William Oelke Papers 1953-1974

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US US-IaGG MS/MS 01.13

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William Oelke Papers 1953-1974

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(1906-1988)

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William C. Oelke was born in 1906, graduated from Grinnell College in 1928, received his Ph.D. from the University of Iowa, and was a member of the Chemistry faculty at Grinnelll College from 1931 until his retirement in 1977. He died in 1988.

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Consists of manuscripts of talks, articles, correspondence, photographs, and slides.  Most relate to chemistry and chemists at Grinnell College in the early and mid-twentieth century.

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Open for research.

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