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RefNoJB/2/2/3
LevelFile
TitlePersonal Papers of James Baddiley Senior
Date1918-1952
DescriptionEssay, Commemoration book and collection of items relating to his death on 26 September 1951.

1. Essay written by James Baddiley whilst at the University of Leeds on 'The Rise and Development of the Coal-Tar Industry'. (31 January 1918)

2. Commemoration Book (c.1947-1951) presented to James Baddiley from his friends and colleagues to celebrate his thirty-eight years work (1909-1947) as a chemist with Imperial Chemical Industries Limited, Dyestuffs Division. Contents include the signatures of his friends' and colleagues', British Patent Specifications bearing the name of James Baddiley as joint inventor for 'New Intermediate Products for the Manufacture of Azo Dyestuffs and the Production' and biographical note on the life of James Baddiley.

3. Obituary of James Baddiley in Nature, volume 168; Number 4279; pp.767-768. (3 November 1951)

4. Original and photocopy of a Personal Appreciation of James Baddiley by R.Brightman. The Journal of the Society of Dyers and Colourists, Number 68; pp.119-122. (April 1952)

Extent4 items
FormatPrinted; manuscript
AccessStatusOpen
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