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Peter J. W. Debye papers

 Collection
Identifier: 14-8-2024

Scope and content

Letters from Debye to Sherry K. Hathaway, and bibliographic material relating to Debye. Also, tapes of lectures by Debye given at Georgia Institute of Technology: "Spotlights on Science in the Early Years of the Century," May 8, 1962, and "Structure Determination by Scattering of Radiation," May 9, 1962. Tape and 13 p. transcript of lecture given by Professor Debye at Cornell, "From the Blue of the Sky to the Inside of the Molecule," April 17, 1963. Includes biographical material. Includes medals awarded to Peter Debye, including the 1936 Nobel Prize medal. Also, first day covers, stamps, and information on the Dutch postage stamps honoring Debye as a Nobel Prize winner.

Dates

  • 1905 - 1992
  • Majority of material found within 1936 - 1970

Creator

Access Restrictions:

Access to the Nobel Prize medal restricted to the permission of the University Archivist.

Biographical / Historical

Chemist; professor of chemistry, Cornell University; Nobel Laureate in chemistry.

Extent

0.4 cubic feet.

2 audiocassettes.

Language of Materials

English

Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository

Contact:
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
607-255-3530
607-255-9524 (Fax)