Papers, 1895-1937.

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Papers, 1895-1937.

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Correspondence, 1895-1936, concerning his botanical studies, including his work on the American Midland Naturalist, and his chemical studies, including correspondence with researchers at Du Pont, such as W.H. Carothers and W.S. Calcott, documenting his progress in perfecting the formula for neoprene; botany lecture notes, notes taken by Nieuwland as a student, manuscripts of works by Nieuwland, pamphlets, patents by Nieuwland, receipts, clippings, a journal; manuscripts of works about Nieuwland such as "Julius A. Nieuwland, C.S.C.: The Man, the Priest, the Scientist: by Richard Rutherford and "Father Nieuwland and Neoprene: A Retrospective Reassessment" by Herman Schroeder; correspondence and material concerning the J.A. Nieuwland Memorial Exercizes, 1937; and photographs.

150 photographs.

University of Notre Dame, Hesburgh Library

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University of Notre Dame, Hesburgh Library

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Nieuwland, Julius A. (Julius Arthur), 1878-1936

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Professor of botany and organic chemistry, University of Notre Dame, 1904-1936; inventor of neoprene (synthetic rubber). From the description of Papers, 1895-1937. (University of Notre Dame). WorldCat record id: 23601354 ...

Carothers, Wallace Hume, 1896-1937

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Wallace H. Carothers was born in Burlington Iowa on April 27, 1896. He attended undergraduate and graduate classes at the University of Illinois, Urbana where he studied under Roger Adam. In 1928 after several years teaching undergraduates at Harvard he accepted a position in Du Pont's newly formed fundamental research program. By 1930 he and his group, which included Julian W. Hill and the future Nobel Laureate in chemistry, Paul Flory, discovered both Nylon and Neoprene. Carothers was plagued ...

E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company

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The family firm of E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company was established in 1802 and during the 19th century it became one of the United States' most important manufacturers of black powder. In 1902 three younger du Pont cousins: T. Coleman, Alfred I., and Pierre S. took over the company and within three years succeeded in bringing 75% of the American explosives industry (which at that time included black powder, dynamite, and smokeless powder) under their control. During the first decade of the...

Calcott, W. S. (William Stansfield), 1892-1952

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