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  2 items
  Photographs, Portraits

  Portrait of Ernst Cohen

  • Circa 1900

  Portrait of Ernst Cohen (1869-1944), a Dutch scientist and professor, who was known for his research in the allotropy of tin. Cohen worked under Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927), Henri Moissan (1852-1907), and Jacobus van…

  • Subject Chemists, Jewish scientists, Cohen, Ernst, 1869-1944, Jewish Holocaust (1939-1945)
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  2 items
  Photographs

  70th birthday party for Otto Bütschli

  • 1918-May-05

  A group photograph of the attendees of Otto Bütschli's (1848-1918) 70th birthday party. Johann Adam Otto Bütschli was a German zoologist and professor at the University of Heidelberg. He specialized in invertebrates and…

  • Subject Scientists, Universität Heidelberg, Butschli, O. (Otto), 1848-1920, Birthdays
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  2 items
  Photographs

  Physical Chemistry Institute at Leipzig University, 1900

  • 1900

  Photograph of the physical chemistry building at the University of Leipzig, 1900. In front of the building, there is an unidentified man posing with a mailbox.

  • Subject Universität Leipzig (1409-1953), Chemistry, Physical and theoretical, Chemistry, Universities and colleges
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  8 items
  Photographs

  Wilhelm Ostwald and his students, 1892

  • 1892

  Four copies of a black and white photograph featuring Wilhelm Ostwald (1853-1932) standing with colleagues in front of a blackboard. Identified in the photograph by handwritten annotations from left to right are Wagner,…

  • Subject Ostwald, Wilhelm, 1853-1932, Chemists, Universität Leipzig (1409-1953), Beckmann, Ernst Otto, 1853-1923, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
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  2 items
  Photographs

  Founder’s Day celebration, 1906

  • 1906

  Photograph of a founder's day celebration in Starkenberg Germany. Depicts men seated outdoors at a long banquet table. A sign at the end of the table reads "geheimratsecke," or "receding hairline" in English.

  • Subject Chemists, Anniversaries, Germany--Heppenheim an der Bergstrasse, Chemistry
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  3 items
  Manuscripts, Business correspondence

  Prospectus for Part 1 of "A New System of Chemical Philosophy" with letter to Dr. Bostock from John Dalton, June 11, 1808

  • 1808-Jun-11

  Prospectus announcing the publication of part I of John Dalton’s (1766-1844) immortal New System of Chemical Philosophy (Manchester, 1808). This copy contains an accompanying letter to Dr. John Bostock (1773-1846) from…

  • Author Dalton, John, 1766-1844
  • Addressee Bostock, John, 1773-1846
  • Subject Dalton, John, 1766-1844, Bostock, John, 1773-1846, Prospectuses, Booksellers and bookselling
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  3 items
  Business correspondence

  Letter to Dr. Bostock from John Dalton, June 21, 1808

  • 1808-Jun-21

  A letter from John Dalton (1766-1844) to Dr. John Bostock (1773-1846) following Dalton's letter of June 11, 1808. Dalton writes he has sent Bostock four copies of his "Chemistry," referring to his work, A New System of…

  • Author Dalton, John, 1766-1844
  • Addressee Bostock, John, 1773-1846
  • Subject Dalton, John, 1766-1844, Bostock, John, 1773-1846, Booksellers and bookselling, Prospectuses
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  2 items
  Photographs, Portraits

  Portrait of Ernst Cohen, 1895

  • 1895

  Portrait of Ernst Cohen (1869-1944) by Koene & Büttinghausen in the Netherlands.

  Ernst Cohen, a Dutch scientist and professor, was known for his research on the allotropy of tin. Cohen worked under Svante Arrhenius…

  • Creator Of Work Koene & Büttinghausen
  • Subject Cohen, Ernst, 1869-1944, Chemists, Jewish scientists, Carte de visite photographs
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  2 items
  Portraits, Photographs

  Portrait of Ernst Cohen

  • After 1895 – before 1933

  Portrait of Ernst Cohen (1869-1944) by Koene & Büttinghausen in the Netherlands.

  Ernst Cohen, a Dutch scientist and professor, was known for his research on the allotropy of tin. Cohen worked under Svante Arrhenius…

  • Photographer Koene & Büttinghausen
  • Subject Cohen, Ernst, 1869-1944, Chemists, Jewish scientists, Carte de visite photographs
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  2 items
  Photographs

  Svante Arrhenius and Wilhelm Ostwald in Leipzig

  • 1900

  Black and white photograph of Svante Arrhenius (1859-1927) and Wilhelm Ostwald (1853-1932) sitting outdoors in Leipzig.

  • Subject Ostwald, Wilhelm, 1853-1932, Arrhenius, Svante, 1859-1927, Chemists, Nobel Prize winners
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  2 items
  Photographs

  Physical Chemists at the University of Heidelberg

  • 1906

  Black and white photograph of scientists posing in a physical chemistry laboratory at the University of Heidelberg. On the right side table are several glass flasks, beakers, and columns.

  Georg Bredig (1868-1944) has…

  • Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Marck, A., Fraenkel, Walter, 1879-1945, MacBain, James Willian, 1882-1953, Antropoff, Andreas von, 1878-1956, Universität Heidelberg, Chemists, Braune, Hermann, 1886-1977, Teletow, Iwan, Spear, Ellwood Barker, 1875-, Fraenkel, Walter, 1879-1945, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Lichty, David Martin, 1862-1942
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  Photographs

  Chemists in a lecture hall

  • 1892

  Black and white photograph of chemists in a lecture hall posing in front of a blackboard and podium. The are identified as (back row, left to right) Arthur A. Noyes (1866 - 1936), Clement, Max Le Blanc (1865 - 1943),…

  • Subject Chemists, Abegg, R. (Richard), 1869-1910, Le Blanc, Max Julius Louis, 1865-, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Noyes, Arthur A. (Arthur Amos), 1866-1936, Universität Leipzig (1409-1953), Freudenberg, Karl, 1886-, Nys, Ernest, 1851-1920
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  2 items
  Photographs, Portraits

  Portrait of Wilhelm Ostwald, 1899

  • 1899

  Carte de visite photograph of Wilhelm Ostwald (1853-1932), taken by Georg Brokesch's studio in Leipzig, Germany.

  Ostwald was a German chemist and philosopher. In 1909, he received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his…

  • Subject Ostwald, Wilhelm, 1853-1932, Chemists, Nobel Prize winners, Carte de visite photographs
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  2 items
  Photographs, Portraits, Postcards

  Portrait of Wilhelm Ostwald, 1903

  • 1903-Dec-20

  Picture postcard sent to Rosa Bredig (1877-1933) from her husband, Georg Bredig (1868-1944). The black and white photograph features a portrait of Wilhelm Ostwald (1853-1932) wearing a hat.

  Ostwald was a German…

  • Subject Ostwald, Wilhelm, 1853-1932, Bredig, Rosa, 1877-1933, Chemists, Nobel Prize winners, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
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  Photographs

  Scientists in a laboratory in Leipzig, Germany

  • 1895 – 1896

  Black and white photograph of scientists standing in a laboratory in Leipzig, Germany. The group of men, many of whom are graduate students studying under Wilhelm Ostwald (1853-1932), surround a table crowded with…

  • Subject Zittel, Karl Alfred von, 1839-1904, Ostwald, Wilhelm, 1853-1932, Tafel, Julius, Stackelberg, Eduard von 1867-1943, Luther, Robert Thomas Diedrich, 1868-, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Laboratories, Chemists, Rindell, Arthur, 1852-1936, Scientific apparatus and instruments
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  Photographs

  Scientists in a laboratory in Leipzig, Germany

  • 1895 – 1896

  Black and white photograph of scientists standing in a laboratory in Leipzig, Germany. The group of men, many of whom are graduate students studying under Wilhelm Ostwald (1853-1932), surround tables crowded with…

  • Subject Chemists, Ostwald, Wilhelm, 1853-1932, Tafel, Julius, Stackelberg, Eduard von 1867-1943, Bigelow, S. Lawrence (Samuel Lawrence), 1870-1947, Kenrick, Frank B., 1874-1951, Laboratories, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Luther, Robert Thomas Diedrich, 1868-, Zittel, Karl Alfred von, 1839-1904, Rindell, Arthur, 1852-1936, Scientific apparatus and instruments
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  11 items
  Publications, Illustrated works

  The Life of Ellen H. Richards

  • 1912

  Ellen H. Swallow Richards (1842-1911) was one of America's first female professional chemists and the first woman to be accepted by a scientific school. She is best known for pioneering the field of sanitary…

  • Author Hunt, Caroline Louisa, 1865-1927
  • Publisher Whitcomb & Barrows
  • Subject Richards, Ellen H. (Ellen Henrietta), 1842-1911, Home economics--Study and teaching, Home economics, Women in science, Scientists, Sanitary engineering, Sanitary engineers
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  177 items
  Publications, Rare books

  Elements of Metallurgy for Dental Students

  • Circa 1923 – 1924

  St. Elmo Brady (1884-1966) was the first African American to earn a Ph.D. in chemistry. Born in Louisville, Kentucky, he earned a bachelor's degree at Fisk University in 1908, then taught at the Tuskegee Normal and…

  • Author Brady, St. Elmo, 1884-1966
  • Publisher Edwards Brothers Publishers
  • Subject Lockett, Robert L., Brady, St. Elmo, 1884-1966, Fisk University, Howard University, Chemists, Chemistry teachers, Chemistry--Study and teaching, African American chemists, Scientists, Black, Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute, Dental chemistry, Metallurgy
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  Personal correspondence

  Letter from Max Bredig to Ilse Wolfsberg, April 29, 1943

  • 1943-Apr-29

  Max Bredig (1902-1977) writes to Ilse Wolfsberg regarding her fiance, Fritz Hochwald (1897-1968). Bredig warns Wolfsberg of the potential for code words within Fritz' correspondence. In particular, he emphasizes that…

  • Author Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Addressee Wolfsberg, Ilse
  • Subject Wolfsberg, Ilse, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Miranda de Ebro (Concentration camp), Hochwald, Fritz G., 1897-1968
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  Business correspondence

  Letter from Ilse Wolfsberg to Max Bredig, February 26, 1943

  • 1943-Feb-26

  Ilse Wolfsberg updates Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) on the status of Fritz Hochwald (1897-1968), a chemist who has been in a detention camp in Madrid, Spain; Hochwald has been granted a visa.

  • Author Wolfsberg, Ilse
  • Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Subject Jewish Holocaust (1939-1945), World War (1939-1945), Emigration and immigration, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Wolfsberg, Ilse, Hochwald, Fritz G., 1897-1968, Visas, Nazi concentration camps
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  Business correspondence

  Letter from Max Bredig to Fritz Hochwald, February 22, 1943

  • 1943-Feb-22

  Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) sends Fritz Hochwald (1897-1968) a response from Munn, Liddy, and Glaccum in reference to a patent application.

  • Addressee Hochwald, Fritz G., 1897-1968
  • Author Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Hochwald, Fritz G., 1897-1968, Patents, Munn, Liddy and Glaccum, Wolfsberg, Ilse
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  Catalogs, Illustrations

  Models of engines

  • Part of Physical Apparatus for Universities and Colleges Manufactured and Imported by Central Scientific Co.

  • 1912

  Catalog entries for steam and gas engines.

  Part of Catalog K: Physical Apparatus for Universities and Colleges, a catalog of laboratory instruments for the physical sciences made by the Central Scientific Company.…

  • Author Central Scientific Company
  • Printer Evening Wisconsin Printing Company
  • Publisher Central Scientific Company
  • Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Laboratories--Equipment and supplies, Universities and colleges, Internal combustion engines, Steam-engines
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  Business correspondence

  Letter from President's Advisory Committee on Political Refugees

  • 1941

  In an effort to secure the immigration of Dr. Alfred Reis (1882-1951), Hans A. Straus writes to suggest copies of Reis's immigration paperwork be sent to both Reis' French addres as well as to Professor K. F. Herzfeld…

  • Author Straus, H. A.
  • Creator Of Work United States. President's Advisory Committee on Political Refugees
  • Subject United States. President's Advisory Committee on Political Refugees, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Reis, Alfred J., 1882-1951, Refugees, Emigration and immigration
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  2 items
  Personal correspondence

  Christmas card from Ilse Wolfsberg to Max Bredig, December 11, 1942

  • 1942-Dec-11

  Ilse Wolfsberg tells Max Bredig (1902-1977) that she has sent money to Fritz Hochwald (1897-1968) and wishes him a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

  The Christmas card features an illustration of a street with…

  • Author Wolfsberg, Ilse
  • Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Subject Wolfsberg, Ilse, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Hochwald, Fritz, 1897-1968, Christmas, New Year
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  Personal correspondence

  Letter from Ilse Wolfsberg to Ilse Hayn, June 15, 1942

  • 1942-Jun-15

  Ilse Wolfsberg thanks Ilse Hayn and Max Bredig (1902-1977) for giving money to help Fritz Hochwald (1897-1989) who is in a concentration camp in Madrid, Spain.

  • Author Wolfsberg, Ilse
  • Addressee Hayn, Ilse
  • Subject Wolfsberg, Ilse, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Hayn, Ilse, Hochwald, Fritz G., 1897-1968