Paul M. Gross papers, 1935-1979.

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Paul M. Gross papers, 1935-1979.

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Contains materials pertaining to Gross' career as a Duke University administrator, committee member, researcher and independent contractor. Types of materials include correspondence, clippings, reports, research papers, meeting notes, conference materials, contracts, speeches, dedications, eulogies, lecture notes, financial information, postcards, and building plans. Major subjects include Duke University, the Graduate School, the Department of Chemistry, University Council, the Board of Trustees, University Research Council, Duke University administration, University Committee on Long-Range Planning, Oak Ridge Institute of Nuclear Studies, study and teaching of physical sciences, military training, war education, munitions development, United States Navy, United States Army, Office of Ordnance Research, universities in the southern United States, and the Gross-Edens controversy. Major correspondents include J. Deryl Hart, Robert Lee Flowers, Douglas M. Knight, Marcus Hobbs, Charles E. Jordan, and Arthur Hollis Edens. Materials range in date from 1935 to 1979.

60,000 items (60 linear ft.)

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7654230

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Gross, Paul Magnus, 1895-1986.

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Paul M. Gross was Assistant Professor of Chemistry (1919-1920), William H. Pegram Professor of Chemistry (1920-1965), Chair of the Chemistry Department (1921-1948), Dean of the Graduate School (1947-1952), Dean of the University (1952-1958), and Vice-President in the Educational Division (1949-1960) at Duke University. Gross directed Duke University's Office of Ordnance Research (1951-1963) and worked on the Frangible Bullet Project, the largest military research project at Duke University (1941...

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