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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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9 items
The Challenge Ahead: Improving Black Student Graduation by the Task Force on Black Student Persistence
- 1987-Mar
A report titled, The Challenge Ahead: Improving Black Student Graduation created by the Task Force on Black Student Persistence at the University of California, Berkeley, March 1987. This document outlines…
- Creator Of Work Handy, Calvin, Jones, Betty
- Subject Minority college students, University of California, Berkeley, College students, Black
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10M 46S
AATCC: Your Leader in the Textile Industry
- Standards for the Textile Industry
- After 1980 – before 1993
Promotional video produced by the American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists to encourage new membership. Features then-president of the AATCC, William R. Martin, Jr. The AATCC is a professional organization…
- Creator Of Work American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists
- Producer Horizon Video Productions, Inc.
- Subject American Association of Textile Chemists and Colorists, Textile industry, Textile chemistry, Career development, Congresses and conventions, Chemical industry, Dyes and dyeing, Dyes and dyeing--Textile fibers, Dyes and dyeing--Textile fibers--Testing
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Portrait of Samuel P. Massie
- Circa 1987
Black and white portrait of Samuel P. Massie (1919-2005).
Massie was an African American chemist who researched the synthesis and development of therapeutic drugs, focusing on treating malaria, herpes, meningitis, and…
- Subject African American chemists, Portraits, Massie, Samuel, Chemists
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Let's Go to Dookey Chase's
- 1987-Mar
Draft of an address given by Samuel P. Massie (1919-2005) on the occasion of receiving the Henry A. Hill Award. The Henry A. Hill Award, now known as the Dr. Henry A. Hill Distinguished Lecturer, is awarded by the…
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Draft of a biography of Samuel P. Massie
- 1987-Mar
Draft of a biography of Samuel P. Massie (1919-2005). Massie was an African American chemist who researched the synthesis and development of therapeutic drugs, focusing on treating malaria, herpes, meningitis, and…
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Letter from Samuel P. Massie to Charles Harper, March 1987
- 1987-Mar-11
Letter from Samuel P. Massie (1919-2005) to Charles Harper dated March 11, 1987. Massie expresses his gratitude for receiving the Henry A. Hill Award and informs Harper that the title of his acceptance speech is "Let's…
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Letter to William A. Lester, Jr. from W. A. Clemens, August 5, 1994
- 1994-Aug-05
Letter from William A. Clemens, Jr. (1932-2020) to William A. Lester, Jr. (1937-) informing Lester that he has been elected a Fellow of the California Academy of Sciences.
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Letter from William A. Lester, Jr. to Dr. W. A. Clemens, August 1994
- 1994-Aug-09
Letter from William A. Lester, Jr. (1937-) to William A. Clemens, Jr. (1932-2020), August 9, 1994. Lester thanks Clemens for informing him that he was elected as a Fellow of the Academy of Sciences.
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12 items
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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16 items
Proposal for Quantum Monte Carlo for Molecular Studies
- 1988-Jan-11 – 1988-Mar-24
Proposal for Quantum Monte Carlo for Molecular Studies by William A. Lester, Jr. (1937-) and Peter J. Reynolds (1949-). The proposal includes a letter from Rachel Chrisman, from the San Diego Supercomputer Center, an…
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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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1H 50M 29S
Samuel Natelson lecture to the Ohio Valley Section of the American Association for Clinical Chemistry
- 1992
Samuel Natelson's lecture focuses on his time at the Rockford Memorial Hospital (Rockford, Illinois) as a clinical chemist, where he worked on improving the odds for survival of the premature infants. Specifically,…