| Description |
Sound recordings ; cassettes |
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Transcript : (40 leaves) ; 29 cm. |
| Series |
Chemical Heritage Foundation Oral History Transcript ; 0229
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| Note |
Interviewed conducted by Majorie Gapp & Lloyd DeWitt in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. |
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James A. Fisher begins the interview with a description of his family and early years in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. After graduating early from Yale University because of the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Fisher secured a position in a smelter plant making aluminum for warplanes at Alcoa Inc. In 1945, Fisher left Alcoa to work for his father, Chester G. Fisher, at the family business, Fisher Scientific International Inc. While at Fisher Scientific, Fisher became fascinated with his father's collection of alchemical art. Fisher's interest grew to the extent that he began to purchase paintings, engravings, and photographs relating to alchemy to add to the growing Fisher Collection. After the death of his father, Fisher was instrumental in the creation of the Fisher Museum, which was used to display the Fisher Collection, and the Pasteur Room, which was dedicated to the achievements of Louis Pasteur. Fisher concludes the interview with reflections on his role in the donation of the Fisher Collection to the Chemical Heritage Foundation. |
| Cite As |
Robert E. Finnigan interviewed by Majorie Gapp & Lloyd Dewitt in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Philadelphia: Chemical Heritage Foundation, Oral History Transcript 0229.) |
| 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 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on 15 March 1920. Education: B.A., Chemistry Minor, Yale University (1942). Employment: 1942-1944 Alcoa Niagara Works ; 1945-1985 Fisher Scientific International, Inc. ; 1985- Kipling Corporation. |
| Indexes |
Transcript has been indexed. |
| Note |
Part or all of this item has been digitized by Science History Institute. |
| Subject(s) |
Fisher, James A. (James Aiken), 1920- -- Interviews.
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Alcoa Niagara Works
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Fisher Scientific (Firm)
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Kipling Corporation.
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Art -- Collectors and collecting -- Biography.
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Art -- Collectors and collecting -- Interviews
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Alchemy in art.
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Painting, Netherlandish -- 17th century.
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Chemistry -- History -- 17th century.
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Fisher, Chester G., 1881-1965 -- Art collections.
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Painting -- Private collections -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
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Painting -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.
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| Genre |
Oral histories.
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Interviews. aat
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| Alternate Author |
Gapp, Majorie interviewer.
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Dewitt, Lloyd interviewer.
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Chemical Heritage Foundation.
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| Alternate Title |
James A. Fisher oral history interview. |
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