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The Papers of Georg and Max Bredig, 1891-1968 (inclusive) 1894-1944 (bulk)

Extent:
21.0 linear feet ((30 boxes and 213 books))
Abstract:
This collection of mixed media contains manuscripts, photographs, publications, artifacts and works of art collected and owned by Georg and Max Bredig. The collection documents Georg Bredig's scientific training and rise to prominence as a gifted physical chemist in pre-World War II Germany. In contrast, the scope of the collection takes a dramatic shift after the Nazi rise to power in 1933. As a result of Bredig's Jewish descent, his scientific career and very way of life was brought to an abrupt halt. These documents describe the Bredig family's struggle to survive the horrors of Nazi-occupied Europe, to secure visas and offers of employment for themselves and their colleagues, and to ultimately emigrate to the United States.

Held at: Science History Institute Archives [Contact Us]

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The Papers of Max Bredig, 1889-1978 (inclusive) 1925-1965 (bulk)

Extent:
27.0 linear feet (23 boxes.)
Abstract:
The Papers of Max Bredig contain manuscripts, photographs, publications, and artifacts which were created or collected by Max Bredig. The collection documents Max's early life and career in Germany and contains a large amount of family and personal correspondence. The personal correspondence shifts to predominantly professional correspondence after he immigrated to the United States in 1933. Max's career as a physical chemist at the Vanadium Corporation of America and later the Oak Ridge National Laboratory is well documented among these papers. This collection is an addendum to the Papers of Georg and Max Bredig located at the Science History Institute.

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Russel Clark notes on chemistry lectures delivered by Dr. James Woodhouse at the University of Pennsylvania, approximately 1798-1809 (inclusive)

Extent:
0.1 linear_foot (1 volume)
Abstract:
This notebook documenting chemistry lectures delivered by Dr. James Woodhouse at the University of Pennsylvania was kept by Russel Clark some time after 1798 and before 1809. The first section of the notebook focuses on the theoretical principles of chemistry, while the latter half of the volume lists and describes various substances organized by their scientific classifications. Dr. James Woodhouse (1770-1809) was a prominent chemist and lecturer and chair of the chemistry at the University of Pennsylvania.

Held at: University of Pennsylvania: Kislak Center for Special Collections, Rare Books and Manuscripts [Contact Us]

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Edith Ballinger Price Collection, 1881-1911 (inclusive)

Extent:
.01 linear feet (1 folder)
Abstract:
A collection of eleven offprints and one journal containing papers written by the American physical chemist Theodore William Richards and maintained by his niece, Edith Ballinger Price.

Held at: Science History Institute Archives [Contact Us]

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Edgar Fahs Smith Memorial Collection Booklet, 1937

Extent:
.01 linear feet (1 folder)
Abstract:
One booklet, titled The Story of the Edgar Fahs Smith Memorial Collection in the History of Chemistry by Eva V. Armstrong, published by the University of Pennsylvania in 1937.

Held at: Science History Institute Archives [Contact Us]

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