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FMC Corporation correspondence, 1970-1972

William H. Johnson Papers, 1941-2005 (Bulk, 1956-1983) (MC00062)
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Folder information

Title:
FMC Corporation correspondence, 1970-1972
Description:
These files contain correspondence, shipping receipts, research notes, and a project report concerning the study of turgor-conditioned and freeze-dried tobacco in experiments conducted by the Engineered Systems Division of FMC Corporation's Freeze-Dry Department and the National Institutes of Health's National Cancer Institution. The research was conducted to find if alternative methods of processing tobacco products could reduce their cancer-causing agents. Correspondents include Dr. W. H. Johnson and W. B. Gum.
Topics:
Agriculture
Subjects:
Freeze-drying
Tobacco industry
Tobacco use -- Health aspects
Original Format:
Multiple materials (materials for groups)
Item identifier:
mc00062-007-bx0039-006-000
Coverage Date:
to
Genre:
Administrative records
Correspondence
Reports
Names:
Johnson, William H. more info on Johnson, William H. 
Gum, W. B. more info on Gum, W. B. (William B.) 
National Cancer Institute more info on National Cancer Institute (U.S.) 
FMC Corporation more info on FMC Corporation 
Digital Project:
Cultivating a Revolution

Source information

Repository:
Special Collections Research Center at NC State University Libraries
Collection:
William H. Johnson Papers, 1941-2005 (Bulk, 1956-1983) (MC00062) held by Special Collections Research Center at NC State University Libraries
Note field:
Not all materials from the physical collection may have been scanned. Images may have been enhanced for web access.
Rights:
For questions regarding copyright or permissions, please refer to our Reproduction, Use, Citation, and Copyright page (http://d.lib.ncsu.edu/collections/about).
Funding:
Digitization of this resource was partially supported with federal Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) funds made possible through a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, and administered by the State Library of North Carolina, a division of the Department of Cultural Resources.

Scanned folders from the same box

  1. Correspondence related to freeze-dry process, 1969-1976
    Series 7, Box 39, Folder 2
  2. Correspondence related to freeze-dry process, 1969
    Series 7, Box 39, Folder 3
  3. Close-grown tobacco correspondence with Hugh Hardison of Export Leaf Tobacco Company, 1976-1978
    Series 7, Box 39, Folder 4
  4. General Cigar Company correspondence, 1969-1971
    Series 7, Box 39, Folder 5
  5. FMC Corporation correspondence, 1970-1972, Series 7, Box 39, Folder 6 (Current Folder)
  6. Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company, 1970
    Series 7, Box 39, Folder 7
  7. E. I. Dupont, 1968-1973
    Series 7, Box 39, Folder 8
  8. Monsanto, 1976-1980
    Series 7, Box 39, Folder 9
  9. John Tate - Lipton Tea, 1978
    Series 7, Box 39, Folder 10
  10. Peter J. Schweitzer Co., 1975-1979
    Series 7, Box 39, Folder 11