Iowa State University. Department of Chemistry records
Scope and Content
This collection consists of materials related to the department of Chemistry. Records include news clippings, annual reports, newsletters, brochures, publications, newsletters, subject files, biographical files, oral histories, and faculty files.
Dates
- Creation: 1883-2014
Creator
- Iowa State University. Department of Chemistry (Organization)
Language of Materials
English
Access Restrictions
Open for research.
Use/Re-use Restrictions
Consult Special Collections and University Archives
Biography/Profile
Chemistry has been taught at Iowa State since the first class of students arrived on campus. In January 1869, Albert E. Foote was hired to teach chemistry classes and to develop a Department of Chemistry. The department was formally established in 1871, at which time Foote was promoted to Professor and Head of the Department. In 1891, an Agricultural Chemistry Department was established. This department existed until 1903, when instruction in Agricultural Chemistry was transferred to the Chemistry Department. Since then, all chemistry courses have been taught through the Chemistry Department.
Chemistry classes, along with all other courses, were originally taught in Old Main. Immediately in need of additional laboratory space, a small brick building, the Chemical and Physical Laboratory, was added to the campus in 1871. This building was expanded several times, but was ultimately destroyed by fire in 1913. Funds for a new Chemistry Hall were promptly appropriated by the state legislature and the building opened for classes in 1914. This building was eventually named after Distinguished Professor Henry Gilman. The addition of Hach Hall in 2010 allowed the Department of Chemistry to once again expand and improve classroom and laboratory space.
Department Chairs:
Albert E. Foote(1869-1873)
Edward R. Hutchins (1874-1976)
Thomas E. Pope (1876-1885)
Lancelot Andrews(1885)
Alfred Allen Bennett(1885-1913)
Winfred Forrest Coover(1914-1944)
Ralph M. Hixon(1945-1950)
Charles A. Goetz(1950-1965)
Robert S. Hansen (1965-1968)
John D. Corbett (1968-1974)
Robert E. McCarley (1974-1977)
Robert J. Angelici (1977-1981)
David K. Hoffman (1981-1989)
James H. Espenson (1989-1993)
George A. Kraus (1993-1999)
Patricia A. Thiel (1999-2002)
Gordon Miller (2002-2005)
Jacob Petrich (2005-2011)
William Jenks (2011- )
Extent
26.95 Linear Feet (52 document boxes, 16 half-document boxes, and 1 large flat box)
Processing Information
Released on 2019-04-10.
Subject
- Iowa State University. Department of Chemistry (Organization)
- Title
- RS 13/6. Iowa State University. Department of Chemistry records, 1883-2014
- Date
- April 19, 2019
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
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Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives Repository
403 Parks Library
701 Morrill Road
Iowa State University
Ames Iowa 50011-2102 United States
(515) 294-6672
archives@iastate.edu