Organized Collections
Committee on Battery Additives, 1931-1969
INSTITUTIONS Associations Individuals
Federation of American Scientists
Coverage of Astin Affair: 1953
General: 1931-1954
LEGAL Matters
1952-1961
NAS
Committee on Battery Additives: 1962-1968
ORGANIZATION: NAS
Committee on Battery Additives
Appointments: Members: 1953
Background Data: Assoc of American Battery Manufacturers (AABM)
- Battery Service Manual: 1953
- General: 1950-1953
Background Data: Effectiveness of Battery Additives
- AD-X2: Committee Survey: 1953
- AD-X2: National Better Business Bureau (NBBB) Survey: 1953
- Effect of Magnesium Sodium & Aluminum on Lead Sulfate Crystallization: 1953
- Storage Battery Dopes: National Better Business Bureau: 1931
- Storage Battery Dopes: Rose C C: 1952
- Survey of Battery Manufacturers: 1953
- Wellner Battery Co: 1953
- General: 1948-1953
Background Data: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT): 1952-1953
Background Data: National Bureau of Standards (NBS)
- Calibration & Testing Program: 1953
- Division of Electricity: 1949-1953
- Personnel Associated with Battery Additive Work: 1953
- General: 1950-1953
Background Data: Normal Deterioration of Lead-Acid Storage Battery
- Charge & Gassing of 2HN Batteries: 1953
- Rapid Test for Sulphation: 1954
- General: 1937-1953
Background Data: Pioneer Inc
- AD-X2: Claims: 1947-1953
- AD-X2: Composition & Production: 1947-1953
- AD-X2: History of Discovery: 1953
- Charges Against NBBB & AABM: 1948-1953
- Charges Against National Bureau of Standards: 1948-1953
- Corporate Activities: 1953
- President: Ritchie J M: 1952-1953
- Promotional Materials: 1948-1953
- General: 1953
Background Data: Testimonials: 1934-1953
Background Data: US Testing Co: 1941-1953
Background Data: General: 1942-1953
Beginning of Program: 1953
Chairman: Memoranda: 1953
Comittee Evaluation of AD-X2 Testing
- Bench Test: Randal M: 1948-1951
- Calvin College: Dirkse T P: 1953
- Chicago Development Co: Dean R S: 1953
- Comparative Performance: Wetzel G F: 1952
- Consumers' Research: 1951-1953
- MIT: Comments: 1953
- MIT: Evaluation for Senate Small Business Committee: 1952
- MIT: Report: Effect of Battery Additive AD-X2 on Lead Acid Batteries: 1953
- NBS: June 1952 Test: Report: 1952-1953
- NBS: June 1952 Test: Report 2447: 1953
- NBS: June 1952 Test: Statement on Battery Additives: 1953
- NBS: Winter 1949 Test: Circular 302: 1949
- NBS: Winter 1949 Test: Circular 504: 1951-1953
- NBS: Winter 1949 Test: Reports: 1951
- Review of Findings: 1954
- US Air Force: 1948-1953
- US Army: Ordnance Corps: 1949-1951
- US Army: Signal Corps: 1948-1949
- US Marine Corps: 1951-1953
- US Navy: 1947-1953
- US Public Health Service: 1952-1953
- US Testing Co: 1952-1953
- U of San Francisco: 1950-1953
- U of Washington: 1950-1953
- General: 1947-1954
Meetings: 1953
Report: Distribution: 1953-1959
Report: Drafts
- Final: Oct 1953
- Second: Review: 1953
- Second: General: Sep 1953
- First: Review: 1953
- First: General: 1953
Report: Reaction by Pioneer Inc
- Survey of Committee Members: 1953
- Threat of Court Action: 1955-1956
- General: 1953
Report: Signatures: 1953-1955
Report: General: 1953
Resignations: Members
- Warner J C: 1953
Review of AD-X2 Testimonials: 1949-1953
Subcommittee on Pro-Additive Reports: 1953
General: 1953-1959
PUBLIC Relations
Publicity
- Magazine Articles: 1953-1961
- Newspaper Articles: 1953-1954
- Speech: Additive AD-X2: Laidler K J: 1953
- Television: 1953
PUBLICATIONS
1950-1961
GOVERNMENT
AGENCIES & Departments
Commerce: 1953-1954
Federal Trade Commission: Action Against Pioneer Inc
- Complaint: 1954
- Decisions: 1955-1956
- NAS Cooperation: 1954
- General: 1954-1956
Federal Trade Commission: Investigation of AD-X2 Claims: 1950-1953
Post Office
- Fraud Order Against Pioneer Inc: 1952-1953
CONGRESS
Committees: Small Business
- Hearings: Investigation of AD-X2: 1953
- Study of AD-X2 Merits: 1952
JUDICIARY
US Court of Claims
- Pioneer Inc versus US: 1957-1961
Committee on Battery Additives, 1931-1969: Index to Reports
ADMINISTRATION
ORGANIZATION: NAS
Committee on Battery Additives: Report
- Appendices: Attachment: Oct 1953
- Appendices: General: Oct 1953
- Reaction by Pioneer Inc: Formal Reply: Dec 1953
- General: Oct 1953
Committee on Battery Additives
- Subcommittee on Pro-Additive Reports: Report: Jul 1953
GOVERNMENT
AGENCIES & Departments
Commerce: National Bureau of Standards
- Annual Reports: 1951-1952
CONGRESS
Committees: Small Business: Annual Report: 1954
Committees: Small Busines: Hearings: Investigation of Battery Additive AD-X2
- Statement: Astin A V: Jul 1953
- Statement: Weeks S: Mar 1953
- Summary Report: 1953
