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In High Quality Paper the Trend Is to Cotton Linters
- Part of 1948 Hercules Advertisements
- 1948
Color print advertisement for Hercules Bleached Cotton Linters. The advertisement shows an illustration of a cotton plant against a blue background; two of the cotton bolls have been replaced with sheets of paper. The…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Chemical industry, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Advertising, Industrial, Cotton, Paper industry, Papermaking
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2 items
Letter from T. Roberts Baker to James C. Booth, October 8, 1852
- 1852-Oct-08
Handwritten letter to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) from the James Curtis Booth Papers. Booth, a nineteenth-century analytical chemist, established the first student training laboratory in 1836. He was also the chief…
- Author Baker, T. Roberts
- Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Subject Chemists, Baker, T. Roberts, Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
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Oral history interview with David E. Fisher
- 2001-Jun-06 – 2001-Jun-08
David E. Fisher grew up in Highland Park, New Jersey, the second of three children. His grandparents and their extended families had escaped Germany just in time—his grandfathers actually from camps—and settled…
- Interviewee Fisher, David E. (David Erich)
- Interviewer Cohen, Helene L.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Fisher, David E. (David Erich), Molecular biology, Oncology, T cells, Systemic lupus erythematosus, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Immunology, Orthodox Judaism, Medical scientists
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Playproof Toys for Girls and Boys Molded with Tough Cellulose Acetate
- Part of 1948 Hercules Advertisements
- 1948
Color print advertisement for Celluose Acetate manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company for use as a base in plastic molding compounds. The advertisement features an illustration of a clipboard holding a…
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3 items
Letter from T. Roberts Baker to James C. Booth, October 19, 1853
- 1853-Oct-19
Handwritten letter to James Curtis Booth (1810-1888) from the James Curtis Booth Papers. Booth, a nineteenth-century analytical chemist, established the first student training laboratory in 1836. He was also the chief…
- Author Baker, T. Roberts
- Addressee Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
- Subject Chemists, Baker, T. Roberts, Booth, James Curtis, 1810-1888
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2 items
Oral history interview with Erol Fikrig
- 2000-Jul-17 – 2000-Jul-19
Erol Fikrig was born in Istanbul, Turkey, to a Turkish physician father and Scots housewife mother. He has one younger brother. The family moved to Queens, New York, when Fikrig was a young child, so he grew up in the…
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Style and Color for Appliances Housed in Flame-Resistant Acetate
- Part of 1948 Hercules Advertisements
- 1948
Color print advertisement for celluose acetate manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company for use as a base in plastic molding compounds. The advertisement features an illustration of a clipboard with a…
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At Home or Away, at Work or Play...Cellulosics Save and Sell
- Part of 1948 Hercules Advertisements
- 1948
Two-page color print advertisement for cellulosic plastics made with plastic molding compounds manufactured and sold by Hercules Powder Company. The advertisement includes small black-and-white photographs of consumer…
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Oral history interview with Edwin L. Ferguson
- 1999-Sep-28 – 1999-Sep-29
- 1999-Oct-01
Edwin L. Ferguson was born and grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was an only child and thinks that, therefore, he was more independent and self-reliant than other children in his neighborhood. His neighborhood…
- Interviewee Ferguson, Edwin L.
- Interviewer Cohen, Helene L.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Ferguson, Edwin L., Botstein, David, Caenorhabditis elegans, Drosophila, Genetics, Anderson, Kathryn, University of Chicago, Horvitz, H. Robert, Molecular biology, Medical scientists, Geneticists
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Oral history interview with Penelope A. Fenner-Crisp
- 2012-Apr-03 – 2012-Apr-04
Penelope Fenner-Crisp grew up in the suburbs of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, one of two children. Her father changed jobs frequently; her mother was a housewife until Fenner-Crisp was nearly through high school. The family all…
- Interviewee Fenner-Crisp, Penelope A., 1939-
- Interviewer Roberts, Jody A., 1976-, Hunter, Sarah L., 1985
- Subject Fenner-Crisp, Penelope A., 1939-, United States. Environmental Protection Agency, Neurotoxic agents, Women in Science & Engineering (Organization), Food Quality Protection Act of 1996 (United States), Pesticides, Hazardous substances, Design for the Environment Program (U.S.), Chemicals--Law and legislation, Women in science, Toxicologists, Drinking water, Drinking water--Contamination
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8 items
Save and Sell with the Cellulosics
- Part of 1948 Hercules Advertisements
- 1948
Colorful print advertisement spread advertising cellulosic plastics made with plastic molding compounds manufactured and sold by Hercules Powder Company. The accompanying text promotes cellulosics as "the most useful of…
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13 items
Oral history interview with Jerry R. Faust
- 1997-Feb-18 – 1997-Feb-20
Jerry R. Faust began his childhood on his father's farm in rural Texas. When his parents divorced he moved with his mother, a nurse, and his brother to Dallas, Texas, where he attended junior high school and high…
- Interviewee Faust, Jerry R., 1948-
- Interviewer Maestrejuan, Andrea R.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Faust, Jerry R., 1948-, Biochemistry, Brown, Michael S., 1941-, Goldstein, Joseph L. (Joseph Leonard), E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Clinical medicine--Research, Cholesterol--Metabolism, Research grants, Biochemists, Medical scientists
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Oral history interview with Lawrence B. Evans
- 2012-Jan-18
In his oral history Lawrence Evans begins by describing his parents and early life in New Mexico and Oklahoma. He describes the important influence that his father, a pharmacist by training, had in shaping an interest…
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Oral history interview with Douglas J. Epstein
- 2008-May-01 – 2008-May-02
Douglas J. Epstein was born in St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada, where he lived for about five years. At that time his parents divorced, and he and his mother and three older siblings went to live in Montreal, Québec,…
- Interviewee Epstein, Douglas J., 1964-
- Interviewer Domush, Hilary, Caruso, David J. (David Joseph), 1978-, Webb-Halpern, Leah
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Epstein, Douglas J., 1964-, Genetics, Neural tube--Abnormalities, Harvard University, New York University. School of Medicine, Gene expression, Developmental neurobiology, Molecular biologists
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More Sales Appeal with Lacquer!
- Part of 1948 Hercules Advertisements
- 1948
Color print advertisement for lacquer manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company. The advertisement shows a green-and-black checkboard design, filled in with small illustrations of eyes and consumer products…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Chemical industry, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Advertising, Industrial, Lacquer and lacquering, Research, Industrial
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More Color with Lacquer!
- Part of 1948 Hercules Advertisements
- 1948
Color print advertisement for lacquer manufactured and sold by the Hercules Powder Company. The advertisement shows a red-and-black checkboard design, filled in with small illustrations of paint palettes and consumer…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Chemical industry, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Advertising, Industrial, Lacquer and lacquering, Research, Industrial
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Oral history interview with Andrew D. Ellington
- 2000-Mar-06 – 2000-Mar-07
- 2000-Mar-09
Andrew D. Ellington was born in 1956 in Missouri; the elder of two siblings. His father was a title lawyer, and his mother was a high school mathematics and computer science teacher. From a very young age Ellington's…
- Interviewee Ellington, Andrew D., 1959-
- Interviewer Cohen, Helene L.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Ellington, Andrew D., 1956-, Benner, Steven A. (Steven Albert), 1954-, Nucleotide sequence, Evolution (Biology), Indiana University, Bloomington, University of Texas at Austin, HIV infections--Treatment, Biosensors, Medical scientists
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Oral history interview with Stephen J. Elledge
- 1995-Aug-16 – 1995-Aug-18
Stephen J. Elledge was born in Paris, Illinois. He had two older sisters and an older half sister. He attended Roman Catholic elementary school but rebelled against the religious teaching and switched to public schools.…
- Interviewee Elledge, Stephen Joseph, 1956-
- Interviewer Maestrejuan, Andrea R.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Elledge, Stephen Joseph, 1956-, Davis, Ronald W. (Ronald Wayne), 1941-, Cyclin-dependent kinases, Cell cycle, Cancer--Research, Baylor University. College of Medicine, Antioncogenes, Molecular cloning, Medical scientists
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Oral history interview with Charles E. Connor
- 2004-Jul-19 – 2004-Jul-20
Charles E. Connor was born and raised in Baltimore, Maryland, spending the first few years of his life in Parkville, but then moving with his family to Towson, a suburb nestled in a wooded area through which Connor used…
- Interviewee Connor, Charles Edward, 1955-
- Interviewer Van Benschoten, William
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Connor, Charles Edward, 1955-, Johns Hopkins University, Neurosciences, Artificial vision, Neural transmission, Brain--Data processing, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Neuroscientists, Medical scientists
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Oral history interview with Michael D. Cole
- 1989-Aug-01
Michael D. Cole grew up in Ada, Ohio, the oldest of four children. His father was an insurance agent, his mother a housewife. He was always interested in science and nature. He was good at math and physics in high…
- Interviewee Cole, Michael D., 1951-
- Interviewer Kohler, Robert, Morrissette, Naomi
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Cole, Michael D., 1951-, Cancer--Research, Nucleotide sequence, Tumors, Tumors--Growth, Molecular biology, Molecular biologists
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Oral history interview with Alison A. Weiss
- 1991-Mar-03
Alison A. Weiss grew up in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin, a suburb of Milwaukee, the second of six children. Her father was an electrician, her mother a housewife. All six children graduated from college, and four have…
- Interviewee Weiss, Alison A., 1952-
- Interviewer Morrissette, Naomi, Kohler, Robert
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Weiss, Alison A., 1952-, Molecular biology, Bacteria--Research, Pathogenic bacteria, Molecular biologists, Women in science, Women molecular biologists
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Oral history interview with John H. Weiss
- 1996-Oct-02 – 1996-Oct-04
John H. Weiss grew up in San Francisco, California, the oldest of three children. His parents were both psychiatrists. He attended a private grade school and a less traditional high school; he found school interesting…
- Interviewee Weiss, John H., 1956-
- Interviewer Maestrejuan, Andrea R.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Weiss, John H., 1956-, Glutamic acid, Neurons, Medical scientists, Medicine--Research, Molecular biology, Biochemists, Neurology--Research, Neurobiology
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Oral history interview with Trevor Williams
- 1998-Aug-12 – 1998-Aug-14
Trevor Williams, the youngest of three children, was born and grew up in Wolverhampton, England. His father worked for the railroads; he was drafted into the Royal Engineers, where he met Trevor's mother, who became a…
- Interviewee Williams, Trevor, 1959-
- Interviewer Maestrejuan, Andrea R.
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Williams, Trevor, 1959-, Virology, Medical scientists, Molecular biology--Research, Genetics--Research, Geneticists, Cancer--Research
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Oral history interview with J. Lawrence Wilson
- 1999-Aug-30
J. Lawrence Wilson begins the interview with a discussion of his childhood and early education. Wilson grew up in Rosedale, Mississippi, and attended Culver Military Academy in Culver, Indiana. After high school, he…
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Oral history interview with Thomas E. Wilson
- 2008-Feb-12 – 2008-Feb-13
Thomas E. Wilson's oral history begins with a discussion of his childhood in Neenah, Wisconsin where his father was a chemical engineer with Kimberley-Clark. While his father often brought work and work-related…
- Interviewee Wilson, Thomas E., 1965-
- Interviewer Caruso, David J. (David Joseph), 1978-
- Sponsor Pew Charitable Trusts
- Subject Wilson, Thomas E., 1965-, DNA--Research, Geneticists, Genetics--Research, Molecular biology--Research, Microbiologists, Medical scientists, Medicine--Research
