Frank Lyman Papers

This series contains correspondence, notes, and official business records such as forms, patents, contracts, audits, financial statements, policies, regulations, commissions, and reports related to Harvey Radio Labs/Cambridge Thermionic Corporation covering the primary functions of the corporation, namely the production of radio equipment as well as color prints, film and cameras after World War II. The records span Lyman's time there ranging from the late 1930s to the 1980s. They cover the following subjects as pertaining to the corporation: finances, contracts, labor, operations, production, advertising, hiring, as well as expanding physically to a new plant and experimenting with color film and print sales with the creation of a color print and film division to pioneer development. The series also contains government contracts in the post-World War II era related to the development of cameras for aircraft (F-8) and radio technology.

This series contains correspondence, diaries, journals,coursework, notes, logbooks, financial accounts and other informal publications such as investment and stakeholders notices and reports, along with bulletins, newspapers, photographs, and slides covering the personal life of Frank Lyman, including his education at Williston Academy and Harvard University, and his leisure activities during work and retirement. Coursework and notes cover Lyman's studies in the hard sciences such as Physics and Chemistry, while at Williston Academy (Easthampton, Mass.) and Harvard University until his graduation in 1931. The series further contains notes, logs and journals spanning the course of Lyman's life ranging from private speculations about the outcome of international events and war on production to planned meetings and weekend activities. It contains annual stakeholder and investment reports spanning the 1940s primarily from utilities, heavy industry and telecommunications companies.Photographs and slides depict Lyman's vacations as well as his 55th and 60th Harvard University Reunions. It also contains organizational ephemera and informal publications of the organizations that he was involved in such as the Rotary Club of Cambridge and the Boston Yacht Club.

This series contains correspondence, accounts, and relevant journals containing notes on broadcasting from the WNBX Broadcasting Corporation from the 1930s covering a range of subjects involving radio station management such as security, frequencies, technical details or formulas and regulations over radio communications in the United States.