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    <unittitle>Louis P. Hammett notes and manuscripts</unittitle>
    <origination label="Creator">
      <persname authfilenumber="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n87823955" source="naf">Hammett, Louis P. (Louis Plack), 1894-1987</persname>
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    <unitid>Ms Coll\Hammett</unitid>
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      <language langcode="eng" scriptcode="Latn">English</language>
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      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">750 items</extent>
      <extent altrender="carrier">2 boxes</extent>
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    <unitdate datechar="creation" normal="1965-01-01/1970-01-01" type="inclusive">1965-1970</unitdate>
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    <head>Summary</head>
<p>Notes and manuscripts relating to Hammett and his 1970 book, PHYSICAL ORGANIC CHEMISTRY.</p>  </scopecontent>
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    <head>Immediate Source of Acquisition</head>
<p>Source of acquisition--Hammett, Louis P. Method of acquisition--Gift; Date of acquisition--1978. Accession number--M-78.</p>  </acqinfo>
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    <head>Related Archival Materials</head>
<p>Collections related by provenance: Louis Plack Hammett Papers.</p>  </relatedmaterial>
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<p>Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 06/--/89.</p>  </processinfo>
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    <head>Conditions Governing Access</head>
<p>Box 2 is located off-site.  You will need to request this material at least three business days in advance to use the collection in the Rare Book and Manuscript Library reading room.</p>  </accessrestrict>
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<p>Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.</p>  </accruals>
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    <subject authfilenumber="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2009118860" source="lcsh">Chemistry, Organic -- Textbooks</subject>
    <subject source="lcsh">Chemistry, Physical and theoretical -- Textbooks</subject>
    <occupation authfilenumber="http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85023033" source="lcsh">Chemists</occupation>
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