center has numerous holdings in the areas of plastics and industrial design. Please refer to the SCRC Subject Index for a complete listing.
Corporate Bodies
Polymeric Systems (Madison, Conn.)
Richardson Group.
Subjects
Plastics industry and trade.
Plastics plants.
Polystyrene.
Genres and Forms
78 rpm records.
Photographs.
Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Polymeric Systems Collection,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Transfer from National Plastics Center and Museum, 11/06/2008. Originally, gift of Len Schecter, 2003.
Photographs
Polystyrene sound discs
| Photographs | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Manufacturing facilities (36 items) | ||||||||||
| Polystyrene sound discs | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Eliminate Surface Noise!: Stella by Starlight; Audio Equipment Adjustment Test [copy 1] (Grooved analog disc; running time 2:27) (ID#: polymeric_003) | ||||||||||
| Song from the Jordge Dalto LP "Chevere" UA-LA671-G. Envelope label reads: "The demo record made from Richardson's standard polystyrene compound that helps eliminate surface noise and improves audio quality". | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Eliminate Surface Noise!: Stella by Starlight; Audio Equipment Adjustment Test [copy 2] (Grooved analog disc; running time 2:27) (ID#: polymeric_004) | ||||||||||
| Song from the Jordge Dalto LP "Chevere" UA-LA671-G. Envelope label reads: "The demo record made from Richardson's standard polystyrene compound that helps eliminate surface noise and improves audio quality". | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Eliminate Surface Noise!: Stella by Starlight; Audio Equipment Adjustment Test [copy 3] (Grooved analog disc; running time 2:27) (ID#: polymeric_005) | ||||||||||
| Song from the Jordge Dalto LP "Chevere" UA-LA671-G. Envelope label reads: "The demo record made from Richardson's standard polystyrene compound that helps eliminate surface noise and improves audio quality". | |||||||||||
| Box 1 | Stella by Starlight; Audio Equipment Adjustment Test [copy 1] - promotional disc from the Jordge Dalto LP "Chevere" UA-LA671-G (Grooved analog disc; running time 2:27) (ID#: polymeric_001) | ||||||||||
| Box 1 | Stella by Starlight; Audio Equipment Adjustment Test [copy 2] - promotional disc from the Jordge Dalto LP "Chevere" UA-LA671-G (Grooved analog disc; running time 2:27) (ID#: polymeric_002) | ||||||||||