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Letter from Henry A. Hill to Henry McBay

  • 1978-Nov-20

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Henry Hill (1915-1979), the first African American president of the American Chemical Society (ACS), writes to Henry McBay (1914-1995) to inquire whether McBay recalls crossing paths with Mary Alice Connelly Moore after a series of meetings conducted by the ACS Board Committee on Grants and Awards among scientists from predominantly Black colleges.

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  • Estate of Dr. Henry Aaron Hill
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  • Series I. Correspondence Files Series I. Correspondence Files, 1935-1998, undated
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  • Box 1, Folder 71

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Hill, Henry Aaron. “Letter from Henry A. Hill to Henry McBay,” November 20, 1978. Henry C. McBay Papers, Box 1, Folder 71. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/5l15b5i.

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