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| Title: | Hutchison, Clyde A., Jr. Papers |
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| Dates: | 1913-2000 |
| Size: | 8.5 linear feet (14 boxes) |
| Repository: |
Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center |
| Abstract: | Clyde Allen Hutchison Jr. (1913-2005) was a chemist who pioneered research in magnetic resonance spectroscopy, served on the faculty of the University of Chicago's Department of Chemistry, and participated in the Manhattan Project. This collection documents Hutchison's work in teaching and research, as well as aspects of his career as a lecturer, visiting professor and administrator. Materials in this collection include lecture notes, drafts, notebooks, correspondence, publications and memorabilia. |
The collection is open for research with no restrictions.
When quoting material from this collection, the preferred citation is: Hutchison, Clyde A., Jr. Papers, [Box #, Folder #], Hanna Holborn Gray Special Collections Research Center, University of Chicago Library
Clyde Allen Hutchison Jr. (1913-2005) was a chemist who pioneered research in magnetic resonance spectroscopy, served on the faculty of the University of Chicago's Department of Chemistry, and participated in the Manhattan Project.
Hutchison was born May 5, 1913, in Alliance, Ohio. In 1933, Hutchison received a bachelor's degree from Cedarville College and a Ph.D. from Ohio State University in 1937.
Hutchison's early career included work with Harold Urey at Columbia University as a National Research Council Fellow, and a position as an assistant professor of chemistry at University of Buffalo. At Columbia University and the University of Virginia, Hutchison participated in the Manhattan Project.
In 1945, Hutchison joined the faculty of the University of Chicago's Department of Chemistry, where he remained until his retirement in 1983. Hutchison served as chairman of the department from 1959-1963. During his tenure, Hutchison conducted fundamental research in the magnetic properties of atoms and molecules. As a pioneer in this field, Hutchison developed equipment and methods that enabled future research in chemistry, physics and medicine.
Teaching was an important part of Hutchison's career. Favoring seminars and informal presentations over traditional coursework, Hutchison led several series of voluntary lectures that were popular among students and faculty.
In addition to his work at University of Chicago, Hutchison lectured at leading universities worldwide, served as editor of the Journal of Chemical Physics from 1953-1959, and worked as consultant to laboratories, including Argonne and Los Alamos. Hutchison was appointed to the second executive committee of the Atomic Scientists of Chicago in 1946, and was involved with the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. He received Guggenheim Fellowships to University of Oxford in 1955 and 1972, and visited Oxford again in 1981-1982 as George Eastman Professor of the Clarendon Laboratory. Hutchison also received several honorary degrees, and was elected as a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the National Academy of Sciences.
Music and church were both important parts of Hutchison's life. The son of a Methodist minister, he played organ in his father's congregations, and appeared as a pianist in radio broadcasts. Married in 1937 to Sarah Jane West, Hutchison had two sons and a daughter. He died of prostate cancer in 2005, at age 92.
This collection documents Hutchison's work in teaching and research, as well as aspects of his career as a lecturer, visiting professor and administrator. The Clyde A. Hutchison Jr. Papers are divided into five series. Some material from his education and family life are also included in this collection.
Series I: Teaching Material, contains lecture notes, syllabi, handouts and examinations from courses Hutchison taught at University of Chicago in the 1940s-1980s, as well as material from voluntary and informal seminars and lectures. This series is arranged chronologically, and the names and numbers of courses and syllabi are given when available. Some material precedes Hutchison's arrival at University of Chicago, and may relate to his teaching at University of Buffalo; some material in the collection may relate to instructors other than Hutchison.
Series II: Research and Writing, contains Hutchison's own drafts, notebooks, research material, and publications. This material spans the years 1931-2000, and includes documents from his education at Ohio State University; research conducted at Columbia University, University of Buffalo, and University of Chicago; and several memorial writings that Hutchison composed late in his career - among these are drafts, correspondence, and research on the lives of Harold C. Urey and other significant colleagues. Writings of several of Hutchison's colleagues are also found in this series.
Series III: Correspondence, spans the 1910s-1990s and is organized chronologically. Professional and personal correspondence with colleagues and administrators is found in this series, as is a small amount of family correspondence. Additional correspondence is found in other series of this collection, filed with other types of documentation.
Series IV: Organizations, spans the years 1938-1998, and documents Hutchison's relationship with academic institutions, professional organizations, journals, honorary societies, and other groups. This series is organized alphabetically by organization name, and includes reports, minutes, correspondence, award certificates, membership information, publications, organizational material for conferences, travel and meetings. This series contains some administrative records of University of Chicago, Atomic Scientists of Chicago and the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.
Series V: Personal, contains a variety of biographical material, memorabilia, correspondence, publications, and travel material. Included in this series is a 1996 list of Hutchison's publications, diaries from his trips to Russia and China in the 1980s, photographs, and material related to his family and to his involvement in church and musical activities.
The following related resources are located in the Department of Special Collections:
Atomic Scientists of Chicago. Records
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. Records
Urey, Harold. Papers
Series I: Teaching |
| Box 1 Folder 1 | Chemistry 320, 1941 |
| Box 1 Folder 2 | Chemistry 261-262, 1948 |
| Box 1 Folder 3 | T.J. Neubert, Chemistry 342, Physical Chemistry Laboratory, 1950 |
| Box 1 Folder 4 | "Crystallography - Definitions and Facts," 1962 |
| Box 1 Folder 5-6 | Chemistry 279, Introduction to Chemical and Physical Applications of Symmetry Reasoning, 1963 |
| Box 1 Folder 7 | Tuesday Evening Seminars, 1968 |
| Box 2 Folder 1-2 | Lectures on density matrix methods, 1975 |
| Box 2 Folder 3 | Physical Chemistry 261, 1979 |
| Box 2 Folder 4 | Physical Chemistry Laboratory, 1982 |
Series II: Research and Writing |
| Box 2 Folder 5 | Chemistry class notebook, 1931 |
| Box 2 Folder 6 | "The Electrolytic Separation of the Isotopes of Lithium," dissertation, Ohio State University, 1937 |
| Box 3 Folder 1 | Elementary physical chemistry, notebook, 1939 |
| Box 3 Folder 2 | Isotopes seminar, notebook, ca. 1940 |
| Box 3 Folder 3 | Carbon-13, drafts and correspondence with Harold Urey, ca. 1940s |
| Box 3 Folder 4 | "The Atomic Weight of Fluorine Calculated from Density and X-Ray Data" (with Herrick L. Johnston), drafts and order for reprints, ca. 1940s |
| Box 3 Folder 5 | "Application of the Mass Spectrometer in Physical and Biological Researches," talk given at Sigma Xi meeting, ca. 1940s |
| Box 3 Folder 6 | Wittenberg College, Department of Education, assignment book, ca. 1940s |
| Box 3 Folder 7 | "The Analysis of Mixtures of Uranium Oxides," draft, ca. 1940s |
| Box 3 Folder 8 | Atomic energy, page from draft, ca. 1940s |
| Box 3 Folder 9-12 | Notes, diagrams, and coursework, ca. 1940s-1960s |
| Box 3 Folder 13 | "The Magnetic Susceptibility of Neptunium" (with Dieter M. Gruen), draft, 1950 |
| Box 3 Folder 14 | Electron double resonance, notes and drafts, 1962 |
| Box 3 Folder 15 | "Electron Paramagnetic Resonance and Electron Nuclear Double Resonance of Chemically Reacting Triplet State Species in Single Organic Crystals," lecture delivered at the Second International Symposium on Organic Solid-State Chemistry, Weizman Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel, 1970 |
| Box 3 Folder 16 | Ion pair calculations and eigenfield calculations, notebook, ca. 1977 |
| Box 4 Folder 1 | Eastman Lectures, 1982 |
| Box 4 Folder 2 | Nicotinate crystal structures, notebook, 1982-1984 |
| Box 4 Folder 3 | "Monks Climbing Mountain," draft, 1983 |
| Box 4 Folder 4 | Robert Gomer, "Remarks at the Unveiling of the James Franck Portrait," draft and photographic reproduction of portrait, 1983 |
| Box 4 Folder 5-6 | "Nuclear Effects on Electronic Spin Echoes," drafts and notes, ca. 1986 |
| Box 4 Folder 7 | "A Tribute to a Gifted Researcher, Teacher, Scholar and Friend," 70th birthday celebration for Jacob Bigeleisen, drafts, correspondence, notes and photocopies of photographs, 1989 |
| Box 4 Folder 8-9 | Printouts of computer data and calculations, ca. 1989 |
| Box 5 Folder 1 | Jim Hogan and Karoline Wielgoz, Nathan Sugarman memorial, photocopies of drafts, 1990 |
| Box 5 Folder 2-3 | Book chapter drafts, 1991 |
| Box 5 Folder 4-5 | "Spin Temperature and Negative Kelvin Temperature," drafts, notes and research material, 1992 |
| Box 5 Folder 6 | "In Memory of Gerhard L. Closs," drafts and memorial service program, 1992 |
| Box 5 Folder 7-8 | "Harold Clayton Urey, a Biographical Memoir" (with James R. Arnold and Jacob Bigeleisen), drafts and correspondence,1993 |
| Box 6 Folder 1-7 | "Harold Clayton Urey, a Biographical Memoir" (with James R. Arnold and Jacob Bigeleisen), drafts, correspondence, research material and reprints, 1939-1995 |
| Box 6 Folder 8 | John Willard Stout memorial, draft, 2000 |
| Box 6 Folder 9 | Scientific puzzles, undated |
| Box 6 Folder 10-12 | Drafts, notes, graphs and diagrams, undated |
| Box 6 Folder 13-14 | Reprints, ca. 1940s |
| Box 7 Folder 1-9 | Reprints and photocopies of articles, ca. 1940s-1990s |
| Box 7 Folder 10-15 | Periodicals, reports and reprints, ca. 1930s-1950s |
| Box 8 Folder 1-15 | Periodicals, reports and reprints, ca. 1940s-1990s |
| Box 9 Folder 1-2 | Periodicals, reports and reprints, ca. 1940s-1990s |
Series III: Correspondence |
| Box 9 Folder 3-4 | 1910s-1940s |
| Box 9 Folder 5 | Mrs. J.S. West, 1940s-1960s |
| Box 9 Folder 6-7 | 1950s-1960s |
| Box 10 Folder 1 | Invitations, 1960s |
| Box 10 Folder 2 | 1970s |
| Box 10 Folder 3 | Brian R. Judd to Eugene Wong, regarding wager over discovery of Loch Ness Monster, 1982 |
| Box 10 Folder 4 | Brebis Bleaney, 1986-1995 |
| Box 10 Folder 5 | John A. Weil, 1991-1995 |
| Box 10 Folder 6-7 | 1990s |
Series IV: Organizations |
| Box 10 Folder 8 | American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1968 |
| Box 10 Folder 9 | American Association for the Advancement of Science, 1963 |
| Box 10 Folder 10-11 | American Chemical Society, 1958-1996 |
| Box 10 Folder 12 | American Physical Society, 1939 |
| Box 10 Folder 13-14 | Argonne National Laboratory, 1946 |
| Box 10 Folder 15-16 | Atomic Scientists of Chicago, ca. 1940s |
| Box 10 Folder 17 | Balliol Society in North America, 1993 |
| Box 10 Folder 18-19 | Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, 1946-1948 |
| Box 11 Folder 1 | European Academy of Arts, Sciences and Humanities, ca. 1980s |
| Box 11 Folder 2 | Guggenheim Foundation, 1956-1974 |
| Box 11 Folder 3 | International EPR (ESR) Society, 1995 |
| Box 11 Folder 4 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1949 |
| Box 11 Folder 5 | Kazan Physical-Technical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, 1994-1995 |
| Box 11 Folder 6-10 | National Academy of Sciences, 1963-1998 |
| Box 11 Folder 11-13 | Ohio State University, 1938-1988 |
| Box 11 Folder 14 | Phi Lambda Upsilon, 1947 |
| Box 11 Folder 15 | University of Bristol, 1961 |
| Box 11 Folder 16 | University of Buffalo, ca. 1939-1940 |
| Box 11 Folder 17-19 | University of Chicago, ca. 1940s-1960s |
| Box 12 Folder 1-12 | University of Chicago, 1959-1989 |
| Box 12 Folder 13-16 | University of Oxford, 1972-1995 |
| Box 12 Folder 17 | Wolf Foundation, 1996 |
| Box 12 Folder 18-19 | Unidentified, probably related to Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, ca. 1940s |
| Box 12 Folder 20 | Unidentified and unsorted material, ca. 1960s |
Series V: Personal |
| Box 12 Folder 21-23 | Childhood artwork, assignments and memorabilia, ca. 1920s |
| Box 13 Folder 1-5 | Church and religious activities, writings and ephemera, ca. 1950s- 1960s |
| Box 13 Folder 6-12 | Travel material, ca. 1960s-1980s |
| Box 13 Folder 13 | Musical activities, programs, financial material and notes, 1946- 1997 |
| Box 13 Folder 14 | Correspondence, ca. 1960s-1990s |
| Box 13 Folder 15 | List of publications, 1996 |
| Box 13 Folder 16 | Brebis Bleaney, 80th birthday celebration, correspondence, invitation and program, 1995 |
| Box 13 Folder 17 | Retirement from faculty, correspondence and memorabilia, 1983 |
| Box 13 Folder 18-19 | Photographs, circa 1970s-1980s |
| Box 14 Folder 1 | High school drafting assignment, ca. 1920s |
| Box 14 Folder 2 | Clippings, publications and ephemera, ca. 1950s-1980s |
| Box 14 Folder 3 | Ohio State University, Ph.D. diploma, 1937 |
| Box 14 Folder 4 | Office of Scientific Research and Development, Certificate of Merit, 1945 |
| Box 14 Folder 5 | Gordon Research Conferences, certificate in recognition of contributions as Chairman, Conference on Magnetic Resonance, 1959 |