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6 items
Outline Statement by the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce on Smog
- 1955-Sep-20
This draft includes extensive comments and edits by Arnold O. Beckman. The text was incorporated into a Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce pamphlet, "An Area-Wide Plan of Action to Eliminate Air Pollution."
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136 items
L'Arte Vetraria distinta in Libri Sette
- The Art of Glass
- 1612
This early treatise on the chemistry and technology of glassmaking by Antonio Neri revealed the closely guarded secrets of Venetian glassmaking for the first time. The main part of the text deals with the coloring of…
- Author Neri, Antonio, 1576-1614
- Publisher Nella Stamperia de'Giunti
- Subject Precious stones, Artificial, Glass manufacture
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11 items
Regulation VII (draft) with Arnold O. Beckman's comments
- 1955
Regulation VII was a proposed ordinance to control air pollution within Los Angeles County, California. This draft includes annotations by Arnold O. Beckman, who at the time was a member of the Chamber of Commerce and…
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7 items
Dow Chemical Company cash book
- 1897 – 1900-Aug
Selected pages are digitized here.
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Chemical industry, Dow Chemical Company, Corporations, Account books
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1 item
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Group portrait of Dow Chemical Company office staff
- 1916-Mar-09
The individuals depicted in the photograph are identified as follows:
Standing left to right: William Nash; William Bay; J.P. Holmes; Perley Wayne; A.C. Beckert; Joseph E. LeFerre; Thomas Griswold; Herbert. H. Dow;…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Employees, Dow Chemical Company, Women employees
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3 items
Memo from Arnold O. Beckman to Harold W. Wright
- 1955-Jun-07
In this memo to the General Manager of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, Beckman summarized the work done to date on Regulation VII.
- Addressee Wright, Harold O.
- Author Beckman, Arnold O.
- Subject Air--Pollution--Law and legislation, Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, Air--Pollution, Smog
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12 items
Papers of Herbert H. Dow
This collection consists of a small selection of materials from the papers of Dow Chemical Company founder Herbert Henry Dow (1866-1930). Items of note include correspondence with Herbert H. Dow's father, Joseph Henry…
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10 items
Beckman Instruments (Japan) Limited - 50th anniversary album
- 1985-Apr
The photo album documents 50th anniversary celebrations at the Japanese subsidiary of Beckman Instruments, established in Tokyo in 1977. A number of pictured individuals are identified. Unused pages of the album have…
- Creator Of Work Beckman Instruments, Inc.
- Subject Anniversaries, Employees, Cake, Executives, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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17 items
Occasional Reflections upon Several Subjects. Whereto is premis'd a Discourse About such kind of Thoughts.
- Occasional Reflexions
- 1665
Dedicated to "Sophronia" (Robert Boyle's "dearest sister," Lady Ranelagh), this is a compendium of moral essays that Boyle had previously written in Stalbridge and Oxford. The work draws parallels between natural…
- Author Boyle, Robert, 1627-1691
- Printer W. Wilson for Henry Herringman
- Subject Boyle, Robert, 1627-1691, Meditations, Philosophy, Physics, Essays
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30 items
1952 Hercules Advertisements
- 1952
The extensive collection of Hercules advertising materials, covering the years 1913 through 1952, documents the company's growth as a major manufacturer of chemical products. A portion of the 1952 edition is digitized…
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11 items
1939 Hercules Advertisements
- 1939
The extensive collection of Hercules advertising materials, covering the years 1913 through 1952, documents the company's growth as a major manufacturer of chemical products. A portion of the 1939 edition is digitized…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Chemical industry, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Naval stores, Explosives industry, Advertising, Industrial
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7 items
1938 Hercules Advertisements
- 1938
The extensive collection of Hercules advertising materials, covering the years 1913 through 1952, documents the company's growth as a major manufacturer of chemical products. A portion of the 1938 edition is digitized…
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9 items
1937 Hercules Advertisements
- 1937
The extensive collection of Hercules advertising materials, covering the years 1913 through 1952, documents the company's growth as a major manufacturer of chemical products. A portion of the 1937 edition is digitized…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Chemical industry, Gunpowder, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Explosives, Explosives industry, Advertising, Industrial, Gunpowder industry
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32 items
1950 Hercules Advertisements
- 1950
The extensive collection of Hercules advertising materials, covering the years 1913 through 1952, documents the company's growth as a major manufacturer of chemical products. A portion of the 1950 edition is digitized…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Toxaphene, Chemical industry, Research, Industrial, Laundry, Hercules Incorporated, Pine oil, Corporations, Naval stores, Advertising, Industrial
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Pine Oil for soaps, cleaning compounds, disinfectants
- Part of 1951 Hercules Advertisements
- 1951
Advertisement for pine oil manufactured by the Hercules Powder Company depicts a kitchen with a bucket in the foreground. Tagline reads "Smells Clean...Cleans Clean."
Formed in 1912 as part of an anti-trust settlement…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Chemical industry, Research, Industrial, Cleaning compounds, Hercules Incorporated, Pine oil, Corporations, Naval stores, Advertising, Industrial
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27 items
1951 Hercules Advertisements
- 1951
The extensive collection of Hercules advertising materials, covering the years 1913 through 1952, documents the company's growth as a major manufacturer of chemical products. A portion of the 1951 edition is digitized…
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12 items
Arnold O. Beckman's remarks at the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce Annual Banquet
- 1956-Jan-25
Beckman's address as incoming president of the Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce references major challenges, including air pollution. A list of incoming officers and directors is included, along with minor annotations in…
- Author Beckman, Arnold O.
- Subject Beckman, Arnold O., Speeches, Los Angeles Chamber of Commerce, Air--Pollution, Smog
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67 items
Hanford Engineer Works Manual for Beckman Instruments equipment
- 1944-Oct
This instruction manual for several Beckman Instruments products was created by the Hanford Site Instrument Department, specifically for use with Beckman instruments used in their facility. Instruments covered in this…
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Time, Space, and the Balance Sheet
- Advertisement for Hercules Nitrocellulose Lacquers
- Part of 1930 Hercules Advertisements
- 1930
Advertisement for nitrocellulose lacquers manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company for use on wood, metal, plaster, textiles, and other materials. The advertisement includes an illustrated depiction of a…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Chemical industry, Nitrocellulose, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Cellulose, Lacquer and lacquering, Advertising, Industrial
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11 items
1930 Hercules Advertisements
- 1930
The extensive collection of Hercules advertising materials, covering the years 1913 through 1952, documents the company's growth as a major manufacturer of chemical products. A portion of the 1930 edition is digitized…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Naval stores industry, Chemical industry, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Naval stores, Explosives industry, Advertising, Industrial
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6 items
1936 Hercules Advertisements
- 1936
The extensive collection of Hercules advertising materials, covering the years 1913 through 1952, documents the company's growth as a major manufacturer of chemical products. A portion of the 1936 edition is digitized…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Chemical industry, Hercules Incorporated, Cellulose industry, Corporations, Naval stores, Advertising, Industrial
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6 items
Proposal to form the Dow Chemical Company
- 1897
Six-page photographic reproduction of a typewritten proposal concerning the formation of the Dow Chemical Company in Midland, Michigan. The proposal begins with general remarks concerning the commercial market for…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Chemical industry, Corporations--Finance, Dow Chemical Company, Corporations, Bromine industry, Bromine
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18 items
1941 Hercules Advertisements
- 1941
The extensive collection of Hercules advertising materials, covering the years 1913 through 1952, documents the company's growth as a major manufacturer of chemical products. A portion of the 1941 edition is digitized…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Chemical industry, Hercules Incorporated, Pine oil, Terpenes, Corporations, Naval stores, Explosives industry, Advertising, Industrial
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6 items
Corporate Public Relations Program for Beckman Corporation
- 1955-Jun-27
The document lays out the purpose, techniques, and goals of a corporate public relations program.