Series V. Supplementary Files, 1951-1998, 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: 1951-1998, undated
Series Description
Arranged in its original order, this series contains Seymour Meyerson’s Supplementary Files. The files in this series concern Meyerson’s research work in mass spectrometry and supplement the materials preserved in Series I. They tend to contain more raw data than those found in Series I.
The contents of the Supplementary Files consist of a variety of materials. Reprints, notes, and data are the most common materials found in this series. Miscellaneous other materials, including, but not limited to, correspondence, drafts, scans, drawings, and overhead slides are present here as well.
Repository Details
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