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  Business correspondence

  Letter from Max Bredig to Hugh S. Taylor, January 26, 1940

  • 1940-Jan-26

  Max Bredig (1902-1977) tells Hugh S. Taylor (1890-1974) that his father, Georg Bredig (1868-1944) has received his consular visa and expects to leave Europe for the United States on February 10th, 1940.

  • Author Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Addressee Taylor, Hugh S. (Hugh Stott), 1890-1974
  • Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Taylor, Hugh S. (Hugh Stott), 1890-1974, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Princeton University, Emigration and immigration
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  Business correspondence

  Letter from Georg Bredig to Hugh S. Taylor, December 19, 1939

  • 1939-Dec-19

  Georg Bredig (1868-1944) informs Hugh S. Taylor (1890-1974) that he will accept the position at Princeton University. Bredig thanks Taylor for his help in obtaining this position and congratulates him on his twenty-five…

  • Author Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
  • Addressee Taylor, Hugh S. (Hugh Stott), 1890-1974
  • Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Taylor, Hugh S. (Hugh Stott), 1890-1974, Emigration and immigration, Princeton University
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  Business correspondence

  Telegram from Georg Bredig to Harold Willis Dodds, December 10, 1939

  • 1939-Dec-10

  Georg Bredig (1868-1944) writes to Princeton University President, Harold Willis Dodds (1889-1980), to accept a Research Associate position at Princeton University. Bredig's acceptance of this position allows him to…

  • Author Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
  • Addressee Dodds, Harold W. (Harold Willis), 1889-1980
  • Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Dodds, Harold W. (Harold Willis), 1889-1980, Emigration and immigration, Princeton University
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  Business correspondence

  Letter from Max Bredig to Hugh S. Taylor, November 28, 1939

  • 1939-Nov-28

  Max Bredig (1902-1977) is excited and relieved to hear that his father, Georg Bredig (1868-1944) is going to be offered a formal invitation to join the Princeton University faculty. Georg has already told Max that he…

  • Addressee Taylor, Hugh S. (Hugh Stott), 1890-1974
  • Author Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Taylor, Hugh S. (Hugh Stott), 1890-1974, Emigration and immigration, Princeton University
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  Business correspondence

  Letter from Harold Willis Dodds to Georg Bredig, November 22, 1939

  • 1939-Nov-22

  Princeton University President, Harold Willis Dodds (1889-1980), offers Georg Bredig (1868-1944) a two-year Research Associate position in the Chemistry Department of Princeton University. Bredig's subsequential…

  • Addressee Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
  • Author Dodds, Harold W. (Harold Willis), 1889-1980
  • Subject Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Dodds, Harold W. (Harold Willis), 1889-1980, Emigration and immigration, Princeton University
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  Catalogs, Illustrations

  Wimherst Self-Charging Static Machine

  • Part of Physical Apparatus for Universities and Colleges Manufactured and Imported by Central Scientific Co.

  • 1912

  Catalog entry for a Wimhurst Machine, a static electricity generator used for experiments and powering X-ray machines.

  Part of Catalog K: Physical Apparatus for Universities and Colleges, a catalog of laboratory…

  • Author Central Scientific Company
  • Printer Evening Wisconsin Printing Company
  • Publisher Central Scientific Company
  • Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Laboratories--Equipment and supplies, Electric generators, Electrostatic accelerators
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  Catalogs, Illustrations

  Wave Apparatus

  • Part of Physical Apparatus for Universities and Colleges Manufactured and Imported by Central Scientific Co.

  • 1912

  Catalog entry for wave apparatuses for the study of transverse and longitudinal waves.

  Part of Catalog K: Physical Apparatus for Universities and Colleges, a catalog of laboratory instruments for the physical sciences…

  • Author Central Scientific Company
  • Printer Evening Wisconsin Printing Company
  • Publisher Central Scientific Company
  • Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Laboratories--Equipment and supplies, Waves
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  Catalogs, Illustrations

  CENCO Meters

  • Part of Physical Apparatus for Universities and Colleges Manufactured and Imported by Central Scientific Co.

  • 1912

  Catalog entries for voltameters, instruments for measuring both voltage and amperes of direct electric current.

  Part of Catalog K: Physical Apparatus for Universities and Colleges, a catalog of laboratory instruments…

  • Author Central Scientific Company
  • Printer Evening Wisconsin Printing Company
  • Publisher Central Scientific Company
  • Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Laboratories--Equipment and supplies, Voltameters, Voltammetry
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  Catalogs, Illustrations

  Various Vacuum Tubes

  • Part of Physical Apparatus for Universities and Colleges Manufactured and Imported by Central Scientific Co.

  • 1912

  Catalog entry for various vacuum tubes for cathode-ray demonstrations, including Crookes' Tubes, Holtz' Tube, and Lenard's Tube.

  Part of Catalog K: Physical Apparatus for Universities and Colleges, a catalog of…

  • Author Central Scientific Company
  • Printer Evening Wisconsin Printing Company
  • Publisher Central Scientific Company
  • Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Laboratories--Equipment and supplies
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  Business correspondence

  Letter from Hugh S. Taylor to Max Bredig, November 22, 1939

  • 1939-Nov-22

  Hugh S. Taylor (1890-1974) informs Max Bredig (1902-1977) that the Princeton University President, Harold Willis Dodds (1889-1980) is in the process of writing an offer letter for a two-year Research Associate position…

  • Author Taylor, Hugh S. (Hugh Stott), 1890-1974
  • Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Taylor, Hugh S. (Hugh Stott), 1890-1974, Emigration and immigration, Princeton University
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  Business correspondence

  Letter from Max Bredig to Hugh S. Taylor, November 18, 1939

  • 1939-Nov-18

  Max Bredig (1902-1977) writes to Hugh S. Taylor (1890-1974) with thanks and relief to know that his father, Georg Bredig (1868-1944), will likely be offered a research associate position at Princeton University. This…

  • Author Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Addressee Taylor, Hugh S. (Hugh Stott), 1890-1974
  • Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Taylor, Hugh S. (Hugh Stott), 1890-1974, Emigration and immigration, Princeton University, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944
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  Catalogs, Illustrations

  Melloni's Apparatus and Parabolic Reflectors

  • Part of Physical Apparatus for Universities and Colleges Manufactured and Imported by Central Scientific Co.

  • 1912

  Catalog entries for Parabolic Reflectors, used to collect sound, light or radio waves,
  and Melloni's Apparatus, for demonstrating the phenomena of absorption, polarization, reflection, and refraction of radiant heat.
  …

  • Author Central Scientific Company
  • Printer Evening Wisconsin Printing Company
  • Publisher Central Scientific Company
  • Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Laboratories--Equipment and supplies
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  Business correspondence

  Letter from Hugh S. Taylor to Max Bredig, November 16, 1939

  • 1939-Nov-16

  Hugh S. Taylor (1890-1974) informs Max Bredig (1902-1977) that the President of Princeton University, Harold Willis Dodds (1889-1980), believes Princeton may be able to offer Georg Bredig (1868-1944) a research…

  • Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Author Taylor, Hugh S. (Hugh Stott), 1890-1974
  • Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Taylor, Hugh S. (Hugh Stott), 1890-1974, Emigration and immigration, Princeton University
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  Catalogs, Illustrations

  Various Geissler Tubes

  • Part of Physical Apparatus for Universities and Colleges Manufactured and Imported by Central Scientific Co.

  • 1912

  Catalog entry for various geissler tubes for demonstration purposes. Invented by the glassblower, Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Geissler (1815-1878), a light is produced when an electric current is passed through the rarefied…

  • Author Central Scientific Company
  • Printer Evening Wisconsin Printing Company
  • Publisher Central Scientific Company
  • Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Laboratories--Equipment and supplies, Glassware
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  Catalogs, Illustrations

  Spectroscopes

  • Part of Physical Apparatus for Universities and Colleges Manufactured and Imported by Central Scientific Co.

  • 1912

  Catalog entry for two spectroscopes. Spectroscopes use a lens or prism to disperse light into wavelengths. The spectroscopes shown can be handheld (top image) or attached to a camera (bottom image) to record the…

  • Author Central Scientific Company
  • Printer Evening Wisconsin Printing Company
  • Publisher Central Scientific Company
  • Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Laboratories--Equipment and supplies, Spectroscope
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  Catalogs, Illustrations

  Precision Photometers

  • Part of Physical Apparatus for Universities and Colleges Manufactured and Imported by Central Scientific Co.

  • 1912

  Catalog entry for instruments designed for photometric analysis. Photometers can be used to measure the presence and concentration of organic and inorganic compounds in solution by determining the absorbance of specific…

  • Author Central Scientific Company
  • Printer Evening Wisconsin Printing Company
  • Publisher Central Scientific Company
  • Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Laboratories--Equipment and supplies, Photometry, Photometry--Instruments
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  Manuscripts

  News from Hugh S. Taylor and Rudolf Ladenburg, September 19, 1939

  • 1939-Sep-09

  Max Bredig (1902-1977) notes news provided by two men, Hugh S. Taylor (1890-1974) and Rudolf Ladenburg (1882-1952), concerning logistics for his father, Georg Bredig's (1868-1944) immigration to the United States.…

  • Creator Of Work Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Taylor, Hugh S. (Hugh Stott), 1890-1974, Emigration and immigration, Ladenburg, Rudolf Walter, 1882-1952, Princeton University
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  Catalogs, Illustrations

  Heavy Current Static Machines

  • Part of Physical Apparatus for Universities and Colleges Manufactured and Imported by Central Scientific Co.

  • 1912

  Catalog entry for a heavy current static machine.

  Part of Catalog K: Physical Apparatus for Universities and Colleges, a catalog of laboratory instruments for the physical sciences made by the Central Scientific…

  • Author Central Scientific Company
  • Printer Evening Wisconsin Printing Company
  • Publisher Central Scientific Company
  • Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Laboratories--Equipment and supplies, Electrostatic accelerators
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  Business correspondence

  Letter from Max Bredig to Ilse J. Ursell, July 5, 1946

  • 1946-Jul-05

  Max Bredig (1902-1977) informs Ilse J. Ursell from the Society for the Protection of Science and Learning, that his father, Georg Bredig (1868-1944) was able to immigrate to the United States. Max Bredig thanks Ursell…

  • Addressee Ursell, Ilse J.
  • Author Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Ursell, Ilse J., Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Society for the Protection of Science and Learning, Emigration and immigration, Taylor, Hugh S. (Hugh Stott), 1890-1974
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  Business correspondence

  Letter from Ilse J. Ursell to Paul Homburger, May 17, 1946

  • 1946-May-17

  Ilse J. Ursell, from the Society for the Protection of Science and Learning, writes to Paul Homburger (1882-1965) asking if Georg Bredig (1868-1944) was able to successfully immigrate to the United States. Ursell…

  • Author Ursell, Ilse J.
  • Addressee Homburger, Paul Philipp, 1882-1965
  • Subject Ursell, Ilse J., Homburger, Paul Philipp, 1882-1965, Society for the Protection of Science and Learning, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Emigration and immigration, World War (1939-1945), Jewish Holocaust (1939-1945)
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  Business correspondence

  Letter from Max Bredig to Charles Siebenmann, December 17, 1938

  • 1938-Dec-17

  Max Bredig (1902-1977) informs Charles Siebenmann that he has accepted a position at the Vanadium Corporation of America in New York.

  • Addressee Siebenmann, Charles
  • Author Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Siebenmann, Charles
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  Business correspondence

  Letter from Charles Siebenmann to Max Bredig, December 28, 1938

  • 1938-Dec-28

  Charles Siebenmann congratulates Max Bredig (1902-1977) on his new job in the United States and updates him on the National Research Council in Ottawa.

  • Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Author Siebenmann, Charles
  • Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Siebenmann, Charles, National Research Council of Canada
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  Personal correspondence

  Letter from Charles Siebenmann to Max Bredig, July 5, 1939

  • 1939-Jun-28
  • 1939-Jul-05 (Received)

  Charles Siebenmann writes to Max Bredig (1902-1977), informing Max of his upcoming visit to New York City and inquiring about Bredig's family.

  • Author Siebenmann, Charles
  • Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Siebenmann, Charles
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  Personal correspondence

  Letter from Charles Siebenmann to Max Bredig, August 20, 1939

  • 1939-Aug-20

  Charles Siebenmann writes to Max Bredig (1902-1977) with his regrets that he was unable to see Max while he visited New York.

  • Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Author Siebenmann, Charles
  • Subject Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Siebenmann, Charles
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  Personal correspondence

  Letter from Max Bredig to Charles Siebenmann, July 25, 1939

  • 1939-Jul-25

  Max Bredig (1902-1977) writes to a family friend, Charles Siebenmann. Max expresses his regrets that he missed seeing Siebenmann in person while he visited New York. Max then shares news of his professional life and…

  • Addressee Siebenmann, Charles
  • Author Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
  • Subject Emigration and immigration, Bredig, Georg, 1868-1944, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Siebenmann, Charles