Wetherill Laboratory of Chemistry records

Collection — Box: Communal Collections 61, Placement: 05

Identifier: UA 136

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Wetherill Laboratory of Chemistry records contain an information booklet that outlines staff of the Department of Chemistry at the time, their publications, building information, and the dedication ceremony for the new building.

Dates

1955

Creator

Purdue University (Organization)

Language of Materials

Collection material is in English.

Access Information

The collection is open for research.

Copyright and Use Information

Historical Information

Richard B. Wetherill Laboratory of Chemistry is a red brick building trimmed with Indiana limestone. Cut designs over the main doors symbolize 5 main branches of chemistry: balance for analytical chemistry, rat and leaf for biological chemistry, portion of periodic table for inorganic chemistry, tetrahedron for organic chemistry, and a phase diagram and thermodynamics equation for physical chemistry. There are also engraved names of 35 famous chemists along three sides of the building.