Purdue University. Department of Biochemistry

Scope and Contents The College of Agriculture, Department of Biochemistry, Records (1936-2010; 1.0 cubic feet) consists of correspondence, 1936-1950; two reports for the academic years 1981/82 and 1983/84; and several department newsletters published between 2002 and 2010.

Scope and Contents The Guoping Zhao research notebooks (1984-1992; 3.8 cubic feet) include research and laboratory notes compiled by Zhao for his dissertation, “The trpB8 mutation of Escherichia coli tryptophan synthase.” Types of materials include laboratory logs, test results, and other materials chronicling Zhao’s work, most of which are kept in their original binders. The collection is presented chronologically, except in cases where binders were labeled as a series or needed to be rehoused for preservation...