Finding aid for the Karol J. Mysels papers 5385
Bo Doub
USC Libraries Special Collections
2023 November
Doheny Memorial Library 206
3550 Trousdale Parkway
Los Angeles, California 90089-0189
specol@usc.edu
Contributing Institution:
USC Libraries Special Collections
Title: Karol J. Mysels papers
Creator:
Mysels, Karol J. (Karol Joseph), 1914-1998
Creator:
Mysels, Estella (1921-2010)
Identifier/Call Number: 5385
Identifier/Call Number: /repositories/3/resources/3436
Physical Description:
6.69 Linear Feet
8 boxes
Date (inclusive): 1930-2000
Language of Material:
English
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The Karol J. Mysels papers comprise the personal and professional papers of Karol J. Mysels (1914-1998), former professor
of chemistry at the University of Southern California. The collection also holds a relatively small amount of material created
and collected by Estella Mysels (1921-2010), who was married to Karol from 1953 until his death in 1998. Karol Joseph Mysels
was born on April 14, 1914, in Kraków, Poland, to Janina Johanna Henryka Henriette Rosenberg and Abraham Adolph Meisels. Karol
published many works in the field of chemistry, including
Introduction to Colloid Chemistry (1967), and was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1965. Estella Ruth Maria Mysels, née Katzenellenbogen, was born in Berlin,
Germany on January 12, 1921. After leaving Germany in 1938, Estella studied Chemistry at the University of California Berkeley,
where she received her PhD. Estella was active with the League of Women Voters and a supporter of many charities. The bulk
of the collection consists of Karol Mysels' research material and professional writings. The collection also includes photographs;
correspondence, both personal and professional; audiovisual material; memorabilia; conference material; and official documents
relating to identification and citizenship.
Collection stored off-site. Advance notice required for access.
All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Department of Special
Collections at specol@usc.edu. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Special Collections as the owner of the physical
items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
Finding aid description and metadata are licensed under an Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) license.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Jennifer, Elizabeth, and David Kellen, June 19, 2023.
[Box/folder no. or item name], Karol J. Mysels papers, Collection no. 5385, University Archives, Special Collections, USC
Libraries, University of Southern California
This collection is unprocessed.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Chemistry -- Study and teaching -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
Chemists -- California -- Los Angeles -- Archival resources
Conference proceedings
Correspondence
Memorabilia
Moving images
Offprints
Photographs
Research (documents)
Slides (photographs)
Mysels, Estella (1921-2010) -- Archives
Mysels, Karol J. (Karol Joseph), 1914-1998 -- Archives
University of Southern California. College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences -- Archives