Inventory of the Douglas Greenwood Hill Papers,
1947-1961
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Descriptive Summary
Repository
University Archives, Duke
University
Creator
Hill, Douglas Greenwood, 1905-1968.
Title
Douglas Greenwood Hill Papers, 1947-1961
Language of Material
Material in English
Extent
0.5 Linear Feet
100 Items
Abstract
Douglas Hill was a Professor of Chemistry at Duke University from 1931-1968. His specialty was high temperature and solid-state chemistry.
The collection includes correspondence, technical papers, reprints and other materials and ranges in date from 1947-1961 and includes undated material.
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Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
Patrons must sign the Acknowledgement of Legal Responsibility and Privacy Rights form before using this collection.
Collection is open for research.
Copyright Notice
Copyright for Official University records is held by Duke University; all other copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Douglas Greenwood Hill Papers, University Archives, Duke University.
Provenance
The Douglas Greenwood Hill Papers were received by the University Archives as a
transfer in 1975.
Processing Information
Processed by Jessica Wood, November, 2006
Encoded by Sherrie Bowser, February, 2007
Accession A75-166 is described in this finding aid.
Descriptive sources and standards used to create this inventory: DACS, EAD, NCEAD guidelines, and our local Style Guide.
This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.
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Biographical Note
Douglas Greenwood Hill was born in 1905 in New York City. He received his B.A. from Yale University in 1926 and his M.A. and Ph.D. from Princeton University in 1927 and 1929, respectively. He joined the Duke University Chemistry Department in 1931 and remained there until his death in 1968. His specialty was high temperature and solid-state chemistry. A memorial lecture in his name was started in 1972.
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Collection Overview
The collection includes typescripts of scientific papers, related correspondence and graphs. It ranges in date from 1947-1961 and includes undated materials.
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Subject Headings
These are searchable subject entries for this collection. Performing a search on these subjects in the Duke University Libraries online catalog will bring up other related research materials.
- Chemistry--Study and teaching (Higher)--North Carolina--Durham.
- Duke University. Dept. of Chemistry.
- Duke University--Faculty.
- Duke University--History--20th century.
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Detailed Description of Collection
Container List,
1 Box
Box 1
Density of Fused Salt Mixtures
Infrared Spectra of Divalent Transition Metal Oxides
Interionic Distances and Energies in Fused Salts
Parachor of NO3F
Kinetics of Liquid Phase Photochlorination, 1948
Paragmatic Resonance in Uranium Salts
Mutarotation of Glucose in Water-Methanol Mixtures
Thermal Stability of Certain Organic Fluorine Compounds, 1947
Activity Coefficient of Ag NO3 in Molten Nitrates
Conductivity of Sodium Triphenylmethide in Ether
Electrochemical Measurement of Oxide Formation
System Sodium Fluoride-Hydrogen Fluoride
Miscellaneous Scientific Papers, 1950-1961
Phase Diagram for System K-Nb-O
Electromotive Force Measurements
Polarization in Fuel NaCl-ZnCl2 Mixture
Activated Complex Theory Applied to Fast Reactions
Attempted Electrolytic Deposition of Pa
Observation of Fluoride Melts in Glass
Freezing Point Depression
Comportamento Elettrochimico
Reactions of Zirconium Fluoride
Molten Fluorides
Molar Volumes in LiF-ThF4 System
Application of Mass Action Law to Redox Equilibria
Non-Stoichiometric Oxides and Crystal Defect Theory
Equilibrium Oxygen Pressure over Mixtures of Liquid
Origin of Stirring Potentials at Oxygen Electrodea
Miscellaneous Papers
