Joseph LePage McCarthy papers, 1934-1999

Overview of the Collection

Creator
McCarthy, Joseph LePage, 1913-
Title
Joseph LePage McCarthy papers
Dates
1934-1999 (inclusive)
Quantity
ca. 31.26 cubic ft
Collection Number
3331
Summary
Correspondence, subject files, minutes, reports, travel files, appointment books, laboratory notebooks, grant proposals, research notes, conference presentation files, reports on trips to Russia, Taiwan and China, printed matter, ephemera of a professor of Chemical Engineering
Repository
University of Washington Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections
University of Washington Libraries
Box 352900
Seattle, WA
98195-2900
Telephone: 2065431929
Fax: 2065431931
speccoll@uw.edu
Access Restrictions

Open to all users.

Some records stored offsite; advance notice required for use.

Languages
English

Biographical NoteReturn to Top

Professor of Chemical Engineering and Forest Products, UW; Dean of UW Graduate School 1959-1975; Seattle civic leader, consultant during retirement.

Content DescriptionReturn to Top

Consult the scope and content information for each of the accessions listed below.

Use of the CollectionReturn to Top

Restrictions on Use

Consult the restrictions governing reproduction and use for each of the accessions listed below.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

Organized into 5 accessions.

  • Accession No. 3331-001, Joseph LePage McCarthy papers, 1935-1975
  • Accession No. 3331-002, Joseph LePage McCarthy papers, 1941-1991
  • Accession No. 3331-003, Joseph LePage McCarthy papers, 1984-1994
  • Accession No. 3331-004, Joseph LePage McCarthy papers, 1934-1988
  • Accession No. 3331-005, Joseph LePage McCarthy papers, 1936-1999

Preservation Note

Some records stored offsite; advance notice required for use.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

 

Accession No. 3331-001: Joseph LePage McCarthy papers, 1935-1975Return to Top

14 cu. ft.

Scope and Content: Correspondence, subject files, minutes, reports.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Records stored offsite; advance notice required for use.

Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Acquisition Info: Joseph McCarthy, 1984-08-22

Description
Joseph LePage McCarthy papers

Accession No. 3331-002: Joseph LePage McCarthy papers, 1941-1991Return to Top

4.00 cu. ft. (4 boxes)

Scope and Content: Personal and professional correspondence (ca. 1944-1991), travel files, appointment books, laboratory notebooks from his career as a chemist and UW administrator; correspondence and grant proposals for his consultant activity during the 1970s; and records concerning the Pacific Science Center Foundation ca. 1963. Span dates of the accession are 1941-1991.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Acquisition Info: McCarthy, Joseph L., 1996-11-15

Description
Joseph LePage McCarthy papers

Accession No. 3331-003: Joseph LePage McCarthy papers, 1984-1994Return to Top

1.42 cu. ft. (2 boxes)

Scope and Content: Manuscript of article authored by H. Lange, B. Wagner, J.F. Yan, E.W. Kaler and J. L. McCarthy; research notes, conference presentation files, reports on trips to Russia, Taiwan and China, printed matter, ephemera.

The papers contain a significant subgroup of materials documenting McCarthy's joint research efforts with Holger Lange.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Acquisition Info: Joseph L. McCarthy, 1997-02-19

Description
Joseph LePage McCarthy papers

Accession No. 3331-004: Joseph LePage McCarthy papers, 1934-1988Return to Top

5.42 cu. ft. (6 boxes)

Scope and Content: Personal and professional correspondence, research notes, and grant proposals. Papers document McCarthy's career as a chemical engineering professor, administrator and consultant, particularly his research on producing methane by anaerobic fermentation.

Includes a significant subgroup composed of records concerning the Pacific Science Center Foundation ca. 1963.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Acquisition Info: Joseph L. McCarthy, 1997-10-13

Description
Joseph LePage McCarthy papers

Accession No. 3331-005: Joseph LePage McCarthy papers, 1936-1999Return to Top

6.42 cu. ft. (7 boxes); 8 mini sound cassettes

Scope and Content: Articles, research and lecture notes, unpublished manuscripts, correspondence, travel journals and notes, audiocassettes.

Restrictions on Access: Open to all users.

Restrictions on Use: Creator's literary rights transferred to the University of Washington Libraries.

Acquisition Info: Joseph M. McCarthy, 2000-06-08

Description
Joseph LePage McCarthy papers

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Personal Names

  • McCarthy, Joseph LePage, 1913- --Archives

Other Creators

  • Personal Names
    • Hibbert, Harold (creator)
    Corporate Names
    • Pacific Science Center. Foundation (creator)
    • University of Washington. Academic Cabinet (creator)
    • University of Washington. Ad Hoc Performance Measures Committee (creator)
    • University of Washington. Graduate School (creator)
    • University of Washington. Pulp Mills Research Committee (creator)
    • University of Washington. University Archives

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

  • University Archives/Faculty Papers (University of Washington)