Conant, James Bryant, 1893-1978
Person
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 2 Collections and/or Records:
Papers of Ada Louise Comstock, 1818-1982 (inclusive), 1887-1982 (bulk)
FOUND IN:
Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute
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 Wilbur Kitchener Jordan, 1943-1965
FOUND IN:
Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute
Collection Identifier: SC 45
Overview:
Speeches by Wilbur Kitchener Jordan, Radcliffe College President.