Series VIII. Printed Materials, 1939-1998, 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: 1939-1998, undated
Series Description
Arranged alphabetically by subject, this series contains printed materials collected by Henry C. McBay. The materials in this series pertain to a variety of topics. Printed materials regarding the funerals/memorial services of McBay’s academic colleagues and friends and materials pertaining to Morehouse College make up the largest components of this series. Smaller, but noticeable, amounts of materials regarding Atlanta University, chemistry research of interest to McBay, and the American Chemical Society are also present in this series. Small amounts of materials regarding the University of Chicago, Henry C. McBay himself, and other miscellaneous subjects of interest to McBay are also preserved here.
The contents of the files in this series consist of a variety of materials. Programs are the most common items in the Printed Materials series. Smaller, but noticeable, amounts of periodicals, college/university bulletins, photocopied articles, and article reprints are also present here. Small amounts of other miscellaneous printed materials, including, but not limited to, dissertation reprints and brochures are preserved in this series as well.
Repository Details
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