William A. Lester, Jr. (1937-) writes to Congressman Norman Yoshio Mineta (1931-2022) about the World Black Researchers Association (WBRA). Lester asks Mineta if there are any concerns relating to U.S. policy and the…

Letter from Ayodeji Jeje to William A. Lester, Jr. (1937-) inviting him to a conference in Lagos, Nigeria sponsored by the World Black Researchers Association (WBRA). Themed "Survival," the conference was about the…

Florence L. Williams informs William A. Lester, Jr. (1937-) about an upcoming workshop in Nigeria for the World Black Researchers Association (WBRA). She gives Lester Olagoke Olabisi's (1943-) address for further…

Statues of the World Black Researchers Association (WBRA).

WBRA, which was established around 1976, was a group that worked against racial limits in science and technology. Its goal was to bring together Black…

Edward F. Hayes (1941-) of the National Science Foundation (NSF) informs Andrew M. Sessler of the Lawrence Berkley Laboratory that the NSF approves of the selection of William A. Lester, Jr. (1937-) as the director…

James S. Kane of the United States Department of Energy informs Earl K. Hyde at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory that he approves of the selection of William A. Lester, Jr.'s (1937-) selection as the director of the…

Program proposal created by the National Consortium for Graduate Degrees for Minorities in Engineering and Science, to increase the number of minorities with graduate degrees in the field of engineering.

A February 15, 1979 memorandum from Lawrence G. Stewart, Director, Office of Education, Business and Labor Affairs, sharing "Memorandum for the Heads of Executive Departments and Agencies," a January 17, 1979 White…

A report by the United States Department of Energy on a pilot program intended to increase the number of women and minorities in the physical and life sciences.

A January 1988 letter informing William A. Lester, Jr. (1937-) that the computing resources at the San Diego Supercomputer Center allocated to the Quantum Monte Carlo for Molecular Studies project will expire in March…

Meeting minutes of the first meeting of the policy board of the National Resource for Computation in Chemistry (NRCC), held at the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory on October 8, 1977. Included are outlines of the…

Criteria for current and proposed fellows of the California Academy of Sciences.

Letter from William A. Lester, Jr. (1937-) to William A. Clemens, Jr. (1932-2020), August 9, 1994. Lester thanks Clemens for informing him that he was elected as a Fellow of the California Academy of Sciences.

Letter from William A. Clemens, Jr. (1932-2020) to William A. Lester, Jr. (1937-) informing Lester that he has been elected a Fellow of the California Academy of Sciences.

Draft of a biography of Samuel P. Massie (1919-2005). Massie was an African American chemist who researched the synthesis and development of therapeutic drugs, focusing on treating malaria, herpes, meningitis, and…

Draft of an address given by Samuel P. Massie (1919-2005) on the occasion of receiving the Henry A. Hill Award. The Henry A. Hill Award, now known as the Dr. Henry A. Hill Distinguished Lecturer, is awarded by the…

Letter from Samuel P. Massie (1919-2005) to Charles Harper, an African American physics professor at California State University at Hayward. Massie expresses his gratitude for receiving the Henry A. Hill Award and…

Typed transcript of Samuel P. Massie's (1919-2005) remarks, and of a question-and-answer exchange between Massie and Dr. Robert Bradford (1931-2011), from the 1975 Science Symposium of the National Consortium for Black…

Black and white photographic portrait of Samuel P. Massie (1919-2005).

Massie was an African American chemist who researched the synthesis and development of therapeutic drugs, focusing on treating malaria, herpes,…

Dr. James W. Mitchell (1943-) writes to the Black Engineer of the Year Committee giving his support for the nomination of Dr. Willie E. May as the 1997 award recipient.

Letter from William A. Lester, Jr. (1937-) to the Black Engineer of the Year Committee, giving his support for the nomination of Dr. Willie E. May as the 1997 award recipient.

1996 resume of Willie E. May. May is an African American analytical chemist who has been awarded numerous honors for his work in biological and chemical measurement science. May is the former director of the National…

Information about the first general meeting of the National Congress of Black Faculty, held October 23-25, 1987, including objectives, themes, schedule, and registration forms.

A revised draft of "Toward a National Congress of Black Faculty," written by Ronald Walters, a political science professor at Howard University. The document articulates the challenges facing Black faculty and students,…

Executive summary and report of the Black Staff Dialogue Planning Committee's findings on the experiences of Black staff at the University of California, Berkeley. The report is based on data collected by over 110 staff…