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- catalog abstract "These papers document Wilson's career during his time at Harvard University. The bulk of the material (44 cubic feet) is in the Correspondence series which covers all aspects of Wilson's professional activities. Material relating to Wilson's teaching may be found in two smaller series, the Student correspondence series and the Lecture notes series. Student correspondence contains correspondence with and about former students and post-doctoral fellows, including letters of recommendation, notes, and reports. The Lecture notes series contains Wilson's notes for chemistry courses he taught at Harvard, including statistical mechanics. Problem sets and examinations for some courses are included. Also in this series are lecture notes identified as "Paris" and "Belgium."".
- catalog alternative "Papers of E. Bright Wilson".
- catalog contributor b756531.
- catalog date "1935".
- catalog description "A folder list covering portions of the Correspondence series (1975 and 1977-1982), a folder list for all the Student correspondence files, and a list of binders for the Lecture notes are available in the repository.".
- catalog description "Correspondence, 1935-1983 -- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, 1969 -- Research contracts, 1961-1967 -- Student correspondence, 1948-1979 -- Lecture notes, 1940-1979.".
- catalog description "Edgar Bright Wilson (1908-1992), physical chemist, was a leader in the study of molecules through spectroscopy. He was the Theodore William Richards Professor of Chemistry at Harvard University from 1947 to 1979.".
- catalog description "He obtained his doctorate from the California Institute of Technology, where he studied with Nobel laureate Linus Pauling, in 1933. With Linus Pauling he wrote An Introduction to Quantum Mechanics with Applications to Chemistry, which was published in 1935. His long career at Harvard began with a 1934 appointment as a junior fellow.".
- catalog description "His career also led him beyond Harvard. During World War II, he worked on the improvement of underwater explosives at Woods Hole, Mass. Later, he was a trustee of the Oceanographic Institute. In the 1950s he directed research for the Department of Defense. He also chaired the National Academy of Sciences' Committee on radioactive waste. In 1967 he was among a number of prominent scientists urging an end to the war in Vietnam. He retired from Harvard in 1979, but continued his research as a professor emeritus.".
- catalog description "These papers document Wilson's career during his time at Harvard University. The bulk of the material (44 cubic feet) is in the Correspondence series which covers all aspects of Wilson's professional activities. Material relating to Wilson's teaching may be found in two smaller series, the Student correspondence series and the Lecture notes series. Student correspondence contains correspondence with and about former students and post-doctoral fellows, including letters of recommendation, notes, and reports. The Lecture notes series contains Wilson's notes for chemistry courses he taught at Harvard, including statistical mechanics. Problem sets and examinations for some courses are included. Also in this series are lecture notes identified as "Paris" and "Belgium."".
- catalog extent "ca. 51 cubic feet (154 boxes)".
- catalog isPartOf "Collections of the Harvard University Archives. Faculty archives. hua".
- catalog issued "1935".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog spatial "Massachusetts Cambridge.".
- catalog subject "Chemistry Study and teaching (Higher) Massachusetts Cambridge.".
- catalog subject "Chemistry, Physical and theoretical Research.".
- catalog subject "Molecular spectroscopy.".
- catalog subject "Wilson, E. Bright (Edgar Bright), 1908-".
- catalog subject "Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Correspondence, 1935-1983 -- Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute, 1969 -- Research contracts, 1961-1967 -- Student correspondence, 1948-1979 -- Lecture notes, 1940-1979.".
- catalog title "Papers of E. Bright Wilson".
- catalog title "Papers of Edgar Bright Wilson, Jr., 1935-1983 (inclusive).".