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Dow Did It!
- 1897-May-21
Press clippling from The Midland Sun, May 21, 1897.
- Creator Of Work Midland Sun
- Subject Michigan--Midland, Chemical industry, Dow Chemical Company, Corporations, Dow, Herbert Henry, 1866-1930
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Lumetron Photoelectric Colorimeter Model 400-A
- 1940s
Electric-powered meter with instructions housed in wooden box. Movable components within box: two (2) slide glass filters (1 with red, green, and blue slides; 1 with orange, green, and blue slides); one (1) encasing to…
- Manufacturer Photovolt Corporation
- Subject Colorimetry--Instruments, Photovolt Corporation
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Tanglefoot Difusor New Method Insect Destroyer
- After 1930 – before 1949
The Tanglefoot Company first introduced the Difusor insecticide sprayer and Difuso insecticide in 1932. Difuso was a pyrethrum-based insecticide. At the time, the Difusor was considered a revolutionary new method of…
- Manufacturer Tanglefoot Company
- Subject Pests--Control, Pesticides, DDT (Insecticide), Tanglefoot Company, Insecticides
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Instructions, Beckman Analog Computing System
- 1965
This manual describes the features, programming patchboard system, and operational components of the Model 2230 analog computer.
Beckman Instruments' analog computers were being produced by their Berkeley Division as…
- Creator Of Work Beckman Instruments, Inc.
- Subject Electronic analog computers, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Instructions, Beckman C2 Oxygen Analyzer
- Beckman Instructions 81032-C
- 1963 (1963 copyright, 1971 printing)
Developed from a Linus Pauling design during WWII, the technology behind Beckman Instruments’ oxygen analyzers ended up doing such diverse jobs as monitoring astronauts’ respiration, maintaining packaged food safety,…
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Memo to Arnold O. Beckman from John F. Bishop
- Liston-Becker Company, Inc.
- 1953-Jun-08
This memo details research about the the Liston-Becker Company, which Beckman Instruments acquired in 1955.
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Letter from Arnold O. Beckman to John F. Bishop
- 1953-Feb-25
Arnold O. Beckman notes that some of the company's instruments (including pH meters and infrared spectrophotometers) are already being used to monitor air quality, and expresses interest in developing instruments…
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Spectrophotometer salesmen "fighting" with chairs at the Society for Applied Spectroscopy meeting
- 1954
Patterson, with the laboratory supply distributor Arthur H. Thomas Company, photographed the "slight altercation" between salesmen at the Society for Applied Spectroscopy meeting.
- Photographer Patterson, E. B.
- Subject Selling, Society for Applied Spectroscopy
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Letter from Glenn H. Joseph to Arnold O. Beckman
- 1954-Nov-26
Glenn Joseph expresses appreciation for a tour of Beckman's Fullerton plant and the gift of a pH meter themed desk set.
In the 1930s, Joseph approached Beckman for assistance measuring pH for the citrus industry. The…
- Addressee Beckman, Arnold O.
- Author Joseph, Glenn H.
- Subject Factories, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Memo from John Bishop to Arnold O. Beckman
- General Manager for Germany
- 1954-Sep-15
In this letter, John F. Bishop relates a conversation with Herbert Hoover, Jr., in which Hoover recommended that Beckman choose "a man who understands the American way of business," rather than a European candidate, to…
- Addressee Beckman, Arnold O.
- Author Bishop, John F.
- Subject Hoover, Herbert Charles, 1903-1969, Industrial management, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Charles Bowes Advertising Client Report on Beckman Company
- Recruiting
- 1955-Oct-24
The report of a conference between Don Straus, Roy Holm, Bob Cunningham, Bud Schuler, Chuck Bowes, and Bruce Lindeke discussing options for recruiting engineers, including targeting engineers' wives, emphasizing…
- Creator Of Work Charles Bowes Advertising, inc.
- Subject Public relations, Employees--Recruiting, Engineers--Recruiting, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Beckman Division Feedback
- Number 5
- 1955-May
This in-house publication features a story on the creation of a credit union, employee recreation, the filming of "Success Story," the company's presence at the Pittsburgh Symposium, and Lee de Forest's visit to a…
- Creator Of Work Beckman Instruments, Inc.
- Subject De Forest, Lee, 1873-1961, Employees, Credit unions, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Beckman Division Feedback
- Number 4
- 1955-Feb
This in-house publication includes a story about the filming of "Success Story," the company's new Spinco division, and the "feminine talent" in the Cables and Resistors department.
- Creator Of Work Beckman Instruments, Inc.
- Subject Employees, Beckman Instruments, Inc. Spinco Division, Beckman Instruments, Inc., Women employees
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Instructions, Beckman Model E Analytical Ultracentrifuge
- E-IM-3A
- 1974-May
Beckman Instruments began producing centrifuges after their January 1, 1955 acquisition of industry leader, Specialized Instruments Corporation, or Spinco. With Spinco came the famous Model E Ultracentrifuge, which was…
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Beckman Model E Analytical Ultracentrifuge Summary of Operation
- 1964-May
This wall chart was included as an insert in a 1974 Model E operating manual.
Beckman Instruments began producing centrifuges after their January 1, 1955 acquisition of industry leader, Specialized Instruments…
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Letter from Donald A. Carlson to Arnold O. Beckman
- Telephone Interview with Dr. Shockley
- 1956-Jan-31
In 1955, Arnold O. Beckman and William Shockley entered business together when they established Shockley Semiconductor Laboratories as a subsidiary of Beckman Instruments, Inc. with the goal of mass producing…
- Addressee Beckman, Arnold O.
- Author Carlson, Donald A.
- Subject Shockley, William, 1910-1989, Public relations, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Letter from Robert B. Wolcott, Jr. to Arnold O. Beckman
- Dr. William Shockley publicity results
- 1955-Sep-30
In 1955, Arnold O. Beckman and William Shockley entered business together when they established Shockley Semiconductor Laboratories as a subsidiary of Beckman Instruments, Inc. with the goal of mass producing…
- Addressee Beckman, Arnold O.
- Author Wolcott, Robert B. Jr.
- Subject Shockley, William, 1910-1989, Public relations, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Progress Report on glass electrodes
- Appraisal of competitors electrodes
- 1954-Apr-15
The report concerns Beckman's electrode business, with a focus on Leeds & Northrup electrodes which "do not compare too favorably with ours."
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Technical Manual, Spinco Ultracentrifuge Model E
- 1953 – 1954
Beckman Instruments began producing centrifuges after their January 1, 1955 acquisition of industry leader, Specialized Instruments Corporation, or Spinco. With Spinco came the famous Model E Ultracentrifuge, which was…
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Instructions, Beckman/SDS Integrated Computing System, Model 2220/920
- Circa 1964
The integrated computing system, including a Beckman 2200 analog computer and Scientific Data Systems 920 digital computer, was introduced in 1964.
Beckman Instruments' analog computers were being produced by their…