John H. Gibbons papers, 1947-2015 (Library of Congress Finding Aid)

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BOX 219-238	Miscellany, 1947-2015
		The Miscellany series includes material pertaining to Gibbons's personal and professional activities. Chemistry and math notebooks, a yearbook, and material relating to spelunking in Tennessee provide glimpses of Gibbons's college years, early life experiences, and personal activities. Of significance in this series are Bachtel's files. Her dedication towards helping to archive Gibbons's papers are reflected in correspondence, indexes and notes, and a working file. The working file was maintained by Bachtel as she worked for Gibbons and contains Gibbons's handwritten correspondence, speeches, and notes. These documents often appear in typed or final versions in other parts of the collection. Other material in this series were received housed together with inventories and spanned across various positions and decades throughout Gibbons's career. There is documentation of Gibbons's long relationships and interactions with individuals, organizations, and government officials in China. During his trips to China to give keynote speeches, he discussed biotechnology, energy, environmental issues, science and technology policies important to the current and future of Sino-U.S. relations, technology for the 21st century that could provide for people while protecing the planet, and sustainability. Known for his wit, sense of humor, and ability to recite quotes, the series has folders containing jokes, quotes, and cartoons which were amassed by Gibbons throughout his career. Also included in the series are awards, including documentation the Federal Republic of Germany awarding Gibbons the Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit in 1991 for his commitment to furthering the U.S.-German relationship in science and technology. Material types include correspondence, writings, photographs, awards, a yearbook, notebooks, cirriculum vitae, clippings, photocopies of keepsakes, and printed matter. Digital files include text, .jpg, .tif, and .html files.
		Arranged alphabetically by topic or type of material and therein alphabetically or chronologically. File structure of the digital content maintained as received.
BOX 219		Awards
BOX 219			1979-1982
BOX 219			1986
BOX 219			1987-1990
BOX 219			1991, Oct. 4, Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, awarded at the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany, Washington, D.C.
BOX 220			1992
BOX 220			1993
BOX 220				Feb. 15, Philip Hauge Abelson Prize, National Meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Boston, Mass.
BOX 220				Orders signed by the president
BOX 220			1994
BOX 220			1995
BOX 220				Mar. 27, Virginia Life Achievement Award in Science, Commonwealth of Virgina and the Science Museum of Virginia's Annual Awards Banquet and Presentation, Richmond, Va.
BOX 220				May 19, Honorary degree, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, N.Y.
BOX 220			1997
BOX 220				Feb. 16, fellow certificate, Association for Women in Science
BOX 220				Apr. 8, Dinner hosted by Governor of Tennessee Don Sundquist
BOX 220				May 18, Honorary degree, Duke University, Durham, N.C.
BOX 220				Sept. 26, Honorary degree, University of Maryland-Baltimore County, Baltimore, Md.
BOX 220				Nov. 6, Seymour Cray HPCC Industry Recognition Award, RCI, Ltd., North American Annual Member Executive Conference, Tysons Corner, Va.
BOX 221				Nov. 21, John P. McGovern Science and Society Award, 1997 Sigma Xi Forum, Washington, D.C.
BOX 221			1998
BOX 221				Oct. 4, Arthur M. Bueche Award, National Academy of Engineering 1998 Annual Meeting, Washington, D.C.
					(2 folders)
BOX 221				General
BOX 221			1999-2009
BOX 221		Bachtel, Susanne ("Susie")
BOX 221			Correspondence, 1979, 1986-2014
BOX 221			General, 1960, 1989-2013
				(2 folders)
BOX 221			Index and notes for collection, 2007-2015
				(1 folder)
BOX 222			Index and notes for collection, 2007-2015
				(2 folders)
BOX 222			Trip to Tennessee, 2012
BOX 222			Working file
BOX 222				Gibbons's handwritten correspondence
BOX 222					1986-1992
						(5 folders)
BOX 223					1993-2004
						(4 folders)
BOX 223				Gibbons's handwritten drafts and notes, 1986-2006
					(5 folders)
BOX 224		Biographical sketches, 1986-2005
BOX 224		Birthday cards and correspondence, 1985, 1998-2010
			(4 folders)
BOX 224		Business cards, 1993-2005, undated
BOX 224		Caves in Tennessee, 1954-1956, 2000-2013
			(3 folders)
BOX 225		Caves in Tennessee, 1954-1956, 2000-2013
			(3 folders)
BOX 225		Chemistry and math notebooks, Randolph-Macon College, Ashland, Va., 1947-1949
			(4 folders)
BOX 226		Chemistry and math notebooks, Randolph-Macon College, Ashland, Va., 1947-1949
			(1 folder)
BOX 226		China
BOX 226			Chandler, William U., 1984, 1999-2009
BOX 226			China-U.S. Center for Sustainable Development, 1998-2010
				(4 folders)
BOX 226			China-U.S. Forum on Science and Technology Policy, 1995-2006
				(2 folders)
BOX 227			China-U.S. Forum on Science and Technology Policy, 1995-2006
				(3 folders)
BOX 227			Correspondence, 1999-2014
BOX 227			Energy and environment, 1995-2002
				(4 folders)
BOX 228			Guangdong Golden Glass Technologies, 1998-2006
				(5 folders)
BOX 228			General, 1995-2013
BOX 228			Jiang, Zemin, 1995-1997
BOX 228			Li, Daxi, 2004-2006
BOX 228			Notes and chronological lists, 2011-2015
BOX 229			Personal transport vehicles, 1999-2004
				(2 folders)
BOX 229			Rolodex cards, 1989-1995
BOX 229			Shanghai CAS Shenglongda Biotech (Group) Co., 2001-2002
				(4 folders)
BOX 230			Shanghai CAS Shenglongda Biotech (Group) Co., 2001-2002
				(1 folder)
BOX 230			Shanghai Television, television station, 2008
BOX 230			Song, Jian, 1994-2008
				(3 folders)
BOX 230			Trips
BOX 230				2001-2002
					(2 folders)
BOX 231				2003-2005
					(6 folders)
BOX 232				2011
BOX 232		Congressional and federal directories, 1993-1997
BOX 232		Curriculum vitae, 1982-2005, undated
			(2 folders)
BOX 232		Harrisonburg, Va., 1935-1938, 1959, 1988-1994, 2008-2012
BOX 232		"Indian pipe stem," 2010
BOX 232		Inscribed books given to Gibbons, 1982-1998
BOX 232		Job offers, 1982-1989
BOX 232		Jokes, quotes, and cartoons
BOX 232			"Closet door cartoons," 1980-1994, undated
BOX 233			Database printouts, 1979-2005
BOX 233			Nos. 1-318, "OTA Joke Book on Humor Data Base," 1979-1992
				(3 folders)
BOX 233			Nos. 319-407, "OSTP Joke Book on Humor Data Base," 1992-1998
BOX 234			Nos. 408-1476, "Miscellaneous," circa 1979-2005
				(5 folders)
BOX 234			Tenth anniversary as director of the Office of Technology Assessment, 1989
BOX 235		Marquis Who's Who, 1979-2004
BOX 235		Memberships, 1980-1996
BOX 235		Memorabilia, mementos, and keepsakes
BOX 235			circa 1978-1995
				(5 folders)
BOX 236			1996-2007, undated
				(6 folders)
BOX 237		Pannill, H. Burnell, 1973, 1980-1984, 2007
BOX 237		Randolph-Macon College, Ashland, Va., 1999-2011
BOX 237		Rockefeller, Laurance Spelman
BOX 237			1990-1997
				(3 folders)
BOX 237			1998, Jan.-June
				(3 folders)
BOX 238			1998, Aug.-Dec.
				(2 folders)
BOX 238			1999-2006
				(4 folders)
BOX 238		"Rumsfeld's Rules," 2001
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