Robert Joe Foster (1924-2008) grew up in Southern California, and earned his undergraduate and graduate degrees from the California Institute of Technology (Caltech, Ph.D 1952). He joined the faculty at Washington State College in 1955, and was associated with the Chemistry department as well as the Institute of Biological Chemistry, the Agricultural Chemistry department, and the Program in Biochemistry/Biophysics. He was a Fulbright Fellow in Copenhagen, Denmark during the 1970-1971 academic year. He retired from Washington State University in 1988.
Files related to Robert Foster's research on various topics in biochemistry, Materials include laboratory notes, subject files, printed items, and printouts of computer programs. Includes a folder of materials related to his dissertation.
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Preliminary Guide to the Robert J. Foster Papers, circa 1973-1991 (MSSM.075)
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.
Robin Foster, Robert Foster's daughter, donated this collection to the Washington State University Libraries in 2008 and 2010 (MS.2008.18, MS.2010.05).
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