Consisting of digitized materials from the Othmer Library, the modern collection includes works published after 1850. Strengths of the collection include general science, physics, chemistry, chemical technology, environment technology, and engineering.
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41 items
Makers of Modernity: Members of the Pittcon Hall of Fame
- 2005
Publication highlighting the members of the Pittcon Hall of Fame. Each of these scientific instrument makers has been awarded the Pittcon Heritage Award for making vital contributions to the field of instrumentation.…
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3 items
Painting with Putnam Fadeless Dyes
- 1950s
Pamphlet written by Dorothy Lawless (1906-1981) about using Putnam Fadeless Dyes to make colorful floral hooked rugs. Lawless provides instructions for dying textiles and gives color suggestions for specific flowers.…
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318 items
Food Infections and Food Intoxications
- 1928
An overview of the etiology, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and prophylaxis of food poisoning. Content is divided into three sections: infections from food, intoxication from food, and zoo-parasitic infections acquired…
- Author Damon, Samuel Reed
- Publisher Williams & Wilkins
- Printer Waverly Press
- Subject Food poisoning, Medical parasitology, Diseases--Causes and theories of causation, Intoxication, Food science
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52 items
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172 items
The Theory and Technique of Quantitative Analysis
- 1928
A textbook of analytical chemistry for undergraduate students. Content emphasizes the technique and theory of analytical labwork, stating in the forward "The true analyst must analyze his method before he can analyze…
- Author Farnsworth, Marie
- Publisher John Wiley & Sons
- Subject Analytical chemistry, Analytical chemistry--Quantitative, Women in chemistry, Women in science, Farnsworth, Marie
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230 items
Practical Automotive Lacquering
- 1928
Volume II of the Practical Finishing Series. This work "contains all the latest information on the mechanical part of the finishing process, while Volume I, Practical Color Simplified, places in the hands of the user...…
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174 items
The Chemistry of Crude Drugs : An Elementary Textbook for Students of Pharmacognosy
- 1928
A textbook intended to provide an overview of crude drugs for pharmaceutical students. Crude drugs are naturally occurring, unrefined substances used in medicine. The chapters of this work are organized by chemical and…
- Author Driver, John Edmund, 1900-
- Publisher Longmans, Green, and Co.
- Contributor Trease, George Edward, 1902-
- Subject Drugs, Pharmaceutical chemistry, Pharmacology, Textbooks, Pharmacognosy
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154 items
The Food, Drug, and Insecticide Administration
- 1928
Number 50 in a series of service monographs analyzing the various functions of the United States Government. The series was published by the Brookings Institute for Government Research, an "association of citizens…
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158 items
Copra and Coconut Oil
- 1928
The second of five publications from a research study on fats and oils conducted by the Food Research Institute of the University of Stanford. This work focuses on the economics of coconut oil and its rapid growth in…
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104 items
A Tale of Soap and Water
- 1928
A history of bathing and personal hygiene from the prehistoric age to present day. The author describes the religious and cultural significance of bathing around the world and describes methods of bathing used by…
- Author Hallock, Grace T. (Grace Taber), 1893-
- Publisher Cleanliness Institute
- Subject Hygiene, Bathing customs in literature, Baths, Soap
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32 items
A Quantitative Study of the Influence of Acetate and Phosphate on the Enzymic Activity of the Amylase of Aspergillus Oryzae
- 1928
Thesis by Marguerite Griffith Tyler (1881-1969) written in partial fulfillment of her doctoral degree in chemistry from Columbia University. Tyler earned her Bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan (1903) and…
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40 items
Alcohol Through the Ages
- 1928
A collection of advertisements for the Kentucky Alcohol Corporation. Each advertisement describes a point in history related to insdustrial alcohol and distillation. Together, the collection paints a picture of…
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189 items
Kingsport: A Romance of Industry
- 1928
A history of the development of Kingsport, Tennessee, a township home to fifteen major industrial corporations at the time of this work's publication. The work is split into three parts: Historical Background, the…
- Author Long, Howard
- Publisher Sevier Press
- Subject Chemical industry, Tennessee--Kingsport, Corporations, Commerce, Industries
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144 items
Chemical Laboratory Manual, prepared to accompany Bogert's "Fundamentals of Chemistry"
- 1927
Workbook corresponding to the textbook Fundamentals of Chemistry, a Textbook for Nurses and Other Students of Applied Chemistry, by Dr. L. Jean Bogert (1888-1970), a textbook for first and second-year undergraduate…
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328 items
Fundamentals of Chemistry : A Text-Book for Nurses and Other Students of Applied Chemistry
- 1924
Textbook for first and second-year undergraduate students of applied chemistry. Author Dr. Jean Bogert (1888-1970) states in her preface that this work is set apart from other chemical textbooks due to its emphasis on…
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18 items
Chemistry in Song
- 1931
Pamphlet distributed to attendees of the 82nd meeting of the American Chemical Society (ACS). Includes lyrics for 16 chemistry and ACS-themed songs set to the tune of popular melodies.
- Creator Of Work Western New York Section of the American Chemical Society
- Contributor American Chemical Society
- Subject Chemistry, Parodies, imitations, etc., American Chemical Society, Meetings
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52 items
Rumford Fruit Recipes
- 1927
A cookbook containing fruit-based recipes for a variety of dishes including desserts, jams, cocktails, and baked goods. The work is published by the Rumford Company, a chemical manufacturer and producer of baking…
- Author Wallace, Lily Haxworth
- Publisher Rumford Company
- Subject Rumford Company, Recipes, Cookbooks, Cooking (Fruit), Fruit, Baking powder
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202 items
The Coal Tar Colours of the Farbwerke vorm. Meister Lucius & Brüning, Höchst on the Main, Germany
- The Coal Tar Colours, their Properties and Reactions, and the Methods of their Application
- 1896
Sample book containing a "general survey of [Farwerke vorm. Meister Lucius & Brüning's] various coloring matters... their solubility, the methods of applying them to wool, cotton, and silk, and their employment in…
- Creator Of Work Farbwerke vorm. Meister Lucius & Brüning
- Publisher The Farbwerke
- Subject Dyes and dyeing, Coal-tar colors, Farbwerke vorm. Meister Lucius & Brüning
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258 items
Praktisches Handbuch des Zeugdrucks
- 1905
Sample book containing 158 fabric samples with displaying a wide variety of printed patterns with recipes and methods. The final pages of the book include a series of advertisements for several dyestuff companies.
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121 items
Die Wollfarbstoffe
- 1928
The third edition of a sample book advertising woolen dye products from J. R. Geigy AG. Contains 289 dyed woolen samples. Information about each sample's light fastness, solubility, physical stability, and other…
- Publisher J.R. Geigy A.G.
- Subject Dyes and dyeing, Dyes and dyeing--Wool, Dye industry, J.R. Geigy A.G.
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20 items
Tabellarische Uebersicht über die künstlichen organischen Farbstoffe und ihre Anwendung in Färberei und Zeugdruck
- Tabular Overview of Artificial Organic Dyes and Their Use in Dyeing and Fabric Printing
- 1905
Pamphlet containing 82 dyed fabric samples organized in a table. The table provides the trade name of the dye used, application instructions, and colorfastness observations. Dyes shown include diazo dyes, trisazo dyes,…
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156 items
The Dyer's Practical Guide : A Treatise on the Art of Dyeing Wool, Shoddy and Cotton
- 1884
Treatise containing "practical knowledge" on dyeing for manufacturers, with sections on mordants, chemicals used in dyeing, wool scouring, extracting cotton from wool, and 253 dye recipes for wool, cotton, and shoddy…
- Author Sherry, Frank
- Publisher Franklin Steam Printing House
- Subject Dyes and dyeing, Dyes and dyeing--Wool, Dyes and dyeing--Cotton, Formulas, recipes, etc.
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64 items
Die Wollfarbstoffe des Jahres 1913
- Circa 1913
Sample book from the Bayer Company, Inc. — the North American extension of the German company, Farbenfabriken vorm. Friedrich Bayer & Co.—containing mounted dyed wool thread and swatch samples. Bayer & Co. was the first…
- Creator Of Work Bayer Company, Inc.
- Publisher Bayer Company, Inc.
- Subject Dyes and dyeing, Dyes and dyeing--Wool, Farbenfabriken vorm. Friedrich Bayer & Co., Bayer Company, Inc.
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Consumer bag, industrial bag, any bag is our bag. That's Marlex® in action.
- 1977
Phillips Chemical Company advertisement printed in volume 54 of Modern Plastics. The advertisement promotes the chemical company's brandname plastic film, Marlex, a high density polyethylene plastic. The ad is…
- Creator Of Work Charles H. Phillips Chemical Co.
- Publisher Breskin & Charleton Publication Corp.
- Subject Plastics industry and trade, Plastics, Charles H. Phillips Chemical Co., Plastic bags, High-density polyethylene
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15 items
Acid Colors on Piece Goods
- After 1900 – before 1950
Sample book containing dyeing instructions and 54 mounted fabric swatches dyed with National Aniline & Chemical Company manufactured dyes. Consists of one cardboard leaf that folds out into 9 sections.