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Letter from M. Alsberg to James Curtis Booth
- 1888-Feb-07
M. Alsberg, Corresponding Secretary of the American Chemical Society (ACS) informs James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) that he has been elected Vice President of ACS for the year 1888.
- Author Alsberg, M.
- Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, American Chemical Society
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Letter from Rev. Bishop Morris to James Curtis Booth
- 1869-Jan-13
Rev. Benjamin Wistar Morris (1819-1906) requests a travel pass from James Curtis Booth (1810-1888). Booth notes on the letter verso that he had received the request too late.
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Letter from Dr. Charles M. Wetherill to James Curtis Booth, December 13, 1863
- 1863-Dec-13
Charles M. Wetherill (1825-1871), first head of the Chemical Division in the newly organized U.S. Department of Agriculture, writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) in regard to the purchase of his laboratory.
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Letter from Booth, Garrett, & Blair, Analytical and Consulting Chemists, to James Curtis Booth
- 1885-May-16
In 1836, James Booth started a student laboratory in Philadelphia where men could obtain practical training in chemistry - especially analytical chemistry - by personal instruction. With him were associated successively…
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Letter from W.C. Spruance to James Curtis Booth
- 1886-May-07
William C. Spruance (1831-1913) Attorney at Law, suggests James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) write to Joseph P. Comegys (1813-1893) for geological information.
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Letter from Henry Carrington Bolton to James Curtis Booth, June 4, 1883
- 1883-Jun-04
Henry Carrington Bolton (1843-1903), an American chemist, professor of science at Trinity College, and relative of James Curtis Booth (1810-1888), writes to Booth, mentioning his fatigue from proofreading his Catalogue…
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Letter from Louis Blodgett to James Curtis Booth
- 1860-Nov-08
Louis Blodgett, Secretary of the Office of the Board of Trade in Philadelphia, writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) regarding his election as a member of the Board.
- Author Blodgett, Louis
- Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Philadelphia Board of Trade, Boards of trade
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Letter from Joseph Henry to James Curtis Booth, December 28, 1875
- 1875-Dec-28
Joseph Henry (1797-1878), Secretary of the Smithsonian Institute, writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) with a request for a photograph.
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Letter from Henry Carrington Bolton to James Curtis Booth, March 8, 1882
- 1882-Mar-08
Henry Carrington Bolton (1843-1903), an American chemist, professor of science at Trinity College, and relative of James Curtis Booth (1810-1888), invites Booth to attend a lecture by Bolton on glaciers and asks if…
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Letter from Edward L. Lycett to James Curtis Booth
- 1860-Apr-17
Edward L. Lycett informs James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) that he has found Booth's golden pencil and will send it back to him.
- Author Lycett, Edward L.
- Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
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Letter from Frederick Sylvester & Brother to James Curtis Booth, July 26, 1880
- 1880-Jul-26
An acknowledgment.
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Letter from Patterson Du Bois to Margaret M. Booth, October 4, 1888
- 1888-Oct-04
Patterson Du Bois writes to Margaret M. Booth née Cardeza to notify her of the date on which Du Bois' memorial to her late husband will be delivered at the American Philosophical Society.
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Letter from C.M. Potter to James Curtis Booth
- 1887-Apr-25
C.M. Potter writes James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) a thank-you note for a donation made to the Hobart College Library.
- Author Potter, C. M.
- Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Charity, Hobart College
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Die Wollfarbstoffe
- 1928
The third edition of a sample book advertising woolen dye products from J. R. Geigy AG. Contains 289 dyed woolen samples. Information about each sample's light fastness, solubility, physical stability, and other…
- Publisher J.R. Geigy A.G.
- Subject Dyes and dyeing, Dyes and dyeing--Wool, Dye industry, J.R. Geigy A.G.
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Letter from Samuel W. Levis to James Curtis Booth, April 30, 1883
- 1883-Apr-30
Samuel W. Levis writes to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) following his letter of early April to enquire after land for sale.
- Author Levis, Samuel W.
- Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Subject Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888, Real property, Levis, Samuel W.
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Tabellarische Übersicht über die künstlichen organischen Farbstoffe und ihre Anwendung in Färberei und Zeugdruck
- Tabular Overview of Artificial Organic Dyes and Their Use in Dyeing and Fabric Printing
- 1905
Pamphlet containing 82 dyed fabric samples organized in a table. The table provides the trade name of the dye used, application instructions, and colorfastness observations. Dyes shown include diazo dyes, trisazo dyes,…
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The Dyer's Practical Guide : A Treatise on the Art of Dyeing Wool, Shoddy and Cotton
- 1884
Treatise containing "practical knowledge" on dyeing for manufacturers, with sections on mordants, chemicals used in dyeing, wool scouring, extracting cotton from wool, and 253 dye recipes for wool, cotton, and shoddy…
- Author Sherry, Frank
- Publisher Franklin Steam Printing House
- Subject Dyes and dyeing, Dyes and dyeing--Wool, Dyes and dyeing--Cotton, Formulas, recipes, etc.
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Die Wollfarbstoffe des Jahres 1913
- Wool colors 1913
- Les colorants pour laine de l'annee 1913.
- Circa 1913
Sample book from the Bayer Company, Inc.--the North American extension of the German company, Farbenfabriken vorm. Friedrich Bayer & Co.--containing mounted dyed wool thread and swatch samples. Bayer & Co. was the first…
- Creator Of Work Bayer Company, Inc.
- Publisher Bayer Company, Inc.
- Subject Dyes and dyeing, Dyes and dyeing--Wool, Farbenfabriken vorm. Friedrich Bayer & Co., Bayer Company, Inc.
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Consumer Bag, Industrial Bag, Any Bag is Our Bag. That's Marlex® in Action.
- 1977
Phillips Chemical Company advertisement printed in volume 54 of Modern Plastics. The advertisement promotes the chemical company's brandname plastic film, Marlex, a high density polyethylene plastic. The ad is…
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Acid Colors on Piece Goods
- After 1900 – before 1950
Sample book containing dyeing instructions and 54 mounted fabric swatches dyed with National Aniline & Chemical Company manufactured dyes. Consists of one cardboard leaf that folds out into 9 sections.
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Les Produits Chimiques et les Matières Colorantes: Le Blanchiment, la Teinture, et l'Impression des Fibres Textiles
- Chemical Products and Coloring Materials: Bleaching, Dyeing, and Printing of Textile Fibers
- 1901 – 1902
1901 issue of a French periodical concerned with the dyeing of textiles. The content is divided into four parts: a reflection on universal exhibitions, in particular, the Universal Exhibition of Paris 1900; chemical…
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On the Manufacture of Fertilizer from Tennessee Phosphate Rock by the Blast Furnace Process : Experiments Carried out from October, 1933, to April, 1934
- 1934
Technical report recounting the experiments carried out between October 1933 and April 1934 by the United States Bureau of Chemistry on behalf of the Tennessee Valley Authority. The experiments, generally speaking,…
- Contributor Tennessee Valley Authority, United States. Bureau of Chemistry
- Author Royster, P. H. (Percy Hoke), 1888-1966, Hignett, Travis P. (Travis Porter), 1907-1989, Bowe, Leon Evans, 1903-1981, Lansdon, H. I., Clark, K. G., Southard, J. C.
- Subject Technical reports, Tennessee Valley Authority, Phosphatic fertilizers, Phosphate mines and mining, Blast furnaces, United States. Bureau of Chemistry
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Oral history interview with William I. Weis
- 2000-Feb-07 – 2000-Feb-09
William Weis was born and grew up in Queens, New York, the youngest of three brothers. His grandparents immigrated from Ukraine, Belarus, and Latvia, ultimately settling in Brooklyn, New York. A "frustrated architect,"…
- Interviewee Weis, William I., 1959-
- Interviewer Cohen, Helene L.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Weis, William I., 1959-, Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Crystallography, Lectins, Cadherins, Biochemistry
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Kunst Buch von allerhandt rahren undt schönen inventionen so wohl in der Feuerwerckerey Künst als auch in der Büchsenmeisterey zusammen
- 1671
A manuscript work from Andreas Räbel, a 17th-century pyrotechnician, containing formulas and recipes for the creation of fireworks, explosives, rockets, detonators, flares, bombs, and other armament. The recipes call…
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Oral history interview of the toxic substances control act from the perspective of Glenn E. Schweitzer
- 2010-Dec-29
This oral history is one in a series that looks at the history of the Toxic Substances Control Act from the perspectives of the individuals involved in its creation, implementation, and execution.
Glenn E. Schweitzer…
- Interviewee Schweitzer, Glenn E.
- Interviewer Roberts, Jody A., 1976-
- Subject Schweitzer, Glenn E., Toxic Substances Control Act (United States), United States. Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental policy, Environmental protection, Chemicals--Law and legislation, Hazardous substances--Law and legislation