Oral history interview with Dr. Leroy Whitaker, 1998 April 14.

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Oral history interview with Dr. Leroy Whitaker, 1998 April 14.

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Interview with Dr. Leroy Whitaker, attorney and chemist, concerning his experiences as an undergraduate and master's student in the Chemistry Department at North Texas State College, 1948-52 Influence of Professor Dewey Mark as his chemistry teacher at Paris (Texas) Junior College; influence of Professor Price Truitt of North Texas State College on his decision to pursue the PhD in organic chemistry at the University of Illinois; employment with the Shell Chemical Company and later with the Jefferson Chemical Company; decision to enter law school at the University of Houston; employment with Eli Lilly as a patent attorney, 1967-93; comments about various fellow students at North Texas who went on to successful careers in science.

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University of North Texas Library, UNT

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University of North Texas Library, UNT

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University of North Texas Alumni Oral History Project.

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Indianapolis, IN. From the description of Collection, ca.1924-1952. (College of Physicians of Philadelphia). WorldCat record id: 122347569 ...