John W. Sloan coursework and photographs, 1935-1947
A Guide to his papers at the Indiana University Archives
Finding aid prepared by Sara Szakaly.
Summary Information
Repository
Indiana University Archives
1320 East Tenth Street
Herman B Wells Library E460
Bloomington, IN 47405-7000
Phone: 812-855-1127
Email: archives@indiana.edu
http://www.libraries.iub.edu/archives
Creator
Sloan, John W., 1915-
TitleJohn W. Sloan coursework and
photographs, 1935-1947
Collection No.
C419
Extent
.2 cubic feet (1 box)
Language
Materials are in English
Abstract
Indiana University alumnus John W. Sloan
was born in 1915 in Oak Park, Illinois. He graduated with a B.S. in chemistry from
IU in 1939, and completed two semesters of graduate study in chemistry from
1946-1947. He served in the United States Army from 1941-1945, where he reached the
rank of Captain, later becoming a Lieutenant Colonel in the Army Reserve. This small
collection includes chemistry and physics laboratory notebooks and coursework from
Sloan’s time as an undergraduate and graduate student. The collection also contains
five photographs Sloan took of the IU campus when he was an undergraduate.
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research. Advance notice required.
Biographical Note
John W. Sloan was born in 1915 in Oak Park, Illinois. He graduated with a B.S. in
Chemistry from Indiana University in 1939. From 1941-1945 he served in the United
States Army, ultimately reaching the rank of Captain. During this time he was a
member of the following units: 155th Station Hospital; Medical Sec. CASC 1928,
Headquarters 303rd Air Service Group, and the 20th Air Force. Later he served in the
Army Reserve, where he reached the rank of Lieutenant Colonel. Following the end of
the war in 1945, he married Nadine Miller, and the couple would go on to have four
children. Seeking a graduate degree in Chemistry, he returned to Indiana University
in 1946, but completed only two semesters of coursework. Around this time he
received a position with the United States Department of Agriculture. After 31 years
of employment with the USDA as a laboratory chemist and supervisor, he retired in
1976.
Arrangement
This small collection is organized into two series: Coursework and Photographs.
Scope and Content Note
This small collection is arranged into two series: Coursework and Photographs. The
Coursework series spans the years 1935-1947 and includes two laboratory notebooks, a
smaller packet of laboratory notes, and a class assignment created when Sloan was an
undergraduate and graduate student at IU.
The second series, Photographs, contains five black and white photographs dated
1938-1939. These depict locations on the Indiana University Campus, including Dunn
Meadow, the Kirkwood Observatory, Maxwell Hall, and Myers Hall. These are housed
with the Archives Photograph Collection; consult the Archives Photographs Curator
for access.
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Indexing Terms
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The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in
IUCAT, the IU Libraries'
online catalog. Materials about related topics, persons or places can be found by
searching the catalog using these terms.
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Separated Material
Five photographs of the Indiana University campus have been removed and transferred
to the University Archives Photographs Collection. One undated photograph, which was
removed from a physics laboratory notebook dated 1938, depicts a laboratory.
Another, dated August 13, 1938 is of Myers Hall. The Dunn Meadow stream is the
subject of another photograph dated January 13, 1939. A photo dated August 27, 1939
depicts the Kirkwood observatory. Finally, there is a photograph of Maxwell Hall
dated September 10, 1939.
Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Accession Information: 2010/103
Usage Restrictions For information regarding the copyright status of this collection, please contact the Indiana University Archives staff.
The Indiana University Archives respects the intellectual property rights of others and does not claim any copyrights for
non-university records, materials in the public domain, or materials for which we do not hold a Deed of Gift. Responsibility
for the determination of the copyright status of these materials rests with those persons wishing to reuse the materials.
Researchers are responsible for securing permission from copyright owners and any other rights holders for any reuse of these
materials that extends beyond fair use or other statutory limitations.
Digital reproductions of archival materials from the Indiana University Archives are made available for noncommercial educational
and research purposes only. If you are the copyright holder for any of the digitized materials and have questions about its
inclusion on our site, please contact the Indiana University Archivist.
Preferred Citation
[Item], John W. Sloan coursework and photographs, Collection C419, Indiana University Archives, Bloomington.
Provenance
[Item], John W. Sloan coursework and photographs, Collection C419, Office of
University Archives and Records Management, Indiana University, Bloomington.
Processing Information
Processed by Sara Szakaly.
Container List
Series:
Box 1
Coursework, 1935-1947
Academic Laboratory Notes, 1946-1947
Chemistry Laboratory Reports, 1935-1939, 1946-1947
Physics Laboratory 208, 1938
(photograph removed)
X-Ray detection, measurement, and registration, 1946
Series:
Box 1
Photographs, 1938-1939
(Photographs have been transferred to the Archives Photograph Collection.
Contact Archives Photographs Curator for access.)
Dunn Meadow stream, 1939
Kirkwood Observatory, 1939
Laboratory, 1938
Maxwell Hall, 1939
Myers Hall,1938
