Series III. The Kekule Project, 1958-1998, undated

Arranged in its original order, this series contains John H. Wotiz files regarding nineteenth century German organic chemist August Kekule. They provide documentation of Wotiz’s research on Kekule and the ensuing controversy that it caused. Files documenting the Kekule 100th Anniversary Symposium chaired by Wotiz at the 1990 American Chemical Society Spring Meeting in Boston, Massachusetts are also present in this series. Files documenting the production and publication of The Kekule Riddle: A Challenge for Chemists and Psychologists, which was edited by Wotiz, are also preserved here.

The contents of the Kekule Project files consist of a variety of materials. Correspondence, manuscripts, and article reprints are the most common materials found in this series. Noticeable amounts of articles, photocopies of historical documents, overhead slides, and notes are also preserved in this series. A variety of other miscellaneous materials, including, but not limited to, papers, abstracts, legal documents, audio tapes, and two videotapes are present here as well.