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73 items
DDT, the Synthetic Insecticide
- 1946
A survey of variables in DDT application and their effects as determined by contemporary experimental research. Variables discussed include the type of surface to which the formula is applied, the manner and formulation…
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Du Pont DDT Technical : Physical, Chemical and Pharmacological Properties
- 1945
Technical bulletin created by the E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Inc. regarding the properties of DDT. DDT (dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane) was developed as a synthetic insecticide in the 1940s. It was initially…
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46 items
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4 itemsExhibitions
Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Poisonous Plants
Select digitized materials from the digital exhibition, Sherlock Holmes and the Case of the Poisonous Plants.
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7 items
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for Menopause and Menstruation
- After 1900 – before 1968
Lydia E. Pinkham brand "Vegetable Compound", containing extract of Piscidia Erythrina (Jamaica Dogwood), Asclepias Tuberosa (Pleurisy Root), Cimicifuga Racemosa (Black Cohosh), Vitamin B1, Dandelion, and other…
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7 items
The Married Woman's Private Medical Companion
- 1864
Work by Charles R. Lohman and Joseph F. Trow, husband and brother respectively of American self-proclaimed female physician, Ann Trow Lohman (1811-1878), who sold contraceptives and provided abortions in New York City…
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Men of Science from the Keystone State: Address Delivered Before the Franklin Institute
- 1914-May-20
Edgar Fahs Smith (1854-1928) was an American electrochemist known for his interest in the history of chemistry; he founded the American Chemical Society's Division for the History of Chemistry in 1922. Smith's résumé…
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Oral history interview with Isy Haas
- 2010-Jun-24 – 2010-Jun-25
Isy Haas was born in Istanbul, Turkey. He and his parents were Jewish and Polish citizens, not automatically Turkish. They spoke French and German until World War II, when they ceased speaking German. Haas attended a…
- Interviewee Haas, Isy, 1934-
- Interviewer Brock, David C.
- Subject Haas, Isy, 1934-, Remington Rand, Inc., Fairchild (Firm), Moore, Gordon E., 1929-2023, Last, Jay T., Noyce, Robert N. (Robert Norton), 1927-1990, Diodes, Semiconductor, Integrated circuits, Teledyne, Inc., Texas Instruments Incorporated, Electrical engineers, Emigration and immigration
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Oral history interview with Maxine Savitz
- 2021-Jul-01
- 2021-Jul-08
Maxine Savitz was born in 1937 in Baltimore, Maryland. Her parents had both been born in the United States; her father’s family was from Ukraine, and her mother’s family was from Russia. The oldest of three children,…
- Interviewee Savitz, Maxine L. (Maxine Lazarus), 1937-
- Interviewer Caruso, David J. (David Joseph), 1978-, Evans, Kenneth M., (Kenneth Mellinger)
- Subject Maryland--Baltimore, Bryn Mawr College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Fuel cells--Research, Science and state, Garrett Corporation, Allied-Signal Inc., Honeywell Inc., National Academy of Engineering, Executive advisory bodies, Women in science, Engineers
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156 items
Echtheits - Tabellen der Substantiven Baumwollfarbstoffe
- Authenticity Tables of Substantive Cotton Dyes
- 1900
A tabular overview of the field of substantive cotton dyes. Substantive dyes, also referred to as direct dyes, become chemically fixed to textile fibers without the aid of a mordant. Contains dyed and mounted cotton…
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Anilin-Färberei; das Gesammte der Färberei und Druckerei mit Kohlentheer-Farbstoffen auf Wolle, Baumwolle und Seide
- 1874
The fifth edition of a work on dyeing and printing with aniline dyes on fabric, cotton, and silk. Contains 84 colored fabric samples. Only dye samples have been digitized.
- Author Beckers, A.
- Publisher Verlag von Gustav Weigel
- Contributor Reimann, M.
- Subject Coal-tar colors, Chemistry, Technical, Dyes and dyeing, Aniline, Dyes and dyeing--Cotton, Dyes and dyeing--Wool, Dyes and dyeing--Silk
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120 items
Garment Dyeing
- 1912
Sample book of dyed materials from Farbenfabriken vorm. Friedrich Bayer & Co., the first incarnation of the modern pharmaceutical company, Bayer AG, established to manufacture and sell synthetic dyestuffs. The book…
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Oral history interview with O. David Sparkman
- 2007-Jul-06
O. David Sparkman grew up in the Dallas-Fort Worth area of Texas, one of two children. His father managed a refrigeration supply company and then owned a restaurant; his mother was a stenographer and then an office…
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Oil Serves You
- 1950
Illustrated colorfully, this pamphlet describes how the production of oil positively affects daily American life and propagandizes the use of oil. Oil production is described sequentially: digging wells, refining,…
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Benzo Colours on Cotton Cloth
- 1900 – 1950
Sample book from the Bayer Company, Inc. — the North American extension of the German company, Farbenfabriken vorm. Friedrich Bayer & Co.—containing mounted dyed yarn and cotton thread samples. Bayer & Co. was the first…
- Creator Of Work Bayer Company, Inc.
- Publisher Bayer Company, Inc.
- Subject Dyes and dyeing, Farbenfabriken vorm. Friedrich Bayer & Co., Dyes and dyeing--Cotton
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Dyes for Paper
- 1920s
Sample book containing paper samples colored with dyestuffs manufactured by the National Aniline & Chemical Company, Inc. The colors are categorized into three groups: acid colors, basic colors, and direct colors.…
- Creator Of Work National Aniline and Chemical Company
- Publisher National Aniline and Chemical Company
- Subject Dyes and dyeing, Dyes and dyeing--Paper, National Aniline and Chemical Company, Coal-tar colors
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Anilin-Färberei
- 1867
The third edition of a work on dyeing and printing with aniline dyes on fabric, cotton, and silk. Contains 88 colored fabric samples. Only dye samples have been digitized.
- Author Beckers, A.
- Publisher Verlag von Theobald Grieben
- Subject Dyes and dyeing, Dyes and dyeing--Textile fibers, Coal-tar colors
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Benzidinfarben auf Baumwollstückware
- Benzidine Colours on Cotton Cloth
- 1901
Sample book containing 495 cotton samples dyed with Friedrich Bayer & Co. brand benzidine-based dyes. Benzidine is a synthesized substance that was commonly used in the preparation of direct dyes, or dyes which do not…
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48 items
Chrome Dyes for Woolen Goods
- 1925
Sample book illustrating the application of National Chrome Dyes to woolen fabric by three methods, the "After-Chrome," "Chrome-Bottom," and "Ortho-Chrome" processes. Each process is described and 139 dyed woolen…
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Oral history interview with Herbert T. Pratt
- 2006-Jun-13 – 2006-Jun-14
Herbert T. Pratt was born in Leaksville, North Carolina (now Eden, North Carolina) in 1926. An only child, Pratt grew up surrounded by books. His parents valued history, and he relays stories of his grandfather, Josiah…
- Interviewee Pratt, Herbert T.
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Subject Pratt, Herbert T., Fieldcrest Mills Inc., Chemical engineering, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Quality control, Forensic sciences, American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists, Book collecting, Enfield, William, 1741-1797, Mott, Henry A. (Henry Augustus), 1852-1896, Hymnals, Coat hangers
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Oral history interview with Robert Carpenter
- 2012-Jan-10
- 2012-Apr-03
- 2013-Jan-29
Robert Carpenter was born in San Diego, California, in 1945. He moved to South Bend, Indiana, where his father started a family bakery when he was an infant. When Carpenter was in elementary school, the family moved to…
- Interviewee Carpenter, Robert, 1945-
- Interviewer Jones, Mark, 1958-, Stokes, Cassandra
- Subject Carpenter, Robert, 1945-, United States Military Academy, Vietnam War (1961-1975), Harvard University. Graduate School of Business Administration, Baxter International Inc., Recombinant DNA, Biotechnology, Tissue plasminogen activator, Genzyme Transgenics Corporation
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Oral history interview with Sidney Edelstein
- 1987-Aug-31 (First session)
- 1988-Feb-24 (Second session)
In this interview Sidney Edelstein begins with his family life in Chattanooga, Tennessee, and includes his early education and experiences at the Baylor School in Chattanooga. He describes his undergraduate career at…
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Oral history interview with Gabriel Schmergel
- 2011-Dec-15
- 2012-Sep-18
Gabriel Schmergel was born in 1940 in Budapest, Hungary. He immigrated to the United States at the age of sixteen shortly after the Soviet Union defeated the Hungarian Revolution of 1956. His parents worked manual labor…
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Oral history interview with Peter Baumann
- 2009-Sep-09 – 2009-Sep-10
At the request of the interviewee, the abstract of the interview and interviewee’s biographical data have not been included. For more information, please contact the Center for Oral History.
- Interviewee Baumann, Peter, 1969-
- Interviewer Domush, Hilary
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Baumann, Peter, 1969-, Molecular biology, Imperial Cancer Research Fund (Great Britain), DNA repair, Telomerase, University of Colorado Boulder, Proteins, Herpetology