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  11 items
  Publications

  Maximizing Black Potential in Science & Technology: Toward the Year 2,000

  • Maximizing Black Potential in Science & Technology: Toward the Year 2000

  • 1975-Nov

  Typed transcript of Samuel P. Massie's (1919-2005) remarks, and of a question-and-answer exchange between Massie and Dr. Robert Bradford (1931-2011), from the 1975 Science Symposium of the National Consortium for Black…

  • Author Massie, Samuel
  • Contributor Science Symposium of the National Consortium for Black Professional Development (1975 : Gilbertsville, Ky.)
  • Subject Bradford, Robert W., 1931-2011, Massie, Samuel, National Consortium for Black Professional Development, Scientists, Black, Scientists, Minorities in science, African Americans--Professional education, Science Symposium of the National Consortium for Black Professional Development (1975 : Gilbertsville, Ky.)
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  21 items
  Records (Documents)

  Report of the Black Staff Dialogue Planning Committee Findings

  • 2000-Jun-19

  Executive summary and report of the Black Staff Dialogue Planning Committee's findings on the experiences of Black staff at the University of California, Berkeley. The report is based on data collected by over 110 staff…

  • Creator Of Work Black Staff Dialogue Planning Committee
  • Subject Career development--Social aspects, University of California, Berkeley, Universities and colleges--Professional staff, Minorities in higher education, Racism in higher education
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  9 items
  Records (Documents)

  The Challenge Ahead: Improving Black Student Graduation

  • 1987-Mar

  A report by the University of California, Berkeley's Task Force on Black Student Persistence about Black and minority student graduation. The Task Force was co-chaired by Calvin Handy and Betty Jones. The report makes…

  • Author University of California, Berkeley. Task Force on Black Student Persistence
  • Subject Minority college students, University of California, Berkeley, College students, Black, University of California, Berkeley. Task Force on Black Student Persistence, Racism in higher education, African American students
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  119 items
  Collections

  William A. Lester, Jr. Papers

  The William A. Lester, Jr. Papers contain the professional and personal papers of African American theoretical chemist and chemistry educator William A. Lester, Jr (1937-). Lester is noted for his theoretical studies of…

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  Video Recordings

  AATCC: Your Leader in the Textile Industry

  • Standards for the Textile Industry

  • After 1980 – before 1993

  Promotional video produced by the American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists to encourage new membership. Features then-president of the AATCC, William R. Martin, Jr. The AATCC is a professional organization…

  • Creator Of Work American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists
  • Producer Horizon Video Productions, Inc.
  • Subject American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists, Textile industry, Textile chemistry, Career development, Congresses and conventions, Chemical industry, Dyes and dyeing, Dyes and dyeing--Textile fibers, Dyes and dyeing--Textile fibers--Testing
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  Photographs, Portraits

  Portrait of Samuel P. Massie

  • Circa 1987

  Black and white photographic portrait of Samuel P. Massie (1919-2005).

  Massie was an African American chemist who researched the synthesis and development of therapeutic drugs, focusing on treating malaria, herpes,…

  • Subject African American chemists, Portraits, Massie, Samuel, Chemists
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  Manuscripts

  Let's Go to Dookey Chase's

  • 1987-Mar

  Draft of an address given by Samuel P. Massie (1919-2005) on the occasion of receiving the Henry A. Hill Award. The Henry A. Hill Award, now known as the Dr. Henry A. Hill Distinguished Lecturer, is awarded by the…

  • Author Massie, Samuel
  • Subject National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers, Massie, Samuel, Speeches, Lectures, Science--Awards, Scientists, Black, Scientists, Chemists, African American chemists, Engineers, African American engineers
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  Manuscripts

  Draft of a biography of Samuel P. Massie

  • 1987-Mar

  Draft of a biography of Samuel P. Massie (1919-2005). Massie was an African American chemist who researched the synthesis and development of therapeutic drugs, focusing on treating malaria, herpes, meningitis, and…

  • Subject Massie, Samuel, African American scientists, Scientists, Chemists, African American chemists, Biographies
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  Business correspondence

  Letter from Samuel P. Massie to Charles Harper, March 1987

  • 1987-Mar-11

  Letter from Samuel P. Massie (1919-2005) to Charles Harper, an African American physics professor at California State University at Hayward. Massie expresses his gratitude for receiving the Henry A. Hill Award and…

  • Author Massie, Samuel
  • Addressee Harper, Charles
  • Subject Harper, Charles, Massie, Samuel, Scientists, Scientists, Black, Science--Awards, National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers, African American physicists, Physicists
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  Business correspondence

  Letter to William A. Lester, Jr. from W. A. Clemens, August 5, 1994

  • 1994-Aug-05

  Letter from William A. Clemens, Jr. (1932-2020) to William A. Lester, Jr. (1937-) informing Lester that he has been elected a Fellow of the California Academy of Sciences.

  • Addressee Lester, William A., Jr., 1937-
  • Author Clemens, William A., Jr., 1932-2020
  • Subject Lester, William A., Jr., 1937-, Clemens, William A., Jr., 1932-2020, California Academy of Sciences, Chemists, African American chemists
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  Business correspondence

  Letter from William A. Lester, Jr. to W. A. Clemens, August 9, 1994

  • 1994-Aug-09

  Letter from William A. Lester, Jr. (1937-) to William A. Clemens, Jr. (1932-2020), August 9, 1994. Lester thanks Clemens for informing him that he was elected as a Fellow of the California Academy of Sciences.

  • Author Lester, William A., Jr., 1937-
  • Addressee Clemens, William A., Jr., 1932-2020
  • Subject Lester, William A., Jr., 1937-, Clemens, William A., Jr., 1932-2020, California Academy of Sciences, Chemists, African American chemists
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  12 items
  Publications

  Minutes of the meeting of the Policy Board of the National Resource for Computation in Chemistry, October 1977

  • 1977-Oct-08

  Meeting minutes of the first meeting of the policy board of the National Resource for Computation in Chemistry (NRCC), held at the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory on October 8, 1977. Included are outlines of the…

  • Creator Of Work Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory. National Resource for Computation in Chemistry
  • Subject Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory. National Resource for Computation in Chemistry, Minutes (Records), Meetings, Computational chemistry
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  16 items
  Records (Documents), Manuscripts

  Materials relating to the Quantum Monte Carlo for Molecular Studies project's use of the San Diego Supercomputer Center, 1988

  • 1988-Jan-11 – 1988-Mar-24

  A January 1988 letter informing William A. Lester, Jr. (1937-) that the computing resources at the San Diego Supercomputer Center allocated to the Quantum Monte Carlo for Molecular Studies project will expire in March…

  • Author Lester, William A., Jr., 1937-, Reynolds, Peter J., 1949-, University of California, San Diego. Computer Center
  • Subject Lester, William A., Jr., 1937-, Reynolds, Peter J., 1949-, Quantum Monte Carlo methods, San Diego Supercomputer Center, Physicists, Chemists, African American chemists
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  18 items
  Business correspondence

  Memorandum regarding the Presidential Directive on Black Colleges

  • 1979-Jan-17 – 1979-Feb-15

  A February 15, 1979 memorandum from Lawrence G. Stewart, Director, Office of Education, Business and Labor Affairs, sharing "Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies," a January 17, 1979 White…

  • Creator Of Work United States. Department of Energy
  • Author Carter, Jimmy, 1924-, Stewart, Lawrence G., 1933-2016
  • Subject United States. Department of Energy, Universities and colleges, Black, Stewart, Lawrence G., 1933-2016, Carter, Jimmy, 1924-, African American universities and colleges
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  9 items
  Manuscripts, Records (Documents)

  Pilot Program to Increase Supply of Minorities and Women in Physical and Life Sciences

  • 1979

  A report by the United States Department of Energy on a pilot program intended to increase the number of women and minorities in the physical and life sciences.

  • Creator Of Work United States. Department of Energy
  • Subject United States. Department of Energy, Career development--Social aspects, Women scientists, Minority scientists, Women physicists, Minorities in science, Women in science
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  Business correspondence

  Letter from Edward F. Hayes to Andrew M. Sessler, January 27, 1978

  • 1978-Jan-27

  Edward F. Hayes (1941-) of the National Science Foundation (NSF) informs Andrew M. Sessler of the Lawrence Berkley Laboratory that the NSF approves of the selection of William A. Lester, Jr. (1937-) as the director…

  • Author Hayes, Edward F., 1941-, National Science Foundation (U.S.)
  • Addressee Sessler, A. M. (Andrew Marienhoff), Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory. National Resource for Computation in Chemistry
  • Subject Sessler, A. M. (Andrew Marienhoff), Hayes, Edward F., 1941-, Lester, William A., Jr., 1937-, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory. National Resource for Computation in Chemistry, National Science Foundation (U.S.), Chemists, African American chemists
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  Business correspondence

  Letter from James S. Kane to Earl K. Hyde, January 1978

  • 1978-Jan

  James S. Kane of the United States Department of Energy informs Earl K. Hyde at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory that he approves of the selection of William A. Lester, Jr.'s (1937-) selection as the director of the…

  • Author Kane, James S., United States. Department of Energy
  • Addressee Hyde, Earl K.
  • Subject Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory. National Resource for Computation in Chemistry, Hyde, Earl K., Kane, James S., Lester, William A., Jr., 1937-, Chemists, African American chemists, United States. Department of Energy
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  Business correspondence

  Letter to William A. Lester, Jr. from Florence L. Williams, June 1, 1977

  • 1977-Jun-01

  Florence L. Williams informs William A. Lester, Jr. (1937-) about an upcoming workshop in Nigeria for the World Black Researchers Association (WBRA). She gives Lester Olagoke Olabisi's (1943-) address for further…

  • Author Williams, Florence L., 1102 National Organization for Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers
  • Addressee Lester, William A., Jr., 1937-
  • Subject World Black Researchers Association, Lester, William A., Jr., 1937-, National Organization for Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers, Olabisi, Olagoke, 1943-, Williams, Florence L., Congresses and conventions, Scientists, Black
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  Business correspondence

  Letter from Ayodeji Jeje to Olagoke Olabisi, March 28, 1977

  • 1977-Mar-28

  Letter from Ayodeji Jeje to Olagoke Olabisi (1943-) about starting the World Black Researchers Association (WBRA).

  • Author Jeje, Ayodeji
  • Addressee Olabisi, Olagoke, 1943-
  • Subject World Black Researchers Association, Jeje, Ayodeji, Olabisi, Olagoke, 1943-
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  Business correspondence

  Letter from William A. Lester, Jr. to Norman Mineta, December 6, 1977

  • 1977-Dec-06

  William A. Lester, Jr. (1937-) writes to Congressman Norman Yoshio Mineta (1931-2022) about the World Black Researchers Association (WBRA). Lester asks Mineta if there are any concerns relating to U.S. policy and the…

  • Author Lester, William A., Jr., 1937-
  • Addressee Mineta, Norman Yoshio, 1931-2022
  • Subject Mineta, Norman Yoshio, 1931-2022, Lester, William A., Jr., 1937-, World Black Researchers Association, Scientists, Black, African American scientists
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  Business correspondence

  Letter from William A. Lester, Jr. to Ayodeji Jeje, January 3, 1978

  • 1978-Jan-03

  William A. Lester, Jr. (1937-) writes to Ayodeji Jeje, letting him know he can no longer participate in the founding congress of the World Black Researchers Association (WBRA).

  • Author Lester, William A., Jr., 1937-
  • Addressee Jeje, Ayodedi
  • Subject World Black Researchers Association, Lester, William A., Jr., 1937-, Jeje, Ayodeji, Scientists, Black, African American scientists
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  9 items
  Records (Documents)

  General Organizational Guidelines for the World Black Researchers Association

  • Circa 1976

  General Organizational Guidelines for the World Black Researchers Association (WBRA), written by Cheikh Anta Diop (1923-1986).

  WBRA, founded around 1976, was a group that worked against racial limits in science and…

  • Author Diop, Cheikh Anta
  • Creator Of Work World Black Researchers Association
  • Subject Diop, Cheikh Anta, World Black Researchers Association, Scientists, Black
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  6 items
  Records (Documents)

  Statutes of the World Black Researchers Association

  • Circa 1976

  Statues of the World Black Researchers Association (WBRA).

  WBRA, which was established around 1976, was a group that worked against racial limits in science and technology. Its goal was to bring together Black…

  • Creator Of Work World Black Researchers Association
  • Subject World Black Researchers Association, Scientists, Black, Statutes
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  Business correspondence

  Invitation to the International Secretariat for the Natural Sciences of the World Black Researchers Association

  • 1977

  Invitation to the founding congress of the International Secretariat for the Natural Sciences of the World Black Researchers Association. Anthropologist and physicist Cheikh Anta Diop (1923-1986) wrote the invitation,…

  • Creator Of Work World Black Researchers Association
  • Author Diop, Cheikh Anta
  • Subject Diop, Cheikh Anta, World Black Researchers Association, African American scientists
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  2 items
  Business correspondence

  Letter from Andrew M. Sessler to William A. Lester, Jr., October 19, 1976

  • 1976-Oct-19

  Letter from Andrew M. Sessler to William A. Lester, Jr. (1937-) about establishing a National Resource for Computation in Chemistry (NRCC). Sessler invites Lester to an NRCC workshop to be held at the Lawrence Berkeley…

  • Author Sessler, A. M. (Andrew Marienhoff)
  • Addressee Lester, William A., Jr., 1937-
  • Subject Lester, William A., Jr., 1937-, Sessler, A. M. (Andrew Marienhoff), Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory. National Resource for Computation in Chemistry, Computational chemistry