Schjeldahl Entrepreneur Records, 1901-2002

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Series 1: Sheldahl, Inc.: General Business Records

This series contains the general business records of Sheldahl, Inc. (Sheldahl or the Company), which are broken down into many subseries.

Sub-Series 1: Company History

The Company History subseries contains four books describing the history of the Company from its beginning in 1955, continuing through 1995; information about the Company's 40th anniversary celebration; and various magazine and newspaper articles about Gilmore T. Schjeldahl (Shelly) and Sheldahl.

Box 1

Folder 1: "Optical Thermal and Control Space Deployables," 1955-1973

Folder 2: "Management Capabilities"

Folder 3: "The Inside Story," 1955-1988

Folder 4: "Forty Years of Innovation: The Sheldahl Story," 1955-1995

Folder 5: 40th Anniversary, 1995

Folder 6: Miscellaneous Company Biographies, 1945-1995

Sub-Series 2: Annual Reports

Box 1

Folder 7: Annual Reports, 1957-1979

Folder 8: Annual Reports, 1980-1989

Folder 9: Annual Reports, 1990-1999

Folder 10: Company Profiles

Folder 11: "Update on Sheldahl," 1955-1974

Sub-Series 3: Meetings

The Meetings subseries contains information related to Sheldahl management and shareholder meetings and discussions, as well as reports to shareholders. Also included are Annual Meeting Summary Brochures for 1955-1974, 1980-1985, and 1990-1996. These brochures contain Company financial highlights for an entire year or part of a year, i.e., a fiscal quarter. There is also a file containing information from the mortgage and debt financing discussions from 1965 through 1966, detailing ways to finance the Company in order to alleviate long term debt, and discussions about building a new, larger office complex/building.

Box 1

Folder 12: Meetings With Management Team, 1979-1992

Folder 13: Annual Meeting Summary Brochures, 1955-1974, 1980-1985, 1990-1996

Folder 14: Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders, 1970-1982, 1987-1999

Folder 15: Reports to Shareholders, 1957-1961

Folder 16: Mortgage and Debt Financing Discussion, 1965-1966

Sub-Series 4: Reports

The Reports subseries contains the Securities and Exchange Commission Reports of Sheldahl from 1969, and 1996 through 1999.

Box 1

Folder 17: Securities and Exchange Commission Reports, 1969, 1996-1999

Sub-Series 5: Calendars

The Calendars subseries contains photocopies of three small spiral notebooks kept by Shelly, from 1963 through 1964, in which he wrote meetings, appointments, and brief summaries of the events happening and/or transpiring on a particular day.

Box 1

Folder 18: "Recap" Notes, February 1, 1963 - March 4, 1964

Folder 19: "Recap" Notes, March 26, 1964 - April 15, 1964

Folder 20: "Recap" Notes, May 8, 1964 - May 17, 1964

Sub-Series 6: Check Registers

The Check Registers subseries contains two check registers, one from 1961 through 1962, showing the expenses and purchases made by Shelly and Sheldahl. The other, from 1979 through 1983, is the check register of Sheldahl from the First Security State Bank.

Box 1

Folder 21: Check Register, 1961-1962

Folder 22: Check Register, 1979-1983

Sub-Series 7: Expense Reports

The Expense Reports subseries contains expense reports and daily logs from 1977 through 1978, and 1990. These reports show not only Shelly's expenses but also give detailed accounts of Company-related activities each day.

Box 1

Folder 23: Daily Log and Expense Reports, 1977-1978

Box 2

Folder 1: Daily Log and Expense Reports, 1990

Sub-Series 8: Miscellaneous Business Organization

The Miscellaneous Business Organization subseries contains items such as time cards of Sheldahl employees from 1968 through 1970; a mousepad with the Company logo on it; a business card of James S. Womack; a chart showing the product capabilities of the Company for 1955, 1963, and the future; a mailing list from 1970 to 1971 of those individuals wishing to receive Sheldahl brochures, financial statements, and other Company publications, such as its annual reports; memos from Sheldahl employees, particularly James S. Womack, from 1971- 1974; three undated organizational charts showing Company management and employees; and, a file containing information on the Center for Innovation and Business Development from 1989 through 1994, as it relates to Shelly and Sheldahl. Within this file, there is a biography of Shelly written by Bruce Gjovig, the Director of the Center for Innovation and Business Development.

Box 2

Folder 2: Time Cards, 1968-1970

Folder 3: Mouse Pad

Folder 4: Business Card

Folder 5: "Evolution of G.T.S. Co. Product Capabilities," 1955 and 1963

Folder 6: Mailing List, 1970-1971

Folder 7: Memos, 1971-1974

Folder 8: Organizational Charts

Folder 9: Center for Innovation and Business Development, 1989-1994

Sub-Series 9: Litigation

The Litigation subseries contains Shelly's affidavit related to litigation between Dupont and the Union Carbide Corporation, concerning polyethylene film. This file also contains the agreement between Shelly (doing business as Plastic Netting Machine Company) and Dupont from February 1, 1972, regarding payment, as well as two letters of correspondence from Dupont to Shelly, and other documents relating to Shelly's dealings with Dupont in the mid-1970s.

Box 2

Folder 10: Dupont Litigation, 1967, 1973-1975

Sub-Series 10: Newsletters

The Newsletters subseries contains Sheldahl newsletters and bulletins which were published monthly or quarterly. Some, such as "The Fine Line," were designed for employees only; however, most of the newsletters were designed for employees, as well as for the general public. The bulk of the newsletters are from the early 1970s through the late 1980s.

Box 2

Folder 11: "Updating Sheldahl" Company Newsletter, 1972-1985

Folder 12: "Sheldahl Today," 1974-1982

Folder 13: "The Fine Line" Employee Newsletter, 1984-1988

Folder 14: Miscellaneous Company Newsletters and Bulletins, 1959, 1963-1968, 1977, 1995

Sub-Series 11: Company Publications

The Company Publications subseries contains publications by Sheldahl of its products, from the early beginnings of the Company through the late 1990s. The publications are separated into files according to the Company division which produced the brochure or booklet. Included are publications about Skydomes and “Schjeldomes,” as well as two spiral bound books showing thermal products and materials.

Box 2

Folder 15: Product Bulletins

Folder 16: Advanced Products Division, 1973-1976

Folder 17: Bag Making Machines

Folder 18: Flexible Interconnect

Folder 19: Micro Products, 1998-1999

Folder 20: Packaging Machinery Division

Folder 21: Products/Services

Folder 22: "Schjeldome"

Folder 23: Technical Materials (Part I)

Folder 24: Technical Materials (Part II), 1995

Folder 25: Miscellaneous Company Publications

Sub-Series 12: Outside Publications About Sheldahl

The Outside Publications About Sheldahl subseries contains publications about the Company. Of particular note is the Ghost (Global HOrizontal Sounding Technique) summary from May 1969, relating to the Ghost weather balloon and ATMOSAT 'America' (atmospheric satellite), also pertaining to ballooning. In addition, the Miscellaneous Outside Publications file contains brochures and magazine ads showing products with Sheldahl designs and innovations, such as the Kodak XL-55 movie camera; the Polaroid SX-70 land camera; Mylar used in the Project Echo satellite balloons; and, the Texas Instruments Model 733ASK silent teletypewriter. The final three files contain Craig Hallum Monthly Commentary Newsletters, which include stock and financial information about Sheldahl; Craig Hallum’s research reports on Sheldahl; and, Craig Hallum's billing to Sheldahl.

Box 2

Folder 26: "Ghost, A Technical Summary," May 1969

Folder 27: "ATMOSAT 'America,'" July 1976

Folder 28: Miscellaneous Outside Publications, 1969, 1973-1976, 1993-1997

Folder 29: Craig Hallum, Inc.: Monthly Commentary Newsletters, 1973-1974

Folder 30: Craig Hallum, Inc.: Research Reports on Sheldahl, 1976 and 1990

Folder 31: Craig Hallum, Inc.: Billing, 1974-1976

Sub-Series 13: Competitor Publications

The Competitor publications subseries contains brochures, booklets, and other publications from 1981 to 1996 by individuals and companies who were competitors of Sheldahl.

Box 2

Folder 13: 1981-1996

Sub-Series 14: News Releases

The News Releases subseries contains press and news releases relating to Sheldahl products and developments, as well as other Company employees, including Shelly, from the early 1960s though the late 1990s.

Box 2

Folder 33: News Releases, 1962-1976, 1986, 1990-1991, 1996-1999

Folder 34: News Releases, January and February 1966

Sub-Series 15: Newspaper Clippings

The Newspaper Clippings subseries contains two files with newspaper clippings related to Shelly, his employees, and his companies, from 1954 through 2000. Part I has the actual newspaper clippings and Part II has copies of newspaper clippings.

Box 2

Folder 35: Newspaper Clippings (Part I), 1954-1976, 1986, 1991-2000

Box 3

Folder 1: Newspaper Clippings (Part II), 1957-1973, 1991

Sub-Series 16: Interviews, Speeches, and Presentations

The Interviews, Speeches, and Presentations subseries contains interviews with Shelly, as well as speeches made by him about the Company and/or himself. Of particular note is the "Keeping the Creative Fires Burning" Presentation file. It contains Shelly's presentation speech at an innovations workshop, as well as the overhead transparencies, pictures, brochures, and the Echo I skin samples that he used during the presentation.

Box 3

Folder 2: Interviews and Speeches, 1960, 1966, 1969, 1973

Folder 3: "Keeping the Creative Fires Burning" Presentation, June 1993

Folder 4: Communications Consultant Interview, 1995

Folder 5: Internet, 1997 and 2000

Sub-Series 17: Correspondence

The Correspondence subseries contains three files of correspondence letters. One is Shelly's correspondence from 1947 through 1997. The James Womack file contains his correspondence from 1971 through 1976, as well as the letter indicating the Company name change from Schjeldahl to Sheldahl. The Ford Motor Company file contains Shelly’s correspondence with them in 1974 through 1975 regarding retrofit energy saving devices used for cars, and other emission control devices which improve fuel economy and contribute to energy conservation. This file also has copies of newspaper articles related to emissions and energy conservation.

Box 3

Folder 6: G. T. Schjeldahl, 1947, 1958-1960, 1966-1975, 1981-1986, 1991-1997

Folder 7: James Womack, 1971-1976

Folder 8: Ford Motor Company, 1974-1975

Sub-Series 18: Miscellaneous

The Miscellaneous subseries contains correspondence, receipts, and other documents from the mid-1950s though 2000, relating to the general business records of the Company.

Box 3

Folder 9: 1954-1983, 1989, 1991-2000

Series 2: Sheldahl, Inc.: Designs, Patents, and Products

Sub-Series 1: Designs

The Designs subseries contains four files, each which have drawings, sketches, and designs of Company machines and products, including a sketch on a napkin made by Shelly during his visit to the Dairy Expo in Atlantic City in 1976. The sketch is most likely of an ice cream filling machine. There are also two business cards from Shamrock Industries within this file. One is James V. Ostrum’s, an engineer with Shamrock Industries, and the other is Shelly’s, who worked for them as a Packing Systems Analyst consultant. The carrot packaging system file contains sketches and drawings from 1983 of a machine which packages carrots. The G. T. Schjeldahl files contains drawings and sketches made by Shelly in 1992, most likely of a SARCS machine. And, the Miscellaneous file contains various drawings and sketches from 1960 to 1983, made by Shelly and others within his various companies.

Box 3

Folder 10: Dair(y) Expo at Atlantic City, 1976

Folder 11: Carrot Packaging System, 1983

Folder 12: G. T. Schjeldahl, 1992

Folder 13: Miscellaneous, 1960-1983

Sub-Series 2: Patents

The Patents subseries has three files which contain patents relating to the types of machines and products that Shelly worked with, as well as the patents of Shelly's designs from 1951 through 1986. The Shamrock Industries file contains legal documents relating to G. T. Schjeldahl’s work on machines for Shamrock Industries which could automatically fill ice cream containers of four- or five-quart capacities or smaller. The Windmoeller and Hoelscher Corporation file contains the patent and other documents for a reciprocally moving hot-wire, which could cut thermoplastic sheets into individual segments, for use in bag making machines. The Haugen and Nikolai, Patent 95 (1995) file has documents relating to Patent 95 of the SARRC/SAURC machines. The machines from 1995 forward had a new split drive rewind roll changer which permitted the unwind and rewind, respectively, to move forward or reverse at different rates.

Box 3

Folder 14: Patents, 1951-1967

Folder 15: Patents, 1968-1979

Folder 16: Patents, 1980-1986

Folder 17: Shamrock Industries, Miscellaneous, 1975-1982

Folder 18: Windmoeller & Hoelscher Corporation, Miscellaneous, 1981

Folder 19: Haugen and Nikolai, Patent 95, 1994-1995

Sub-Series 3: Products

The Products subseries contains files regarding products that have been designed or made by Shelly or Sheldahl, including polyethylene bags; samples of Novaflex adhesives; the Polaris Rupture Disc, used in the Polaris Mark XVII fleet ballistic missile; and, Schjelamel-10 laminate, developed for manned flights of spacecraft and for carrying very heavy loads, as well as a laminate book containing samples of all of Company's laminates.

Box 3

Folder 20: Bags Made on Schjeldahl Polyethylene Bag Machine

Folder 21: Home Plastics Bag Converters, 1964

Folder 22: Laminates Sample Book

Folder 23: Novaflex Adhesiveless Interconnection System

Folder 24: Polaris Rupture Disc

Folder 25: Schjelamel-10, 1960

Folder 26: Z-link Technology Series 1900 Pressing Kit

Box 6

Folder 19: "Balloon Design Estimator", 1962

Sub-Series 4: Echo I and II

The Echo I and II subseries contains literature and product samples related to these two satellite balloons, including the Echo I “communications for peace (postage) stamp," which was commissioned by WLOL radio in the Twin Cities. There are also government publications which relate to Echo I, such as the Measured Physical and Optical Properties of the PAGEOS and the Echo I, which was presented at the Symposium on the Use of Artificial Satellites for Geology, in Washington, D.C., on April 15-17, 1971, and the Project Echo II final report, which was a study commissioned by NASA and done at Sheldahl, in Northfield, MN. The Company was the primary contractor for the Echo II Program. There are also files which contain information about the Echo I and II satellite balloons, as well as samples of Echo I and Echo II skins, and a file containing information about an art exhibition by artist Les Levine in 1967, at the Architectural League in New York City, which featured rooms made of Sheldahl’s Mylar laminates.

Box 3

Folder 27: Echo I, "Communications for Peace" Stamp, 1960

Folder 28: Echo I, "Measured Physical and Optical Properties of the PAGEOS and the Echo I," April 15-17, 1971

Folder 29: Echo II, "Project Echo II," Final Report, April 15, 1964

Folder 30: Echo I and II, Satellite Balloon, 1960-1973

Folder 31: Echo I and II, "House Committee on Science and Astronautics Erectable and Inflatable Structures in Space," May 24, 1961

Folder 32: Echo I and II Skins and Echo Samples

Folder 33: Laminates, Mylar, Covered Rooms Exhibitions, 1967

Folder 34: Rekwin Co., Scientific Ballooning, 1994

Sub-Series 5: SARCS (Sheldahl Automatic Roll Changing System)/ SARRCS (Sheldahl Automatic Rewind Roll Change System)/ SAURCS (Sheldahl Automatic Unwind Roll Change System)

The SARCS (Sheldahl Automatic Roll Changing System), SARRCS (Sheldahl Automatic Rewind Roll Change System), and SAURCS (Sheldahl Automatic Unwind Roll Change System) subseries contain files relating to the automatic roll rewinding/unwinding machine. These machines were designed to rewind and unwind rolls of any of the standard Sheldahl laminates or films. The LEM 909 files contain correspondence with Richard Lemke (LEM) and Shelly, as well as other documents, relating to problems with a model 909 SARCS machine. The JED 1128 file has similar information, i.e., James E. Donaghy (JED), model 1128, as do the LEM 1019 files. The SARCS Project files contain general information and design sketches of all of the different types (SARRCS, SAURCS, and Patent 95, which combined the rewind and unwind components) and models of SARCS machines from August of 1990 through June of 1995. The final file in this subseries has the billing and correspondence information from attorneys Haugen and Nikolai.

Box 4

Folder 1: LEM 909, January 1992 - September 1993

Folder 2: LEM 909, September 1992 - October 1992

Folder 3: JED 1128, November 1992 - February 1993

Folder 4: LEM 1019, July 1992 - December 1992

Folder 5: LEM 1019, January 1993 - December 1993

Folder 6: LEM 1019, January 1994 - March 1994

Folder 7: SARCS Project, August 1990 - December 1993

Folder 8: SARCS Project, March 1994 - June 1995

Folder 9: SAURCS and SARRCS, Designs, 1992-1995

Folder 10: SARRCS and SAURCS, Haugen and Nikolai Billing, 1994-1995

Series 3: G.T. Schjeldahl's Other Companies

Sub-Series 1: Herb-Shelly, Inc.

The Herb-Shelly, Inc. subseries contains ledger pages, correspondence, and other documents from 1940 through 1955, pertaining to the Herb-Shelly, Inc., and to the Air Sick Bag which was developed by Shelly in 1949.

Box 4

Folder 11: Miscellaneous, 1940-1955

Sub-Series 2: Gilmore T. Schjeldahl Investment Company

The Gilmore T. Schjeldahl Investment Company subseries contains minutes of KitCab meetings. KitCab stood for Shelly's kitchen cabinet, and the company was formed in order to provide Shelly and his wife Charlene with a vehicle in which to express their common interest in an investment and business venture. Bernard Greesweig provided the professional management of the company in a combination advisory/administrative capacity. The meeting minutes include balance sheets and other financial documents and correspondence.

Box 4

Folder 13: Minutes of KitCab Meetings, 1966-1967

Sub-Series 3: Giltech

The Giltech subseries contains files related to the meetings, shareholders and stocks, and financial concerns of the Giltech Corporation, and Board of Directors Meetings files contain meeting minutes, correspondence, and other documents pertaining to meeting topics. The first file contains the Articles of Incorporation of the Giltech Development Company. Other files relate to studies with Bristol-Myers, concerning the making of Bufferin and Excederin bottles, as well as the Emhart/Giltech-Barex 210 study, which proposed to manufacture 10 fluid ounce capacity beverage containers employing heat sensitive resin such as Barex 210. One contains information pertaining to the Dubiner and Giltech agreement regarding the Gussoni Patent. This patent concerns the design of a machine that could manufacture bottles from thermoplastic materials. Legal files relate to billing and correspondence, as well as the Wheaton litigation, concerning a dispute over a patent on a blow molding machine that Wheaton claimed to have designed first.

Box 4

Folder 14: Board of Directors Meetings, 1965-1967

Folder 15: Board of Directors Meetings, 1965-1967

Folder 16: Board of Directors Meetings, 1971

Folder 17: Notice of Annual Meeting of Shareholders, November 17, 1969

Folder 18: Stock Purchase Agreements, 1967-1968

Folder 19: Securities and Exchange Commission Reports, 1969

Folder 20: Financial Statements, 1969 and 1970

Folder 21: Draft of Profit Feasibility Study for Bristol-Meyers Products Division, 1966

Folder 22: Original Drawings from Proposal to Bristol-Meyers, 1966

Folder 23: Plan for Establishment of Giltech Development Company, 1966-1967

Folder 24: Emhart/Giltech, Barex 210 Study, 1970

Box 5

Folder 1: Dubiner and Giltech Agreement, 1970-1972

Folder 2: Business Cards

Folder 3: Monthly Calendars and Pocketbooks, 1966-1968, 1975-1978

Folder 4: Calendar, 1968-1969

Folder 5: Wheaton Litigation, 1970-1971

Folder 6: Greensweig Associates, Billing, 1966-1970

Folder 7: Robins, Davis & Lyons, Correspondence, 1970-1971

Sub-Series 4: Giltech: Blow Molding

Giltech: Blow Molding subseries contains files relating to blow molding patents, designs, and correspondence. Included are more designs for Bufferin and Excederin bottles, as well as quality control sample data of these bottles. Included also is information about the Nissei Company, a plastics company headquartered in Sakaki, Nagano, Japan, which also manufactures blow molding machines and equipment.

Box 5

Folder 8: Patents for Blow Molding Art, 1901-1969

Folder 9: Drawing of a Prototype of Giltech Bottle Forming Machine and Packaging System, December 6, 1966

Folder 10: Bufferin and Excederin Bottle Designs, 1966 and 1970

Folder 11: Quality Control Sampling Data for 100-size Bufferin Bottles, 1968-1969

Folder 12: Correspondence, 1968-1972

Folder 13: Designs, 1966-1971

Folder 14: Miscellaneous, 1971

Folder 15: Nissei Company, 1967

Sub-Series 5: Giltech: Rainville Merger

Giltech: Rainville Merger subseries contains files of brochures, correspondence, financial statements, meeting minutes, press releases, and newspaper articles relating to Giltech’s merger with the Rainville Company, located in Middlesex, NJ. Giltech became Rainville Company, Inc., in 1972. Also included are documents pertaining to Universal Dynamics (UnaDyn), with which Rainville Company, Inc. eventually merged, and files pertaining to the John J. Farrell litigation, concerning the Gussoni Patent. Included are two of Shelly's depositions.

Box 5

Folder 16: Rainville Company, 1972-1975

Folder 17: Rainville Company, 1976-1977

Folder 18: Rainville Company, 1978

Folder 19: Universal Dynamics Company, 1976-1978, 1989-1995

Folder 20: Rainville Merger, 1967-1970

Folder 21: Rainville Merger, 1971-1974

Folder 22: John J. Farrell Litigation, 1969-0979

Folder 23: John J. Farrell Litigation, G.T. Schjeldahl's Deposition, May 6, 1977

Folder 24: John J. Farrell Litigation, G.T. Schjeldahl's Deposition, May 6, 1977

Folder 25: Effres and Goldman, Inc., Miscellaneous, 1974-1975

Sub-Series 6: Cathedyne Corporation

The Cathedyne Corporation subseries contains Shelly's expense reports/daily logs from September 1978 through December 1981, financial and legal documents, shareholder meeting minutes, drawings and sketches, and other documents relating to the Cathedyne Corporation.

Box 6

Folder 1: Expense Report/Daily Log, 1978 - 1981

Folder 2: Miscellaneous, 1978-1983, 1988-1989

Sub-Series 7: Plastic Netting Machine Company

The Plastic Netting Machine Company subseries contains bank statements and bank deposit records of the company, as well as Shelly’s expense account records and a voucher file containing a telephone log and expenses, which describe some of his daily activities. Included also is Shelly’s billing of Dupont for consultant services and company machine designs from 1972 through 1978.

Box 6

Folder 3: Bank Statements, 1971-1972

Folder 4: Bank Deposit Record, 1972-1974

Folder 5: Gilmore T. Schjeldahl Expense Account, January 1, 1973 - July 17, 1975

Folder 6: Voucher File, 1974

Folder 7: Dupont Billing, 1972

Folder 8: Miscellaneous Bills and Invoices, 1972

Folder 9: Designs, 1972-1978

Sub-Series 8: Shelly Design and Manufacturing Company

Shelly Design and Manufacturing Company subseries contains organizational charts and the mission statement of the company, which was founded by Shelly, Harry Carlson, Don Frisbie, Larry Frisbie, H.J. "Sco" Scofield, and Brian Knutson. The company was intended to be an avenue by which the founders could secure manufacturing of their designs and products through outside vendors. The company's founders desired to be leaders in manufacturing and design of "specialized machinery." It appears that the company's focus and designs centered primarily around SARCS machines.

Box 6

Folder 10: Miscellaneous

Series 4: G.T. Schjeldahl, Personal

This series contains information pertaining to Shelly’s personal life. The North Dakota State University file documents Shelly’s attendance at NDSU from 1937 through 1943, the Alumni Achievement Award he received from NDSU in 1962, and the honorary Doctor of Science degree NDSU granted him in 1970. The University of North Dakota file contains the Commencement Bulletin from 1993, when Shelly received an honorary Doctor of Engineering degree. Two certificates show Shelly’s membership in the National Flexible Packaging Association in 1961 and the Society of Plastics Engineers, Inc., in 1967. Also included is Shelly’s address to the rotary club in Marshalltown, Iowa, in September of 1962, entitled “Echos of the Future,” newspaper clippings about current world and domestic events, and letters and other correspondence from friends, his children, former employees, and other acquaintances.

Box 6

Folder 11: North Dakota State University, 1937-1940, 1962, 1969-1970

Folder 12: University of North Dakota, 1993

Folder 13: Certificates, 1961

Folder 14: Address to Rotary Club, September 18, 1962

Folder 15: Robins, Davis & Lyons, 1976-1977, 1980

Folder 16: Newspaper Clippings, 1959-1973, 1989-1999

Folder 17: Miscellaneous, 1958-1960, 1963-1975, 1979-1982, 1988, 1992-1998

Folder 18: Memorial Service Program, 17 May 2002

Series 5: Photographs

Separated and placed in the Photograph File Cabinets.

Sub-Series 1: Photographs of G. T. Schjeldahl

Photograph 1: G. T. Schjeldahl, undated

Photograph 2: G.T. Schjeldahl, sitting at his desk, undated

Photograph 3: G. T. Schjeldahl, standing in front of grain elevators, undated

Photograph 4: G. T. Schjeldahl, talking on the telephone, undated

Photograph 5: G. T. Schjeldahl and an unidentified man (probably actor), standing in Schjel-mile or Portable Plastic Bubble

Photograph 6: G. T. Schjeldahl, sitting on a swing, and two unidentified individuals; demonstration of Portable Plastic Bubble, circa 1961

Photograph 7: G. T. Schjeldahl, standing next to parabolic antenna made by G. T. Schjeldahl Company, 1964

Photograph 8: G. T. Schjeldahl and Jerry Marcell, raising flag on Sheldahl Company, Chrysler Garage, Northfield, MN, undated

Photograph 9: G. T. Schjeldahl and Jerry Marcell, Raising flag on Sheldahl Company, Chrysler Garage, Northfield, MN, undated

Photograph 10: G. T. Schjeldahl, sitting at his desk, undated

Photograph 11: G. T. Schjeldahl, standing in front of blow molding machine, January 22, 1974

Photograph 12: G. T. Schjeldahl, standing in front of blow molding machine, February 15, 1974

Photograph 13: G. T. Schjeldahl, standing in front of blow molding machine, February 15, 1974

Photograph 14: G. T. Schjeldahl, pointing to a design sketch, undated

Folder 15: G. T. Schjeldahl and an unidentified man, undated

Folder 16: G. T. Schjeldahl, standing by office door, undated

Photograph 17: G. T. Schjeldahl, standing in front of drafting board, undated

Photograph 18: G. T. Schjeldahl, standing next to chartered plane, with an unidentified man checking the plane, undated

Photograph 19: G. T. Schjeldahl (later years), undated

Photograph 20: G. T. Schjeldahl (later years), standing in a lab coat, undated

Photograph 21: Richard J. Slater, undated

Photograph 22: Marty Grover, artist from Kenneth Square, PA, standing next to bust of G. T. Schjeldahl commemorating 40th Anniversary of Sheldahl, Inc., 1995

Sub-Series 2: Balloons

Photograph 23: Balloon assembly, Edna Maban, Bill Lee, and Laura Quist, June 1955

Photograph 24: Balloon assembly, June 17, 1955

Photograph 25: Balloon assembly, June 17, 1955

Photograph 26: Balloon assembly, June 17, 1955

Photograph 27: Balloon assembly, June 17, 1955

Photograph 28: Load rings, June 17, 1955

Photograph 29: Load rings, June 17, 1955

Photograph 30: Load rings and retaining wires, June 17, 1955

Photograph 31: Register line, June 17, 1955

Photograph 32: Balloon assembly, June 21, 1955

Photograph 33: Inflated balloon, June 21, 1955

Photograph 34: Inflated balloon, June 21, 1955

Photograph 35: Inflated balloon, June 21, 1955

Photograph 36: Inflated balloon, June 21, 1955

Photograph 37: Close-up view of bottom of inflated balloon, June 21, 1955

Photograph 38: Close-up view of bottom of inflated balloon, June 21, 1955

Photograph 39: Inflated balloon outside, undated

Photograph 40: Balloon assembly, circa September 1956

Sub-Series 3: Satelloon

Photograph 41: Four unidentified G.T. Schjeldahl Co. workers, believed to be making a satelloon for Project Echo II, circa 1964

Photograph 42: Two men (one probably G. T. Schjeldahl), working on satelloon for Project Echo II, April 15, 1964

Photograph 43: Six unidentified individuals, working on a satelloon for Project Echo II, April 15, 1964

Photograph 44: Four unidentified individuals, working on a satelloon for Project Echo II, April 15, 1964

Photograph 45: Four unidentified individuals, working on a satelloon for Project Echo II, April 15, 1964

Photograph 46: Unidentified man, standing in front of machine, Project Echo II, April 15, 1964

Photograph 47: Four unidentified men, looking at materials for Project Echo II, April 15, 1964

Photograph 48: Six unidentified men (probably NASA and G. T. Sheldahl employees), Project Echo II, April 15, 1964

Photograph 49: Inflated satelloon, Project Echo II, April 15, 1964

Photograph 50: One hundred thirty-five foot super satelloon; taken during inflation tests at Weeksville, NC, undated

Photograph 51: Two unidentified workers and a surveyor positioning 50 layers of material before cutting, undated

Sub-Series 4: Schjeldomes and Schjelmiles

Photograph 52: Idea sketch for Schjeldome in Northfield, MN, undated

Photograph 53: G. T. Schjeldahl, standing with seven unidentified individuals in the background and one unidentified caterpillar driver; Schjeldome is also in the background; probably the site preparation for new building in Northfield, MN, undated

Photograph 54: Schjeldome, with numerous individuals in the background, undated

Photograph 55: Unidentified man on a ladder climbing to the top of a Schjeldome; G. T. Schjeldahl standing on top of the Schjeldome to demonstrate its toughness; unidentified individuals standing inside of the Schjeldome, undated

Photograph 56: Probably close-up view of entrance to Schjeldome, undated

Photograph 57: Unidentified man (probably G. T. Schjeldahl), standing next to the side of a Schjeldome, undated

Photograph 58: Air dome at Santa Claus town, Dundee, IL, undated

Photograph 59: Schjeldome, covering a swimming pool, probably at Lutsen Resort in northern Minnesota, circa 1958

Photograph 60: Schjeldome Bubble Site, with a Volkswagen Beatle inside of it and one unidentified man standing outside the bubble, and two standing inside (one of them is probably G. T. Schjeldahl), undated

Photograph 61: Probably a Schjelevator, circa 1959

Photograph 62: Probably a Schjelevator with a car in front of it and an unidentified man walking toward it, undated

Photograph 63: One Cargill 1000 caboose and one Union Pacific railcar, with elevator in the background, undated

Photograph 64: Three unidentified men, looking at an elevator; probably the beginning of a Schjelevator, undated

Photograph 65: Probably close-up view of the outside base of a Schjelevator, undated

Photograph 66: Probably close-up view of the outside base of a Schjelevator, undated

Photograph 67: Probably close-up view of the outside base of a Schjelevator, undated

Photograph 68: Probably close-up view of the outside base of a Schjelevator, undated

Photograph 69: Probably close-up view of stakes in the ground which help to suspend a Schjelevator, undated

Photograph 70: Probably close-up of Schjelevator being inflated, undated

Photograph 71: Two unidentified men, putting stakes in the ground for most likely a Schjelevator, undated

Photograph 72: Probably partially inflated Schjelevator with unidentified man standing on top of it, undated

Sub-Series 5: Bags

Photograph 73: Perforator, undated

Photograph 74: Perforator, undated

Photograph 75: Perforator, undated

Photograph 76: Perforator, undated

Photograph 77: Perforator, undated

Photograph 78: Machine which makes garment bags, undated

Photograph 79: Machine which makes garment bags, undated

Photograph 80: Machine which makes garment bags, undated

Photograph 81: Garment bag, undated

Photograph 82: Machine which makes slope shoulder bags, undated

Photograph 83: Machine which makes slope shoulder bags, undated

Sub-Series 6: Giltech Blow Molding Machines

Photograph 84: Sketch of Giltech blow molding machine, undated

Photograph 85: Captioned sketch of Giltech blow molding machine, undated

Photograph 86: Close-up view of design sketch of blow molding machine, April 2, 1970

Photograph 87: Design sketch of blow molding machine, April 2, 1970

Photograph 88: Design sketch of blow molding machine, undated

Photograph 89: Giltech Twin 100 prototype machine, undated

Photograph 90: Giltech prototype machine on a flatbed truck being moved to storage at 7940 Chicago Avenue, South Minneapolis, undated

Photograph 91: Close-up view of Giltech prototype machine on a flatbed truck, undated

Photograph 92: Probably early blow molding machine, undated

Photograph 93: Giltech GT-100 blow molding machine, August 15, 1967

Photograph 94: Close-up view of a blow molding machine, August 15, 1967

Photograph 95: Close-up view of part of a blow molding machine, August 15, 1967

Photograph 96: View of controls of Giltech blow molding machine, February 28, 1968

Photograph 97: Giltech 120 blow molding machine, February 28, 1968

Photograph 98: Close-up view of Giltech blow molding machine, October 10, 1968

Photograph 99: Close-up view of Giltech blow molding machine, October 10, 1968

Photograph 100: Close-up view of Giltech blow molding machine, October 10, 1968

Photograph 101: Close-up view of Giltech blow molding machine, 1969

Photograph 102: One end of GT/120 blow molding machine with outer platen removed showing tooling, 1969

Photograph 103: Close-up view of part of blow molding machine, 1969

Photograph 104: Bill Atherton, just completing new wiring of the front control panel of GT/120 blow molding machine, May 26, 1969

Photograph 105: Representative samples of bottles from one of the qualifying test runs of blow molding machine, June 10, 1969

Photograph 106: Control panel of blow molding machine, September 28, 1969

Photograph 107: Close-up view of control panel of blow molding machine, September 28, 1969

Photograph 108: Close-up of gages on blow molding machine, September 28, 1969

Photograph 109: Blow molding machine and an unidentified man, October 15, 1969

Photograph 110: Giltech 100 blow molding machine and an unidentified man (probably Richard Slater), January 16, 1970

Photograph 111: Giltech 100 blow molding machine, January 16, 1970

Photograph 112: Giltech 100 blow molding machine and two unidentified men (one is probably Richard Slater), January 16, 1970

Photograph 113: Giltech 100 blow molding machine and two unidentified men (one is probably Richard Slater), January 16, 1970

Photograph 114: Giltech 100 blow molding machine and two unidentified men (one is probably Richard Slater), January 16, 1970

Photograph 115: Blow molding machine and an unidentified man, January 16, 1970

Photograph 116: Blow molding machine and an unidentified man (probably Richard Slater), January 16, 1970

Photograph 117: Close-up view of part of blow molding machine, January 16, 1970

Photograph 118: Close-up view of part of blow molding machine and two unidentified men, January 16, 1970

Photograph 119: Close-up view of blow molding machine, January 16, 1970

Photograph 120: Blow molding machine and an unidentified man (probably G. T. Schjeldahl), January 30, 1970

Photograph 121: Giltech 100 and an unidentified man, January 30, 1970

Photograph 122: Blow molding machine, undated

Photograph 123: Close-up view of part of blow molding machine, undated

Photograph 124: Blow molding machine and an unidentified man, August 1970

Photograph 125: Close-up view of control panel of blow molding machine, August 1970

Photograph 127: Close-up view of part of blow molding machine, undated

Photograph 128: Close-up view of part of blow molding machine, undated

Photograph 129: Close-up view of part of blow molding machine, undated

Photograph 130: Close-up view of part of blow molding machine, undated

Photograph 131: Giltech TG 100-4 blow molding machine, undated

Photograph 132: Close-up view of part of Giltech TG-100-4 blow molding machine, undated

Photograph 133: Close-up view of part of Giltech TG-100-4 blow molding machine, undated

Sub-Series 7: Blow Molding Machine Repair/Assembly

Photograph 134: Blow molding machine repair/assembly, status of the GT/60 production model, October 30, 1968

Photograph 135: Blow molding machine repair/assembly, status of the GT/60 production model, October 30, 1968

Photograph 136: Blow molding machine repair/assembly, status of the GT/60 production model and two unidentified men, October 30, 1968

Photograph 137: Blow molding machine repair/assembly and three unidentified men (one is probably Richard Slater), September 19, 1969

Photograph 138: Blow molding machine repair/assembly and one unidentified man, April 2, 1970

Photograph 139: Blow molding machine repair/assembly and one unidentified man, April 2, 1970

Photograph 140: Blow molding machine repair/assembly and one unidentified man, April 2, 1970

Photograph 141: Blow molding machine repair/assembly and one unidentified man, April 2, 1970

Photograph 142: Blow molding machine repair/assembly, April 2, 1970

Photograph 143: Blow molding machine repair/assembly, April 2, 1970

Photograph 144: Blow molding machine repair/assembly and one unidentified man, April 2, 1970

Photograph 145: Blow molding machine repair/assembly and one unidentified man, April 2, 1970

Photograph 146: Blow molding machine repair/assembly, April 2, 1970

Photograph 147: Blow molding machine repair/assembly, April 2, 1970

Photograph 148: Blow molding machine repair/assembly, April 2, 1970

Photograph 149: Blow molding machine repair/assembly, April 2, 1970

Photograph 150: Blow molding machine repair/assembly, April 2, 1970

Photograph 151: Blow molding machine repair/assembly, April 2, 1970

Photograph 152: Blow molding machine repair/assembly, April 2, 1970

Photograph 153: Blow molding machine repair/assembly, April 2, 1970

Photograph 154: Blow molding machine repair/assembly, April 2, 1970

Photograph 155: Blow molding machine repair/assembly, April 2, 1970

Photograph 156: Blow molding machine repair/assembly, April 2, 1970

Photograph 157: Blow molding machine repair/assembly, April 2, 1970

Photograph 158: Blow molding machine repair/assembly and one unidentified man, April 2, 1970

Photograph 159: Blow molding machine repair/assembly and one unidentified man, undated

Photograph 160: Partially assembled GT/60 production model in foreground with GT/120 prototype in background, undated

Photograph 161: Blow molding machine repair/assembly and two unidentified men, undated

Photograph 162: Blow molding machine repair/assembly, undated

Photograph 163: Blow molding machine repair/assembly, undated

Photograph 164: Blow molding machine repair/assembly, undated

Photograph 165: Blow molding machine repair/assembly, undated

Photograph 166: Blow molding machine repair/assembly and two unidentified men, undated

Photograph 167: Blow molding machine repair/assembly and three unidentified men, undated

Photograph 168: Blow molding machine being pulled with a forklift and two unidentified men, undated

Sub-Series 8: Blow Molding Machine Parts

Photograph 169: Probably blow molding machine parts, February 1967

Photograph 170: Probably blow molding machine part, February 1967

Photograph 171: Rotating head with five core rods and neck ring collet assembly, 1969

Photograph 172: Typical bench test (25# pre-load) of a portion of the tooling, May 26, 1969

Photograph 173: Platens clamp, September 25, 1969

Photograph 174: Probably blow molding parts, January 16, 1970

Photograph 175: Probably blow molding part, January 30, 1970

Photograph 176: Probably blow molding part, January 30, 1970

Photograph 177: Probably blow molding part, January 30, 1970

Photograph 178: Probably blow molding parts, January 30, 1970

Photograph 179: Probably blow molding part, January 30, 1970

Photograph 180: Probably blow molding parts, January 30, 1970

Photograph 181: Probably blow molding part, January 30, 1970

Photograph 182: Tie-rod cross beam, March 8, 1971

Photograph 183: Reciprocating clamp for Giltech-100, 1979

Photograph 184: Probably blow molding machine parts, undated

Photograph 185: Probably blow molding machine parts, undated

Photograph 186: 1 1/4" diameter camroll bearing, undated

Photograph 187: Probably blow molding machine parts sitting on a sketch of most likely a blow molding machine, undated

Photograph 188: Probably blow molding machine parts sitting on a sketch of most likely a blow molding machine, undated

Photograph 189: Probably blow molding machine parts sitting on a sketch of most likely a blow molding machine, undated

Photograph 190: Probably blow molding machine parts sitting on a sketch of most likely a blow molding machine, undated

Photograph 191: Probably blow molding machine parts sitting on a sketch of most likely a blow molding machine, undated

Photograph 192: Probably blow molding machine parts sitting on a sketch of most likely a blow molding machine, undated

Photograph 193: Probably blow molding machine parts, undated

Photograph 194: Probably blow molding machine parts, undated

Photograph 195: Probably blow molding machine parts, undated

Photograph 196: Probably blow molding machine parts, undated

Photograph 197: Probably blow molding machine parts, undated

Photograph 198: Probably blow molding machine parts, undated

Photograph 199: Probably blow molding machine parts, undated

Photograph 200: Probably blow molding machine parts, undated

Photograph 201: Probably blow molding machine parts, undated

Sub-Series 9: Bufferin and Excederin Bottle Designs, Bristol-Myers Products Division

Photograph 202: Boxes of Bufferin and Excederin bottles and two unidentified men, 1966

Photograph 203: Bufferin and Excederin bottles on an assembly line and five unidentified workers, 1966

Sub-Series 10: Flexible Circuitry

Photograph 204: Schjel-Clad/Schjel-Flex laminate, Feb. 16, 1966

Photograph 205: Schjel-Clad/Schjel-Flex laminate, Feb. 16, 1966

Photograph 206: Schjel-Clad laminate, undated

Sub-Series 11: Plastic Netting Machine Company

Photograph 207: Plastic netting machine, February 25, 1972

Photograph 208: Plastic netting machine, February 25, 1972

Photograph 209: Plastic netting machine, February 25, 1972

Photograph 210: Plastic netting machine, February 25, 1972

Photograph 211: Plastic netting machine, February 25, 1972

Sub-Series 12: Ice Cream Dispenser

Photograph 212: Probably an ice cream dispenser, Model JPS, Nov. 1978

Photograph 213: Probably an ice cream dispenser, undated

Photograph 214: Probably an ice cream dispenser, undated

Photograph 215: Ice cream dispenser, undated

Photograph 216: Ice cream dispenser, undated

Photograph 217: Ice cream dispenser, undated

Photograph 218: Ice cream dispenser, Model PGM base feeder, January 24, 1980

Photograph 219: Ice cream dispenser, Model PGM base feeder, January 24, 1980

Photograph 220: Ice cream dispenser, Model PGM base feeder, January 24, 1980

Photograph 221: Ice cream dispenser, undated

Photograph 222: Ice cream dispenser, undated

Sub-Series 13: SAURCS

Photograph 223: SAURCS machine repair/assembly, Oct. 1993

Photograph 224: SAURCS machine repair/assembly, Nov. 1993

Photograph 225: SAURCS machine repair/assembly and two unidentified men, 1994

Photograph 226: SAURCS machine repair/assembly, 1994

Photograph 227: SAURCS machine repair/assembly, 1994

Photograph 228: SAURCS machine repair/assembly, 1994

Photograph 229: Close-up view of SAURCS roll, 1994

Photograph 230: Close-up view of SAURCS roll, 1994

Photograph 231: SAURCS coating machine, 1994

Sub-Series 14: Miscellaneous

Photograph 232: Addition to the north wing of the Gilmore T. Schjeldahl Company office building in Northfield MN; one truck, one van, and one unidentified man, circa 1960

Photograph 233: Rear view of completion of north wing addition to Gilmore T. Schjeldahl Company office building, circa 1960

Photograph 234: Gilmore T. Schjeldahl telephone switching gear, 1963

Photograph 235: Typical Mega-bar 180 degree wrap part from MEGA System Design LTD, Scarborough, Ontario, undated

Photograph 236: Unknown photo, undated

Series 6: Films

Separated and placed with the other films in the Manuscript Vault.

Film 1653: Three Gilmore T. Schjeldahl Company projects (1961): Polaris Missile Program; Air Domes; Echo II

Film 1654: High-speed movie analysis of bottle discharge system in Giltech-100 machine 1969

Film 1655: Wells Blue Bunny analysis by G. T. Schjeldahl and J. Ostrum (probably concerning ice cream filling machines), April 24, 1976

Film 1656: Schjeldahl family, 1961 and May 1962, and footage of their trip in a mobile home to Washington State, undated