Fred Alonzo Tate

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.

Papers

Location #1

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