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MS 0430
J. Calvin Giddings papers
1960-1998
Giddings, J. Calvin (John Calvin), 1930-1996
26 linear feet
The J. Calvin Giddings papers (1960-1998) contain personal diaries, correspondence, research materials, lecture notes, manuscripts, published articles, patent materials, and business materials collected by Giddings during his career as a professor and researcher at the University of Utah. Giddings (1930-1996) was a notable chemistry professor and researcher.
Collection materials are in
English.
Biographical Sketch
John Calvin Giddings was born on 26 September,1930, in American Fork, Utah, to Luther E. and Berneice Crandall Giddings. Giddings received a B.S. degree from Brigham Young University in 1952 and a Ph.D. from the University of Utah in 1954. Following postdoctoral work at the University of Utah and the University of Wisconsin, he joined the faculty of the University of Utah as assistant professor of chemistry in 1957. He became associate professor in 1959, research professor in 1962, and professor in 1966. Giddings authored or co-authored more than 400 publications and edited 32 books in the field of chemistry and was executive editor of the journal
Separation Science and Technology. His scientific work focused on methods of chemical separations. He invented the technique of field-flow fractionation (FFF) which is used in fields ranging from medicine to environmental studies. He was issued several patents for this technique. He served as director of the FFF Research Center at the University of Utah. He also founded FFFractionation, a Utah-based company, to develop and market FFF techniques worldwide.
Giddings was a lifelong explorer with a great passion for the outdoors and a long list of major accomplishments. He made numerous first and early ascents in the Wasatch and other mountains, including the first ascent of the sheer west face of Lone Peak and an early ascent of Zion's Great White Throne. He was also among the first to explore a number of backcountry ski routes in the Wasatch mountains. He was also one of the pioneers of the modern Utah environmental movement. He recognized the uniqueness of the area around Lone Peak and made the original proposal for the Lone Peak Wilderness Area. He participated in the founding of the American Rivers Conservation Council (now American Rivers), co-founded Utah's Save our Rivers Committee, was a member of Negative Population Growth's board of directors, and served as President of both the Wasatch Mountain Club and the American Whitewater Affiliation.
Giddings passed away from cancer in Salt Lake City, Utah, on 24 October, 1996.
The J. Calvin Giddings papers (1960-1998) contain personal diaries, correspondence, research materials, lecture notes, manuscripts, published articles, patent materials, and business materials collected by Giddings during his career as a professor and researcher at the University of Utah.
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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.
Collection Name, Collection Number, Box Number, Folder Number. Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, The University of Utah.
Gift of J. Calvin Giddings, Leslie Giddings, Michael Giddings and Steven Giddings.
Processed by Debra Allard in 2003.
Photographs (PO176) and audiovisual (AO531) materials have been transferred to the Multimedia Division.
Giddings, J. Calvin (John Calvin), 1930-1996--Archives
San Rafael River (Utah)--Recreational use
Chemistry--Study and teaching (Higher)--Utah
Kayak touring--Utah
Science
Sports and Recreation
Diaries
Correspondence
Personal Diaries
1
1
"Kayak Adventuring In A Desert Gorge"
1
2
Apurimac Canyon Rafting Diary
1974
1
3
Apurimac Canyon Camping Sites and Elevations
1975
1
4-6
Apurimac Canyon Rafting Diary
1975
Rafting Trip Information and Publishers
2
1
Apurimac Expedition Correspondence
1961-1983
2
2
Peru Information
1972-1977
2
3
Peru Travel Arrangements
1972-1975
2
4
Correspondence with Dorothy G. Martin During Stay in Peru
1974
2
5
Correspondence with Roderick Nash
1978-1982
2
6
River Permits and Applications
1977-1981
2
7
South America Travel Grants, Fullbright Grant
2
8
Commission For Educational Exchange Between The United States and Peru
1974-1976
2
9
Yellowstone Salmon Trip; Westwater Trip
1979
2
10
Apurimac Kayak Expedition
2
11
Adventure Travel Magazine; Canoe Magazine; Harper & Rowe Publishers, Inc.
1975-1979
2
12
High Country News; Liebel & Company; Mariah Magazine
1976-1979
2
13
National Geographic Society; Newsweek; Outdoor Life
1972-1979
2
14
Rocky Mountain Country; Sierra Club Books; Sports Illustrated
1972-1979
2
15
Summit Magazine; World Publications
1958-1976
Biographical Information; Personal Correspondence; Environmental
3
1
Biographical Information
3
2
J. Calvin Giddings, Autobiography
3
3-9
Personal Correspondence
1956-1968
3
10
Untitled Environmental Manuscript; American Whitewater Affiliation
1973-1978
3
11
Andean Foundation; Big Cottonwood Canyon; Central Utah Project
1973-1974
3
12
Chemistry, Chromatography, and The Challenge of the Andes; Dinosaur National Monument
1960-1974
3
13
Emery Environmental Statement; Energy; The Explorers Club
1973-1978
3
14
Genetic Engineering Against Human Self-Destruct; The Journal of Environmental Education
1983-1984
3
15
Fish Lake National Forest; Fossil Power Plants and The Possible Consequences of Mercury Emissions
1978
3
16
Jordan River; Kayaking The Amazon Headwaters Seminar
1979
3
17
Negative Population Growth, Inc.
1974-1978
3
18
North Side Canal Company; Nuclear Wastes
1963-1974
3
19
Our Chemical Environment; Pollution Costs and Population Research
1974
3
20
Power Plants in The Desert Areas of The Southwest; Role of Phosphorus in Eutrophication
3
21
San Gorgonio Wilderness Area; San Rafael
1965
1978
3
22
SKI Incorporating SKI LIFE; South Fork of The Salmon River
1963
3
23
Statement of J. Calvin Giddings Regarding The Bonneville Unit of The Central Utah Project; Superior National Forest
1965
1973
3
24
Wasatch Mountain Club; Water Particles and Diagnoses
1961-1979
3
25
What Are We Doing To Our World; The Wilderness Society
1966
Correspondence, A-C
4
Correspondence, A-C
5
Correspondence, D-F
6
Correspondence, G
7
Correspondence, H-J
8
Correspondence, K-Ke
9
Correspondence, Kh-L
10
Correspondence, M
11
Correspondence, N-P
12
Correspondence, Q-Se
13
Correspondence, Sh-Sz
14
Correspondence, T-W
15
Correspondence, X-Z
List of Publications; Manuscripts
16
1
List of Publications by J. Calvin Giddings
16
2-84
Manuscripts, Numbers 1-84
17
Manuscripts, Numbers 85-174
18
Manuscripts, Numbers 175-225
19
Manuscripts, Numbers 226-275
20
Manuscripts, Numbers, 276-314
21
Manuscripts, Numbers 336-372
22
Manuscripts, Numbers 373-408
23
Manuscripts, Numbers 315-335
Field-Flow Fractionation Research Material
24
Notes
25
Notes
26
Notes
27
Notes
FFFractionation, Inc., Company
28
Information and History
29
Information and Correspondence
Research Material
30
SPLITT-Flow Field-Flow Fractionation, Research Material
31
Chromatography, Research Material, Notes
32
Chromatography, Research Material, Notes
Patents; Licensing Agreements
33
1
List of Patents of J. Calvin Giddings
33
2
University of Utah, Chemistry Patent Account
33
3-13
Patents
33
14
Licensing Agreement with The University of Utah
General Materials
34
Publishers
35
1-10
Separation Science and Technology Correspondence and Notes
35
11-15
Travel
1976-1983
36
Travel
1984-1992
Company Correspondence
37
Company Correspondence, A-C
38
Company Correspondence, D-N
39
Company Correspondence, O-Z
Symposiums; Abstracts; Invitations
40
1-14
Symposiums
1968-1996
40
15
Abstracts
40
16-19
Invitations to Visit, Speak, and Write
Graduate Students
41
1
Ph.D. Candidates
41
2
Research Openings
41
3-14
Correspondence with Graduate Students and Research Work
43
University Materials; Research Notes; Proposals
42
Universities
43
1-13
University of Utah Correspondence
43
14-18
Research, Lecture Notes
43
19
Research Proposals
Awards; Grant Applications
44
1-17
Awards Received and Nominations
44
18-24
Grant Applications
Correspondence, Articles, and Notebooks
45
1
Correspondence
1966-1998
45
2
Giddings, Calvin J. et al., "Capillary LC in FFF-Type Channels"
45
3
Giddings, Calvin J. "Conservation Notes"
45
4
Giddings, Calvin J. "Let's Tell the Conservation Story"
45
5
Giddings, Calvin J. "Let's Think About Civil Rights for Wildlife"
45
6
Giddings, Calvin J. "President's Soapbox: Growth, Quality, Boating and AWA"
45
7
Giddings, Calvin J. "Statement and Recommendation on Provo River Safety and Hazards"
45
8
Giddings, Calvin J., Miscellaneous Articles
1958-1969
45
9
List of Publications of J. Calvin Giddings
1981
45
10-12
Published Articles Notebook, Sections 1-230
1954-1983
Notebooks, Newsletters, Newspaper Articles
46
1
Published Articles Notebook, Sections 234-249
1984-1985
46
2
Academic Papers Notebook, Sections 252-261
46
3
Canyon Country Conservation Council Materials
1968
46
4
SORC Material
1973-1974
46
5
Newspaper and Magazine Articles
1962-1973
Patent Documents
47
1
List of Patents of J. Calvin Giddings
47
2
Patent Documents
1964-1990
47
3
3 F Co., Patent Documents
1966-1971
47
4
3 F Co., Dupont License Agreement
1980-1989
47
5-6
3 F Co., Patent Reissue Documents
1970-1983
47
7
University Patent Agreement
1976-1992
47
8
Patent Financial Documents
1985-1995
General Materials
48
1
Correspondence
1962-1969
48
2
River Notes
1955-1986
48
3
Awards
1967-1991
48
4
Hearings, Public Land Law Review Commission
1966
48
5
Lone Peak Wilderness Proposal and Materials
1965
48
6
High Uintas Wilderness Proposal and Materials
1966-1972
48
7
Patents
1969-1993
48
8
Magazine Articles
1962
49
Award Certificate
1980