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  2 items
  Personal correspondence

  Letter from Max Bredig to Kasimir Fajans, September 3, 1937

  • 1937-Sep-03

  In a letter to Kasimir Fajans (1902-1977), Max Bredig (1902-1977) discusses preparations for his move to Ann Arbor, Michigan, including travel plans and accommodations.

  • Author Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Addressee Fajans, Kasimir, 1887-1975
  • Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Fajans, Kasimir, 1887-1975, Michigan--Ann Arbor, Emigration and immigration
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  Business correspondence

  Second page of a letter from a Minister of State

  • 1920s
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  Manuscripts

  Max Bredig's addresses and employment information as of March 21, 1943

  • 1943-Mar-21

  Addresses and employment information of Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) as of March 21, 1943. This information was used for Bredig's U.S. citizenship application.

  • Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Emigration and immigration, Citizenship, Street addresses
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  Business correspondence

  Letter from Robert Wichard Pohl to Max Bredig, September 26, 1927

  • 1927-Sep-26

  Robert Wichard Pohl, on behalf of the German Science Funding Association, requests Max Bredig (1902-1977) submit a report in relation to his appplication.

  • Author Pohl, Robert Wichard, 1884-1976
  • Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Subject Pohl, Robert Wichard, 1884-1976, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Notgemeinschaft der Deutschen Wissenschaft
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  2 items
  Business correspondence, Postcards

  Postcard from Robert Wichard Pohl to Max Bredig

  • Circa 1927

  Postcard confirming that Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) forwarded publications to the German Science Funding Association (Notgemeinschaft der Deutschen Wissenschaft).

  • Author Pohl, Robert Wichard, 1884-1976
  • Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Pohl, Robert Wichard, 1884-1976, Notgemeinschaft der Deutschen Wissenschaft, Science publishing
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  Business correspondence

  Letter from Robert Wichard Pohl to Max Bredig, August 9, 1928

  • 1928-Aug-09

  Robert Wichard Pohl (1884-1976) tells Max Bredig (1902-1977) that the German Science Funding Association (Notgemeinschaft der Deutschen Wissenschaft) will fund his research project in September.

  • Author Pohl, Robert Wichard, 1884-1976
  • Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Pohl, Robert Wichard, 1884-1976, Notgemeinschaft der Deutschen Wissenschaft, Chemistry--Research
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  Business correspondence

  Letter to Dr. Schmidt-Ott from Robert Wichard Pohl, November 11, 1927

  • 1927-Nov-09

  Robert Wichard Pohl (1884-1976) informs Friedrich Schmidt-Ott (1860-1956) that Max Bredig's (1902-1977) report on anomalous dispersion in alkali halide phosphors will be published in the Journal of Physics.

  • Author Pohl, Robert Wichard, 1884-1976
  • Addressee Schmidt-Ott, Friedrich, 1860-1956
  • Subject Schmidt-Ott, Friedrich, 1860-1956, Pohl, Robert Wichard, 1884-1976, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Science publishing
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  Business correspondence

  Letter from Robert Wichard Pohl, September 9, 1927

  • 1927-Sep-10

  Robert Wichard Pohl (1884-1976) writes to an unidentified recipient that Max Bredig (1902-1977) should not submit his own application to the German Science Funding Association (Notgemeinschaft der Deutschen…

  • Author Pohl, Robert Wichard, 1884-1976
  • Subject Notgemeinschaft der Deutschen Wissenschaft, Pohl, Robert Wichard, 1884-1976, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Science publishing
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  2 items
  Personal correspondence

  Letter of condolence from F. D. Stermthal to Max Bredig

  • 1944

  Letter of condolence regarding the death of Georg Bredig (1868-1944) from F.D. Stermthal to Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977). Stermthal was a chemistry student at the Technical University in Karlsruhe.

  • Author Stermthal. F. D.
  • Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Subject Technische Hochschule Karlsruhe, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Chemists, Condolence notes
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  2 items
  Personal correspondence

  Telegram from Elisabeth Neumann to Max Bredig, November 26, 1940

  • 1940-Nov-26

  Elisabeth Neumann asks Max Bredig (1902-1977) for Otto Loewi's (1873-1961) address.

  Loewi was a German-born pharmacologist and psychobiologist. In 1936, he and his colleague Sir Henry Hallet Dale (1875-1968) were…

  • Author Neumann, Elisabeth
  • Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Subject Neumann, Elisabeth, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Loewi, Otto, 1873-1961
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  Manuscripts

  Eulogy for Georg Bredig

  • 1944-Apr-25

  A piece was written to honor Georg Bredig (1868-1944) after his passing on April 25, 1944. The contents of the letter praise Bredig as a person, teacher, and scientist. He is described as a passionate champion of…

  • Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Chemists, College teachers, Eulogies
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  Personal correspondence

  Letter of condolence from Herbert C. Schweitzer to Max Bredig

  • 1944-Apr-28

  Letter of condolence regarding the death of Georg Bredig (1868-1944) from Herbert C. Schweitzer to Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977).

  • Author Schweitzer, Herbert C.
  • Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Subject Schweitzer, Herbert C., Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Chemists, Condolence notes
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  Personal correspondence

  Thank you letter from Georg Bredig, October 9, 1943

  • 1944-Oct-09

  Thank you letter written by Georg Bredig (1868-1944) to an unknown recipient. The letter thanks the addressee for their friendship and birthday wishes.

  • Author Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
  • Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Chemists, Birthdays
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  Personal correspondence

  Letter of condolence from Ernst K. Fabisch to Max Bredig

  • 1944-Apr-26

  Letter of condolence regarding the death of Georg Bredig (1868-1944) from Ernst K. Fabisch to Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977).

  • Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Author Fabisch, Ernst K.
  • Subject Fabisch, Ernst K., Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Chemists, Condolence notes
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  Personal correspondence

  Letter of condolence from a colleague at the Academic Press, Inc. to Max Bredig

  • 1944-Apr-29

  Letter of condolence regarding the death of Georg Bredig (1868-1944) from a colleague or acquaintance working at the Academic Press, Inc., to Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977).

  • Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Subject Academic Press, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Chemists, Condolence notes
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  2 items
  Paintings

  Seascape by Wilhelm Ostwald in Tenerife, Spain

  • 1913

  1913 painting by Wilhelm Ostwald (1853-1932) depicting a seascape in Tenerife, Spain. The painting was a gift to Georg Bredig (1868-1944) in 1933 from Ostwald's wife, Helene (1854-1946), in remembrance of Ostwald after…

  • Artist Ostwald, Wilhelm, 1853-1932
  • Subject Ostwald, Wilhelm, 1853-1932, Nobel Prize winners, Chemists, Painting, Picture frames and framing
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  322 items
  Publications, Illustrated works

  The Paper Mill Chemist

  • 1926

  Third revised edition of a volume providing an overview of the physicochemical qualities of raw materials used in paper manufacture, pertinent papermaking data, and instructions for conducting various physical and…

  • Author Stevens, H. P. (Henry Potter)
  • Publisher D. Van Nostrand Company
  • Printer Ernest Benn Ltd.
  • Subject Paper industry, Stevens, H. P. (Henry Potter), Chemistry, Physical and theoretical, Papermaking, Papermaking--Chemistry
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  180 items
  Publications

  Letters to a Painter on the Theory and Practice of Painting

  • 1907

  Volume inspired by correspondence between Wilhelm Ostwald (1853-1932) and various contemporary artists. According to Ostwald, "These letters appeared during the winter and spring of 1903-1904 in the scientific…

  • Author Ostwald, Wilhelm, 1853-1932
  • Contributor Morse, Harry W. (Harry Wheeler), 1873-
  • Publisher Ginn and Company
  • Subject Morse, Harry W. (Harry Wheeler), 1873-, Ostwald, Wilhelm, 1853-1932, Painting, Pigments, Reflection (Optics), Chemistry, Physical and theoretical
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  123 items
  Publications, Illustrated works

  The Midland Sun: Portraying the City of Midland, Michigan, Home of America's Greatest Chemical Institution

  • 1926-Nov

  November 1926 issue of The Midland Sun, a weekly periodical published by Frank Burton in Midland, Michigan between 1881 and 1927. In 1927 the publication merged with the Midland Republican (1881-1927) to form the Midlan…

  • Editor Burton, Frank S.
  • Subject Michigan--Midland, Dow Chemical Company, Dow, Herbert Henry, 1866-1930, Herbert H. Dow House (Midland, Mich.), Employees
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  Photographs

  Dr. Bettye Washington Greene (1935-1995)

  • After 1964 – before 1991

  Photograph of Dr. Bettye Washington Greene (1935-1995), believed to be the first African-American female chemist employed to work in a professional position at the Dow Chemical Company.

  Bettye Greene was born on March…

  • Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
  • Subject Women in science, Greene, Bettye Washington, 1935-1995, African American women, Dow Chemical Company, African Americans, Employees, Chemists, Women employees, Women chemists, Scientists, Black
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  262 items
  Publications, Illustrated works

  Laboratory Chemistry for Girls

  • 1923

  Textbook of chemistry for use in schools where "girls are studying chemistry for any purpose - general education, or preparation for a trade or for higher education." The content of the work includes an overview of…

  • Author Jaques, Agnes French
  • Publisher D.C. Heath and Company
  • Subject Chemistry, Chemistry--Study and teaching, Sexism in textbooks, Sexism, Textbooks, Science--Study and teaching, Stereotypes (Social psychology), Chemistry--Experiments, Women--Education
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  Artifacts, Scientific apparatus and instruments

  Mortar and Pestles

  • After 1868 – before 1944

  Two sets of mortar and pestles belonging to Georg Bredig (1868-1944). The larger is made of white porcelain and the smaller is made from agate. Mortar and pestles are used to manually grind or crush a sample into a fine…

  • Subject Mortar, Pestles, Laboratories--Equipment and supplies, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Porcelain, Agates
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  2 items
  Artifacts

  Manual drafting set

  • After 1868 – before 1944

  Georg Bredig's (1868-1944) drafting set. The tools are held in a rectangular case, lined with dark blue velvet.

  • Subject Tools--Drawings, Compasses (Mathematical instruments), Mathematical instruments, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
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  Photographs

  Wilhelm Ostwald giving a lecture

  • Circa 1900

  Black and white photograph of Wilhelm Ostwald (1853-1932) giving a lecture to a filled auditorium.

  On the bottom of the picture mat Georg Bredig (1868-1944) has annotated the audience members' names.

  Lecturer:…

  • Subject Ostwald, Wilhelm, 1853-1932, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Lectures, Chemists, Lectures and lecturing
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  2 items
  Photographs

  Framed Photograph of Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff and Wilhelm Ostwald

  • 1900

  Framed photograph of Jacobus Henricus van 't Hoff (1852-1911) and Wilhelm Ostwald (1853-1932) in a laboratory. The photograph depicts the two men standing behind a table examining a scientific apparatus. The frame is…

  • Subject Hoff, J. H. van 't (Jacobus Henricus), 1852-1911, Ostwald, Wilhelm, 1853-1932, Chemists, Laboratories, Picture frames and framing, Nobel Prize winners