Collected by O. Theodor Benfey, this archival collection includes 21 autographed letters by many eminent chemists of the 20th century. The collection includes letters from several Nobel laureates including Roald Hoffmann, Linus Pauling, Robert B. Woodward, and Peter Debye. A portion of the collection has been digitized and is available online.
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Letter from R. Buckminster Fuller to Theodore Benfey
Box 1- 1967-Jun-21
Regarding receipt of Benfey's book, "Chemical Prehistory of the Tetrahedron, Octahedron, Icosahedron, and Hexagon."
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Letter from Frank H. Westheimer to Theodore Benfey
Box 1- 1971-Jul-22
Westheimer expresses gratitude for being included in the dedication of a book authored by Benfey.
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Letter from Robert B. Woodward to Theodor Benfey
Box 1- 1973-Jul-30
Acknowledgement for receipt of an issue of "Chemistry" containing Benfey's account of Woodward's vitamin B12 work.
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Letter from John D. Bernal to Theodor Benfey
Box 1- 1967-Feb-13
Acknowledgement of letter from Benfey concerning references to assist Bernal with a forthcoming paper in the "Journal of Molecular Biology."
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Letter from Joel H. Hildebrand to Theodor Benfey
Box 1- 1965-May-11
Concerns possibility of publishing a manuscript of Hildebrand's, titled, "Order from Chaos."
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Letter from Linus Pauling to Theodor Benfey
Box 1- 1976-Aug-27
Concerning possibility of publishing an early Pauling manuscript in a high school textbook or in an issue of "Chemistry."
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Letter from Farrington Daniels to Theodor Benfey
Box 1- 1957-Feb-07
Concerns recommendation of Tom Newlin as a teaching assistant as well as plans for revising the Chemistry program at Earlham College. The last paragraph makes references to the current state of development of solar…
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Letter from G. B. Kistiakowsky to Theodor Benfey
Box 1- 1947-Jan-13
Concerns scheduling of a tour around Kistiakowsky's laboratory at Harvard for Benfey.
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Letter from Gerhard Herzberg to Marvin Margoshes
Box 1- 1971-Dec
Thank you note, on occasion of Herzberg winning the Nobel prize.
- Addressee Margoshes, Marvin
- Author Herzberg, Gerhard, 1904-1999
- Subject Herzberg, Gerhard, 1904-1999, Nobel Prize winners, Margoshes, Marvin
