Robert M. Ingersoll Papers
An inventory of his papers at Syracuse University
Finding aid created by: MRC
Date: 4 Jun 2019
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Finding aid created by: MRC
Date: 4 Jun 2019
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Overview of the Collection |
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| Creator: | Ingersoll, Robert. |
| Title: | Robert M. Ingersoll Papers |
| Dates: | 1949-1954[?] |
| Quantity: | 0.25 linear ft. |
| Abstract: | Design work and miscellaneous biographical material, from the American industrial designer. |
| 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 |
Robert M. Ingersoll (1924-?) was an American industrial designer. Born in Cooperstown, New York, he enrolled at Syracuse University (SU) in 1942 but left to serve in the Army Air Force during World War II (1942-1946). Following the war he returned to SU and received a B.A. in Industrial Design (1950). He worked as a technical illustrator for Warner New York Corporation and later as a design engineer for General Electric.
The Robert M. Ingersoll Papers consists of biographical material, design work, and a small amount of miscellaneous material, all dating from early in his career. Most focuses on product packaging and display.
Biographical material contains draft notes and several copies of Ingersoll's resume.
Design work includes two portfolios, one from his student days, as well as original and reproduction artwork.
Miscellaneous material includes, among other things, a letter of reference and notes on how to approach a design problem.
No order.
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Persons
Ingersoll, Robert M.
Corporate Bodies
Syracuse University -- Alumni and alumnae.
Subjects
Industrial design -- United States.
Industrial designers -- United States.
Packaging -- Design.
Genres and Forms
Blueprints (reprographic copies)
Correspondence.
Essays.
Photographs.
Sketches.
Occupations
Industrial designers.
Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Robert M. Ingersoll Papers,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Purchase, 2019.
Biographical material
Design work
Miscellaneous
| Biographical material | |||||||||||
| Oversize 1 | Resumés 1953 or 1954 | ||||||||||
| Design work | |||||||||||
| Oversize 1 | "Display - Exhibit" undated - skeches and drawings for displays and exhibit booths for various companies, including Western Electric, General Electric, and Gotham Hosiery; reproductions, no original art | ||||||||||
| Oversize 1 | "Packaging Problem" portfolio December 12, 1949 - student work; includes several drawings and advertisements for consumer goods, with accompanying analysis of the efficiency and functionality of various bottle and package designs | ||||||||||
| Oversize 1 | "Industrial Design Problem Developments" portfolio undated - problem statements, photographs, blueprints of drawings | ||||||||||
| Oversize 1 | Sketches, original undated | ||||||||||
| Miscellaneous | |||||||||||
| Oversize 1 | Notes, etc. undated - includes letter of recommendation from John F. Cortese, Ingersoll's manager at Warner New York, and Ingersoll's handwritten notes on how he approached design problems. | ||||||||||