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The William A. Lester, Jr. Papers contain the professional and personal papers of African American theoretical chemist and chemistry educator William A. Lester, Jr (1937-). Lester is noted for his theoretical studies of the electronic structure of molecules through Quantum Monte Carlo methods. He is also an advocate for underrepresented minorities in the sciences and higher education.
In 1978, Lester joined the staff of Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory in Berkeley, California. From 1978 to 1981, he served as Director of the National Resource for Computation in Chemistry (NRCC). During his tenure as Director of the NRCC, Lester concurrently served as Associate Director and Senior Scientist at Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory. Lester was a longtime member of the National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers (NOBCChE) and served on the organization’s National Board (1984-1987).
A small selection of the collection has been digitized.
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NOBCChE News, Volume 22, Number 2
- NOBCChE News, Volume 30, Number 2
- 2000-Jun – 2000-Aug
Summer 2000 issue of NOBCChE News. The enumeration on the cover is an error: this should be volume 30, number 2.
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Report of the Black Staff Dialogue Planning Committee Findings
- 2000-Jun-19
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. This report is based on data collected by over 110…
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NOBCChE News, Volume 29, Number 2
- 1999-Jun – 1999-Aug
Summer 1999 issue of NOBCChE News. The cover is labeled Volume 29, Number 2 which is most likely a typo. Chronologically this should be Volume 20, Number 2.
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NOBCChE News, Volume 18, Number 2
- 1997
Fall 1997 issue of the NOBCChE News. This is the 25th-anniversary edition of the National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers (NOBCChE) Newsletter.
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Letter from William A. Lester, Jr. to the Black Engineer of the Year Committee, October 8, 1996
- 1996-Oct-08
William A. Lester, Jr. (1937-) 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.
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Resume of Willie E. May
- 1996-Oct-03
Resume forchemist 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. From 2015 through 2017 Mays was the…
- Creator Of Work May, Willie E.
- Subject May, Willie E., Résumés (Employment), Chemists, African American chemists
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Letter from James W. Mitchell to the Black Engineer of the Year Committee, September 1996
- 1996-Sep-18
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.
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Letter from William A. Lester, Jr. to Dr. W. A. Clemens, August 1994
- 1994-Aug-09
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 Academy of Sciences.
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Letter to William A. Lester, Jr. from W. A. Clemens, August 5, 1994
- 1994-Aug-05
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.
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NOBCChE News, Volume 13, Number 2
- 1992-Sep
September 1992 issue of NOBCChE News. This is the 20th-anniversary edition of the National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers (NOBCChE) Newsletter.
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Research Interests of William A. Lester, Jr.
- 1989 – 1991
Draft of William A. Lester, Jr.'s (1937-) research interests and projects.
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