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Maximizing Black Potential in Science & Technology: Toward the Year 2,000
- 1975-Nov
Proceedings of the 1975 Science Symposium of the National Consortium for Black Professional Development, edited by Jean W. Hill. Includes a piece written by Dr. Samuel P. Massie (1919-2005) and a transcript of questions…
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Meeting minutes for the National Resource for Computation in Chemistry, October 1977
- 1977-Oct-08
Meeting minutes for the first meeting of the policy board of the National Resource for Computation in Chemistry (NRCC), held at the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory on October 8, 1977. Included are outlines of the…
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Memorandum for the Presidential Directive on Black Colleges
- 1979-Jan-17 – 1979-Feb-15
Memorandum for the heads of executive departments and agencies on the Presidential Directive on Black Colleges, from Jimmy Carter (1924-). The first page of the memorandum was written by Lawrence G. Stewart (1933-2016),…
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Pilot Program to Increase Supply of Minorities and Women in Physical and Life Sciences
- 1979
A report by the United States Department of Energy which was written to develop a plan to increase the number of women and minorities in the physical and life sciences.
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Letter from Edward F. Hayes to Andrew M. Sessler, January 1978
- 1978-Jan-27
Edward F. Hayes (1941-) informs Andrew M. Sessler that the National Science Foundation approves of the selection of William A. Lester, Jr. (1937-) as the Director of the National Resource for Computational Chemistry…
- Author Hayes, Edward F., 1941-
- Addressee Sessler, A. M. (Andrew Marienhoff)
- Subject Sessler, A. M. (Andrew Marienhoff), Hayes, Edward F., 1941-, Lester, William A., Jr., 1937-, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory. National Resource for Computation in Chemistry, National Science Foundation (U.S.), Chemists, African American chemists
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Letter from James S. Kane to Earl K. Hyde, January 1978
- 1978-Jan-25
James S. Kane tells Earl K. Hyde that he endorses William A. Lester, Jr. (1937-) as the director of the National Resource for Computation in Chemistry (NRCC).
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Letter to William A. Lester, Jr. from Florence L. Williams, June 1, 1977
- 1977-Jun-01
Florence L. Williams informs William A. Lester, Jr. (1937-) about an upcoming workshop in Nigeria for the World Black Researchers Association (WBRA). She gives Lester Olagoke Olabisi's (1943-) address for further…
- Author Williams, Florence L.
- Addressee Lester, William A., Jr., 1937-
- Subject World Black Researchers Association, Lester, William A., Jr., 1937-, National Organization for Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers, Olabisi, Olagoke, 1943-, Williams, Florence L., Congresses and conventions, Scientists, Black, African American scientists
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Letter from Ayodeji Jeje to Olagoke Olabisi, March 28, 1977
- 1977-Mar-28
Letter from Ayodeji Jeje writes to Olagoke Olabisi (1943-) about starting the World Black Researchers Association (WBRA).
- Author Jeje, Ayodeji
- Addressee Olabisi, Olagoke, 1943-
- Subject World Black Researchers Association, Jeje, Ayodeji, Olabisi, Olagoke, 1943-
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Letter from William A. Lester, Jr. to Norman Mineta, December 6, 1977
- 1977-Dec-06
William A. Lester, Jr. (1937-) writes to Congressman Norman Yoshio Mineta (1931-2022) about the World Black Researchers Association (WBRA). Lester asks Mineta if there are any concerns relating to U.S. policy and the…
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Letter from William A. Lester, Jr. to Ayodeji Jeje, January 3, 1978
- 1978-Jan-03
William A. Lester, Jr. (1937-) writes to Ayodeji Jeje, letting him know he can no longer participate in the founding congress of the World Black Researchers Association (WBRA).
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General Organizational Guidelines for the World Black Researchers Association
- Circa 1976
General Organizational Guidelines to World Black Researchers Association (WBRA), written by Cheikh Anta Diop (1923-1986).
WBRA, which was founded around 1976, was a group that worked against racial limits in science…
- Author Diop, Cheikh Anta
- Creator Of Work World Black Researchers Association
- Subject Diop, Cheikh Anta, World Black Researchers Association, Scientists, Black, African American scientists
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Statutes of the World Black Researchers Association
- Circa 1976
Statues of the World Black Researchers Association (WBRA).
WBRA, which was established around 1976, was a group that worked against racial limits in science and technology. Its goal was to bring together Black…
- Creator Of Work World Black Researchers Association
- Subject World Black Researchers Association, Scientists, Black, African American scientists, Statutes
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Invitation to the International Secretariat for the Natural Sciences of the World Black Researchers Association
- 1977
Invitation to the founding congress of the International Secretariat for the Natural Sciences of the World Black Researchers Association. Anthropologist and physicist Cheikh Anta Diop (1923-1986) wrote the invitation,…
- Creator Of Work World Black Researchers Association
- Author Diop, Cheikh Anta
- Subject Diop, Cheikh Anta, World Black Researchers Association, Scientists, Black, African American scientists
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Letter from Andrew M. Sessler to William A. Lester, Jr., October 19, 1976
- 1976-Oct-19
Letter from Andrew M. Sessler to William A. Lester, Jr. (1937-) about establishing a National Resource for Computation in Chemistry (NRCC). Sessler invites Lester to a NRCC workshop, to be held at the Lawrence Berkeley…
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Letter from Olagoke Olabisi to Florence L. Williams, May 12, 1977
- 1977-May-12
Olagoke Olabisi (1943-) asks Florence L. Williams to send him a membership application for the National Organization of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers [i.e., the National Organization for the Professional…
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Workshop on a National Resource for Computation in Chemistry
- 1976
Overview of a workshop for a National Resource for Computation in Chemistry (NRCC) to be held at the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory in November, 1976. Documents include the workshop objectives and travel information.
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4 items
Bulletin of the National Resource for Computation in Chemistry
- 1977-Oct
Volume 1, no. 1 (October 1977) issue of the Bulletin of the National Resource for Computation in Chemistry (NRCC). Included in the bulletin is a questionnaire and the NRCC policy board. 4 volumes of the Bulletin of were…
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Letter from William A. Lester, Jr. to Harry L. Morrison, April 7, 1975
- 1975-Apr-07
William A. Lester, Jr. (1937-) accepts Harry L. Morrison's (1932-2002) invitation to speak at the upcoming Symposium of Afro-American Scientists at Howard University.
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Scientific Program agenda, May 1975
- 1975-May-01
Draft of the agenda for the second Award Ceremony for Outstanding Black Physicists, to be held at Howard University on May 1, 1975. This ceremony was a part of a Day of Scientific Lectures and Seminars (DOSLAS). These…
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Second Awards Ceremony for Outstanding Black Physicists
- 1975-May-01
Booklet for the second Awards Ceremony for Outstanding Black Physicists, held at Howard University on May 1, 1975. The award ceremony honored Dr. Herman Branson (1914-1995), Dr. Warren E. Henry (1909-2001), and Dr.…
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Letter from Harry L. Morrison to William A. Lester, Jr., March 25, 1975
- 1975-Mar-25
Invitation from Harry L. Morrison (1932-2002) to William A. Lester, Jr. (1937-) to speak at the upcoming Symposium of Afro-American Scientists at Howard University.
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Letter to William A. Lester, Jr. from Fillmore Freeman, September 29, 1977
- 1977-Sep-29
Letter from Fillmore Freeman (1936-) to William A. Lester, Jr. (1937-) about receiving various grants and fellowships.
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Letter to William A. Lester, Jr. from Ayodeji Jeje, October 23, 1977
- 1977-Oct-23
Letter from Ayodeji Jeje to William A. Lester, Jr. (1937-) inviting him to a conference in Lagos, Nigeria sponsored by the World Black Researchers Association (WBRA). Themed "Survival," the conference was about the…
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Memorandum of Understanding Between the Energy Research and Development Administration and the National Science Foundation Concerning Procedures to be Used in the Establishment of the National Resource for Computation in Chemistry.
- 1976
Memorandum regarding the establishment of the National Resource for Computation in Chemistry (NRCC) between the two entities, the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Energy Research and Development Administration…
- Creator Of Work National Science Foundation (U.S.), United States. Energy Research and Development Administration, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory. National Resource for Computation in Chemistry
- Subject United States. Energy Research and Development Administration, Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory. National Resource for Computation in Chemistry, National Science Foundation (U.S.), Kane, James S.
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Shirley Ann Jackson's application for employment at IBM
- 1977-Nov-08
Shirley Ann Jackson's (1946-) application for employment at IBM.