Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1863, Dec. 15 | Born, Boston, Mass. |
| 1885-1886 | Attended Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass. |
| 1886 | Chemist (later superintendent), Richmond Paper Co., Rumford, R.I. Started Griffin and Little, analytical, consulting, and research chemists, in partnership with Roger B. Griffin, Boston, Mass. |
| 1893 | Death of Roger B. Griffin in laboratory accident |
| 1894 | Published with Roger B. Griffin, The Chemistry of Paper-Making. New York: Howard Lockwood and Co. |
| 1900 | Formed partnership with William H. Walker |
| 1901 | Married Henrietta Rogers Anthony |
| 1909 | Incorporated firm as Arthur D. Little, Inc. |
| 1912-1914 | President, American Chemical Society |
| 1916 | Organized national resources survey of Canada for the Canadian Pacific Railway |
| 1917 | Moved Arthur D. Little, Inc., to Cambridge, Mass. |
| 1917-1918 | Firm of Arthur D. Little, Inc., served as a consultant to the Chemical Warfare Service and Signal Corps |
| 1919 | President, American Institute of Chemical Engineers |
| 1920s | Instrumental in founding school of chemical engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass. |
| 1928 | Published, The Handwriting on the Wall. Boston: Little Brown, and Company |
| 1928-1929 | President, Society of Chemical Industry, London, England |
| 1931 | Awarded Perkin medal by special ad hoc committed composed of members from five chemical societies |
| 1935, Aug. 1 | Died, Northeast Harbor, Maine |