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Conant, James Bryant, 1893-1978

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Biography

James Bryant Conant (March 26, 1893 – February 11, 1978) was an American chemist, a transformative President of Harvard University, and the first U.S. Ambassador to West Germany. Conant obtained a Ph.D. in Chemistry from Harvard in 1916. During World War I he served in the U.S. Army, working on the development of poison gases, especially Lewisite. He became an assistant professor of chemistry at Harvard in 1919 and the Sheldon Emery Professor of Organic Chemistry in 1929.

Found in 22 Collections and/or Records:

Austin Wakeman Scott papers

Collection Identifier: HOLLIS 601712
Overview:

The bulk of the correspondence in this collection relates to Scott's activities as law teacher and legal scholar, and to his work as an authority in the fields of trusts and civil procedure. Other material relates to his service as clerk of the Ames Foundation (1920-1966); member of the board of the Harvard Cooperative Society (1940's and 1950's); and miscellaneous writings concerning the history of the Harvard Law School and his courses at the Rutgers U. School of Banking.

Records of Radcliffe College President Ada Louise Comstock, 1923-1943

Collection Identifier: RG II, Series 2
Overview:

Official Radcliffe College correspondence, reports, memoranda, etc., of Ada Louise Comstock, educator and third president of Radcliffe College.

Papers of James Bryant Conant, 1862-1987

Collection Identifier: UAI 15.898
Overview: James Bryant Conant (1893-1978) was a chemist, educator and public servant. The wide variety of his interests and occupations are reflected in the title of his memoirs, My Several Lives. Conant's "several lives" included periods as a Harvard University chemistry professor, Harvard University president, national director of defense research, ambassador to Germany and as an author of critical works examining secondary education in the United States. This collection documents professional...

Edwin Joseph Cohn papers

Collection Identifier: H MS c375
Overview: The Edwin Joseph Cohn papers, 1927-1955 (inclusive), are a product of Cohn's professional appointments, activities, and research, during the period of his service at Harvard Medical School as the Head of the Department of Physical Chemistry and Director of the University Laboratory of Physical Chemistry Related to Medicine and Public Health, and at Harvard University as the Chairman of the Division of Medical Sciences of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences and Chairman of the Department of...

Felix Frankfurter Visual Materials

Collection Identifier: LAW-AVM-228
Overview:

Prints and photographs relating to the life and career of Felix Frankfurter.

George Packer Berry records, 1941-1968 (inclusive), 1941-1968 (inclusive)

Sub-Group Identifier: RG M-DE01
Scope and Content: The records of the Office of the Dean are the product of the activities of the Dean of Harvard Medical School, during the years 1949-1965 under the tenure of George Packer Berry. Included are records from the administrative activities of the Office of the Dean, as well as records related to the Dean's involvement in outside professional and governmental groups. Also included are records resulting from the activities of standing and ad hoc committees at Harvard Medical School, as well as...

Harvard University. Cancer Commission records

Collection Identifier: M-CE21, Series 00626-00629
Overview:

The Harvard University Cancer Commission records, 1888-1945, are the product of the Commission’s administrative, clinical, and research activities.

Dean's Office correspondence files (Donald Kirk David, Dean) Digital

Collection Identifier: Arch AA 1.1 1942-1955
Overview:

Office files of the third dean of the Harvard Business School, Donald K. David. Also includes material from his predecesor, Wallace B. Donham.

Papers of Mary Gibson Hundley, 1862-1985 (inclusive), 1934-1975 (bulk)

Collection Identifier: MC 383: T-212
Overview:

Legal records, scrapbooks, photographs, correspondence, etc., of Mary Gibson Hundley, educator and civil rights activist.

Letter from John Thacher to Beatrix Farrand, Reef Point, Bar Harbor, Maine , August 12, 1942 Digital

File — Box D: 2, Folder: 69Identifier: DDO-RB-GAR-001, D:JT 1942.08.12
Scope and Contents: Copy of typescript letter from John Thacher to Beatrix Farrand tells her that due to governement red tape providing bulbs to the National Gallery [of Art] is impossible. He reports Robert and Mildred Bliss will be returning to Washington, D.C. in the autumn. He outlines the needs for flowers in the house and surrounding buildings. Mr. Baker is not likely to resume his former work after his accident. He asks if another tree man should be hired or if an outside person/company should be hired....

Elton Mayo papers

Collection Identifier: Arch GA 54
Overview:

Psychologist Elton Mayo was a professor and Head of the Department of Industrial Research at Harvard Business School. Types of materials included in this collection are professional and personal correspondence, research and teaching materials from HBS and abroad, writings and speeches.

Papers of Ada Louise Comstock, 1818-1982 (inclusive), 1887-1982 (bulk)

Collection Identifier: MC 471: T-156
Overview:

Correspondence, photographs, etc., of Ada Louise Comstock, Radcliffe College president, 1923-1943, and pioneer for women in higher education.

Papers of Charlotte Hawkins Brown, 1900-1961

Collection Identifier: A-146: M-92
Overview:

Correspondence, speeches, etc., of Charlotte Hawkins Brown, educator and founder of the Palmer Memorial Institute in Sedalia, North Carolina.

Papers of Esther Raushenbush, 1945-1979

Collection Identifier: 80-M243
Overview:

Speeches, reports, articles, etc., of Esther Raushenbush, professor and college president.

Papers of Helen Hill Miller, 1917-1977

Collection Identifier: 568--78-M149
Overview:

Correspondence, press releases, speeches, etc., of Helen Hill Miller, economist, author and journalist.

Papers of Wilbur Kitchener Jordan, 1943-1965

Collection Identifier: SC 45
Overview:

Speeches by Wilbur Kitchener Jordan, Radcliffe College President.

Pencil sketch of [James] Conant done by Mrs. [Grace "Patty" Thayer] Conant, 1949

Item — Unspecified Box 143Identifier: UAI 15.898
Scope of the personal and family materials subseries: The notebooks, scrapbooks, daily calendars, photographs, diaries and other assorted materials in this subseries document Conant's life as well as the lives of some of his family members. There are materials from his early school days along with diplomas and other documents marking pivotal events in his life. The daily calendars contain brief entries regarding Conant's appointments. Materials about Conant's family members includes two diaries with brief entries kept by Conant's...

Photograph of [James] Conant and Mrs. [Grace "Patty"] Conant in Germany ca. 1953-1957

Item — Unspecified Box 144Identifier: UAI 15.898
Scope of the High Commissioner and Ambassador to Germany Series:

The series documents Conant's service as United States High Commissioner for Germany and United States Ambassador to Germany. Paper documents include texts of official speeches given by Conant, his travel itineraries and correspondence regarding his arrival and departure in Germany. Other formats found in this series are scrapbooks, photographs, photograph albums, and newspaper clippings (chiefly from German newspapers).

Pres. and Mrs. Conant [Grace Thayer Richards Conant] and March of Time, circa early 1950s, early 1950s

Item — Unspecified HUPSF Motion Pictures, Feature Films, Newsreels Folder 2Identifier: HUPSF, HUPSF Motion Pictures, Feature Films, Newsreels (8-17)
Scope of the Photographic subjects file:

Photographs chiefly depict the Harvard community and its environment, chiefly groups of people or places they inhabit. Some images included here are not photographs. Rarely, images may be other two-dimensional images such as engravings, drawings, or paintings, or photographic reproductions of such two-dimensional artwork.

President and Mrs. Conant [Grace Thayer Richards Conant] and March of Time, circa early 1950s, early 1950s

Item — Unspecified HUPSF Motion Pictures, Feature Films, Newsreels Folder 1Identifier: HUPSF, HUPSF Motion Pictures, Feature Films, Newsreels (1-7)
Scope of the Photographic subjects file:

Photographs chiefly depict the Harvard community and its environment, chiefly groups of people or places they inhabit. Some images included here are not photographs. Rarely, images may be other two-dimensional images such as engravings, drawings, or paintings, or photographic reproductions of such two-dimensional artwork.

W. Barton (Walter Barton) Leach papers

Collection Identifier: LAW-MMC-036
Overview:

Contents of this collection relate to Leach's teaching career, professional activities, service in the Air Force during World War II, and involvement in national defense matters. Includes material relating to his role as consultant to the Air Force, 1946-1966, his work with Harvard University's Defense Policy Seminar, which he founded, and drafts of an incomplete autobiography.