Sub-series 2. Alphabetical Correspondence Files, 1977-2002, undated

Arranged alphabetically by subject, this sub-series contains alphabetical correspondence files collected and maintained by William A. Lester, Jr. during his tenure at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory. Files containing Lester’s correspondence with other scientists (mostly chemists) make up the largest component of this sub-series. Smaller, but noticeable, numbers of files containing Lester’s correspondence pertaining to two Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory divisions, specifically the Materials and Molecular Research Division and the National Resource for Computation in Chemistry (NRCC), are also found in this sub-series. Small numbers of files containing Lester’s correspondence with the Centre Europeén de Calcul Atomique Moléculaire, the U.S. Department of Energy, and the National Science Foundation are also present in the Alphabetical Correspondence Files. Two files concerning Lester himself and a file containing his correspondence with Atlanta University Center are also present here.

The contents of the Alphabetical Correspondence Files consist of a variety of materials. Letters and memoranda make up a large majority of the materials in these files. Smaller, but noticeable, amounts of notes, reports, article manuscripts, and proposals are also found in this sub-series. Small amounts of other miscellaneous materials, including, but not limited to, financial documents, curricula vitae, articles, and reprints are preserved here as well.