Leo Baekeland Diary Volume 1
name: label: Author
content: Baekeland, L. H. (Leo Hendrik), 1863-1944
label: Collection Creator
content: Baekeland, L. H. (Leo Hendrik), 1863-1944
place: label: Place
content: Yonkers (N.Y.) -- 1900-1910
topic: label: Topic
content: Laboratories
label: Topic
content: Automobiles -- 1900-1910
label: Topic
content: Tourism
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content: Family -- 20th century
creator: label: Author
content: Baekeland, L. H. (Leo Hendrik), 1863-1944
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content: Leo H. Baekeland Papers
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content: Leo H. Baekeland Papers / Series 4: Diaries
physdesc: label: Extent
content: 1 Item (6.0" x 3.5".)
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1907 April 3-1908 January 22
container: label: Container
content: Box 18, Folder 2
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
label: Type
content: Biographies
label: Type
content: Diaries
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content: Biographies
label: Genre/Form
content: Diaries -- 20th century
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content: Inscription on flyleaf: "I / Journal of / Dr. L.H. Baekeland / Yonkers, NY [sic] / April 3, 1907 / to Jan. 23, 1908." The diary details Baekeland's daily activities. He writes often of his visits and discussions, and the subjects of correspondence he has written and received. It sheds light on the use and distance of travel by automobile in the early twentieth century. In the notes, Baekeland explains increasing time spent in the laboratory at the end of 1907 into 1908.