AHJ_ah400004 Inventory of the R. Owen Asplund papers, 1965-1993 Asplund (R. Owen) papers Processed by Elizabeth Curran, 1996, updated by Emily Benson, 1999. University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center.
American Heritage Center Dept. 3924, 1000 E. University Avenue University of Wyoming Laramie, WY 82071 Phone: 307.766.2574 Fax:307.766.5511 Email:ahcref@uwyo.edu URL:http://ahc.uwyo.edu/
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University of Wyoming

 Finding aid encoded by Samantha Fawcett March 2011 Finding aid is in English Collection Summary Asplund, R. Owen, 1928- R. Owen Asplund papers 1965-1993 400004 1.35 cubic ft. (3 boxes) University of Wyoming. American Heritage Center. English This collection contains the correspondence and professional materials of biochemist and University of Wyoming professor R. Owen Asplund. Biography of R. Owen Asplund

Asplund was a member of the University of Wyoming's Chemistry Department from 1958-1993. Born and raised in Western Canada, he received his B.Sc. from the University of Alberta, Edmonton. He then went on to receive his M.S. from Utah State University, and his Ph.D. from West Virginia University. Along with his teaching duties in chemistry and biochemistry, his research was aimed towards cancer treatments, specifically using the yucca plant blossoms as an anti-tumor agent. He is an author of more than thirty publications describing his research.

 Scope and Content

Asplund's papers contain general correspondence between his colleagues and students regarding his research, along with papers and publication reprints of his work and miscellaneous other materials.

 Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions on the materials for research purposes, and the collection is open to the public.

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 Related Materials

There are no known other archival collections created by R. Owen Asplund at the date of processing.

 Acquisition Information

This material was received from R. Owen Asplund in 1993.

 Processing Information

The collection was processed by Elizabeth Curran, 1996, and updated by Emily Benson, 1999. The finding aid was encoded by Samantha Fawcett in March 2011.

 Preferred Citation

Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Collection Name, Collection Number, American Heritage Center, University of Wyoming.

 Access Terms University of Wyoming. Dept. of Chemistry. Bioorganic chemistry -- Study and teaching (Higher) Wyoming -- History ,1946- College teachers. <?xm-replace_text {Title as Subject}?> Puri, Rajinder N. National Institute of Health (U.S.) Merck Sharp & Dohme. Education Colleges and Universities Science, Technology and Health Wyoming Container List 1 1 Correspondence 1965-1967 1 2 Correspondence 1968-1968 1 3 Correspondence 1970 1 4 Correspondence 1971 1 5 Correspondence 1972 1 6 Correspondence 1973 1 7 Correspondence 1974 1 8 Correspondence 1975 1 9 Correspondence 1976 2 1 Correspondence 1977 2 2 Correspondence 1978 2 3 Correspondence 1979 2 4 Correspondence 1980 2 5 Correspondence 1981 2 6 Correspondence 1982 2 7 Correspondence 1983 2 8 Correspondence 1984 2 9 Correspondence 1985 2 10 Correspondence 1986 3 1 Correspondence 1987 3 2 Correspondence 1988 3 3 Correspondence 1989 3 4 Correspondence 1990 3 5 Correspondence 1991 3 6 Correspondence 1992 3 7 Correspondence 1993 3 8 Correspondence, Merck, Sharp and Dohme 1968-1970 3 9 Correspondence, National Institute of Health Survey 1968-1972 3 12 Puri, Rajinder N. and Asplund, R. Owen, "Trinuclear Oxobridged High Spin Iron (III) Complexes" undated 3 11 Puri, Rajinder N. ,Ph.D. Thesis, "Some Synthetic Models Designed to Probe the Ferritin Iron Core" 1978 3 10 Scientific Paper Reprints 1970's