Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | Lawrence E. Glendenin papers, 1935-2009 |
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| Span Dates | 1935-2009 |
| Bulk Dates | (bulk 1945-1975) |
| ID No. | MSS85456 |
| Creator | Glendenin, Lawrence E. (Lawrence Elgin), 1918-2008 |
| Extent | 850 items |
| Extent | 3 containers |
| Extent | 1.2 linear feet |
| Language | Collection material in English |
| Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
| Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms012183 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm2009085456 |
| Summary | Nuclear chemist and co-discoverer of Promethium, element 61 on the periodic table of elements. Subject files, correspondence, writings, speeches, biographical material, newspaper clippings, printed matter, and awards documenting Glendenin's work on the Manhattan Project, the Bikini Scientific Resurvey, and his career at Argonne National Laboratory. |