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  Business correspondence

  Second page of a letter from a Minister of State

  • 1920s
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  Business correspondence

  Letter from Robert Wichard Pohl to Max Bredig, September 26, 1927

  • 1927-Sep-26

  Robert Wichard Pohl, on behalf of the German Science Funding Association, requests Max Bredig (1902-1977) submit a report in relation to his appplication.

  • Author Pohl, Robert Wichard, 1884-1976
  • Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Subject Pohl, Robert Wichard, 1884-1976, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Notgemeinschaft der Deutschen Wissenschaft
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  2 items
  Business correspondence, Postcards

  Postcard from Robert Wichard Pohl to Max Bredig

  • Circa 1927

  Postcard confirming that Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) forwarded publications to the German Science Funding Association (Notgemeinschaft der Deutschen Wissenschaft).

  • Author Pohl, Robert Wichard, 1884-1976
  • Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Pohl, Robert Wichard, 1884-1976, Notgemeinschaft der Deutschen Wissenschaft, Science publishing
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  Business correspondence

  Letter from Robert Wichard Pohl to Max Bredig, August 9, 1928

  • 1928-Aug-09

  Robert Wichard Pohl (1884-1976) tells Max Bredig (1902-1977) that the German Science Funding Association (Notgemeinschaft der Deutschen Wissenschaft) will fund his research project in September.

  • Author Pohl, Robert Wichard, 1884-1976
  • Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Pohl, Robert Wichard, 1884-1976, Notgemeinschaft der Deutschen Wissenschaft, Chemistry--Research
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  Business correspondence

  Letter to Dr. Schmidt-Ott from Robert Wichard Pohl, November 11, 1927

  • 1927-Nov-09

  Robert Wichard Pohl (1884-1976) informs Friedrich Schmidt-Ott (1860-1956) that Max Bredig's (1902-1977) report on anomalous dispersion in alkali halide phosphors will be published in the Journal of Physics.

  • Author Pohl, Robert Wichard, 1884-1976
  • Addressee Schmidt-Ott, Friedrich, 1860-1956
  • Subject Schmidt-Ott, Friedrich, 1860-1956, Pohl, Robert Wichard, 1884-1976, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Science publishing
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  Business correspondence

  Letter from Robert Wichard Pohl, September 9, 1927

  • 1927-Sep-10

  Robert Wichard Pohl (1884-1976) writes to an unidentified recipient that Max Bredig (1902-1977) should not submit his own application to the German Science Funding Association (Notgemeinschaft der Deutschen…

  • Author Pohl, Robert Wichard, 1884-1976
  • Subject Notgemeinschaft der Deutschen Wissenschaft, Pohl, Robert Wichard, 1884-1976, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Science publishing
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  322 items
  Publications, Illustrated works

  The Paper Mill Chemist

  • 1926

  Third revised edition of a volume providing an overview of the physicochemical qualities of raw materials used in paper manufacture, pertinent papermaking data, and instructions for conducting various physical and…

  • Author Stevens, H. P. (Henry Potter)
  • Publisher D. Van Nostrand Company
  • Printer Ernest Benn Ltd.
  • Subject Paper industry, Stevens, H. P. (Henry Potter), Chemistry, Physical and theoretical, Papermaking, Papermaking--Chemistry
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  123 items
  Publications, Illustrated works

  The Midland Sun: Portraying the City of Midland, Michigan, Home of America's Greatest Chemical Institution

  • 1926-Nov

  November 1926 issue of The Midland Sun, a weekly periodical published by Frank Burton in Midland, Michigan between 1881 and 1927. In 1927 the publication merged with the Midland Republican (1881-1927) to form the Midlan…

  • Editor Burton, Frank S.
  • Subject Michigan--Midland, Dow Chemical Company, Dow, Herbert Henry, 1866-1930, Herbert H. Dow House (Midland, Mich.), Employees
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  262 items
  Publications, Illustrated works

  Laboratory Chemistry for Girls

  • 1923

  Textbook of chemistry for use in schools where "girls are studying chemistry for any purpose - general education, or preparation for a trade or for higher education." The content of the work includes an overview of…

  • Author Jaques, Agnes French
  • Publisher D.C. Heath and Company
  • Subject Chemistry, Chemistry--Study and teaching, Sexism in textbooks, Sexism, Textbooks, Science--Study and teaching, Stereotypes (Social psychology), Chemistry--Experiments, Women--Education
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  Artifacts, Scientific apparatus and instruments

  Mortar and Pestles

  • After 1868 – before 1944

  Two sets of mortar and pestles belonging to Georg Bredig (1868-1944). The larger is made of white porcelain and the smaller is made from agate. Mortar and pestles are used to manually grind or crush a sample into a fine…

  • Subject Mortar, Pestles, Laboratories--Equipment and supplies, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Porcelain, Agates
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  2 items
  Artifacts

  Manual drafting set

  • After 1868 – before 1944

  Georg Bredig's (1868-1944) drafting set. The tools are held in a rectangular case, lined with dark blue velvet.

  • Subject Tools--Drawings, Compasses (Mathematical instruments), Mathematical instruments, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
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  Business correspondence

  Letter from Fritz Haber to Max Bredig, May 19, 1927

  • 1927-May-19

  Fritz Haber (1868-1934) urges Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) to consider a job offer with Herman Francis Mark (1895-1992).

  Herman Francis Mark (1895-1992) was an Austrian chemist known for his contributions to polymer…

  • Author Haber, Fritz, 1868-1934
  • Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Subject Haber, Fritz, 1868-1934, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Mark, H. F. (Herman Francis), 1895-1992, Chemists, Nobel Prize winners
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  2 items
  Business correspondence

  Letter from Friedrich Schmidt-Ott to Max Bredig, July 21, 1927

  • 1927-Jul-21

  Friedrich Schmidt-Ott (1860-1955), the Prussian Minister of Culture and chairman of the "Notgemeinschaft der Deutschen Wissenschaft" (German Science Funding Association), informs Max Bredig (1902-1977) that his grant…

  • Author Notgemeinschaft der Deutschen Wissenschaft
  • Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Subject Notgemeinschaft der Deutschen Wissenschaft, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
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  Personal correspondence

  Letter from Marianne Homburger to Fridel Halstead, November 17, 1938

  • 1938-Nov-17

  Marianne Homburger (1903-1986) asks Fridel Halstead to help her step-children Walter, Wolfgang, and Peter Homburger leave Germany. Marianne hopes that the children will go to the United States. In 1939, the children…

  • Author Homburger, Marianne, 1903-1986
  • Addressee Halstead, Fridel G.
  • Subject Homburger, Marianne, 1903-1986, Halstead, Fridel G., Emigration and immigration, World War (1939-1945), Jewish Holocaust (1939-1945), Third Reich
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  Personal correspondence

  Letter from Marianne Homburger to Max Bredig, January 10, 1938

  • 1938-Jan-10

  Marianne Homburger (1903-1986) writes to Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) about their family leaving Germany. Marianne writes that their father, Georg Bredig (1868-1944), could go to England if Max is able to support him…

  • Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Author Homburger, Marianne, 1903-1986
  • Subject Homburger, Marianne, 1903-1986, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Kindertransports (Rescue operations), Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Homburger, Viktor, 1888-1968, World War (1939-1945), Jewish Holocaust (1939-1945), Third Reich
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  2 items
  Personal correspondence, Postcards

  Postcard from Marianne Homburger to Max Bredig, December 29, 1939

  • 1939-Dec-29

  Postcard from Marianne Homburger (1903-1986) to Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) thanking her brother for sending her packages of food. Marianne shares concern that regulations on affidavits have become stricter. She ends…

  • Author Homburger, Marianne, 1903-1986
  • Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Subject Homburger, Marianne, 1903-1986, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Affidavits, Emigration and immigration, Jewish refugees, Jewish Holocaust (1939-1945), World War (1939-1945), Third Reich
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  2 items
  Personal correspondence, Postcards

  Postcard from Marianne Homburger to Max Bredig, November 5, 1939

  • 1939-Nov-05

  Postcard from Marianne Homburger (1903-1986) and Viktor Homburger (1888-1968) to Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977). The Homburgers tell Bredig that Georg Bredig (1868-1944) has arrived in Utrecht.

  • Author Homburger, Marianne, 1903-1986
  • Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Subject Homburger, Marianne, 1903-1986, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Homburger, Viktor, 1888-1968, Jewish Holocaust (1939-1945), World War (1939-1945), Netherlands--Utrecht, Third Reich
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  2 items
  Personal correspondence, Postcards

  Postcard from Marianne Homburger to Max Bredig November 11, 1939

  • 1939-Nov-11

  Postcard from Marianne Homburger (1903-1986) to Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977). Marianne tells her brother that she is planning on returning to Berlin soon. Their father, Georg Bredig (1868-1944) safely arrived in the…

  • Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Author Homburger, Marianne, 1903-1986
  • Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Homburger, Marianne, 1903-1986, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Cohen, Ernst, 1869-1944, Emigration and immigration, Jewish Holocaust (1939-1945), World War (1939-1945), Third Reich
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  2 items
  Personal correspondence, Postcards

  Postcard from Marianne Homburger to Max Bredig, December 3, 1939

  • 1939-Dec-03

  Postcard from Marianne Homburger (1903-1986) and Viktor Homburger (1888-1968) to Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977). Marianne tells Max that she is worried about their father, Georg Bredig (1868-1944). She believes that his…

  • Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Author Homburger, Marianne, 1903-1986
  • Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Homburger, Marianne, 1903-1986, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Homburger, Viktor, 1888-1968, Jewish Holocaust (1939-1945), Emigration and immigration, Refugees, Jewish refugees, World War (1939-1945), Third Reich
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  2 items
  Postcards, Personal correspondence

  Postcard from Marianne Homburger to Max Bredig, August 26, 1939

  • 1939-Aug-26

  Marianne Homburger (1903-1986) tells Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) that their father, Georg Bredig (1868-1944) doesn't want to leave Germany yet. This is because Marianne and her family cannot at this time. They…

  • Addressee Homburger, Marianne, 1903-1986
  • Author Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Subject Homburger, Marianne, 1903-1986, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Jewish Holocaust (1939-1945), World War (1939-1945), Emigration and immigration, Refugees, Jewish refugees, Third Reich
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  Personal correspondence

  Note from Max Bredig to Kasimir Fajans, August 19, 1937

  • 1937-Aug-19

  Note from Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) to Kasimir Fajans (1887-1975) about affidavits.

  • Author Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Addressee Fajans, Kasimir, 1887-1975
  • Subject Fajans, Kasimir, 1887-1975, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Visas, Emigration and immigration, Affidavits
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  Personal correspondence

  Declaration of debt by Max Bredig, September 11, 1937

  • 1937-Sep-11

  Debt declaration by Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977). Starting in 1937, in order to emigrate from Germany, Jewish people had to have documents that certified they had no outstanding debts to the country.

  Other documents…

  • Addressee Fajans, Kasimir, 1887-1975
  • Author Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Emigration and immigration, Jewish Holocaust (1939-1945), Finance, Personal, Third Reich
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  Photographs, Portraits

  Portrait of Heinrich Otto Wieland

  • Circa 1930

  Black and white portrait of Heinrich Otto Wieland (1877-1957). Wieland was a German organic chemist and biochemist. In 1927 he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his research of of bile acids.

  • Subject Wieland, H. (Heinrich), 1877-1957, Chemists, Nobel Prize winners, Portraits, Photographs
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  2 items
  Postcards, Portraits, Photographs, Personal correspondence

  Postcard from Carl Schröter to Georg Bredig

  • 1926-Jan-22

  Postcard from Carl Schröter (1855-1939) to Georg Bredig (1868-1944). The postcard features a black and white portrait of Schröter.

  Schröter was a botanist from Switzerland, known for researching botanical geography…

  • Author Schröter, Carl, 1855-1939
  • Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
  • Subject Schröter, Carl, 1855-1939, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Botanists
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  2 items
  Postcards, Photographs, Personal correspondence

  Postcard of Lugano, Switzerland from Bernhard Neumann to Georg Bredig

  • 1937-May-06

  Postcard from Bernhard Neumann ( 1867-1953) to Georg Bredig (1868-1944). The postcard features a picture of a lake surrounded by mountains in Lugano, Switzerland.

  • Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
  • Creator Of Work Neumann, Bernhard, 1867-1953
  • Subject Landscapes, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Mountains, Lakes, Neumann, Bernhard, 1867-1953