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Color Schemes From Flowers
- 1940s
Booklet corresponding to a radio broadcast program created by the National Paint, Varnish, and Lacquer Association. The booklet describes how to take inspiration from nature to determine color scheme and decorations…
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Oral history interview with Seung K. Kim
- 2006-Mar-09
- 2006-Mar-16 – 2006-Mar-17
Seung K. Kim was born in Seoul, South Korea, the oldest of three boys. His father had escaped North Korea at the beginning of the Korean Conflict, and he eventually became a doctor. His mother was from a large family in…
- Interviewee Kim, Seung K., 1963-
- Interviewer Mejia, Robin
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Kim, Seung K., 1963-, Korean War (1950-1953), Vietnam War (1961-1975), Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Biochemistry, Cell interaction, Oncology, Pancreas, Developmental biology, Minorities in science, Work-life balance, Biochemists, Medical scientists
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Magic Carpet Walls
- 1940s
Booklet corresponding to a radio broadcast program created by the National Paint, Varnish, and Lacquer Association. The booklet describes wall murals, a growing trend. Discusses how to affordably paint one's own wall…
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Williamsburg Lives Again
- 1940s
Booklet corresponding to a radio broadcast program created by the National Paint, Varnish, and Lacquer Association. The booklet describes the history of Colonial Williamsburg and the decision to restore the town backed…
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Color Plays Tricks
- 1940s
Booklet corresponding to a radio broadcast program created by the National Paint, Varnish, and Lacquer Association. The booklet describes how colors may be emotional or physical stimuli. The booklet lists emotions…
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8 items
Genie Business
- 1940s
Booklet corresponding to a radio broadcast program created by the National Paint, Varnish, and Lacquer Association. The booklet likens the fascination of painting furniture to the magic of a genie. Describes tips and…
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Varnish and the Queen
- 1940s
Booklet corresponding to a radio broadcast program created by the National Paint, Varnish, and Lacquer Association. The booklet tells the story of Queen Berenice II of Egypt, after whom the modern-day word for varnish…
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Regency Returns: Notes on Decoration
- 1940s
Booklet corresponding to a radio broadcast program created by the National Paint, Varnish, and Lacquer Association. The booklet discusses the revival of English Regency themes in home decoration. Describes the…
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Only One Pair of Eyes
- 1940s
Booklet corresponding to a radio broadcast program created by the National Paint, Varnish, and Lacquer Association. The booklet describes how too much or too little light can be harmful to the eyes. Describes solutions…
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Don't Take Chances
- 1940s
Booklet corresponding to a radio broadcast program created by the National Paint, Varnish, and Lacquer Association. The booklet begins by raising awareness of the countless annual motor and domestic accident fatalities.…
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Oral history interview with Daniel S. Kessler
- 2003-Jun-13
- 2003-Jun-16 – 2003-Jun-17
Daniel S. Kessler was raised in Binghamton, New York, the youngest of three siblings. His mother was a public school teacher; his father taught at Binghamton University and was a published poet. Much of Kessler's life…
- Interviewee Kessler, Daniel Solomon, 1964-
- Interviewer Van Benschoten, William
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Kessler, Daniel Solomon, 1964-, Molecular biology, Bacterial genetics, Developmental biology, Mesoderm, Germ cells, Pennsylvania State University. College of Medicine, Embryology, Medical scientists
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Courting Coolness
- 1940s
Booklet corresponding to a radio broadcast program created by the National Paint, Varnish, and Lacquer Association. The booklet provides tips for keeping a house cool during the summer such as sprinkling water on…
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Getting Away From it All
- 1940s
Booklet corresponding to a radio broadcast program created by the National Paint, Varnish, and Lacquer Association. The booklet provides tips for finding a summer home and suggests purchasing a simple, cheap property…
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8 items
A Bride Looks at Her Kitchen
- 1940s
Booklet corresponding to a radio broadcast program created by the National Paint, Varnish, and Lacquer Association. The booklet includes dialogue between two neighbors, a young bride and an older woman. After learning…
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Up Goes the Curtain on Summer
- 1940s
Booklet corresponding to a radio broadcast program created by the National Paint, Varnish, and Lacquer Association. The booklet describes the joy of escaping a stifling home to enjoy the outdoors by creating one's own…
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In the Spring a Housewife's Conscience Always Turns to Thoughts of House Cleaning
- 1940s
Booklet corresponding to a radio broadcast program created by the National Paint, Varnish, and Lacquer Association. The booklet describes how to prepare for spring cleaning including laundering summer curtains,…
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What Every Woman Should Know About Painting
- 1940s
Booklet corresponding to a radio broadcast program created by the National Paint, Varnish, and Lacquer Association. The booklet describes how there is much to consider prior to beginning a painting project. It likens…
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Pamphlets corresponding to radio shows produced by the National Paint, Varnish and Lacquer Association
- 1940s
A collection of colorfully illustrated pamphlets corresponding to radio broadcast programming by the National Paint, Varnish, and Lacquer Association. The pamphlets advertise paint and varnish uses, and provide…
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Oral history interview with Michael A. Kelly
- 2002-Mar-19
Michael A. Kelly begins the interview with a discussion of his childhood and education. Growing up in Roswell, New Mexico, Kelly became interested in radio and television electronics at a young age. After high school,…
- Interviewee Kelly, Michael A., 1936-
- Interviewer Daemmrich, Arthur, Brock, David C.
- Subject Kelly, Michael A., 1936-, United States. Army. Reserve Officers' Training Corps, Engineering, Nuclear physics, Hewlett-Packard Company, Electron spectroscopy, Kevex Corporation, Stanford University, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Scientific apparatus and instruments--Design and construction, Electrical engineers
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Oral history interview with Douglas R. Kellogg
- 2005-Jan-13
- 2005-Jan-17
Douglas R. Kellogg grew up in St. Paul, Minnesota, the second oldest of four children. He had an early interest in reading, and took classes with several influential teachers. Kellogg first chose the University of…
- Interviewee Kellogg, Douglas R., 1960-
- Interviewer Van Benschoten, William
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Kellogg, Douglas R., 1960-, Drosophila, Biochemistry, Cytoskeleton--Formation, Cell cycle, Growth factors, Molecular genetics, Cytology, Cell interaction, Molecular biologists, Medical scientists
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Oral history interview with Dean H. Kedes
- 2007-Oct-25 – 2007-Oct-26
Dean H. Kedes' oral history begins with a discussion of his childhood and family life. Heavily influenced by his father, also a biomedical scientist, Kedes developed an interest in science early in life. He would visit…
- Interviewee Kedes, Dean H., 1960-
- Interviewer Caruso, David J. (David Joseph), 1978-
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Kedes, Dean H., 1960-, Molecular biology, Genetic engineering, Messenger RNA, Steitz, Joan A., Clinical medicine, Communicable diseases, University of Virginia, Work-life balance, Medical sciences, Molecular biologists
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From the World's Four Corners
- 1940s
Booklet corresponding to a radio broadcast program created in cooperation with Foreign Trade week by the National Paint, Varnish, and Lacquer Association. The booklet describes how components of all paint products hail…
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Pamphlets corresponding to radio shows produced by the National Paint, Varnish and Lacquer Association
- 1940s
A collection of colorfully illustrated pamphlets corresponding to radio broadcast programming by the National Paint, Varnish, and Lacquer Association. The pamphlets advertise paint and varnish uses, and provide…
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Oral history interview with Gary Karpen
- 2000-Aug-15 – 2000-Aug-17
Gary Karpen was born in New York City but grew up in Norwood, New Jersey. His older sister became an astrophysicist and his younger brother an MD/PhD who does both research and clinical work. His father joined the army…
- Interviewee Karpen, Gary, 1956-
- Interviewer Cohen, Helene L.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Karpen, Frederick J., 1956-, Conservative Judaism, Biology, Centromere, Salk Institute for Biological Studies, Heterochromatin, Ribosomes, Gene expression, Spradling, Allan C., Genetics, Geneticists, Medical scientists
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Oral history interview with Paul B. Rothman
- 1997-Apr-14 – 1997-Apr-16
Paul B. Rothman grew up in Queens, New York, one of two children in a Russian-Polish Jewish family. His father was a lawyer, his mother a professor of criminology interested in juvenile justice. He attended public…
- Interviewee Rothman, Paul B., 1958-
- Interviewer Maestrejuan, Andrea R.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Molecular biology, Molecular immunology, Rothman, Paul B., 1958-, Cytology, Lymphocytes, Lungs--Cancer