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Sub-series 3. Meeting Files, 1975-2013

 Sub-Series

Scope and Content

From the Collection:

The William A. Lester, Jr. Papers contain the professional and personal papers of African American theoretical chemist and chemistry educator William A. Lester, Jr. The collection is arranged into the following thirteen series:

From the Collection:
  1. University of Wisconsin-Madison Files
  2. IBM Files
  3. Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory Files
  4. University of California, Berkeley Files
  5. NOBCChE Files
  6. Jackson State University Files
  7. Personal Files
  8. Publication and Presentation Files
  9. Appointment Books and Notebooks
  10. Miscellaneous Printed Materials
  11. Electronic Storage Materials
  12. Audio-Visual Materials
  13. Images

Dates

  • Creation: 1975-2013

Sub-series Description

Arranged alphabetically by subject, this sub-series contains NOBCChE meeting files collected and maintained by William A. Lester, Jr. These files concern various NOBCChE meetings Lester attended or had the opportunity to attend. Files concerning the NOBCCheE’s Annual Meetings make up the bulk of this sub-series. A few files concerning NOBCChE's Western Regional Meetings are also found in this sub-series. Two files concerning NOBCChE's Bay Area Chapter (also known as the San Francisco/Bay Area Chapter) meetings and a single file concerning an NOBCChE Executive meeting are also preserved here.

The contents of the Meeting Files consist of a variety of materials. Correspondence, programs, meeting handouts, and agendas are the most common materials found in this sub-series. Smaller, but noticeable, amounts of notes, brochures, abstracts, publications, and newsletters are also present in this sub-series. Small amounts of other miscellaneous materials, including, but not limited to, paper manuscripts, speech manuscripts, attendee lists, and articles are preserved here as well.

Repository Details

Part of the Science History Institute Archives Repository

Contact:
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Philadelphia PA 19106 United States
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