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Series VII. Personal Files, circa 1976-2015, undated

 Series
Identifier: VII

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: circa 1976-2015, undated

Series Description

Arranged alphabetically by subject, this series contains William A. Lester, Jr.’s Personal Files. It consists of six files containing personal materials belonging to Lester that do not readily fit elsewhere in the collection.

Two files containing the transcripts of a 2003 oral history of Lester conducted by the University of California, Berkeley’s Oral History Center are found in this series. A single file concerning oral histories of Lester conducted by The HistoryMakers is also present in this series. Single files containing Lester’s curricula vitae, examples of Lester’s University of California, Berkeley stationary, and a Tuskegee Airmen commemorative puzzle are preserved here as well.

Repository Details

Part of the Science History Institute Archives Repository

Contact:
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