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Letter from Max Bredig to Ernst A. Hauser, September 30, 1945
- 1945-Sep-30
Max Bredig (1902-1977) writes to Ernst A. Hauser (1896-1956) about Hauser's recent response to Wolfgang Ostwald's (1883–1943) obituary. Bredig posits that Ostwald either "behaved like or became a Nazi under the Hitler…
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Letter from Julius Kauffman to S. S. Prentiss
- 1945-Sep-26
This letter to Dr. Spencer S. Prentiss of the National Defense Research Committee describes the results of the clinical trial of the Pauling Oxygen Meter by the United States Army. The Army decided not to standardize…
- Addressee Prentiss, Spencer S.
- Author Kauffman, Julius
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Oxygen--Measurement, United States. Army. Medical Corps, United States. Office of Scientific Research and Development. National Defense Research Committee, Beckman Instruments, Inc., World War (1939-1945)
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Letter from Anny van der Sluys to Max Bredig, September 21, 1945
- 1945-Sep-21
Anny van der Sluys, a Dutch antifascist resistance member and humanitarian, thanks Max Bredig (1902-1977) for his correspondence and a recent package that he sent her. She informs Bredig that she has not heard anything…
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Letter from Arnold O. Beckman to S. S. Prentiss
- 1945-Sep-20
Arnold Beckman notes that he has been busy after the "termination of the war" and discusses bugs in the Model E and complaints about the ruggedness of the oxygen meter.
Developed from a Linus Pauling design during…
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Message from Arthur and Erna Dalem (Alfred and Eva Schnell) to Max Bredig, November 13, 1943
- 1943-Nov-13 (sent)
- 1945-Sep-18 (received)
A message from Alfred Schnell (1900-1944) and Eva Schnell (1913-1944) to Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977). Alfred Schnell was a former colleague of Max Bredig. In the early 1940s, Alfred and his wife Eva fled to The Hauge…
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Message from Arthur and Erna Dalem (Alfred and Eva Schnell) to Max Bredig, December 30, 1943
- 1943-Dec-30 (sent)
- 1945-Sep-18 (received)
A message from Alfred Schnell (1900-1944) and Eva Schnell (1913-1944) to Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977). Alfred Schnell was a former colleague of Max Bredig. In the early 1940s, Alfred and his wife Eva fled to The Hauge…
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Message from Arthur and Ellen Escaper (Alfred and Eva Schnell) to Mrs. Liselotte Zadek, January 29, 1944
- 1944-Jan-29 (sent)
- 1945-Sep-18 (received)
A message from Alfred Schnell (1900-1944) and Eva Schnell (1913-1944) to Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977). Alfred Schnell was a former colleague of Max Bredig. In the early 1940s, Alfred and his wife Eva fled to The Hauge…
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Letter from Arthur and Ellen Dalem (Alfred and Eva Schnell) to Liselotte Zadek, March 16, 1944
- 1944-Mar-16 (sent)
- 1945-Sep-18 (received)
A message from Alfred Schnell (1900-1944) and Eva Schnell (1913-1944) to Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977). Alfred Schnell was a former colleague of Max Bredig. In the early 1940s, Alfred and his wife Eva fled to The Hauge…
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The Doctor...In Shirt Sleeves
- 1945-Sep-15
Color print advertisement for Dow Chemical Pharmaceutical Division. The advertisement features an illustration of a man in a well-furnished study consulting a book, with a microscope in view on his desk. He is seen…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Advertising, Dow Chemical Company, Chemical industry, Corporations, Pharmaceutical industry, Pharmaceutical chemistry, Medicine, Physicians
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Letter from Federico Schnell to Max and Lydia Bredig, September 9, 1945
- 1945-Sep-09
Federico Schnell tells Max Bredig (1902-1977) and Lydia Bredig that Alfred (1900-1944) and Eva Schnell (1913-1944) were murdered by Nazis in 1944.
Alfred Schnell was German chemist who formerly worked with Max Bredig…
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Letter from S. S. Prentiss to Julius Kauffman
- 1945-Sep-05
Prentiss responds to Kauffman's assessment of the hospital oxygen analyzer, with emphasis upon the question of its ruggedness.
Developed from a Linus Pauling design during WWII, the technology behind Beckman…
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Receipt from Mathias & Caar, Inc.
- 1945-Aug-30
A receipt from Mathias & Carr Inc., a copy and duplication service company established in 1908, for a service paid for by Max Bredig (1902-1977).
- Creator Of Work Mathias & Caar, Inc.
- Subject Mathias & Caar, Inc., Photostat, Facsimiles
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Letter from Max Bredig to Hans Jolowicz, August 30, 1945
- 1945-Aug-30
In this mostly illegible letter from Max Bredig (1902-1977) to Hans Jolowicz (1909-1987), Bredig discusses the investigation of the death of his friend Alfred Schnell (1900-1944) and Jolowicz' sister, Eva Jolowicz…
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Letter from Julius Kauffman to S. S. Prentiss
- 1945-Aug-30
Summarizing a report of the Army Medical Center's trial of the Pauling oxygen meter, Julius Kauffman noted that the device was accurate but "rather fragile."
Developed from a Linus Pauling design during WWII, the…
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Letter from Julius Kauffman to S. S. Prentiss
- 1945-Aug-30
Letter summarizes the final report produced by testing the Pauling Oxygen Meter at the Army Medical Center. The final recommendation of the report is that this oxygen meter should not be standardized for use by the U.S.…
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Magnesium: The Metal of Motion
- 1945-Aug-27
Print advertisement for Dowmetal, a magnesium alloy manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company. The advertisement features illustrated depictions of Dowmetal in use in the home equipment industries, with…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Advertising, Dow Chemical Company, Advertising, Industrial, Chemical Industry, Magnesium alloys, Mineral industries
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Statement of income and expenses, June and July 1945
- 1945-Aug-20
Torn sheet of paper with a statement of income and expenses from guests and residents at the Cooperative Residence Club. Printed on the reverse side of the page is the letterhead of Selfhelp of Emigres from Central…
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President Announces: Pacific War Ends; [Japanese] Accept Allied Terms
- 1945-Aug-14
Front page of The Knoxville News - Sentinel with the headline "President Announces: Pacific War Ends; Japs Accept Allied Terms. MacArthur is Top Commander". Published on August 14, 1945 the newspaper has announces that…
- Publisher The Knoxville News Sentinel
- Subject World War (1939-1945), Japan, Racism, Racism in mass media
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Letter from S. S. Prentiss to Arnold O. Beckman
- 1945-Aug-11
In this letter, Prentiss shares his initial impressions of a prototype aircraft oxygen meter.
Developed from a Linus Pauling design during WWII, the technology behind Beckman Instruments’ oxygen analyzers ended up…
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Terror Bomb Hits Nagasaki
- 1945-Aug-09
Front page of The Knoxville Journal with the headline "Terror Bomb Hits Nagasaki". Published on August 9, 1945 the newspaper has articles relating to the dropping of the second atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan and Soviets…
- Publisher The Knoxville Journal
- Subject China--Manchuria, Atomic bomb, Japan, World War (1939-1945), Nuclear weapons, Racism, Racism in mass media
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Atom Bomb Falls Again Millions Soviets Attack [Japanese]
- 1945-Aug-09
Front page of The Knoxville News - Sentinel with the headline "Atom Bomb Falls Again Million Soviets Attack Japs". Published on August 9, 1945 the newspaper has articles relating to the dropping of the second atomic…
- Publisher The Knoxville News-Sentinel
- Subject Japan--Nagasaki-shi, Atomic bomb, World War (1939-1945), Racism, Racism in mass media, Soviet Union
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Memo from J. Robert Oppenheimer to all members of the Los Alamos Laboratory, 1945
- 1945-Aug-08
J. Robert Oppenheimer (1904-1967) passes along a message from Robert P. Patterson (1891-1952) to the staff of the Los Alamos Laboratory. The message congratulates the team for their work on the Manhattan Project in the…
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A-Bomb Staggers [Japanese]
- 1945-Aug-07
Front page of The Knoxville News - Sentinel with the headline "A-Bomb Staggers Nips". Published on August 7, 1945 the newspaper has articles relating to Oak Ridge and the dropping of the atomic bomb on Japan. Notably,…
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Atomic Bomb Equal to 20,000 Tons of TNT Dropped on Japanese Port
- 1945-Aug-06
Front page of the Chattanooga News - Free Press with the headline "Atomic Bomb Equal to 20,000 Tons of TNT Dropped on Japanese Port". Published on August 6, 1945 the newspaper has multiple articles relating to the…
- Publisher Chattanooga News - Free Press
- Subject World War (1939-1945), Atomic bomb, Racism in mass media, Racism, Nuclear weapons, Japan
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Letter from P.J. Wesseldy to Federico Schnell, August 5, 1945
- 1945-Aug-05
P.J. Wesseldy describes Alfred (1900-1944) and Eva Schnell's (1913-1944) life hiding in Holland to Federico Schnell, Alfred's brother. Wesseldy expresses his sincere condolences to the Schnell family upon the murder of…