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Chemical industry--History--20th century

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85022913

Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Harry Fletcher Brown collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0436
Abstract

The Harry Fletcher Brown collection, spanning the years 1881-1960 (bulk dates 1910-1952), contains correspondence, newspaper clippings, speeches, business cards, legal documents, printed material, ephemera, a photograph, World War I medal, programs, and blueprints of his Wilmington, Delaware, residence.

Dates: 1881-1960; Majority of material found within 1910-1952

Walter Samuel Carpenter travel diary

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0097-Item 0175
Abstract

In this diary, Walter Samuel Carpenter chronicled his life in Valparaíso, Chile, while working for the DuPont Company from 1909 to 1910.

Dates: 1909 December 18-1910 December 31

Richard F. Heck papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 0882
Abstract

Richard F. Heck (1931-2015), namesake of the Heck Reaction, was an American chemist awarded the 2010 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for his work with palladium to catalyze organic chemical reactions. The Richard F. Heck papers, 1931-2012, comprise personal documents, photographs, professional honors and citations, publications, and material related to his 2010 Nobel Prize, including his Nobel diploma and a doctoral hat from Uppsala University (2011).

Dates: 1931-2012