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Letter from Otto Haas to John C. Haas, May 21, 1939

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Letter from Otto Haas (1872-1960) to his son John C. Haas (1918-2011).

Otto Haas founded Rohm & Haas in 1909. John C. Haas started working at Rohm & Haas in 1942. After his father's death in 1960, Haas became executive vice president, and his brother F. Otto Haas became president and chief executive officer. He continued to work as chairman, and then on the board, until 1988.

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  • Series II: Letters and Correspondence, 1903-1963
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  • Box 2, Folder 6

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Haas, Otto. “Letter from Otto Haas to John C. Haas, May 21, 1939,” May 21, 1939. The Otto Haas Family Papers, Box 2, Folder 6. Science History Institute. Philadelphia. https://digital.sciencehistory.org/works/uitxfqq.

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