Fred Alonzo Tate

Fred Alonzo Tate (1920-1980) was a US science information specialist.

Life

Fred Alonzo Tate was born January 8, 1920 in Wisconsin. He completed a PhD in chemistry at Harvard University in 1951. He died on November 19, 1980 in Columbus, Ohio.

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.

Publications

• "Relationships between primary publications and secondary information services." With R. J. Rowlett Jr & James L. Wood. Journal of Chemical Documentation 10, no. 1 (1970): 32-37.
• "Changing patterns in the international communication of chemical research and technology." With Dale Baker & Russell J. Rowlett Jr. Journal of Chemical Documentation 11, no. 2 (1971): 90-98.

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

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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.