Sub-series 8. Conference Notes, 1987-1999
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: 1987-1999
Sub-series Description
Gabor B. Levy began his second career as a science essayist by writing a series of lengthy reviews of Pittsburgh Conference (PITTCON) scientific instrumentation conferences.
Arranged chronologically by year, this sub-series contains files regarding Levy’s reviews of Pittsburgh Conferences between 1987 and 1999. The contents of these files consist of notes taken by Levy, conference handouts, trade advertisements, drafts of Levy’s PITTCON articles, and tearsheets of Levy’s published PITTCON articles.
Repository Details
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