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Census of chemists classification key

Description: Classification key used by the Indiana Section of the American Chemical Society to identify and group Hoosier chemists by their skill set and how they could assist in the war effort during World War I. The classification numbers were added to completed census forms from the chemists. Categories included munitions, supply work, food, energy and fuel, and pharmaceutical, inorganic, analytical, organic, and other types of chemistry. The key was written on the back of a blank census form.
Origin: 1917
Created By: American Chemical Society. Indiana Section
Source: http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p16066coll47/id/865
Collection: World War I and the Hoosier Experience
Rights: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-EDU/1.0/
Copyright: In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Geography: Indiana, United States
Subjects: American Chemical Society. Indiana Section
Census
Chemistry
Chemists
World War, 1914-1918
Science
Scientists

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