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Language of Material:
English
Contributing Institution:
Department of Special Collections and University Archives
Title: Henry Taube papers
Identifier/Call Number: SC0731
Physical Description:
65.25 Linear Feet
(56 boxes)
Date (inclusive): 1941-2003
Abstract: Collection pertains to his teaching and
research, primarily while at Stanford University, and includes grant files, articles and
papers, reprints, class files, correspondence, travel records, and biographical
materials.
Physical Location: Special Collections and University
Archives materials are stored offsite and must be paged 48 hours in advance. For more
information on paging collections, see the department's website:
http://library.stanford.edu/spc.
Materials are open for research use. Audio-visual materials are not available in original
format, and must be reformatted to a digital use copy.
Biographical/Historical Sketch
Born in Canada, Henry Taube received his B.S. in chemistry at the University of
Saskatchewan in 1935, and his Ph.D. in Chemistry from Berkeley in 1940. He was an Instructor
at Berkeley, Assistant Professor at Cornell, rose to Professor at the University of Chicago,
and in 1962 came to Stanford University. At Stanford he served as chair of the Department of
Chemistry from 1972-74 and again in 1978-79. Henry's research interests were in both
inorganic and organic chemistry; his work has been central to many different fields such as
electron transfer at semiconductor electrodes, solar energy conversion, and photosynthesis.
For his great contributions to science, Henry received numerous honors, including membership
in the National Academy of Sciences (1959), The National Medal of Science (1977), The
Priestley Medal (1985, the highest award of the American Chemical Society) and the Nobel
Prize in Chemistry (1983). He died in November 2005.
Henry Taube Papers (SC0731). Dept. of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford
University Libraries, Stanford, Calif.
Collection pertains to his teaching and research, primarily while at Stanford University,
and includes grant files, articles and papers, reprints, class files, correspondence, travel
records, and biographical materials.
All requests to reproduce, publish, quote from, or otherwise use collection materials must
be submitted in writing to the Head of Special Collections and University Archives, Stanford
University Libraries, Stanford, California 94304-6064. Consent is given on behalf of Special
Collections as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply
permission from the copyright owner. Such permission must be obtained from the copyright
owner, heir(s) or assigns. See:
http://library.stanford.edu/depts/spc/pubserv/permissions.html.
Restrictions also apply to digital representations of the original materials. Use of
digital files is restricted to research and educational purposes.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
Chemistry -- Study and teaching.
Chemistry, Inorganic.
Stanford University. Department of Chemistry.
Faculty
Taube, Henry