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  Business correspondence

  Letter from Max Tishler to Paul Bartlett

  • 1954-Mar-29

  Concerns nomination of Robert Burns Woodward for the Priestley or Gibbs Medal by the American Chemical Society.

  • Addressee Bartlett, Paul D.
  • Author Tishler, Max
  • Subject Woodward, R. B. (Robert Burns), 1917-1979, Bartlett, Paul D., American Chemical Society, Tishler, Max, Chemistry, Organic
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  Photographs

  Berkeley "hand and foot monitor"

  • Circa 1955

  This device was used to measure the radiation levels of the hands and feet of men and women working in areas where radiation may exist.
  Berkeley Scientific Company merged with Beckman Instruments, Inc. in 1955, and…

  • Creator Of Work Beckman Instruments, Inc.
  • Subject Radiation--Safety measures, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Radiation dosimetry, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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  National Technical Laboratories Christmas Party

  • 1942-Dec-24

  A company Christmas party for which NTL staff were encouraged to compete in some kind of model building contest.

  • Creator Of Work Beckman Instruments, Inc.
  • Subject Employees, Beckman, Arnold O., Christmas, Portraits, Group, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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  Business correspondence

  Letter from Alfred O. C. Nier to Edward Wichers

  • 1957-Jan-08

  Concerns atomic weight scales, and Nier's work at precision determination of masses.

  • Addressee Wichers, Edward
  • Author Nier, Alfred O. (Alfred Otto), 1911-1994
  • Contributor International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
  • Subject Nier, Alfred O. (Alfred Otto), 1911-1994, Physics, International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Atomic weights
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  Business correspondence

  Letter from Niels Bohr to Jean Gerard

  • 1941-Oct-06

  Letter sent to the Secretary General of IUPAC in Paris during the Nazi occupation of World War II.

  • Addressee Gerard, Jean
  • Author Bohr, Niels, 1885-1962
  • Contributor International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
  • Subject Hahn, Otto, 1879-1968, Hevesy, Georg von, 1885-1966, Aston, Francis William, 1877-1945, Bohr, Niels, 1885-1962, International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Nobel Prize winners
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  Business correspondence

  Letter from Irène Joliot-Curie to Monsieur [Raymond] Delaby

  • 1947-Mar-07

  Letter from Irène Joliot-Curie (1897-1956) to Raymond Delaby (1891-1958), general-secretary of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) concerning the appointment of Norwegian radiochemist Ellen…

  • Author Joliot-Curie, Irène, 1897-1956
  • Contributor International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
  • Addressee Delaby, Raymond
  • Subject Joliot-Curie, Irène, 1897-1956, International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Nobel Prize winners, Women Nobel Prize winners, Women chemists, Women in science, Gleditsch, Ellen, 1879-1968
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  Business correspondence

  Letter from Frédéric Joliot-Curie to Jean Gerard

  • 1940-Apr-10

  • Addressee Gerard, Jean
  • Author Joliot-Curie, Frédéric
  • Contributor International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry
  • Subject International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, Nobel Prize winners, Joliot-Curie, Frédéric
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  Photographs

  Staff at National Technical Laboratories Christmas party

  • 1942-Dec-24

  • Creator Of Work Beckman Instruments, Inc.
  • Subject Employees, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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  Business correspondence

  Memo from Harold W. Wright to Arnold O. Beckman

  • 1955-Nov-17

  Memo regarding criticisms of Regulation VII, an ordinance proposed by the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce's Air Pollution Committee to control Los Angeles smog. Among the criticisms: the difference between smoke and…

  • Addressee Beckman, Arnold O.
  • Author Wright, Harold W.
  • Subject Air quality management, Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, Air--Pollution, Smog
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  Business correspondence

  Memo from Robert H. Davis to Ruth E. Meilandt

  • 1955-Nov-16

  Memo regarding proposed Air Pollution Control District regulation of fuel oil burning by industrial facilities. Robert H. Davis points out that publicly owned utilities are not being given the same scrutiny as privately…

  • Addressee Meilandt, Ruth E.
  • Author Davis, Robert H.
  • Subject Air quality management, Smog, Air--Pollution, Southern California Edison Company
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  Photographs

  Beckman IR-4 Infrared Spectrophotometer in use

  • Circa 1956

  The Beckman Instruments IR spectrophotometers began as a request from the Office of Rubber Reserve to Arnold O. Beckman in 1942, asking for an infrared spectrophotometer that they could use to create rubber. Under this…

  • Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Spectrophotometer, Infrared spectroscopy, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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  Photographs

  Lobby of Beckman Instruments' Fullerton Plant

  • Circa 1957

  The lobby of the Beckman Instruments plant in Fullerton, California, features a mural called "The Age of Instrumentation" by artists Standish Backus, Jr. and Joseph E. Knowles. This mural depicts mankind's journey of…

  • Subject Mural painting and decoration, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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  Photographs

  Beckman Model G pH meter in use

  • Circa 1955

  Arnold Beckman invented his first pH meter in 1934 at the request of a chemist from the California citrus industry, who needed an accurate way to measure the acidity of his product. The resulting “acidimeter” with its…

  • Subject Hydrogen-ion concentration--Measurement--Instruments, Laboratories, Beckman Instruments, Inc., Scientific apparatus and instruments
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  Plastics, Electronics

  Kodak Brownie Holiday Flash Camera

  • 1954 – 1962

  Kodak brand Brownie Holiday Flash camera; Dakon plastic lens with rotary shutter; molded brown and tan Bakelite body; three metal sockets on right side of the camera body meant for mounting flash bulb; braided cord…

  • Manufacturer Eastman Kodak Company
  • Subject Eastman Kodak Company, Plastics, Cameras, Photography, Bakelite
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  Business correspondence

  Letter from Arnold O. Beckman to Bert J. Graham

  • 1955-Mar-11

  Arnold Beckman declines to solicit funds and membership for the California State Chamber of Commerce from the California electronics industry, due to the fact that Beckman had previously been soliciting them for funds…

  • Addressee Graham, Bert J.
  • Author Beckman, Arnold O.
  • Subject Mills College, Fund raising, California State Chamber of Commerce, Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, Air--Pollution
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  Business correspondence

  Letter from Calvin E. Bream to Arnold O. Beckman

  • 1955-Nov-01

  Letter from Calvin Bream, Secretary of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce Air Pollution Committee, asking Arnold O. Beckman to appear on a radio program discussing air pollution. This series was produced by the Air…

  • Addressee Beckman, Arnold O.
  • Author Bream, Calvin E.
  • Subject California--Los Angeles, Smog, Air--Pollution, Radio programs
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  Business correspondence

  Letter from Charles Detoy to Arnold O. Beckman

  • 1954-Feb-19

  Call for Arnold O. Beckman to serve on the Los Angeles Air Pollution Committee, from the L.A. Chamber of Commerce president, Charles Detoy.

  • Addressee Beckman, Arnold O.
  • Author Detoy, Charles
  • Subject California--Los Angeles, Air--Pollution
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  Business correspondence

  Letter from Bill Tesche to Stuart M. Salisbury

  • 1954-Mar-23

  Highlights from a meeting about Los Angeles air pollution, which included representatives from different industries and companies, including the Pure Air Committee and the "Citizen's Committee." Attendees expressed…

  • Addressee Salisbury, Stuart M.
  • Author Tesche, William
  • Subject California--Los Angeles, Air--Pollution, Gasoline--Transportation--Environmental aspects, California Walnut Growers Association
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  Business correspondence

  Letter from Carl P. Miller to members of the Los Angeles business community

  • 1955-Oct-03

  This letter from then LA Chamber of Commerce president Carl Miller asks Los Angeles business and industry leaders to collaborate to fight smog.

  • Author Miller, Carl P.
  • Subject California--Los Angeles, Smog, Air--Pollution
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  Business correspondence

  Memo from Howard A. Miller to Harold W. Wright

  • 1955-Oct-11

  This memo recounts a mostly off the record meeting involving members of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce about potential causes of public resistance to placing air pollution monitoring or reducing instruments in…

  • Author Miller, Howard A.
  • Creator Of Work Wright, Harold W.
  • Subject Motor vehicles--Pollution control devices, Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, Air--Pollution
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  Business correspondence

  Letter from P. S. Magruder to Arnold O. Beckman

  • 1955-Aug-30

  This letter from P. S. Magruder, the Executive Vice President of the General Petroleum Corporation, to Arnold O. Beckman, at the time the Chairman of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce Air Pollution Committee,…

  • Addressee Beckman, Arnold O.
  • Author Magruder, P. S.
  • Subject Beaver, Hugh, Sir, 1890-1967, Smog, Air--Pollution
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  Business correspondence

  Memo from Harold W. Wright to Arnold O. Beckman

  • 1955-May-26

  A list of organizations rejecting the proposed Regulation VII of the Air Pollution Control District's Rules and Regulations to fight air pollution. This list includes: the Western Oil and Gas Association, the California…

  • Addressee Beckman, Arnold O.
  • Author Wright, Harold W.
  • Subject California Restaurant Association, California Hotel & Motel Association, Air--Pollution--Law and legislation, Air--Pollution, Los Angeles County Chamber of Commerce (Los Angeles County, Calif.), California Manufacturers Association, Los Angeles Realty Board
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  Business correspondence

  Letter from S. S. Prentiss to Arnold O. Beckman

  • 1945-Feb-20

  Request from the National Defense Research Committee for a Model L Pauling Oxygen Meter to test at high altitudes in airplanes.

  Developed from a Linus Pauling design during WWII, the technology behind Beckman…

  • Addressee Beckman, Arnold O.
  • Author Prentiss, Spencer S.
  • Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Oxygen--Measurement, World War (1939-1945), United States. Office of Scientific Research and Development. National Defense Research Committee, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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  Business correspondence

  Letter from Julius Kauffman to S. S. Prentiss

  • 1945-Sep-26

  This letter to Dr. Spencer S. Prentiss of the National Defense Research Committee describes the results of the clinical trial of the Pauling Oxygen Meter by the United States Army. The Army decided not to standardize…

  • Addressee Prentiss, Spencer S.
  • Author Kauffman, Julius
  • Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Oxygen--Measurement, United States. Army. Medical Corps, United States. Office of Scientific Research and Development. National Defense Research Committee, Beckman Instruments, Inc., World War (1939-1945)
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  Business correspondence

  Letter from S. S. Prentiss to Arnold O. Beckman

  • 1945-May-29

  Letter regarding the possible development of an aviation model of the Pauling Oxygen Meter for the Bureau of Aeronautics.

  Developed from a Linus Pauling design during WWII, the technology behind Beckman Instruments’…

  • Addressee Beckman, Arnold O.
  • Author Prentiss, Spencer S.
  • Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Oxygen--Measurement, United States. Office of Scientific Research and Development. National Defense Research Committee, Beckman Instruments, Inc.