LeGrand G. Van Uitert photograph collection

LeGrand G. Van Uitert photograph collection, circa 1970

Overview of the Collection

Title: LeGrand G. Van Uitert photograph collection
Dates: circa 1970 (inclusive)
19651979
Quantity: .2 linear feet, (1 archives box) : 14 images
Collection Number: P0597
Summary: The LeGrand G. Van Uitert photograph collection consists of personal portraits and various awards banquets. The collection also contains group photographs of unidentified men and a variety of chemical experiments and machinery.
Repository: 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: 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

The photograph collection of LeGrand Van Uitert consists of personal portraits and various awards banquets. The collection also contains group photographs of unidentified men and a variety of chemical experiments and machinery. Seven, 8x10 black and white; one, 5x7 black and white; and five, 8x10 color prints: 14 total images

Historical NoteReturn to Top

LeGrand G. Van Uitert was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, in 1922. He earned a Ph.D. from Pennsylvania State University and worked as a chemist and materials scientist employed in the Basic Research Division of Bell Labs. He co-invented the first continuous beam optical MASER, now known as a laser.

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

Arrangement

Collection is arranged topically.

Processing Note

Processed by Mary Ann Curtis in 2000.

Separated Materials

Manuscript materials were transferred to the LeGrand G. Van Uitert papers (ACCN 973) located in the Manuscripts Division of Special Collections.

Detailed Description of the CollectionReturn to Top

Portraits and Chemical Experiments and MachineryReturn to Top

Container(s)		Description
Box	Folder
1	1	Portraits 1: LeGrand Van Uitert in his 40s 2-3: Van Uitert, circa late 1970
1	2	Awards and Group Photographs 1: American Chemical Society Award for creative invention, 1978, Van Uitert is on the left. 2-3: Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, "1971, W.R.G. Baker Prize Award, Van Uitert is the third from the right." While the back of the photo reads 1971, Van Uitert and four others received the 1970 W.R.G. Baker Prize. Possibly the date is for a meeting at which the award was presented. 4-5: Unidentified groups of men, LeGrand G. Van Uitert is one of them, second from left. The other men are probably colleagues at Bell Labs, where he worked.
1	3	Chemical Experiments and Machinery 1-2: Unidentified materials and labs 3: Early laser device 4-5: Crystals used in early laser experiments 6: Lab

Names and SubjectsReturn to Top

Personal Names

Van Uitert, LeGrand G.--Photographs

Corporate Names

American Chemical Society--Photographs
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers--Photographs

Form or Genre Terms

Photographic prints
Photographs

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