Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
Date | Event |
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1915, May 30 | Born, St. Joseph, Mo. |
1931-1932 | Attended Lewis Institute, Chicago, Ill. |
1936 | B.S., Johnson C. Smith University, Charlotte, N.C. |
1938-1939 | Attended University of Chicago, Chicago, Ill. |
1942 | Ph.D., organic chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass |
1942 | Research chemist in charge of organic research, Atlantic Research Associates, Newtonville, Mass. |
1943 | Married Adelaide Cromwell (divorced) Named director of research, Atlantic Research Associates, Newtonville, Mass. |
1945 | Named vice president in charge of research, National Atlantic Research Corp., Newtonville, Mass. |
1946-1952 | Research supervisor, Dewey and Almy Chemical Co., Cambridge, Mass. |
1952-1956 | Assistant manager, National Polychemicals, Inc., Wilmington, Mass. |
1956-1961 | Vice president, National Polychemicals, Inc., Wilmington, Mass. |
1961-1979 | Founder and president, Riverside Research Laboratory, Haverhill, Mass. |
1965-1979 | Board of trustees, Johnson C. Smith University, Charlotte, N.C. |
1968 | Appointed to National Commission on Product Safety |
1970 | Appointed to National Motor Vehicle Safety Advisory Council |
1971-1978 | Board of directors, American Chemical Society |
1976-1979 | Corporation member, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass. |
1976-1979 | Board of directors, Rohm and Haas Co., Philadelphia, Pa. |
1977 | President, American Chemical Society |
1979, Mar. 17 | Died, Haverhill, Mass. |