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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 15 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.

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.

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.

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.