Series XIII. Oversized, 1945-1990
Scope and Content
The Norman G. Anderson Papers contain the professional and personal papers of American clinical chemist, inventor, and corporate executive Norman G. Anderson. The collection is arranged into the following fifteen series:
- Chronological Files
- United States Navy Files
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory Files
- Argonne National Laboratory Files
- Large Scale Biology Corporation Files
- Viral Defense Foundation Files
- Notebooks
- Patent Files
- Paper, Article, and Speech Files
- Research Files
- Personal Files
- Printed Materials
- Oversized
- Electronic Storage Materials
- Images
Dates
- Creation: 1945-1990
Series Description
This series contains miscellaneous oversized items collected by Norman G. Anderson. The contents of Box 14 are arranged by material format and by subject. The contents of Boxes 15, 16, 17, and 18 are each arranged by subject.
Award plaques make up the largest component of the materials found in the Oversized series. Six of the award plaques, including the Samuel Natelson Award, were awarded to Norman G. Anderson himself. Three of the plaques were awarded to Union Carbide Corporation, the longtime operator of Oak Ridge National Laboratory, for scientific instruments invented by Anderson.
Four award certificates, two oversized photographs of Anderson at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and a letter pasted on the back of one of the award certificates are also preserved in this series.
Repository Details
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