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African American scientists

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Eugene J. Collins papers

 Collection
Identifier: 434
Scope and Contents The papers of Eugene J. Collins contain professional, as well as personal papers documenting Collins' life as a metallurgist and facilities engineer for the Ford Motor Company. The papers encompass 3.08 linear feet and contain postcards, report cards, and military records, including Collins' order of induction and his honorable discharge from the United States Army. The papers include biographical information, correspondence, employment records, programs and publications, and photographs....
Dates: Created: 1907-1990; Other: Majority of material found in 1913-1917; Other: Date acquired: 08/10/1993

John Daniel Cotman Jr. papers

 Collection
Identifier: 604
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of his Cambridge High and Latin School yearbook from 1939, publications on various studies he conducted in the field of chemistry, photographs, and family genealogical data.

Dates: Created: 1939-2002; Other: Majority of material found in 1954-1979; Other: Date acquired: 05/09/2002

Knox Family papers

 Collection
Identifier: 209
Scope and Contents The papers of the Knox family of New Bedford, Massachusetts, document the personal and professional life of professor and chemist, Dr. William J. Knox Jr., who helped develop the atomic bomb; his brother, Clinton E. Knox, who served as Ambassador to Haiti from 1969-1973; and their sister, Alberta Mary Knox Eatmon, a school teacher. The collection includes correspondence, collected news clippings, photographs, and yearbooks. Correspondence consists of letters to and from Dr. William...
Dates: Created: 1909-1989; Other: Majority of material found in 1950-1988; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1989

Ronald E. Mickens papers

 Collection
Identifier: 699
Scope and Contents The Ronald E. Mickens papers document the professional life of African American physicist and university professor Ronald E. Mickens and include his correspondence, writings, research materials, conference and professional organization materials, and university activities spanning the early 1960s to 2013. The papers contain extensive correspondence, mainly related to communication with scientists and students from around the world, and peer-review correspondence. Also included...
Dates: Created: 1950-2013; Other: Majority of material found in 1963-2013; Other: Date acquired: 06/24/1994