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| 15 | Abbott Laboratories Correspondence, 1957-60 | ||||||||||||
| Correspondence with Abbott chemists and executives re: research work' Abbott lawyer, re: Senate testimony; correspondents include C. H. Volwiler, A. W. Weston, G. R. Cain, M. T. Leffler, P. Gerden | |||||||||||||
| R. Adams, "Report on Japanese Trip" , 1959 | |||||||||||||
| Minutes of "Meeting of Special Japanese Task Committee" , March 291960 | |||||||||||||
| Minutes of Executive Committee Meetings, reports on budgets & sales | |||||||||||||
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| 16 | Abbott Laboratories Correspondence, 1960-62 | ||||||||||||
| Statements of Adams & E. H. Volwiler on behalf of the Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association before the Subcommittee on Antitrust & Monopoly, Committee on the Judiciary, U. S. Senate, on S. 1552, December 8, 1961, and drafts | |||||||||||||
| Adams, Personal Correspondence, Family, 1963-67 | |||||||||||||
| Correspondence with Nellie V. Parks, Emily Adams (Roger's sister), grandchildren, Lucile & William Ranz (Adams' daughter & son-in-law), Virginia Butterworth, stock brokers, bankers, Internal Revenue Service, & Mount Holyoke College, re: welfare of Emily in nursing home, securities, trust fund, transfer of real estate, and settlement of Mrs. Adams' estate. | |||||||||||||
| Adams, Personal Correspondence, 1960-67, 1970 | |||||||||||||
| Correspondence with family, professional associates, businessmen, lawyers, and friends, re: family matters, Adams' finances, maintenance and possible sale of his home, family genealogy, Mrs. Adams' illness (1963), and Adams' personal activities (2 folders) | |||||||||||||
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| 17 | American Chemical Society (2 folders), 1953-66 | ||||||||||||
| Adams, a member of Committee on Membership Affairs | |||||||||||||
| "Background Information on Subjects on Agenda for Closed Meeting of Committee on Membership Affairs," 1966, re: R. S. Aries case involving violation of professional ethics; committee reports; correspondence with ACS officers re: nominations for award recipients, membership, meetings, building fund, and appointments within ACS | |||||||||||||
| R. Adams, speech presenting 1965 ACS Local Section Member Relations Award to Joliet Section, January 1965 | |||||||||||||
| ACS Annual Report , 1960 | |||||||||||||
| Australian Trip, April-October 1966 Travel arrangements | |||||||||||||
| Battelle Memorial Institute (BMI), 1959-62 | |||||||||||||
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| 18 | BMI, 1962-65 | ||||||||||||
| Treasurer's reports (10/28/63) for BMI & Battelle Investment Corporation, (BIC) Washington Public Power Supply Company Information Kit (September 1963), information kit on "Battelle-Northwest Organization & Diagram of Main Laboratory Center," quarterly reports to Board of Trustees (2nd & 3rd quarters 1963), summary of investment position of BIC (June 1, 1963), treasurer's reports of BIC (April 19, 1963 and June 15, 1962) | |||||||||||||
| BMI , 1965-66 | |||||||||||||
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| 19 | BMI , 1967 | ||||||||||||
| Battelle Memorial Institute, 1967-68 | |||||||||||||
| Minutes and agenda of Board of Trustees meetings and finance committee, consolidated financial balance sheets, accountants' report (December 31, 1967), special reports, proposed resolutions of the Board of Trustees, correspondence with officers, budget summaries, records of companies' sales and dividends. Adams was a trustee and member of finance committee of Battelle. | |||||||||||||
| Battelle Memorial Institute, 1966-70 | |||||||||||||
| Correspondence and court records relating to complaint of Ohio Attorney General testing whether Battelle was a profit-making business (July 1970), press releases, report to Board of Trustees on laboratory operations, non-laboratory operations, BMI-sponsored programs, and capital construction (1st quarter, 1970), regulations of Board of Trustees (October 10, 1969), accountants' report on employees pension plan (6/30/68), brochures and article on Korea Institute of Science and Technology (1966) BMI and BIC correspondents include B. D. Thomas, Zay Jeffries, E. E. Slowter, Gerald B. Fenton, Harry M. Miller, Arthur C. Cope, John S. Crout, John L. Gray, Cloyd A. Snavely, Clair E. Fultz, John R. Pierce and Sherwood L . Fawcett | |||||||||||||
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| 20 | Battelle Memorial Institute, Financial Summaries, Security Holdings , 1966-70 | ||||||||||||
| Made by Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York (5 folders). | |||||||||||||
| Consolidated balance sheets, agenda for BMI finance committee, revised budget summary, tabulated securities holdings | |||||||||||||
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| 21 | Chemical Abstracts Service, 1953-63 | ||||||||||||
| Correspondence and publications re: corrections of errors in abstracts, and chemical naming system, acquisition of support "to put the annual subject and formula indexes to Chemical Abstracts on a current basis" | |||||||||||||
| Chemical Corps Advisory Council, U. S. Army, 1956-64 | |||||||||||||
| Appointment and termination forms relating to Adams' consulting work and correspondence with C. B. Marquand, director, and others re: travel arrangement and personnel policies | |||||||||||||
| Chemurgic Council, 1958-66 | |||||||||||||
| The Council for Agricultural and Chemurgic Research | |||||||||||||
| Adams an associate member and on Board of Directors | |||||||||||||
| Correspondence with council officers re: administrative matters and contributions of Abbott Labs to Council, copy of Chemurgic Digest (January-February 1963), and minutes of board meetings | |||||||||||||
| National Farm Chemurgic Council, 1951-57 Same organizations as above. | |||||||||||||
| Report of Blueprint Committee (December 19, 1954), By-laws of Council for Agricultural Research | |||||||||||||
| Coca-Cola, 1950-60 | |||||||||||||
| Correspondence with company executive and researchers, including O. E. May, A. B. Allen, B. H. Oehlert, Jr., H. L. Austin, C. Gortatowski, re: personal matters, research for Coca Cola, and placement of personnel Albert B. Allen, "Differentiation of Synthetic and Natural Caffeine" , 1960 | |||||||||||||
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| "Scientific Relations Bulletin No. 1" , February 1960 | |||||||||||||
| Blueprint of Regulator for CO2, single pressure, single flavor , December 3, 1956 | |||||||||||||
| Conant, Dr. James B., 1954-57 Also see Box 7, Conant correspondence. | |||||||||||||
| Correspondence, re: ACS, A. B. Lamb Fellowship, acquisition of U. S. documents for construction of chemical facilities to Technical University in Berlin when Conant U. S. High Commissioner for German. | |||||||||||||
| Council on Foreign Relations, 1957-62 | |||||||||||||
| Form announcements sent to members, Adams' letter of resignation | |||||||||||||
| Department of State the Science Adviser, 1958-62 | |||||||||||||
| Correspondence with Wallace R. Brode, Walter G. Whitman and Glenn T. Seaborg, re: American Fulbright students in Germany, recommendations for appointments of foreign attachés | |||||||||||||
| Statements of C. C. Furnas and L. E. Harris before House Ways and Means Committee, re: tax-exemption for scientific organizations | |||||||||||||
| Du Pont Company, 1955-60 | |||||||||||||
| Correspondence with research department, including D. M. McQueen, and foreign professors including F. Bohlmann, re: personnel placement, contacts with foreign scientists (particularly German and Japanese), and research | |||||||||||||
| List of publications of T. L. Cairns, come with R. Adams | |||||||||||||
| Short article on "Cuprous Thioethylate" | |||||||||||||
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| 22 | Du Pont, correspondence to professors abroad for Du Pont, 1954-61 | ||||||||||||
| Correspondence with A. Kirrmann, G. Ourisson, E. Lederer, D. McQueen (Including "Information concerning organic chemists from various European countries," November 6, 1961, P. E. Verkade (with list of his publications), Artturi I. Virtanen, E. Havinga, Stig Veibal, Endre Berner (with list of publications of Erling Bernatek & Christian Romming), F. L. J. Sixma (re: Th. J. de Boer & B. M. Webster), Arne Fredga, Holger Erdtmann, Arne Tiselius, A. Schopf, G. S. Garstin (with "Recent Du Pont Contacts in Germany"), Burt C. Pratt (with list of Japanese scientists), Adolpho Quilico, N. A. Sörensen, reprints of articles by Erling Bernatek (1949-58), C. Romming (1954-58) & H. P. Hirsjärvi (1949-58) | |||||||||||||
| Willard Gibbs Medal, 1941-55 | |||||||||||||
| Correspondence with George R. Carr, E. K. Bolton, E. H. Cozzens, G. W. Crosby, J. K, Hunt, M. C. Rogers, R. F. Marschner, R. K. Summerbell, and G. L. Parkhurst, re: awarding of medal to Bolton, W. M. Stanley and others | |||||||||||||
| Biographies of Bolton, Chicago Section ACS Bulletins, ballots | |||||||||||||
| Adams, testimonial biography of Bolton, 1954 | |||||||||||||
| Bolton, "Fundamental Research in the Chemical Industry" , 5/21/54 | |||||||||||||
| Adams, testimonial biography of Wendell M. Stanley , 5/23/47 | |||||||||||||
| Otto Haas' Trust Fund, 1956-68 | |||||||||||||
| Adams was a member of Trust No. 2 | |||||||||||||
| Correspondence with John C. Haas, Otto Haas, William Kohler of Phoebe Waterman Foundation, re: grants made by the trust | |||||||||||||
| Progress reports, minutes, "Preliminary Report on the Proposed Chemistry Building for the University of Pennsylvania" , 8/1/57 | |||||||||||||
| Indian Trip, 1952-53 | |||||||||||||
| Correspondence with M. S. Sundaram and R. K. Kapur of Education Department, Embassy of India and Professor E. Brand, Columbia University, re: Indian Science Congress, , 1/53 | |||||||||||||
| Invitations, 1955-61 To symposia, conferences and dinners and requests for Adams to accept committee appointments, editorships and speaking engagements, including one from the Department of State, re: study of scientific curricula in Indian universities, 9/25/60; Adams' comments on career of "Butch" Hanford in letter to S. de J. Osborne (9/22/61); "Pharmaceutical Research, Part I-Scientific," Columbia University, (1957); | |||||||||||||
| Miscellaneous Data, 1954 | |||||||||||||
| "Salts of Duodomethane disulfonic acid," draft, unsigned and no date, although after 1930 and marked "Urbana, Ill." | |||||||||||||
| Text of illustrated lecture on synthetic drugs, unsigned and , no date | |||||||||||||
| Laurence McK. Gould, "Noblisse Oblige," U of Michigan Commencement Address, 1954 | |||||||||||||
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| 23 | National Academy of Sciences, 1953-67 Adams was a member of the Council and the Finance Committee of NAS | ||||||||||||
| Correspondence with Frederick Seitz, Clifford Rassweiler, Bryce Crawford Jr., H. J. Coolidge, S. D. Cornell, D. W. Bronk, H. L. Dryden, W. R. Brode, and W. J. Robbins, re: election of officers, election procedures, greater recognition for applied scientists in NAS, proposed creation of National Academy of Engineering, Japanese Science Council, international activities of NAS, extension of membership, Adams attendance at International Symposium on the Chemistry of Natural Products in Australia (1960), NAS awards | |||||||||||||
| Form letters and announcements of NAS | |||||||||||||
| "Report of the Committee on Structure and Election Procedures," drafts, H. E Carter, chairman , 4/29/64 and 12/1/63 | |||||||||||||
| Adams, "Comments on H. E. Carter Committee Report" , 1964 | |||||||||||||
| Proposed amendment to NAS Constitution | |||||||||||||
| "Future Organization and Program of the Office of Foreign Secretary" , 4/62 | |||||||||||||
| "Annex No. 1: Agreement on Exchange of Scientists between NAS of U.S.A. and the Academy of the Sciences of the USSR in 1962 and 1963" , 1962 | |||||||||||||
| Career summaries of nominees for NAS offices | |||||||||||||
| National Academy of Sciences, 1967-68 | |||||||||||||
| Minutes, agendas, reports, publications, memoranda, election ballots correspondence with F. Seitz, Merle A. Tuve and B. Crawford | |||||||||||||
| National Academy of Sciences, President Bronk Letter, January-March 1962 | |||||||||||||
| Copy of President D. W. Bronk's letter asking for advice of NAS members on the duties of the president and their replies, including Adams' letter of January 251962. (2 folders) | |||||||||||||
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| 24 | National Radio Astronomy Observatory, 1958-59 | ||||||||||||
| Memorandum of National Radio Frequency Observatory, Green Bank, West Virginia | |||||||||||||
| Correspondence with G. C. McVittie | |||||||||||||
| Natural Resources and Conservation Board (Illinois State Geological and Water Surveys), 1961-66 | |||||||||||||
| Fiscal reports, job placement recommendations, committee reports, minutes and personnel rosters | |||||||||||||
| Correspondence with John C. Frye, state and university administrators, Harlow B. Mills, related interest groups, John C. Watson, Governor Otto Kerner, W. S. White and C. F. Kervin | |||||||||||||
| "Present Status and Future Projections of Mineral and Energy Resources of Illinois" , 8/10/66 | |||||||||||||
| M. L. Leighton, "Recollections and Reflections of the Illinois Geological Survey1905-1954" , ca. 1965 | |||||||||||||
| Organic Reactions, Incorporated, 1954-65 Organic Reactions was a bound series of technical articles published by John Wiley and Sons. Adams on editorial board, 1965; editor-in-chief of volume 1-10; and president of the corporation in 1954 | |||||||||||||
| Resolutions of Board of Editors empowering Adams to transfer or sell stocks or bonds of the corporation | |||||||||||||
| "Manuscript Guide" for Organic Reactions, 1947 | |||||||||||||
| Organic Reactions, Incorporated, 1956-61 | |||||||||||||
| Correspondence with A. H. Blatt and A. C. Cope (members of the editorial board), authors, Wiley executives, re: manuscripts submitted for publication, Russian piracy of articles and sales, minutes, memoranda, financial reports, style sheet (3 folders). | |||||||||||||
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| 25 | Organic Reactions, Inc.(2 folders), 1962-66 | ||||||||||||
| Organic Reactions, Inc. , 1966-67 | |||||||||||||
| Correspondence with T. L. Cairns, W. G. Dauben, H. E. House, A. C. Cope, H. D. Roberts and T. Blatt | |||||||||||||
| Statement of Profit and loss (1965-66), statements of dividends from security holdings of Organic Reactions (1966), portfolio review of securities by Bache and Company (10/3/66), sales report for 1964 (5/9/66) | |||||||||||||
| Organic Syntheses, Incorporated, 1956-61 Adams a member of the Advisory Board (1957-66) and Chairman of Board of Directors (1957) | |||||||||||||
| Correspondence with H. Baumgarten, R. S. Schreiber, R. L. Shriner, R. T. Arnold, W. W. Hartman, A. H. Blatt, H. R. Snyder, A. C. Cope, N. Rabjohn, L. F. Fieser, J. R. Johnson, W. E. Parham and executives of John Wiley and Sons publishers, re: securities transactions, publications and meetings | |||||||||||||
| Securities portfolios (1957, 1964, 1966), memoranda, minutes of editorial board, advisory board and board of directors, financial reports, (1957-61, 1964-65), audit of account for Organic Syntheses, Inc. (1963-64), sales lists (8/31/57) and copies of contract with John Wiley and Sons, certificate of incorporation and by-laws of Organic Synthesis (7/10/57) - 3 folders | |||||||||||||
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| 26 | Organic Syntheses, Incorporated, 1962-66 | ||||||||||||
| Perkin Medal, October 1953-July 1954 Letters of congratulation to Adams and Adams' acknowledgements | |||||||||||||
| Plant Products, 1954-56 | |||||||||||||
| Correspondence with Professor Armando Novelli, University of Buenos Aires; Professor H. J. DeWaal, University of Pretoria, South Africa; and Dr. Bernard Braun, Kettering Laboratory, Cincinnati, Ohio; re: work on Senecio and Crotalaria alkaloids | |||||||||||||
| Alfred P. Sloan Fund Committee, 1949-55 Adams was chairman of the committee | |||||||||||||
| Correspondence with A. P. Sloan, Jr., A. C. Cope, E. R. Piore, R. T. Arnold, General Lucius D. Clay, W. A. Noyes, Jr., R. W. King, M. J. Kelly, J. A. Stratton and F. A. Howard, re: formulation of a basic research program and Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research | |||||||||||||
| "A Program in the Physical Sciences," final report and drafts , 1955 | |||||||||||||
| Adams, "A Program in Aid of the Physical Sciences" | |||||||||||||
| Suggested wording of a leaflet to answer inquiries about the program | |||||||||||||
| "The Sloan Foundation Extends its Program to Include the Physical Sciences," suggested press release | |||||||||||||
| R. W. King, "Various Comments Anent Mr. Sloan's Proposal" , 1/25/55 | |||||||||||||
| Kelly, Noyes, Stratton, King and Adams, "A Program in the Physical Sciences" , 11/15/54 and 12/22/54 | |||||||||||||
| Sloan-Kettering Institute for Cancer Research | |||||||||||||
| Biennial reports , July 1, 1949 - June 30, 1951 | |||||||||||||
| Progress reports , May 1953 - June 1954 | |||||||||||||
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| 27 | Symposium for Roger Adams (September 3-4, 1954), August 1954-January 1955 | ||||||||||||
| Tribute to Adams by Chien Shih-liang, president, National Taiwan University | |||||||||||||
| E. H. Volwiler, "Remarks at Symposium Honoring Roger Adams" , September 3, 1954 | |||||||||||||
| Letters of congratulation, regret for not being able to attend, appreciation for symposium | |||||||||||||
| Lists of symposium visitors and Adams; Ph.D. students | |||||||||||||
| University of Illinois Visitors, 1955-59 | |||||||||||||
| Correspondence, re: arrangements for professors visiting University of Illinois | |||||||||||||
| Robert A. Welch Foundation, 1959-66 Adams a member of Scientific Advisory Board | |||||||||||||
| Correspondence with W. T. Doherty, D. R. Ballard, W. O. Milligan, J. Andrews and C. G. King, re: nominations for chairs in chemistry at Texas universities endowed by the foundation, grants to appointees, patents of appointees' inventions, symposia, fees paid to trustees and travel arrangements | |||||||||||||
| Adams, introduction of Vincent Du Vigneaud, November 1964 | |||||||||||||
| Memoranda to Scientific Advisory Board from Milligan | |||||||||||||
| L. F. Hatch, "Research Proposal to R. A. Welch Foundation" , September 21, 1960 | |||||||||||||
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