Steven Mandeville-Gamble Collection of R. Buckminster Fuller Posters 1933-1983

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Size
0.001 linear feet
Call number
RBC 00004

Includes three posters depicting the patent drawings for Buckminster Fuller's dymaxion car (1933), laminar geodesic dome (1965), and hanging storage shelf unit patent (1983).

Biographical/historical note

Steven Mandeville Gamble was Head of the Special Collections Research Center, NC State University Libraries.

Scope/content

Collection includes 3 posters depicting the patent drawings for Buckminster Fuller's dymaxion car (1933), laminar geodesic dome (1965), and hanging storage shelf unit patent (1983).

Steven Mandeville Gamble was Head of the Special Collections Research Center, NC State University Libraries.

Use of these materials

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The materials from our collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Steven Mandeville-Gamble Collection of R. Buckminster Fuller Posters, RBC 00004, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC

Source of acquisition

Gift of Steven Mandeville-Gamble, 2005. Mandeville-Gamble was presented these reproductions of R. Buckminster Fuller's patent drawings by Thomas Zung, co-founder of the architectural firm Buckminster Fuller, Sadao, and Zung Architects.

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Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Steven Mandeville-Gamble Collection of R. Buckminster Fuller Posters, RBC 00004, Special Collections Research Center, North Carolina State University Libraries, Raleigh, NC

Use of these materials

The nature of the NC State University Libraries' Special Collections means that copyright or other information about restrictions may be difficult or even impossible to determine despite reasonable efforts. The NC State University Libraries claims only physical ownership of most Special Collections materials.

The materials from our collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law. The user must assume full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials. Any materials used for academic research or otherwise should be fully credited with the source.