Descriptive summary
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creator: |
Hoffman,
Darleane C. |
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title: |
Papers |
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dates: |
1947-1994 |
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extent: |
4.62
linear feet (11 document boxes) |
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collection number: |
RS 13/14/52
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repository: |
University Archives,
Special Collections Department, Iowa State University. |
Administrative information
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access: |
Open for research |
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publication rights: |
Consult Head,
Special Collections Department
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preferred citation: |
Darleane
C. Hoffman Papers, RS 21/7/100, Archives of Women in Science
and Engineering, Special Collections Department, Iowa State
University Library. |
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Biographical note
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Darleane Christian Hoffman was born in
1926 and received her B.S. (1948) in Chemistry and her Ph.D
(1951) in Physical (Nuclear) Chemistry from Iowa State
University. She was employed as a chemist (1952-1953) at
the Oak Ridge National Laboratory and was a staff member of
the Radiochemistry Group (1953-1971); Associate Group Leader
of the Radiochemistry Group (1971-1979); Division Leader of
the Chemistry-Nuclear Chemistry Division (1979-1982); and
Division Leader of the Isotope and Nuclear Chemistry
Division (1982-1984), all at the Los Alamos Scientific
Laboratory. From 1984 till 1991 she was a professor in the
Department of Chemistry at the University of California at
Berkeley and professor emeritus from 1991 until 1993. Her
current positions are the Faculty Senior Scientist and Group
Leader (1984- ) at the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, Senior
Advisor and Charter Director (1996- ) of the Glenn T.
Seaborg Institute for Transactinium Science where she was
Director from 1991-96, and Professor (1993- ) in the
University of California at Berkeley Graduate School.
Her research interests include rapid
chemical separation of short-lived fission products; nuclear
structure; chemical and nuclear properties of the heaviest
elements; studies of the spontaneous fission process; heavy
ion reactions; and the search for heavy elements in nature.
Among Hoffman’s accomplishments are her discovery of
plutonium-244 in nature and conducting the first aqueous
chemistry on element 105.
She is a member of numerous
professional organizations and advisory committees,
including the American Chemical Society (Fellow), the
American Institute of Chemists, the American Physical
Society, the American Association for the Advancement of
Science, and other honorary societies. Among the awards she
has received are the John Dustin Clark Award (1976); Alumni
Citation of Merit, Iowa State University (1978); the
American Chemical Society Award for Nuclear Chemistry
(1983); the Garvan Medal (1990) for contributions to the
physics and chemistry of the heaviest elements; University
of California Berkeley Citation of Merit (1996); the
President’s National Medal of Science in 1997; and the
Priestley Medal (the highest honor conferred by the American
Chemical Society) in 2000. |
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Collection description
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This
collection (1947-1994) contains biographical information,
resumes, research notebooks, correspondence, published
materials, appointment books, and calendars. The papers
document the career of Hoffman, focusing on her Iowa State
University and Ames Laboratory years and her professional
commitments in her current positions. Please
also see MS-379, the Oral History
Collection, for an interview conducted
with Darleane Hoffman in March 1998. |
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Organization
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This collection is organized into 11 series:
Series 1: Biographical Information, 1984-1994
Series 2: Research, 1947-1989
Series 3: Correspondence, 1963-1990
Series 4: Appointment Calendars, 1979-1989
Series 5: Published Materials, 1952-1994, N.D.
Series 6: Awards and Certificates, 1955-1993
Series 7: Photographs, Ca. 1960s-1980s
Series 8: Personal Files, 1951-1989
Series 9: International Union of Pure And Applied Chemistry
(IUPAC), 1984-1991
Series 10: Large Einsteinium Activation Program (LEAP),
1985-1990
Series
11: Miscellaneous Subject File, 1963-1990, n.d.
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Description of series
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Series 1 |
Biographical
Material |
1984-1994 |
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extent: |
0.01 linear feet
(two folders) |
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description: |
This series contains
Hoffman’s vitae as well as vitae supplements and
a listing of her published articles.
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Container list
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Box
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Folder |
Title |
Dates |
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1 |
1 |
Biographical
Material (1 of 2) |
1984-1994 |
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1 |
2 |
Biographical
Material (2 of 2) |
1984-1994 |
Description of series
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Series 2 |
Research Related
Materials |
1948-1989, n.d. |
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extent: |
1.26 linear feet
(three document boxes) |
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description: |
This series
comprises the bulk of the collection and
includes research materials and correspondence
related to Hoffman’s work at Iowa State
University, the Ames Laboratory, Los Alamos, and
the University of California at Berkeley. The
Iowa State materials include math quizzes and
calculations while the Ames Laboratory materials
contains detailed calculation notebooks on a
series of experiments conducted at the Ames
Laboratory. The Los Alamos materials include a
quarterly report (photocopy) and a small amount
of professional correspondence while the
University of California at Berkeley records
document the impact of Affirmative Action and
include a Chemistry Dept. recruitment summary.. |
Container list
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Box
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Folder |
Title |
Dates |
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1 |
3 |
Iowa State
University Math: quizzes and reviews |
n.d. |
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1 |
4 |
Iowa State
University: Math notebook and calculations |
1948 |
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1 |
5 |
Iowa State
University Dissertation: “High Specific
Radioactivities of Cobalt, Platinum and Iridium
from Photonuclear Reactions.” |
1951 |
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1 |
6 |
Ames Laboratory
(DXC-2) Experiment notebook |
1947 |
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1 |
7 |
Ames Laboratory
(DXC-3) Experiment notebook |
1947-1948 |
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1 |
8 |
Ames Laboratory
(DXC-4) Experiment notebook |
1948 |
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1 |
9 |
Ames Laboratory
(DXC-5) Experiment notebook |
1949-1950 |
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2 |
1 |
Ames Laboratory
(DXC-6) Experiment notebook |
1950-1951 |
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2 |
2 |
Ames Laboratory
(DXC-7) Experiment notebook |
1950-1951 |
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2 |
3 |
Ames Laboratory
(DXC-8) Experiment notebook |
1948 |
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2 |
4 |
Ames Laboratory
(DXC-9) Experiment notebook |
1951 |
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3 |
1 |
Los Alamos Quarterly
report |
1965 |
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3 |
2 |
Los Alamos
Correspondence |
1983 |
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3 |
3 |
University of
California at Berkeley annual academic
affirmative action plan update, recruitment
summary from the Chemistry Department |
1988-1989 |
Description of series
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Series 3 |
Correspondence |
1964-1990 |
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extent: |
1.26 linear feet
(three document boxes) |
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description: |
This illustrates the
personal and professional life of Hoffman. The
personal correspondence contains Hoffman family
Christmas letters sent out to friends and
relatives as well as letters from Hoffman’s Iowa
State mentor, Assistant Professor Nellie
Naylor. The professional correspondence
demonstrates Hoffman’s efforts in organizing
several conferences and her dealings with
colleagues. |
Container list
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Box
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Folder |
Title |
Dates |
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3 |
4 |
Personal |
1964-1983 |
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3 |
5 |
Professional |
1978-1979 |
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3 |
6 |
Professional |
1978-1979 |
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3 |
7 |
Professional:
American Chemical Society |
1977-1990 |
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6 |
1 |
General |
1966-1971 |
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6 |
2 |
General |
1976-1977 |
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6 |
3 |
General |
1978-1979 |
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6 |
4 |
General |
1980-1989 |
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6 |
5 |
General |
1984 |
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6 |
6 |
General |
1987 |
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6 |
7 |
General |
1988 |
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6 |
8 |
General |
1988 |
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7 |
1 |
General |
1989 |
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7 |
2 |
General |
1990 |
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7 |
3 |
Miscellaneous: NSF
Fellowship |
1963-1965 |
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7 |
4 |
Miscellaneous:
International |
1964-1973 |
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7 |
5 |
Miscellaneous:
Guggenheim Fellowship |
1963-1979 |
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7 |
6 |
Miscellaneous:
Chemistry and Nuclear Chemistry (CNC-11) Nuclear
Spectroscopy |
1972 |
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7 |
7 |
Miscellaneous:
Institute of Atomic Energy, Beijing China |
1982-1983 |
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7 |
8 |
Miscellaneous:
Nuclearites |
1984 |
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7 |
9 |
Miscellaneous:
Holden, N. E. |
1989-1990 |
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7 |
10 |
Miscellaneous: Liu,
Y. |
1990 |
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8 |
1 |
Personal |
1978-1979 |
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8 |
2 |
Personal |
1980 |
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8 |
3 |
Personal |
1984 |
Description of series
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Series 4 |
Appointment
Calendars |
1979-1989 |
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extent: |
1.26 linear feet
(three document boxes) |
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description: |
This series consists
of Hoffman’s calendars, which documents her
professional activities. |
Container list
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Box
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Folder |
Title |
Dates |
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3 |
8 |
Appointment Calendar |
1979 |
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3 |
9 |
Appointment Calendar |
1980 |
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4 |
1 |
Appointment Calendar |
1981 |
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4 |
2 |
Appointment Calendar |
1982 |
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4 |
3 |
Appointment Calendar |
1983 |
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4 |
4 |
Appointment Calendar |
1984 |
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4 |
5 |
Appointment Calendar |
1985 |
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4 |
6 |
Appointment Calendar |
1986 |
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4 |
7 |
Appointment Calendar |
1987 |
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5 |
1 |
Appointment Calendar |
1988 |
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5 |
2 |
Appointment Calendar |
1989 |
Description of series
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Series 5 |
Published
Materials |
1952-1994, n.d. |
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extent: |
0.01 linear feet
(one folder) |
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description: |
This series contains
Hoffman’s publications, news clippings, and
publications by other authors and institutions.
The materials include a wide variety of
material, such as a history of nuclear and
radiochemistry at Los Alamos, articles by and
about Hoffman, information concerning the
discovery of Isotopes 256 cf and 106, and two
articles about the development and study of
nuclear fission. |
Container list
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Box
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Folder |
Title |
Dates |
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5 |
3 |
Article:
“Backscattering of Beta Rays in Windowless G-M
Counters” |
1952 |
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5 |
3 |
Los Alamos
Bulletin |
1957 |
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5 |
3 |
Chemical and
Engineering News |
1978 |
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5 |
3 |
Ames Daily
Tribune clipping |
1978 |
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5 |
3 |
Chemical Congress
program |
1979 |
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5 |
3 |
Graphs (Isotope 256
cf) |
1979 |
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5 |
3 |
Chemical and
Engineering News clipping |
1982 |
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5 |
3 |
“Nuclear and
Radiochemistry at Los Alamos” |
1982 |
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5 |
3 |
Newsbulletin
clipping |
1982 |
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5 |
3 |
Los Alamos
Science |
1983 |
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5 |
3 |
Energy Insider
clipping |
1984 |
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5 |
3 |
Los Alamos news
release |
1984 |
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5 |
3 |
Lawrence Berkeley
Laboratory Women in Science clippings and notice |
1993-1994 |
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5 |
3 |
“Confirms Existence
of element 106” |
1993 |
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5 |
3 |
“How Atomic Fission
Got Itself Discovered” |
n.d. |
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5 |
3 |
“The Detours Leading
to the Discovery of Nuclear Fission” |
n.d. |
Description of series
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Series 6 |
Awards and
Certificates |
1955-1993 |
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extent: |
0.01 linear feet
(two folders) |
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description: |
This series includes
records about Hoffman’s receipt of the Garvan
Award in 1990 as well as various certificates
and diplomas documenting her work. |
Container list
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