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Letter from W. L. Pereira to Arnold O. Beckman

  • 1957-Sep-20

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Architect William Pereira writes to invite Arnold O. Beckman to a dinner in celebration of an award for the Helipot building in Newport Beach, California. The Pereira & Luckman-designed building was to be honored as one of the "Foremost Forty" by the local chapter of the American Institute of Architects.

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  • 8.5 in. W x 11 in. L
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  • (top right corner) "Sep 24 1957"
  • (lower left corner) "D. Teasford"
  • (right margin) "You will be in S.F. (?) Internat'l Indust. Dev. Conf."
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  • Courtesy of Science History Institute

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  • Series II. Business Activities Files
  • Sub-series 1. Correspondence
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  • Box 14, Folder 25

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Scientific Biography
Arnold O. Beckman

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Pereira, William L. “Letter from W. L. Pereira to Arnold O. Beckman,” September 20, 1957. Beckman Historical Collection, Box 14, Folder 25. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/g732d982z.

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