The Papers of Ernest Ludwig Eliel

Collection

Identifier: 2007-169

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

For a more detailed inventory, please view this record in our library catalog: https://othmerlib.sciencehistory.org/record=b1050060~S6

Dates

Creation: 1949-1997

Creator

Eliel, Ernest L. (Ernest Ludwig), 1921-2008 (Person)

Language of Materials

Text in English.

Biographical sketch

Ernest Ludwig Eliel was born in Cologne Germany in 1921. He left Germany in 1938 after living in Scotland, Canada, and Cuba where he received his degree from the University of Havana he came to live in the United States in 1946. In 1948 after receiving his PhD in Organic Chemistry from the University of Illinois, Urbana he received a teaching appointment at the University of Notre Dame where he remained until 1972. In 1972 he joined the faculty at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as a William F. Kenan Jr. Professor of Chemistry. Eliel's specialties are stereochemistry and conformational analysis. His book on stereochemistry called Topics in Stereochemistry is still considered a standard text. Eliel served as president of the American Chemical Society in 1992. In 1996 he was awarded their highest honor, the Priestley Medal. He also recieved the NAS Award for Chemistry in Service to Society in 1997.

Extent

38.6 Linear Feet (28 boxes)

Additional Description

Abstract

Ernest L. Eliel is one of the founders of modern Stereochemistry. This collection offers a nice overview of his work in the field. Eliel was also an active member of the ACS and this part of his career is also well-represented.

Arrangement

Organized into 6 series: Series 1. General Files. Series 2. Co-workers. Series 3. Publications. Series 4. American Chemical Society (ACS). Series 5. Council of Science Society Presidents (CSSP) 1990-2000. Series 6. Ernest Eliel at the University of Notre Dame 1966-1968.

Ownership and Custodial History

Most of the collection was donated by Dr. Eliel. Two boxes which he had earlier donated to the University of Notre Dame were redirected to CHF at Dr. Eliel's request.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Source of acquisition--Eliel, Ernest L. ; 2007. Method of acquisition--gift;.

Publications About Described Materials

Elements of Stereochemistry by Ernest L. Eliel with a section on coordination compounds by F. Basolo. New York: Wiley, 1969.

Review

Rather than serving as a career-long retrospective, the collection mainly deals with Eliel's career at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. There is a small amount of material from his final years at the University of Notre Dame. There is also material relating to his service with the ACS as a council member and as president.