4. Manuscripts and Lecture Materials. 1946-2006, undated.
7 boxes
Boxes 4.001 - 4.007 (Page: 1 - 7)
4.001.
Manuscripts of Articles by Jack Dunitz. 1946-1991. 30 folders
This series contains a diverse collection of manuscripts and lecture materials, including a number of transparencies, drawings for slides and other visual aids created by Dunitz for use in presentation. Included in this series are several pieces written by Dunitz on the life and work of notable scientists, including Linus Pauling, John Monteath Robertson and Vladimir Prelog.
1.1.
Typescripts: "Verse". 1946-1952, 1990.
Series of poems, some of them parodies of other works, written by Dunitz. Titles include The Research Student's Lament, Our Worlds Came in Collision, Lines Addressed to Dr. Orgel and Of Molecules and Men.
1.2.
Typescript: The Tragicall Comedie of Dr. Faustus. Or "Scientia vincit omnia." Stage play written by J. D. Dunitz and C. E. Harrold. ["vaguely adapted from the
'Faustus' play of Christopher Marlow, esq."] Composed for the Caltech-Biology Biology
Christmas party. 1950.
1.3.
Typescript, Correspondence, Referee's Report: Electronic Structure of Metal Bis-Cyclopentadienyls, by Jack Dunitz and Leslie Orgel. March 1953.
1.4.
Typescript, Notes, Correspondence: The Crystal Structure of Ferrocene, by Jack Dunitz, Leslie Orgel and Alexander Rich. 1954-1955.
1.5.
Manuscript, Correspondence, Referee's Report: Stereochemistry of Cupric Compounds. 1956-1957.
1.6.
Typescript: Crystals. 1957.
1.7.
Manuscripts, Notes, Correspondence: Molecular Energetics Drafts. ca. 1958.
Series of untitled manuscripts for a proposed book.
1.8.
Manuscript: Lattices. ca. 1950s.
1.9.
Manuscript: Scattering of X-rays by Matter. ca. 1950s.
1.10.
Manuscript, Typescripts, Correspondence, Notes: The Nature of Orientational Defects in Ice. November 1962.
1.11.
Typescript: Untitled discussion of the determination of molecular structure by X-ray
diffraction methods. ca. 1962.
1.12.
Typescripts, Correspondence, Referee's Report: Configuration, Conformation and Chirality. 1965.
1.13.
Typescript, Notes, Correspondence: Silver Fluoride - Preparation from Silver Carbonate. 1965-1967.
1.14.
Typescript: The Crystal Structure of Dibenzyl Phosphoric Acid, A Correction, by Jack Dunitz and J. S. Rollett. 1968.
1.15.
Typescript, Notes, Correspondence, Visual Aids: Molecular Basis of Alkali Cation Transport by Macrocyclic Antibiotics of the Valinomycin
Group, by Jack Dunitz and A. D. McLachlan. April 1969.
1.16.
Manuscript, Correspondence: Pentagon (in Space) with All Angles and All Distances Equal Must Be Planar. 1971.
1.17.
Typescript, Notes: Non-empirical SCF calculations on hydrogenlike molecules: the effect of nuclear charge
on binding energy and bond length, by Jack Dunitz and T. K. Ha. 1972.
1.18.
Typescript: The Early History of Silver Cyanate and Fulminate, by Doyle Britton and Jack Dunitz. ca. 1970s.
1.19.
Typescript, Correspondence, Referees' Reports, Background Materials: Electron Density Distribution in the Organic Superconductor (TMTSF)2AsF6: Fact and Fancy. December 1983.
1.20.
Typescript, Notes: Measurement of the State of Ionicity of the Atoms in Lithium Fluoroberyllate, a Conventionally
Ionic Crystal. ca. 1985.
1.21.
Typescript: Science Students, letter to the editor of The Economist by Jack Dunitz. September 15, 1987.
1.22.
Typescripts: Edward Wesley Hughes (1904-1987). ca. 1988.
1.23.
Typescript: Personal Reminiscences, [re: the life and work of Alexander Isaakovich Kitaigorodsky]. ca. 1989.
Written as a preface for a special issue of Acta Chimica Hungarica, "Models in Chemistry - A. I. Kitaigorodskii Memorial Issue."
1.24.
Typescript: Conformational Polymorphism of Ferrocene, by Carolyn Brock, Daniel Selski, Emily Maverick and Jack Dunitz. ca. 1989.
1.25.
Typescript: Distance Geometry and Molecular Conformation, by G. M. Crippen and T. F. Havel. John Wiley and Sons. 1989.
1.26.
Manuscript, Typescript: Structural Variability of Aliphatic Nitro Groups, Yasushi Kai and Jack Dunitz. ca. 1980s.
1.27.
Typescript: John Monteath Robertson (1900-1989). ca. 1990.
1.28.
Typescript: The Cambridge Structural Database as a New Scientific Tool. February 7, 1991.
1.29.
Typescript: Linus Pauling - Born 1901, Still Going Strong. May 1991.
1.30.
Typescript, Notes, Correspondence: Racemates and Conglomerates: Wallach's Rule, by Carolyn P. Brock, W. Bernd Schweizer and Jack D. Dunitz. ca. 1991.
4.002.
Manuscripts of Articles by Jack Dunitz. 1994-2006, undated. 29 folders
2.1.
Typescript, Correspondence: Linus Pauling (1901-1994); Some Personal Recollections. September 1994.
2.2.
Typescript, Correspondence: A New Look at Proton Transfer Dynamics Along the Hydrogen Bonds in Amides and Peptides. December 1994.
2.3.
Typescript, Correspondence: Linus Pauling, 1901-1994. ca. 1994.
2.4.
Typescript: LINUS CARL PAULING, 29 [sic] February 1901 - 19 August 1994, Elected For. Mem. R.
S. 1948. ca. 1994.
2.5.
Typescript: LINUS CARL PAULING, 28 February 1901 - 19 August 1994. ca. 1994.
2.6.
Typescript, Correspondence, Background Materials: A New Look at Proton Transfer Dynamics Along the Hydrogen Bonds in Amides and Peptides. 1994-1995.
2.7.
Typescript, Correspondence, Background Materials: Right and Left in Chiral Crystals. February 1995.
2.8.
Correspondence, Background Materials: Disappearing Polymorphs. ca. 1995.
2.9.
Typescript, Correspondence, Background Materials: Letter to the Editor of Chemical and Engineering News. [re: changes in the publication policy enforced by the Journal of the American Chemical Society]. June 13, 1996.
Published in the International Union of Crystallography Newsletter, 4, 3 (1996): 4.
2.10.
Typescript, Correspondence: Potassium Channels: the Dubious Role of K+..pi Interactions, by Robin Taylor and Jack Dunitz. March 1996.
2.11.
Typescript: Force of Nature: the Life of Linus Pauling, by Thomas Hager. 1995. New York: Simon & Schuster. 721 pp. 1996.
2.12.
Typescript, Notes, Correspondence, Figures: Chemical Reaction Paths. IX. Visualization of Four-Dimensional Stereoisomerization
Paths for Ph4X Molecules. ca. 1997.
2.13.
Typescript: Verner Schomaker (1914-1997). ca. 1997.
2.14.
Typescript: Dorothy Crowfoot Hodgkin: an Introduction to her Work and Personality. ca. 1997.
2.15.
Typescript: Recollections of Pre-Prebiotic Leslie Orgel. ca. 1997.
2.16.
Typescript: Kenneth N. Trueblood (1920-1998). ca. 1998.
2.17.
Typescript: Encounters with Bragg. ca. 1990s.
2.18.
Typescript: Right and Left at the Bürgenstock Conference 1973. ca. 1990s.
2.19.
Typescript: Ewald - Sommerfeld - von Laue anecdote. ca. 1990s.
2.20.
Assorted untitled Dunitz typescripts and research materials re: the life and work
of Linus Pauling. ca. 1990s.
2.21.
Typescripts, Correspondence: Vladimir Prelog, 23 July 1906 - 7 January 1998, by Duilio Arigoni, Jack Dunitz and Albert Eschenmoser. 2000.
2.22.
Typescripts, Galley Proofs, Correspondence, Background Materials: Pauling's left-handed alpha-helix. June 2001.
2.23.
Typescript: Sir John Meurig Thomas at 70. 2002.
2.24.
Typescript: Light is a Messenger: The life and science of William Lawrence Bragg, by Dr. Graeme K Hunter. Oxford University Press. 2004.
2.25.
Typescript, Correspondence, Referee's Report: Exercises in Prognostication: Crystal Structures and Protein Folding. 2004.
2.26.
Typescript, Correspondence: Are Crystal Structure [sic] Predictable?. ca. 2004.
2.27.
Typescript: 1905 Anno Mirabilis: Albert Einstein's Influence on Modern Chemistry. 2005.
2.28.
Typescript: The Pauling Catalogue, Oregon State University Libraries, Corvallis, OR, 2007, 6 vol., $125. 2006.
2.29.
Typescripts: "Stories". undated.
Series of short fiction stories written by Dunitz. Titles include Orpheus und Eurydice, Julia's Japanese Story, Captain Marinet - The Story of a Sailor, Bruno Leaves Home, Idomeno, Re di Creta, Astrochem and A Mysterious Visitor.
4.003.
Lectures by Jack Dunitz. 1953-1976. 14 folders
3.1.
Manuscript: Untitled discussion of the application of quantum mechanics to chemistry,
with special focus on the Molecular Orbital method. ca. 1953.
3.2.
Manuscript: Cyclopentadienyl Talk. ca. 1956.
3.3.
Typescript: Distortions from Cubic Symmetry. 1957.
3.4.
Typescript, Background Materials: Untitled discussion of cyclobutadiene. 1959.
3.5.
Typescripts: Untitled lecture on contemporary developments in crystallography, Inaugural
Lecture, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Zurich, Switzerland. ca. 1959.
English and German-language typescripts.
3.6.
Manuscripts: X-ray analysis lectures. ca. 1950s.
Extensive series of lecture manuscripts discussing the specifics of x-ray analysis.
3.7.
Manuscript: Structural Investigations of Some Antibiotic Substances. ca. 1960s.
3.8.
Notebook: X-Ray Diffraction Lectures - Disorder. ca. 1960s.
3.9.
Typescript: Role of Diffraction Methods in Conformational Analysis, J. M. Robertson Symposium, Glasgow, Scotland. September 1970.
3.10.
Typescript, Notes, Background Materials: A Simple Selection Rule for Electrocyclic Reactions. ca. 1970.
3.11.
Typescript, Notes: The Future of Crystallography as an Academic Discipline, lecture delivered in London, England. November 24, 1972.
3.12.
Manuscript, Notes: Untitled lecture on complexes of alkali and alkaline earth complexes
with organic ligands. ca. 1972.
3.13.
Typescript: Organische Chemie, Eschenmoser lecture, Basel, Switzerland. March 26, 1976.
3.14.
Manuscript, Correspondence, Program, Background Materials: Chemical Research, International Agrarisch Centrum, Wageningen, The Netherlands. May 26, 1976.
4.004.
Lectures by Jack Dunitz. 1977-2006, undated. 31 folders
4.1.
Typescript, Notes: Von Kristallstrukturen zu chemischen Reacktionswegen. Keynote Speech, Annual General Meeting of the German Chemical Society, Munich,
Germany. September 14, 1977.
4.2.
Manuscript: Untitled lecture on non-bonded interactions. ca. 1970s.
4.3.
Typescript, Background Materials: The Cyclohexane Ring. ca. 1970s.
4.4.
Manuscript: Untitled lecture on the need to reconsider the initial classification
of primary processes related to 3-coordinated and 5-coordinated species. Presented
at the "Idea Centenary". ca. 1970s.
4.5.
Manuscript Notes re: untitled lecture on irregular coordination. ca. 1970s.
4.6.
Manuscript: Physical Methods in Structure Analysis: Structure Analysis by X-ray Diffraction -
Scope and Limitation. ca. 1970s.
4.7.
Typescript, Notes: Crystal Structure and Chemical Reactivity. ca. 1970s.
4.8.
Typescript: Untitled lecture on the physical and chemical properties of medium-sized
alicyclic rings. ca. 1970s.
4.9.
Typescript: Unverrichtete Dinge, ["Empty handed"] talk delivered at a celebration held at ETH Zürich. July 7, 1989.
4.10.
Typescript, Correspondence, Background Materials: After-dinner Talk at the Symposium in Memory of David Ginsburg, Haifa. September 19, 1989.
4.11.
Typescript: untitled German-language remarks delivered at a meeting of the Swiss Technion
Society. December 5, 1990.
4.12.
Lecture Notes, Photograph, Program: Eighteenth Course on Static, Kinematic and Dynamic
Aspects of Crystal and Molecular Structure, International School of Crystallography.
Erice, Italy. Hans-Beat Buergi and Jack D. Dunitz, directors. May 30 - June 9, 1991.
Includes a group photo of all who attended the conference in Erice. Dunitz is seated in the front row, sixth from left.
4.13.
Typescript, Program, Visual Aids: Phase Transitions in Molecular Crystals: A Chemical Viewpoint, Forty Years of Ferrocene and From Crystal Data Towards Chemical Reaction Paths, Robert Burns Woodward Lectureship, Harvard University. April 14 - May 11, 1992.
4.14.
Typescript: Scientists and their Social Responsibility, manuscript prepared for a meeting of Fundacion BBV, Bilbao, Spain. ca. September 1992.
4.15.
Typescript: untitled lecture on Dorothy Hodgkin and Linus Pauling. Published in Dorothy Hodgkin and Linus Pauling: A Tribute, talks presented at the Montreal meeting of the American Crystallographic Association. July 25, 1995.
4.16.
Typescript: untitled reminiscence of Alexander Rich on the occasion of his receipt
of an unknown award. Eugene, Oregon. October 28, 1995.
4.17.
Typescript: Symmetry Considerations in Chemistry. Symposium on "Symmetry throughout the Sciences," Washington, D. C. November 25-27, 1997.
Annotated "contains 'Dunitz's Conjecture'."
4.18.
Typescript: Thoughts on European Culture and Unity, meeting of Fundacion BBV, Bilbao, Spain. October 4-5, 1998.
4.19.
Typescripts: Scientific Research - Panacea or Pandora's Box [alternatively titled by Dunitz as "Spain Talk."]. ca. 1990s.
Folder also contains a thematically related partial typescript titled "BBV Lecture."
4.20.
Manuscript: Untitled discussion of mathematical puzzles and Linus Pauling. ca. 1990s.
4.21.
Typescript: Max Perutz, 1914-2002. ca. 2002.
4.22.
Typescript: untitled remarks delivered at a symposium held in celebration of Dunitz's
eightieth birthday. 2003.
4.23.
Abstract, Program: Are Crystal Structures Predictable? Conference on Non-Covalent Interactions in Chemistry and Biology, University of Cambridge. September 16, 2004.
4.24.
Typescript: CCDC Dinner. Remarks made at the fortieth anniversary celebration of the Cambridge Crystallographic
Data Centre. September 23, 2005.
4.25.
Typescript, Background Materials: Edgar Heilbronner, 1921-2006. 2006.
4.26.
Typescript: Sydney Brenner. ca. 2000s.
4.27.
Typescript: The Golden Age at Caltech. ca. 2000s.
4.28.
Manuscript: Notes on Hydrogen Bonding. undated.
4.29.
Manuscript: Untitled introduction to x-ray crystallographic analysis. undated.
4.30.
Manuscript: Untitled discussion of the relationship between crystal chemistry and
the electronic structure of ions. undated.
4.31.
Assorted non-Dunitz quotations for use in presentations and articles. undated.
4.005.
Lecture Transparencies. ca. 2000. 5 folders
5.1.
Lecture Transparencies re: crystal structure. ca. 2000.
5.2.
Lecture Transparencies re: general and organic chemistry. ca. 2000.
Text primarily in German.
5.3.
Lecture Transparencies re: history of crystallography. ca. 2000.
5.4.
Lecture Transparencies re: phase transitions and polymorphism. ca. 2000.
5.5.
Lecture Transparencies re: symmetry. ca. 2000.
4.006.
Assorted Transparencies, Figures and Visual Aids. undated. 1 folder
6.1.
Assorted Transparencies, Figures and Visual Aids. undated.
4.007.
Drawings for Slides. undated. 1 folder
7.1.
Drawings for Slides. undated.
Drawings created for eventual conversion into lecture transparencies.
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