Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1870, Aug. 12 | Born, North Adams, Mass. |
| circa 1888-1896 | Attended Williams College, Williamstown, Mass. |
| circa 1895-1900 | Instructor and assistant research chemist, Pennsylvania State College, State College, Pa. |
| 1901 | Ph.D., University of Göttingen, Göttingen, Germany |
| 1902-1906 | Research chemist, Louisiana sugar experiment station, New Orleans, La. |
| 1906-1907 | Chief, Sugar laboratory, Bureau of Chemistry, Department of Agriculture |
| 1907-1923 | Founded and served as chief chemist, New York Sugar Trade Laboratory |
| 1912 | Published A Handbook of Sugar Analysis. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. |
| 1918, Feb. 9 | Married Louise McDanell |
| 1923-1934 | Chief, Bureau of Chemistry and Soils, Department of Agriculture |
| 1929-1930 | Traveled through Europe and Asia |
| 1935 | Representative to Congress of International Sugar Cane Technologists, Brisbane, Australia |
| 1935-1940 | Chief, Bureau of Agricultural Research and Engineering, Department of Agriculture |
| 1943 | Published Thomas Jefferson and the Scientific Trends of his Time. New York: G. E. Stechert & Co. |
| 1944 | Awarded Nicholas Appert Medal |
| 1944 | Published A Source Book of Agricultural Chemistry. New York: G. E. Stechert & Co. |
| 1947, Feb. 3 | Died, Washington, D.C. |
| 1952 | Posthumous publication with Mary Elvira Weeks, A History of the American Chemical Society. Washington, D.C.: American Chemical Society |