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Full listing > Accession MC2005/15| Accession # | MC2005/15 | | Topic | Flory, Paul: Colleague's Collection, | | Keywords | Nobel Prize, Scientist, Alumnus, | | Title | Paul Flory | | Subtitle | Wylan Becker Shulz | | Location | Large Box 172 | | Citation | Paul Flory, MC2005/15, Archives and Brethren Historical Collection, Funderburg Library, Manchester University, North Manchester, Indiana. | | Access | Researchers are responsible for determining copyright status of archived materials where this is relevant to their intended use of the materials. | | Provenance | Wylan Becker Shulz (via Wilson B. Lutz). | | Scope and Content | 1. One personal file belonging to Wylan Becker Shulz containing collected information from various sources regarding Flory.
a. Included in file are Manchester College Bulletins June 1950, September 1973, June 1988 and "the Center for History of Chemistry "newsletter (CHOC NEWS), Fall 1986.
b. Obituary from S.F. Chronicle, various newspaper and magazine articles. Memorial service announcement.
c. Personal correspondence from the Flory's to the Shulz's.
d. Programs from Awards Dinners
2. Video
3. Three books. | | Date of Accession | Unknown | | Bio History Note | Paul Flory was considered one of the most significant scientists of the 20th century and a 1931 graduate of Manchester College. At commencement on May 29, 1950 the College conferred upon him the honorary Doctor of Science degree. See his groundbreaking textbook published in 1953, "Principles of Polymer Chemistry." He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 1974 and The American Chemical Society's most prestigious honor, the Priestly Medal, also in 1974. Thesis, pictures, publication collections, videotape of Paul J. Flory on Eminent Chemists Series, Personal Papers. | | Archivist Note | Description prepared 27 April 2006 by Jeanine M. Wine |
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