Call Number:

043.001

Repository:

Science History Institute Archives

Extent:

.01 linear feet (1 folder)

Language:

English

Preferred Citation:

Item Description, Charles Avery Doremus Chemistry Notebook, 1869, Science History Institute Archives, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Date:

1869

Creator:

Doremus, Charles A. (Charles Avery), 1851-1925

Form:

Notebooks

Abstract:

One notebook kept by Charles Avery Doremus containing handwritten notes and pasted images regarding chemistry.

Charles Avery Doremus was an American chemist and toxicologist. Born in New York City, New York, he was the son of chemist and physician Robert Ogden Doremus. Charles Dormeus attended the College of the City of New York until is graduation in 1870. He then attended Heidelberg University in Germany, where he received his Ph.D. in 1872. He then worked as a professor of chemistry and toxicology at the University of Buffalo before leaving his position to work as the assistant to the Chairman of Chemistry and Physics at the College of the City of New York. In addition to his academic career, Doremus served as an expert witness for matters of chemistry and toxicology. He passed away of December 2, 1925, in New York City.

This collection consists of one notebook kept by Charles Avery Doremus. The cover has a marbled design and a nameplate reading "Notes on Chemistry by C.A. Doremus – 1869". The notebook contains chemistry notes handwritten by Charles Avery Doremus, as well as supplementary images pasted amongst the text.