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Glenn E. Ullyot Collection

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Call Number:
502.001
Repository:
Science History Institute Archives
Extent:
1.5 linear feet (5 boxes)
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
Item Description, Box Number, Folder Number, Glenn E. Ullyot Collection, 1933-2002, Science History Institute Archives, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Date:
1933-2002 (inclusive)
Creator:
Ullyot, Glenn E., 1910-2002
Form:
Archival materials and Address books
Abstract:
The awards, diplomas, address books, articles, and reports of the American research chemist Glenn E. Ullyot.

Glenn Edgar Ullyot (1910-2002) was an American research chemist. Born in Clark County, South Dakota to a farming family on March 10, 1910, Ullyot graduated with a BA from the University of Minnesota in 1933. He did graduate work at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, earning his Master's degree in 1935 and his Ph.D. in Chemistry in 1937. Upon the completion of his doctoral degree, he was hired by American pharmaceutical company Smith, Kline & French. Ullyot spent the whole of his working career at Smith, Kline & French and held several positions with the company. He was originally hired as an Organic Research Chemist, then later served as the Director of Chemical Laboratories from 1950 through 1957. He ultimately rose to the position of the Director of Scientific Liaison. Ullyot was married for thirty-seven years to the former Eleanor Flannelly who died in 1987. In 1988, he married Barbara R. Hodson Ullyot, who held a management position at the American Chemical Society (ACS).

After his retirement from Smith, Kline & French in 1975, Ullyot devoted himself to his lifelong concern of educating the public to the value of science. To this end, he established several scholarships, including the Ullyot Scholarship at the Science History Institute. He also established a series of lectures, now known as the Ullyot Public Affairs Lectures, which are presented by the Philadelphia Section of the American Chemical Society. Ullyot served as the Chairman of the Philadelphia Section of the ACS and held numerous other offices in both the ACS and other national societies. He died on February 16, 2002 at Ginger Cove Health Care Center in Annapolis, Maryland.

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Glenn E. Ullyot Collection, Science History Institute Archives, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The Glenn E. Ullyot Collection contains the personal and professional papers of the American research chemist Glenn E. Ullyot. It deals in large part with Ullyot's professional career, particularly his work with diuretics at Smith, Kline & French. The collection contains several publications related to Ullyot's work as well as the activities of Smith, Kline & French during Ullyot's time with the company. This collection is not a unified body of material documenting Ullyot's life and achievements and there is a paucity of material on his work with the anti-depressant Stelazine, which was a significant part of Ullyot's career.

The Glenn E. Ullyot Collection is arranged into the following four series:

  1. Biographical Materials
  2. Professional Career
  3. Awards and Honors
  4. Notebooks of Glenn E. Ullyot

The Glenn E. Ullyot Collection was processed by Andrew Mangravite in 2006. This finding aid was revised by Birch Mezzaroba in February 2022.

The Photographs from the Glenn E. Ullyot Collection are preserved at the Science History Institute in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The Papers of Barbara Hodson Ullyot are preserved at the Science History Institute in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Science History Institute Archives
Finding Aid Author
Glenn E. Ullyot
Finding Aid Date
2006
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There are no restrictions on materials and the collection is open to the public.

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Collection Inventory

Series Description

Arranged in original order, this series contains biographical materials relating to Glenn E. Ullyot's academic and professional life. The contents of the files in this series include Ullyot's curriculum vitae, certificates, diplomas, and to a lesser extent, correspondence. Also included in this series are Ullyot's Master's and Ph.D. theses and tributes to his life.

Glenn E. Ullyot - Curriculum Vitae, Bibliography and List of Patents Awarded, undated.
Box 1 Folder 1
University of Minnesota - Cap and Gown Day Convocation - Program, 1933 May 11.
Box 1 Folder 2
University of Minnesota - Court of Honor Certificate, 1933 May 11.
Box 1 Folder 3
University of Minnesota - Appreciation Banquet for Court of Honor Inductees - Program, 1933 May 11.
Box 1 Folder 4
University of Minnesota - Initiation Banquet Zeta Chapter of Phi Lambda Upsilon - Program and Menu, 1933 June 1.
Box 1 Folder 5
University of Minnesota - Phi Lambda Upsilon Honorary Chemical Society, 1933 June 2.
Box 1 Folder 6
University of Minnesota - Commencement Exercises - Invitation, 1933 June 19.
Box 1 Folder 7
University of Minnesota - Undergraduate Diploma, 1933 June 19.
Box 1 Folder 8
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Ullyot, G.E. - "Mesityl Phenyl Triketon," - Master's Thesis, 1935.
Box 1 Folder 9
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign - Ullyot, G.E. - "The Methylation of w-Cyanoacetomesitylene," - Doctoral Thesis, 1937.
Box 1 Folder 10
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) - Membership Certificate (The certificate is signed by Roger Adams.), 1950 November 21.
Box 1 Folder 11
The New York Academy of Sciences - Certificate of Election as a Fellow of the Society (This includes a letter.), 1955 December 1.
Box 1 Folder 12
The New York Academy of the Sciences - Lifetime Membership Certificate, 1975 February 26.
Box 1 Folder 13
Alfred Burger - Letters to Glenn E. Ullyot (This includes Burger's death notices and a letter from his sister-in-law, Elizabeth Gildea, dated January 8, 2001.), 1990-2001.
Box 1 Folder 14
American Chemical Society (ACS) - Letters of Thanks (These letters are thanking Ullyot for his efforts towards bringing chemistry to the public.), 2001 August.
Box 1 Folder 15
"A Celebration for the Life of Glenn Edgar Ullyot," (This includes a photocopied obituary notice and a revised Curriculum Vitae.), 2002 February 22.
Box 1 Folder 16
University of Illinois Foundation - "Tribute to Dr. Glenn E. Ullyot," (This is a memorial tribute.), 2002.
Box 1 Folder 17

Series Description

Arranged in original order, this series contains materials concerning Glenn E. Ullyot's career at Smith, Kline & French. Ullyot held several positions at Smith, Kline & French and the contents of these files reflect the work he did for the firm over several years. The contents of these files include articles, correspondence, patents, and reports. Also included in this series is the Smith, Kline & French employee manual/corporate factbook, "Indoctrination Booklet."

Ullyot, G.E. - "Our Products-II: The Benzedrine Inhaler" - Submitted to The Caduceus but Rejected (The Benzedrine inhaler was a top earner for Smith, Kline & French. Ullyot would later substitute benzedrex resulting in an improved benzedrex inhaler.), 1944 April.
Box 2 Folder 1
Related Materials

See also Box 3 Folder 2.

Boyer, F. (Chairman Emeritus of the Board of Directors, Smith, Kline & French) - "A Modified Approach to S.K.F.'s Research Expenditures"; "Thoughts on Business Policies" (This includes an obituary notice from the Philadelphia Inquirer.), 1947 May 27, 1972 May 23.
Box 2 Folder 2
Ullyot - Smith, Kline & French Patent File - Copies of Patents Awarded (This includes U.S., Belgian, British, Canadian, and Japanese patents.), 1948-1969.
Box 2 Folder 3
Smith, Kline & French - Foreign Research Contacts - Reports of Contacts and Texts of Talks Presented (U.S.S.R) - (One of Ullyot's duties with Smith, Kline & French was to tour foreign laboratories and institutes and to discuss their work. These are his narrative reports on what he had seen in the U.S.S.R.), 1948-1952, 1964.
Box 2 Folder 4
Smith, Kline & French Trip Reports - England (This includes the itinerary and narrative report.), 1948-1949.
Box 2 Folder 5
Smith, Kline & French Trip Reports - England (This includes the itinerary and narrative report.), 1948-1949.
Box 2 Folder 6
Smith, Kline & French Trip Reports - England (This includes the itinerary and narrative report.), 1950.
Box 2 Folder 7
Smith, Kline & French Trip Reports - England (This includes the itinerary only.), 1965.
Box 2 Folder 8
Smith, Kline & French - Ullyot's Report to Research Committee: "Resume of Status Review of the Sypathicolytic Project" (Between 1946 and 1950, tests were conducted to measure the usefulness of Dibenamine as an adrenergic blocking agent.), 1950 December 12.
Box 2 Folder 9
Smith, Kline & French - Ullyot - Owned Reprint File (This includes six reprints, several of which are autographed to Ullyot.), 1950-1995.
Box 2 Folder 10
Smith, Kline & French - Corporate Events Programs, 1953-1955, 1964, 1983.
Box 3 Folder 1
Smith, Kline & French - Dr. Fred P. Nabenhauer (Smith, Kline & French Research Chemist) - Including Feature Articles as well as Smith, Kline & French and Inquirer Obituary Notices - (Nabenhauer was instrumental in the development of the Benzedrine inhaler.), 1955, 1963, 1975.
Box 3 Folder 2
Related Materials

See also Box 2 Folder 1.

Smith, Kline & French - "Beyond the Face of Management," The Caduceus, Summer 1954 (This includes photographs and profiles of twelve top Smith, Kline & French executives.), 1954.
Box 3 Folder 3
Smith, Kline & French -"Indoctrination Booklet" - Prepared by the Personnel Department, Revised (This is a combination employee manual and corporate fact book.), 1956 May.
Box 3 Folder 4
Smith, Kline & French - Natural Products Program Team - Report on Hortia Arborea; Ullyot, Glenn E., "The Hortia Aborea Story," - Natural Products Annual Report (Following up on initial analyses conducted by Dr. Robert Raffauf, the Natural Products section conducted investigations into the properties of the bark of the hortia arborea. Interest centered upon its possible usefulness as a hypotensive agent.), 1956 October 19.
Box 3 Folder 5
Related Materials

See also Box 4 Folder 4.

Smith, Kline & French - "Diuretics" - (This is a ring binder containing reports, product development history, correspondence, etc. and includes some loose pages.) - (Dyrenium and Dyazide), 1957-1958.
Box 3 Folder 6
Related Materials

See also Box 3 Folder 10, Box 3 Folder 11, and Box 4 Folder 7.

Smith, Kline & French - Stelazine Patents, 1958, 1960 and Assignments 1957, 1969 (The anti-depressants Stelazine and Thorazine succeeded the Benzedrine inhaler as the next great successes for Smith, Kline & French.), 1957, 1958, 1960, 1969.
Box 3 Folder 7
Smith, Kline & French - Ullyot, G.E., "How to Improve the Scientific Environment," The Chemist, Volume XXXV, Number 3, 1958 March.
Box 3 Folder 8
Smith, Kline & French - "SKF…More Than A Century of Progress" - Corporate History Prepared by Public Relations Department, 1966.
Box 3 Folder 9
Smith, Kline & French - Dyrenium - 1 (This includes Ullyot, G.E., "The Story of Dyrenium," SK&F News, Volume 8, Number 18, August 28, 1964, and U.S. Prescribing Information on Dyazide.), 1964, 1995.
Box 3 Folder 10
Related Materials

See also Box 3 Folder 6, Box 3 Folder 11, and Box 4 Folder 7.

Smith, Kline & French - Dyrenium - 2 (This includes a trial affidavit by Ullyot on Dyazide.), 1964-1966, 1979.
Box 3 Folder 11
Related Materials

See also Box 3 Folder 6, Box 3 Folder 10, and Box 4 Folder 7.

Smith, Kline & French - Consultants' Conference and Dinner (This includes correspondence, guest list and program/menu.), 1964 April 7.
Box 3 Folder 12
Smith, Kline & French - Ullyot, G.E., "It Takes More Than a Drug to Make a Pill" - Haines Lecture, University of South Dakota (This includes correspondence.) - (Ullyot begins with the overview of the development of certain new drugs, then discusses how these drugs come on to the market.), 1966 April 28.
Box 3 Folder 13
Symposia and Reports on Hypertension - Some Annotations by Ullyot, 1958, 1959.
Box 3 Folder 14
Smith, Kline & French - Scientific Liaison Activities - Reports and Correspondence - (This includes the "Resume of Scientific Liaison Activities for 1973" report by Ullyot.) - (This file was prepared while Ullyot was Director of Scientific Liaison at Smith, Kline & French.), 1971-1974.
Box 4 Folder 1
Smith, Kline & French - "A Brief History of SmithKline Corporation", 1976 May.
Box 4 Folder 2
Smith, Kline & French - "This Fine Old House - Part I: The Beginning" - SmithKline Dimensions, Volume II, Number 3, 1977 May-June.
Box 4 Folder 3
Smith, Kline & French - Dr. Robert R. Raffauf (Science Information Department) - Correspondence with Ullyot, 1993-2001.
Box 4 Folder 4
Related Materials

See also Box 3 Folder 5.

Smith, Kline & French - "The Discovery of Histamine H2 - Receptor Antagonists" - American Chemical Society International Historic Chemical Landmark (This discovery led to the development of Tagamet which was used for the treatment of peptic ulcers.), 1997 November 24, 1998 February 6.
Box 4 Folder 5
Smith, Kline & French - Letter from Bernard Loev to Glenn and Barbara Ullyot discussing dihydropyridines, undated.
Box 4 Folder 6
Smith, Kline & French - Ullyot, G.E., "The Evolution of Quotane" - Smith, Kline & French In-House Lecture - (This lecture traces the steps by which Quotane was synthetized, tested and brought into the marketplace for use as a topical anesthetic.), undated.
Box 4 Folder 7
Smith, Kline & French - Dyrenium-3 - Raw Materials, undated.
Box 4 Folder 8
Related Materials

See also Box 3 Folder 6, Box 3 Folder 10, and Box 3 Folder 11.

Series Description

Arranged in original order, this series contains materials concerning awards and honors that Glenn E. Ullyot received during his lifetime. Most of the materials were issued to Ullyot from the University of Illinois, although a select few files contain materials from the University of Minnesota, the University of South Dakota, and the American Chemical Society. The contents of these files include awards, certificates, and letters of notification addressed to Ullyot.

University of Illinois - The Society of the Sigma Xi (Ullyot was made an Associate Member.), 1935 November 13.
Box 5 Folder 1
University of Illinois - Master of Science Degree, 1935.
Box 5 Folder 2
University of Illinois - The Society of the Sigma Xi (Ullyot was made a full member of the Illinois Chapter.), 1936 November 18.
Box 5 Folder 3
University of Illinois - Doctor of Philosophy Degree, 1937.
Box 5 Folder 4
University of Minnesota - Commendation for Outstanding Achievement (This includes correspondence, news clippings and invitation.), 1975 November 7.
Box 5 Folder 5
University of Illinois Foundation - Life Membership Certificate (This includes a letter of notification.), 1983.
Box 5 Folder 6
University of South Dakota - Lewis Akeley Society Membership Certificate - Glenn and Barbara Ullyot (This includes a letter of notification.), 2001.
Box 5 Folder 7
American Chemical Society - Certificate of Appreciation, 2001.
Box 5 Folder 8
American Chemical Society - Exceptional Achievement Group Award - Barbara R. Hodsdon, 1984.
Box 5 Folder 9

Series Description

Arranged in its original order, this series contains the pocket address books belonging to Glenn E. Ullyot. The address books contain contact information for Ullyot's many foreign and domestic colleagues.

Four Pocket Agendas - One Labeled "Foreign", undated.
Box 5 Folder 10

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