Carl Milton Brewster Papers

Carl Milton Brewster Papers, 1902-1958

Overview of the Collection

Creator: Carl Milton Brewster
Title: Carl Milton Brewster Papers
Dates: 1902-1958 (inclusive)
19021958
Quantity: 2 containers, (.75 linear feet)
Collection Number: Cage 44
Summary: This collection includes memoirs, correspondence, photographs, clippings, and publications of Carl Milton Brewster.
Repository: Washington State University Libraries' Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections (MASC)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Terrell Library Suite 12
Pullman, WA
99164-5610
Telephone: 509-335-6691
mascref@wsu.edu
Sponsor: Funding for encoding this finding aid was provided through a grant awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Historical NoteReturn to Top

Carl Milton Brewster (1881-1961) was Professor of Organic Chemistry at Washington State University from 1912 to 1950. He was born in Chagrin Falls, Ohio, the son of Milton Brewster and Mary (Lambert) Brewster. He received his A.B. degree from Oberlin College in 1903, and then taught high school science for two years at Two Harbors, Minnesota. He then pursued graduate study in organic chemistry, receiving his A.M. degree from Harvard University in 1906. He was Francis Parkman Fellow at Harvard from 1908 to 1909. Brewster continued his studies at Heidelberg University prior to becoming professor of chemistry at Mount Union College (1910-1912). After his marriage to Alfhild Nordby, he joined the faculty of the State College of Washington.

Administrative InformationReturn to Top

Arrangement

Series 1 includes Brewster's memoirs, called "True Stories" (1951-1958). These consist of loose-leaf pages with several hundred brief typescripts by Brewster, photographs, sketches, stamps, news clippings and other items glued in or inserted. On the first page of volume 1 (1951-1955), Brewster described "True Stories" as "Incidents and recollections written mainly for the children and grandchildren as they came to mind, and set down in abbreviated form to enclose with my weekly letters."

Series 2 consists of miscellaneous documents, including a small amount of correspondence, a listing of books donated by Brewster to the Washington State University Libraries, and other items.

Acquisition Information

Carl Milton Brewster donated this small collection of his papers to the Washington State University Libraries in 1960.

Processing Note

The collection was initially processed shortly after it was received, and was reprocessed by Cheryl Gunselman, Manuscripts Librarian, in 2005.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

1: Memoirs, "True Stories" Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
1	1-3	Volume 1	1951-1955
1	4-6	Volume 2	1955-1957
1	7-9	Volume 3	1957-1958; miscellaneous, 1914-1956

2: Miscellaneous Return to Top

Container(s)		Description	Dates
Box	Folder
1	10	Miscellaneous	undated
1	11	List of books donated by Carl M. Brewster (to Washington State University)	undated
1	12	Photographs and postcards	1919-1956
1	13	Passport certificate signed by Elihu Root	1907
2	14	Incoming correspondence	1918-1919
2	15	Correspondence	1916-1944
2	16	Civil defense	undated
2	17	Laboratory Manual of General Organic Chemistry by C. M. Brewster	undated
2	18	Scrapbook of clippings of articles by Brewster	1901-1904

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Subject Terms

Brewster, Carl Milton, 1881-1961 -- Correspondence.
Washington State University -- Faculty -- Archives.

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