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  Advertisements

  Rare-earth magnets: Making their strong attraction more attractive.

  • 1978

  Color advertisement for the General Motor Research Laboratories. The advertisement includes three graphics: an artistic rendering of a motor or magnet cross-section, a photograph of a curved pole magnet, and a graph…

  • Creator Of Work General Motors Corporation
  • Contributor General Motors Corporation. Research Laboratories
  • Subject General Motors Corporation, General Motors Corporation. Research Laboratories, Rare earths, Rare earth metals--Magnetic properties, Magnets, Magnetism, Electric motors, Automobiles--Motors
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  Advertisements

  Rare earths for better magnets

  • 1970

  Color print advertisement from the Research and Development Unit of Bell Laboratories. A cartoon image of a large magnet attracting a steam locomotive car, lifting it from the ground, occupies the upper half of the…

  • Creator Of Work Bell Telephone Laboratories
  • Subject Bell Telephone Laboratories, Magnets, Rare earths, Rare earth metals--Magnetic properties, Magnetism, Nesbitt, E. A., Magnetic fields, Materials science, Electrical engineering
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  Advertisements

  On Stream! New process makes rare earths available at lower cost

  • 1965

  Black and white print advertisement for the Molybdenum Corporation of America, known today as Molycorp, Inc. The advertisement includes an image of Molycorp's mining plant in Mountain Pass, California, with a smaller…

  • Creator Of Work Molybdenum Corp. of America
  • Subject Molybdenum, Molybdenum ores, Molybdenum Corp. of America, Rare earth metals, Rare earth industry, Mines and mineral resources, Mineral industries
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  Advertisements

  We crucible tested over 50,000 phosphors last year. Any one of them might solve a problem for you.

  • 1967

  Black and white print advertisement for Sylvania Electric Products, Inc. The advertisement features images of a picture tube, a solid-state electroluminescent display, and a larger image of several picture tube screens…

  • Creator Of Work GTE Sylvania Incorporated
  • Subject GTE Sylvania Incorporated, Sylvania Electric Products, Inc., Rare earths, Television--Receivers and reception, Television picture tubes, Rare earth phosphates, Europium, Cathode ray tubes
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  Advertisements

  How Can a Rose be a Rose be a Rose on Color TV?

  • 1964

  Color print advertisement for The Sylvania Color Bright 85 picture tube. The advertisement features an image of a picture tube next to a bouquet of roses, with one rose suspended in the center of the screen. The text…

  • Creator Of Work GTE Sylvania Incorporated
  • Contributor Sylvania Electric Products, Inc.
  • Subject GTE Sylvania Incorporated, Sylvania Electric Products, Inc., Television--Receivers and reception, Television picture tubes, Rare earth phosphates, Europium, Rare earths, Cathode ray tubes
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  Advertisements

  RCA rare-earth Hi-Lite Color TV Picture Tubes for every smart customer who wants a superior color picture

  • 1966

  Color print advertisement for RCA rare-earth Hi-Lite Color Television Picture Tubes. The advertisement includes several images of the picture tubes as well as the product packaging. The text describes RCA's Hi-Lite…

  • Creator Of Work Radio Corporation of America
  • Subject Radio Corporation of America, Rare earths, Television--Receivers and reception, Television picture tubes, Color television, Cathode ray tubes, Phosphors, Yttrium, Rare earth phosphates
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  Personal correspondence

  Letter from Fridel G. Halstead to Max Bredig, December 25, 1938

  • 1938-Dec-25

  Fridel G. Halstead informs Max Bredig (1902-1977) that Otto Warburg has sent affidavits for Marianna (1903-1986) and Viktor Homburger (1888-1968).

  • Author Halstead, Fridel G.
  • Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Halstead, Fridel G., Affidavits, Warburg, Otto C., Homburger, Marianne, 1903-1986, Homburger, Viktor, 1888-1968
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  Manuscripts

  Addresses of Ilse Wolfsberg and Fritz Hochwald

  • 1943-Apr-26

  Addresses for friends of Max Bredig (1902-1977), Ilse Wolfsberg and her fiancé, Fritz Hochwald (1897-1968). Hochwald is staying at a hotel in Madrid, Spain after being released from the Miranda de Ebro concentration…

  • Creator Of Work Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Subject Wolfsberg, Ilse, Miranda de Ebro (Concentration camp), Emigration and immigration, Jewish Holocaust (1939-1945), Hochwald, Fritz G., 1897-1968
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  Business correspondence

  Letter from Ilse Hayn to Max Bredig, July 27, 1942

  • 1942-Jul-27

  Ilse Hayn writes to Max Bredig (1902-1977) regarding payments for the support of Fritz Hochwald (1897-1968), a friend detained in the Miranda de Ebro concentration camp. Hayn also requests the birth date of their mutual…

  • Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Author Hayn, Ilse
  • Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Hayn, Ilse, Hochwald, Fritz G., 1897-1968, Emigration and immigration, Miranda de Ebro (Concentration camp)
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  Personal correspondence

  Letter from Marianne Homburger to Max Bredig, April 16, 1939

  • 1939-Apr-16

  Letter from Marianne Homburger (1903-1986) to Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977). Homburger tells Bredig of a room for rent in New York City.

  • Author Homburger, Marianne, 1903-1986
  • Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Subject Homburger, Marianne, 1903-1986, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, New York (State)--New York
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  Personal correspondence

  Letter from Viktor Homburger to Max Bredig, February 26, 1939

  • 1939-Feb-26

  Letter from Viktor Homburger (1888-1968) to Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977). Viktor tells Max that he is waiting for his children to go to England via Kindertransport. Viktor and Marianne Homburger (1903-1986) plan to…

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

  Postcard to Max Bredig from his family, September 6, 1939

  • 1939-Sep-06

  Letter to Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) signed by Georg Bredig (1868-1944), Marianne Homburger (1903-1986) and Viktor Homburger (1888-1968). The postcard updates Max on the family's travel plans.

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

  Postcard to Max Bredig from his family, November 2, 1939

  • 1939-Nov-02 – 1939-Nov-03

  Postcard from Marianne homburger (1903-1986) to her brother Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977). Homburger tells Bredig that their father, Georg Bredig (1868-1944) left for the Netherlands.

  • Author Homburger, Marianne, 1903-1986, Homburger, Viktor, 1888-1968, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
  • Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Homburger, Viktor, 1888-1968, Homburger, Marianne, 1903-1986, World War (1939-1945), Jewish Holocaust (1939-1945), Cohen, Ernst, 1869-1944
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  2 items
  Postcards, Personal correspondence

  Postcard from Marianne Homburger to Max Bredig, May 25, 1939

  • 1939-May-25

  Postcard from Marianne homburger (1903-1986) to her brother, Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977). Marianne updates Max on her and her family's visa applications.

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

  Postcard from Marianne Homburger to Max Bredig, November 12, 1938

  • 1938-Nov-12

  Postcard from Marianne Bredig (1903-1986) to her brother, Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977). Marianne tells Max that their father and her family are doing well.

  • Author Homburger, Marianne, 1903-1986
  • Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Homburger, Marianne, 1903-1986, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
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  Personal correspondence

  Letter from Fritz Hochwald to Max Bredig, March 9, 1947

  • 1947-Mar-09

  Fritz Hochwald (1897-1968) thanks his former colleague, Max Bredig (1902-1977), for his New Year's greeting card and conveys regards from their colleague in Haifa, British Palestine. He additionally inquires about a…

  • Author Hochwald, Fritz G., 1897-1968
  • Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Subject Hochwald, Fritz G., 1897-1968, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Patents
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  3 items
  Personal correspondence

  Letter from Fridel G. Halstead to Max Bredig, November 27, 1938

  • 1938-Nov-27

  Following a telephone conversation, Fridel G. Halstead pvoides more information to Max Bredig (1902-1977) about individuals who could possibly write an affidavit for Viktor Homburger (1888-1968), including Erich…

  • Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Author Halstead, Fridel G.
  • Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Halstead, Fridel G., Homburger, Homburger, 1888-1968, Homburger, Marianne, 1903-1986, Affidavits, Warburg, Erich, Boschwitz, Karl
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  Personal correspondence

  Letter from Fridel G. Halstead to Max Bredig, December 6, 1938

  • 1938-Dec-06

  Fridel G. Halstead writes to Max Bredig (1902-1977) regarding obtaining an affidavit for Max's brother-in-law Vikor Homburger (1888-1968). His letter was delayed because Otto C. Warburg has yet to confirm if he will…

  • Author Halstead, Fridel G.
  • Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Halstead, Fridel G., Homburger, Viktor, 1888-1968, Homburger, Marianne, 1903-1986, Dachau (Concentration camp), Emigration and immigration
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  Personal correspondence

  Letter from Fridel G. Halstead to Max Bredig, December 12, 1938

  • 1938-Dec-12

  Fridel G. Halstead writes to Max Bredig (1902-1977) regarding obtaining an affidavit for Max's brother-in-law Vikor Homburger (1888-1968). Unfortunately, Karl Boschwitz had passed away the year before and Otto C.…

  • Author Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Addressee Halstead, Fridel G.
  • Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Halstead, Fridel G., Homburger, Viktor, 1888-1968, Warburg, Otto C., Boschwitz, Karl, Affidavits
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  Personal correspondence

  Letter from Fridel G. Halstead to Max Bredig, November 12, 1938

  • 1938-Nov-12

  Fridel G. Halstead tells Max Bredig (1902-1977) that Otto Warburg is still deciding if he will write affidavits for Marianne (1903-1987) and Viktor Homburger (1888-1968). She also mentions that she will contact Karl…

  • Author Halstead, Fridel G.
  • Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Halstead, Fridel G., Homburger, Marianne, 1903-1986, Homburger, Viktor, 1888-1968, Affidavits, Emigration and immigration, Boschwitz, Karl
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  2 items
  Business correspondence

  Letter from Frenkel & Co., Inc. to Max Bredig

  • 1946-Jun-12

  Letter describing the insurance plan Max Bredig (1902-1977) has acquired to protect the shipment of scientific works from Europe to the United States.

  • Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Author Frenkel & Co., Inc.
  • Subject Frenkel & Co., Inc., Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Insurance, Shipping
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  Manuscripts

  Addresses of Wilhelm Bill Fuchs and Paul Stern

  • Circa 1940

  Note with addresses for Wilhelm (Bill) Werner Fuchs and Paul Stern. Fuchs and Stern were major contributors in aiding Jewish refugees immigrating from Europe during the second world war. In particular, they greatly…

  • Subject Fuchs, Wilhelm Werner, Stern, Paul
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  5 items
  Ephemera

  Receipts for Wilhelm Werner Fuchs

  • 1941-Jan-27

  Receipt for a deposit made by Wilhelm (Bill) Werner Fuchs. Fuchs was a major contributor in aiding Jewish refugees immigrating from Europe during the second world war. In particular, he greatly assisted in supporting…

  • Creator Of Work Chase National Bank of the City of New York
  • Subject Fuchs, Wilhelm Werner
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  32 items
  Handbooks and manuals

  Environmental Tests instructional booklet

  • 1971

  Manual containing instructions for ten experiments to determine pollution levels of the air and water. The front cover depicts a boy examining a petri dish with a small magnifying glass. Manual corresponds to the Johnny…

  • Manufacturer Parker Brothers, inc.
  • Subject Games, Chemistry sets, Toys, Chemicals, Environmental testing, Science--Experiments, Chemistry--Experiments
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  65 items
  Handbooks and manuals

  Fun with the Microscope

  • 1958

  Manual for the Gilbert Lab Technician Set for Girls. Chemistry sets reached their heyday in the 1950s, but production of them began in the United States during World War I. Playing with a toy chemistry set inspired many…

  • Manufacturer A.C. Gilbert Company
  • Editor Beeken, Basil B.
  • Contributor Gilbert, A. C. (Alfred Carlton), 1884-1961
  • Subject Chemistry sets, A.C. Gilbert Company, Microscopes, Chemistry--Handbooks, manuals, etc., Gilbert, A. C. (Alfred Carlton), 1884-1961