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Letter from John C. Waterman to Otto Haas, December 14, 1913

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Letter from John Charles Waterman (1857-1939) to his future son-in-law, Otto Haas (1872-1960). 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 III: John C. and Clara Leonard Waterman Papers, 1797, 1848-1939
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  • Box 9, Folder 5

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Waterman, John Charles. “Letter from John C. Waterman to Otto Haas, December 14, 1913,” December 14, 1913. Phoebe Waterman Haas Papers, Box 9, Folder 5. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/7q2brpa.

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