Sub-series 1. University of Southern California, 1947-1984, undated
Scope and Content
The Papers of Jerome A. Berson contain the personal and professional papers of American physical organic chemist Jerome A. Berson. The collection covers Berson’s career as a professor of chemistry at the University of Southern California, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Yale University. It also documents his retirement career as a historian of chemistry and the philosophy of chemistry. The Papers of Jerome A. Berson are arranged into the following twelve series:
- Laboratory Notebooks
- Research Files
- Drafts and Papers
- Reports and Proposals
- Seminar Abstracts
- Conferences, Workshops, and Symposia
- Courses
- Academic Career
- Awards and Nominations
- Correspondence
- Biographical
- Jerome A. Berson Lecture Slides
Dates
- Creation: 1947-1984, undated
Sub-series Description
Mostly arranged alphabetically by surname, this sub-series consists mainly of laboratory notebooks kept by members of Jerome A. Berson’s research groups at the University of Southern California. They provide documentation of research conducted under Berson’s direction at USC. Four notebooks kept by Berson himself, which provide some documentation of research he conducted at Harvard University, USC, and Columbia University respectively, are also preserved here.
Repository Details
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