This box contains glass slides of the Bikini Atoll A-Bomb Test in 1946. Additional materials relating to this subject are located in Box 581 & Box 581.1. (Note: Bikini Atoll is sometimes incorrectly referred to as Bikini Island.)
History / Biographical
Dr. Chalmer Kirkbride was a member of the Board of Trustees.
This box includes:
Chalmer Kirkbride papers, awards, photos. Including Queen Elizabeth coronation maps/brochures, ticket to coronation viewing, from Europe trip 1953. And Ronald Reagan inaugeration invite, Jimmy Carter inaugeration invite, Wallingford Property (Billie Kirkbride House) home ownership loans & deed info, US Patent materials, American Institite of Chemical Engineers meeting brochures, Beaver College graduation speech, Widener Presidents Council dinner menu, letter from Richard Nixon, 1968 Naval Academy Commissoning Ceremony borchure,
History / Biographical
Dr. Chalmer Kirkbride was a member of the Board of Trustees.
This box includes:
Chalmer Kirkbride's Certificate of Death, Crematory recepit, Chalmer Kirkbride memory book with condolence letters, funeral brochure, scrapbook of condolence letters and cards, and memory book for Billie Kirkbride including condolence letters and cards
History / Biographical
Dr. Chalmer Kirkbride was a member of the Board of Trustees.
This box includes:
PMC dedication of Kirkbride Hall,
awards,
certificate of merit,
J. Howard Pew,
speeches,
genealogy,
copy of his book on Chemical Engineering,
Univ. of Michigan course information,
Beaver College Honorary Degree, June 7, 1959.
Remarks of Dr. Kirkbride,
Engineer of the Year Award, 1964,
Transcript of the Oral History done by the Chemical Heritage Foundation with Chalmer Kirkbride.
Copy of his article titled "Taxation, Socialization and Collapse" first published in the journal "Chemical Engineering Progress".
History / Biographical
Dr. Chalmer Kirkbride was a member of the Board of Trustees.
This box includes:
PMC dedication of Kirkbride Hall,
awards,
certificate of merit,
J. Howard Pew,
speeches,
genealogy,
copy of his book on Chemical Engineering,
Univ. of Michigan course information,
Beaver College Honorary Degree, June 7, 1959.
Remarks of Dr. Kirkbride,
Engineer of the Year Award, 1964,
Transcript of the Oral History done by the Chemical Heritage Foundation with Chalmer Kirkbride.
Copy of his article titled "Taxation, Socialization and Collapse" first published in the journal "Chemical Engineering Progress".
History / Biographical
Dr. Chalmer Kirkbride was a member of the Board of Trustees.
Folder 1: Newspaper articles about Chalmer Kirkbride and Kirkbride Hall
Folder 2: American Institute of Chemical Engineering documents, 1951, 1953, 1954
Folder 3: Kirkbride speech at PMC. "Make Time to Prepare for a Bigger Job" January 19, 1961
Folder 4: Houdry News 1947 - 1954; Oil Drops October 6, 1942; Sun News February 1952 & April 1963
Folder 5: Photographs of Kirkbride receiving the Navy Distinguished Public Service Award 1968; Headshots; Kirkbride teaching; Kirkbride and team members at the Tuchang Geothermal trip, April 23, 1976; Photos of University of Michigan c. 1938
Folder 6: Bikini Atoll Test newspaper articles 1944, 1946 and Kirkbride's journal from the days he was part of the test, and a photograph.
Folder 7: University of Michigan program for citations awarded to distinguished alumni at the College of Engineering at a convocation for the centennial of Engineering October 23, 1953; University of Michigan 1930 Engineering commencement program; University of Michigan patch; University of Michigan 1925-1926 "Frosh" Handbook
Folder 8: Kirkbride Security Clearance card, Army, Sun Oil and Atomic Energy Commission; National Academy of Engineering Officers and Members books 1967, 1968, 1969; Theodore Roosevelt SSBN 600 patch; Sunoco patch; Drexel Institute of Technology 60th Anniversary Convocation program and schedule of events,1951;
Wooden collectable: Prof. C.G. Kirkbride, Observer (SC.) Hawaii
History / Biographical
Dr. Chalmer Kirkbride was a member of the Board of Trustees.
Folder 1: Newspaper articles and photographs about Kirkbride Jr.'s connection to King Simeon II of Bulgaria, including King Simeon's wedding photos, personal correspndance, Valley Forge Military Academy alumni association papers, and articles about the King returning to Bulgaria.
Folder 2: Letters, poscards, correspondance between Chalmer Kirkbride and King Simeon II of Bulgaria. Also inlcuded, postage stamps issued by the Royal Bulgarian Post commemorating John F. Kennedy, photographs, wedding invitation of King Simeon II and Margarita Gomez-Acebo, Holiday cards, 1964 Bulgarian calendar, and postcards dated 1961-2001
Folder 3: Love letters between Chalmer Kirkbride and his wife Billie Kirkbride. Also includes two from their son, Chalmer Kirkbride Jr.
Folder 4: Correspondance, letters and telegrams to Billie Kirkbride, and Chalmer Kirkbride 1946, 1951 1959, 1971, some undated
Folder 5: Letters to and from Chalmer Kirkbride concerning his European trip, inlcuding logging information from the 1953 Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.
History / Biographical
Dr. Chalmer Kirkbride was a member of the Board of Trustees. Chalmer Kirkbride Jr. attended Valley Forge Military Academy with King Simeon II of Bulgaria and was his friend.
Dr. Chalmer Kirkbride was a member of the Board of Trustees. This box includes materials related to his involvement in the Bikini Atoll A-Bomb Test in 1946.
Materials include a book charting the field of human relations,
"International Businessmen's Who's Who,"NOTE: Removed due to mold.
Two reels of film, 35mm film strip entitled: "Project Crossroads Able and Baker Tests."
Also includes reports, photographs, letters, correspondence, and papers.
The glass slides of the A-Bomb Tests are located in Box 1 Fragile Shelves. Includes letter from Admiral Blandy to Mr. Kirkbride regarding a reel of motion picture film depicting Operation Crossroads, A-bomb testing. No date on the letter.
Additional related materials are found in Box 581.1. (Note: Bikini Atoll is sometimes incorrectly referred to as Bikini Island.)
This box includes:
PMC dedication of Kirkbride Hall,
awards,
certificate of merit,
J. Howard Pew,
speeches,
genealogy,
copy of his book on Chemical Engineering,
Univ. of Michigan course information,
Beaver College Honorary Degree, June 7, 1959.
Remarks of Dr. Kirkbride,
Engineer of the Year Award, 1964,
Transcript of the Oral History done by the Chemical Heritage Foundation with Chalmer Kirkbride.
Copy of his article titled "Taxation, Socialization and Collapse" first published in the journal "Chemical Engineering Progress".
History / Biographical
Dr. Chalmer Kirkbride was a member of the Board of Trustees.
This box includes:
genealogy information of the Kirkbride family, Correspondence, Book titled: "Dr. Kirkbride and His Mental Hospital" by Earl D. Bond, M.D., Book titled "Faith and Freedom: A Biographical Sketch of a Great American John Howard Pew", Dr. Kirkbride's business cards. Framed award received by Dr. Kirkbride.
History / Biographical
Dr. Chalmer Kirkbride was a member of the Board of Trustees.
