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== Life ==
1920-1980

== Relevant Employment ==

* Chemical Abstracting Service

== Contributions ==
Tate worked at: Organic Chemistry, Information Science; CAS: Assistant director 1961-70; Associate director 1970-1974; Associate director of planning and development 1974-?; Manager, information science section, Wyeth Labs 1958-61. He was interested in data and information management systems, automated and manual information-handling systems, publishing systems for technical information, information utilization systems, and business management systems associated with foregoing areas.

== Awards ==
1978 Skolnik Award(ACS) for conceiving, developing, and implementing computer-based information handling systems and procedures across the full range of CAS operations; and for leadership in the development of the CAS Chemical Registry System.

== Offices ==

== Papers ==
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* Includes: Papers relating to CAS work are definitely at CAS offices (in the basement; CAS has no archives) but not arranged or described.
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* Source: Phone conversation with Dale Baker, 6/96.