Sub-series 1. ACS Lectures, 1967-1999
Scope and Content
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:
- Wotiz As Chemist
- Materials Relevant to The History of Chemistry
- The Kekule Project
- History of Chemistry Tours
- Wotiz In The ACS - Lectures & Governance
- Personal Files
- Posthumous Papers of John Wotiz
- Miscellaneous Reprints
- Images
Dates
- Creation: 1967-1999
Sub-series Description
Arranged alphabetically by year, this sub-series contains files regarding lectures presented by John H. Wotiz under the auspices of the American Chemical Society’s Speaker Service, of which he was an active participant. A majority of the lectures represented in these files were presented at ACS functions. A significant number of lectures presented by Wotiz at non-ACS functions in the United States and abroad are also documented here.
Correspondence makes up the bulk of the materials found in this sub-series. Smaller, but noticeable, amounts of abstracts, programs, program books, and itineraries are also preserved in these files. A variety of other miscellaneous materials, including, but not limited to, financial documents, notes, newsletters, and overhead slides are present here as well.
Repository Details
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