Marcus E. Hobbs papers, 1935 - 1980

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Summary

Creator:
Hobbs, Marcus E., 1909-
Abstract:
Marcus Edwin Hobbs, Duke University educator and administrator, served as Chair of the Chemistry Dept. (1951-1954), Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (1954-1958), Dean of the University (1958), Vice Provost (1962-1963), and Provost (1969-1970), before his retirement in 1970 as Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus. Collection includes correspondence and memoranda, research reports, financial papers, grant proposals, committee records, and other material. The bulk of the materials range in date from the 1960s to the 1980s. Subjects include the conflict of interest policy, the dedication of the Gross Chemistry Laboratory, development of sciences at the University, chemistry research in ordnance and tobacco, the Damon Runyan Memorial Fund for Cancer Research, the Research Triangle Institute, Paul M. Gross, long-range planning, the Office of Ordnance Research, and the Army Research Office, Durham. English.
Extent:
7.5 Linear Feet
5000 Items
Language:
English.
Collection ID:
UA.05.55.0001
University Archives Record Group:
05 -- Office of the Provost
05 -- Office of the Provost > 55 -- Marcus E. Hobbs

Background

Scope and content:

Collection includes correspondence and memoranda, research reports, financial papers, grant proposals, committee records, and other material. The bulk of the materials range in date from the 1960s to the 1980s. Subjects include the conflict of interest policy, the dedication of the Gross Chemistry Laboratory, development of sciences at the University, chemistry research in ordnance and tobacco, the Damon Runyan Memorial Fund for Cancer Research, the Research Triangle Institute, Paul M. Gross, long-range planning, the Office of Ordnance Research, and the Army Research Office, Durham.

Biographical / historical:

Marcus Edwin Hobbs, Duke University educator and administrator, served as Chair of the Chemistry Dept. (1951-1954), Dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (1954-1958), Dean of the University (1958), Vice Provost (1962-1963), and Provost (1969-1970), before his retirement in 1970 as Distinguished Service Professor Emeritus. He was named Duke's representative on the original Research Triangle Institute board in 1959, and served as chairman of the board of governor's executive committee. The RTI's 15th building, a $4 million research facility, was named in his honor in 1989.

Hobbs, who was born in Chadbourne, N.C. in 1909, earned his A.B. in 1932, M.A. in 1934, and Ph.D. in 1936, all from Duke University. He served for 10 years as chief scientific adviser to the Army Research Office advisory council. In addition to other honors, Hobbs received the U.S. Dept. of Army's Outstanding Civilian Service Medal in 1959 for his contribution to the establishment of the Army Research Office.

Hobbs participated in professional organizations including the American Chemical Society, The Chemical Society (London), The American Institute of Chemists, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The N.C. Section of the American Chemical Society created a service award in his honor. Hobbs also received the University Medal for Distinguished Meritorious Service at Duke in 1989.

Acquisition information:
The Marcus E. Hobbs Papers were received by the University Archives as a transfer in 2000.
Processing information:

This collection is unprocessed: materials may not have been ordered and described beyond their original condition.

Encoded by Jill Katte, May 2005

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