Sub-series 1. Chronological Correspondence Files, 1979-1988

Arranged alphabetically by subject and chronologically by date, this sub-series contains chronological correspondence files collected and maintained by William A. Lester, Jr. during his tenure at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory. These files provide documentation of Lester’s activities at Lawerence Berkeley Laboratory between 1979 and 1988. The files created between 1979 and 1980 were generated when Lester was serving as Director of the National Resource for Computation in Chemistry (NRCC). The files created between 1985 and 1988 were generated when Lester was serving as Faculty Senior Scientist at the laboratory’s Chemical Sciences Division.

Materials regarding Lester’s participation in various conferences, meetings, and workshops make up the largest component of the Chronological Correspondence Files. Smaller, but noticeable, amounts of materials regarding Lester’s evaluation of proposals submitted to Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory and the organization of NRCC workshops are also found in this sub-series. Smaller amounts of materials pertaining to other miscellaneous administrative activities handled by Lester at Lawerence Berkeley Laboratory, including personnel and financial matters, are also present in the Chronological Correspondence. Some materials pertaining to Lester’s activities at the University of California, Berkeley’s Department of Chemistry (for whom he worked concurrently from 1981 onwards) are preserved in these files as well.

Letters, memoranda, and mail logs make up the bulk of the materials in the Chronological Correspondence Files. Smaller, but noticeable, amounts of materials concerning proposals reviewed by Lester and reports are also found in these files. Small amounts of other miscellaneous materials, including, but not limited to, article referee reports, financial documents, legal documents, and abstracts are preserved here as well.