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Fred C. Weber Gerber Method Collection

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Call Number:
030.001
Repository:
Science History Institute Archives
Extent:
1.0 linear feet (1 record box.)
Language:
English and German
Preferred Citation:
Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Fred C. Weber Gerber Method Collection, 1914-1979, Science History Institute Archives, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Date:
1914-1979 (inclusive)
Creator:
Weber, Fred C.
Form:
Archival materials
Abstract:
A collection of correspondence, literature, and reports pertaining to the Gerber method from 1914 to 1979 as collected and maintained by Fred C. Weber.

Arranged alphabetically by company, the Fred C. Weber Gerber Method Collection includes correspondence, literature, and reports pertaining to the Gerber method from 1914 to 1979 as collected and maintained by Fred C. Weber. The materials included in the collection were produced by companies, corporations, and organizations including the American Standards Association and New Jersey Dairy Laboratories.

The Fred C. Weber Gerber Method Collection was donated to the Science History Institute by Fred Weber in June 2021.

There are no other known archival collections created by Fred C. Weber preserved at the date of processing.

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Science History Institute Archives
Finding Aid Author
Finding aid created and encoded into EAD by Sean Cureton.
Finding Aid Date
2023
Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes and the collection is open to the public.

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The Science History Institute holds copyright to the Fred C. Weber Gerber Method Collection. The researcher assumes full responsibility for all copyright, property, and libel laws as they apply.

Collection Inventory

Agricultura Article, 1938 September.
Box 1 Folder 1
American Milk Review, "The Gerber Fat Test Method Reviewed," Article, 1954 October.
Box 1 Folder 2
American Public Health Association, "Miscellaneous Chemical Methods," Article, undated.
Box 1 Folder 3
American Standards Association, C.E. Hilton Correspondence with the International Organization for Standardization, 1962-1965.
Box 1 Folder 4
American Standards Association, Correspondence and Instructions, 1959-1962.
Box 1 Folder 5
American Standards Association, Correspondence and Instructions, 1960-1965.
Box 1 Folder 6
American Standards Association, Gerber Method Correspondence, 1961-1962.
Box 1 Folder 7
Annual Conference of Dairy Fieldsmen and Sanitarians, "Raw Milk of Low Total and Thermoduric Count: A Guide for Dairy Field Men," Article, 1957.
Box 1 Folder 8
Annual Dairy Technology Conference, "An Introduction to the Gerber Test for Fat in Milk and Cream," Article, 1965 November 10.
Box 1 Folder 9
"Answers to Questions in Fat Test Examinations," Flyer, undated.
Box 1 Folder 10
Association of Official Agricultural Chemists, "The Gerber Volumetric Method for Determining the Percentage of Fat in Milk and Cream," Article, 1958.
Box 1 Folder 11
Belgium Gerber Method, Specifications, 1950-1954.
Box 1 Folder 12
British Standards Institution, Gerber Specifications and Correspondence, 1957-1959.
Box 1 Folder 13
Bureau International Permanent de Chimie Anyltique, Correspondence, 1958-1959.
Box 1 Folder 14
Calibration of Gerber Test Bottles, Correspondence and Publications, 1958-1961.
Box 1 Folder 15
Calibration of Pipettes, Correspondence, 1959.
Box 1 Folder 16
Central Standards Bureau Netherlands, Correspondence, 1958 October 21.
Box 1 Folder 17
De Bepaling Van Het Vetgehalte by A.F. Tamsma, H.J.J. Janssen, and S.A.H. Passenier, Correspondence, 1947 February 4.
Box 1 Folder 18
Food Industries, "A-B-C's of Coliform Control," Article, 1944 March.
Box 1 Folder 19
George H. Watrous, Correspondence, 1966-1979.
Box 1 Folder 20
Gerber Method Calibration, Data Diagrams and Publications, 1950.
Box 1 Folder 21
Gerber Test for Fat, Notes, 1952.
Box 1 Folder 22
Gerber Test Standards and Details, Correspondence and Publications, 1954-1959.
Box 1 Folder 23
Gerber Test Versus Roese-Gottlieb on Mayonnaise, Correspondence and Publications, 1955-1959.
Box 1 Folder 24
Germany Gerber Method Glassware, Diagrams, undated.
Box 1 Folder 25
Germany Gerber Method, Specifications, 1954.
Box 1 Folder 26
Heinz Hoffer, Correspondence and Publications, 1957-1959.
Box 1 Folder 27
Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station, "The Modified Babcock Test by Ernest O. Herreid," Article, 1951 October.
Box 1 Folder 28
International Association of Milk Dealers, Association Bulletin, 1944 June 13.
Box 1 Folder 29
International Gerber Method, Specifications, 1956-1959.
Box 1 Folder 30
Ireland Gerber Method, Specifications, 1955.
Box 1 Folder 31
Journal of the Association of Official Agricultural Chemists, "Report on the Fat in Dairy Products: Standardized Procedures for the Babcock Test for Milk by Ernest O. Herreid," Article, 1954 May.
Box 1 Folder 32
Journal of the Association of Official Agricultural Chemists, "Report on the Fat in Dairy Products: Variations by Different Technicians in Estimating Upper Meniscus of the Fat Column of the Babcock Test," Article, 1953 May.
Box 1 Folder 33
Journal of the Association of Official Agricultural Chemists, "Report on Fat in Milk by the Detergent Method by Ernest O. Herreid," Article, 1957 May.
Box 1 Folder 34
Journal of Dairy Science, "A Comparison of Detergent Tests for Butterfat in Milk with Official Methods," Article, 1958 March.
Box 1 Folder 35
Journal of Dairy Science, "Standardized Procedures for the Babcock Test for Milk," Article, 1954 June.
Box 1 Folder 36
Journal of Dairy Science, "Standardizing the Babcock Test for Milk by Increasing the Volume of the Sample and Eliminating the Meniscus on the Fat Column," Article, 1950 October.
Box 1 Folder 37
"Methods for Determining the Fat Content of Milk by L. Radema and H. Mulder," Article, 1948 July 5.
Box 1 Folder 38
Netherlands, Gerber Method Specifications, 1951-1959.
Box 1 Folder 39
New Jersey Dairy Laboratories, A.H. Robertson Correspondence, 1934-1960.
Box 1 Folder 40
New Jersey Dairy Laboratories, A.H. Robertson Correspondence, 1959.
Box 1 Folder 41
New Jersey Dairy Laboratories, "An Appraisal of the Gerber Test for Milk Fat in Milk and Market Milk Products by David Levowitz," Article, 1959.
Box 1 Folder 42
New Jersey Dairy Laboratories, A New Appraisal of Fat Tests for Milk, Flyer, 1959.
Box 1 Folder 43
New Jersey Dairy Laboratories, Correspondence, 1956-1958.
Box 1 Folder 44
New Jersey Dairy Laboratories, Current Dairy Products Control in New Jersey, Flyer, undated.
Box 1 Folder 46
New Jersey Dairy Laboratories, Gerber Method Correspondence and Instructions, 1941-1950.
Box 1 Folder 47
New Jersey Dairy Laboratories, Gerber Method Correspondence and Instructions, 1941-1952.
Box 1 Folder 48
New Jersey Dairy Laboratories, Gerber Method Correspondence and Instructions, 1941-1959.
Box 1 Folder 49
New Jersey Dairy Laboratories, Gerber Method Correspondence and Instructions, 1941-1959.
Box 1 Folder 50
New Jersey Dairy Laboratories, Gerber Method Correspondence and Instructions, 1960-1979.
Box 1 Folder 51
New Jersey Dairy Laboratories, Gerber Method Glassware Diagram, undated.
Box 1 Folder 52
New Jersey Dairy Laboratories, Gerber Test Supplies List, 1958 December 1.
Box 1 Folder 53
New Jersey Dairy Laboratories, German Periodicals and Notes, undated.
Box 1 Folder 54
New Jersey Dairy Laboratories, Gravimetric Basis of Gerber Fat Test, Flyer, undated.
Box 1 Folder 55
New Jersey Dairy Laboratories, Preparation of Stoppers, Instructions, undated.
Box 1 Folder 56
New Jersey Dairy Laboratories, Sulfuric Acid for Fat Testing, Instructions, 1961 May.
Box 1 Folder 57
New York State, Gerber Method Specifications, 1957.
Box 1 Folder 58
New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, "A Comparison of the Babcock, Gerber, and Roese-Gottlieb Methods for Determining the Percentage of Fat in Milk and Cream," Article, 1926 November.
Box 1 Folder 59
Pennsylvania State University, College of Agriculture, The Farm Bulk Milk Hauler, Pamphlet, circa 1965.
Box 1 Folder 60
Pennsylvania State University, College of Agriculture, Testing Milk and Milk Products, Pamphlet, Circular 468, 1914 June 30.
Box 1 Folder 61
State of New Jersey Department of Agriculture, Correspondence, 1959-1960.
Box 1 Folder 62
State of New Jersey Department of Agriculture, Manual for Milk Testers, circa 1950.
Box 1 Folder 63
State of New York, Department of Agriculture and Markets, Circular 632, 1956 August.
Box 1 Folder 64
State of New York Department of Agriculture and Markets, Correspondence, 1958.
Box 1 Folder 65
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, College of Agriculture, Testing Milk and Milk Products for Fat and Total Solids, Pamphlet, 1948 September.
Box 1 Folder 66
University of Vermont and State Agricultural College, Vermont Agricultural Experiment Station, Accounting for Milk Fat, Pamphlet, 1944 June.
Box 1 Folder 67
Yugo Slavia Gerber Method Specifications, 1952 October 2.
Box 1 Folder 68

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