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Robert W. Parry photograph collection, circa 1980
Overview of the Collection
- Title
- Robert W. Parry photograph collection
- Dates
- circa 1980 (inclusive)19751985
- Quantity
- .2 linear feet, (1 archives box) : 80 items
- Collection Number
- P0584
- Summary
- 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
- Repository
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University of Utah Libraries, Special Collections
Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library
University of Utah
295 South 1500 East
Salt Lake City, UT
84112-0860
Telephone: 8015818863
special@library.utah.edu - Access Restrictions
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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.
- Languages
- English
Content DescriptionReturn to Top
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.
Use of the CollectionReturn to Top
Restrictions on 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.
Preferred Citation
Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Administrative InformationReturn to Top
Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top
Container(s) | Description | |
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Box | Folder | |
1 | 1 | Parry, friends and employees, Gordon Research Conference portraits, slides of chemistry class
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1 | 2 | Portraits
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1 | 3 | Groups
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1 | 4 | Class
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1 | 5 | Others
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Names and SubjectsReturn to Top
Subject Terms
- Chemistry
- Gordon Research Conferences
Personal Names
- Parry, Robert W. (Robert Walter), 1917-
Corporate Names
- University of Utah--Faculty
Family Names
- Parry family
Form or Genre Terms
- Color slides
- Photographic prints--Color