FMC Corporation correspondence, 1970-1972

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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:: 1969 to 1972
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

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
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