Chemistry Department

Collection

Identifier: SLA-0004-001

Staff Only

Collection Statement

The collection includes Chemistry Department student papers ranging in date from 1951 - 1983. Papers are arranged alphabetically by the student's last name. Also included are Chemistry department photographs, histories, clippings, student notebooks, and miscellaneous records.

Dates

1906 - 2009

Creator

Burkett, Howard Benton (class of 1938) (Person)
Schwartz, Eugene P. (Person)
Ricketts, John A. (Person)
DePauw University. Chemistry and Biochemistry (Organization)
McFarland, John W. (Person)

Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Usage Restrictions

Historicall Sketch

The DePauw University Chemistry Department, although part of a liberal arts institution, provides a solid background in the four basic fields of chemistry: analytical, inorganic, organic and physical. Recommended study in these fields gives a chemistry major an excellent background for industry or for graduate school. Most seniors do an original research project. The chemistry program at DePauw has full accreditation by the American Chemical Society.

Many of the research papers included in this collection were done by students of Dr. Howard Burkett. Burkett was Professor of Chemistry from 1945-1981 before becoming Professor Emeritus.