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Letter from Dr. Walter E. Massey to Dr. Henry McBay

  • 1976-May-06

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Walter E. Massey (1938-) congratulates Henry McBay (1914-1995) for receiving the "Outstanding Teacher Award in Chemistry." Massey reminisces about his time as a student of McBay in 1954 and expresses his gratitude for McBay's teaching methods.

Dr. Walter Massey was the first African American professor of physics at Brown University. From 1975-1979, he served as a Professor of Physics and College Dean at Brown.

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  • Dr. Walter E. Massey
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  • Series I. Correspondence Files, 1935-1998, undated
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  • Box 1, Folder 96

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Massey, Walter E. “Letter from Dr. Walter E. Massey to Dr. Henry McBay,” May 6, 1976. Henry C. McBay Papers, Box 1, Folder 96. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/s28p4ir.

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