| Description |
Sound recordings ; cassettes |
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Transcript : (19 leaves) ; 29 cm. |
| Series |
Chemical Heritage Foundation Oral History Transcript ; 0167
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| Note |
Interviewed conducted by Arnold Thackray in New York, New York. |
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Appendix D: The story of Aceto Chemical Co., Inc. by A. J. Frankel, Division of Small Chemical Businesses, 181st American Chemical Society National Meeting, Atlanta, GA, April 1, 1981. |
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Appendix E: The birth and growth of a specialy chemicals company: A history of Aceto Corporation by Arnold Frankel, Abstract of paper presented before the Chemical Marketing Research Association National Meeting. May 4, 1987 Philadelphia, Pa. |
| Summary |
Arnold Frankel begins the first interview with a discussion of his family background. His father emigrated from Poland to New York in 1907. Though he was a sign painter, he believed in the importance of education. Frankel spent most of his childhood in the Bronx; because of the Depression, the family moved frequently, but remained in the same area. Frankel attended City College, enrolling in the chemical engineering curriculum and receiving his B.S. in 1942. While at City College, he met Seymour Mann, who later became his business partner. After graduation, Frankel accepted a position with the U.S. Rubber Company, working at a TNT plant. Soon thereafter, he moved to Publicker Industries, where he did pilot plant work. He also encouraged Mann to join Publicker. Frankel and Mann began to discuss forming their own business, and planned to manufacture 2, 4-D, and antifreeze. Though they later discarded that idea, they did form Aceto Chemical, Inc., and exported a variety of chemicals. Frankel is joined in the second interview by his wife, Miriam Frankel, and they discuss the difficulties of beginning a business and a family at the same time. |
| Cite As |
Arnold Frankel interviewed by Arnold Thackray in New York, New York. (Philadelphia: Chemical Heritage Foundation, Oral History Transcript 0167.) |
| Note |
Sound recordings Science History Institute. |
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Transcript Science History Institute. |
| Use |
No restrictions on access. Reproduction and use with permission. Chemical Heritage Foundation. |
| Biography |
Born in New York, New York on 17 March 1922. Education: .Ch.E., Chemical Engineering, City College (1942), M.Ch.E., Chemical Engineering, Polytechnic University (1949). Employment: 1942-1943 U.S. Rubber Company ; 1943-1947 Publicker Industries ; 1947-1997 Aceto Chemical Company, Inc. |
| Indexes |
Transcript has been indexed. |
| Note |
Part or all of this item has been digitized by Science History Institute. |
| Subject(s) |
Frankel, Arnold 1922- -- Interviews.
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Publicker Industries.
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Aceto Chemical Company.
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Chemical engineers -- Biography.
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Chemical engineers -- Interviews.
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Chemical engineering.
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Corporations -- History.
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Oral histories.
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Interviews. aat
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| Alternate Author |
Thackray, Arnold, 1939-. interviewer.
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Chemical Heritage Foundation.
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| Related Title |
The story of Aceto Chemical Co., Inc.
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The birth and growth of a specialy chemicals company: A history of Aceto Corporation.
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A history of Aceto Corporation
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| Alternate Title |
Arnold Frankel oral history interview |
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