AEC

Alexander Eugen Conrady, father of HGK, tutor of RK and HGK, Married Annie Bunney, daughter of an inn-keeper, Apr01, died 16Jun44, (Annie, 28May41). Hilda oldest of four daughters with Doris, Rene, Mable

BJT

Brian J. Thompson, literary executor for RK

EK, EKCo

Eastman Kodak Company

HGK

Hilda G. Kingslake, wife of RK, daughter of AEC

IO

Institute of Optics, University of Rochester

MLS

Martin L. Scott, indexer of this collection

OSA

Optical Society of America

RK

Rudolf Kingslake

SMPTE

Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers

SPIE

Society of Photo-Instrumentation Engineers

SPSE

Society of Photographic Scientists and Engineers, later IS&T (Society for Imaging Science and Technology)

M0

The M series contains miscellaneous papers, books, and objects found in desk drawers and various places in the home. They are listed in the order found, but there was no apparent original order.

RK’s papers for D.Sc. degree from Imperial College, London, 1950

M2

Papers relating to the visit of Doris and Rene (Irene) Conrady, HGK’s sisters. Sworn statements 14Dec46 by RK and HGK on their ability to support the sisters during the visit, and anticipating the visit of Margaret and Joyce Kingslake, mother and sister of RK, in the spring of 1947. Property tax record, 1946.

M3

Documents relating to the desired sheltering of English relatives during WWII, 1940ff.. Also the sheltering of “Kodakid” Kenneth Frank Dyson. [The other Kodakid the Kingslakes sheltered was Mildred Sutton, who was probably in her teens, and who probably did not stay long with them.] Vide S-51, Kenneth & Sue to Mother and Father” 22Aug94 et seq.

M4

US 76Th Congress, seating diagram, 1939

M5

Provenance of a Japanese painting, copy, that hung in the Kingslake living room, 12Nov64.

M6

Floor plans for Kingslake residences, drawn by RK. 95 Nightingale Lane, Bromley, England (LC Martin’s house, used by the K’s during the job exchange with LCM) ; 59Merriman St., and 59 & 1260 Genesee Park Blvd., 56 Westland Ave, Rochester, NY 
Vide M-14, M-16, & M-39

M7

Invitation to “Professor and Mrs. Kingslake” to visit George Eastman, Sunday 22Dec?? (between 1929&1931)

M8

“Vere Foster’s Copy Books, Lettering Plain and Ornamental, #10” “R. Klickmann” crossed out and “R.Kingslake”, (Father changed family name in 1917 because of strong anti-German sentiment, cf. royal family), with worked examples, especially p22.
“Fricke on German name change” by Rolf Fricke, a friend and student of RK, written in 2003. Excellent information on the changing of Germanic names for political reasons.

M9

Portrait of Rush Rhees, President of UR, from Rochester Alumni Review, no date. RR hired RK as founding member of IO faculty.

M10

Instruction book for Ford Model A, copyright 1929; Ford car brochure. The K’s bought this car shortly after arrival to tour much of the USA.

M11

Corres. with EH Cumpston, atty., for fees in professional advice in Stimson/National Colortype Co. suit, 1934-5.

M12

Newspaper clippings of collapse of bridge into Niagara River, late Jan38. (lacunae from ink spill)

M13

Kenneth Frank Peter Dyson, “Kodakid” sheltered during WWII by Kingslakes. Health and school reports, 1940-44. Child of Kodak family in England.

M14

Tourist cabin plan “Aquitania”, Cunard White Star Line (sister ship to Lusitania.). Jan36. RK’s and HGK’s cabin C136 marked. His year of exchanging positions and homes with Prof. LC Martin of Imperial College, vide M-16.

M15

Olive Cross Wilkins death, 13May37. Wife of TR Wilkins, Director of IO at UR .Memorial program 15May37, and newspaper clipping. Ltr TRW to R&H in England on exchange.

M16

Exchange of jobs and houses between RK and LC Martin of Imperial College, London, 1935-36. 35 letters & notes of RK, HGK, LCM, AEC, tradespersons, gov’t agencies, etc. Regarding a letter in German from a female, RK asks advice of AEC on polite address. LCM encloses tickets to Royal Institution lectures. LCM’s list of useful data about the house the Ks will live in. [LCM had written the definitive text “Introduction to Applied Optics”, 2 vol. Pitman 1930. These 2 books were part of RK’s library already donated to UR Library, vide  BJT corres. 4Oct01andM-16.]

M17

Sir Henry Wood, Lady Wood, their daughters. 2 photographs, no date, marked for reproduction. At their home, Apple Tree Farm, Chorley Wood. [Henry Wood Promenade Concerts a tradition at Royal Albert Hall, London. At age 25 HW and Robert Newman started a series of concerts for “ordinary people”. Originally at Queens’ Hall 1895-1941. Conducted by HW for 45 years. Ks probably attended these concerts while on job exchange, vide M-16.]

M18

Farewell letter from staff of International Standard Electric Corp., 9Sep29. Wishes for prosperity and happiness to RK, 16 signatures.

M19

Souvenir of Maelzel’s automaton, #8465. Ink dwg of Cupid shooting arrow drawn by automaton made by inventor of metronome prior of 1838. Description overleaf.  Device at Franklin Institution, Philadelphia.

M20

Corres. re RK’s move from UR to EK, 1937. Mees, Lovejoy, Valentine, etc. RK to CEK Mees, 17Oct37 shows his belief in fairness, openness, dignity.

M21

“Scientific American” corres. re. Conrady’s vol. 2 of “Applied Optics and Optical Design”, 1944-1946, AG Inglalls, assoc, editor of SA and author of its amateur telescope-makers’ column.

M22

Early writings of RK:
“Jim Smith by R. Klickmann, Book 1” and do Book 2. adventure tale of imperialism, with dwgs. Embossed cover of book 1. No dates. 
“R Klickmann’s Symphony containing Lombard Street, etc., ca. 1913. Scored for trumpet, drum, whistle, singing, piano, chorus SATB, finishing with God Save the King.
[The following were in an envelope sent by RK’s brother Cedric (613 Burton Rd. Little___, Derby, England) Feb70.]
“1918 Catalogue of Museum Visitors, Contents of Museum (Aug1 – Oct31, 1918)” RK aged 15, 111Exhibits,23 Visitors. 5p details of exhibits.
“Electrical Exhibition & Show, Breakfast Room, 171 Grove Lane, Dec25, 1919-Jan25, 1920” RK age 16. 94 exhibits, 27 working models, 23 visitors. 6p details of exhibits
“Catalogue of Exhibition of Optical & Photographic Apparatus, Apr17 – May15, 1920” RK age 16. 8p details of exhibits.
“Report of OPENING CEREMONY of the new CAR GARAGE situate at 171 Grove Lane SE5, 28Mar25, 5pm” 4p narrative.
Diagrams of prism binocular, spectroscope, refracting and reflecting telescopes, microscope all drawn by RK on the backs of various papers of Guardian Assurance Co., for which his father worked. Probably ca. 1914-5.
Vide M55.

M23

Religious papers
“Directory of New Churches in America, 1928” several tear sheets, including New Your State. [Only church in NYS outside NYC was in Buffalo, where RK preached several times. The New Church as a follow-on to The New Church of Jerusalem founded after Swedenborg’s death in 1772. (Emanuel Swedenborg 1688-1772) ES did not found his own church, but his followers called themselves Swedenborgians.]
“To Any Lad” no date, pamphlet by CA Hall, published by the New Church, London. Moral guide for a lad approaching manhood.
“The Child’s First Catechism” (New Church) hand-written copy by RK.
Nine sermons written by RK 1928-32, and delivered in UK and Buffalo 1928-40.

M24

Picture postcards: unsent, no messages: Austin “Seven” car 1922, Fabulous Miami Beach, Ocean-front motels Miami Beach, Hotels along Indian Creek Miami Beach. [RK purchased a Austin “Seven” in 1927 with certain accessories for £150/4, vide  “Rudolf’s Accounts, October 1921 onward.”]

M25

FBI Civil Fingerprint Card, (RK’s?) prints only, no personal data. [perhaps for military clearance in war-time]

M26

New Church letters 1939, possibility of congregation in Rochester, card list of potential members with notes. The Ks were later members of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in Rochester.

M27

Polaroid glasses for viewing stereo projection. 2 pairs, early model, linearly polarized, axes ±45° from vertical

M28

British War Relief Society Christmas Card, no date, envelope marked “Keep”

M29

Christmas Card 1937, imprinted “56 Westland Avenue Rochester NY” envelope marked “Keep”

M30

US Patent Office Interference #22514, Mayo-Locke suit, 1903 [Reason for RK’s interest not evident.]

M31

Newspaper clippings (“cuttings” would be the UK term)
D&C, 29Mar87, article by DF Raub on RK’s work at George Eastman House, orig. & Xerox copies
Brighton-Pittsford Post, 1Jun83, Castle family
T-U, 19Feb65, natural gas in NYS
T-U, 1Oct65, removal of buildings from Main St. bridge
T-U, 22Jan58, Erie Canal remembered
__, no date, one part of 5 on origin of Western Union Telegraph in Rochester
B-P Post, 25Feb65, GE reminiscence by EA Pavior
T-U, 25Jul79, death of Dr. HW Williams, neurosurgeon
B-P Post, 14Aug85, Strong Family Association of America
T-U, 11Jul86, Herdle sisters and the Memorial Art Gallery
T-U, 4Nov87, Sibley Music Library
B-P Post, Jan90, Guide to George Eastman House
Kodakery, __Jan61, “Kodak Committee Contributes Words for New Dictionary” Photograph RK and many other EK scientists. Vide S63A.

M32

“R. Kingslake Routes” Map of Southern Scotland, England, & Wales showing RK’s travels “since 1919 Boat and Road trips (traversed in any manner, walk, tram, bus, car, cycle, motor, etc.)” Routes inked in black. 22x30”, mounted on cloth. [Crude estimate: 5000 miles./MLS]

M33

Income Tax forms and corres., UK, Mar28 et seq.,for RK and HGK

M34

“Microscopes”, Handbook of Optics, Chapter 17, OSA, 1995. Shinya Inoué & Rudolf Oldenbourg, both of Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA. SI knew RK when he was at the UR Medical School 1953-59. “To Dr. Rudolf Kingslake, for your amusement. With Authors’ Compliments. 5/10/95 Shinya Inoué” (Also contains errata sheet for LDF)

M35

Articles on Lenses by RK published in “Image” (George Eastman House), 22 articles appearing from 1953-85.

M36

Martin Kingslake (Rudolf’s father), last will Mar69, letter to his 6 children on distribution of material things; comments and response requested, hand-written notes by RK, 21 notes. “The Graphophone” oil painting by Will Penn: copy of this painting hung on RK’s wall in Episcopal Church Home, Rochester, NY,. along with copy of dwg of MK by J Northcott.

M37

“Rochester Correspondence” Extensive corres. on offering and acceptance of position at UR, difficulties with immigration quotas, including a letter from George Eastman to US Government officials asking for their assistance. A short, factual, biography by RK to Rush Rhees, 2May29.

“Life History Album of Rudolf Klickmann, tables and charts recording the development of body and mind from childhood upwards, with introductory remarks, second edition, rearranged by Francis Galton, DCL, FRS” London, 1902.
Title page embossed stamp “Presentation Copy”
N.B. The family name of Klickmann was changed by father Martin Kingslake in May1917 due to strong anti-German sentiment during WWI. This entire book is a valuable resource.
[F Galton, a cousin of Charles Darwin, and known as the Father of Eugenics, spent considerable money and effort to encourage meticulous record keeping of persons from birth onward. For Galton vide “A Life of Sir Francis Galton”, NW Gillham, Oxford, NY, 2001; “Francis Galton: The Life and Work of a Victorian Genius”, Elek, London, 1974; K Pearson, “The Life, Letters, and Labours of Francis Galton”, Cambridge, vol.1 1914, vol.2 1924, vols 3a, 3b 1930.
Ltr. Galton to M Klickmann, 2Nov03, response to MK letter (not found) mentioning the mis-labeling of height/weight charts in book; letter in pocket inside back cover of book./MLS]
The Introductory Remarks note, referring to the book, “Any one of them might serve as ground-work for an autobiography.”
Samples:
Born 28Aug03, 10:50pm, Rudolf Klickmann, oldest son of Martin Klickmann and Margaret Klickmann (neé Higham). Baptized New Church (Swedenborgian) 1Nov03.
Precis by BJT in file. Example: MK notes in 3rd year “painfully methodical, sense of order strongly developed; 4th year “Reasoning power strongly developed - as applied to scientific subjects - mathematics, mechanics, etc.”The entries through the 9th year are in father’s hand, and thereafter in RK’s.
Note: Page 20 has two pictures of two-year-old RK which are screened reproductions printed by letterpress engraving. This could not have been done for home use, but these must have appeared in some mass-printed publication. Both are well-made commercial photographs, and could have been used in a catalog or advertisement.

M39

Arrangements for exchange of positions and homes with LC Martin and RK, dated 30Oct33-17Jun36. RK frequently remarked that he and LCM exchanged everything except wives. RK to LCM 4Nov33 especially interesting for expenses of living and traveling in USA, vide M-16

M40

“The Optical Society (UK) List of Officers & Members, 1926. RK & HGK listed as student members.

M41

Lecture Slide Index (1986) meticulous index of over 1700 2x2” slides. Illustrations for RK’s lectures are keyed to these numbers. The slides themselves are tragically missing and presumed discarded by the family.

M42

“Fifty-Year History of the Optical Society of America, 1916-1966”, Largely the work of HGK. Her copy with additions and corrections.

M43

RK’s published papers, complete (?) set, signed and numbered in order of publication, e.g. “Op 1.”  Number 69 in the reprints, “Fredrick Ives Medalist for 1973”, contains a list of publications to that date. [In Oversize L.]
The earlier papers, published while still in England, show his early competence, and in the discussion sections that follow, show his polite response to just criticism and vigorous defense against unjust. His later publications, following retirement from Kodak mostly deal with the history of photographic apparatus and manufacture. They are not here.
Paper Op. 8, An Experimental Study of the Best Minimum Wavelengths for Visual Achromatism, contains letters received: two from H Dennis Taylor and one from William H Wave__ son commenting on the article.

M44

Two Forwards by RK. [added to files by BJT] (1) for “The Stereoscope’ by Sir David Brewster, 1971 reprint of 1856 edition by Morgan and Morgan, and (2) “Technology of Our Times: People and Innovation in Optics and Optoelectronics” edited by F Su, published by SPIE

M45

“Photographic Lenses” catalog, Bausch & Lomb, 1920. removed to catalog file. [RK’s file of optical and related catalogs is not kept with the Kingslake archive, but integrated into the extensive optical catalog file already maintained in Rare Books, UR Library.]

M46

Physics Today reprint of Vol. 1, #1, May48, Limited reissue in 1998 in celebration of 50th Anniversary, with letter SR Weart to RK, 17Jul98, in thanks for RK’s support of Center for History of Physics, American Institute of Physics.

M47

Optics and Photonics News, Oct96, Vol. 7, #10, “OSA Celebrates 80 Years of Optics”. RK photograph among many on cover.

M48

Early History of the International Commission for Optics, by J Howard, with note JH to RK and HGK, Jul95

M49

Program: School of Optics Inaugural Conference, 11-12Jan99, Univ. of Central Florida, Orlando

M50

Register of Old Students and Staff of The Royal College of Science, 6th edn., 1951. RK & HGK listed p119; names of others in optics ticked. In Oversize M. Imperial College, London is part of RCS.

M51

“Twelve ‘Columns’ about Colour”, by WD Wright, private reprinting as memorial to his late wife. Ltr “David” Wright to RK & HGK 24Nov90, reminiscences of work on color perception and daltonism.

M52

Book Prizes awarded to RK while at Imperial College of Science and Technology
Session 1921-22, The Tyndall Prize in Physics, Part 1 – “A Text-Book of General Astronomy for Colleges and Scientific Schools”, CA Young, revised edn., Ginn and Co., 1904; and “The Theory of Modern Optical Instruments”, A Gleichen, tr HH Elmsley and W Swaine, 2nd edn, HMSO, 1921.
Session 1924-25, The Governors’ Prize in Mathematics – “The Theory of Optics” P Drude, tr CR Mann and RA Millikan, Longmans, Green, 1922. RK tipped on photo of Drude to half-title page; and “Spectroscopy” ECC Baly, Vol 1 (of 2) 3rd edn., Longmans, Green, 1924. RK received other book prizes, which may be in the other books of the Archive. In Oversize M
[Note: There is at least one prize book earned in the lower schools by “Rudolf Klickmann”, which may be among the books already given to the Library.]

M53

Medals (in Oversize-Q)
George Eastman Medal, “Presented to Rudolf Kingslake in recognition of more than a quarter century of service with the Eastman Kodak Co. 1962 (as received by all EK employees after 25 years employment.)
J Traill Taylor Memorial Lectureship Medal. Obverse J Traill Taylor, Born January 23rd 1827, died November 8th 1895, also engraver’s name, lower left quadrant, JA Restall, Birm’m, reverse Memorial Lectureship, edge Awarded to Prof. AE Conrady A.R.C.S. F.R.A.S. for the XXIII Trail Taylor Memorial Lecture. October 12th 1920.
Frederic Ives Medal, for distinguished work in optics, awarded to RK 1973 by OSA
Progress Medal, of the Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers, to RK, 1984, for outstanding technical achievement.
SMPTE members’ lapel pin
Melioria Medals (2) of UR, presented to RK & HGK
UR River Campus 50th Anniversary Medal, 1930-1980

M54

Humorous booklet presented to RK on his retirement, Jan69, written and signed by his coworkers at EK; optical terms are amusingly defined; plastic comb-bound.

M55

Early writings of RK. Gathered by MK and sent to RK 6Sep56. Letters, copybook, “Mr. Stake on Desert Island”, “Klickmann’s Book of Geometry”, Ledmunny Bank documents, 3 volumes of “The Ar-Kay Monthly Magazine of Fiction” Jan-Mar1916 (with brother Cecil) with political cartoons. Vide M22..

AEC & family photographs, autograph. Camping on the Thames in a boat like that in RK’s favorite book by JK Jerome, “Three Men in a Boat.” Also Dr. Spitta, authority on the microscope.

M57

Estate accounts of Doris Conrady, sister of HGK, d. 8Feb99.

M58

Sale of house, 56 Westland Ave. 17Oct95 Legal papers, brief financial history of the house from decision to purchase Oct37 to sale Oct95, dispersal of household items.

M59

RK’s notebooks for Practical Optics at Imperial College, London, 5 books for courses beginning Oct21 to Dec23, with instructors’comments (LC Martin in most cases.) In Oversize N.

M60

Awards, Honors, Degrees
Portrait on 25th anniversary of employment at EK, color photographs
Outstanding paper award from SMPTE for paper on Zoom lens
Fellow of University Club of Rochester
US Citizenship, 1954
Rochester Engineering Society, Inc. membership
Who’s Who in Engineering, selection for inclusion in 6th edition
Tau Beta Phi (honorary engineering fraternity, engineering equivalent of Phi Beta Kappa), 1982
Assistance with Journal of Applied Photographic Engineering, of SPSE, 1977, 1979
OSA membership
OSA Fellowship, 1961
SMPTE appreciation as speaker, 1966
OSA, Rochester Chapter Honorary Member, 1971
SPIE Life and Fellow member card
SPIE membership
SPSE Fellowship
Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers Fellowship, 1975
OSA Honorary Membership, 1984
SMPTE Life Fellow
University of London, Doctor of Science, 1950
University of Rochester, Doctor of Science, 1986, with citation and RK’s acceptance remarks.

M61

Conradi patent
Duncan Moore to BJT, Jan2004. Email. Found 1964 patent (page one copy here) issued to Rudolf Conradi for a microscope illuminator of variable aperture and field size; wonders if this could be RK’s invention under the former spelling of his father-in-law’s name. [Conradi was the spelling AEC used before he moved to England; spelt Conrady thereafter./MLS]
BJT to Moore, 20Jan2004, copy to MLS. Speculates could be a relative or a coincidence.
MLS notes that RK was at the time of the patent an employee of Kodak, and as such, had signed over patent rights to his employer. Also to be devious was totally outside RK’s character.
Copy of “The Development of the Zoom Lens” by RK, JSMPTE Aug60

M62

Papers found in RK’s copy of  “Conrady” first London edition.
Advertising flyer from Dover Publications announcing the publication of Volume II of AE Conrady’s “Applied Optics and Optical Design”, which the author left in an unfinished state to be completed by R&HGK.
Book review (unsigned, but by a former student of AEC) of Conrady II in The Dispensing Optician admiring the work, but declaring it to be, unlike Conrady I, of little use to most dispensing opticians.
Photographs of AEC, two, about 5x7”. AEC’s image is here cropped from a larger group picture. (It is remarkable that a family with such involvement in photography should have so few images of this man./MLS)

M63

Mailed advertising flyer for Optical System Design by RK. By publisher Academic Press, lacking order form. Book was purchased from this by its recipient, D Dejager.

M64

Lens information index cards. This sample of about one hundred 3x5-inch file cards represents only a small part of a huge alphabetical file created by RK, these few cards detailing only the photographic lenses made by the Wollensak Optical Company of Rochester. The larger collection was built by RK over his professional lifetime as he encountered a photographic lens, a patent, or a description of a new lens. The cards are printed with a form containing the name, application, focus, aperture, classification (according to Kingslake’s letter system), patent number, designer, and a drawing of the longitudinal section. If he actually had the lens in hand, he would include notes on its performance as determined on the famous T-bar lens bench of his design. The bulk of the collection is lost. In Oversize L.

M65

Computer’s Manual II, a set of notes by RK for an internal course of instruction in the Optical Design Department at Kodak. The term “computer’s” here refers to persons who compute, and this was the standard usage until the 1940s. The notes are printed by various processes, with chapters dated from 11/54 to 5/59. These notes were the gift of Donald DeJager, a member of RK’s department, and contain his penciled class notes.