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Series VII. Memorabilia, 1966-1980, undated

 Series
Identifier: VII

Scope and Content

From the Collection:

The Charles G. Overberger Papers contain the personal papers of American chemistry teacher and chemist Charles G. Overberger.

The collection provides a snapshot of Overberger’s career. Its contents are narrowly focused upon the last decades of his life and contain no material of a scientific nature and hardly any of a personal nature, though there are a few items of memorabilia included. The bulk of the collection details Overberger’s participation in a number of professional organizations to which he belonged. These include the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC), the American Chemical Society (ACS), and the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Because he was concerned about the societal impact of chemical processes, and questions of how the chemist fits into his society, the papers contained herein are less about the science of chemistry than they are about the profession of a chemist. The collection is arranged into the following seven series:

From the Collection:
  1. American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
  2. American Chemical Society (ACS)
  3. American Institute of Chemists (AIC)
  4. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC)
  5. National Research Council (NRC)
  6. National Science Foundation (NSF)
  7. Memorabilia

Dates

  • Creation: 1966-1980, undated

Series Description

This series contains the Memorabilia files of the Charles G. Overberger Papers. Arranged in its original order, this series consists of five files in Box 11. These files contain a Department of Chemistry certificate presented to Overberger as W. H. Rauscher Memorial Lecturer at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York, a wooden plaque for ACS Tour Speaker, a bound (but damaged) Doctor of Science award citation from Long Island University in Brookville, New York, a class record book from Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn in Brooklyn, New York, and biographical materials about Overberger, including “Evaluation of Research Contributions of C. G. Overberger” by Dr. Bartell.

Repository Details

Part of the Science History Institute Archives Repository

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