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Tintex Orchid (Lavender) Dye
- After 1900 – before 1933
A small gray box with an illustration of a woman holding a garment over a dye bath. Contained a small paper packet, pictured on the right, that contains the powdered fabric dye. Dye instructions are printed on the…
- Creator Of Work Park & Tilford Company
- Subject Dyes and dyeing, Dyes and dyeing--Textile fibers, Dyes and dyeing, Domestic, Dyes and dyeing--Chemistry
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Oral history interview with Luis Proenza
- 2021-Jul-16
- 2021-Aug-06
Luis Proenza was born in 1944 in Mexico City, Mexico. When he was growing up, his parents ran a family business. He grew up in Cuernavaca, Mexico, and Acapulco, Mexico. Proenza remembers spending time by the ocean and…
- Interviewee Proenza, Luis M.
- Interviewer Evans, Kenneth M., (Kenneth Mellinger), Caruso, David J. (David Joseph), 1978-
- Subject Science and state, Minorities in science, Neurosciences, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Purdue University, University of Akron, College presidents, Academic-industrial collaboration, Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946-, United States. Arctic Research Commission, Emigration and immigration, Proenza, Luis M.
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Oral history interview with Shirley Mahaley Malcom
- 2020-Aug-05
- 2020-Aug-25
Shirley Mahaley Malcom was born in 1946 in Birmingham, Alabama, which was a segregated city. She grew up in her grandmother’s house with her parents and sister and was surrounded by other family and a strong Black…
- Interviewee Malcom, Shirley M., 1946-
- Interviewer Caruso, David J. (David Joseph), 1978-, Evans, Kenneth M., (Kenneth Mellinger), Matthews, Kirstin R. W.
- Subject Civil rights movements, Race discrimination, Minorities in science, Women in science, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Science and state, National Science Board (U.S.), Sputnik satellites, African American women scientists, Clinton, Bill, 1946-, Scientists, Black, Ecologists, Malcom, Shirley M., 1946-
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Oral history interview with Thomas E. Lovejoy III
- 2021-Jul-07
- 2021-Jul-30
Thomas E. Lovejoy III was born in New York City, New York, in 1941. An only child, Lovejoy spent a year-and-a-half on the eastern shore of Maryland out in nature as a young child. His father ran a life insurance…
- Interviewee Lovejoy, Thomas E.
- Interviewer Caruso, David J. (David Joseph), 1978-, Evans, Kenneth M., (Kenneth Mellinger)
- Subject Lovejoy, Thomas E., Amazon River Region, World Wildlife Fund, Zoology, Biologists, Ornithology, Ecology, Environmental policy, Biodiversity conservation, Science and state
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Oral history interview with Norman R. Augustine
- 2020-Sep-22
- 2020-Oct-15
Norman R. Augustine was born on July 27, 1935, in Denver, Colorado. An only child, he grew up just about on the prairie and loved spending time in the nearby mountains. His father fought in World War I, and Augustine…
- Interviewee Augustine, Norman R.
- Interviewer Caruso, David J. (David Joseph), 1978-, Evans, Kenneth M., (Kenneth Mellinger), Matthews, Kirstin R. W.
- Subject Augustine, Norman R., Aerospace engineering, Douglas Aircraft Company, Pentagon (Va.), United States. Defense Science Board, Martin Marietta Corporation, Science and state, Lockheed Martin
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Magikooler Leisure Chest
- 1950s
A teal ice chest cooler with metal handle and removable lid.
After World War II, many Americans celebrated newfound abundance and leisure time through casual outdoor dining. Postwar suburban families invested in grills…
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Oral history interview with Rory Cooper
- 2017-Jun-22
- 2017-Jun-23
Rory Cooper was born in Los Angeles, California, in 1959 and grew up in San Luis Obispo, California. His father was a model maker, in the United States Army Reserve, and later, a professor of biology and agriculture at…
- Interviewee Cooper, Rory A.
- Interviewer Martucci, Jessica L., Waters, Gregory S.
- Subject Scientists with disabilities, Engineering, Wheelchairs, Wheelchair sports, Veterans, United States. Army, University of Pittsburgh, Cooper, Rory A., People with disabilities--Civil rights, Robotics, Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (United States)
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RIT Grey fabric dye
- Circa 1961
Red and grey fabric dye box with a paper dye packet containing Rit brand, all-purpose grey powdered fabric dye. All-Purpose Rit dye was introduced in 1941. This development gave the dye an affinity for synthetic…
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Barlow's Indigo Blue dye
- 1860s
Cardboard box which at one time contained two dozen, wooden dye containers sealed with paper labels. Each contained an indigo fabric dye puck.
Indigo is among the oldest dyes to be used for textile dyeing and printing.…
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Tintex Neon Yellow Neon Fabric Dye
- After 1970 – before 2000
Black cardboard box with a bright yellow design containing neon fabric dye. Dye instructions are printed in white on the back of the box. The powdered dye is contained in a paper packet. Dye instructions are also…
- Creator Of Work Kiwi Brands, Inc.
- Subject Dyes and dyeing, Dyes and dyeing--Textile fibers, Dyes and dyeing--Chemistry, Dyes and dyeing, Domestic
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Diamond Blue-White fabric dye
- After 1935 – before 1942
Blue and white cardboard box with a small paper packet of powdered fabric dye. The dye is intended for use on white fabric to enhance the fabric's brightness and prevent yellowing.
Fabric dyes are charged,…
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Ladies’ and Misses’ Bloomers sewing pattern
- 1922
Sewing pattern envelope for women's bloomers and subscription card to McCall's magazine.
In 1870, Scottish immigrant James McCall began designing and printing his own line of sewing patterns. To advertise his patterns,…
- Creator Of Work McCall Pattern Company
- Subject Sewing, Sewing--Equipment and supplies, Clothing and dress
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Ladies’ and Misses’ Slip-Over Waist sewing pattern
- 1912
Sewing pattern envelope for a women's tunic.
In 1870, Scottish immigrant James McCall began designing and printing his own line of sewing patterns. To advertise his patterns, McCall founded a four-page fashion journal…
- Creator Of Work McCall Pattern Company
- Subject Sewing, Sewing--Equipment and supplies, Clothing and dress
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The Duplicates... that didn't!
- 1952
Color print advertisement for the General Aniline & Film Corporation and its standardization of colored dye batches for clothes and textiles. An illustration depicts a man analyzing a potentiometer above a dye vat for a…
- Creator Of Work General Aniline & Film Corporation
- Subject Dyes and dyeing, Dyes and dyeing--Textile fibers, Dyes and dyeing--Chemistry, Color, Clothing and dress
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5 weeks of sunshine... every day!
- 1950
Color advertisement for the General Aniline & Film Corporation describing their fadeometer testing program. A fadeometer is an accelerated aging testing device that measures the colorfastness of a material - in this…
- Creator Of Work General Aniline & Film Corporation
- Publisher Time, Inc.
- Subject Colorfastness (Textiles)--Testing, Colorfastness (Textiles), Photochemistry, Light, Color
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The "Polar" Milk Cooler
- 1930s
A terracotta vessel designed to go over a milk bottle. The terracotta is to be soaked with water, and so will keep its interior space cool through evaporation.
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Maidenform Confections Advertisement
- 1968
An advertisement included in a 1968 issue of Seventeen Magazine shows three women in brightly colored, Maidenform brand neon undergarments.
- Creator Of Work Hanes Corporation
- Publisher Hearst Corporation
- Subject Textile fibers, Synthetic, Underwear, Lingerie, Nylon, Dyes and dyeing--Textile fibers, Synthetic, Dyes and dyeing--Nylon
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Oral history interview with Paul B. Weisz
- 1995-Mar-27
Paul Weisz begins his oral history interview by discussing his family background in Austria-Hungary after World War I period, when his family moved to Berlin. Weisz was educated in the Gymnasium, where he developed an…
- Interviewee Weisz, Paul Burg, 1919-2012
- Interviewer Bohning, James J.
- Subject Weisz, Paul Burg, 1919-, Physicists--Biography, Mobil Research and Development Corporation, Physicists, Emigration and immigration
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RIT Cake, Flaked, and Powdered
- 1920-May
Print advertisement for RIT brand textile dye from Good Housekeeping magazine, May 1920. The advertisement features several color illustrations of women wearing garments colored with RIT dyes, as well as sketches of…
- Creator Of Work Sunbeam Chemical Company
- Publisher Hearst Corporation
- Subject Dyes and dyeing, Dye industry, Dyes and dyeing--Textile fibers
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Italian Dyer's Notebook
- Autograph Manuscript
- Circa 1856 – circa 1866
This warped and worn nineteenth-century Italian manuscript appears to be a working manual and color inventory of a wool dyer in mid-nineteenth-century Italy. The handwritten entries are dated between 1856 and 1866,…
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Conversations on Chemistry : in which the elements of that science are familiarly explained and illustrated by experiments and plates
- To which are added, some late discoveries on the subject of the fixed alkalies by H. Davy, Esq., of the Royal Society
- 1809
Conversations on Chemistry is an introductory chemical textbook. To this third American edition (the first and second: Philadelphia, 1806, and 1809), the anonymous editor has added new material on mineral waters and the…
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Elementa Chemiae : Quae Anniversario Labore Docuit, in Publicis, Privatisque Scholis, Volume 2
- The Elements of Chemistry : Which is Taught in Public and Private Schools
- 1732
Herman Boerhaave (1668-1738) was a Dutch botanist, chemist, and physician. Boerhaave introduced a quantitative approach to medical training and was the first to integrate chemistry into the medical curriculum; he is…
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Oral history interview with Robert D. Kennedy
- 1997-Feb-04
Robert Kennedy begins the interview with a discussion of his family and growing up in Pittsburgh and New York. Kennedy initially considered a career in journalism, but his family persuaded him to pursue engineering. He…
- Interviewee Kennedy, Robert Delmont, 1932-
- Interviewer Traynham, James G.
- Sponsor Society of Chemical Industry (Great Britain). American Section
- Subject Kennedy, Robert Delmont, 1932-, Engineering, Union Carbide Corporation, Switzerland--Geneva, Bhopal Union Carbide Plant Disaster (Bhopal, India : 1984), Linde Air Products Company, Chemical industry, Electro Metallurgical Company, Chemical Manufacturers Association (U.S.), Mechanical engineers
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Othmer Rare Books
This continuously growing library collection includes rare books from the Othmer Library of Chemical History. The collection includes works donated to the library by notable collectors including Donald Othmer, the…
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Oral history interview with Herman Mark
- 1986-Feb-03 (First session)
- 1986-Mar-17 (Second session)
- 1986-Jun-20 (Third session)
In this first of three interviews Herman Mark starts with his study of relatively stable free radicals under the direction of Wilhelm Schlenk, first in Vienna and then in Berlin. After a post doctoral period at the…
- Interviewee Mark, H. F. (Herman Francis), 1895-1992
- Interviewer Bohning, James J., Sturchio, Jeffrey L. (Jeffrey Louis), 1952-
- Subject Canadian International Paper Company, Polymers, Alfrey, Turner, 1918-1981, Macromolecules, Carothers, Wallace Hume, 1896-1937, Interessengemeinschaft Farbenindustrie Aktiengesellschaft, Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, Chemists--Biography, Mark, H. F. (Herman Francis), 1895-1992, Meyer, Kurt H. (Kurt Heinrich), 1883-1952, Kaiser Wilhelm Institut für Chemie, Haber, Fritz, 1868-1934, Chemists, Cellulose, Emigration and immigration
