Series VIII. Academic Career, 1953-1996
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: 1953-1996
General Note
Arranged chronologically by year, this series contains Jerome A. Berson’s academic files. These files document Berson’s non-research activities at the University of Southern California, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Yale University. Activities documented in these files include his involvement with various university committees and miscellaneous administrative matters. The bulk of the files in this series concern Berson’s non-research activities at Yale. Single files regarding his non-research activities at USC and Wisconsin-Madison are also present here.
The contents of the Academic Career files consist of a variety of materials, including, but not limited to, correspondence, reports, and minutes.
Repository Details
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