MS 0763.1
American Chemical Society Material , 1969-1987
11 boxes
Alphabetical
Forms part of MS 0763, The Anna J. Harrison Papers
Restrictions: Unrestricted
Last Updated: 2002/04/01
Description:
American Chemical Society (ACS) material includes
correspondence, committee records, proposals,
reports, and publications dating from 1969-1987
which document Harrison's work as an active
member of that organization. The material
reflects her work on many committees including
the Chemistry in the Community Steering Committee
(CHEMCOM), the Nominations and Elections
Committee, the Public Affairs Committee, the
Public Relations Committee, the Chemical
Education Committee, and the Long Range Planning
Committee. The series also contains many
documents dating from her year as president of
ACS (1978) including reports concerning her trips
to Japan, Spain and Thailand and her work with
ACS divisions, regions, and international
chapters.
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MS 0763.2
Subject Files , 1890, 1954-1991
21 boxes
Alphabetical
Forms part of MS 0763, The Anna J. Harrison Papers
Restrictions: Unrestricted
Last Updated: 2002/04/01
Description:
Subject files contain letters by and to Harrison,
speeches and articles by her, minutes, agenda,
reports, programs, articles and other
publications, and information about subjects of
interest to her. Most of the items in this
series date from 1970-1986, although there are a
few earlier documents such as a copy of an 1890
article about Joseph Priestly's laboratory and
some correspondence from 1958-1969. Many of
these documents reflect Harrison's work with a
large number of scientific organizations
including the American Association for the
Advancement of Science (AAAS), the Association of
American Colleges, the Chemical Manufacturers
Association, the Education Commission of the
States, the Manufacturing Chemists' Association,
the National Academy of Sciences, the National
Research Council, the National Science Board, the
National Science Foundation, and the Universities
Space Research Associations's Lunar and Planetary
Institute. The most extensive group of material
concerns the AAAS. These documents reflect her
involvement with that organization's divisions,
board of directors, meetings, and committees such
as the Committee on Council Affairs and the
Committee on Scientific Freedom and
Responsibility. The subject files also concern
topics of interest to Harrison such as the role
and status of women in science, the support of
science education at the state and federal
levels, awards recognizing significant
achievements by scientists, and public health and
conservation issues. Numerous files relate to
federal agencies and commissions, particularly
the Environmental Protection Agency, the Food and
Drug Administration, and the House Committee on
Science and Technology. Other material concerns
conferences that Harrison attended and her visits
to many colleges and universities as a lecturer,
consultant, or honorary degree recipient.
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MS 0763.3
Mount Holyoke College Material , 1969-1986
3 boxes
By type of document
Forms part of MS 0763, The Anna J. Harrison Papers
Restrictions: Unrestricted except for Mount Holyoke College
records less than 25 years old and recommendations
written by Harrison. The College records may be
used the with permission of the office or
department that created them. The recommendations
may be used by researchers who sign the Mount
Holyoke College Archives and Special Collections
Restricted Records Statistical and Quantitative
Research Contract.
Last Updated: 2002/04/01
Description:
The Mount Holyoke College material consists of
subject files, course records, and
recommendations written by Harrison. The subject
files, 1975-1985, contain letters by and to her,
reports, programs, and publications relating to a
variety of topics. For example, the "Chemistry
Department" files contain letters by Harrison
concerning her work, documents concerning the
curriculum, and information about a seminar
offered by the department, while letters to
Harrison from Mount Holyoke alumnae are in the
"Former Students" file. Course records for
Chemistry 100: Atoms, Molecules, and Ions date
from 1975-1980 and includes syllabi and other
class handouts, laboratory assignments, and
examinations. Recommendations written by
Harrison, 1969-1986, concern former students as
well as Mount Holyoke faculty and staff and other
colleagues elsewhere.
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MS 0763.4
Research Material , 1933-1972
2 boxes
Alphabetical
Forms part of MS 0763, The Anna J. Harrison Papers
Restrictions: Urestricted
Last Updated: 2002/07/03
Description:
Research material, 1933-1972, consists of
correspondence, applications, reports, articles,
charts, graphs, and photographs relating to
Harrison's scientific interests and experiments.
Some of this material relates to a grant that
Harrison received from the Petroleum Research
Fund Advisory Board of the American Chemical
Society for "an experimental study of the far
ultraviolet absorption spectra and
photodecomposition products of selected organic
compounds." These documents date from 1957-1968
and consist of applications, correspondence, and
experiment findings as reported in published
articles by Harrison and Mount Holyoke College
colleagues and students who worked with her on
the project. Other files in the series contain
graphs, charts, notes, prints and negatives
(usually undated) which probably relate to
Harrison's research work in the 1950s. The
series also includes copies of articles on
research topics of interest, 1933-1972. Many of
these articles were written by Emma P. Carr, Lucy
W. Pickett, and other members of the Mount
Holyoke Chemistry Department. A file labeled
"Bits & Pieces" contains a letter to Harrison
from Pickett, ca. March 1953, about a research
project that both women were working on.
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MS 0763.5
Writings , 1938-1959, 1971-1996
2 boxes
Chronological
Forms part of MS 0763, The Anna J. Harrison Papers
Restrictions: Unrestricted
Last Updated: 2002/04/01
Description:
Writings, 1938-1996, consist of both published
and unpublished articles, speeches, conference
papers, position papers, drafts, reviews, and a
textbook by Harrison. Her writings from
1938-1959 chiefly reflect her research interests.
This material includes a copy of her Ph.D.
dissertation, 1940; a "Laboratory Outline of
General Chemistry," written in 1945 while she was
teaching at Sophie Newcomb College; and articles
reporting on the outcome of research projects at
Mount Holyoke College, 1947-1959. Many of these
articles were co-written with her colleagues in
the Chemistry Department, and graduate and
undergraduate students. Harrison's writings from
1971-1996 chiefly concern her work as an educator
and representative of several scientific
societies. Titles of these documents include
"Science Education and the National Science
Foundation" 1971, "The Chemical Profession in
Transition" 1977, "Chemicals and Health" 1978,
"Science and Technology in General Education"
1979, "The Future Role of Women in Science and
the World" 1980, "The Protection of Human Health
and the Environment" 1982, and a textbook,
"Chemistry: A Search to Understand", co-written
with Mount Holyoke College colleague Edwin S.
Weaver and published in 1989.
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MS 0763.6
Correspondence , 1970-1987, 1995-1996
2 boxes
Chronological
Forms part of MS 0763, The Anna J. Harrison Papers
Restrictions: Unrestricted
Last Updated: 2002/04/01
Description:
Correspondence consists of letters by and to
Harrison dating from 1970-1987 and 1995-1996.
Many of these letters concern the preparation and
publication of her textbook, "Chemistry: A
Search to Understand." This material reflects
her early plans for the book in 1975-1976, her
efforts to find a publisher, 1977-1983, and her
discussions of the book's contents with
professional colleagues, 1980-1983. In June 1984
Harrison signed a publishing contract with
Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc. and
correspondence through 1987 includes comments by
editors and reviewers and her detailed responses
to their suggestions. Other correspondence
consists of letters by or to Harrison as an
American Chemical Society official, letters to
Mount Holyoke College alumnae or prospective
students, letters concerning Harrison's
attendance at meetings and the many awards and
honorary degrees that she received, and requests
for copies of her speeches and articles.
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MS 0763.7
Memorabilia , 1940-1988
1 box
By form of document
Forms part of MS 0763, The Anna J. Harrison Papers
Restrictions: Unrestricted
Last Updated: 2002/07/03
Description:
Memorabilia consists of diplomas, certificates,
citations, medals, invitations, and calendars.
These documents chiefly relate to awards and
degrees (including honorary degrees) that
Harrison received between 1940-1984, conferences
and other events that she attended, 1952-1983,
and a party at Mount Holyoke College in 1988 to
celebrate the completion of her textbook,
"Chemistry: A Search to Understand." The series
also includes Harrison's appointment calendars
for 1979 and 1985.
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MS 0763.8
Biographical Information , 1854-1999
1 box
By type of document
Forms part of MS 0763, The Anna J. Harrison Papers
Restrictions: Unrestricted
Last Updated: 2002/04/01
Description:
Biographical information includes
autobiographical sketches by Harrison, curriculum
vitae, and biographical sketches that she
prepared for "Who's Who in America" and similar
publications, 1959-1996. The series also
contains newspaper, journal, magazine and
newsletter articles about Harrison dating from
1949-1999. Most of these items concern her
professional actitivies, lectures given by her,
and the awards that she received. Included in
this series are obituaries, the program for her
funeral service, a copy of the eulogy by her
Mount Holyoke College colleague Edwin S. Weaver,
and tributes written after her death. Rounding
out the series are documents about Harrison's
family, including genealogical notes dating from
1855-1952 as recorded in a Bible published in
1854; and letters and articles about her brother
Albert Harrison, and uncle John Frank Harrison.
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MS 0763.9
Photographs , ca.1903-1992
1 box
Chronological
Forms part of MS 0763, The Anna J. Harrison Papers
Restrictions: Unrestricted
Last Updated: 2002/04/01
Description:
The photographs include formal portraits,
snapshots, and group photographs dating from
about 1903-1992. Formal portraits and snapshots
of Harrison, ca. 1917-1988, show her as a child,
a young woman, and later in life. Other
photographs show her working with Mount Holyoke
College students in laboratories and with alumnae
and friends, ca.1947-1992, at meetings and award
ceremonies, 1969-1978, on research trips to
Antarctica and Florida in the 1970s, and at a
party to celebrate the publication of "Chemistry:
A Search to Understand", 1988. The series also
includes a portrait of her parents, ca.1903, and
a picture of the family home in Missouri,
ca.1920s.
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