Archives West Finding Aid
Table of Contents
- Overview of the Collection
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Biographical Note
- Content Description
- Administrative Information
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Detailed Description of the Collection
- 1981 Utah Worksop to Consortium for Fossil Fuel Liquefaction
- Consortium for Fossil Fuel Liquefaction to Correspondence
- Department of Chemistry to Laboratory Manual
- Lowell Bennion Community Service Center to Memoranda
- Memoranda to Taskforce on the Freshman Chemistry Curriculum
- U.S. Airforce Office of Scientific Research to X-Ray Laser
- Names and Subjects
Edward M. Eyring papers Edward M. Eyring papers, 1957-2007
Overview of the Collection
- Creator
- Eyring, Edward Marcus, 1931
- Title
- Edward M. Eyring papersEdward M. Eyring papers
- Dates
- 1957-2007 (inclusive)19572007
1963-2003 (bulk)19632003 - Quantity
- 2.75 linear feet
- Collection Number
- Acc0549
- Summary
- Henry " Ted" M. Eyring was a professor of chemistry at the University of Utah from 1961 until his retirement in 2013. His career included two stints as the chairman of the chemistry department from 1973-1976 and 1984-1985. This collection contains correspondence, lab manuals, memoranda, minutes, reports, and syllabi documenting his administration of the chemistry department, his research interests, and his teaching activities.
- Repository
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University of Utah Libraries, University Archives and Records Management
University Archives and Records Management, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
666 Guardsman Way
Salt Lake City, UT
84112
Telephone: 8015818242
david.buhler@utah.edu - Access Restrictions
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Materials must be used on-site; advance notice suggested. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.
- Languages
- English
Biographical NoteReturn to Top
Edward " Ted" M. Eyring, son of prominent chemist and Mormon scholar Henry Eyring, was born on January 7, 1931. He earned his B.A. in physics in 1955, his M.S. in chemistry in 1956, and his Ph.D. in physical chemistry in 1960 from the University of Utah. After fulfilling a National Science Foundation Postdoctoral Research Fellowship at the Max-Planck-Institut fuer Physikalische Chemie in Goettingen, Germany, Eyring returned to the University of Utah as an assistant professor in 1961. He was later promoted to an associate professor in 1965 and to a professor of chemistry in 1968. He served as the chairman of the chemistry department in 1973-1976 and 1984-1985. In 2013, Eyring retired and was awarded emeritus status. He was a member of the American Chemical Society, American Physical Society, Society for Applied Spectroscopy, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. His research interests included the kinetics and mechanisms of fast reactions in aqueous and non-aqueous solutions, the application of lasers in chemistry, and photoacoustic spectroscopy.
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
The records in this collection primarily document Edward M. Eyring's activities in undergraduate chemistry education. This includes syllabi and lab manuals from courses that he taught throughout his career. There are also records pertaining to his his collaboration with the Lowell Bennion Community Service Center in developing an undergraduate curriculum that utilized community service projects; his affiliation with education-promoting organizations such as the Junior Science and Humanities Symposium; and his involvement in university education-oriented committees such as the Campus Recreation Committee, the Taskforce on Freshman Chemistry Curriculum, the University Committee on Environmental Issues, and the University Council on Teacher Education.
This collection also documents some of Edward Eyring's research activities in fossil fuel liquefaction, chemical reaction rates, and the use of laser technology in chemical research. Much of the correspondence in this collection consists of Eyring's interactions with colleagues from other U.S. and international institutions. Of note is the material dating from 1989 to 1994 pertaining to Eyring's association with Stan Pons concerning cold fusion research. Also covered are fellowships that he held with the U.S. Airforce, NATO, and the Indo-U.S. Subcommission on Education and Cultural Fellowship.
Eyring's administrative activities are primarily covered in the memoranda from the corresponding years of his department chairmanship.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Preferred Citation
Initial Citation: Edward M. Eyring papers, Acc. 549, Box [ ]. University Archives and Records Management. University of Utah, J. Willard Marriott. Salt Lake City, Utah.
Following Citations:Acc. 549
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Arrangement
This collection is arranged alphabetically.
Acquisition Information
This collection came from Records Center accessions 75-144, 75-145, 76-069, 76-149, 78-025, 78-126, 79-058, 80-063, 82-051, 90-041, 93-711, 93-718, 95-173, 96-400, 97-106, 97-208, 97-279, 98-322, 98-465, 00-202, 01-205, 01-436, 02-129, 04-324, and 06-248.
Processing Note
Processed by David Buhler in 2015.
Separated Materials
1 cubic foot of reprints were sent to Western Americana.
Related Materials
Acc. 307: Department of Chemistry records, 1953-1981
Acc. 458: Department of Chemistry records, 1947-1980
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
1981 Utah Worksop to Consortium for Fossil Fuel LiquefactionReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 1
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Folder | ||
1 | 1981 Utah Workshop " Lasers in Chemistry" |
1981 |
2 | Ad Hoc Seminar Committee |
1975-1976 |
3 | American Chemical Society Summer Symposium: Salt Lake City, Utah - " A Symposium on Unimolecular Reactions in the Mass Spectrometer and Related Topics in Chemical Kinetics" |
1963 July 7-10 |
4 | American Chemical Society Annual Meeting: Denver, Colorado - " Iron-Based Catalysts for Coal Liquefaction" |
1992-1993 |
5 | Campus Recreation Committee |
1976-1977 |
6 | " Chemical Dynamics: A Symposium Honoring Professor Henry Eyring on the Occasion of his 70th Birthday" |
1970-1971 |
7-10 | Cold Fusion |
1989-1994 |
11 | Consortium for Fossil Fuel Liquefaction |
1991-1994 |
Consortium for Fossil Fuel Liquefaction to CorrespondenceReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 2
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Folder | ||
1 | Consortium for Fossil Fuel Liquefaction |
1995-2002 |
2-10 | Correspondence |
1966-2003 |
Department of Chemistry to Laboratory ManualReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 3
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Folder | ||
1 | Department of Chemistry Histories |
1995; undated |
2 | Department of Chemistry - Ten Year Plan |
1974-1975 |
3 | Indo-U.S. Subcommission on Education and Culture Fellowship |
1978-1979 |
4-6 | Junior Science and Humanities Symposium |
1969-1978 |
7 | Laboratory Manual - Chemistry 121 |
1987; 1991; undated |
8 | Laboratory Manual - Chemistry 121-123 |
1987 |
9 | Laboratory Manual - Chemistry 122 |
circa 1987 |
10 | Laboratory Manual - Chemistry 1230 |
1999 |
Lowell Bennion Community Service Center to MemorandaReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 4
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Folder | ||
1-3 | Lowell Bennion Community Service Center |
1994-1998; 2007 |
4-7 | Memoranda |
1970-1979 |
Memoranda to Taskforce on the Freshman Chemistry CurriculumReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 5
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Folder | ||
1-3 | Memoranda |
1980; 1984-1987; 1990-1998 |
4 | NATO Senior Science Fellowship |
1976-1977 |
5 | Patent Review Committee |
1995-1998 |
6 | Physical Chemical Seminars |
1969-1972 |
7 | Syllabi - Chemistry 106, 107 |
1957-1967 |
8 | Syllabi - Chemistry 114, 115, 116 |
1969-1970 |
9 | Syllabi - Chemistry 121 |
1974; 1978; 1986-1987; 1990-1993; 1996-1997 |
10 | Syllabi - Chemistry 122 |
1974-1977; 1988-1989; 1993 |
11 | Syllabi - Chemistry 123 |
1974-1976; 1986-1988 |
12 | Syllabi - Chemistry 125 |
1973; 1976 |
13 | Syllabi - Chemistry 207, 221, 222 |
1962; 1972-1976; 1984; 1997 |
14 | Syllabi - Chemistry 301, 306, 307, 308, 318 |
1971-1972; 1976; 1983; 1987-1989; 1997 |
15 | Syllabi - Chemistry 508, 572 |
1981-1982 |
16 | Syllabi - Chemistry 670 |
1990-1992 |
17 | Syllabi - Chemistry 1210, 1230 |
1998-1999 |
18 | Syllabi - General Education 150, Honors 6H, Honors 403 |
1969; 1972 |
19 | Taskforce on the Freshman Chemistry Curriculum |
1971 |
U.S. Airforce Office of Scientific Research to X-Ray LaserReturn to Top
Container(s): Box 6
Container(s) | Description | Dates |
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Folder | ||
1 | United States Airforce Office of Scientific Research: Final Report - " Rates of Rapid Chemical Reactions" |
1979 |
2 | University Committee on Environmental Issues |
1991-1993 |
3 | University Council on Teacher Education |
1965; 1976-1977 |
4 | X-Ray Laser |
1972-1973 |
Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Chemistry--Research
- Chemistry--education
Personal Names
- Eyring, Edward Marcus, 1931
Corporate Names
- University of Utah--Faculty
- University of Utah. Department of Chemistry
Form or Genre Terms
- Correspondence
- Memorandums
- Minutes
- Reports
- Syllabi
- Training Manuals