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Jack Dunitz Papers, 1927-2009View associated digital content.

Jack Dunitz (b. 1923) is an internationally recognized crystallographer and expert on molecular structure. Over the course of his lengthy career - including more than three decades spent at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology - Dunitz has established himself as a leading expert in his field. He is responsible for several major structural discoveries, the refinement of numerous crystallographic techniques, and the publication of nearly four-hundred scientific articles and reviews. The Dunitz Papers include personal correspondence, institutional records, research notes, scientific articles and reprints, teaching materials, manuscripts and photographs, the bulk of which date from 1941 to 2008.

Born-digital letters and manuscripts created using word-processing software have been printed and organized into the collection's paper files. Access to the Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre and the Royal Society correspondence in Series 1 is restricted due to the presence of confidential information. For more information about access to restricted materials, please see our Guide to the Special Collections and Archives Research Center. All other materials in this collection are open for research.

ID: MSS Dunitz
Extent: 30.0 cubic feet
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Statement on Access: Access to the Cambridge Crystallographic Data Centre and the Royal Society correspondence in Series 1 is restricted due to the presence of confidential information. For more information about access to restricted materials, please see our Guide to the Special Collections and Archives Research Center. All other materials in this collection are open for research.
Statement on Description: Final arrangement by Chris Petersen, Reed Strickland and Trevor Sandgathe.
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Preferred Citation: Jack Dunitz Papers (MSS Dunitz), Oregon State University Special Collections and Archives Research Center, Corvallis, Oregon.
Acquisition Note:

All physical materials (30 linear feet) were received by OSU Libraries Special Collections from Jack Dunitz via post on March 29, 2010.

All born digital materials (42.9 megabytes) were received by OSU Libraries Special Collections from Jack Dunitz via post on May 17, 2010.

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