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Why lose on cotton acreage cuts?
- Part of 1950 Hercules Advertisements
- 1950
Print advertisement for toxaphene produced by Hercules Powder Company depicts a basket full of cotton with a portion shaded reading "average reduction cotton acreage for 1950." Accompanying paragraph's tagline reads…
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Are insects eating into farm income?
- Part of 1950 Hercules Advertisements
- 1950
Print advertisement for toxaphene produced by Hercules Powder Company with an arrow reading "get this free booklet" pointing to a booklet entitled Current State and Federal Recommendations on How to Use and Apply…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Toxaphene, Chemical industry, Research, Industrial, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Naval stores, Insecticides, Advertising, Industrial
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Smaller Field? Higher Yield!
- Part of 1950 Hercules Advertisements
- 1950
Print advertisement for toxaphene produced by Hercules Powder Company depicts a circular photograph of cotton field with cotton pickers and a man overseeing the workers. A wedge cut out of the photograph reads "Average…
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CMC in Synthetic Detergents cuts cost—improves wash
- Part of 1950 Hercules Advertisements
- 1950
Stylized print advertisement for CMC (sodium carboxymethylcellulose) produced by Hercules Powder Company depicts a shirt, sock, curtains, underwear and a dress being washed with bubbles emanating from the wash. The…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Chemical industry, Research, Industrial, Laundry, Hercules Incorporated, Corporations, Naval stores, Advertising, Industrial
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Pine Oil Smells Clean...Cleans Clean
- Part of 1950 Hercules Advertisements
- 1950
Advertisement for pine oil manufactured by the Hercules Powder Company depicts a woman holding folded laundry. Tagline reads "Smells Clean...Cleans Clean." Paragraph discusses how "housewifes prefer pine oil soaps for…
- Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
- Subject Chemical industry, Research, Industrial, Laundry, Hercules Incorporated, Pine oil, Corporations, Naval stores, Advertising, Industrial
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Chemical "Safety Screen" for Tender Skin
- Circa 1951
Color print advertisement for propylene glycol, U.S.P. manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company for use as a solvent in sun tan lotions, cold creams, and other medicinal products. The advertisement features an…
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Letter from Alden H. Emery to Arnold O. Beckman
- 1955-Oct-06
In this letter, Emery, as secretary of the American Chemical Society, proposes Arnold Beckman as a nominee for President-Elect of the ACS. Beckman was ultimately not nominated, but his name was proposed again in 1956.
- Addressee Beckman, Arnold O.
- Author Emery, Alden H.
- Subject Beckman, Arnold O., American Chemical Society
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Opinion Poll on Air Pollution and Its Control draft with Arnold O. Beckman's comments
- 1955
This survey was distributed at the Statewide Conference on Air Pollution Legislation, held in San Francisco on February 21, 1955. Beckman's comments and changes were incorporated into the final version distributed at…
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Results of Opinion Poll on Air Pollution and Its Control
- 1955-Mar-09
This survey was conducted at the Statewide Conference on Air Pollution Legislation, held in San Francisco on February 21, 1955. The results indicate that (among other things) attendees favored creating new air pollution…
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Daily memos documenting human resources activities at National Technical Laboratories
- 1950-Dec-26 – 1951-Aug-07
These internal memos document a year's worth of human resources and other personnel decisions made at National Technical Laboratories, the precursor to Beckman Instruments. Some entries may have been written by Arnold…
- Creator Of Work Beckman, Arnold O., Beckman Instruments, Inc.
- Subject Beckman, Arnold O., Diaries, Personnel management, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Portrait of Lee de Forest (1873–1961)
- 1955-Feb-10
Lee de Forest (1873–1961) was an inventor, most notably of Audion vacuum tubes in the early twentieth century. His serial business ventures included work in radio, telegraphy, telephony, broadcasting, and film.
- Photographer Hessler Studio
- Subject De Forest, Lee, 1873-1961, Scientists--Portraits
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Letter from Arnold O. Beckman to Lee de Forest
- 1953-Jan-07
In this letter, Beckman declines to develop de Forest's light amplifier.
- Addressee De Forest, Lee, 1873-1961
- Author Beckman, Arnold O.
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Light amplifiers
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Memo from George Hare to Arnold O. Beckman
- De Forest Patent 2,594,740
- 1952-Nov-24
The memo outlines the reasons Beckman should not undertake development of Lee de Forest's light amplifier.
- Addressee Beckman, Arnold O.
- Author Hare, George H.
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Light amplifiers
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Letter from Lee de Forest to Arnold O. Beckman
- 1952-Nov-19
This letter suggests Beckman might be interested in commercial development of de Forest's new invention, a "sandwich, non-vacuous, light amplifier."
- Addressee Beckman, Arnold O.
- Author De Forest, Lee, 1873-1961
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Light amplifiers
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Patent for Electronic Light Amplifier
- 1952-Apr-29
U.S. Patent 2,594,740, filed on behalf of Lee de Forest and William A. Rhodes, describes a device for amplifying the intensity of radiation.
Lee de Forest (1873–1961) was an inventor, most notably of Audion vacuum…
- Creator Of Work De Forest, Lee, 1873-1961, Rhodes, William A.
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Light amplifiers
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Letter from W. L. Pereira to Arnold O. Beckman
- 1957-Sep-20
Architect William Pereira writes to invite Arnold O. Beckman to a dinner in celebration of an award for the Helipot building in Newport Beach, California. The Pereira & Luckman-designed building was to be honored as one…
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Letter from D. C. Duncan to Arnold O. Beckman
- 1956-Dec-03
The memorandum documents complaints about the architecture firm Pereira & Luckman. Duncan states that "we have been anywhere from moderately displeased to completely upset with P & L."
- Addressee Beckman, Arnold O.
- Author Duncan, Donald C.
- Subject Pereira, William L., 1909-1985, Architects, Luckman, Charles, 1909-1999, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Progress Report on glass electrodes
- What is new about L & N electrodes
- 1955-Aug-15
The report concerns the business of electrodes, including legally challenging questions about possible patent infringement.
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Gas Detector Specifications (Beckman Model 150 Mass Spectrometer)
- 1955-Aug-05
Mass spectrometers measure the mass of sample components after ionization.
Walter Donner's work with Beckman Instruments including oversight of the development of medical monitoring equipment for the Apollo, Mercury,…
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131 items
Instruction Manual, Berkeley Electronic Analog Simulating Equipment
- 1954-Jan-10
Beckman Instruments' analog computers were being produced by their Berkeley Division as early as 1953. The company produced analog computers -- also called automation, data reduction, or data handling systems -- for the…
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133 items
Operating and Maintenance Instructions, IR4 Infrared Spectrophotometer
- Bulletin 423-A
- 1956-Sep
The binder includes several proforma invoices, photographs, and Bulletin 423-A: Operating and Maintenance Instructions, IR4 Infrared Spectrophotometer.
The Beckman Instruments IR spectrophotometers began as a request…
- Creator Of Work Beckman Instruments, Inc.
- Subject Scientific apparatus and instruments, Spectrophotometer, Infrared spectroscopy, Beckman Instruments, Inc.
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Draft of Instructions for Modified OM-1 Beckman Portable Oxygen Meter
- 1950s
This draft document includes extensive annotations; the stylistic and technical changes are reflected in a later version.
Developed from a Linus Pauling design during WWII, the technology behind Beckman Instruments’…
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Portrait of Percy Lavon Julian (1899-1975)
- 1950s
Portrait of Percy Lavon Julian (1899-1975), African American research chemist and pioneer in the chemical synthesis of medicinal drugs from plants.
Percy Lavon Julian was born in Montgomery, Alabama on April 11, 1899…
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Beckman Instruction Manual, 17800-17802, GC-1 Gas Chromatograph
- 503-C
- 1958
The Operating and Maintenance Instructions, 503-C, make up the bulk of the volume and are dated May 1958. Beckman Instructions 535-A, 17329 Gas-Liquid Partition Chromatography Column (Di-N-Butyl Maleate), dated June…
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Beckman Family Picnic Festival flyer
- 1958-Sep
In 1958, Beckman Instruments held a company picnic at Holidayland, part of Disneyland. Holidayland was a rentable, 7-acre space that only existed from 1957-1961. This invitation was mailed to Lowell Stanley, who spent…
- Creator Of Work Beckman Instruments, Inc., Walt Disney Productions
- Subject Company picnics, California--Disneyland, Beckman Instruments, Inc.