Summary

Identifier

SC-RAD007

Dates

• 1953-2014 (Creation)

Extents

• 2.49 Cubic Feet (Whole)
  7 letter-sized archival document boxes
• 14.85 Gigabytes (Whole)
  7 discs

Agent Links

• Boyd, J. A. (Joseph Aubrey)

• Florida Institute of Technology

• Hartley, John T.

Subjects

• Antennas (Electronics)

• Satellite Dish Antennas

• Artificial satellites in telecommunication

• Cape Canaveral (Fla)

• Electrical Engineering

• Engineers

• Melbourne (Fla.)

• Nimbus Project (U.S)

• Orlando (Fla)

• Palm Bay (Fla)

• Project Telstar

• Pulse Code Modulation

• Radio Engineers

• Radio Telemetry

• Radio, Military

• Short wave radio, High frequency radio

• Telecommunication

• Igloo White

• Animal Radio Tracking

• Aerial photogrammetry

• TIROS Satellites

Notes

• Abstract

  The collected documents, memorabilia, photographs, and publications of Jamie Cox focus on the administrative, historical, media, social, and technical operations of Radiation, Inc.

• Biographical / Historical

  Jamie Cox graduated from the University of Florida in 1977 with a degree in computer science. Upon graduation, Cox began working at Harris Corporation as a software engineer. He retired from Harris Corporation in 2012. Jamie Cox’s father (Marcus “Mel” Cox) and two step-fathers (Earl F. Smith and A. B. Amis) began working at Radiation, Inc. in 1953. Mel Cox and Earl F. Smith both retired from Radiation, Inc.’s successor, Harris Corporation. A.B. Amis retired from Harris Corporation in 1981. Jamie collected Radiation, Inc. memorabilia because of his family’s involvement in the company as well as his general interest in history.

  Radiation, Inc. was founded by Homer Denius and George Shaw in 1950. The company was first located in an old naval building at the Melbourne Airport. Facilities were quickly expanded in Melbourne, and later added in Palm Bay, FL and Orlando, FL. When Radiation, Inc. merged with Harris-Intertype in 1967, the company had over 3,000 employees. Radiation, Inc. focused on developing PCM telemetry systems, digital data acquisition systems, and tracking antennas. They were contracted by entities such as Bell Telephone Laboratories, NASA, and the U.S. military. Some prominent projects Radiation, Inc. worked on include: Courier, Igloo White, Mark V (TSC-54), Nimbus, and Telstar.

• Scope and Contents

  The Jamie Cox Papers consists of textual, photographic, digital, and three-dimensional materials from 1950 through 2014 that relate to Radiation, Inc.’s administrative, historical, social, marketing, and technical activities. The digital media totals 14.85 GB of data, accessible as MOB and MOV files, including scanned copies of older photos (1950-1970) as well as original photos from reunions held between 1996-2012.

• Arrangement

  The folders and items are arranged in series according to format; subseries according to topic; and then chronologically by year. If a folder contains a range of years, then it is arranged within the subseries according to the earliest year listed on the folder. The boxes have been divided into 5 series:

  Series 1: Documents Subseries A: Administrative Subseries B: History Subseries C: Technical

  Series 2: Photographs Subseries A: Administrative Subseries B: Social Subseries C: Technical

  Series 3: Publications Subseries A: Administrative Subseries B: Historical Subseries C: Media Subseries: D: Technical

  Series 4: Digital Media

  Series 5: Three-Dimensional Objects

• Conditions Governing Access

  There are no restrictions to access.

• Conditions Governing Use

  Photocopies, photographs, and scans of items in this collection may be made by users or by library staff on behalf of users for the following purposes: personal, research, scholarly, educational, and other nonprofit use. It is the responsibility of the user to abide by any and all applicable copyright laws in their use of material from the Harry P. Weber University Archives and Special Collections. Florida Tech is not responsible for any copyright infringement resulting from improper use of research copies or scans created by or provided to users. See Reproductions and Use Policy.

• Preferred Citation

  “Item, date.” Jamie Cox Papers, SC-RAD007. Harry P. Weber University Archives and Special Collections, Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL.

• Related Materials

  Similar materials may also be held in other collections within the Radiation, Inc. Archives:

  • SC-RAD006: Frank Perkins Papers

  • SC-RAD008: Nancye Meyers Papers

  • SC-RAD009: A. B. Amis Papers

  • SC-RAD011: Ray Penn Papers

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