Science museums
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:
Papers of John H. Wotiz
Collection
Identifier: 2006-085
Abstract
Correspondence, notebooks, overhead slides, article reprints, manuscripts, photographic slides, and photographs created and maintained by John H. Wotiz. The collection documents Wotiz’s career as both an organic chemist and a science historian, with perhaps a greater emphasis on the latter. There is a significant amount of material relating to the life and career of Friedrich August Kekule, his bête noir, and to the holdings of various European museums dedicated to the history of science. ...
Dates:
1927-2002; Majority of material found within Bulk 1943-2000
Found in:
Science History Institute Archives
Robert K. Wismer Collection of Chemical Museum Slides
Collection
Identifier: 2006-501
Abstract
A series of slides of scientific apparatus, laboratories, and other objects related to the history of chemistry in the collections of European science and technology museums. The slides were taken by Robert K. Wismer in the spring of 2000 while on sabbatical from Millersville University.
Dates:
February-March 2000
Found in:
Science History Institute Archives
Science History Institute Historic Plaque Collection
Collection
Identifier: 2024-021
Abstract
A collection consisting of a pamphlet and a signed proclamation for the unveiling of the Science History Institute’s National Historical Chemical Landmark plaque, presented by the American Chemical Society.
Dates:
2023
Found in:
Science History Institute Archives
Wilhelm Lewicki Collection
Collection
Identifier: GB00-22
Scope and Contents
The Wilhelm Lewicki Collection consists of publications, articles, and correspondence about the Justus von Liegig Museum, which were collected by Wilhelm Lewicki. It is arranged in its original order.
Dates:
1986-1996
Found in:
Science History Institute Archives