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Sub-series 6. Historical Figures - Research Files & Dexter Award Files, 1947-1990, undated

 Sub-Series

Scope and Content

From the Collection:

The Papers of John H. Wotiz contain the personal and professional papers of Czech organic chemist and science historian John H. Wotiz. The collection offers a fairly comprehensive overview of Wotiz’s career. His work with the ACS Division on the History of Chemistry (HIST) and the ACS Speakers Service is also well-documented. The collection is arranged into the following nine series:

From the Collection:
  1. Wotiz As Chemist
  2. Materials Relevant to The History of Chemistry
  3. The Kekule Project
  4. History of Chemistry Tours
  5. Wotiz In The ACS - Lectures & Governance
  6. Personal Files
  7. Posthumous Papers of John Wotiz
  8. Miscellaneous Reprints
  9. Images

Dates

  • Creation: 1947-1990, undated

Sub-series Description

This sub-series contains a combination of research files and Dexter Awards files created and maintained by John H. Wotiz. The Research Files consist of four files concerning subjects that were of scholarly interest to Wotiz. The Dexter Award Files consist of four files pertaining to the American Chemical Society Division on the History of Chemistry’s Dexter Award. Wotiz was the recipient of this award in 1982.

The contents of the files in this sub-series consist of a variety of materials, including, but not limited to, correspondence, article reprints, news clippings, and an article typescript.

Repository Details

Part of the Science History Institute Archives Repository

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