Series III. Research Files, 1896-1992, undated
Series
Identifier: III
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
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:
From the Collection:
- Notebooks of O. T. Benfey
- Work on Mercury and Mercury Poisoning
- Research Files
Dates
- Creation: 1896-1992, undated
Series Description
This series contains Otto Theodor Benfey’s research files, which he kept during his career as a historian of science. The contents of the Research Files are arranged into the following two sub-series:
- Dictionary of Scientific Biography Files
- Classics in the Theory of Chemical Combination Files
Repository Details
Part of the Science History Institute Archives Repository
Contact:
315 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia PA 19106 United States
215.873.8265
215.873.5265 (Fax)
reference@sciencehistory.org
315 Chestnut Street
Philadelphia PA 19106 United States
215.873.8265
215.873.5265 (Fax)
reference@sciencehistory.org