Series III. Professional Life, 1947-1997, undated
Scope and Content
The Papers of Seymour Meyerson contain the personal papers of American analytical chemist and historian of mass spectrometry Seymour Meyerson. The contents of this collection document Meyerson’s professional career at Standard Oil Company (Indiana) and his retirement career as a historian of mass spectrometry. The files in this collection also document the early use of mass spectrometry in the petroleum industry.
The Papers of Seymour Meyerson are arranged into the following six series:
- Mass Spectrometry
- Meeting Notes
- Professional Life
- Publications
- Supplementary Files
- Addenda to the Collection
Dates
- Creation: 1947-1997, undated
Series Description
This series contains Seymour Meyerson’s Professional Life files. These files provide documentation of professional projects that Meyerson was personally involved with, which includes his activities as an employee of Standard Oil of Indiana (SOCO), as a member of the American Society for Testing Materials’ (ASTM) Committee E-14, Subcommittee X, and as a member of the American Chemical Society’s Division of Petroleum Chemistry. The contents of the Professional Life files are arranged into the following nine sub-series:
- Work on Terms, Definitions, Nomenclature
- Advanced Process Technology Peer Review Materials
- Standard Oil of Indiana (SOCO) Contracts and Research Engineering Professional Employees Association (REPEA) Bulletins
- Research Consultant Files
- Work with Fausto Ramirez
- Counseling Sessions, Standard Oil of Indiana (SOCO) Internal Reports
- Monthly Summaries
- Correspondence
- Awards and Nominations
Repository Details
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