Conant, James Bryant, 1893-1978
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 601712The 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
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
Edwin Joseph Cohn papers
Collection Identifier: H MS c375Felix Frankfurter Visual Materials
Collection Identifier: LAW-AVM-228Prints and photographs relating to the life and career of Felix Frankfurter.
George Packer Berry records, 1941-1968 (inclusive), 1941-1968 (inclusive)
Harvard University. Cancer Commission records
Collection Identifier: M-CE21, Series 00626-00629The 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 1942-1955Office 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)
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
Littauer Center cornerstone laying [photograph], May 10, 1938 Digital
Left to Right: Dean John H. Williams, James B. Conant, Lucius N. Littauer.
Elton Mayo papers
Collection Identifier: Arch GA 54Psychologist 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)
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
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
Speeches, reports, articles, etc., of Esther Raushenbush, professor and college president.
Papers of Helen Hill Miller, 1917-1977
Correspondence, press releases, speeches, etc., of Helen Hill Miller, economist, author and journalist.
Papers of Wilbur Kitchener Jordan, 1943-1965
Speeches by Wilbur Kitchener Jordan, Radcliffe College President.
Pencil sketch of [James] Conant done by Mrs. [Grace "Patty" Thayer] Conant, 1949
Photograph of [James] Conant and Mrs. [Grace "Patty"] Conant in Germany ca. 1953-1957
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
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
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-036Contents 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.