IDENTITY STATEMENT
Reference code(s): GB 0098 B/PHILIP
Held at: Imperial College of Science Technology and Medicine
Title: PHILIP, Profesor James Charles (1873-1941)
Date(s): Created 1896-1938
Level of description: Collection (fonds)
Extent: 2 volumes; 1 notebook
Name of creator(s): Philip | James Charles | 1873-1941 | chemist
CONTEXT
Administrative/Biographical history:
Born, Kincardineshire, Scotland,1873; educated at Fordoun Public School; Aberdeen Grammar School; Aberdeen University; Göttingen University, Germany, 1896-1897; Assistant to C T Heycock and F H Neville of Cambridge; worked at the Central Technical College research laboratory, 1897-1898; part-time lecturer, 1899, Demonstrator and Lecturer in Physical Chemistry, 1900, Royal College of Science; Assistant Professor of Chemistry, 1909-1913, Professor of Physical Chemistry, 1913-1938, Imperial College; OBE, 1918; Fellow of the Royal Society, 1921; Secretary, 1913-1924, and President, 1941, of the Chemical Society; Chairman, Bureau of Chemical Abstracts, 1923-1932; Member of the Senate, University of London, 1932-1938; President, Section B (Chemistry), British Association, 1936; Professor Emeritus of Physical Chemistry; Deputy Rector, Imperial College, 1939; President, Society of Chemical Industry, 1939-1941; died, 1941.
Publications: include: Physical Chemistry; its bearing on biology and medicine (Edward Arnold, London, 1910); The Romance of Modern Chemistry. A description in non-technical language of the diverse and wonderful ways in which chemical forces are at work, and of their manifold application in modern life (Seeley & Co, London, 1910); Achievements of Chemical Science (1913); The Chemical Society, 1841-1941. A historical review with Tom Sidney Moore (London, 1947).
CONTENT
Scope and content/abstract:
Presentation volume given to Professor James Charles Philip on his retirement from Imperial College, 1938, containing signatures of colleagues and pupils; illuminated address given to Professor Philip after twenty one years' service at Imperial College, 1921, containing signatures of colleagues and pupils, and a record of Professor Philip's work at the University of Göttingen, 1896-1897.
ACCESS AND USE
Language/scripts of material: English, German.
System of arrangement:
The papers are arranged chronologically.
Conditions governing access:
Researchers wishing to consult the Archives should first contact the College Archivist, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, Exhibition Road, London SW7 2AZ, for an appointment.
Conditions governing reproduction:
A photocopying service is available at the discretion of the Archivist. Photocopies are supplied for research use only. Requests to publish original material should be submitted to the Archivist.
Physical characteristics:
Finding aids:
A catalogue is available at the College Archives.
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Appraisal, destruction and scheduling information:
Accruals:
Archival history:
Immediate source of acquisition:
The illuminated address was presented to Imperial College by Mrs Thornley, the daughter of Professor Philip.The presentation volume was presented by Mrs Philip in 1946.
ALLIED MATERIALS
Existence and location of originals:
Existence and location of copies:
Related material:
Papers and correspondence, 1931-1946 (B/ELLINGHAM), lectures at the Royal College of Science concerning physical chemistry, 1899-1900 (B/WHITELEY), correspondence, 1909-1934 (KC), held at Imperial College.
Publication note:
DESCRIPTION NOTES
Note:
Archivist's note: Sources: Who Was Who (A & C Black, 1958, volume IV); British Library On-Line Public Access Catalogue 97. Compiled by Julie Tancell as part of the RSLP AIM25 project.
Date(s) of descriptions: December 2000