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Arnold O. Beckman's remarks at the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce Annual Banquet
- 1956-Jan-25
Beckman's address as incoming president of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce references major challenges, including air pollution. A list of incoming officers and directors is included, along with minor annotations in…
- Author Beckman, Arnold O.
- Subject Beckman, Arnold O., Speeches, Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, Air--Pollution, Smog
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67 items
Hanford Engineer Works Manual for Beckman Instruments equipment
- 1944-Oct
This instruction manual for several Beckman Instruments products was created by the Hanford Site Instrument Department, specifically for use with Beckman instruments used in their facility. Instruments covered in this…
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Time, Space, and the Balance Sheet
- Advertisement for Hercules Nitrocellulose Lacquers
- Part of 1930 Hercules Advertisements
- 1930
Advertisement for nitrocellulose lacquers manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company for use on wood, metal, plaster, textiles, and other materials. The advertisement includes an illustrated depiction of a…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Chemical industry, Nitrocellulose, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Cellulose, Lacquer and lacquering, Advertising, Industrial
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11 items
1930 Hercules Advertisements
- 1930
The extensive collection of Hercules advertising materials, covering the years 1913 through 1952, documents the company's growth as a major manufacturer of chemical products. A portion of the 1930 edition is digitized…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Naval stores industry, Chemical industry, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Naval stores, Explosives industry, Advertising, Industrial
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6 items
1936 Hercules Advertisements
- 1936
The extensive collection of Hercules advertising materials, covering the years 1913 through 1952, documents the company's growth as a major manufacturer of chemical products. A portion of the 1936 edition is digitized…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Chemical industry, Hercules Incorporated, Cellulose industry, Corporations, Naval stores, Advertising, Industrial
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6 items
Proposal to form the Dow Chemical Company
- 1897
Six-page photographic reproduction of a typewritten proposal concerning the formation of the Dow Chemical Company in Midland, Michigan. The proposal begins with general remarks concerning the commercial market for…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Chemical industry, Corporations--Finance, Dow Chemical Company, Corporations, Bromine industry, Bromine
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18 items
1941 Hercules Advertisements
- 1941
The extensive collection of Hercules advertising materials, covering the years 1913 through 1952, documents the company's growth as a major manufacturer of chemical products. A portion of the 1941 edition is digitized…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Chemical industry, Hercules Incorporated, Pine oil, Terpenes, Corporations, Naval stores, Explosives industry, Advertising, Industrial
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6 items
Corporate Public Relations Program for Beckman Corporation
- 1955-Jun-27
The document lays out the purpose, techniques, and goals of a corporate public relations program.
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1940 Hercules Advertisements
- 1940
The extensive collection of Hercules advertising materials, covering the years 1913 through 1952, documents the company's growth as a major manufacturer of chemical products. A portion of the 1940 edition is digitized…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Naval stores industry, Chemical industry, Hercules Incorporated, Cellulose industry, Corporations, Advertising, Industrial
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Letter from Arnold O. Beckman to R. E. Rose
- 1931-Aug-20
Arnold O. Beckman applied (ultimately unsuccessfully) for a job at E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company. The letter includes details of his work experience, publications, and educational background, including a…
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Scientific Committee report to the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors
- 1952-Jan-03
The report, from a committee chaired by Arnold O. Beckman, recommended that attempts to manipulate the weather be controlled and monitored by a federal agency.
- Creator Of Work Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce
- Subject Weather control--Environmental aspects, Weather control
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Flit Manual Hand Sprayer
- After 1928 – before 1939
Hand sprayer with wooden hand pump and metal canister labeled "FLIT" in yellow text on blue banner. Marching soldier graphic. Metal canister attached at front end of sprayer with metal screw cap.
- Subject Pests--Control, Pesticides, DDT (Insecticide), Insecticides
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Fly-Tox Manual Hand Sprayer
- 1920s
Hand sprayer with wooden hand pump and metal canister labeled "Fly-Tox" in red text on blue and white background. Round metal canister with screw cap attached to front end of sprayer.
- Manufacturer Rex Research Corporation
- Subject Pests--Control, Pesticides, DDT (Insecticide), Insecticides
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FlyDed Sprayer
- Before 1927 – before 1959
Hand sprayer with wooden hand pump and metal canister labeled "FlyDed" in white text with blue outline on bright orange background. Green glass jar attached with metal screw cap at front end of sprayer.
- Subject Pests--Control, Pesticides, DDT (Insecticide), Insecticides
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Letter from Linus Pauling to Arnold O. Beckman
- 1954-Nov-24
This letter was written in response to Arnold O. Beckman's congratulations to Linus Pauling upon winning the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
- Addressee Beckman, Arnold O.
- Author Pauling, Linus, 1901-1994
- Subject Awards, Nobel Prize winners
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LifeStraw personal water filter
- 2007
Plastic tube with purple flip cap. Hollow fibers inside tube filters contaminants from water. Purple string attached to one end of tube.
LifeStraw is a personal and mobile water purification tool developed as a…
- Manufacturer Vestergaard Frandsen
- Subject Water--Purification, Water filters
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Memorandum about using police power to enforce air pollution regulations on the gas and oil industry
- 1956-Mar-23
The memo, authored by an unidentified individual with the initials "GGK" and informed by Felix Chappellett's memo, outlines a future relationship between industry and the Air Pollution Foundation. The memo suggests…
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Total immersion mercury thermometer
- 1800s
A: Bulb containing mercury attached to a glass tube of narrow diameter. Thermometer has Celsius scale with 20-30 degree range with major divisions every 1 degree and minor divisions every 0.1 degree.
B: Protective…
- Subject Temperature measurements, Thermometers
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Mercury thermometer
- 1800s
A: Bulb containing mercury attached to a glass tube of narrow diameter. Thermometer has Celsius scale with 0-100 degree range.
B: Protective cardboard tube for the thermometer (not digitized).
Partial immersion…
- Subject Temperature measurements, Thermometers
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Western Oil and Gas Association letter to the Air Pollution Policy Committee
- 1956-Mar-15
The letter suggests that the Air Pollution Foundation change its focus.
Felix Chappellett (1902–1976) spent three decades as an executive with the General Petroleum Corporation and later served as the vice president of…
- Addressee Air Pollution Policy Committee
- Author Chappellet, Felix
- Subject Environmental policy--Public relations, California--Los Angeles, Air--Pollution
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Lee de Forest and Jonathan Zenneck at a banquet
- 1956
Arnold O. Beckman arranged a banquet for Lee de Forest (seated), at which he and Jonathan Zenneck (standing) met in person for the first time since 1912.
Lee de Forest (1873–1961) was an inventor, most notably of…
- Photographer Photo Peuker
- Subject De Forest, Lee, 1873-1961, Dinners and dining
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Preliminary Instructions for Liston-Becker Exhaust Analyzer Model 28
- 1956
Beckman Instruments acquired Stamford, Connecticut-based Liston-Becker in 1955. The Model 28 exhaust analyzer went to market the same year.
Beckman Instruments, Inc. became interested in measuring, controlling, and…
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Memo from Don Strauss to Arnold O. Beckman
- 1956 Annual Report - Employee Relations
- 1956-Jul-20
The memo discusses a "favorable year in employee relations," including employees' reactions to new policies, the integration of newly acquired businesses, a supervisory training program, retirement benefits, health…
- Addressee Beckman, Arnold O.
- Author Strauss, Don
- Subject Employees, Personnel departments, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Institute of Biology Report on Centrifuge Questionnaire
- 1955
The respondents answered questions about the technical capabilities of centrifuges in their institutions, and also offered additional commentary.
Beckman Instruments began producing centrifuges after their January 1,…
- Creator Of Work Institute of Biology
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Biological laboratories--Equipment and supplies, Centrifuges
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Institute of Biology Report on pH Meter Questionnaire
- 1955
The questionnaire results identified pH meter features that would broadly appeal to biologists.
Arnold Beckman invented his first pH meter in 1934 at the request of a chemist from the California citrus industry, who…