Series VI. Conferences, Workshops, and Symposia, 1963-2010
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: 1963-2010
Series Description
Arranged alphabetically by year, this series contains Jerome A. Berson’s conference, workshop, and symposia files. These files concern scientific conferences, workshops, and symposia that were of interest to Berson. Berson attended most of the functions represented in this series. He also presented papers, presented lectures, and conducted short courses at a number of the functions documented here.
The contents of the Conferences, Workshops, and Symposia files consist of a variety of materials. Correspondence, notes, programs, and abstracts are the most common materials found in these files. Smaller amounts of other miscellaneous materials, including, but not limited to, lectures by Berson, attendee lists, slides, and transparencies are preserved here as well.
Repository Details
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