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  Drawings

  Dr. Glenn Seaborg Juggling the Atom Symbol

  • After 1945 – before 1999

  Large caricature line drawing of Glenn T. Seaborg (1912-1999). Seaborg is drawn bouncing an atom in each hand.

  • Subject Seaborg, Glenn T. (Glenn Theodore), 1912-1999, Nobel Prize winners, Caricatures and cartoons
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  Photographs

  Max Bredig seated in office

  • After 1937 – before 1949

  Black and white photograph of Max Bredig (1902-1977) seated at a desk in an office at the University of Michigan. Max emigrated from Germany to the United States with the assistance of Kasimir Fajans (1887-1975) to…

  • Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, University of Michigan, Chemistry, Physical and theoretical
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  Publications

  Bulletin regarding options to support relatives in occupied France

  • 1940s

  Bulletin informing residents in the U.S.A. how they can financially support Jewish relatives and friends who are interned or otherwise residing in unoccupied French territories.

  • Creator Of Work Selfhelp of Emigres from Central Europe, Inc.
  • Subject Selfhelp of Emigres from Central Europe, Inc., National Council of Jewish Women, Internment camps
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  Manuscripts

  Note written by Max Bredig

  • 1940s

  Max Bredig (1902-1977) writes a note to himself regarding the U.S. State Department's procedure on applying for a new American visa. He forwarded this information to Ilse Wolfsberg, the fiancé of his former colleague,…

  • Creator Of Work Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Subject Jewish Holocaust (1939-1945), Emigration and immigration, Miranda de Ebro (Concentration camp), Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Hochwald, Fritz G., 1897-1968, Wolfsberg, Ilse
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  Advertisements

  Bug-A-Boo With and Without D.D.T. Kills All 9 Major Pests

  • After 1931 – before 1963

  Color-print advertisement for Socony-Vacuum Bug-a-boo insecticide. An illustration of three cartoon mosquitos fleeing from a pesticide sprayer fills the top portion of the page. Two Bug-a-boo bottles are illustrated on…

  • Creator Of Work Socony-Vacuum Oil Company
  • Subject DDT (Insecticide), Insecticides, Pests--Control, Socony-Vacuum Oil Company
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  Photographs

  Unidentified man with instrument

  • After 1949 – before 1976

  A black and white photograph of an unidentified man standing next to an IBM 407 Accounting Machine. Introduced in 1949, the IBM 407 was one of a long line of IBM tabulating machines. The 407 read punched cards, totaled…

  • Subject Garfield, Eugene, Information science, Information storage and retrieval systems, Citation indexes, Science publishing, Science--Information services, Institute for Scientific Information, Punched card systems, Computers
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  Photographs

  Portrait of Eugene Garfield

  • After 1940 – before 1963

  Black and white photograph of Eugene Garfield (1925-2017), a prominent American information scientist and pioneer in the field of scientometrics. He was the founder of the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI), a…

  • Photographer Bachrach, Louis Fabian, 1881-1963
  • Subject Garfield, Eugene, Information science, Information storage and retrieval systems, Citation indexes, Science publishing, Science--Information services, Institute for Scientific Information
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  28 items
  Catalogs, Illustrated works

  Chemical Supplies Apparatus Chemicals Books

  • After 1930 – before 1950

  A catalog of chemical supplies and laboratory apparatus manufactured by the Reading Scientific Company. Contains a number of print illustrations depicting the company's products. The advertised supplies range from…

  • Author Reading Scientific Company
  • Publisher Reading Scientific Company
  • Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Chemical laboratories--Equipment and supplies, Chemical laboratories, Chemicals, Chemical industry
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  Business correspondence

  Money order instructions for Selfhelp of Emigres from Central Europe, Inc.

  • 1940s

  This pamphlet, published by Selfhelp of Emigres from Central Europe, Inc., provides instructions on how to send money from the United States to the unoccupied territory of France. Selfhelp of Emigres from Central…

  • Creator Of Work Selfhelp of Emigres from Central Europe, Inc.
  • Subject Selfhelp of Emigres from Central Europe, Inc., Jews, German, Jewish Holocaust (1939-1945), Money orders
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  Business correspondence

  Letter from Max Bredig to Paul Mangold, July 9, 1949

  • 1949-Jul-09

  Max A. Bredig (1902-1977) thanks Paul Mangold for giving a speech in memory of Georg Bredig (1868-1944) at the fiftieth anniversary celebration of the Karlsruhe Chemical Society in 1949. Max Bredig additionally conveys…

  • Author Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Addressee Mangold, Paul
  • Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Mangold, Paul, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
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  2 items
  Artifacts

  Skein Dyed Yarn

  • 1928 – 1968

  Four skeins of yarn, connected in bundles of two. Each has been skein dyed with General Aniline & Film Corporation dye, 1% Acid Alizarine Brown RRL-CF and 1% Supralan Grey BRLS-CF. There is a paper label attached to…

  • Creator Of Work General Aniline & Film Corporation
  • Subject Dyes and dyeing, Yarn, Dyes and dyeing--Textile fibers, General Aniline & Film Corporation, Coal-tar colors
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  Scientific apparatus and instruments

  Hand-crank Centrifuge, Babcock Milk Tester

  • After 1900 – before 1950

  A metal, hand-crank centrifuge with a three-pronged metal base. The base is painted a rusty red color and has been attached to a wooden board for stability. A long metal crank on the side of the base bends at a…

  • Subject Babcock, S. M., Centrifuges, Dairy products industry, Laboratories--Equipment and supplies, Lactose, Milk, Dairy products, Oils and fats
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  2 items
  Artifacts

  Prosthetic arm with hook

  • 1900s

  A hollow, fiberglass prosthetic arm with attached pincher hooks and a rubber grip. The left hook can be manipulated by the wearer by a lever mechanism. The hooks are not detachable and the elbow joint is missing from…

  • Creator Of Work Robbins, Morris A., 1916-2004
  • Subject Amputees, People with disabilities, Physicians, Robbins, Morris A., 1916-2004, Scientists, Scientists with disabilities, Surgeons, Prosthesis, Prosthesis--Design and construction
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  Artifacts

  Prosthetic arm with strings

  • 1900s

  A prosthetic arm and detachable hand with wrist and mechanisms that allow the joints to be manually rotated and locked into place. The hand has a wide, hinged, non-jointed thumb with a large surface and a curved pointer…

  • Creator Of Work Robbins, Morris A., 1916-2004
  • Subject Amputees, People with disabilities, Physicians, Robbins, Morris A., 1916-2004, Scientists, Scientists with disabilities, Surgeons, Prosthesis, Prosthesis--Design and construction
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  8 items
  Artifacts

  Standing Wheelchair Model

  • 1900s

  A wooden model of a standing wheelchair with a figure. The model is constructed of three pieces: two sides of the wheelchair, and one figure. The model was built by Morris A. Robbins, M.D. (1916-2004), an orthopedic…

  • Creator Of Work Robbins, Morris A., 1916-2004
  • Subject Scientists with disabilities, People with disabilities, Amputees, Scientists, Wheelchairs, Wheelchairs--Design and construction, Robbins, Morris A., 1916-2004, Physicians, Surgeons
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  9 items
  Manuscripts

  Undated notes written by Max Bredig

  • 1940s

  Assortment of handwritten notes containing dates and names associated with family and friends abroad whom Max Bredig (1868-1902) is attempting to aid in immigration to the United States.

  • Creator Of Work Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Reis, Alfred J., 1882-1951, Third Reich, World War (1939-1945), Jewish refugees
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  2 items
  Personal correspondence

  Letter from Herbert Landsberger

  • 1940s

  Typed letter from Dr. Herbert Landsberger to Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977), about Fritz Hochwald (1897-1968). The letter describes Hochwald's disposition while he was in a concentration camp.

  In English below the…

  • Author Landsberger, Herbert
  • Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Hochwald, Fritz G., 1897-1968, Nazi concentration camps, World War (1939-1945), Jewish Holocaust (1939-1945), Landsberger, Herbert
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  2 items
  Publications

  Association of New York Scientists Newsletter, March 20, 1949

  • 1949-Mar-20

  • Creator Of Work Association of New York Scientists
  • Subject Association of New York Scientists, Newsletters, Associations, institutions, etc.--Membership
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  3 items
  Publications

  Association of New York Scientists Newsletter, June 6, 1949

  • 1949-Jun-06

  • Creator Of Work Association of New York Scientists
  • Subject Association of New York Scientists, Newsletters
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  3 items
  Publications

  Association of New York Scientists Newsletter, March 5, 1949

  • 1949-Mar-05

  • Creator Of Work Association of New York Scientists
  • Subject Association of New York Scientists, Newsletters
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  Publications

  Newsletter for the Association of Oak Ridge Engineers and Scientists (AORES), May 27, 1949

  • 1949-May-27

  Newsletter for the Association of Oak Ridge Engineers and Scientists (AORES), printedMay 27, 1949. AORES was formed in 1946 through a merger between the Atomic Engineers of Oak Ridge and Atomic Production Scientists of…

  • Creator Of Work Association of Oak Ridge Engineers and Scientists
  • Subject Association of Oak Ridge Engineers and Scientists, Newsletters, Dues
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  2 items
  Business correspondence

  Letter from Max Bredig to Ernst Terres, July 1949

  • 1949-Jul-04

  Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) thanks Ernst Terres for commemorating his father, and provides addresses for Georg Bredig’s (1868-1944) colleagues abroad.

  • Author Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Addressee Terres, Ernst, 1887-1958
  • Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Universität Karlsruhe, Chemists, Terres, Ernst, 1887-1958, Nazi concentration camps
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  4 items
  Business correspondence

  Letter from Ernst Terres to Kasimir Fajans, June 27, 1949

  • 1949-Jun-27

  Ernst Terres invites Kasimir Fajans (1887-1977) to the 125th anniversary of the Karlsruhe Chemical Society, and mentions commemorative events for Georg Bredig (1868-1944), Fritz Haber (1868-1934), and Richard…

  • Addressee Fajans, Kasimir, 1887-1975
  • Author Terres, Ernst, 1887-1958
  • Subject Terres, Ernst, 1887-1958, Fajans, Kasimir, 1887-1975, Haber, Fritz, 1868-1934, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Willstätter, Richard, 1872-1942, Chemistry--Societies, etc., World War (1939-1945)
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  3 items
  Personal correspondence

  Letter from Kasimir Fajans to Max Bredig, July 2, 1949

  • 1949-Jul-02

  A letter from Kasimir Fajans (1887-1975) to Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) about correspondence from Ernst Terres (1887-1958) in Germany, who was inquiring about German scientists in the United States.

  • Author Fajans, Kasimir, 1887-1975
  • Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Subject Fajans, Kasimir, 1887-1975, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Chemists, Terres, Ernst, 1887-1958
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  Manuscripts

  Note regarding a required income statement for the Emergency Rescue Committee

  • 1940s

  Note written by an unknown author concerning the need for an income statement for the Emergency Rescue Committee.

  • Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Affidavits, Emergency Rescue Committee