Reed M. Izatt papers
Scope and Contents
Contains the papers of Izatt from 1954 to 2006. Includes a festschrift as well as academic publications.
Dates
- 1954-2006
Creator
- Izatt, Reed M., 1926- (creator, Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Open for public research.
Conditions Governing Use
It is the responsibility of the researcher to obtain any necessary copyright clearances. Permission to publish material from the Reed M. Izatt papers must be obtained from the Supervisor of Reference Services and/or the L. Tom Perry Special Collections Board of Curators.
Biographical History
Reed M. Izatt (born 1926) is a retired chemistry professor in Utah.
Reed McNeil Izatt was born in Logan, Utah on October 10, 1926. He was a chemistry professor at Brigham Young University from 1956-1993. He recieved his Bachelor of Sciences at Utah State University in 1951, his PhD. in Chemistry from Pennsylvania State University in 1954. He worked for two years at the Mellon Institute of Industrial Research from 1954 to 1956, when he joined the chemistry faculty at Brigham Young University. He focused his research on macrocyclic chemistry and calorimetry. He was influential in establishing Brigham Young University's Thermochemical Institute in 1969. He helped organize the Macrocycle Symposium that had chemists attend from all over the world since 1977. He also taught graduate and undergraduate classes at Brigham Young University and at the University of Pittsburgh. Izatt retired from the Brigham Young University in 1993.
Extent
2 cartons (2 linear ft.)
Language of Materials
English
Custodial History
Donated by Reed McNeil Izatt in installments between September 2009 and June 2010.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Reed McNeil Izatt; September 2009.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated; Reed McNeil Izatt; June 2010.
Appraisal
Office files (University Archives collecting policy, July 2003).
Processing Information
Processed; Kayla Quinney; July 2009.
Processing Information
Processed; Kayla Quinney; June 2010.
- Brigham Young University -- Faculty
- Colleges and Universities
- Education
- Festschriften
- Izatt, Reed M., 1926- -- Archives
- Publications
- Title
- Register of Reed M. Izatt papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Kayla Quinney
- Date
- 2009-2010
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid written in English in Latin script.
Revision Statements
- 2010 June: Kayla Quinney; Added 2 cartons (1-2).
Repository Details
Part of the L. Tom Perry Special Collections. University Archives Repository
1130 HBLL
Brigham Young University
Provo UT 84602 US