Papers of Robert Burns Woodward, 1873-1980 (inclusive), 1930-1979 (bulk).

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Papers of Robert Burns Woodward, 1873-1980 (inclusive), 1930-1979 (bulk).

Contains professional correspondence, personal and family papers,reports, manuscripts, research notes and data, and photographs. Also contains teaching materials (e.g., examinations, course outlines, lecture notes) and other papers relating to the Harvard University Dept. of Chemistry, especially files on graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. Includes papers relating to Woodward Research Institute in Basel, Switzerland. Most of the material dates from 1930 to 1979. Related publications and reference material available in repository.

70.5 cubic feet of manuscripts in 224 containers

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SNAC Resource ID: 8182300

Harvard University Archives.

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Harvard University

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Harvard College was founded by a vote of the Great and General Court of Massachusetts on October 28, 1636 that allocated “400£ towards a schoale or colledge.” Subsequent legislative acts established the Board of Overseers, but it was the Charter of 1650 that created the Harvard Corporation as the College's primary governing board and defined its composition and authority. The College Charter became a contentious target for College officials, the Massachusetts Governor and General C...

Woodward, R. B. (Robert Burns), 1917-1979

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Robert Burns Woodward (1917-1979) joined the Chemistry Department at Harvard University in 1938. He was appointed Morris Loeb Professor of Chemistry in 1958 and held the Donner Professorship of Science from 1960 until his death. Woodward was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1965 for his work in organic chemistry. From the description of Papers of Robert Burns Woodward, 1873-1980 (inclusive), 1930-1979 (bulk). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76973225 Robert B...

Woodward Research Institute (Basel, Switzerland)

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Harvard University. Dept. of Chemistry.

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