Robert J. Baptista (1944-) is a chemist and a colorant industry historian. He was born in Elizabeth, New Jersey and attended the Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken, New Jersey. He received his B.S. in chemistry in 1966 and his Ph.D. in 1972. Baptista has been employed by several chemical firms, including Verona Dyestuffs Corporation, Mobay Chemical Corporation, Harmon Colors Corporation, and Miles, Incorporated among others. This collection includes research files, business files, publications, reports, sales agreements, forms, statements, testimonies, and proceedings belonging to Robert J. Baptista. Only a small portion of this collection has been digitized.
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Photo of Dyestuff equipment
- Undated
Black and white photograph of a dyestuff laboratory. Pictured equipment may be dyestuff dryers.
- Subject Dye industry, Dyes and dyeing, Industries, Laboratories
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Dye Laboratory
- After 1940 – before 1970
Black and white photograph showing the interior of a dye laboratory of the General Dyestuff Corporation, likely in Providence, Rhode Island.
