Guide to the Emil Fischer papers M2568
Gurudarshan Khalsa
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
2021
Green Library
557 Escondido Mall
Stanford 94305-6064
specialcollections@stanford.edu
Language of Material:
German
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Emil Fischer papers
source:
Chapman, Barney
Creator:
Fischer, Emil, 1852-1919
Identifier/Call Number: M2568
Physical Description:
3 Linear Feet
6 manuscript boxes, 1 flat box
Date (inclusive): 1865-1984
Content Description
Family albums, glass negatives, album of (52) loose vintage photographs; personal letters, scientific publications, documents,
clippings, and miscellaneous items. The materials document the lives of Emil Fischer, Hermann Otto Laurenz Fischer and Agnes
Fischer Peterson. The materials are in German and English.
Biographical / Historical
Emil Fischer (October 9, 1852 – July 15, 1919) was a German chemist who won a Nobel Prize in Chemistry. Emil Fischer's son,
Hermann Otto Laurenz Fischer (December 16, 1888 - March 9, 1960) left Nazi Germany in the 1930s and in 1948 became a professor
of biochemistry at the University of California Berkeley. Hermann Fischer's daughter, Agnes Fischer Peterson (March 8, 1923
- September 1, 2008), was a long-time curator at the Hoover Institution.
Conditions Governing Access
Open for research. Note that material must be requested at least 36 hours in advance of intended use. Audiovisual & born-digital
materials are not available in original format, and must be reformatted to a digital use copy.
Conditions Governing Use
While Special Collections is the owner of the physical items, permission to examine collection materials is not an authorization
to publish. These materials are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study. Any transmission or reproduction
beyond that allowed by fair use requires permission from the owners of rights, heir(s) or assigns.
Preferred Citation
[identification of item], Emil Fischer papers (M25681). Department of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford
Libraries, Stanford, California.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Chapman, Barney
Box 1, Folder 8
Correspondence (1 of 2)
1879-1889
Box 1, Folder 9
Correspondence (2 of 2)
1879-1889
Box 3, Folder 4
Correspondence, photographs, passports, greeting cards and other documents
1881-1959
Box 3, Folder 5
Reference materials on Emil Fischer
Box 3, Folder 6
Grabrede für Emil Fischer
1919
Box 3, Folder 7
Briefe von Justus Liebig
1928
Box 3, Folder 8
Scientific articles and journals
1921-1958
Box 3, Folder 9
Scientific articles and journals
1953-1959
Box 3, Folder 10
Scientific articles
1914-1949
Box 3, Folder 11
Newspaper clippings
1914-1917
Box 4, Folder 3
Hermann Fischer
1932-1956
Box 4, Folder 5
Agnes Fischer Peterson
1944-1984
Box 4, Folder 6
Agnes Fischer Peterson - master thesis
December 16, 1948
Box 4, Folder 7
Schöner Garten - Basel, Switzerland
1935
Box 6, Folder 3
Starch Round Table, French Lick, Indiana - souvenir photographs
1943
Box 6, Folder 5
Slides - Palm Springs
1957
