Carl Milton Brewster Autograph Collection, 1760-1900

Carl Milton Brewster (1881-1961) was Professor of Organic Chemistry at the State College of Washington (later 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.

During his career at Washington State University, and in his retirement, Dr. Brewster was an active donor of books and manuscripts to the Washington State University Libraries.