Series II. Professional Career, 1927-1999, undated
Scope and Content
The Papers of Gabor B. Levy contain the personal and professional papers of Hungarian analytical chemist, science editor, and science essayist Gabor B. Levy. The bulk of the materials in this collection relate to his later career as a science editor and science essayist. Some materials documenting his first career as an analytical chemist, including his early work with polarimeters, are also found in this collection. Also present in this collection are some materials created by members of Levy’s family, including artworks by a granddaughter and the typescript of an English-language translation of his sister-in-law Elizabeth Freund’s memoir, published in German in 1996, which concerns her experiences as a slave laborer in Germany during World War II.
The Papers of Gabor B. Levy are arranged into the following two series:
- Biographical Material
- Professional Career
Dates
- Creation: 1927-1999, undated
Series Description
This series contains Gabor B. Levy’s professional files. The bulk of the materials in this series document Levy’s second career as a science editor and science essayist. A smaller, but noticeable, amount of materials regarding his career as an analytical chemist are also present here.
This series is arranged into the following ten sub-series:
- Schenley Laboratories
- Consumers Union
- Photovolt Corporation
- International Scientific Communications, Incorporated (ISCI)
- Technical Writing
- Research Notes for Published Articles and Papers
- Published Articles
- Conference Notes
- Book Projects
- Topically Arranged Reprint Files
Repository Details
Part of the Science History Institute Archives Repository
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