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Letter from John C. Waterman to Otto Haas, December 28, 1913

  • 1913-Dec-28

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Letter to Otto Haas (1872-1960) from John Charles Waterman (1857-1939), father of Phoebe Waterman Haas (1882-1967).

Otto Haas, co-founder of Rohm & Haas, married Phoebe Waterman Haas (1882-1967) in 1914. Phoebe Waterman Haas was one of the first American women to earn her doctorate in astronomy in 1913.

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  • Series II. Letters and Correspondence, 1903-1963
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  • Box 3, Folder 1

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Waterman, John Charles. “Letter from John C. Waterman to Otto Haas, December 28, 1913,” December 28, 1913. The Otto Haas Family Papers, Box 3, Folder 1. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/6olpxza.

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