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Robert W. Parry photograph collection

 Collection
Identifier: P0584

Scope and Contents

Parry is a distinguished professor of chemistry at the University of Utah, a world authority on the element boron, former president of the American Chemical Society, and was awarded the 1993 Priestley Medal. The collection constits of images of Parry, friends and employees, Gordon Research Conference portraits, various experiments and a collection of slides detailing some chemistry classes taught in a non-traditional manner.

Dates

  • circa 1980

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.

Conditions Governing Use

The library does not claim to control copyright for all materials in the collection. An individual depicted in a reproduction has privacy rights as outlined in Title 45 CFR, part 46 (Protection of Human Subjects). For further information, please review the J. Willard Marriott Library’s Use Agreement and Reproduction Request forms.

Extent

.2 Linear Feet (1 archives box) : 80 items

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The Robert W. Parry photograph collection photographs of Parry, friends and employees. As well as Gordon Research Conference portraits, various experiments and a collection of slides detailing some chemistry classes taught in a non-traditional manner.

Most of the slides are of the reenactments of the Faraday Christmas Lectures that the Chemistry Department did each year, hugely popular with controlled explosions and other spectacular effects. Usually scheduled for the general public and ran on two consecutive evenings. The two main characters doing the lecture were Ron Ragsdale and Jerry Driscoll. These are early pictures since they went to black coats and top hats later. After their 2005 performance as Faraday and his assistant, Ragsdale and Driscoll retired from demonstrations and lectures.

Notes on the Faraday lecture given by Judith Kaplan and Dennis Sauer on March 4, 2024

Separated Materials

Manuscript materials were transferred to the Robert W. Parry papers (ACCN 1409)

Processing Information

Processed by Ashley Arave in 2004.

Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Guide to the Robert W. Parry photograph collection
Status
Completed
Author
Finding aid prepared by Ashley Arave.
Date
2004
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the J. Willard Marriott Library Special Collections Repository

https://lib.utah.edu/collections/special-collections/index.php
Contact:
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City Utah 84112 United States
801-581-8863

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