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Paul E. Mayes Papers, 1931-97

Collection Overview

Title: Paul E. Mayes Papers, 1931-97

ID: 11/6/33

Creator: Mayes, Paul Eugene (1931-1972)

Extent: 9.7 cubic feet

Arrangement: By subject and chronological.

Languages: English [eng]

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Papers of Paul E. Mayes (1931-1994) contain correspondence, patents, legal records, course materials, student papers and exams, reports, publications, slides, and laboratory notes and data concerning his research in the Antenna/Electromagnetics Laboratory; Electrical and Computer Engineering courses; disclosure of inventions and patent applications for antennas and antenna-related equipment designed by Mayes or other inventors; civil litigation over patent rights including University of Illinois v. Blonder-Tongue v. JFD, University of Illinois Foundation v. Winegard Co., Finney Co. v. JFD and University of Illinois Foundation, University of Illinois v. Jerrold Electronics Corporation.

Administrative Information

Accruals: 6/7/1996; 09/04/2013

Access Restrictions: Materials in boxes 6-8 have restrictions on student files. Access only with permission of the University Archivist, and for living students, also only with written approval of the student.

Processing Information: Online Electronic Content files have been re-arranged from their original order by archival staff in order to facilitate access in the online environment. This work was completed in May 2015. Additionally in May 2015, archives staff took the following actions to prepare a nearline access version of Paul Mayes’ electronic records: (1) Ran virus-scan program on the files; (2) Used Identity Finder, TreeSize Pro, and DROID to extract metadata in order to facilitate appraisal and processing decisions; (3) Used TrID file extension identifier to analyze and append missing file extensions on a number of files during processing.

Other Note: 2 Pages

Other URL: https://files.archon.library.illinois.edu/uasfa/1106033.pdf