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Roger Hayward Papers, 1899-2007

Overview of the Collection

Creator
Hayward, Roger.
Title
Roger Hayward Papers
Dates
1899-2007 (inclusive)
Quantity
15 linear feet, 33 boxes  :  The Hayward collection primarily consists of typewritten correspondence, sketchbooks, drawings and etchings. The collection also includes photographs, newspaper clippings, a biographical scrapbook and original artworks.
Collection Number
MSS Hayward
Summary
Roger Hayward (1899-1979) was a talented artist, architect and inventor who collaborated extensively with Linus Pauling as illustrator of many of Pauling's books and journal publications. Hayward is also remembered as an expert on the subject of optics who played an important role in the development of the Schmidt-Cassegrain telescope. His papers contain a large volume of correspondence, dozens of manuscripts and a number of sketchbooks that document both his artistic skill and his scientific acumen.
Repository
Oregon State University Libraries, Special Collections and Archives Research Center
Special Collections and Archives Research Center
121 The Valley Library
Oregon State University
Corvallis OR
97331-4501
Telephone: 5417372075
Fax: 5417378674
scarc@oregonstate.edu
Access Restrictions
Restrictions on Access

Permission to examine the Hayward Papers will be granted to qualified researchers upon completion of an "Application for Use" form, and contingent upon the researcher's agreement to abide by the rules and policies governing the use of manuscripts.

Additional Reference Guides
Additional Reference Guides

A preliminary inventory of the Hayward Papers, created by Dr. James R. Kramer, provides further details concerning the subject matter of certain Individual Correspondence folders. This internal document is available upon request.

Languages
English
Sponsor
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Biographical Note

Born in New Hampshire, Roger Hayward (1899-1979) was educated at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he studied architecture. Following his graduation from M. I. T., Hayward lived and worked on the east coast of the United States for the first several years of his professional life, employed by a handful of architectural firms.

A move to southern California in the early 1930s, followed by the onset of the Great Depression, saw Hayward branch out beyond the world of architecture to new avenues in both the fine and practical arts. A man of many talents, Hayward is credited with having designed and constructed a model of the moon for the Griffith Planetarium, a nut-cracking machine for the California Walnut Growers Association and the Schmidt-Cassegrain optical arrangement for telescopes, to name just a few of his artistic and industrial innovations.

Following the conclusion of World War II, Hayward helped found the architectural design firm Lunden, Hayward and O’Connor, a successful enterprise up until its dissolution in 1957. From there, Hayward began to focus more on his ambitions as a fine artist, signing contracts with both the Disney company as well as the book publisher W. H. Freeman to work as illustrator and model-maker. Hayward enjoyed a long collaboration with Dr. Linus Pauling in both roles, culminating in the 1964 publication of their co-authored book The Architecture of Molecules.

Roger and his wife Betty were married for nearly fifty-seven years. Their relationship came to a close with his death in 1979.

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Historical Note

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Content Description

The Hayward Papers are comprised primarily of sketch books dating from 1910 to the late 1970s, and correspondence related to the various projects with which Hayward was involved. Of particular note are materials describing a series of inventions that Hayward proposed over the course of his life, a photo- and sketch-filled biographical scrapbook compiled by the Hayward family, and collections of materials documenting Hayward's scientific collaborations with a number of renowned scientists, including Linus Pauling.

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Use of the Collection

Preferred Citation

Preferred Citation

Courtesy of the Roger Hayward Papers, Special Collections, Oregon State University Libraries

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Administrative Information

Arrangement

The Hayward Papers have been organized into five series which are further arranged either alphabetically or chronologically, as appropriate.

Preservation Note

All materials in good to very good condition.

Custodial History

Custodial History

The Hayward Papers were donated to the OSU Libraries in June 2009 by Dr. James R. Kramer and Miriam Kramer.

Acquisition Information

Acquisition Information

Initial accession received from Dr. James R. Kramer and Miriam Kramer in June 2009.

Future Additions

Future Additions

Processing Note

Processing Note

Final arrangement by Chris Petersen.

Separated Materials

Separated Materials

Bibliography

Books Authored or Illustrated by Roger Hayward
Strong, John . Illustrations by Roger Hayward . Procedures in Experimental Physics . New York: Prentice-Hall, 1945 . Pauling, Linus . Illustrations by Roger Hayward . General Chemistry: An Introduction to Descriptive Chemistry and Modern Chemical Theory . San Francisco: W. H. Freeman, 1948 . Pauling, Linus . Illustrations by Roger Hayward . College Chemistry: An Introductory Textbook of General Chemistry . San Francisco: W. H. Freeman, 1951 . Strong, John . Illustrations by Roger Hayward . Modern Physical Laboratory Practice . London: Blackie, 1951 . Frantz, Harper . Illustrations by Roger Hayward . A Laboratory Study of Chemical Principles: A Semimacro Manual Integrating General Chemistry and Qualitative Analysis . San Francisco: W. H. Freeman, 1956 . Pauling, Linus . Illustrations by Roger Hayward . No More War! New York: Dodd, Mead, 1958 . Strong, John . Illustrations by Roger Hayward . Concepts of Classical Optics . San Francisco: W. H. Freeman, 1958 . Berry, L. G. and Brian Mason . Illustrations by Roger Hayward . Mineralogy: Concepts, Descriptions, Determinations . San Francisco: W. H. Freeman, 1959 . Stong, C. L. . Illustrations by Roger Hayward . The Scientific American Book of Projects for the Amateur Scientist . New York: Simon & Schuster, 1960 . Pimentel, George . Illustrations by Roger Hayward . The Hydrogen Bond . San Francisco: W. H. Freeman, 1960 . Pauling, Linus and Roger Hayward . The Architecture of Molecules . San Francisco: W. H. Freeman, 1964 . Bunshi no zōkei . [Japanese translation] Tokyo: Maruzen Kabushiki Kaisha, 1967 . Die Architecktur der Moleküle . [German translation] Villingen: Neckar-Verlag, 1969 . Gross, Meredith Grant . Illustrations by Roger Hayward . Oceanography: A View of the Earth . Englewood Cliffs, N.J.: Prentice-Hall, 1972 . Walker, Ruth A. . Illustrations by Roger Hayward . Organic Chemistry; How to Solve It: The Geometry of Molecules . San Francisco: Freeman-Cooper, 1972 . Fay, Peter . Illustrations by Roger Hayward . The Opium War: 1840-1842 . New York: W. W. Norton & Co., 1975 . Hayward, Roger and Elizabeth Hayward . Face Furniture . Minneapolis, MN: Tasora Books, 2008 .

Related Materials

Related Materials

Roger Hayward's long collaboration with Linus Pauling is documented in several locations within the Ava Helen and Linus Pauling Papers. Of particular note are the Hayward correspondence file, folder 152.9, and the wide array of materials related to Pauling and Hayward's book The Architecture of Molecules, located in Manuscripts and Typescripts of Books boxes 9.001 to 9.003. An online exhibit, Roger Hayward: Renaissance Man, provides an intensive look at Hayward's life and work, featuring a detailed narrative and over 450 illustrations.

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Detailed Description of the Collection

The following section contains a detailed listing of the materials in the collection.

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Subject Terms

  • Architecture--California--Los Angeles.
  • Architecture--Massachusetts--Boston.
  • Molecular structure.
  • Molecules--Models.
  • Moon--Relief models.
  • Optics and art.
  • Patents.
  • Reflecting telescopes--Design and construction.
  • Schmidt telescopes.
  • Science publishing.
  • Scientific illustration.
  • Technical illustration.

Corporate Names

  • California Institute of Technology.
  • Cram and Ferguson.
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
  • W.H. Freeman and Company.
  • Walt Disney Company.

Form or Genre Terms

  • Drawings (visual works)
  • Etchings (prints)
  • Photographic prints.
  • Scientific illustrations (images)
  • Scrapbooks.
  • Sketchbooks.

Other Creators

  • Personal Names

    • Flanagan, Dennis, 1919-2005. (creator)
    • Ingalls, Albert G. (Albert Graham) (creator)
    • Pauling, Linus, 1901-1994. (creator)
    • Stong, Clair L. (creator)
    • Strong, John, 1905- (creator)

    Corporate Names

    • W.H. Freeman and Company. (creator)
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