The Chemical Heritage Foundation

Mary Virginia Orna
Chemical Heritage Foundation, 315 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19106-2702
J. Chem. Educ., 1998, 75 (4), p 398
DOI: 10.1021/ed075p398
Publication Date (Web): April 1, 1998

Abstract

This first in a series of articles on the Chemical Heritage Foundation will outline a brief history of the foundation and give an overview of its present programs, with emphasis on the Othmer Library of Chemical History.

The Chemical Heritage Foundation (CHF) is a unique asset and unique partnership of the chemical community. It had its origins in a simple written agreement some 15 years ago, in January 1982. CHF's mission of recording, preserving, and making known the heritage of chemical achievement does not reflect the concerns of the chemical corporations or of anyone directly concerned with the "image" or economic and political future of the chemical sciences. Rather, it was an idea of academics and professional scientists. Thus it was appropriate that the three founding organizations were the American Chemical Society, the American Institute of Chemical Engineers and the University of Pennsylvania.

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Public Understanding / Outreach

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