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Letter from Georg Bredig to Max Bredig, August 30, 1937
- 1937-Aug-30
Georg Bredig (1868-1944) discusses financial matters with his son, Max Bredig (1902-1977), as Max prepares to emigrate from Germany to the United States due to worsening conditions for German Jewish citizens under the…
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Scientific Report by Alfred Reis sent to Georg Bredig, October 1924
- 1924-Oct-20
Alfred Reis (1882-1951), a German chemist, describes various X-ray methods used at four scientific institutes in Berlin, Germany.
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Author Reis, Alfred J., 1882-1951
- Subject Reis, Alfred J., 1882-1951, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, X-rays, Technical reports
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Le Monument De Pasteur Place De Breteuil
- The Monument of Pasteur Place De Breteuil
- 1904
Front cover illustration for the French newspaper, Le Petit Parisien (published between 1876 and 1944). The illustration features the statue of Louis Pasteur that stands in the center of Le Place de Breteuil in Paris. …
- Publisher Andrieux, Louis, 1840-1931
- Artist Andrieux, Clément Auguste, 1829-1880, Carrey, active 1900
- Subject Periodicals, Pasteur, Louis, 1822-1895, Monuments
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Oral history interview with Yue Xiong
- 2000-Oct-09 – 2000-Oct-11
Yue Xiong was born in Nanchang, in Jiang Xi province, in the southern part of China, the eldest of three siblings (he has two younger sisters). His father was a forestry scholar who was sent to a labor camp during the…
- Interviewee Xiong, Yue, 1958-
- Interviewer Van Benschoten, William
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Xiong, Yue, 1958-, Cultural Revolution (China : 1966-1976), Molecular biologists, Molecular biology--Research, Genetics--Research, DNA--Research, Transcriptional activation, Antioncogenes, Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Emigration and immigration
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Telegram from Max Bredig to Ilse Wolfsberg, June 28, 1943
- 1943-Jun-28
Max Bredig (1902-1977) tells Ilse Wolfsberg that Fritz Hochwald (1897-1968) is expected to arrive on the passenger ship, Nyassa, on June 30th or July 1st.
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Letter from Ilse Wolfsberg to Max Bredig, June 25, 1943
- 1943-Jun-25
Ilse Wolfsburg tells Max Bredig (1902-1977) that Fritz Hochwald (1897-1968) is on the ship "Nyassa" and will be arriving in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, though she is unsure when.
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Note with ship names and addresses
- 1943-Jun-22
Passenger ship names, ports of arrival, and expected arrival dates. Fritz Hochwald (1897-1968) is expected to be on the Nyassa, arriving June 30th, 1943. Note likely intended for Ilse Wolfsberg's awareness of her…
- Creator Of Work Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Transatlantic voyages, Passenger ships, Hochwald, Fritz G., 1897-1968
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Letter from Ilse Wolfsberg to Max Bredig, June 17, 1943
- 1943-Jun-17
Ilse Wolfsburg writes to Max Bredig (1902-1977) about her fiance, Fritz Hochwald's (1897-1968) immigration to the United States. She says Hochwald has been released from the Miranda De Ebro concentration camp, and is…
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Letter from Ilse Wolfsberg to Max Bredig, May 13, 1943
- 1943-May-13
Ilse Wolfsburg writes to Max Bredig (1902-1977) about Fritz Hochwald's (1897-1968) immigration to the United States. She discusses cabling money to Hochwald and her hopes that Hochwald will be in America before any more…
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Letter from Ilse Wolfsberg to Ilse Hayn, April 27, 1943
- 1943-Apr-27
Ilse Wolfsberg writes to her friend Ilse Hayn to request help locating her fiancé, Fritz Hochwald, in Spain. Wolfsberg believes Hochwald is staying at a hotel in Madrid, Spain after being released from the Miranda de…
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Letter from Max Bredig to Ilse Wolfsberg, March 4, 1943
- 1943-Mar-04
Max Bredig (1902-1977) congratulates Ilse Wolfsberg for Fritz Hochwald's (1897-1968) receiving of his immigration visa from Spain to the United States. He continues to discuss the logistics of the visa in connection to…
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Letter from Max Bredig to Francis J. Curtis, March 3, 1943
- 1943-Mar-03
Max Bredig (1902-1977) tells Francis J. Curtis that Fritz Hochwald (1897-1968) has received his immigration visa, and if all goes well he should be in the United States in one or two months.
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Letter from Ilse Wolfsberg to Max Bredig, August 6, 1942
- 1942-Aug-06
Ilse Wolfsberg writes to Max Bredig (1902-1977) about sending money to Fritz Hochwald (1897-1968), who is in an internment camp in Spain. She also relays a message Hochwald sent her a few months earlier.
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Letter from Kasimir Fajans to Max Bredig, March 15, 1943
- 1943-Mar-15
Kasimir Fajans (1887-1975), a Polish American chemist and professor of chemistry at the University of Michigan, informs his friend and mentee, Max Bredig (1902-1977), that he will be glad to serve as a character witness…
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Letter from Kasimir Fajans to Max Bredig, July 14, 1943
- 1943-Jul-14
Kasimir Fajans (1887-1975), a Polish American chemist and professor of chemistry at the University of Michigan, informs his friend and former mentee, Max Bredig (1902-1977), that he wrote a positive reference in support…
- Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
- Author Fajans, Kasimir, 1887-1975
- Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Fajans, Kasimir, 1887-1975
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Letter from Kasimir Fajans to Max Bredig, November 25, 1940
- 1940-Nov-25 (Written)
- 1940-Dec-09 (Recieved)
Kasimir Fajans (1887-1975), a Polish American chemist and professor of chemistry at the University of Michigan, informs his friend and colleague, Max Bredig (1902-1977), that he is forwarding Bredig two letters from…
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Letter from Georg Bredig to Max Bredig, February 8, 1936
- 1936-Feb-08
Georg Bredig (1868-1944) writes to his son, Max Bredig (1902-1977), about professional, personal, and financial matters. Georg additionally mentions that his teaching license has recently been revoked due to the…
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Letter from Georg Bredig to Max Bredig, October 3, 1936
- 1936-Oct-03
Georg Bredig (1868-1944) updates his son, Max Bredig (1902-1977) on family and health matters, and additionally inquires about Max's professional prospects abroad.
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Letter from Georg Hermann Quincke to Georg Bredig, October 1900
- 1900-Oct-30
Georg Hermann Quincke (1832-1924), a German physicist, requests that Georg Bredig (1868-1944) choose a scientific instrument from a catalogue that measures amperes and have it sent to Quincke at the University of…
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Letter from Max Planck to Georg Bredig, March 1920
- 1920-Mar-03
Max Planck (1858-1947), a German theoretical physicist who won the 1918 Nobel Prize in Physics for discovering energy quanta, informs Georg Bredig (1868-1944) of a new lending service for foreign language scientific…
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Author Planck, Max, 1858-1947
- Subject Planck, Max, 1858-1947, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Science publishing
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Letter from Max Planck to Georg Bredig, May 1933
- 1933-May-22
Max Planck (1858-1947), a German theoretical physicist who won the 1918 Nobel Prize in Physics for discovering energy quanta, thanks Georg Bredig (1868-1944) and the German Bunsen Society for wishing him well on his…
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Postcard from Max Planck to Georg Bredig, January 1912
- 1918-Jan-29
Max Planck (1858-1947), a German theoretical physicist whose discovery of energy quanta won him the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1918, informs Georg Bredig (1869-1944) that he will send Bredig copies of his last lecture at…
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Author Planck, Max, 1858-1947
- Subject Planck, Max, 1858-1947, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Deutsche Chemische Gesellschaft
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Letter from Wilhelm Ostwald to Georg Bredig, February 1904
- 1904-Feb-02
Wilhelm Ostwald (1853-1932), a pioneer in physical chemistry and the winner of the 1909 Nobel Prize for Chemistry, apologizes that he categorized Georg Bredig's (1868-1944) recent essay on catalysis as a report instead…
- Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
- Author Ostwald, Wilhelm, 1853-1932
- Subject Ostwald, Wilhelm, 1853-1932, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Catalysis, Science publishing
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Blasting
- A Handbook for the Use of Engineers and Others Engages in Mining, Tunnelling, Quarrying, etc.
- 1906
Second edition handbook for the assistance of laborers who conduct blasting operations and civil engineering work. Work is illustrated with black and white prints depicting machinery and diagrams, and includes three…
- Author Guttmann, Oscar, 1855-1910
- Publisher Charles Griffin & Company
- Subject Blasting, Blasting--Study and teaching, Explosives, Blasting--Equipment and supplies
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Theatrum Botanicum
- The Theater of Plants, or An Herball of a Large Extent
- 1640
Immense volume, consisting of 1,688 pages and approximately 3,800 plant descriptions. Theatricum Botanicum is the magnum opus of John Parkinson (1567-1650), an early English herbalist, apothecary, and botanist. It is…
- Author Parkinson, John, 1567-1650
- Printer Cotes, Thomas
- Engraver Marshall, William, active 1617-1650
- Subject Botany, Herbals, Medicinal plants, Botany, Medical, Herbs--Therapeutic use, Materia medica