Finding Aid to the Leo Brewer Papers, 1921-2004, bulk 1939-2004
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Finding Aid to the Leo Brewer Papers, 1921-2004, bulk 1939-2004
Collection Number: BANC MSS 2005/298
The Bancroft Library
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California
Funding for processing this collection was provided by Roger Brewer
- Finding Aid Written By:
- Josh Schneider
- Date Completed:
-
December 2007
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Collection Summary
Collection Title: Leo Brewer papers
Date (inclusive): 1921-2004,
Date (bulk): bulk 1939-2004
Collection Number: BANC MSS 2005/298
Creators :
Brewer, Leo, 1919-2005
Extent:
Number of containers: 25 cartons, 2 boxes, 1 oversize folder
Linear feet: 34.25 linear ft.
Repository: The Bancroft Library
University of California, Berkeley
Berkeley, California, 94720-6000
Phone: (510) 642-6481
Fax: (510) 642-7589
Email: bancref@library.berkeley.edu
URL: http://bancroft.berkeley.edu/
Abstract: The Leo Brewer papers, 1921-2004, comprise the correspondence, teaching materials,
laboratory notes, writings, and research files of renowned chemist Leo Brewer, universally regarded as one of
the founders of the field of modern high-temperature chemistry. Brewer served as Professor in the College of
Chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley, from 1946-1989, and as Director of the Inorganic Materials
Research Division at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory from 1961-1975. The collection includes materials
documenting Brewer's doctoral research on Mesityl Oxide and his wartime research as a member of the Manhattan
Project, as well as his later research on high temperature thermodynamics, materials science, the study of
metallic phases, and the development of metallic bonding theory.
Languages Represented: Collection materials are in English, French and German
Physical Location: Many of the Bancroft Library collections are stored offsite and advance notice
may be required for use. For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the
Library's online catalog.
Information for Researchers
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Collection is open for research.
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Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Leo Brewer Papers, BANC MSS 2005/298, The Bancroft Library, University of
California, Berkeley.
Alternate Forms Available
There are no alternate forms of this collection.
Additional Notes on Collection:
The Leo Brewer papers form part of the History of Science and Technology Collection at The Bancroft
Library.
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Indexing Terms
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public
access catalog.
Brewer, Leo, 1919-2005 --Archives
Brewer, L. (Leo), 1919-2005
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
United States. Dept. of Energy. Lawrence Berkeley
National Laboratory
Lawrence Radiation Laboratory
Lawrence Radiation Laboratory. $ Inorganic
Materials Research Division
Manhattan Project (U.S.)
United States. Army. Manhattan Project
University of California, Berkeley. College of
Chemistry
University of California, Berkeley. Dept. of
Chemistry
U.S. Atomic Energy Commission
Acid-Base Chemistry
Actinides
Ceramics. --Research
Chemical engineering
Chemistry, Physical and theoretical
Chemistry, Physical and theoretical --Research
High temperature chemistry
Lanthanides
Metallurgy. --Research
Molybdenum
Molybdenum. --Metallurgy
Nuclear chemistry
Plutonium
Plutonium. --Metallurgy
Thermodynamics
Uranium
Uranium. --Metallurgy
Faculty papers.
History of science and technology collection
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
The Leo Brewer Papers were given to The Bancroft Library by Roger Brewer in October 2005.
Accruals
No additions are expected.
System of Arrangement
Arranged to the folder and container levels.
Processing Information
Processed by Eresmia Ouranitsas and Josh Schneider in 2007.
Biographical Information
Leo Brewer, American chemist, was born on June 13, 1919 in St. Louis, Missouri. Brewer received his
undergraduate degree from the California Institute of Technology in 1940 and his PhD from the University of
California, Berkeley, in 1942. He joined the Manhattan Project following his graduate work, and joined the
faculty at UC Berkeley in 1946. Leo Brewer married Rose Strugo (d. 1989) in 1945. They had three children, Beth
Gaydos, Roger Brewer, and Gail Brewer. Leo Brewer died on Feb. 22 2005, in Lafayette, California, at the age of
85.
EARLY LIFE AND EDUCATION
Brewer spent the first ten years of his life with his family in Youngstown, Ohio, where his father worked as a
shoe repairman. In 1929, in the wake of the Great Depression, his family moved to Los Angeles, California. It
was only six years later that Brewer decided to attend the California Institute of Technology. As an
undergraduate at Cal Tech, Leo Brewer was strongly influenced by Professors E. Swift and D. Yost, and had his
first taste of research studying equilibria and kinetics of olefin hydration under Professors D. Pressman and H.
J. Lucas. After the B.S. in 1940, Professor Linus Pauling persuaded him to pursue advanced instruction at the
University of California, Berkeley, where he continued kinetic studies under Professor Axel R. Olson. In the
shadow of the United States' entrance into World War II, Brewer pursued his Ph.D. with steady determination, and
completed his dissertation on the effect of electrolytes upon the kinetics of aqueous reactions in November
1942, after only 28 months.
MANHATTAN PROJECT
Following his doctoral work, Brewer was immediately recruited by UC Berkeley professor Wendell Latimer to join
the top-secret wartime research group that would become known as the Manhattan Engineering District Project.
Assigned to work under Professor E.D. Eastman (whose deteriorating health forced him to withdraw from the
project soon after work had begun), Brewer headed a group composed of Leroy Bromley, Paul Gilles and Norman
Lofgren, assigned with the three-fold task of predicting the possible high-temperature properties of the newly
discovered element plutonium, then available only in trace amounts; developing refractory materials capable of
containing molten plutonium without excessive contamination, even if the worst predictions should be true; and
developing a micro-analytical procedure for the determination of oxygen.
The first of these tasks led to a fundamental examination of the behavior of all elements at high temperature,
and resulted in a series of papers describing the high-temperature behavior of metals, oxides, halides, and many
other compounds. The second task led to the development of the refractory sulfides of Cesium (Ce), Thorium (Th),
and Uranium (U). The third task led to development of a micro method of analysis of electropositive metals using
a molten platinum bath.
The immediate result of the research was the creation of the new material Cesium Sulfide (CeS), from which they
made several hundred crucibles for use at Los Alamos National Laboratory. Brewer's crucibles were ready when the
plutonium became available.
ACADEMIC CAREER
In 1946, following his service as a member of the Manhattan Project, Brewer was appointed an assistant
professor in the Department of Chemistry at the University of California. He rose steadily through the ranks,
achieving the rank of full professor in 1955. Brewer served as a faculty member of the Department of Chemistry
for over sixty years, during which time he directed 41 Ph.D. candidates, and nearly two-dozen post-doctoral
research associates.
In addition to his academic appointment, Brewer was associated with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
(formerly the Lawrence Radiation Laboratory) from 1943-1994, and served as Director of the Inorganic Materials
Research Division of LBNL from its inception in 1961 until 1975.
Brewer's dual appointment afforded him the opportunity to take an active role in all levels of academic
instruction, both inside and outside of the laboratory. Besides providing classroom instruction in solid-state
chemistry, heterogeneous equilibria, and inorganic chemistry, Brewer also delivered lectures and supervised
laboratory work for laboratory courses in freshman chemistry, advanced quantitative analysis, instrumental
analysis, inorganic synthesis, inorganic reactions, and organic chemistry, as well as courses in chemical
thermodynamics from the sophomore to graduate student level. In order to ensure a high standard of instruction
at even the most basic levels, Brewer initiated a course for freshman-chemistry teaching assistants that
reviewed principles and certified their ability to adequately fulfill their responsibilities.
Brewer was a caring and gifted teacher who was greatly admired by students and colleagues alike as a caring and
gifted teacher. In 1966 he was selected by the Academic Senate at UC Berkeley to deliver the annual Faculty
Research Lecture. The title of his lecture was, "A Broad University Education Leads to Astrochemistry." In 1988,
in recognition of his achievements as an educator, he received the Henry B. Linford Award for Distinguished
Teaching from the Electrochemical Society. Upon his official retirement from the University of California,
Berkeley in 1989, he was presented with the Berkeley Citation, and an academic symposium was held in his honor.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICE
Brewer was instrumental in founding the National Academy of Sciences' National Research Council Committee on
High-Temperature Chemistry, as well as organizing the first Gordon Research Conference on High-Temperature
Chemistry in 1960. At the request of the Atomic Energy Commission and its successors, the Energy Research and
Development Administration, and the Department of Energy, Brewer worked on numerous committees, including the
DOE Council for Materials Sciences and the DOE Selection Committee for the Fermi Award.
He also maintained close ties with organizations that represented the international scientific community,
including the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry, and the International Atomic Energy Agency.
Brewer sat on the editorial advisory boards of many respected scholarly journals and academic monograph series,
including the
Journal of Physical Chemistry Solids (1956-1992),
Progress in Organic Chemistry (1958-1969), the
Journal of
Chemistry Physics
(associate editor, 1959-1963),
Progress in Inorganic
Chemistry
(1967-2005),
Progress in Solid State Chemistry (1967-1996),
High Temperature Science (founder, 1968-2005), the
Journal of Chemistry Thermodynamics (1969-1978), the
Journal of Solid State
Chemistry
(1969-1984), the
Journal of the Electrochemical Society
(divisional editor, 1976-1984), the
Journal of Chemical Engineering Data, the
Journal of Physical Chemistry Ref. Data (1978-1981, 1989-1992), the
Metals Handbook (co-editor, 1983), the
Princeton Series in the
Physico-Chemical Sciences for Technology
(co-editor, 1983-2005), and the
Handbook of Chemistry and Physics (1991).
In addition, Brewer single-handedly compiled and maintained Part II of the
Bibliography
on the High-Temperature Chemistry and Physics of Materials
.
Besides his distinguished career as a chemist and educator, Brewer was also an avid gardener who held a keen
interest in native California plant life. In 1965, he became one of the founding members of the California
Native Plant Society. A species of manzanita was named after him to honor his contribution to the study and
preservation of California's native flora: Arctostaphylos uva-ursi leo-breweri, also referred to as "Leo
Brewer's Manzanita."
WRITINGS
Outside of his editorial work, Brewer authored nearly 200 articles on a variety of advanced topics in the field
of thermodynamics. In addition, in 1961, he and Kenneth Pitzer revised Gilbert N. Lewis and Merle Randall's
classic 1923 text,
Thermodynamics and the Free Energy of Chemical Substances.
RESEARCH FOCUS
Although Brewer's research covered an unusually wide range of subjects and employed a multitude of techniques
from theory to spectroscopy, his primary focus was on high-temperature thermodynamics, materials science
(including refractory containment materials), studies of metallic phases, and the development of metallic
bonding theory, incorporating the concepts of electron promotion and generalized acid-base theory. He was also
involved at different points in his career with astrophysics and ceramics.
Brewer's early high-temperature work also showed that the equilibrium vapor above CuCl was mainly Cu3Cl3
molecules at normal pressures. This simple observation led to what became known as Brewer's Rule. He showed that
when vapor and condensed phases are in equilibrium, the vapor species become more complex as the temperature is
raised. This includes the formation of polymers and unusual oxidation states. His rule became the foundation of
the field of high-temperature chemistry.
Much of his research focused on resolving discrepancies between reported experimental values and values
predicted by chemical bonding models. In many instances, the reported data were shown to be in error, and the
reliability of the model was confirmed. Examples are the demonstrations that the enthalpies of formation of C(g)
and N(g) were much larger than the widely accepted values. Brewer's compilation of the thermodynamic properties
and phase diagrams of 101 binary systems of molybdenum provides many examples of use of predictive models when
no reliable experimental data are available.
In some instances, the experimental results were confirmed and it was necessary to improve the models. An
example would be the neglect of gaseous polymer species at high temperatures. The war-time study uncovered
evidence of polymerization in high-temperature vapors. This led to a general theory which predicted that
saturated high-temperature vapors would be complex mixtures of species and that the complexity would increase
with increasing temperature. These predictions have been confirmed by high-temperature workers for many systems.
The refractory studies initiated with the sulfides were extended to studies of silicides and borides and other
refractory phases. The experience on the Manhattan Project on the use of platinum to reduce the volatility of
lanthanides and actinides were extended to a wide range of transition metal intermetallic compounds through use
of the Engel correlation of electronic and crystal structures that has led to the prediction of the structures
and compositions of the phases of most of the two billion multi-component phase diagrams of the transition
metals.
Brewer devoted major effort to the characterization of the thermodynamic properties at high temperatures, and
the critical evaluations of the thermodynamic properties from the Manhattan Project were updated periodically.
One of Brewer's compilations covered the thermodynamic properties of the solid, liquid and gaseous phases of the
elements and their oxides between room temperature and temperature to above 3000 K. The thermodynamic
applications of these data were well-illustrated by the 2nd edition of Lewis and Randall's
Thermodynamics, which Brewer and Kenneth Pitzer revised in 1961. Brewer's global
interest in all of the elements is illustrated by a paper in 1951 on the equilibrium distribution of the
elements in the earth's gravitational field.
Brewer conducted a wide range of spectroscopic studies both at high temperatures and in matrices to fix the
thermodynamic properties of high-temperature vapors. From 1950 to 1970, Brewer published many papers on the
analysis of the spectra produced by high-temperature gaseous molecules. Several of these papers described a
molecular beam method for determining their ground electronic states. When low temperature matrix isolation was
developed by George Pimentel at UC Berkeley, Brewer produced many papers on the spectra of his high-temperature
molecules in a frozen inert matrix. Brewer also had a long-term interest in the electronic states of I2, and he
had several papers on its remarkable complexities.
Much of Brewer's later research was aimed at characterizing the extremely strong generalized Lewis acid-base
interactions between lanthanides, actinides and left-hand transition metals with the platinum group metals. A
combination of high-temperature solid electrolyte cells, equilibration with oxides, carbides and nitrides, and
vapor pressure measurements were used. These intermetallics were shown to be among the most stable of all types
of compounds, as predicted by the Engel theory. Engel had suggested a correlation between the number of
conduction electrons and the crystal structure of the metals. Brewer extended this concept to include the nature
of d and f electrons, and the concept of acid-base interactions. Starting investigations with undergraduate
students, he tested these ideas by heating ZrC with the noble metal platinum, and found that the formation of
ZrPt3 released a great deal of energy despite the great stability of ZrC. Over several years Brewer developed
the Brewer-Engel theory for such bonds, and he published many papers about its application.
RECOGNITION OF HIS ACHIEVEMENTS
Brewer's professional achievements were recognized with many awards and honors, including the L.H. Baekeland
Award of the American Chemical Society (1953), the E. O. Lawrence Award of the Atomic Energy Commission (1961),
the Palladium Medal of the Electrochemical Society (1971), and the William Hume-Rothery Award of the
Metallurgical Society of the American Institute of Mining (1983). Brewer also served as a Guggenheim Fellow
(1950) and as an elected member of the National Academy of Sciences (1959), the American Academy of Arts and
Sciences (1979), and the American Society for Metals. In 1984, a special festschrift in his honor was prepared
by his former students and colleagues, published under the title
Modern High Temperature
Science
.
Partially adapted from an autobiographical essay written by Leo Brewer, as well as
biographical essays prepared by his colleagues and students, including Paul Gilles, Karen Kruschwitz, Rollie
Myers, Gerd Rosenblatt, Herbert Strauss, Richard Brewer, and Jane Scheiber.
Scope and Content of Collection
The Leo Brewer papers, 1930-2004, comprise the correspondence, teaching materials, laboratory notes, writings,
and research files of renowned chemist Leo Brewer, universally regarded as one of the founders of the field of
modern high-temperature chemistry. Brewer served as Professor in the College of Chemistry at the University of
California, Berkeley, from 1946-1989, and as Director of the Inorganic Materials Research Division at the
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory from 1961-1975. The collection includes materials documenting Brewer's
doctoral research on Mesityl Oxide, his wartime research as a member of the Manhattan Project, as well as his
later research on high temperature thermodynamics, materials science, the study of metallic phases, and the
development of metallic bonding theory.
The papers have been arranged into six series:
Correspondence,
Publications,
UC Berkeley Materials,
Professional Files,
Subject Files, and
Biographical
Files
.
The collection includes substantive correspondence between Brewer and many notable twentieth-century chemists,
including Linus Pauling, Luis W. Alvarez, Niels Engel, and John Margrave. Brewer maintained an extensive network
of close professional relationships, and retained ties to many of his former doctoral candidates and research
associates long after they had left his charge and moved on to careers in research or education. In some cases,
this correspondence is quite extensive and spans many decades.
The collection also includes drafts, notes, source materials, and related correspondence for many of Brewer's
publications. In many cases, the drafts vary significantly from the published work, and include data or exegetic
passages that were not included in the final manuscript. Many of these scholarly articles and reports represent
the culmination of years of research and experiments.
A few publications are especially well-documented. These include, "Thermodynamic Properties and Equilibria of
Uranium Halides, Oxides, Nitrides, and Carbides" (1945), "Dissociation Energies and Free Energy Functions of
Gaseous Monoxides," (1960-1970), "Bonding and Structures of Transition Metals" (1968), "High Temperature
Thermodynamic Properties of Elements and their Oxides" (1960-1994), "Calculation of Thermodynamic Properties of
Metastable Phases of the Elements" (1992), and "Calculation of the Thermodynamic Effect of the Brewer-Engel
Generalized Acid-Base Reactions of 1:1 Intermetallics for Non-transition Metals Al and Mg with Transition
Metals," (1995-1997).
Other publication materials in the collection include Brewer's drafts and notes for various internal LBL/LBNL
reports relating to calculator programs that Brewer designed to aid in his research (1975-1993), as well as
extensive files relating to his work with Molybdenum, including his Molybdenum: Physiochemical Properties of its
Compounds and Alloys (1980), the result of a thirteen-year study Brewer performed at the bequest of the
International Atomic Energy Agency.
Besides publication drafts, correspondence, and related materials, the collection also includes a near-complete
set of reprinted articles and book chapters written by Brewer over the course of his professional career,
including many of his published articles on native California flora.
Coverage of Brewer's more than fifty-year tenure as a Professor in the College of Chemistry at the University
of California, Berkeley, as well as his position as the Director of the Inorganic Materials Research Division at
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, is comparatively spare. However, the less than voluminous holdings are compensated
for somewhat by the sheer range and high quality of the materials, owing to both the extensive length of
Brewer's service, as well as the distinguished positions he held within the College of Chemistry and at Lawrence
Berkeley Laboratory.
UC Berkeley related files include a diverse collection of materials relating to the history of chemistry
research at Berkeley, departmental correspondence, course notes, and laboratory notebooks documenting Brewer's
work with Galvanic cells. The collection also includes an intellectual genealogy tracing Brewer's extensive
professional influence on future generations of chemists. Its length and breadth testify to the profound
pedagogical impact Brewer made in the lives of his students and research assistants over the course of his
extensive teaching career.
The collection also contains materials documenting Brewer's professional commitments and achievements,
including materials relating to his work on national and international committees, files relating to conferences
that Brewer attended or helped plan, consulting and grant-related materials, and reviews of scholarly articles
written by colleagues across many scientific fields.
Brewer kept many of his professional files organized by research topic; these subject files span Brewer's
academic lifespan and professional career; often a single folder contains notes from multiple decades.
Subject-based correspondence originally kept with these materials has been retained among these files. Likewise,
various publications by Brewer and others, have also been retained among these files.
One of the strongest elements of the collection is a number of files relating to Brewer's work as a member of
the Manhattan Project. These files may be found predominantly in Series 5, Subseries 1:
Manhattan Project Files. Additional materials relating to the Manhattan Project may be found in Series
1:
Correspondence, Series 2:
Publications, and Series
5, Subseries 2:
General Research Files.
Finally, the collection contains a fair amount of biographical material, including student notes from Brewer's
undergraduate studies at the California Institute of Technology and his doctoral studies at the University of
California, Berkeley, award materials, portraits of Brewer with his students and colleagues, as well as a number
of autobiographical statements composed for various occasions over the course of Brewer's lifetime, which
together provide a more complete picture of Brewer's many professional achievements, allowing the researcher to
trace the ebb and flow of his research interests.
Series 1
Correspondence
1940-2005
Physical Description:
Carton 1-4; Carton 5, folders 1-23.
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically, then chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
This series includes incoming and outgoing correspondence between Brewer and his colleagues, students, and
friends. Editorial correspondence is for the most part not included here; rather, correspondence regarding a
particular publication may be found among related materials in Series 2,
Publications. To a lesser extent, professional correspondence with colleagues at the University of
California and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory may also be found in Series 3,
UC
Berkeley Materials
. Additional correspondence between Brewer and various professional organizations
may be found in Series 4,
Professional Files. Likewise, further correspondence
regarding Brewer's work as member of the Manhattan Project may also be found in Series 5, Subseries 1:
Manhattan Project Files.
Carton 1, Folder 2
American Chemical Society
1963
Carton 1, Folder 4
Andrews, Lester
1975-1978
Carton 1, Folder 8-9
A, Miscellaneous
Circa 1950-1990
Carton 1, Folder 13
Bennett, Larry H. & Baker, Hugh
1980
Carton 1, Folder 15
Bever, Michael B.
1963-1964
Carton 1, Folder 19-20
Brabson, G. Dana
1965-1981
Carton 1, Folder 23
Brunner, Frederick C.
1974
Carton 1, Folder 24
Büchler, Alfred
1965,
1979
Carton 1, Folder 25-26
Bularzik, Joseph
1988-1989
Carton 1, Folder 27-28
Bullard, Gary L.
1974-1995
Carton 1, Folder 29-32
B, Miscellaneous
c. 1950-2000
Carton 1, Folder 34-35
Chandrasekharaiah, M.S.
1963-1989
Carton 1, Folder 36-37
Chang, Austin Y.
1971-1995
Carton 1, Folder 39-40
Chang, Shih Ger & Chevalier, Margaret
1972-1973
Carton 1, Folder 50
Cubicciotti, Dan
1971-1987
Carton 1, Folder 53
Darken, Lawrence
1952-1963
Carton 1, Folder 55
Davis, Drucilla G.
1978-1997
Carton 1, Folder 58-60
Desai, Pramod D.
1967,
1984-1985
Carton 1, Folder 68
D, Miscellaneous
Circa 1950-2000
Carton 2, Folder 2-3
Elliott, John
1962-1964,
1977
Carton 2, Folder 10
E, Miscellaneous
1949-1969
Carton 2, Folder 11
Fegley Jr., Bruce
1982-1983
Carton 2, Folder 12-18
F, Miscellaneous
Circa 1950-2000
Carton 2, Folder 22-27
Gilles, Paul W.
1943-1999
Carton 2, Folder 28-30
Gingerich, Karl A.
1963-1983
Carton 2, Folder 32
Glausinger, William S.
1987-1991
Carton 2, Folder 39
Greer, Paul S.
Circa 1964
Carton 2, Folder 41
Grimley, Robert
1960-1975
Carton 2, Folder 42
Grosse, Aristed V.
1950-1960
Carton 2, Folder 43
Guillermet, A. Fernandez
1984-1985
Carton 2, Folder 45
Gurvich, Lev. V.
1978-1989
Carton 2, Folder 46-49
G, Miscellaneous
Circa 1960-2000
Carton 2, Folder 50
Haakon, Haraldsen
Circa 1957
Carton 2, Folder 51
Harris Semiconductor/ Harris-Intertype Corporation
1972
Carton 2, Folder 52
Hartsough, Larry
1967-1974
Carton 2, Folder 53
Hauge, Robert H.
1975-1997
Carton 2, Folder 56
Hildebrand, Donald
1980-1986
Carton 2, Folder 60
Houseman, Barton
1969-1972
Carton 2, Folder 61-66
Hume-Rothery, William
1956-1967,
1991-1993
Carton 2, Folder 67-68
H, Miscellaneous
Circa 1950-2000
Carton 3, Folder 1-2
H, Miscellaneous
Circa 1950-2000
Carton 3, Folder 5
I, Miscellaneous
1953-2002
Carton 3, Folder 6-15
Jaksic, Milan M.
1990-1992
Carton 3, Folder 18
Johansson, Börje
1973-1984
Carton 3, Folder 19
Jordine, Edmund S.
1963-1971
Carton 3, Folder 20-21
J, Miscellaneous
Circa 1950-2000
Carton 3, Folder 25
Kauffman, Larry
1966-1995
Carton 3, Folder 26
Keenan, Phillip C.
1950-1958
Carton 3, Folder 31
Kirslis, Stanley
1948-1949
Carton 3, Folder 32-33
Kleinschmidt, Philip D.
1985-1986
Carton 3, Folder 34
Klemperer, William
1964-1965
Carton 3, Folder 38
Krikorian, N.H.
1967-1970
Carton 3, Folder 39
Krupenie, Paul H.
1963-1966
Carton 3, Folder 40
Kubaschewski, O.
1970-1971
Carton 3, Folder 41-43
K, Miscellaneous
Circa 1950-2000
Carton 3, Folder 44-45
Lamoreaux, Robert & Hildebrand, Dan
1978-1983,
1995
Carton 3, Folder 53-54
L, Miscellaneous
Circa 1950-2000
Carton 3, Folder 55
Margrave, John
1994
Physical Description:
Carton
Scope and Content Note
3
Carton 3, Folder 58
McGraw-Hill Book Company
1962-1981
Carton 3, Folder 60
Meyer, Carl B.
1967,
1978-1989
Carton 3, Folder 61
Ministry of Public Security (People's Republic of China)
1995
Carton 3, Folder 62
Morin, F.J.
1960
Physical Description:
Carton
Scope and Content Note
3
Carton 3, Folder 64
Mulliken, Robert S. & Tellinghuisen, Joel B.
1971
Carton 3, Folder 65
Myers, Clifford E.
1980-1984
Carton 3, Folder 66-67
M, Miscellaneous
Circa 1950-2000
Carton 3, Folder 70
Niwa, Kichizo
1982
Physical Description:
Carton
Scope and Content Note
3
Carton 3, Folder 72
N, Miscellaneous
Circa 1950-2000
Carton 3, Folder 73
Ohse, Roland W.
1986-1987
Carton 3, Folder 76
Oppenheim, Antoni K.
1998
Carton 3, Folder 78
O, Miscellaneous
Circa 1950-2000
Carton 3, Folder 80
Pauling, Linus
1950-1975
Scope and Content Note
Includes correspondence regarding the bonding energies of carbon, nitrogen, and oxygen, the metallurgical
research of Niels Engel electron spin for the lowest rotational states of an oxygen molecule, and native
California plants.
Carton 3, Folder 82
Pecora, Louis M. & Ficalora, Peter
Circa 1975
Carton 4, Folder 1
Pigford, Thomas H.
1954,
1963
Carton 4, Folder 2
Pitzer, Kenneth
Circa 1990
Carton 4, Folder 3
Poonawala, Nazir Mohemedi
1999
Carton 4, Folder 4
Pourbaix, Marcel
1982-1983
Carton 4, Folder 5
Prausnitz, J.M.
1968-1993
Carton 4, Folder 7-8
P-Q, Miscellaneous
Circa 1950-2000
Carton 4, Folder 10
Reddy, Ramana G.
1989-1994
Carton 4, Folder 12
Reynolds, George
1986-1993
Carton 4, Folder 14
Richardson, F. Denys
1955-1957,
1964
Carton 4, Folder 18-22
Rosenblatt, Gerd M.
1963-1997
Carton 4, Folder 23
Rudy, Erwin
Circa 1964-1965
Carton 4, Folder 24
Russell, Allen S.
1949-1956
Carton 4, Folder 25-26
R, Miscellaneous
Circa 1950-2000
Carton 4, Folder 27
Samara, Geroge A.
1988-1989
Carton 4, Folder 28
Satoh, Shun-Ichi
1955-1956
Carton 4, Folder 29
Sawyer, Dwight L.
1949-1974
Carton 4, Folder 33
Seaborg, Glenn T.
1996-1997
Carton 4, Folder 39
Sheldon, Robert
1983-1984
Carton 4, Folder 45
Somayjulu, G.R.
1960-1964
Carton 4, Folder 47
Stolyarova, Valentina
1992
Carton 4, Folder 49-50
Sugar, Jack & Kaufman, V.
1987-1989
Carton 4, Folder 53-57
S, Miscellaneous
Circa 1950-2000
Carton 4, Folder 58-60
Thurmond, Carl D.
1951-1961,
1984
Carton 4, Folder 61
Thurmond, Carl D. & Trumbore, Forrest A.
1954
Carton 4, Folder 63
Trumbore, Forrest A.
1954-1956
Carton 4, Folder 64-65
Tsriln'kov, Slava I. & Lomakin, Lora
1998
Carton 4, Folder 66-67
T, Miscellaneous
Circa 1950-1990
Carton 4, Folder 68
United States Bureau of Mines
1992
Carton 4, Folder 69
U-V, Miscellaneous
Circa 1950-2000
Carton 5, Folder 1
Wallace, Terry C.
Circa 1983
Carton 5, Folder 3
Weltner Jr., W.
1963-1970
Carton 5, Folder 4
Wentink Jr., Tunis
1969-1985
Carton 5, Folder 5
Westlund, Fred G.
1997-1999
Carton 5, Folder 6
Wijbenga, Grietje
1981-1982
Carton 5, Folder 9
Wong, Chi-Hsiang
1957-1967
Carton 5, Folder 12
Worrell, Wayne
1962-1976,
1992-1998
Carton 5, Folder 16-20
W, Miscellaneous
Circa 1950-2000
Carton 5, Folder 21
Y, Miscellaneous
Circa 1950-2000
Carton 5, Folder 23
Z, Miscellaneous
Circa 1950-2000
Series 2
Publications
1945-2005
Physical Description:
Carton 5, folders 24-54; Carton 6-9; Carton 10, folders 1-11; Carton 25; Box 1; Oversize Folder
1b
Arrangement
Arranged into two subseries: Publication drafts, and Publication reprints.
Scope and Content Note
This series includes drafts, notes, and related correspondence for many of Brewer's published writings,
beginning with publications stemming from his doctoral research at the University of California, Berkeley on
the compound Mesityl Oxide. As shorthand, Brewer often referred in correspondence to each of his writings
numerically, by citing its corresponding position on the cumulative bibliography of his publications. Each
of the publications is identified in this listing by both its title and the numerical indicator assigned to
the publication by Brewer. A bibliography of Brewer's writings, including internal laboratory reports, may
be found at the beginning of the series. A near complete set of reprints may be found beginning in carton
10, folder 12.
2:1
Publication drafts
1945-2005
Physical Description:
Carton 5, 24-54; Carton 6, 1-38; Carton 7, 1-40; Carton 8, 1-42; Carton 9, 1-40; Carton 10, 1-11
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by date of publication.
Scope and Content Note
Includes drafts, notes, and background materials for publications written by Brewer. Also includes
related correspondence with collaborating authors, editors, and publishers.
Carton 5, Folder 25-26
"The Thermodynamic Properties and Equilibria at High Temperatures of the Compounds of
Plutonium," (15)
1945-1950
Carton 5, Folder 27
"Utilization of Equilibrium Vapor Pressure Data," (16)
1949
Carton 5, Folder 28
"The Thermodynamic and Physical Properties of the Elements," (17)
1945-1950
Carton 5, Folder 29
"Thermodynamics and Physical Properties of Nitrides, Carbides, Sulfides, Silicides, and
Phosphides," (18)
1945
Carton 5, Folder 30-31
"The Thermodynamic Properties of Halides," (20)
1945,
1950
Carton 5, Folder 33
"The Thermodynamic Properties of Molybdenum and Tungsten Halides and the Use of the Metals as
Refractories," (22)
1945
Carton 5, Folder 34
"The Thermodynamics of Gaseous Cuprous Chloride, Monomer and Trimer," (24)
Undated
Carton 5, Folder 35
"The Stability of Gaseous Diatomic Oxides," (32)
Undated
Carton 5, Folder 36
"The Equilibrium Distribution of the Elements in the Earth's Gravitational Field," (34)
Undated
Carton 5, Folder 37
"The Gaseous Species of the Al-Al2O3 System," (35)
1950,
1987
Carton 5, Folder 38-39
"Cyanogen Flames and the Dissociation Energy of N2" (37)
1952
Carton 5, Folder 40
"The Stability of SiO Solid and Gas," (41)
Undated
Carton 5, Folder 41
"A Study of the Ge-GeO2 System by an Inductively Heated DTA Apparatus," (51, UCRL-3116)
1955-1956
Carton 5, Folder 42-47
"Thermodynamic Properties and Equilibria of Uranium Halides, Oxides, Nitrides, and Carbides,"
(59)
1945
Carton 5, Folder 48
"Disassociation Energies of Some Common Molecules," (UCRL-2832)
1955
Carton 5, Folder 50-51
"Dissociation Energies of Gaseous Metal Dioxides," (64, UCRL-9437)
1960-1961
Carton 5, Folder 52
"Ultraviolet Bands of Magnesium Hydroxide and Oxide," (70)
1961
Carton 5, Folder 53-54
"Thermodynamics of Suboxide Vaporization," (73)
1958-1962
Carton 6, Folder 2
"Ultraviolet Fluorescent and Absorption Spectra of S2 Isolated in Inert-Gas Matrices," (84)
1964-1982
Carton 6, Folder 3
"Non-Stoichiometric Compounds," (85)
Circa 1971
Carton 6, Folder 4
"A Most Striking Confirmation of the Engel Metallic Correlation," (86)
Circa 1966
Carton 6, Folder 5-6
"Near Infrared Bands of Diatomic CaO and SrO," (90, UCRL-16338)
1967,
Circa 1965
Carton 6, Folder 7-10
"Bonding and Structures of Transition Metals," (91)
1968
Carton 6, Folder 11-13
"Low-Lying Electronic States of ScF, TiO, and ZrO," (93)
1968-1971
Carton 6, Folder 14-17
"Dissociation Energies and Free Energy Functions of Gaseous Monoxides," (94)
1960-1970
Carton 6, Folder 18
"Sulfur Hexafluoride. Its Reaction with Ammoniated Electrons and its Use as a Matrix for
Isolated Gold, Silver, and Copper Atoms," (95)
1969
Carton 6, Folder 19
"Thermodynamics and Alloy Behavoir of the BCC and FCC Phases of Plutonium and Thorium," (97a)
Circa 1969-1970
Carton 6, Folder 20
"Ground State of Gaseous CaO: A Study of the Matrix Spectra of Ca and CaO," (107)
1970-1972
Box 1, Folder 2
"Ground State of Gaseous CaO: A Study of the Matrix Spectra of Ca and CaO," (107)
1970-1972
Carton 6, Folder 21
"Transitional Metal Alloys of Extraordinary Stability: An Example of Generalized Lewis
Acid-Base Interactions in Metallic Systems," (109)
1973
Carton 6, Folder 22
"Prediction of Transition Metal Phase Diagrams," (111/LBL-2234)
1974
Carton 6, Folder 23-35
LBL-5485
1975,
1978-1984,
1991
Carton 7, Folder 6
"Optical Spectra of Calcium Atoms in Inert Matrices," (123)
1978
Carton 7, Folder 7
"Simplification of Thermodynamic Calculations Through Dimensionless Entropies," (124)
1979
Carton 7, Folder 8
"Principles of Critical Evaluation and Compilation of Phase Diagrams and Thermodynamic Data,"
(125)
1979
Carton 7, Folder 9-11
"Models for Calculation of Dissociation Energies of Homonuclear Diatomic Molecules," (127)
1980
Carton 7, Folder 12-14
Molybdenum: Physiochemical Properties of Its Compounds and Alloys, (128)
1980
Carton 7, Folder 15
"Compilation of Thermodynamic and Phase Information for the Binary Systems of Molybdenum,"
(133)
1980
Carton 7, Folder 16-17
"The Role and Significance of Empirical and Semiempirical Correlations " (135)
1981
Carton 7, Folder 18-19
"The Structure and Stability of Surface Platinum Oxide and of Oxides of Other Noble Metals,"
(136)
1981
Carton 7, Folder 20
"Thermodynamic Data for Flue-Gas Desulfurization Processes," (138)
1980
Carton 7, Folder 21-22
"Mathematical Representation of Size and Electronic Factors," (141)
1982
Carton 8, Folder 7
"Chemical Bonding Concepts Applied to Metal and Their Alloys," (146)
Circa 1983
Carton 8, Folder 8
"Generalized Lewis Acid-Base Titration of Palladium and Niobium," (155)
1988
Carton 8, Folder 9-10
"Solute Stabilization for HCP-FCC Transitions: Co-Mo," (142)
1984
Carton 8, Folder 11
"The Generalized Lewis Acid-Base Theory: Surprising Recent Developments," (143)
1984
Carton 8, Folder 12
"Thermodynamics of Several Lewis Acid-Base Stabilized Transition Metal Alloys," (145)
1984
Carton 8, Folder 13
"Chemical Bonding Concepts Applied to Metals and Their Alloys," (146)
1984
Carton 8, Folder 14
"The Au-Mo (Gold-Moybdenum) System," and "Thermodynamic Properties and Phase Diagrams of Binary
Molybdenum Systems," (150-151)
1986
Carton 8, Folder 15
"The Unusual Bonding of Actinide Systems," (152)
1987
Carton 8, Folder 16-18
"High Temperature Vaporization of Oxide II. Oxides of Be, Mg, Ca, Sr, Ba, B, Al, Ga, In, Tll,
Si, Ge, Sn, Pb, Zn, Cd, and Hg," (153)
1987
Carton 8, Folder 19-42
"High Temperature Thermodynamic Properties of Elements and Their Oxides," (154)
1960-1994
Carton 9, Folder 1-18
"High Temperature Thermodynamic Properties of Elements and Their Oxides," (154)
1984-1994
Box 1, Folder 3-5
"High Temperature Thermodynamic Properties of Elements and Their Oxides," (154)
1980-1989
Oversize B, Folder 1
"High Temperature Thermodynamic Properties of Elements and Their Oxides," (154)
Undated
Carton 9, Folder 19-22
"The Nature of Bonding in Transition Metal Aluminides," (164)
1980-1990
Carton 9, Folder 23
"Ionic Metallic Solutions," (167 /LBL-28393)
Circa 1990
Carton 9, Folder 24-35
"High Temperature Chemistry," Eyring Lectures in Chemistry (171)
1987-1996
Carton 9, Folder 36
"Temperature Stability Range of the Binary MoC Phase," (173)
Undated
Carton 9, Folder 37-38
"The Power of Chemical Bonding Models for Prediction of Thermodynamics and Phase Diagrams,"
(174)
1991
Carton 9, Folder 39-40
"Calculation of Thermodynamic Properties of Metastable Phases of the Elements" (175)
1992
Carton 10, Folder 1-4
"Calculation of Thermodynamic Properties of Metastable Phases of the Elements," (175)
1992
Box 1, Folder 7-8
"Calculation of Thermodynamic Properties of Metastable Phases of the Elements," (175)
Circa 1992
Carton 10, Folder 5
"Calculation of Phase Diagrams of the Actinides," (176)
1993
Carton 10, Folder 6
"Calculation of Binary Phase Diagrams of Refactory Metals, Ta, W, Tc, and Re, with Liquid
Metals, Am, Cm, and Bk, Using a Regular Solution Theory Modification," (178)
1995
Carton 10, Folder 7-9
"Calculation of the Thermodynamic Effect of the Brewer-Engel Generalized Acid-Base Reactions of
1:1 Intermetallics for Non-transition Metals Al and Mg with Transition Metals," (179)
1995-1997
Carton 10, Folder 10-11
"Parameters for Calculation of Properties of Acid-Base Intermetallics," (180)
1997
Carton 25, Folder 1
Draft materials in electronic format
1980-2000
2:1
Publication Reprints
1942-2000
Physical Description:
Carton 10: 12-25; Carton 11: 1-5.
Arrangement
Arranged hierarchically, then chronologically by date of publication.
Scope and Content Note
Includes a near-complete set of reprinted articles and book chapters written by Brewer over the course of
his professional career. Besides his distinguished career as a chemist and educator, Brewer was also an
avid gardener who held a keen interest in native California plant life. Many of his published articles
related to gardening are also included in this subseries.
Carton 10, Folder 14
Reprints: 8-14, 16, 19-27
1948-1950
Carton 10, Folder 15
Reprints: 15, 17, 19-21
1946-1949
Carton 10, Folder 16
Reprints: 28-46
1951-1955
Carton 10, Folder 17
Reprints: 47-57, 59
1947,
1956-1959
Carton 10, Folder 18
Reprints: 61-78, 81-82
1958-1965
Carton 10, Folder 19
Reprints: 79, 83-88
1962-1967
Carton 10, Folder 20
Reprints: 92-180
1968-1973
Carton 10, Folder 21
Reprints: 111-114, 117-124
1974-1979
Carton 10, Folder 22
Reprints: 125-127, 131-136
1979-1981
Carton 10, Folder 24
Reprints: 140-150
1983-1987
Carton 10, Folder 25
Reprints: 151-164
1987-1988
Carton 11, Folder 1
Reprints: 159-170, 176-178
1987-1995
Carton 11, Folder 2
Reprints: 158-159, 161, 164-174
1988-1993
Carton 11, Folder 4
Reprints: 179-181, 183-184
1997-2000
Carton 11, Folder 5
Reprints on Gardening
1961-1979
Series 3
UC Berkeley Materials
1953-2004
Physical Description:
Carton 11, 6-36; Carton 12; Carton 13, 1-20.
Arrangement
Arranged into two subseries: Administrative Files, and Teaching Materials.
Scope and Content Note
This series includes administrative files and teaching materials produced over the course of Brewer's
extensive career as a member of the faculty of the College of Chemistry at the University of California,
Berkeley, and as a researcher at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Brewer served as Professor in
the College of Chemistry from 1946-1989, and as Director of the Inorganic Materials Research Division at
LBNL from 1961-1975.
3:1
Administrative Files
1953-2004
Physical Description:
Carton 11, folders 6-36; Carton 12, folders 1-17
Arrangement
Arranged into four sub-subseries: Committee Files, Lecture Files, Memorial Files, and Laboratory Files.
Scope and Content Note
Includes departmental correspondence, planning materials from various UC Berkeley lecture series and
memorial events, including many sponsored by the College of Chemistry. Also includes laboratory notebooks
as well as materials documenting the history of chemistry programs at UC Berkeley.
3:1:1
Committee Files
1966-2002
Physical Description:
Carton 11, folders 6-15.
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically.
Scope and Content Note
Includes files relating to administrative committees at the College of Chemistry at the University of
California, Berkeley. Also includes some materials relating to Brewer's colleagues at the
University.
Carton 11, Folder 6-7
Lewis, Gilbert N.
Circa 2002
Carton 11, Folder 8
MMRD Powder Metallurgy Committee
1998
Carton 11, Folder 9
Non-resident tuition wavers
1967
Carton 11, Folder 10
Pimentel, George
1966-1972
Carton 11, Folder 11-12
Pitzer, Kenneth
1976-2000
Carton 11, Folder 13-15
Visiting Professors (Hirai, Shinji)
1981-1994
3:1:2
Lecture Files
1967-1997
Physical Description:
Carton 11, folders 16-20
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically.
Scope and Content Note
Includes materials relating to the establishment and execution of various lecture series sponsored by
the College of Chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley.
Carton 11, Folder 16-17
Chemistry Lecture Programs
1978-1995
Carton 11, Folder 18
Faculty Research Lectures
1970-1973
3:1:3
Memorial Files
1987-2000
Physical Description:
Carton 11, folders 21-23
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically.
Scope and Content Note
Includes materials relating to memorial services held for faculty of the College of Chemistry at the
University of California, Berkeley. In the case of Kenneth Pitzer, materials include planning materials
and correspondence relating to the symposium held in his honor.
Carton 11, Folder 21
Kelley Memorial Committee
1992
Carton 11, Folder 22
Meyer Memorial Committee
1987
Carton 11, Folder 23
Pitzer Memorial Symposium
1999-2000
3:1:4
Laboratory Files
1953-2004
Physical Description:
Carton 11, folders 24-36; Carton 12, folders 1-17
Arrangement
Arranged hierarchically.
Scope and Content Note
Includes a diverse collection of materials relating to the history of chemistry research at Berkeley,
including laboratory notebooks documenting Brewer's research, especially with regard to his work with
Galvanic cells, as well as monthly principal investigator reports covering Brewer's final years with the
Laboratory. Also includes an intellectual genealogy tracing Brewer's extensive professional influence on
future generations of chemist. Its length and breadth both testify to the profound pedagogical impact
Brewer made on the lives of his students and research assistants over the course of his extensive
teaching career.
Carton 11, Folder 24-27
College of Chemistry-Administrative Correspondence
1976-2003
Carton 11, Folder 28-30
Monthly Principal Investigator Reports
2002-2004
Carton 11, Folder 31
William Jolly's History of Chemistry at the University of California, Berkeley
1985
Carton 11, Folder 33
Laboratory and Building Images
Undated
Carton 11, Folder 34
Laboratory Equipment.
Circa 1965-1985
Carton 11, Folder 35
Lab Portraits-Helen Johanson
Circa 1970
Carton 11, Folder 36
Leo Brewer Notebooks
1994
Carton 12, Folder 1-2
Leo Brewer Notebooks
1994-1998
Carton 12, Folder 3-4
Leo Brewer Notebooks
1999-2002
Carton 12, Folder 9-10
UCB Radiation Safety
1995-1998
Carton 12, Folder 11
Survey of Chemistry Departments in China
Circa 1995
Carton 12, Folder 12-13
Directories of UCB Graduate Students
1953,
1960-1964
Carton 12, Folder 14
Intellectual Genealogy - PhD Students
1959,
1995
Carton 12, Folder 15
UCB PhD Program
1960-1988
Carton 12, Folder 16-17
UCB College of Chemistry Newsletter
1955-1972
3:2
Teaching Materials
1962-2002
Physical Description:
Carton 12, folders 18-27; Carton 13, folders 1-20.
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
Includes course notes and lecture materials spanning Brewer's fifty year tenure as Professor in the
College of Chemistry at the University of California.
Carton 12, Folder 18
Chemistry Examinations
1962
Carton 12, Folder 21-22
Laboratory Computation Notebooks I-II
1977-1978
Carton 12, Folder 23
Oxide Systems / Potential Electrolyte Notes
Circa 1978
Carton 12, Folder 24-25
Electrodes / Electrolytes Notebooks I-II
1981-1982
Carton 12, Folder 26
Electrodes / Electrolytes Photographs
1981-1982
Carton 13, Folder 1-2
Pictures / Analysis Lab Notebook
Circa 1978
Carton 13, Folder 5
XRF Data Storage / Matrix Connection Programs
Circa 1984
Carton 13, Folder 8-9
Notebook Copies / Seminar 91A and 91B
Circa 1986
Carton 13, Folder 10
Chemistry 204 Homework
1986
Carton 13, Folder 12
High Temperature Chemistry Lecture
1989
Carton 13, Folder 13
Computer Science 7S Study Guide
Circa 1994
Carton 13, Folder 14
Mass Spectrometry / Solid State Class
2001
Carton 13, Folder 15
ThO2, AL2O3, La2O3
Undated
Carton 13, Folder 16
X-Ray Crystallography
Undated
Carton 13, Folder 17-20
Solid State Chemistry Lecture Notes
2002
Series 4
Professional Files
1950-2004
Physical Description:
Carton 13, 21-42; Carton 14; Carton 15, folders 1-35
Arrangement
Arranged into 5 subseries: Committee Files, Conference Files, Consulting Files, Grant Files, and Review
Files.
Scope and Content Note
This series comprises materials documenting Brewer's professional commitments and achievements. It includes
materials relating to his work on regional, national, and international professional committees, files
relating to conferences that he planned or else attended as a guest speaker, materials relating to his
consulting work for private industry groups, funding applications and summary reports for research grants
offered through a diverse assortment of government agencies, and reviews of scholarly journal articles
written by colleagues across many scientific fields.
4:1
Committee Files
1958-1997
Physical Description:
Carton 13, folders 21-24
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
Includes files relating to Brewer's participation on professional committees and advising boards not
directly affiliated with the University of California.
Carton 13, Folder 21
Materials Advising Board
1958-1960
Carton 13, Folder 23
Alloy Phase Diagram Program
1983-1987
Carton 13, Folder 24
Study of Research Needs in High Temperature Sciences
Undated
4:2
Conference Files
1950-2004
Physical Description:
Carton 13, folders 25-42; Carton 14; Carton 15, folders 1-40
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
Includes materials relating to professional meetings and conferences that Brewer planned or attended.
Conferences include the Gordon Research Conference, the Hume-Rothery Symposium, and the Thermodynamics of
Alloys Conference (TOFA).
Carton 13, Folder 25-27
Chemical Bonding in Semiconductors and Semimetals
1950-1995
Carton 13, Folder 29
Purdue Section of American Chemistry Society
1958
Carton 13, Folder 30
Gordon Research Conference
Circa 1960
Carton 13, Folder 31
American Chemistry Society Meeting
1981
Carton 13, Folder 32
High Temperature Thermodynamics (Asilomar)
1963-2003
Carton 13, Folder 33
Chemistry Kinetics Conference
1967
Carton 13, Folder 34-36
American Society for Metals
1967-1969
Carton 13, Folder 37-38
Gordon Research Conference
1970-1994
Carton 13, Folder 39-42
Alloy Data Center - Alloy Phases
1975-1994
Carton 14, Folder 1-2
Alloy Data Center - Alloy Phases
1975-1994
Carton 14, Folder 3-5
Alloy Data Center
1976-1986
Carton 14, Folder 6
Gas Desulphurization (Morgantown)
1979
Carton 14, Folder 7
Thermodynamics and Kinetics of Metallurgical Processes
1980
Carton 14, Folder 8
Midwest High Temperature (Lawrence)
1983
Carton 14, Folder 9
Midwest Thermodynamics Symposium
1988
Carton 14, Folder 10-14
Symposium on High Temperature and Materials Chemistry
1989
Carton 14, Folder 15
50th Anniversary of Plutonium Discovery
1991
Carton 14, Folder 16
Midwest High Temperature and Solid State Chemistry
1991
Carton 14, Folder 17
GIAUQUE Scientific Papers Foundation
1995
Carton 14, Folder 19
High Temperature Chemistry Materials
1997
Carton 14, Folder 20
Gordon Research Conference
1998-2000
Carton 14, Folder 21
Gordon Research Photographs
1996,
1999
Carton 14, Folder 22
TMS - Hume-Rothery Symposium
1998-2000
Carton 14, Folder 23
TMS Meeting (San Diego)
1999
Carton 14, Folder 25
American Chemical Society
2000
Carton 14, Folder 30
General Meetings
2000-2001
Carton 14, Folder 33
Thermodynamics of Alloys - Manuscript
2002
Carton 14, Folder 34-35
Thermodynamics of Alloys - Memoranda
2002
Carton 14, Folder 36-38
Thermodynamics of Alloys - Talk
2002
Carton 14, Folder 39
Thermodynamics of Alloys - Wien File
2004
Carton 14, Folder 40
Chemistry of High Temperature Species
Undated
4:3
Consulting Files
1959-1996
Physical Description:
Carton 14, folders 41-42; Carton 15, folders 1-4
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
Includes correspondence with corporations and various research groups, as well as related research
reports.
Carton 14, Folder 41
Bell Telephone Laboratories
Circa 1959
Carton 15, Folder 1
Dow Chemical Company
1964-1980
Carton 15, Folder 4
Electronic Power Research Institute
1993-1996
4:4
Grant Files
1972-2000
Physical Description:
Carton 15, folders 5-28
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
Includes correspondence with various granting agencies, including the Department of Energy and the
National Science Foundation.
Carton 15, Folder 5
National Science Foundation
1972-1973
Carton 15, Folder 6
SRI International
1980-1983
Carton 15, Folder 7-9
Department of Energy
1981-1986,
1990
Carton 15, Folder 10
National Science Foundation
1991-1997
Carton 15, Folder 11-13
National Research Council - Cooperation in Applied Science and Technology
1992-1994
Carton 15, Folder 14
Electric Power Research Institute
1993-1995
Carton 15, Folder 15
Department of Energy / National Science Foundation
1994
Carton 15, Folder 16-17
National Science Foundation Proposal Guide
1994-1996
Carton 15, Folder 18-20
National Science Foundation - 1st Review
1994-1995
Carton 15, Folder 21-22
National Science Foundation - 2nd Review
1995
Carton 15, Folder 23
National Science Foundation - 3rd Review
1996
Carton 15, Folder 24
National Science Foundation - 4th Review
1996
Carton 15, Folder 25
Electrical Power Research Institute
1996
Carton 15, Folder 26-27
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development / Nuclear Energy Agency
Circa 1999
Carton 15, Folder 28
Petroleum Research Fund
Circa 2000
Review Files
1958-1994
Physical Description:
Carton 15, folders 29-35
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically.
Scope and Content Note
Includes reviews of scholarly articles and related correspondence.
Carton 15, Folder 30
Review Correspondence
1972
Carton 15, Folder 32
Serial Reviews / Proposals
1988-1986
Carton 15, Folder 33
Proposal Reviews
1989-1992
Carton 15, Folder 34-35
Review Correspondence
1990-1991,
1992-1994
Series 5
Subject Files
1921-2004
Physical Description:
Carton 15, folders 36-41; Cartons 16-22; Carton 23: 1-20.
Arrangement
Arranged into two series: Manhattan Project Files, and General Research Files.
Scope and Content Note
This series includes files relating to Brewer's work during World War II as a member of the Manhattan
Project, as well as more general subject files that evidence the depth and breadth of Brewer's research
interests. In some cases, the coverage within a single subject folder spans many decades.
The first subseries,
Manhattan Project Files, includes correspondence,
research reports, notes, and other materials relating to Brewer's work as a member of the top-secret United
States government project to develop a nuclear weapon during World War II. As the leader of a small team of
other young chemists from UC Berkeley, Brewer continued to hone his knowledge of chemistry and develop as a
mentor and educator. The materials here provide insight into the difficult theoretical and material
challenges Brewer overcame over the course of the project.
The challenge of the Manhattan Project to use theoretical models to predict properties of systems for which
no data was available continued to be a dominant feature of Brewer's research throughout his professional
career. The second subseries,
General Research Files, includes correspondence, notes, reports, and data
documenting Brewer's research over the subsequent half-century. Many of these files document a long series
of investigations aimed at establishing the general principles of high-temperature behavior, and at
developing methods and materials to gain new information about high-temperature systems.
5:1
Manhattan Project Files
1930-1999
Physical Description:
Carton 15, folders 36-41; Carton 16; Carton 17, folders 1-21
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically.
Scope and Content Note
This subseries includes correspondence, research reports, equipment notes, and other related materials
relating to Brewer's work as a member of the Manhattan Project. Although Brewer kept most materials
relating to his work on the Manhattan Project separate from his general research files, some materials
were in fact interfiled among related research dating from other projects and time periods. In these
cases, the original order of the files has been left undisturbed. For this reason, some materials relating
to the Manhattan Project may also be found in Series 5, Subseries 2:
General
Research Files
.
Carton 15, Folder 36-37
Actinides, Thermodynamics of
Circa 1948
Carton 15, Folder 38
Beryllium and Zirconium, Physical Properties of
1946
Carton 15, Folder 39
Calorimeter, Berkeley
1951
Carton 15, Folder 40-41
Ceramics and Molding (Metallurgy)
1930-1950
Carton 16, Folder 1
Correspondence Re: Cerium and Thorium Sulfide
1953-1960
Carton 16, Folder 4
Correspondence Re: Crucibles
1945-1947
Carton 16, Folder 5
Correspondence Re: High Melting Electropositive...
1950-1951
Carton 16, Folder 6
Correspondence Re: Thermodynamics of Refractories
1943-1946
Carton 16, Folder 8
Declassification of Brewer Project Proposal
1959
Carton 16, Folder 12-13
Equipment - High Temperature High Vacuum
Undated
Carton 16, Folder 14
Equipment, Laboratory Photographs
1973
Carton 16, Folder 15
Gallium, Properties of
1948
Carton 16, Folder 16
Gaseous High Temperature Program, Study of
Circa 1950
Carton 16, Folder 17-19
Heats of Formation of CeS, Ce3S4, and Ce2S3
1946
Carton 16, Folder 20
Heat from Lattice / Crystal Energies
Undated
Carton 16, Folder 21
Heats of Plutonium Ions
1945
Carton 16, Folder 23
Heat of Sublimination into Monatomic Carbon
1946
Carton 16, Folder 24
High Frequency Induction Furnaces, Use of
1943
Carton 16, Folder 25
High Temperature Files, Construction Materials for
Undated
Carton 16, Folder 27
Investigation in Liquid - Solid Equilibria
1946
Carton 16, Folder 29-30
Lattice Calculations
1946-1947
Carton 16, Folder 34
Oak Ridge Lab - Ceramics Meeting - Breeding Power Reactor
Circa 1956
Carton 16, Folder 35
Oxides and Halides, Physical Properties of
1939-1945
Carton 16, Folder 36
Participants, Directory of
1976
Carton 16, Folder 37
Periodic Status Report...
1948
Carton 16, Folder 38-39
Plutonium and Pu - F System
1945-1950
Carton 16, Folder 40
Plutonium, 50th Anniversary of Discovery of
1991
Carton 16, Folder 41
Plutonium, Los Alamos Conference Talk
1996-1999
Carton 16, Folder 42-43
Pure Metals, Preparation of
Circa 1954
Carton 16, Folder 46-49
Publication Drafts
1945-1947
Carton 16, Folder 50
Refractory Sulfides, Preparation and Properties of
Circa 1950
Carton 16, Folder 52
Shielding of Molybdenum Cylindrical Shells
1943-1944
Carton 16, Folder 53
Sublimination Reports
1947
Carton 16, Folder 54
Super Refractories, New
1951
Carton 17, Folder 1
Temperature Composition Diagrams
1946
Carton 17, Folder 2
Thermodynamics of Metallic Sulfides
Undated
Carton 17, Folder 3-4
Thermodynamic Properties of Plutonium
1945-1949
Carton 17, Folder 5
Thermodynamic Properties of Uranium
1947-1949
Carton 17, Folder 6
Thermodynamic Properties of Uranium Compounds
1965-1994
Carton 17, Folder 7
Thermodynamic Properties of Uranium Halides, Oxides...
1945
Carton 17, Folder 8
Transuranium Elements - Research Papers
1949
Carton 17, Folder 9
UO2 with S2Cl3, Reacting
1948
Carton 17, Folder 11-13
Uranium Carbides, Bromides...
Undated
Carton 17, Folder 15
VCl2, VCl3, and VCl4
Undated
Carton 17, Folder 16
Westrum, Edgar F. Correspondence Re: P, U, and Cl
1945
Carton 17, Folder 17
X-Ray Calculations
1944-1948
Carton 17, Folder 18
Zachariasen, W.H. Correspondence Re: P, U, and Cl
1944
Carton 17, Folder 19-21
Zachariasen, W.H. Files
1946-1973
5:2
General Research Files
1921-2004
Physical Description:
Carton 17, folders 22-54; Carton 18-22; Carton 23, folders 1-20
Arrangement
Arranged alphabetically.
Scope and Content Note
Brewer kept many of his files organized by research topic; these subject files span Brewer's academic
lifespan and professional career; often a single folder contains notes from multiple decades.
Subject-based correspondence originally kept with these materials has been retained in these files.
Likewise, files that might otherwise appear elsewhere in the collection, including various publications by
Brewer and others, have also been retained among these files.
Carton 17, Folder 22
Acid-Base Catalyzed Reactions, Generalized
Undated
Carton 17, Folder 26-27
Alloys
Circa 1952,
1958-1999
Carton 17, Folder 29
Aqueous Programs
Circa 1977-1983
Carton 17, Folder 32
Beryllium - Gallium System
Circa 1955
Carton 17, Folder 33
Bonch - Bruyevich, A.M. and V. Shirokov
1955
Carton 25, Folder 2
Bonding: The Power of Chemical Bonding, Vol. I-II, VHS Program Tapes
1991
Carton 17, Folder 34-35
Bonding and Structure of Highly Stable Intermetallics
1968-1969
Carton 17, Folder 36
Bonding, Chemical: Metals
1965-1990
Carton 17, Folder 37-38
Brewer - Engel Dynamics
Circa 2000
Carton 17, Folder 42-43
Calculations of Generalized Acid-Base Catalyzed Reactions
Circa 1941
Carton 17, Folder 44
The 5s State of Carbon
Circa 1947
Carton 17, Folder 45-49
Carbides
1948-1960,
1971-1982
Carton 17, Folder 50
Carbides: Ta-C, Ta2C System
Circa 1955
Carton 17, Folder 51
Carbides: ThS, ThS2
Circa 1955
Carton 17, Folder 53-54
Carbonium Ion Theory
Undated
Carton 18, Folder 1
Ceramic Journals
Circa 1930
Carton 18, Folder 2
Chalcogenides and Aluminides / Binary
Circa 1959
Carton 18, Folder 5-6
CODATA Thermodynamic Tables
1986-1987
Carton 18, Folder 7
Constants, Physical
Undated
Carton 18, Folder 8
Crystallography
Circa 1970
Carton 18, Folder 9-10
Diatomic Molecules
1969-1979
Carton 18, Folder 11
Diatomic Spectra References
1960
Carton 18, Folder 12-13
Dihalides and Halides
Circa 1940
Carton 18, Folder 21-32
Elements and Oxides
1984-1985
Carton 18, Folder 33
Enol - Reaction Theory
Undated
Carton 18, Folder 35
Electron Configurations
Circa 1970
Carton 18, Folder 36
Electronic Levels
Circa 1985
Carton 18, Folder 37-38
Electron Spectroscopy
1966-1982
Carton 18, Folder 45
Gradient Furnace Experiment
Circa 1983
Carton 18, Folder 46-47
Elements, JANAF Oxides
1962-1979
Carton 18, Folder 51-52
High Temperature Chemistry
Undated,
1947
Carton 18, Folder 53
High Temperature Thermodynamic References
Circa 1970
Carton 18, Folder 54
High Temperature Thermodynamics - Unusual Properties
Undated
Carton 19, Folder 9
Ionization Constants
Undated
Carton 19, Folder 10
Ionization Energies / Energy Levels
Circa 1971
Carton 19, Folder 11
Ionization of Weak Acids, Determination
Undated
Carton 19, Folder 12
I2 Dissertation Paper
Undated
Carton 19, Folder 13
Irreversibility Papers
Circa 1961-1988
Carton 19, Folder 15-18
Lanthanides, Elements
1958-1986
Carton 19, Folder 19-21
Lanthanides and Actinides
1965-1971
Carton 19, Folder 22-25
Lanthanides, Actinides, and Alloy Phase Diagrams
1964-1978
Carton 19, Folder 28
Madelung Constants
Undated
Carton 19, Folder 29
Magnesium and Aluminum in Oxygen, Combustion of
Circa 1943
Carton 19, Folder 30
Metal Alloy Densities
1972
Carton 19, Folder 31-33
Metal Alloy Systems - Mo-Al, Ti, Mx
1982-1990
Carton 19, Folder 34
Metallic Lewis Acid-Base Interactions
1995-1997
Carton 19, Folder 35-36
Metals, Transition / Intermetallics
Circa 2000
Box 1, Folder 20
Metals, Transitional Aluminides with Diagrams
1989-1990
Carton 19, Folder 37-38
Metals, Transition - Bibliographies
Circa 1988
Carton 19, Folder 39
Metals, Ultra-Purification at High Temperatures
Undated
Carton 19, Folder 43
Molybdenum, Elements
1948
Carton 19, Folder 44
Molybdenum Systems
1967-1968
Carton 19, Folder 45-46
Molybdenum in Alkali Liquids
1969-1987
Carton 19, Folder 48-50
Molybdenum - Iron
1977-1978
Box 1, Folder 12
Molybdenum - Iron
Undated
Carton 19, Folder 51
Molybdenum - Magnesium
Circa 1981
Carton 19, Folder 52
Nitrogen, Energy Levels of
1951
Carton 19, Folder 54-55
Niobium, Elements
Circa 1965,
1968-1989
Carton 20, Folder 1
NO Vibrational Structure and Data
Undated
Carton 20, Folder 2
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance in Group 8 Aluminides
Circa 1970
Carton 20, Folder 3
Organic Chemistry Lab
1989
Carton 20, Folder 7
Oxides, Alkaline Earth
Circa 1985-1988
Carton 20, Folder 8
Oxides, Group II
Circa 1981
Carton 20, Folder 9
Oxides, Group III
Circa 1953
Carton 20, Folder 10
Oxides, Group IV
Circa 1980-1981
Carton 20, Folder 11-13
Oxide, Lanthanum
1960-1984
Carton 21, Folder 9
Oxides, Ir, Pt, and Noble Metal
1979-1981
Carton 21, Folder 10
Oxides, P, Pd, Rh, Ru, and Re
Circa 1985
Carton 21, Folder 11
Oxides, Tantalum and Niobium
Circa 1973
Carton 21, Folder 13
Oxides, W, Zr, V, S, and Pb
1965-1973
Carton 21, Folder 14-15
Oxide Phase Diagrams
Undated
Carton 21, Folder 16
Oxides, Thermodynamic and Spectroscopic Study of
Circs 1962
Carton 21, Folder 18
Pd2, Structure and Bonding of
Circa 1985
Carton 21, Folder 19
Parameter Representation, Three
Circa 1975
Carton 21, Folder 20
Peroxide Reaction Theory
Undated
Carton 21, Folder 22-28
Phase Diagrams
1950-1990,
1991,
Circa 1994
Carton 21, Folder 29
Phase Relations and Structures at High Temperatures
1964-1976
Carton 21, Folder 30
Plutonium (25 Years)
1967
Carton 21, Folder 31
Plutonium (50 Years)
1991
Carton 21, Folder 32
Plutonium and Uranium
Circa 1982
Carton 21, Folder 33-34
Plutonium Alloys, Constitution of
Circa 1969
Carton 21, Folder 35
Plutonium Crucibles
1948-1999
Carton 21, Folder 36
Protactinium Metal
Undated
Carton 21, Folder 37
Properties Across the Periodic Table
1961-1988
Carton 21, Folder 38-39
Radiation Relations
Undated
Carton 21, Folder 40
Radioactive Isotopes - Ra and Th
1975-1982
Carton 21, Folder 41
Rate Constants of Generalized Acid - Base Catalyzed Reactions
Undated
Carton 21, Folder 42
Rate Law Integration
Undated
Carton 21, Folder 43-44
Regular Solutions
1950-1980
Carton 21, Folder 45-46
Regular Solution Calculations
1962-1976
Carton 21, Folder 48
Russian Visitors
1963-1972
Carton 21, Folder 49
Schaller's Theory
Circa 1988
Carton 21, Folder 51
SiO2 Crystobalite
1973-1975
Carton 21, Folder 54
Solubilities in Transition Metal Alloys
Undated
Carton 21, Folder 55-56
Solutions, Salt and Metal
Circa 1939
Carton 21, Folder 57-59
Spectra
Circa 1957,
Circa 1986
Carton 22, Folder 3-5
Spectroscopy
Undated,
1950. 1963-1964
Carton 22, Folder 6
Stable in the Gaseous Phase
Undated
Carton 22, Folder 7
Stability of Lanthanide - Plutonium Compounds
Circa 1977
Carton 22, Folder 8
Stability, Solute: Cobalt - Molybdenum
1983
Carton 22, Folder 9-10
Stimach, R-Brewer Group
Undated
Box 1, Folder 15-17
Stimach, R-Graphs - Continuation Experiment
1982-1983
Carton 22, Folder 11
Substituents, Effects on Rates, Equilibria, and Products
Undated
Carton 22, Folder 12-13
S2, Se2, Te2, BeS, TeO, Correspondence Re:
1962-1967
Carton 22, Folder 14
Sulfide Crucibles
Circa 1951,
1966
Box 1, Folder 18
Summary of Early Research
1946
Carton 22, Folder 15
Symmetry of Time in Physics
Circa 1930
Carton 22, Folder 18-21
Ternary Compounds
Undated,
1963
Carton 22, Folder 22-23
Ternary Compounds - Fe Systems
1972-1975
Carton 22, Folder 25
Thermal Expansion
Circa 1980
Carton 22, Folder 26-27
Thermodynamics, Bulletin of Chemical
Circa 1955
Carton 22, Folder 28
Thermodynamic Capacities
Undated
Carton 22, Folder 29-35
Thermodynamics, Fe Alloys
1950-1980
Box 1, Folder 19
Thermodynamics, Fe Alloys
1958-1980
Carton 22, Folder 36-41
Thermodynamics, High Temperature
Circa 1979,
1984-1986
Carton 22, Folder 42-43
Thermodynamics of Metal, Molybdenum, others
Circa 1999
Carton 22, Folder 44
Thermodynamic Programs
Circa 1990
Carton 22, Folder 45
Thermodynamic Properties, Ta
1960
Carton 22, Folder 48
Thorium Ceramics Data Manual
Undated
Carton 22, Folder 49
TiO, TiO2, TiO3
1969-1972
Carton 22, Folder 50
Transpiration Method
Undated
Carton 22, Folder 51
Tr Energy Levels
1965-1983
Carton 22, Folder 52-53
Urania / Uranium System
Circa 1965,
1962-1982
Carton 22, Folder 54-55
Vacuum, High Temperature Systems
Undated
Carton 23, Folder 1
Vanadium, V, Elements
Undated
Carton 23, Folder 3-7
Vanadium Oxides
1988-1990
Carton 23, Folder 8
Vapor and Vapor Pressure of STO
Undated
Carton 23, Folder 9-10
Vaporization of Oxides
1958
Carton 23, Folder 11
West, George - 3rd Law
1917-1952
Carton 23, Folder 12
West, George - Correspondence
1937
Carton 23, Folder 13
West, George - Cp Determination
1934-1935
Carton 23, Folder 14
West, George - Diffusion
1933-1945
Carton 23, Folder 15
West, George - Gaseous Hydrocarbons
1939-1940
Carton 23, Folder 16
West, George - High Temperature Heat Contents
1929-1946
Carton 23, Folder 17
West, George - Rates of Reactions
1934-1949
Carton 23, Folder 18
West, George - Vapor Pressure
1930-1957
Carton 23, Folder 19
Workers in the Field of High Temperature Chemistry
Circa 1957
Series 6
Biographical Files
1930-2000
Physical Description:
Carton 23, folders 23-38; Carton 24, folders 1-28.
Arrangement
Arranged into two subseries: Personal Materials and Award Materials.
Scope and Content Note
This series comprises materials documenting aspects of Brewer's personal life and professional
achievements, including his graduate work, his relationships with his doctoral students and research
associates, and the ways in which his accomplishments were recognized by his profession and his field.
The first subseries,
Personal Materials, documents Brewer's early academic
interests as a student at the California Institute of Technology, including student notes and his
dissertation on Mesityl Oxide, for which he received his SC.D. in 1941. It also includes materials
documenting Brewer's many achievements as an educator and researcher, including bio-bibliographical updates
provided to the University of California over a close to fifty-year period.
The second subseries,
Award Materials, is composed of files relating to honors
and awards Brewer received over the course of his professional career in academia and scientific research,
including appointment letters to academic and committee positions, articles describing his research, and
both formal and candid photographs of Brewer in the laboratory, at various campus events, conferences, and
speaking engagements. It also includes the full transcription of an oral history, as well as draft materials
and correspondence relating to the festschrift compiled in Brewer's honor by his colleagues and former
students.
6:1
Personal Materials
1930-2000
Physical Description:
Carton 23, folders 21-38; Carton 24, folders 1-5.
Arrangement
Arranged hierarchically.
Scope and Content Note
Includes student notes and Brewer's dissertation on Mesityl Oxide, as well as a selection of other
materials documenting Brewer's research achievements. Also includes photographs of Brewer with his
students.
Carton 23, Folder 21-24
Student Notes
1930,
1934-1944
Carton 23, Folder 25-26
Mesityl Oxide Dissertation
Circa 1941
Carton 23, Folder 27-37
Bio-Bibliographies
1955-2000
Carton 23, Folder 38
Bio-Bibliographies / MSCD Annual Reports
1985-1990
Carton 24, Folder 1
Metal Bibliographies
1989
Carton 24, Folder 2-4
Doctoral Students
1958-1971
6:2
Award Materials
1959-2000
Physical Description:
Carton 24, folders 6-28
Arrangement
Arranged hierarchically.
Scope and Content Note
Includes correspondence and program materials relating to honors and awards Brewer received over the
course of his lifetime. Also includes personal photographs, the transcript of an oral history conducted
through the Chemical Heritage Foundation, as well as draft materials and correspondence relating to the
festschrift compiled in Brewer's honor by his colleagues and former students.
Carton 24, Folder 6
Honors / Awards
Circa 1961-1997
Carton 24, Folder 7
American Ceramic Society
1991
Carton 24, Folder 8
Chairmanship Invitations
1964,
1968
Carton 24, Folder 9
Committee Positions
1985-1998
Carton 24, Folder 10
High Temperature Chemistry Symposium
Circa 1989
Carton 24, Folder 11
National Academy of the Sciences
Circa 1959-1963
Carton 24, Folder 12
Nichols Medal Nomination
1984
Carton 24, Folder 13
Palladium Medalist Award
1971
Carton 24, Folder 14
Printed Materials
Circa 1960-1990
Carton 24, Folder 17
Henry Werner Lecture
1963
Carton 24, Folder 18
70th Birthday Honor Letters
1989
Carton 24, Folder 19
Biographical Sketches
1979-1988
Carton 24, Folder 20-23
Festschrift - The Responsibility of High Temperature Scientists
1983-1985
Carton 24, Folder 24
Gilles, Paul - "Leo Brewer: Versatile Chemist"
1984
Carton 24, Folder 26
Personal Photographs
Circa 1955-2000
Carton 24, Folder 28
"Significance of Brewer's Work"
1990
