Series VII. Personal Files, 1939-1997, undated
Scope and Content
The Henry C. McBay Papers contain the professional and personal papers of African American chemist and chemistry educator Henry C. McBay. The contents of the Henry C. McBay Papers had very little original order to them when donated to the Science History Institute. The collection has been arranged artificially by the processor into the following ten series:
- Correspondence Files
- Academic Files
- Proposal Files
- Article and Publication Files
- Speeches and Presentations
- Education Files
- Personal Files
- Printed Materials
- Miscellaneous Files
- Photographs
Dates
- Creation: 1939-1997, undated
Series Description
Arranged alphabetically by subject, this series contains Henry C. McBay’s Personal Files. The files in this series contain materials of a personal nature that were collected by McBay. A large majority of materials in the Personal Files were created by or pertain to Henry C. McBay himself. A handful of files concerning Henry’s wife Shirley Mathis McBay, which mainly document graduate level courses she took at Atlanta University, are also present in this series. A single file concerning the couple’s son Michael McBay is also preserved here.
The contents of the Personal Files consist of a variety of materials. Manuscripts of Henry C. McBay’s personal writings (handwritten, typed, and mimeographed) are the most common items found in this series. Other miscellaneous materials, including, but not limited to, notes, legal documents, class assignments, and a notebook are preserved here as well.
Repository Details
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