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Series III. Correspondence, 1947-2007

 Series
Identifier: III

Scope and Content

From the Collection:

The Joseph S. Schmuckler Papers contain the personal papers of American chemistry teacher and chemist Joseph S. Schmuckler. This collection deals chiefly with a program, the CHEM Study Project, for teaching chemistry to secondary school students. There is also correspondence and other supporting material. The collection is arranged into the following five series:

From the Collection:
  1. The CHEM Study Project
  2. On the Teaching of Chemistry
  3. Correspondence
  4. Professional Documents
  5. Addenda

Dates

  • Creation: 1947-2007

Series Description

This series contains the Correspondence files of the Joseph S. Schmuckler Papers. Arranged chronologically by year, this series consists of five boxes of forty-seven files in Boxes 8-12. These files contain correspondence between Joseph S. Schmuckler and others throughout his life, including his time as a student at the University of Pennsylvania, during his teaching career at Haverford Senior High School in Haverford, Pennsylvania, his teaching career at Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and during his time in China. Topics include the CHEM Study Program and other science education programs, awards Schmuckler received, National Science Foundation budget cuts, Schmuckler’s heart surgeries, doctoral programs at Temple University, his time as a member of the American Chemical Society, a Nova taping at Temple University, and prospects for science education at Temple University.

Repository Details

Part of the Science History Institute Archives Repository

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