Herbert D. Kaesz papers, 1955-2005
LSC.2349
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Title: Herbert D. Kaesz papers
Identifier/Call Number: LSC.2349
Contributing Institution:
UCLA Library Special Collections
Language of Material:
English
Physical Description:
2.8 linear feet
(7 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1955-2005
Abstract: Herbert D. Kaesz was a professor of chemistry in UCLA’s Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. He received his PhD from
Harvard University in 1959, and joined UCLA’s Inorganic Chemistry unit within the Chemistry and Biochemistry Department in
1960, where he researched the synthesis and applications of organometallic compounds. The collection consists of materials
related to his teaching career and research at UCLA. The papers include materials on grant and research project proposals,
nomenclature and symbols, scientific societies and related publications, conferences, meeting minutes and agendas, professional
and personal correspondence, a PhD dissertation, lab notebooks, and photographs.
Language of Materials: Materials are in English.
Physical Location: Stored off-site at SRLF. All requests to access special collections material must be made in advance using the request button
located on this page.
Creator:
Kaesz, Herbert D.
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Herbert D. Kaesz Papers (Collection 2349). UCLA Library Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research
Library, University of California, Los Angeles.
Provenance/Source of Acquisition
Susan Kaesz; gift; 2013.
Processing Information
Processed by Krystell Jimenez under the supervision of Angel Diaz, 2017.
UCLA Catalog Record ID
Biography/History
Herbert D. Kaesz was a professor of chemistry in UCLA’s Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry. He was born on January 4,
1933, in Alexandria, Egypt, to Austrian parents. After receiving an undergraduate degree from New York University, he studied
at Harvard University, where he met his wife Joan. He received his PhD in 1959. Kaesz joined UCLA’s faculty in the Inorganic
Chemistry unit in 1960, where he researched the synthesis and applications of organometallic compounds.
Kaesz was a pioneer in the development of pyrolytic and photolytic methods of metal film deposition and electronic applications,
as well as in the development of metal cluster and hydrido metal complexes. Less than a year after he joined UCLA, his research
group reported the first technetium carbonyl compounds. His research group also developed methods for making thin films from
transition metals for use in microelectronic devices, which they patented.
Throughout his life he remained active in the field, serving as president of the Inorganic Synthesis Organization, associate
editor of the ACS journal
Inorganic Chemistry for more than 30 years, chair of the ACS Division of Inorganic Chemistry, and chair of IUPAC’s Commission on the Nomenclature
of Inorganic Chemistry. He was also president of the Inorganic Syntheses Organization, which published the
Inorganic Syntheses tract series. Kaesz received many awards for his work, including the Tolman Medal in 1980 and the ACS Award for Distinguished
Service in the Advancement of Inorganic Chemistry in 1998, among others. After retiring in 2003, he remained an active professor
emeritus and designed a Fiat Lux seminar for non-chemistry majors. The Fiat Lux freshmen seminar program offers undergraduate
student that opportunity to engage in discussion on a variety of topics. He died of cancer at the age of 79 on February 26,
2012, in Los Angeles.
Scope and Content
The collection consists of materials related to the teaching career and research of UCLA Chemistry Professor Emeritus Herbert
D. Kaesz. The papers include materials on grant and research project proposals, nomenclature and symbols, scientific societies
and related publications, conferences, meeting minutes and agendas, professional and personal correspondence, Kaesz's PhD
dissertation, lab notebooks, and photographs.
The acronyms used include: American Chemical Society (ACS) Commission on the Nomenclature of Inorganic Chemistry (CNIC) International
Activities Committee (IAC) International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) National Science Foundation (NSF) Southern
California Section of the American Chemical Society (SCALACS) U.S. National Committee (USNC)
Organization and Arrangement
Kaesz's original order has been maintained. File titles are taken from the original folder labels.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Kaesz, Herbert D.--Archives.
University of California, Los Angeles. Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry--Faculty--Archives.
Chemistry, Inorganic.
Chemists--United States--Archives.
Box 1, Folder 1
Grant proposals: Deposition of metals NSF
1991
Box 1, Folder 2
Cover letters and Goldenrod Kaesz/Hicks proposal
1991 October
Box 1, Folder 3
Grant proposals: NSF materials synthesis and processing renewal
1992
Box 1, Folder 4
Grant proposal: Transition metal cluster complexes
1987
Box 1, Folder 5
IUPAC: Brisbane follow-up Steven Bottle; Jim Casey summary minutes of CNIC meetings
2001
Box 1, Folder 6
IUPAC: Brisbane chemical identity and nomenclature
2001 July
Box 1, Folder 7
IUPAC: Naming of new elements for Brisbane discussion
2001
Box 1, Folder 8
IUPAC: Naming new elements (after Brisbane)
2001-2002
Box 1, Folder 9
USNC/IUPAC: International activities
2001 August
Box 1, Folder 10
39th IUPAC Congress, Ottawa, Canada
2002 August 7-13
Box 1, Folder 11
USNC/IUPAC: Division II meeting minutes and materials
1999
Box 1, Folder 12
IUPAC: Division II
2002 September 4-5
Box 1, Folder 13
IUPAC: Division II Ottawa
2003-2004
Box 1, Folder 14
IUPAC: Division VIII Ottawa
2002-2003
Box 1, Folder 15
IUPAC: Future inorganic nomenclature; Leigh
2002-2003
Box 2, Folder 1
American National Standards Institute: Nomenclature model for nanomaterials ISO/TC 229
2008-2009
Box 2, Folder 2
Position of H on the periodic table; Kaesz and Atkins IC
2003 November-December
Box 2, Folder 3
USNC/IUPAC: San Diego and Beijing meetings
2004-2005
Box 2, Folder 4
USNC/IUPAC: Appointment
2005-2007
Box 2, Folder 5
USNC/IUPAC: Sunday
2006 September 10
Box 2, Folder 7
USNC/IUPAC: Washington, DC, meeting
2007 November 2-3
Box 2, Folder 8
IUPAC: Division VIII; Turin
2007
Box 2, Folder 9
IUPAC: Nanoscience and technology ACS report to ANSI Technical Advisory Group
2007-2008
Box 2, Folder 10
USNC/IUPAC: Meeting agenda and minutes
2007-2008
Box 2, Folder 11
USNC/IUPAC: November 14-15
2008
Box 2, Folder 12
USNC/IUPAC: Breakfast Salt Lake City
2009 March
Box 2, Folder 13
IUPAC: General assembly Glasgow
2009 July 31 - August 6
Box 2, Folder 14
USNC/IUPAC: Roster
2009 November 6-7
Box 2, Folder 15
USNC/IUPAC: November
2009
Box 2, Folder 16
USNC/IUPAC: Division VIII meetings and reports
1992-1994
Box 2, Folder 17
Uproar trans-fermium elements
1993-1996
Box 3, Folder 1
USNC/IUPAC: Division VIII meetings and reports
1995-1996
Box 3, Folder 2
ACS: Committee on nomenclature, terminology, and symbols Washington, D.C.
2000 August
Box 3, Folder 3
Nomenclature, terminology, and symbols, San Diego
2005 March
Box 3, Folder 4
ACS: Nomenclature committee
2005
Box 3, Folder 5
ACS: Nomenclature, terminology, and symbols, San Francisco
2006-2007
Box 3, Folder 6
ACS: Nomenclature, terminology, and symbols, Boston
2007 August 20
Box 3, Folder 7
ACS: Metanomski/nomenclature articles
1994-2005
Box 3, Folder 8
ACS: Council Committee on Nomenclature
1998-1999
Box 3, Folder 9
ACS: Chemical congress
1977
Box 3, Folder 10
ACS: Nomenclature, terminology, and symbols, Chicago
2001 August 25
Box 3, Folder 11
ACS: Visit/Chinese delegation
2007-2008
Box 3, Folder 12
ACS: Job search workshops
2003-2007
Box 3, Folder 13
ACS: International activities Washington, D.C.
2000 August 19
Box 4, Folder 1
ACS: International activities
2003
Box 4, Folder 2
ACS: International activities
2004-2005
Box 4, Folder 3
ACS: International activities
2007
Box 4, Folder 4
ACS: Correspondence
1980-1989
Box 4, Folder 6
SCALACS: Publications
1962-2006
Box 4, Folder 7
SCALACS: Executive Committee
2007 March 7
Box 4, Folder 8
SCALACS: Executive Committee
2006 September 6
Box 4, Folder 9
SCALACS: Minutes, agendas, and members
1986-2003
Box 4, Folder 10
SCALACS: Minutes and agendas
2006
Box 4, Folder 11
SCALACS: Minutes and agendas
2008-2009
Box 5, Folder 1
SCALACS: Periodicals
2005-2010
Box 5, Folder 2
IAC: Saturday, San Diego
2001 March 31
Box 5, Folder 3
IAC: Conference calls
2007-2008
Box 5, Folder 4
IAC: International activities San Francisco
2006 September 9
Box 5, Folder 6
Asilomar conference
1978-1979
Box 5, Folder 7
Research proposals
circa 1960
Box 5, Folder 9
Tolman medal and photographs
1981
Box 5, Folder 10
Photographs, curriculum vitae, and biographical materials
1981-1996
Box 5, Folder 11
Professional correspondence
1960-1989
Box 5, Folder 12
Personal correspondence
1955-1961
Folder 6, Folder 3
Notebook: Research Summaries
1964-1966
Box 6, Folder 4
Notebook: G.B. 62-3 W.F. 63-4
1962-1965
