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  Manuscripts, Records (Documents)

  Draft program for the Second Awards Ceremony for Outstanding Black Physicists

  • 1975-May-01

  Draft program for the second Awards Ceremony for Outstanding Black Physicists, to be held at Howard University on May 1, 1975.

  This ceremony was a part of a Day of Scientific Lectures and Seminars (DOSLAS). These…

  • Subject African American physicists, Physicists, Howard University, Award presentations, Physics--Awards, National Society of Black Physicists
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  4 items
  Publications

  Second Awards Ceremony for Outstanding Black Physicists

  • 1975-May-01

  Program for the second Awards Ceremony for Outstanding Black Physicists, held at Howard University on May 1, 1975. The award ceremony honored Herman Branson (1914-1995), Warren E. Henry (1909-2001), and James R. Lawson…

  • Creator Of Work Committee for the Afro-American Physics Awards
  • Subject African American physicists, Physicists, Howard University, Lawson, J. R. (James Raymond), 1915-1996, Henry, Warren E., 1909-, Branson, Herman R. (Herman Russell), 1914-1995, Physics--Awards, National Society of Black Physicists, Award presentations
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  Business correspondence

  Letter from Harry L. Morrison to William A. Lester, Jr., March 25, 1975

  • 1975-Mar-25

  Invitation from Harry L. Morrison (1932-2002) to William A. Lester, Jr. (1937-) to speak at the upcoming Symposium of Afro-American Scientists at Howard University.

  • Author Morrison, Harry L.
  • Addressee Lester, William A., Jr., 1937-
  • Subject Lester, William A., Jr., 1937-, Morrison, Harry L., Howard University, Scientists, Black, African American scientists, University of California, Berkeley
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  4 items
  Pamphlets

  Howard University Cooperative Physics Program for Developing Institutions brochure

  • 1974

  Brochure for Howard University's cooperative physics program for developing institutions, which brought students from colleges and universities that offered no minor or major in physics to Howard University for advanced…

  • Creator Of Work Howard University
  • Subject Howard University, Physics, Physics--Study and teaching, Physicists--Education, African American physicists
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  23 items
  Manuscripts, Records (Documents)

  Draft Proposal for a National Center for Computational Chemistry at the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory of the University of California

  • 1974-May-17

  Preliminary draft, prepared by staff of the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, of a proposal for the University of California to operate the National Center for Computational Chemistry at the Los Alamos Scientific…

  • Creator Of Work Los Alamos National Laboratory
  • Subject University of California, Berkeley, Computational chemistry, Los Alamos National Laboratory, National Science Foundation (U.S.)
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  Business correspondence

  Letter to William A. Lester, Jr. from Fillmore Freeman, September 29, 1977

  • 1977-Sep-29

  Letter from Fillmore Freeman (1936-) to William A. Lester, Jr. (1937-) about receiving various grants and fellowships.

  • Author Freeman, Fillmore, 1936-
  • Addressee Lester, William A., Jr., 1937-
  • Subject Chemists, Lester, William A., Jr., 1937-, Freeman, Fillmore, 1936-, National Institutes of Health (U.S.), National Science Foundation (U.S.), Fulbright scholarships, Scholarships, African American chemists
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  2 items
  Business correspondence

  Letter to William A. Lester, Jr. from Ayodeji Jeje, October 23, 1977

  • 1977-Oct-23

  Letter from Ayodeji Jeje to William A. Lester, Jr. (1937-) inviting him to a conference in Lagos, Nigeria sponsored by the World Black Researchers Association (WBRA). Themed "Survival," the conference was about the…

  • Addressee Lester, William A., Jr., 1937-
  • Author Jeje, Ayodeji A., World Black Researchers Association
  • Subject Jeje, Ayodeji A., Lester, William A., Jr., 1937-, Congresses and conventions, Natural resources--Developing countries, Chemists, African American chemists
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  9 items
  Manuscripts

  Memorandum of Understanding Between the Energy Research and Development Administration and the National Science Foundation Concerning Procedures to be Used in the Establishment of the National Resource for Computation in Chemistry.

  • 1976

  Memorandum regarding the establishment of the National Resource for Computation in Chemistry (NRCC) between the two entities, the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Energy Research and Development Administration…

  • Creator Of Work National Science Foundation (U.S.), United States. Energy Research and Development Administration, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory. National Resource for Computation in Chemistry
  • Subject United States. Energy Research and Development Administration, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory. National Resource for Computation in Chemistry, National Science Foundation (U.S.), Kane, James S., Computational chemistry
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  3 items
  Records (Documents)

  Shirley Ann Jackson's application for employment at IBM

  • 1977-Nov-08

  Shirley Ann Jackson's (1946-) application for employment at IBM.

  • Creator Of Work Jackson, Shirley Ann, 1946-
  • Subject Jackson, Shirley Ann, 1946-, International Business Machines Corporation, African American women physicists, Women physicists, African American physicists, Physicists
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  Business correspondence

  Letter from Sidney L. Hantler to Shirley Ann Jackson, January 1977

  • 1977-Jan-12

  Sidney L. Hantler asks Shirley Ann Jackson (1946-) to fill out an application in order to visit the Thomas J. Watson Research Center at IBM.

  • Addressee Jackson, Shirley Ann, 1946-
  • Author Hantler, Sidney L.
  • Subject Hantler, Sidney L., African American physicists, Physicists, African American women physicists, Thomas J. Watson IBM Research Center, Jackson, Shirley Ann, 1946-, Women physicists
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  Business correspondence

  Letter from Shirley Ann Jackson to Sidney L. Hantler, November 1977

  • 1977-Nov-08

  Shirley Ann Jackson (1946-) writes to Sidney L. Hantler, informing him that she would like to be considered for employment at the IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center.

  • Author Jackson, Shirley Ann, 1946-
  • Addressee Hantler, Sidney L.
  • Subject Jackson, Shirley Ann, 1946-, Hantler, Sidney L., African American physicists, Physicists, African American women physicists, Thomas J. Watson IBM Research Center, Women physicists
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  Business correspondence

  Letter from Sidney L. Hantler to staff at the IBM Research Center, November 10, 1977

  • 1977-Nov-10

  Letter from Sidney L. Hantler to J.G. Armstrong, Hollis Leland Caswell (1901-1988) and J.C. McGroddy. The letter discusses Shirley Ann Jackson (1946-) strengths as an employment candidate, and the desirability of…

  • Author Hantler, Sidney L.
  • Addressee McGroddy, J. C., Caswell, Hollis L. (Hollis Leland), 1901-1988, Armstrong, J. G.
  • Subject Hantler, Sidney L., Armstrong, J.G., Caswell, Hollis L. (Hollis Leland), 1901-1988, McGroddy, J.C., Jackson, Shirley Ann, 1946-, African American physicists, Physicists, International Business Machines Corporation, African American women physicists, Women physicists
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  Business correspondence

  Letter from William A. Lester, Jr. to Fillmore Freeman, October 11, 1977

  • 1977-Oct-11

  William A. Lester, Jr. (1937-) congratulates Fillmore Freeman (1936-) on being selected as a Fulbright-Hays Scholar and being awarded an Alexander von Humboldt Stiftung fellowship.

  • Addressee Freeman, Fillmore, 1936-
  • Author Lester, William A., Jr., 1937-
  • Subject Lester, William A., Jr., 1937-, Freeman, Fillmore, 1936-, Fulbright scholarships, African American chemists, Chemists, Scholarships
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  Business correspondence

  Letter to William A. Lester, Jr. from Fillmore Freeman, January 6, 1978

  • 1978-Jan-06

  Fillmore Freeman (1936-) congratulates William A. Lester, Jr. (1937-) on being elected Vice-Chairperson of the Division of Physical Chemistry.

  • Addressee Lester, William A., Jr., 1937-
  • Author Freeman, Fillmore, 1936-
  • Subject Lester, William A., Jr., 1937-, Freeman, Fillmore, 1936-, Chemists, African American chemists
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  Business correspondence

  Letter from Moddie D. Taylor to William A. Lester, Jr., August 30, 1974

  • 1974-Aug-30

  Moddie D. Taylor (1912-1976) writes to William A. Lester, Jr. (1937-) about an upcoming talk Lester will be giving at Howard University.

  • Author Taylor, Moddie D. (Moddie Daniel), 1912-
  • Addressee Lester, William A., Jr., 1937-
  • Subject Howard University, Lester, William A., Jr., 1937-, Taylor, Moddie D., 1912-1976, Chemists, African American chemists
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  Business correspondence

  Letter to William A. Lester, Jr. from Fillmore Freeman, June 14, 1974

  • 1976-Jun-14

  Letter from Fillmore Freeman (1936-), a professor of chemistry at University of California, Irvine, to William A. Lester, Jr. (1937-) about funding proposals submitted to the National Science Foundation (NSF).

  • Author Freeman, Fillmore, 1936-
  • Addressee Lester, William A., Jr., 1937-
  • Subject National Science Foundation (U.S.), Lester, William A., Jr., 1937-, Freeman, Fillmore, 1936-, Chemists, African American chemists
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  1H 13M 53S
  Video Recordings

  Henry Taube lecture at Brooklyn College

  • 1986-Mar-19

  This talk is part of the H. Martin Friedman Lecture series at Brooklyn College, which was intended to introduce high school students to careers in chemistry. Introductions to the talk and speaker are given by Leon…

  • Creator Of Work Taube, Henry, 1915-2005, Brooklyn College
  • Subject Chemistry--Study and teaching, Taube, Henry, 1915-2005, Nobel Prize winners, Lectures
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  Business correspondence

  Memo from J. Robert Oppenheimer to all members of the Los Alamos Laboratory, 1945

  • 1945-Aug-08

  J. Robert Oppenheimer (1904-1967) passes along a message from Robert P. Patterson (1891-1952) to the staff of the Los Alamos Laboratory. The message congratulates the team for their work on the Manhattan Project in the…

  • Author Oppenheimer, J. Robert, 1904-1967
  • Addressee Los Alamos National Laboratory
  • Subject Los Alamos National Laboratory, Patterson, Robert Porter, 1891-1952, Oppenheimer, J. Robert, 1904-1967, Bombardment of Hiroshima-shi (Hiroshima-shi, Japan : 1945), Manhattan Project (U.S.)
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  1H 37M 05S
  Video Recordings

  Chemical Heritage Foundation Conversazione

  • 2000-Jul-03

  A panel discussion about the past and future of the chemical industry, held in 2000 as part of the opening of the Chemical Heritage Foundation's new facilities in Philadelphia. Introductory remarks are given by Arnold…

  • Creator Of Work Chemical Heritage Foundation
  • Producer Bain & Associates, Inc.
  • Subject Chemical Heritage Foundation, Chemical industry, Thackray, Arnold, 1939-, Churchill, Stuart Winston, 1920-, Baker, Dexter F., Holliday, Charles, Stavropoulos, William Spyros, 1939-, Bryant, David R., 1936-, Johnstone, John W., 1932-2011, Sinfelt, John H., Terrorism, Science--Study and teaching
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  Ephemera, Publications

  President Announces: Pacific War Ends; [Japanese] Accept Allied Terms

  • 1945-Aug-14

  Front page of an extra August 14, 1945 issue of The Knoxville News-Sentinel with the headline "President Announces: Pacific War Ends; Japs Accept Allied Terms. MacArthur is Top Commander," announcing that Japan has…

  • Publisher Knoxville News Sentinel Company
  • Subject World War (1939-1945), Japan, Racism, Racism in mass media, Newspapers, Tennessee--Knoxville, MacArthur, Douglas, 1909-
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  Ephemera, Publications

  A-Bomb Staggers [Japanese]

  • 1945-Aug-07

  Front page of the August 7, 1945 issue of The Knoxville News-Sentinel with the headline "A-Bomb Staggers Nips." The page has articles relating to the Oak Ridge Laboratory and the dropping of the atomic bomb on Japan.…

  • Publisher Knoxville News Sentinel Company
  • Subject World War (1939-1945), Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Atomic bomb, Japan, Racism, Racism in mass media, Tennessee--Knoxville, Newspapers
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  Ephemera, Publications

  Terror Bomb Hits Nagasaki

  • 1945-Aug-09

  Front page of the August 9, 1945 issue of The Knoxville Journal with the headline "Terror Bomb Hits Nagasaki." The page has articles relating to the dropping of the second atomic bomb on Nagasaki; and Japan and Soviets…

  • Publisher Journal and Tribune Co.
  • Subject China--Manchuria, Atomic bomb, Japan, World War (1939-1945), Nuclear weapons, Racism, Racism in mass media, Newspapers, Tennessee--Knoxville
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  Ephemera, Publications

  Atom Bomb Falls Again Millions Soviets Attack [Japanese]

  • 1945-Aug-09

  Front page of August 9, 1945 issue of The Knoxville News-Sentinel with the headline "Atom Bomb Falls Again Million Soviets Attack Japs." Notably, racist ethnic slurs are used to refer to the Japanese in the headline and…

  • Publisher Knoxville News Sentinel Company
  • Subject Japan--Nagasaki-shi, Atomic bomb, World War (1939-1945), Racism, Racism in mass media, Soviet Union, Newspapers, Tennessee--Knoxville
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  Ephemera, Publications

  Atomic Bomb Equal to 20,000 Tons of TNT Dropped on Japanese Port

  • 1945-Aug-06

  Front page of the August 6, 1945 issue of The Chattanooga News-Free Press with the headline "Atomic Bomb Equal to 20,000 Tons of TNT Dropped on Japanese Port." Notably, a racist ethnic slur is used to refer to the…

  • Publisher Chattanooga Publishing Company
  • Subject World War (1939-1945), Atomic bomb, Racism in mass media, Racism, Nuclear weapons, Japan, Newspapers, Tennessee--Chattanooga
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  2 items
  Publications

  The Los Alamos News Letter, October 25, 1945

  • The Los Alamos Newsletter, October 25, 1945

  • 1945-Oct-25

  The first issue of the Los Alamos News Letter, to be published weekly by the Association of Los Alamos Scientists, and covering national and international news about atomic energy. The first issue provides an overview…

  • Creator Of Work Association of Los Alamos Scientists
  • Subject Association of Los Alamos Scientists, Newsletters, Nuclear energy, New Mexico--Los Alamos, Los Alamos National Laboratory