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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:
  1. Notebooks of O. T. Benfey
  2. Work on Mercury and Mercury Poisoning
  3. 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:

  1. Dictionary of Scientific Biography Files
  2. Classics in the Theory of Chemical Combination Files

Repository Details

Part of the Science History Institute Archives Repository

Contact:
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Philadelphia PA 19106 United States
215.873.8265
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