Descriptive summary
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creator:
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title:
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Garvan Medalists
Survey Collection |
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dates:
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1981-2000, n.d. |
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extent:
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0.42 linear ft.
(1 document box) |
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collection number:
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MS
678 |
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repository:
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Archives of
Women in Science and Engineering, Special Collections Department,
Iowa State University. |
Administrative
information
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access:
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Open for research
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publication rights:
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Consult Head, Special Collections Department
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preferred
citation:
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Garvan Medalists
Survey Collection, MS 678, Archives of Women in Science and
Engineering, Special Collections Department, Iowa State University Library.
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Historical
note
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The Francis P. Garvan-John
M. Olin Medal is awarded annually by the American Chemical Society
to recognize distinguished service to chemistry by women chemists.
Originally known as the
Garvan Medal, the award was established in 1936 through a donation
from Francis P. Garvan, and the first Garvan Medal was presented to
Emma P. Carr in 1937. The second and third medals were awarded in
1940 and 1942. Since 1946 the medal has been awarded annually.
From 1979 to
1983, the award was sponsored by W.R. Grace and Company. Since 1984
the Garvan-Olin Medal has been sponsored by the Olin Corporation. |
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Collection description
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This collection (1981-2000, n.d.) contains information related to a
survey of the women chemists awarded the Garvan Medal from 1937 to
1983. The survey was conducted by Molly Gleiser, and the project
was overseen by the California Section of the American Chemical
Society.
The collection contains an article "The Garvan Women" and an
analysis of the survey by Molly Gleiser, as well as photocopies of
survey data sheets on the Garvan Medalists from 1937 to 1983. The
information collected includes general opinions from both men and
women chemists about the Garvan Medal. The individual survey sheets
include information on the medalists' family background, education,
whether they experienced discrimination, the effect that winning the
Garvan Medal had on them, and what advice they would give to young
women scientists. Information on deceased medalists was obtained
from relatives, former colleagues, and employers.
The collection
also includes general information and correspondence related to the
project, preliminary survey analysis tables, and programs for the
1999 and 2000 Garvan-Olin Medal presentations. |
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Organization
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The collection is organized
in two series:
Series 1, General
Information and Reports, 1981-2000, n.d. (alphabetical)
Series 2, Survey
Data Sheets, n.d. (chronological by award year)
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Description
of series
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Series 1 |
General Information and Reports |
1981-2000, n.d. |
| extent: |
5
folders |
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description: |
This series contains a report and article written
by Molly Gleiser about the survey, as well as general information,
correspondence and preliminary survey analysis tables. Also filed in
this series are programs for the 1999 and 2000 Garvan-Olin Medal
presentations. The series is arranged alphabetically. |
Container list
| Box
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Folder |
Title |
Dates |
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1 |
"Analysis of Data on the Garvan Medal" by Molly Gleiser |
ca. 1982 |
| 1 |
2 |
Francis
P. Garvan-John M. Olin Medal Presentation Programs (Cynthia A.
Maryanoff, 1999; F. Ann Walker, 2000) |
1999-2000 |
| 1 |
3 |
"The
Garvan Women" by Molly Gleiser |
1982 |
| 1 |
4 |
General
Information and Correspondence Related to Survey Project |
1981-1983, n.d. |
| 1 |
5 |
Preliminary Information on Medalists |
n.d. |
Description of series
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Series 2 |
Survey Data Sheets |
n.d. |
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41
folders |
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description: |
This series contains survey data sheets on the
winners of the Garvan Medal from 1937 to 1983. The files are
organized chronologically by year of the award. |
Container list
| Box
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Folder |
Title |
Dates |
| 1 |
6 |
Carr,
Emma Perry (1937) |
n.d. |
| 1 |
7 |
Pennington, Mary Engle (1940) |
n.d. |
| 1 |
8 |
Seibert,
Florence B. (1942) |
n.d. |
| 1 |
9 |
Macy-Hoobler, Icie (1946) |
n.d. |
| 1 |
10 |
Sherrill, Mary Lura (1947) |
n.d. |
| 1 |
11 |
Cori,
Gerty T. (1948) |
n.d. |
| 1 |
12 |
Morgan,
Agnes Fay (1949) |
n.d. |
| 1 |
13 |
Mack,
Pauline Beery (1950) |
n.d. |
| 1 |
14 |
Blodgett, Katherine (1951) |
n.d. |
| 1 |
15 |
Emerson,
Gladys A. (1952) |
n.d. |
| 1 |
16 |
Bilger,
Leonora Neuffer (1953) |
n.d. |
| 1 |
17 |
Sullivan, Betty (1954) |
n.d. |
| 1 |
18 |
Medes,
Grace (1955) |
n.d. |
| 1 |
19 |
Jeanes,
Allene R. (1956) |
n.d. |
| 1 |
20 |
Pickett,
Lucy W. (1957) |
n.d. |
| 1 |
21 |
Green,
Arda A. (1958) |
n.d. |
| 1 |
22 |
Nightingale, Dorothy V. (1959) |
n.d. |
| 1 |
23 |
Caldwell, Mary L. (1960) |
n.d. |
| 1 |
24 |
Ratner,
Sarah (1961) |
n.d. |
| 1 |
25 |
Dyer,
Helen M. (1962) |
n.d. |
| 1 |
26 |
Cohn,
Mildred (1963) |
n.d. |
| 1 |
27 |
Vennesland, Birgit (1964) |
n.d. |
| 1 |
28 |
Perlmann, Gertrude A. (1965) |
n.d. |
| 1 |
29 |
Petermann, Mary L. (1966) |
n.d. |
| 1 |
30 |
Vold,
Marjorie J. (1967) |
n.d. |
| 1 |
31 |
Elion,
Gertrude B. (1968) |
n.d. |
| 1 |
32 |
Simmonds, Sofia (1969) |
n.d. |
| 1 |
33 |
Benerito, Ruth R. (1970) |
n.d. |
| 1 |
34 |
Fieser,
Mary (1971) |
n.d. |
| 1 |
35 |
Shreeve,
Jean'ne M. (1972) |
n.d. |
| 1 |
36 |
Good,
Mary L. (1973) |
n.d. |
| 1 |
37 |
Kaufman,
Joyce J. (1974) |
n.d. |
| 1 |
38 |
Caserio,
Marjorie C. (1975) |
n.d. |
| 1 |
39 |
Karle,
Isabella L. (1976) |
n.d. |
| 1 |
40 |
Horning,
Marjorie G. (1977) |
n.d. |
| 1 |
41 |
Joullié,
Madeleine M. (1978) |
n.d. |
| 1 |
42 |
Glusker,
Jenny P. (1979) |
n.d. |
| 1 |
43 |
Free,
Helen M. (1980) |
n.d. |
| 1 |
44 |
Weisburger, Elizabeth K. (1981) |
n.d. |
| 1 |
45 |
Rhoads,
Sara Jane (1982) |
n.d. |
| 1 |
46 |
Mandl,
Ines (1983) |
n.d. |
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