Series I. Notebooks of O. T. Benfey, 1944-1955, undated
Scope and Content
The Otto Theodor Benfey Papers contain the notebooks and research files of German chemist and historian of science Otto Theodor Benfey. It contains materials from Benfey’s careers as a student and chemist, as well as his working files from his later career as a historian of science. The collection is arranged into the following three series:
- Notebooks of O. T. Benfey
- Work on Mercury and Mercury Poisoning
- Research Files
Dates
- Creation: 1944-1955, undated
Series Description
Arranged in its original order, this series contains notebooks kept by Otto Theodor Benfey. Four of the notebooks were kept by Benfey as a student at the University College London. Two notebooks kept by Benfey as a postdoctoral research fellow at Columbia University are also found in this series. Two notebooks kept by Benfey as a research fellow at Harvard University are also preserved in this series. Three sheaves of notebook pages detailing a course in “Chemical Physics” taught at Cornell University by Nobel laureate Peter Debye are present here as well.
Repository Details
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