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This digital collection features selected chemistry sets, molecular models, and science kits used for both instruction and play, all primarily from the mid-20th century. Some of these objects were previously on display in the Institute's museum as part of the Science at Play exhibition. Materials in this collection also include lecture notes, such as Louis Pasteur’s on stereochemistry, as well as letters between scientists concerning the state of scientific education.

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  • 36 items
    Handbooks and manuals

    Microcraft Senior Microscopy Manual

    • 1953

    Manual written to accompany the Microcraft Microscope Set No. 310 for the amateur microscopist. Includes instructions for using the microscope and accessories, as well as a range of experiments and recommendations for…

    • Manufacturer Porter Chemical Company
    • Subject Chemistry sets, Porter Chemical Company, Chemistry--Experiments, Microscopy, Science--Experiments, Science--Study and teaching, Education, Secondary, Microscopes, Chemistry--Handbooks, manuals, etc.
  • Photographs

    National 4-H Entomology Program exhibition display (1953)

    • 1953-Dec-03

    General view of an exhibition display for the National 4-H Entomology Program sponsored by the Hercules Powder Company.

    Formed in 1912 as part of an anti-trust settlement with DuPont, the Hercules Powder Company (later…

    • Creator Of Work Hercules Incorporated
    • Photographer Lighthall, Allison
    • Subject 4-H clubs, Corporations, Entomology, Entomology--Research, Hercules Incorporated, Science--Study and teaching, Insects
  • 28 items
    Handbooks and manuals

    Gilbert Home Chemistry

    • 1954

    Manual written to accompany the Gilbert Chemistry Outfit No. 7 chemistry set for middle to high school-age students, especially boys. Includes instructions for a range of home chemistry experiments requiring only…

    • Manufacturer A.C. Gilbert Company
    • Subject Chemistry sets, A.C. Gilbert Company, Chemistry--Experiments, Chemistry--Handbooks, manuals, etc., Science--Experiments, Science--Study and teaching, Education, Secondary, Chemistry
  • Chemistry sets

    Gilbert No. 1 Chemistry Outfit

    • 1954

    Chemistry sets reached their heyday in the 1950s, but production of them began in the United States during World War I. Playing with a toy chemistry set inspired many a boy to become a chemist, and not until the late…

    • Manufacturer A.C. Gilbert Company
    • Subject Chemistry sets, A.C. Gilbert Company
  • 2 items
    Chemistry sets

    Gilbert Chemistry Outfit no. 7

    • 1954

    Wooden case with a blue synthetic covering. Case opens on a hinge to reveal three shelves of amber glass bottles with red metal lids; 21 bottles containing the following: aluminum sulphate, ammonium chloride, borax,…

    • Manufacturer A.C. Gilbert Company
    • Subject Chemistry sets, A.C. Gilbert Company
  • 107 items
    Handbooks and manuals

    Fun with Gilbert Chemistry

    • 1954

    Manual written to accompany the Gilbert Chemistry Outfit No. 7 chemistry set for middle to high school-age students. Includes a range of experiments in areas of inorganic chemistry, electrochemistry, organic chemistry,…

    • Publisher A.C. Gilbert Company
    • Author Johnson, Treat B., Gilbert, A. C. (Alfred Carlton), 1884-1961
    • Subject Chemistry sets, A.C. Gilbert Company, Chemistry--Experiments, Science--Study and teaching, Education, Secondary, Science--Experiments
  • Chemistry sets

    Handy Andy Junior Chemistry Lab

    • 1955

    Cardboard box with removable lid; lime cardboard insert with various indentations and slits for chemicals and tools; on the bottom is a row of six amber glass bottles with lime metallic removable lids houses in…

    • Manufacturer Skil-Craft Corporation
    • Subject Chemistry sets, Skil-Craft Corporation
  • Molecular models

    Sargent Molecular Model Kit

    • 1955 – 1965

    White cardboard box with blue writing; contains black, blue, yellow, red, and green spheres as well as wooden and metal connectors.

    Models kits, such as this one, are often found in laboratories and classrooms and are…

    • Manufacturer E.H. Sargent and Company
    • Subject Molecules--Models
  • 3 items
    Chemistry sets

    Harmonic Reed Corporation Spitz Junior Planetarium

    • Circa 1955
    • Manufacturer Harmonic Reed Corporation
    • Subject Harmonic Reed Corporation, Astronomy, Toys, Astronomical instruments
  • 2 items
    Scientific apparatus and instruments

    Series Sixty student microscope

    • 1955 – 1960

    American Optical Corporation Sixty student model monocular microscope features American Optical Spencer objective lenses.

    American Optical Corporation was a successor to the Spencer Lens Company, founded by Charles…

    • Manufacturer American Optical Corporation
    • Subject Microscopes, Scientific apparatus and instruments, Science--Study and teaching, American Optical Corporation
  • 4 items
    Advertisements, Lithographs, Ephemera

    Monsanto Hall of Chemistry pamphlet

    • 1955

    The cover of this chromolithograph pamphlet depicts the entrance of Monsanto's Hall of Chemistry exhibit which opened in Disneyland's Tomorrowland in July 1955. Foldout contains illustrations and text on how chemistry…

    • Creator Of Work Monsanto Company
    • Subject Science--Study and teaching, Chemistry, California--Disneyland, Monsanto Company
  • Chemistry sets

    Gilbert Chemistry Experiment Lab No. 12006

    • 1955 – 1959

    Chemistry sets reached their heyday in the 1950s, but production of them began in the United States during World War I. Playing with a toy chemistry set inspired many a boy to become a chemist, and not until the late…

    • Manufacturer A.C. Gilbert Company
    • Subject Chemistry sets, A.C. Gilbert Company
  • 8 items
    Pamphlets

    Fourth Annual Southern California Science Fair

    • 1955

    The pamphlet provides an overview of the rules, prizes, and purpose of the Southern California Science Fair, held April 23-29, 1955, at the Los Angeles County Museum. The following year, Beckman Instruments would become…

    • Subject Science--Study and teaching, Science fairs, Science projects
  • 7 items
    Pamphlets

    5th Annual Southern California Science Fair

    • 1956

    The pamphlet provides an overview of the rules, prizes, and purpose of the Southern California Science Fair, held April 14-20, 1956, at the Los Angeles County Museum. Beckman Instruments was a sponsor of the Science…

    • Subject Science--Study and teaching, Science fairs, Science projects, Education, Beckman Instruments, inc.
  • 26 items
    Pamphlets

    Fifth Annual Southern California Science Fair Catalog of Exhibits

    • 1956

    The booklet describes the organization responsible for the Fifth Annual Southern California Science Fair, held in April at the Los Angeles County Museum. A list of student exhibitors includes their name, grade, exhibit…

    • Subject Science--Study and teaching, Science fairs, Science projects
  • Business correspondence

    Letter from Robert N. DuPuis to Arnold O. Beckman

    • 1956-Jul-20

    This is one of many letters written to Arnold Beckman in response to his speech on the topic of education. Robert DuPuis, a vice president of Philip Morris, suggests that improved salaries and industry-sponsored…

    • Addressee Beckman, Arnold O.
    • Author DuPuis, Robert N.
    • Subject Teachers, Beckman, Arnold O., Speeches, addresses, etc., Teachers--Training of, Education, Science--Study and teaching
  • 4 items
    Business correspondence

    Draft of a letter from Arnold O. Beckman to Sidney D. Kirkpatrick

    • 1956-Nov

    In this draft, Arnold Beckman describes the chain of events that lead up to his speech on the subject of public education and states that the vast majority of feedback received has been positive. He then addresses the…

    • Addressee Kirkpatrick, Sidney D.
    • Author Beckman, Arnold O.
    • Subject Teachers, Vocational education, Beckman, Arnold O., McGraw-Hill Book Company, Speeches, addresses, etc., Kirkpatrick, Sidney D. (Sidney Dale), 1894-1973, Education, Science--Study and teaching, Teachers--Rating of
  • Chemistry sets

    Kosmos Lehrspielzeug [Teaching Toy] 2 All-Chemist

    • 1957

    Cover features the image of a boy playing with a chemistry set flanked by a man working in an industrial lab; interior has a yellow plastic compartment tray that houses the multiple components of the kit; components…

    • Manufacturer Kosmos
    • Subject Chemistry sets
  • 48m 37s
    Video Recordings

    Linus Pauling Lectures on Valence and Molecular Structures: Part 3

    • 1957

    In this third lecture in a series on valence and molecular structure, Pauling addresses ligancy, coordination numbers and complexes, metallic valence, oxidation numbers, hydrogen bonds, and weak forces.

    • Producer Chapin, Robert, Chapin, Jane
    • Subject Science--Study and teaching, Atomic structure, Atomic structure--Study and teaching, Valence (Theoretical chemistry)
  • 50m 07s
    Video Recordings

    Linus Pauling Lectures on Valence and Molecular Structures: Part 2

    • 1957

    In part two of this lecture series on valence and molecular structures, Pauling focuses on ionic and covalent bonds, bond and molecular resonance, and how different bonds effect an element's properties. To demonstrate,…

    • Producer Chapin, Robert, Chapin, Jane
    • Subject Science--Study and teaching, Atomic structure, Valence (Theoretical chemistry), Atomic structure--Study and teaching, Valence (Theoretical chemistry)
  • 50m 41s
    Video Recordings

    Linus Pauling Lectures on Valence and Molecular Structures: Part 1

    • 1957

    This is the first in a series of three recorded lectures about valence and atomic structure given by Linus Pauling when he was a professor of chemistry at the California Institute of Technology. In this lecture, Pauling…

    • Producer Chapin, Robert, Chapin, Jane
    • Subject Science--Study and teaching, Atomic structure, Atomic structure--Study and teaching, Valence (Theoretical chemistry)
  • Business correspondence

    Letter from Farrington Daniels to Theodor Benfey

    • 1957-Feb-07

    Concerns recommendation of Tom Newlin as a teaching assistant as well as plans for revising the Chemistry program at Earlham College. The last paragraph makes references to the current state of development of solar…

    • Addressee Benfey, O. Theodor (Otto Theodor), 1925-
    • Author Daniels, Farrington, 1889-1972
    • Subject Science--Study and teaching, Benfey, O. Theodor (Otto Theodor), 1925-, Daniels, Farrington, 1889-1972, Earlham College, Harvard University, Solar energy
  • 2 items
    Chemistry sets

    Gilbert Lab Technician Set for Girls

    • 1958

    Chemistry sets reached their heyday in the 1950s, but production of them began in the United States during World War I. Playing with a toy chemistry set inspired many a boy to become a chemist, and not until the late…

    • Manufacturer A.C. Gilbert Company
    • Subject Chemistry sets, A.C. Gilbert Company
  • 2 items
    Chemistry sets

    Gilbert no. 13025 Microscope and Lab Set

    • 1960 – 1969

    White metal case with color graphic of two young boys using the Gilbert microscope set. Case opens on a hinge. Inside, a blue styrofoam tray holds a plastic microscope, an electric plug-in light, an objective lens, a…

    • Manufacturer A.C. Gilbert Company
    • Subject Chemistry sets, Microscopes, A.C. Gilbert Company
  • 2 items
    Chemistry sets

    Kenner's Girder & Panel Hydro-Dynamic Building Set No. 11

    • 1960 – 1965
    • Manufacturer Kenner Products
    • Subject Educational toys--Design and construction
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