Collection ID: 4658248
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Collection context

Summary

Creator:
Beckman, Ronald H.
Abstract:
Papers of the American industrial designer, architect, and professor.
Extent:
1 linear ft.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Ron Beckman Papers, &su_name;

Background

Scope and Content:

The collection is unprocessed at this time and is still actively growing.

Biographical / Historical:

Ronald H. Beckman is an American industrial designer. He was vice-president of the design firm George Nelson and Co. (whose clients included Herman Miller and General Electric), director of the Research and Design Institute (created to support economic development in New England and conduct design research to improve the quality of life), and an Associate Professor at Syracuse University. In 1967 Beckman received the first graphic design grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to advance highway communication and safety.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Ron Beckman .
Arrangement:

The collection is unprocessed and remains in original order.

Access

RESTRICTIONS:

Access to audiovisual material requires advance notice to produce a use copy.

The remainder of the collection is currently unprocessed and not available for research. Please contact &scrc_name; for more information.

TERMS OF ACCESS:

Written permission must be obtained from SCRC and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.

PREFERRED CITATION:

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Ron Beckman Papers, &su_name;

LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
Special Collections Research Center
Syracuse University Libraries
Bird Library, Room 600
Syracuse, NY 13244, United States
Link to repository site
CONTACT:
315.443.2697
scrc@syr.edu