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Letter from the Committee for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists to Henry McBay

  • 1972-May-24

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Henry McBay (1914-1995) is invited to participate in the establishment of an information center to aid the communication of Black professionals in chemistry. The center would serve to inform Black scientists about funding, academic information, and other pertinent information to assist Black chemists in building viable research programs.

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  • Series I. Correspondence Files Series I. Correspondence Files, 1935-1998, undated
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  • Box 1, Folder 1

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Ad Hoc Committee for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers. “Letter from the Committee for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists to Henry McBay,” May 24, 1972. Henry C. McBay Papers, Box 1, Folder 1. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/dwh6udb.

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