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Letter from Max Bredig to Hans Jolowicz, August 30, 1945
- 1945-Aug-30
In this mostly illegible letter from Max Bredig (1902-1977) to Hans Jolowicz (1909-1987), Bredig discusses the investigation of the death of his friend Alfred Schnell (1900-1944) and Jolowicz' sister, Eva Jolowicz…
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Letter from Julius Kauffman to S. S. Prentiss
- 1945-Aug-30
Summarizing a report of the Army Medical Center's trial of the Pauling oxygen meter, Julius Kauffman noted that the device was accurate but "rather fragile."
Developed from a Linus Pauling design during WWII, the…
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Letter from Julius Kauffman to S. S. Prentiss
- 1945-Aug-30
Letter summarizes the final report produced by testing the Pauling Oxygen Meter at the Army Medical Center. The final recommendation of the report is that this oxygen meter should not be standardized for use by the U.S.…
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Magnesium: The Metal of Motion
- 1945-Aug-27
Print advertisement for Dowmetal, a magnesium alloy manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company. The advertisement features illustrated depictions of Dowmetal in use in the home equipment industries, with…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Advertising, Dow Chemical Company, Advertising, Industrial, Chemical Industry, Magnesium alloys, Mineral industries
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Statement of income and expenses, June and July 1945
- 1945-Aug-20
Torn sheet of paper with a statement of income and expenses from guests and residents at the Cooperative Residence Club. Printed on the reverse side of the page is the letterhead of Selfhelp of Emigres from Central…
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President Announces: Pacific War Ends; [Japanese] Accept Allied Terms
- 1945-Aug-14
Front page of The Knoxville News - Sentinel with the headline "President Announces: Pacific War Ends; Japs Accept Allied Terms. MacArthur is Top Commander". Published on August 14, 1945 the newspaper has announces that…
- Publisher The Knoxville News Sentinel
- Subject World War (1939-1945), Japan, Racism, Racism in mass media
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Letter from S. S. Prentiss to Arnold O. Beckman
- 1945-Aug-11
In this letter, Prentiss shares his initial impressions of a prototype aircraft oxygen meter.
Developed from a Linus Pauling design during WWII, the technology behind Beckman Instruments’ oxygen analyzers ended up…
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Terror Bomb Hits Nagasaki
- 1945-Aug-09
Front page of The Knoxville Journal with the headline "Terror Bomb Hits Nagasaki". Published on August 9, 1945 the newspaper has articles relating to the dropping of the second atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Japan and Soviets…
- Publisher The Knoxville Journal
- Subject China--Manchuria, Atomic bomb, Japan, World War (1939-1945), Nuclear weapons, Racism, Racism in mass media
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Atom Bomb Falls Again Millions Soviets Attack [Japanese]
- 1945-Aug-09
Front page of The Knoxville News - Sentinel with the headline "Atom Bomb Falls Again Million Soviets Attack Japs". Published on August 9, 1945 the newspaper has articles relating to the dropping of the second atomic…
- Publisher The Knoxville News-Sentinel
- Subject Japan--Nagasaki-shi, Atomic bomb, World War (1939-1945), Racism, Racism in mass media, Soviet Union
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Memo from J. Robert Oppenheimer to all members of the Los Alamos Laboratory, 1945
- 1945-Aug-08
J. Robert Oppenheimer (1904-1967) passes along a message from Robert P. Patterson (1891-1952) to the staff of the Los Alamos Laboratory. The message congratulates the team for their work on the Manhattan Project in the…
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A-Bomb Staggers [Japanese]
- 1945-Aug-07
Front page of The Knoxville News - Sentinel with the headline "A-Bomb Staggers Nips". Published on August 7, 1945 the newspaper has articles relating to Oak Ridge and the dropping of the atomic bomb on Japan. Notably,…
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Atomic Bomb Equal to 20,000 Tons of TNT Dropped on Japanese Port
- 1945-Aug-06
Front page of The Chattanooga News - Free Press with the headline "Atomic Bomb Equal to 20,000 Tons of TNT Dropped on Japanese Port". Published on August 6, 1945 the newspaper has multiple articles relating to the…
- Publisher Chattanooga News - Free Press
- Subject World War (1939-1945), Atomic bomb, Racism in mass media, Racism, Nuclear weapons, Japan
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Letter from P.J. Wesseldy to Federico Schnell, August 5, 1945
- 1945-Aug-05
P.J. Wesseldy describes Alfred (1900-1944) and Eva Schnell's (1913-1944) life hiding in Holland to Federico Schnell, Alfred's brother. Wesseldy expresses his sincere condolences to the Schnell family upon the murder of…
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Note containing dates of letters received by the Schnells
- 1945-Jul
A note containing information about the letters received by Max Albert Bredig (1902-1977) from Alfred Schnell (1900-1944) and Eva Schnell (1913-1944). Lists the date the letter was sent, the date it was received, the…
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Letter from Anny van der Sluys to Hans Jolowicz, July 19, 1945
- 1945-Jul-19
Anny van der Sluys, a Dutch antifascist resistance member and humanitarian, informs Hans Jolowicz of the tragic deaths of his sister, Eva Jolowicz Schnell (1913-1944), and brother-in-law, Alfred Schnell (1900-1944).…
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Letter from Anny van der Sluys to Max Bredig, July 15, 1945
- 1945-Jul-15
Anny van der Sluys informs Max Bredig (1902-1977) of the tragic death of his friends, Alfred and Eva Schnell, in the Netherlands.
- Addressee Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977, Schnell, Federico
- Author Van der Sluys, Anny
- Subject Van der Sluys, Anny, Bredig, Max Albert, 1902-1977
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Letter from S. S. Prentiss to Arnold O. Beckman
- 1945-Jul-11
The letter discusses testing of the Pauling hospital oxygen meter and concerns about its ruggedness--specifically, its ability to survive being dropped onto a stone floor from a height of three feet.
Developed from a…
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Letter from Anny van der Sluys to the Schnell family, July 9, 1945
- 1945-Jul-09
Anny van der Sluys, a Dutch antifascist resistance member and humanitarian, informs the Schnell family of the tragic deaths of their family members, Alfred Schnell (1900-1944), and his wife, Eva Jolowicz Schnell…
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Radiogram from Anny van der Sluys to Max Bredig, July 5, 1945
- 1945-Jul-05
Anny van der Sluys tells Max Bredig (1920-1977) that she has not heard from Alfred (1900-1944) and Eva Schnell (1913-1944).
Alfred Schnell was a former colleague of Max Bredig. In the early 1940s, Alfred and his wife…
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Letter from Arnold O. Beckman to S. S. Prentiss
- 1945-Jul-02
In this letter, Beckman describes the specifications of the aircraft model oxygen meter (the Model L).
Developed from a Linus Pauling design during WWII, the technology behind Beckman Instruments’ oxygen analyzers…
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Letter from Arnold O. Beckman to E. B. Patterson
- 1945-Jul-02
Arnold Beckman expresses concern that the secrecy of the oxygen meter project could adversely affect sales in the anticipated post-war markets.
Developed from a Linus Pauling design during WWII, the technology behind…
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Advertisement for Dowmetal Magnesium
- 1945-Jun-25
Print advertisement for Dowmetal, a magnesium alloy manufactured and sold by the Dow Chemical Company. The advertisement features illustrated depictions of women using typewriters presumably made from Dowmetal. The…
- Creator Of Work Dow Chemical Company
- Subject Dow Chemical Company, Chemical industry, Corporations, Magnesium, Magnesium alloys, Magnesium industry and trade, Women in advertising
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Letter from Max Bredig to Alfred and Eva Schnell, June 17, 1945
- 1945-Jun-17
Letter addressed to Alfred Schnell (1900-1944) and Eva Schnell (1913-1944) from Max Albert Bredig ( 1902-1977). Bredig asks how the Schnells are and tells them he has prepaid a cable for their answer.
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Letter from Linus Pauling to Durand Churchill, Jr.
- 1945-Jun-08
In this letter Pauling reiterates requests for permission to discuss and publish on the oxygen meter, and argues for loosening security classification. He cites Arnold O. Beckman's permission to discuss the project…
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Letter from Linus Pauling to Irvin S. Stewart
- 1945-Jun-05
Linus Pauling's oxygen meter was developed as a military project and the details were classified. In this letter, Pauling requested permission to discuss the oxygen meter at a Caltech seminar. He also states a desire to…