Chemists
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:
Rudolph John Anderson papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 37
Overview:
Writings and memorabilia of Rudolph John Anderson, professor of chemistry at Yale University, 1927-1948. The papers contain autobiographical memoirs, essays on the history of chemistry by Anderson and drafts of his book, The Chemistry of Lipoids..., published in 1938.
Dates:
1917-1962
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Rudolph John Anderson papers
Nathaniel Terry Bacon papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 696
Overview:
Incoming letters of Nathaniel T. Bacon, largely on financial matters from companies in which Bacon had invested. Principal correspondents include Edmund Jandrier about the production methods of the Solvay Process Company, where Bacon worked as technical expert, and his brother Selden.
Dates:
1897-1924
Found in:
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Nathaniel Terry Bacon papers
Russell Henry Chittenden papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 611
Overview:
Correspondence, writings and memorabilia almost entirely relating to Chittenden's work as a physiologist and expert on nutrition. Also essays documenting his part in the development at Yale University of the Sheffield Scientific School, which he directed from 1898 to 1922. Important correspondents are Willy Kühne, his professor at the University of Heidelberg, and Ira Remsen, chairman of the Referee Board of Consulting Scientific Experts of the Department of Agriculture, of which Chittenden was...
Dates:
1870-1945
Barnett Fred Dodge papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 640
Overview:
Correspondence, research files, teaching materials, and writings relating to Barnett F. Dodge's (1895-1972) position as chairman of the Department of Chemical Engineering, Yale University, 1931-1963, his participation in professional organizations and his activities as consultant to governments and corporations on technical problems. Among the teaching materials are lectures, problems, examinations, and reports of students. Included also are offprints of papers by Dodge published between 1922...
Dates:
1930-1972
Found in:
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Barnett Fred Dodge papers
Herbert Spencer Harned papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 1022
Overview:
Miscellaneous scientific papers and proposals, an autobiographical essay, a biographical article by Julian Sturtevant, reminiscences of students, a bibliography of Herbert Spencer Harned's works (1912-1963), an outline for a science course at Yale University, and a few items of correspondence make up this collection.
Dates:
1912-1978
John Gamble Kirkwood papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 642
Overview:
Correspondence, lectures, and printed material compiled by John Gamble Kirkwood during his tenure at Yale University. The lectures are on statistical mechanics and thermodynamics. Half of the papers are made up of offprints of articles in chemistry by others.
Dates:
1947-1961
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
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John Gamble Kirkwood papers
Lafayette Benedict Mendel papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 1146
Overview:
The papers are composed of family and professional correspondence, writings, diaries, scientific notebooks, research files, photographs, and memorabilia which relate to Lafayette Mendel's research on nutrition and growth. Professional correspondents include both Yale colleagues and scientists and nutritionists from around the world. Topical files also document his activities as chairman of the Department of Physiological Chemistry (1920-1935).
Dates:
1879-1941
John Pitkin Norton papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 367
Overview:
Correspondence, diaries, writings and other papers of John Pitkin Norton, professor of agricultural chemistry at Yale from 1846-1852. Norton's diaries contain among other topics Norton's observations on slavery and abolition, the Amistad case, the Liberty Party, religion and temperance. Professor Norton was also closely associated with the early days of the Sheffield Scientific School and was a pioneer in the application of scientific principles and methods to agriculture.
Dates:
1837-1852
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
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John Pitkin Norton papers
Lars Onsager papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 794
Overview:
The papers consist of correspondence, research materials for articles and lectures, teaching materials related to Yale University and the University of Miami, and citations for awards received by Lars Onsager, notably the Nobel Prize in 1968.
Dates:
1926-1977
Found in:
Manuscripts and Archives
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Lars Onsager papers
Silliman family papers
Collection
Call Number: MS 450
Overview:
The papers consist of correspondence, lectures, notebooks, diaries, journals, and other material documenting the personal lives and professional careers of the Silliman family, including Benjamin Silliman (1779-1864) and Benjamin Silliman, Jr. (1816-1885). Personal material details family life, relationships, social activities, and cultural pursuits. Professional material details the academic and literary interests of the Sillimans, particularly in chemistry, physics, and geology. The evolution...
Dates:
1717-1977, bulk 1717-1911
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Manuscripts and Archives
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Silliman family papers