Year: <span class="from" data-blrl-begin="1940">1940</span> to <span class="to" data-blrl-end="1944">1944</span> - Philadelphia Area Archives Search Results

The Paul J. Flory papers, 1931-1985 (inclusive) 1950-1978 (bulk)

Extent:: 38 linear feet (76 boxes)
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The Rohm & Haas Company archives, 1743-1998 (inclusive) 1907-1983 (bulk)

Extent:: 152 linear feet
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The Vincent J. Coates Collection of Instrumentation Ephemera, 1933-1970 (inclusive)

Extent:: .25 linear feet (1 box)
Abstract:: The material is mostly undated but the bulk of the collection predates the arrival of computerized analytical instruments.

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Albert Einstein Letter to Julian H. Krotchner, 1940 July 5

Extent:: 0.1 linear feet (1 folder.)
Abstract:: A letter written by German-born theoretical physicist Albert Einstein to Julian H. Krotchner.

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Assorted Philatelic Chemistry Materials Collection, 1935-2006 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.1 linear feet (1 folder.)
Abstract:: A collection of postage stamps, postal covers, and sheets of stamps related to the field of chemistry.

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Leon B. Gortler – Knox Family Collection, 1912-2015 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.6 linear feet (1 hollinger box.)
Abstract:: A collection of materials created, collected, and maintained by Leon B. Gortler pertaining to the Knox Family, particularly brothers and African-American chemists William Jacob Knox, Jr. and Lawrence Howland Knox.

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Ginger Heck Scientific Instruments Publications Collection, 1933-1985 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.2 linear feet (1 half hollinger box.)
Abstract:: A collection of scientific instruments publications collected by Ginger Heck.

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Photographs and Ephemera from the Records of the Chemists' Club, 1863-1990s (inclusive) 1940s-1990s (bulk)

Extent:: 6 linear feet (6 boxes; ca. 608 print photographs; negatives; lantern slides)
Abstract:: Photographs and lantern slides depicting group members, events, and buildings associated with The Chemist's Club in New York City, predominately from the 1940s through the 1990s.

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Photographs from the Papers of Daniel W. Fox, 1934-1991 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2 linear feet (2 boxes; ca. 319 print photographs; negatives; transparencies)
Abstract:: Photographs from the career of research chemist Daniel W. Fox.

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Photographs from the Records of the American Chemical Society Division of Cellulose Chemistry, 1920-1976 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1 linear feet (1 box; 65 print photographs and negatives)
Abstract:: Black and white photographs, primarily portraits, related to the history of the American Chemical Society Division of Cellulose Chemistry.

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Advertisements from the Dow Chemical Historical Collection, 1921-1993 (inclusive) 1936-1986 (bulk)

Extent:: 14 linear feet (14 boxes; ca. over 900 items)
Abstract:: A collection of print advertisements, leaflets, posters and other ephemera created by the Dow Chemical Company, ranging from 1921-1993.

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Dow Chemical Company Historical Image Collection, 1942-1998 (inclusive) 1963-1986 (bulk)

Extent:: 93 linear feet (93 boxes)
Abstract:: Photographs and slides depicting the facilities, operations, and products of the Dow Chemical Company, primarily dating from the second half of the twentieth century. This collection is Section 10 of the Dow Chemical Historical Collection.

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American Friends Fellowship Council Records, 1933-1954 (inclusive)

Extent:: 22.5 linear ft. (45 boxes)
Abstract:: The American Friends Fellowship Council had its origin in the Fellowship Committee of the American Friends Service Committee. Founded in 1933, its primary purpose was to foster an increased interest in Quakerism throughout the United States and to draw all Friends groups into closer sympathy and fellowship. The Fellowship Council merged with the Friends World Committee, American Section, in 1954. The collection includes correspondence and administrative records, minutes, financial statements, membership lists, publicity, correspondence about new meetings, Intervisitation, and Wider Quaker Fellowship, 1933-1954.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

Byberry Hall Association Records, 1847-1981 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.3 linear ft. (1 box)
Abstract:: Byberry Hall Association was organized in 1854 when the citizens of Byberry township and vicinity decided to form a company for the purpose of erecting a building where residents could meet to hear lectures, hold elections, etc. This collection contains the records of the Byberry Hall Association, 1847-1981. It includes the secretary's book containing minutes (1854-1905); account books, deeds and miscellaneous papers.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

Friends Boarding Home of Bucks Quarterly Meeting Records, 1896-2013 (inclusive)

Extent:: 2.3 linear ft. (2 boxes and 9 volumes)
Abstract:: Friends Boarding Home of Bucks Quarterly Meeting, a Quaker boarding home for the aged in Newtown. Pennsylvania, was opened in 1897 and incorporated in 1899. In 1900 it moved to a new building erected on Congress Street, with funds given by Edward M. Paxson in memory of his parents. Friends' Village was opened in 1981. The records include correspondence, minute books, constitution and legal papers, reports, and other papers.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

Friends Freedmen's Association Records, 1863-1982 (inclusive)

Extent:: 9 linear ft. (18 boxes)
Abstract:: Friends' Freedmen's Association was an organization of Philadelphia Quakers founded in 1863 as Friends' Association of Philadelphia and Its Vicinity, for the Relief of Colored Freemen. Its purpose was to provide relief and education to formerly enslaved people during and after the Civil War. The name was changed circa 1873. From 1947-1955 the Association supported black students in schools and summer work camps. From 1955-1970 the income from investments was used to provide grants for scholarship to needy black students. From 1970 income and principal was distributed yearly primarily among Bryn Mawr, Earlham, Guilford, and Haverford Colleges. In January 1982 the Association was dissolved. The funds were distributed among the four colleges named above to be used as aid to black students as the J. Henry Scattergood Scholarship Fund. The collection contains the records of the Friends' Freedmen's Association, including minutes, charter, by-laws, minutes, reports, and publications. Also...(see more)

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

Friends General Conference Records, 1867-2013 (inclusive)

Extent:: 47.5 linear ft. (106 boxes)
Abstract:: Friends General Conference is a Quaker organization in the unprogrammed tradition of the Religious Society of Friends which primarily serves affiliated yearly and monthly meetings. For additional information about Friends General Conference, please consult their web site: http://www.fgcquaker.org/info/

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

American Friends Service Committee Reference Files, 1916-1944 (inclusive)

Extent:: 7.5 linear ft. (15 boxes)
Abstract:: Contains the reference files collected and assembled by American Friends Service Committee over many years to keep it informed of parallel service work by British and Irish Friends. Includes minutes, reports, and related papers of Friends' War Victims' Relief Committee, Friends' Council for International Service, Friends Service Council, and other Quaker relief agencies, mostly under the direction of London and Dublin Yearly Meetings.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

Griscom Hall Association, 1907-1961 (inclusive)

Extent:: 0.5 linear ft. (1 box)
Abstract:: Griscom Hall Association was a Quaker organization which established and ran Griscom Hall, a summer recreational facility for young Quakers in Buck Hill Falls, Pennsylvania. The collection contains correspondence, reports, a history of the Hall and the Association, and other related papers.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

Sunnycrest Farm for Negro Boys (Cheyney, Pa.) Records, 1855-1956 (inclusive)

Extent:: 1.75 linear ft. (4 boxes)
Abstract:: Sunnycrest Farm for Negro Boys was founded in 1855 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, as the Home for Destitute Colored Children, a Hicksite Quaker women's charity which provided shelter and education for black children (generally boys) and then placed them with private families. The Home built a new facility in Cheyney, Pa, in 1922, and the name was changed to Sunnycrest Farm for Negro Boys in 1945. The collection contains minutes, financial and legal records, and reports.

Held at: Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College [Contact Us]

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