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Seymour Lavitt Collection

A description of his papers at Syracuse University


Finding aid created by: DGI/MM
Date: 2006



Biographical History

Seymour Lavitt, of Rockville, CT was an educator in the field of plastics. He taught the fundamentals of plastics from "The Plastics Seminars" of Hingham, Massachusetts.


Scope and Contents of the Collection

The Seymour Lavitt Collection consists of plastics education material (copies of the "Fundamentals of Plastics" resource materials, slides from "Injection Molding" and "Fundamentals" (two lectures given by Lavitt), and a film) and professional papers (correspondence about Plastics Fair, 1992-1993 and brochures of Plastics Design/Development Associates).


Arrangement of the Collection

None.


Restrictions

Access Restrictions:

The majority of our archival and manuscript collections are housed offsite and require advanced notice for retrieval. Researchers are encouraged to contact us in advance concerning the collection material they wish to access for their research.

Use Restrictions:

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


Related Material

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.


Subject Headings

Persons

Lavitt, Seymour.

Corporate Bodies

Plastics Design/Development Associates.

Subjects

Plastics -- Study and teaching.
Plastics industry and trade.

Genres and Forms

16mm (photographic film size)
Brochures.
Correspondence.
Slides (photographs)

Occupations

Authors.

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Preferred citation for this material is as follows:

Seymour Lavitt Collection,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries

Acquisition Information

Transfer from National Plastics Center and Museum, 11/06/2008. Originally, gift of Mrs. Seymour Lavitt.


Table of Contents

Plastics education

Professional papers


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