This collection represents over 35 years of correspondence from 1942-1978, between the Nobel Prize-winning chemist Robert S. Mulliken and quantum chemist Harrison Shull. The two men first met in 1948 when Shull worked with Mulliken as a post-doc at the University of Chicago. They enjoyed a warm friendship and collaborated on several projects which are documented in this collection. The collection contains 122 letters, mostly written by Mulliken, but also from several other notable scientists including Linus Pauling, Detlev Bronk, and Charles Coulson, as well as Vice President Henry A. Wallace. The entire collection is open for research and the majority of it has been digitized and is available online.
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Letter from Henry A. Wallace to Paul de Kruif
Box 1, Folder 1- 1942-Oct-12
Letter from Henry A. Wallace, Vice President of the United States, to microbiologist and author Paul de Kruif. The letter concerns corn genetics research conducted by plant geneticist, George Harrison Shull, at…
- Addressee De Kruif, Paul, 1890-1971
- Author Wallace, Henry A. (Henry Agard), 1888-1965
- Subject Microbiologists, Wallace, Henry A. (Henry Agard), 1888-1965, Corn--Genetics--Research, Bush, Vannevar, 1890-1974, Corn--Genetics, Princeton University, Plant geneticists, Corn, De Kruif, Paul, 1890-1971, Vice-Presidents, Shull, George Harrison, 1874-1954
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Letter from Robert S. Mulliken to Harrison Shull, 1948
Box 1- 1948-Mar-01
Letter between Robert S. Mulliken and Harrison Shull, American quantum chemists, concerning possibility of appointing Shull as a Research Associate if he does not receive a National Research Fellowship.
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Letter from Robert S. Mulliken to Harrison Shull, 1948
Box 1- 1948-Mar-29
Inquiry from Robert S. Mulliken to Harrison Shull on whether Shull has heard back from the National Research Fellowship Board.
- Addressee Shull, Harrison
- Author Mulliken, Robert Sanderson
- Subject Shull, Harrison, Mulliken, Robert Sanderson, Chemists, Nobel Prize winners, Physicists
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Letter from Detlev W. Bronk to Harrison Shull
Box 1- 1948-Mar-31
Concerns the awarding of a fellowship by the National Research Fellowship Board in the Natural Sciences to Shull.
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Letter from Robert S. Mulliken to Harrison Shull, 1948
Box 1- 1948-Apr-06
Letter between Robert S. Mulliken and Harrison Shull, American quantum chemists, concerning awarding of a National Research Fellowship to Shull.
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Letter from Robert S. Mulliken to Harrison Shull, 1948
Box 1- 1948-Jun-04
Letter between Robert S. Mulliken and Harrison Shull, American quantum chemists, concerning living arrangements for Shull in Chicago.
- Addressee Shull, Harrison
- Author Mulliken, Robert Sanderson
- Subject Shull, Harrison, Mulliken, Robert Sanderson, Chemists, Illinois--Chicago, Nobel Prize winners, Physicists
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Letter from Robert S. Mulliken to Harrison Shull, 1948
Box 1, Folder 1- 1948-Jun-19
Contains comments on Shull's current research activities.
- Addressee Shull, Harrison
- Author Mulliken, Robert Sanderson
- Subject Formaldehyde, Shull, Harrison, Mulliken, Robert Sanderson, Quantum theory, Chemists, Ethylene, Physicists
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Letter from Robert S. Mulliken to Harrison Shull, 1948
Box 1- 1948-Jul-15
Letter between Robert S. Mulliken and Harrison Shull, American quantum chemists, discussing recent results on the study of benzene spectra by Shull.
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Letter from Robert S. Mulliken to Harrison Shull, 1949
Box 1- 1949-Sep-09
Letter between Robert S. Mulliken and Harrison Shull, American quantum chemists.
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Letter from Harrison Shull to Robert S. Mulliken, 1949
Box 1, Folder 1- 1949-Sep-22
Concerns submission of a manuscript to Mulliken for review, and results of Shull's latest work on quantum theory.
- Addressee Mulliken, Robert Sanderson
- Author Shull, Harrison
- Subject Shull, Harrison, Mulliken, Robert Sanderson, Quantum theory, Chemists, Physicists
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Letter from Robert S. Mulliken to Harrison Shull, 1949
Box 1, Folder 1- 1949-Oct-18
Contains suggestions from Mulliken to Shull for changes in one of Shull's manuscripts.
- Addressee Shull, Harrison
- Author Mulliken, Robert Sanderson
- Subject Shull, Harrison, Mulliken, Robert Sanderson, Wave functions, Quantum theory, Chemists, Physicists
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Letter from Robert S. Mulliken to Harrison Shull, 1949
Box 1- 1949-Nov-11
Letter between Robert S. Mulliken and Harrison Shull, American quantum chemists.
- Addressee Shull, Harrison
- Author Mulliken, Robert Sanderson
- Subject Shull, Harrison, Mulliken, Robert Sanderson, Chemists, Nobel Prize winners, Physicists
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Letter from Robert S. Mulliken to Harrison Shull, 1949
Box 1- 1949-Dec-05
Letter between Robert S. Mulliken and Harrison Shull, American quantum chemists.
- Addressee Shull, Harrison
- Author Mulliken, Robert Sanderson
- Subject Shull, Harrison, Mulliken, Robert Sanderson, Chemists, Nobel Prize winners, Physicists
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Letter from Robert S. Mulliken to Harrison Shull, 1949
Box 1- 1949-Dec-06
Letter between Robert S. Mulliken and Harrison Shull, American quantum chemists.
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Letter from Robert S. Mulliken to Harrison Shull, 1950
Box 1- 1950-Jan-17
Letter between Robert S. Mulliken and Harrison Shull, American quantum chemists, where Mulliken expresses puzzlement over recent abstracts on wave functions published in the Physics Abstracts by unnamed German and…
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Letter from Harrison Shull to Robert S. Mulliken, 1950
Box 1- 1950-Jan-20
Letter between Robert S. Mulliken and Harrison Shull, American quantum chemists, discussing recent results and publications by Shull.
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Letter from Robert S. Mulliken to Harrison Shull, 1950
Box 1- 1950-Apr-21
Letter between Robert S. Mulliken and Harrison Shull, American quantum chemists.
- Addressee Shull, Harrison
- Author Mulliken, Robert Sanderson
- Subject Shull, Harrison, Mulliken, Robert Sanderson, Astrophysical journal, Chemists, Nobel Prize winners, Physicists
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Letter from Harrison Shull to Robert S. Mulliken, 1950
Box 1- 1950-May-01
Letter between Robert S. Mulliken and Harrison Shull, American quantum chemists, concerning edits of one of Shull's manuscripts.
- Addressee Mulliken, Robert Sanderson
- Author Shull, Harrison
- Subject Shull, Harrison, Yerkes Observatory, Mulliken, Robert Sanderson, Chemists, Wisconsin, Nobel Prize winners, Physicists
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Letter from Robert S. Mulliken to Harrison Shull, 1950
Box 1- 1950-May-09
Letter between Robert S. Mulliken and Harrison Shull, American quantum chemists.
- Addressee Shull, Harrison
- Author Mulliken, Robert Sanderson
- Subject Shull, Harrison, Mulliken, Robert Sanderson, Chemists, Nobel Prize winners, Physicists
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Letter from Robert S. Mulliken to Harrison Shull, 1950
Box 1, Folder 1- 1950-Aug-10
Concerns various methods for computation and a discussion of wave functions.
- Addressee Shull, Harrison
- Author Mulliken, Robert Sanderson
- Subject Shull, Harrison, Yerkes Observatory, Mulliken, Robert Sanderson, Wave functions, Quantum theory
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Letter from Robert S. Mulliken to Harrison Shull, 1950
Box 1- 1950-Aug-28
Robert Mulliken (1896-1986) writes to Harrison Shull (1923-2003) with notes and corrections to a research problem in quantum chemistry under investigation. Mulliken suggests Shull use the linear combination of atomic…
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Letter from Robert S. Mulliken to Harrison Shull, 1950
Box 1- 1950-Oct-02
Letter between Robert S. Mulliken and Harrison Shull, American quantum chemists. Includes detailed discussion of some of Shull's recent scientific results.
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Letter from Robert S. Mulliken to Harrison Shull, 1950
Box 1- 1950-Oct-23
Letter between Robert S. Mulliken and Harrison Shull, American quantum chemists, concerning Shull's membership into the Division of Chemical Physics of the American Physical Society.
- Addressee Shull, Harrison
- Author Mulliken, Robert Sanderson
- Subject Shull, Harrison, Mulliken, Robert Sanderson, Chemists, American Physical Society, Nobel Prize winners, Physicists
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Letter from Robert S. Mulliken to Harrison Shull, 1950
Box 1- 1950-Oct-24
Letter between Robert S. Mulliken and Harrison Shull, American quantum chemists, in which Mulliken expresses skepticism with some of Shull's recent results.
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Letter from Harrison Shull to Robert S. Mulliken, 1951
Box 1- 1951-Mar-26
Letter between Harrison Shull and Robert S. Mulliken, American quantum chemists, where Shull inquires to Mulliken about his thoughts on a recent paper published by Mueller and Eyring.
