Preliminary Guide to the Brewster Family Papers, 1878-1979

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 in 1912, he joined the faculty of the State College of Washington. (From the guide to the Carl Milton Brewster Papers, Cage 44)

Carl Milton Brewster and Alfhild Nordby Brewster had three children: Carl (1913-1987), Josephine (1914-2001), and Milton (1917-2005).