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Page 1: LIS 775 Lisa Roberts Manhattan Project was the project to develop the first nuclear weapon (atomic bomb) during World War II by the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. The

LIS 775 Lisa Roberts

My assignment was to locate a not so well known person who was involved in the development of the Atomic Bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima Japan on August 6 1945

Reference Assignment

Brief History

The Manhattan Project was the project to develop the first nuclear weapon (atomic bomb) during World War II by the United States the United Kingdom and Canada The scientific research was directed by American physicist J Robert Oppenheimer

Why

ldquoThe Manhattan Projecthelliprdquo

With Otto Hahn a German Physicist being the first

to successful split an Atom and Germans Hitlerrsquos ldquoNew Orderrdquo taking place the race to create the first Atomic bomb began with the Secret making of this project that started as ldquoThe Manhattan Projectrdquo

hellipManhattan Project

My findings were pretty complex

However I was enlightened by an article entitled ldquoUnknown The Manhattan Projectrdquo written by a woman named Latti Ice Ganga Ganga of PHAET

Article was posted on a site called -a forum httpwwwsodaheadcom

About them httpwwwsodaheadcomabout-uscustom-pollsteam

My Findings

The article detailed several African American Scientist

that were involved in the development of the Atomic

Bomb Based on my research I was only able to locate the

bare minimum if any information at all about these

scientist However The Chicago Defender Ebony and Jet

Magazine specifically reference a scientist by the name of

Dr Lloyd Albert Quarterman

Article Detailed

Who was Dr Lloyd Albert Quarterman

Dr Lloyd A Quarterman was An African American Chemist Scientist

He was born May 31 1918 in Philadelphia PA

He received his BS from St Augustinersquos College in 1943 and his Masters from Northwestern University in 1952

Unknown Scientist of the A-Bomb ldquoHe is a scientist that is rarely mentioned in the histories of that

researchhelliprdquo Contemporary Biography V 4 pg 199

The Chemist Researcher

Worked under the direction of Enrico Fermi (background)

He worked at both Columbia University laboratory in New York City and The Hidden University of Chicago facility

He was predominantly involved in the ldquogaseous diffusion method of obtaining fissionable materialsrdquo

Laboratories

Columbia University

New York City

University of Chicago Stagg Field

Gaseous Diffusionhellip

Quarterman was predominantly involved in the experiments that led to

what author Stephane Groueff has described the

gaseous diffusion method of obtaining fissionable

materialsrdquo

Sworn to Secrecy

Because of the nature of this assignment ldquoeach of the scientists was sworn to secret at that timerdquo

What his exact duties were no biographer or interviewer has ever documented

He was a hero as well as other black scientist He

demonstrated competence and high intelligence the African American community felt that equality and civil rights were on the rise

During a time when Brown vs Board was not established yet Dr Quarterman worked on a prestigious project where he performed the same jobs as his whites colleagues During this time blacks saw this as progresshellip

More than a Scientisthellip

hellipmore than an Atomic Bomb

Celebration of Achievement

Patriotism

Major involvement of development

Hopes of equality

Hopes of respect

Political Significance

Trying to Gain Civil Rights

No Political Rights

No Social Rights

Not Allowed to live in Hyde Park in Chicago yet he worked in HP

Trying to Gain Equality

Brown vs Board

Black Soldiers not respected

Restricted to small strips of land

Ebony Archives 1949

1949

~Ebony Archives~

~Quarterman~

Other African American Atom Scientist

Dr Lloyd Albert Quarterman

Dr Robert Omohundro

Dr Edward A Russell

Dr Moddie Taylor

Dr Harold Delaney

Dr Benjamin Scott

Dr J Earnest Wilkins

Dr Jasper Jefferies

Dr Ralph Gardner-Chavis

Dr George Dewitt Turner

Dr Cecil Goldsburg White

Dr Sydney Oliver Thompson

Dr Jacob Knox

Dr George Warren Reid Jr

U of C Argonne Lab Scientist

Phillip A Sellars

Herschel Wallace

Ella Tyree Blanche Lawrence Harold B Evans amp Sylvanus A

Tyler

He was a student Athlete (Football)

He was on a team that made the first nuclear powered submarine

He initiated the research on ldquosynthetic bloodrdquo but wasnrsquot allowed to complete it it possibly would have been one of his major medical accomplishments

After the end of WWII he stayed with the U of C for 30 years

He died at Billings Hospital in Chicago after a long paralyzing ill he donated his body to science

Quarterman at a Glancehellip

Accomplishments

Society of Applied Spectroscopy (national officer)

Scientific Research Society of America

American Chemical Society

American Association for the Advancement of Science

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

Society of Sigma Chi

Honorary Doctorate of Science from St Augustinersquos College 1971

Received an honorary doctorate of science in

chemistry by his alma mater in 1971 After he succeeded with the ldquofirst discovery trialrdquo of the diamond window in 1967

Certificate of Recognition US War Department 1945

Awards

Initiated research on a medical possibility known as ldquosynthetic

bloodrdquo (political and social reasons he was unable to finish research he was very disappointed)

Fluoride Chemist and Nuclear Chemist

Spectroscopist~ studying the interaction between matter and radiation

Developed a unique corrosion resistant window (1967)

He maintained a commitment to the African American community by devoting his ldquotimerdquo talking with black students in the CPS (refer to the Proquest database on httpwwwchipubliborg)

Contributions Listed

Board of review member of the Dukes Club in Chicago-One of

the oldest social clubs in the city (refer to ProQuest on CPL)

ldquoBlack Tax War Chestrdquo -( Refer to ProQuest)

Illini Group Hears Chemist-he co wrote many scientific ldquopapers ldquo (Refer to ProQuest)

Author co-author of many professional papers in his field of specialization

Fought for social justice (ProQuest)

IIT- affiliate (ProQuest)

Other Facts

The Woodson Regional Library Repository- 2nd largest in the

nation Vivian G Harsh Research Collection-

Gales Contemporary Black Biography v4 - (photo copy)

African Americans in Science Math and Invention

BHP- Black History Pages httpblackhistorypagesnetpageslquartermanphp

Ebony September 1949 Microfilm (copies)

Jet August 9 1982 Microfilm (copies)

Scientists Data Bank wwwcsupomonaedu~novascientistarticlesquarthtml

Limited Sources

Sources from his Biographies

Groueff Stephane The Manhattan Project The Untold Story of the Making of the Atomic Bomb Little Brown and Co 1967

Other Bibliographic Sources

~JET 1982 Obituary~

Proquest carries historical newspapers The Chicago Defender

Archives from 1910-1975 has 13-20 articles about Dr Quarterman (This can be found on the httpwwwchipubliborg website)

httpchipublibbibliocommonscomdashboarduser_dashboard

httpsearchproquestcomgatekeeperchipubliborghnpchicagodefenderindexaccountid=303

The Washington Afro-American ( Atomic Bomb article)

Other Significant Sources

I contacted these repositories very minimum or no

papersmanuscripts were found or mentioned

Woodson Regional Library-Vivian G Harsh Research Collection (No)

University of Chicago Library (Yes)

The Special Collections Research Center U of C Archives)

St Augustinersquos College in Raleigh (No)

Columbia University in New York City (No)

The Rare Book amp Manuscript Library Columbia University (No)

Affluent Repositories

NARA- National Archives

The Smithsonian

PBS httpwwwpbsorgaboutcorporate-informationmission

Wilson Center Digital Archives wwwwilsoncenterorgabout-cwihp

Atomic Archives

Over 30 EBSCO databases

Rebecca Crown Library

ArchiveGrid

Dead End RepositoriesSourcesLinkshellip

Archive Finder

The National ldquoSecurityrdquo Archives

Library of Congress

Nuclear Files wwwnuclearfilesorg

African American Registry httpaaregistryorg

The History Makers

WorldCat

Scientific Journal

hellipmore dead end RepositoriesSourcesLinks

University of Chicago Special Collections and Rare Book

Collection Librarian was able to locate two reports co-authored by L A Quarterman in the general library catalog Below are the names of these reports with links provided to the catalog entries (these findings were located in 2014)

The heat of reaction of graphite and potassium by L Quarterman [and] W Primak 10 Oct 1950 (catalog)

The hydrolysis of the compound of potassium with irradiated graphite by WL Primak and LA Quarterman 12 Sep 1955 (catalog)

Recently Added

Page 2: LIS 775 Lisa Roberts Manhattan Project was the project to develop the first nuclear weapon (atomic bomb) during World War II by the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. The

My assignment was to locate a not so well known person who was involved in the development of the Atomic Bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima Japan on August 6 1945

Reference Assignment

Brief History

The Manhattan Project was the project to develop the first nuclear weapon (atomic bomb) during World War II by the United States the United Kingdom and Canada The scientific research was directed by American physicist J Robert Oppenheimer

Why

ldquoThe Manhattan Projecthelliprdquo

With Otto Hahn a German Physicist being the first

to successful split an Atom and Germans Hitlerrsquos ldquoNew Orderrdquo taking place the race to create the first Atomic bomb began with the Secret making of this project that started as ldquoThe Manhattan Projectrdquo

hellipManhattan Project

My findings were pretty complex

However I was enlightened by an article entitled ldquoUnknown The Manhattan Projectrdquo written by a woman named Latti Ice Ganga Ganga of PHAET

Article was posted on a site called -a forum httpwwwsodaheadcom

About them httpwwwsodaheadcomabout-uscustom-pollsteam

My Findings

The article detailed several African American Scientist

that were involved in the development of the Atomic

Bomb Based on my research I was only able to locate the

bare minimum if any information at all about these

scientist However The Chicago Defender Ebony and Jet

Magazine specifically reference a scientist by the name of

Dr Lloyd Albert Quarterman

Article Detailed

Who was Dr Lloyd Albert Quarterman

Dr Lloyd A Quarterman was An African American Chemist Scientist

He was born May 31 1918 in Philadelphia PA

He received his BS from St Augustinersquos College in 1943 and his Masters from Northwestern University in 1952

Unknown Scientist of the A-Bomb ldquoHe is a scientist that is rarely mentioned in the histories of that

researchhelliprdquo Contemporary Biography V 4 pg 199

The Chemist Researcher

Worked under the direction of Enrico Fermi (background)

He worked at both Columbia University laboratory in New York City and The Hidden University of Chicago facility

He was predominantly involved in the ldquogaseous diffusion method of obtaining fissionable materialsrdquo

Laboratories

Columbia University

New York City

University of Chicago Stagg Field

Gaseous Diffusionhellip

Quarterman was predominantly involved in the experiments that led to

what author Stephane Groueff has described the

gaseous diffusion method of obtaining fissionable

materialsrdquo

Sworn to Secrecy

Because of the nature of this assignment ldquoeach of the scientists was sworn to secret at that timerdquo

What his exact duties were no biographer or interviewer has ever documented

He was a hero as well as other black scientist He

demonstrated competence and high intelligence the African American community felt that equality and civil rights were on the rise

During a time when Brown vs Board was not established yet Dr Quarterman worked on a prestigious project where he performed the same jobs as his whites colleagues During this time blacks saw this as progresshellip

More than a Scientisthellip

hellipmore than an Atomic Bomb

Celebration of Achievement

Patriotism

Major involvement of development

Hopes of equality

Hopes of respect

Political Significance

Trying to Gain Civil Rights

No Political Rights

No Social Rights

Not Allowed to live in Hyde Park in Chicago yet he worked in HP

Trying to Gain Equality

Brown vs Board

Black Soldiers not respected

Restricted to small strips of land

Ebony Archives 1949

1949

~Ebony Archives~

~Quarterman~

Other African American Atom Scientist

Dr Lloyd Albert Quarterman

Dr Robert Omohundro

Dr Edward A Russell

Dr Moddie Taylor

Dr Harold Delaney

Dr Benjamin Scott

Dr J Earnest Wilkins

Dr Jasper Jefferies

Dr Ralph Gardner-Chavis

Dr George Dewitt Turner

Dr Cecil Goldsburg White

Dr Sydney Oliver Thompson

Dr Jacob Knox

Dr George Warren Reid Jr

U of C Argonne Lab Scientist

Phillip A Sellars

Herschel Wallace

Ella Tyree Blanche Lawrence Harold B Evans amp Sylvanus A

Tyler

He was a student Athlete (Football)

He was on a team that made the first nuclear powered submarine

He initiated the research on ldquosynthetic bloodrdquo but wasnrsquot allowed to complete it it possibly would have been one of his major medical accomplishments

After the end of WWII he stayed with the U of C for 30 years

He died at Billings Hospital in Chicago after a long paralyzing ill he donated his body to science

Quarterman at a Glancehellip

Accomplishments

Society of Applied Spectroscopy (national officer)

Scientific Research Society of America

American Chemical Society

American Association for the Advancement of Science

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

Society of Sigma Chi

Honorary Doctorate of Science from St Augustinersquos College 1971

Received an honorary doctorate of science in

chemistry by his alma mater in 1971 After he succeeded with the ldquofirst discovery trialrdquo of the diamond window in 1967

Certificate of Recognition US War Department 1945

Awards

Initiated research on a medical possibility known as ldquosynthetic

bloodrdquo (political and social reasons he was unable to finish research he was very disappointed)

Fluoride Chemist and Nuclear Chemist

Spectroscopist~ studying the interaction between matter and radiation

Developed a unique corrosion resistant window (1967)

He maintained a commitment to the African American community by devoting his ldquotimerdquo talking with black students in the CPS (refer to the Proquest database on httpwwwchipubliborg)

Contributions Listed

Board of review member of the Dukes Club in Chicago-One of

the oldest social clubs in the city (refer to ProQuest on CPL)

ldquoBlack Tax War Chestrdquo -( Refer to ProQuest)

Illini Group Hears Chemist-he co wrote many scientific ldquopapers ldquo (Refer to ProQuest)

Author co-author of many professional papers in his field of specialization

Fought for social justice (ProQuest)

IIT- affiliate (ProQuest)

Other Facts

The Woodson Regional Library Repository- 2nd largest in the

nation Vivian G Harsh Research Collection-

Gales Contemporary Black Biography v4 - (photo copy)

African Americans in Science Math and Invention

BHP- Black History Pages httpblackhistorypagesnetpageslquartermanphp

Ebony September 1949 Microfilm (copies)

Jet August 9 1982 Microfilm (copies)

Scientists Data Bank wwwcsupomonaedu~novascientistarticlesquarthtml

Limited Sources

Sources from his Biographies

Groueff Stephane The Manhattan Project The Untold Story of the Making of the Atomic Bomb Little Brown and Co 1967

Other Bibliographic Sources

~JET 1982 Obituary~

Proquest carries historical newspapers The Chicago Defender

Archives from 1910-1975 has 13-20 articles about Dr Quarterman (This can be found on the httpwwwchipubliborg website)

httpchipublibbibliocommonscomdashboarduser_dashboard

httpsearchproquestcomgatekeeperchipubliborghnpchicagodefenderindexaccountid=303

The Washington Afro-American ( Atomic Bomb article)

Other Significant Sources

I contacted these repositories very minimum or no

papersmanuscripts were found or mentioned

Woodson Regional Library-Vivian G Harsh Research Collection (No)

University of Chicago Library (Yes)

The Special Collections Research Center U of C Archives)

St Augustinersquos College in Raleigh (No)

Columbia University in New York City (No)

The Rare Book amp Manuscript Library Columbia University (No)

Affluent Repositories

NARA- National Archives

The Smithsonian

PBS httpwwwpbsorgaboutcorporate-informationmission

Wilson Center Digital Archives wwwwilsoncenterorgabout-cwihp

Atomic Archives

Over 30 EBSCO databases

Rebecca Crown Library

ArchiveGrid

Dead End RepositoriesSourcesLinkshellip

Archive Finder

The National ldquoSecurityrdquo Archives

Library of Congress

Nuclear Files wwwnuclearfilesorg

African American Registry httpaaregistryorg

The History Makers

WorldCat

Scientific Journal

hellipmore dead end RepositoriesSourcesLinks

University of Chicago Special Collections and Rare Book

Collection Librarian was able to locate two reports co-authored by L A Quarterman in the general library catalog Below are the names of these reports with links provided to the catalog entries (these findings were located in 2014)

The heat of reaction of graphite and potassium by L Quarterman [and] W Primak 10 Oct 1950 (catalog)

The hydrolysis of the compound of potassium with irradiated graphite by WL Primak and LA Quarterman 12 Sep 1955 (catalog)

Recently Added

Page 3: LIS 775 Lisa Roberts Manhattan Project was the project to develop the first nuclear weapon (atomic bomb) during World War II by the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. The

Brief History

The Manhattan Project was the project to develop the first nuclear weapon (atomic bomb) during World War II by the United States the United Kingdom and Canada The scientific research was directed by American physicist J Robert Oppenheimer

Why

ldquoThe Manhattan Projecthelliprdquo

With Otto Hahn a German Physicist being the first

to successful split an Atom and Germans Hitlerrsquos ldquoNew Orderrdquo taking place the race to create the first Atomic bomb began with the Secret making of this project that started as ldquoThe Manhattan Projectrdquo

hellipManhattan Project

My findings were pretty complex

However I was enlightened by an article entitled ldquoUnknown The Manhattan Projectrdquo written by a woman named Latti Ice Ganga Ganga of PHAET

Article was posted on a site called -a forum httpwwwsodaheadcom

About them httpwwwsodaheadcomabout-uscustom-pollsteam

My Findings

The article detailed several African American Scientist

that were involved in the development of the Atomic

Bomb Based on my research I was only able to locate the

bare minimum if any information at all about these

scientist However The Chicago Defender Ebony and Jet

Magazine specifically reference a scientist by the name of

Dr Lloyd Albert Quarterman

Article Detailed

Who was Dr Lloyd Albert Quarterman

Dr Lloyd A Quarterman was An African American Chemist Scientist

He was born May 31 1918 in Philadelphia PA

He received his BS from St Augustinersquos College in 1943 and his Masters from Northwestern University in 1952

Unknown Scientist of the A-Bomb ldquoHe is a scientist that is rarely mentioned in the histories of that

researchhelliprdquo Contemporary Biography V 4 pg 199

The Chemist Researcher

Worked under the direction of Enrico Fermi (background)

He worked at both Columbia University laboratory in New York City and The Hidden University of Chicago facility

He was predominantly involved in the ldquogaseous diffusion method of obtaining fissionable materialsrdquo

Laboratories

Columbia University

New York City

University of Chicago Stagg Field

Gaseous Diffusionhellip

Quarterman was predominantly involved in the experiments that led to

what author Stephane Groueff has described the

gaseous diffusion method of obtaining fissionable

materialsrdquo

Sworn to Secrecy

Because of the nature of this assignment ldquoeach of the scientists was sworn to secret at that timerdquo

What his exact duties were no biographer or interviewer has ever documented

He was a hero as well as other black scientist He

demonstrated competence and high intelligence the African American community felt that equality and civil rights were on the rise

During a time when Brown vs Board was not established yet Dr Quarterman worked on a prestigious project where he performed the same jobs as his whites colleagues During this time blacks saw this as progresshellip

More than a Scientisthellip

hellipmore than an Atomic Bomb

Celebration of Achievement

Patriotism

Major involvement of development

Hopes of equality

Hopes of respect

Political Significance

Trying to Gain Civil Rights

No Political Rights

No Social Rights

Not Allowed to live in Hyde Park in Chicago yet he worked in HP

Trying to Gain Equality

Brown vs Board

Black Soldiers not respected

Restricted to small strips of land

Ebony Archives 1949

1949

~Ebony Archives~

~Quarterman~

Other African American Atom Scientist

Dr Lloyd Albert Quarterman

Dr Robert Omohundro

Dr Edward A Russell

Dr Moddie Taylor

Dr Harold Delaney

Dr Benjamin Scott

Dr J Earnest Wilkins

Dr Jasper Jefferies

Dr Ralph Gardner-Chavis

Dr George Dewitt Turner

Dr Cecil Goldsburg White

Dr Sydney Oliver Thompson

Dr Jacob Knox

Dr George Warren Reid Jr

U of C Argonne Lab Scientist

Phillip A Sellars

Herschel Wallace

Ella Tyree Blanche Lawrence Harold B Evans amp Sylvanus A

Tyler

He was a student Athlete (Football)

He was on a team that made the first nuclear powered submarine

He initiated the research on ldquosynthetic bloodrdquo but wasnrsquot allowed to complete it it possibly would have been one of his major medical accomplishments

After the end of WWII he stayed with the U of C for 30 years

He died at Billings Hospital in Chicago after a long paralyzing ill he donated his body to science

Quarterman at a Glancehellip

Accomplishments

Society of Applied Spectroscopy (national officer)

Scientific Research Society of America

American Chemical Society

American Association for the Advancement of Science

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

Society of Sigma Chi

Honorary Doctorate of Science from St Augustinersquos College 1971

Received an honorary doctorate of science in

chemistry by his alma mater in 1971 After he succeeded with the ldquofirst discovery trialrdquo of the diamond window in 1967

Certificate of Recognition US War Department 1945

Awards

Initiated research on a medical possibility known as ldquosynthetic

bloodrdquo (political and social reasons he was unable to finish research he was very disappointed)

Fluoride Chemist and Nuclear Chemist

Spectroscopist~ studying the interaction between matter and radiation

Developed a unique corrosion resistant window (1967)

He maintained a commitment to the African American community by devoting his ldquotimerdquo talking with black students in the CPS (refer to the Proquest database on httpwwwchipubliborg)

Contributions Listed

Board of review member of the Dukes Club in Chicago-One of

the oldest social clubs in the city (refer to ProQuest on CPL)

ldquoBlack Tax War Chestrdquo -( Refer to ProQuest)

Illini Group Hears Chemist-he co wrote many scientific ldquopapers ldquo (Refer to ProQuest)

Author co-author of many professional papers in his field of specialization

Fought for social justice (ProQuest)

IIT- affiliate (ProQuest)

Other Facts

The Woodson Regional Library Repository- 2nd largest in the

nation Vivian G Harsh Research Collection-

Gales Contemporary Black Biography v4 - (photo copy)

African Americans in Science Math and Invention

BHP- Black History Pages httpblackhistorypagesnetpageslquartermanphp

Ebony September 1949 Microfilm (copies)

Jet August 9 1982 Microfilm (copies)

Scientists Data Bank wwwcsupomonaedu~novascientistarticlesquarthtml

Limited Sources

Sources from his Biographies

Groueff Stephane The Manhattan Project The Untold Story of the Making of the Atomic Bomb Little Brown and Co 1967

Other Bibliographic Sources

~JET 1982 Obituary~

Proquest carries historical newspapers The Chicago Defender

Archives from 1910-1975 has 13-20 articles about Dr Quarterman (This can be found on the httpwwwchipubliborg website)

httpchipublibbibliocommonscomdashboarduser_dashboard

httpsearchproquestcomgatekeeperchipubliborghnpchicagodefenderindexaccountid=303

The Washington Afro-American ( Atomic Bomb article)

Other Significant Sources

I contacted these repositories very minimum or no

papersmanuscripts were found or mentioned

Woodson Regional Library-Vivian G Harsh Research Collection (No)

University of Chicago Library (Yes)

The Special Collections Research Center U of C Archives)

St Augustinersquos College in Raleigh (No)

Columbia University in New York City (No)

The Rare Book amp Manuscript Library Columbia University (No)

Affluent Repositories

NARA- National Archives

The Smithsonian

PBS httpwwwpbsorgaboutcorporate-informationmission

Wilson Center Digital Archives wwwwilsoncenterorgabout-cwihp

Atomic Archives

Over 30 EBSCO databases

Rebecca Crown Library

ArchiveGrid

Dead End RepositoriesSourcesLinkshellip

Archive Finder

The National ldquoSecurityrdquo Archives

Library of Congress

Nuclear Files wwwnuclearfilesorg

African American Registry httpaaregistryorg

The History Makers

WorldCat

Scientific Journal

hellipmore dead end RepositoriesSourcesLinks

University of Chicago Special Collections and Rare Book

Collection Librarian was able to locate two reports co-authored by L A Quarterman in the general library catalog Below are the names of these reports with links provided to the catalog entries (these findings were located in 2014)

The heat of reaction of graphite and potassium by L Quarterman [and] W Primak 10 Oct 1950 (catalog)

The hydrolysis of the compound of potassium with irradiated graphite by WL Primak and LA Quarterman 12 Sep 1955 (catalog)

Recently Added

Page 4: LIS 775 Lisa Roberts Manhattan Project was the project to develop the first nuclear weapon (atomic bomb) during World War II by the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. The

With Otto Hahn a German Physicist being the first

to successful split an Atom and Germans Hitlerrsquos ldquoNew Orderrdquo taking place the race to create the first Atomic bomb began with the Secret making of this project that started as ldquoThe Manhattan Projectrdquo

hellipManhattan Project

My findings were pretty complex

However I was enlightened by an article entitled ldquoUnknown The Manhattan Projectrdquo written by a woman named Latti Ice Ganga Ganga of PHAET

Article was posted on a site called -a forum httpwwwsodaheadcom

About them httpwwwsodaheadcomabout-uscustom-pollsteam

My Findings

The article detailed several African American Scientist

that were involved in the development of the Atomic

Bomb Based on my research I was only able to locate the

bare minimum if any information at all about these

scientist However The Chicago Defender Ebony and Jet

Magazine specifically reference a scientist by the name of

Dr Lloyd Albert Quarterman

Article Detailed

Who was Dr Lloyd Albert Quarterman

Dr Lloyd A Quarterman was An African American Chemist Scientist

He was born May 31 1918 in Philadelphia PA

He received his BS from St Augustinersquos College in 1943 and his Masters from Northwestern University in 1952

Unknown Scientist of the A-Bomb ldquoHe is a scientist that is rarely mentioned in the histories of that

researchhelliprdquo Contemporary Biography V 4 pg 199

The Chemist Researcher

Worked under the direction of Enrico Fermi (background)

He worked at both Columbia University laboratory in New York City and The Hidden University of Chicago facility

He was predominantly involved in the ldquogaseous diffusion method of obtaining fissionable materialsrdquo

Laboratories

Columbia University

New York City

University of Chicago Stagg Field

Gaseous Diffusionhellip

Quarterman was predominantly involved in the experiments that led to

what author Stephane Groueff has described the

gaseous diffusion method of obtaining fissionable

materialsrdquo

Sworn to Secrecy

Because of the nature of this assignment ldquoeach of the scientists was sworn to secret at that timerdquo

What his exact duties were no biographer or interviewer has ever documented

He was a hero as well as other black scientist He

demonstrated competence and high intelligence the African American community felt that equality and civil rights were on the rise

During a time when Brown vs Board was not established yet Dr Quarterman worked on a prestigious project where he performed the same jobs as his whites colleagues During this time blacks saw this as progresshellip

More than a Scientisthellip

hellipmore than an Atomic Bomb

Celebration of Achievement

Patriotism

Major involvement of development

Hopes of equality

Hopes of respect

Political Significance

Trying to Gain Civil Rights

No Political Rights

No Social Rights

Not Allowed to live in Hyde Park in Chicago yet he worked in HP

Trying to Gain Equality

Brown vs Board

Black Soldiers not respected

Restricted to small strips of land

Ebony Archives 1949

1949

~Ebony Archives~

~Quarterman~

Other African American Atom Scientist

Dr Lloyd Albert Quarterman

Dr Robert Omohundro

Dr Edward A Russell

Dr Moddie Taylor

Dr Harold Delaney

Dr Benjamin Scott

Dr J Earnest Wilkins

Dr Jasper Jefferies

Dr Ralph Gardner-Chavis

Dr George Dewitt Turner

Dr Cecil Goldsburg White

Dr Sydney Oliver Thompson

Dr Jacob Knox

Dr George Warren Reid Jr

U of C Argonne Lab Scientist

Phillip A Sellars

Herschel Wallace

Ella Tyree Blanche Lawrence Harold B Evans amp Sylvanus A

Tyler

He was a student Athlete (Football)

He was on a team that made the first nuclear powered submarine

He initiated the research on ldquosynthetic bloodrdquo but wasnrsquot allowed to complete it it possibly would have been one of his major medical accomplishments

After the end of WWII he stayed with the U of C for 30 years

He died at Billings Hospital in Chicago after a long paralyzing ill he donated his body to science

Quarterman at a Glancehellip

Accomplishments

Society of Applied Spectroscopy (national officer)

Scientific Research Society of America

American Chemical Society

American Association for the Advancement of Science

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

Society of Sigma Chi

Honorary Doctorate of Science from St Augustinersquos College 1971

Received an honorary doctorate of science in

chemistry by his alma mater in 1971 After he succeeded with the ldquofirst discovery trialrdquo of the diamond window in 1967

Certificate of Recognition US War Department 1945

Awards

Initiated research on a medical possibility known as ldquosynthetic

bloodrdquo (political and social reasons he was unable to finish research he was very disappointed)

Fluoride Chemist and Nuclear Chemist

Spectroscopist~ studying the interaction between matter and radiation

Developed a unique corrosion resistant window (1967)

He maintained a commitment to the African American community by devoting his ldquotimerdquo talking with black students in the CPS (refer to the Proquest database on httpwwwchipubliborg)

Contributions Listed

Board of review member of the Dukes Club in Chicago-One of

the oldest social clubs in the city (refer to ProQuest on CPL)

ldquoBlack Tax War Chestrdquo -( Refer to ProQuest)

Illini Group Hears Chemist-he co wrote many scientific ldquopapers ldquo (Refer to ProQuest)

Author co-author of many professional papers in his field of specialization

Fought for social justice (ProQuest)

IIT- affiliate (ProQuest)

Other Facts

The Woodson Regional Library Repository- 2nd largest in the

nation Vivian G Harsh Research Collection-

Gales Contemporary Black Biography v4 - (photo copy)

African Americans in Science Math and Invention

BHP- Black History Pages httpblackhistorypagesnetpageslquartermanphp

Ebony September 1949 Microfilm (copies)

Jet August 9 1982 Microfilm (copies)

Scientists Data Bank wwwcsupomonaedu~novascientistarticlesquarthtml

Limited Sources

Sources from his Biographies

Groueff Stephane The Manhattan Project The Untold Story of the Making of the Atomic Bomb Little Brown and Co 1967

Other Bibliographic Sources

~JET 1982 Obituary~

Proquest carries historical newspapers The Chicago Defender

Archives from 1910-1975 has 13-20 articles about Dr Quarterman (This can be found on the httpwwwchipubliborg website)

httpchipublibbibliocommonscomdashboarduser_dashboard

httpsearchproquestcomgatekeeperchipubliborghnpchicagodefenderindexaccountid=303

The Washington Afro-American ( Atomic Bomb article)

Other Significant Sources

I contacted these repositories very minimum or no

papersmanuscripts were found or mentioned

Woodson Regional Library-Vivian G Harsh Research Collection (No)

University of Chicago Library (Yes)

The Special Collections Research Center U of C Archives)

St Augustinersquos College in Raleigh (No)

Columbia University in New York City (No)

The Rare Book amp Manuscript Library Columbia University (No)

Affluent Repositories

NARA- National Archives

The Smithsonian

PBS httpwwwpbsorgaboutcorporate-informationmission

Wilson Center Digital Archives wwwwilsoncenterorgabout-cwihp

Atomic Archives

Over 30 EBSCO databases

Rebecca Crown Library

ArchiveGrid

Dead End RepositoriesSourcesLinkshellip

Archive Finder

The National ldquoSecurityrdquo Archives

Library of Congress

Nuclear Files wwwnuclearfilesorg

African American Registry httpaaregistryorg

The History Makers

WorldCat

Scientific Journal

hellipmore dead end RepositoriesSourcesLinks

University of Chicago Special Collections and Rare Book

Collection Librarian was able to locate two reports co-authored by L A Quarterman in the general library catalog Below are the names of these reports with links provided to the catalog entries (these findings were located in 2014)

The heat of reaction of graphite and potassium by L Quarterman [and] W Primak 10 Oct 1950 (catalog)

The hydrolysis of the compound of potassium with irradiated graphite by WL Primak and LA Quarterman 12 Sep 1955 (catalog)

Recently Added

Page 5: LIS 775 Lisa Roberts Manhattan Project was the project to develop the first nuclear weapon (atomic bomb) during World War II by the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. The

My findings were pretty complex

However I was enlightened by an article entitled ldquoUnknown The Manhattan Projectrdquo written by a woman named Latti Ice Ganga Ganga of PHAET

Article was posted on a site called -a forum httpwwwsodaheadcom

About them httpwwwsodaheadcomabout-uscustom-pollsteam

My Findings

The article detailed several African American Scientist

that were involved in the development of the Atomic

Bomb Based on my research I was only able to locate the

bare minimum if any information at all about these

scientist However The Chicago Defender Ebony and Jet

Magazine specifically reference a scientist by the name of

Dr Lloyd Albert Quarterman

Article Detailed

Who was Dr Lloyd Albert Quarterman

Dr Lloyd A Quarterman was An African American Chemist Scientist

He was born May 31 1918 in Philadelphia PA

He received his BS from St Augustinersquos College in 1943 and his Masters from Northwestern University in 1952

Unknown Scientist of the A-Bomb ldquoHe is a scientist that is rarely mentioned in the histories of that

researchhelliprdquo Contemporary Biography V 4 pg 199

The Chemist Researcher

Worked under the direction of Enrico Fermi (background)

He worked at both Columbia University laboratory in New York City and The Hidden University of Chicago facility

He was predominantly involved in the ldquogaseous diffusion method of obtaining fissionable materialsrdquo

Laboratories

Columbia University

New York City

University of Chicago Stagg Field

Gaseous Diffusionhellip

Quarterman was predominantly involved in the experiments that led to

what author Stephane Groueff has described the

gaseous diffusion method of obtaining fissionable

materialsrdquo

Sworn to Secrecy

Because of the nature of this assignment ldquoeach of the scientists was sworn to secret at that timerdquo

What his exact duties were no biographer or interviewer has ever documented

He was a hero as well as other black scientist He

demonstrated competence and high intelligence the African American community felt that equality and civil rights were on the rise

During a time when Brown vs Board was not established yet Dr Quarterman worked on a prestigious project where he performed the same jobs as his whites colleagues During this time blacks saw this as progresshellip

More than a Scientisthellip

hellipmore than an Atomic Bomb

Celebration of Achievement

Patriotism

Major involvement of development

Hopes of equality

Hopes of respect

Political Significance

Trying to Gain Civil Rights

No Political Rights

No Social Rights

Not Allowed to live in Hyde Park in Chicago yet he worked in HP

Trying to Gain Equality

Brown vs Board

Black Soldiers not respected

Restricted to small strips of land

Ebony Archives 1949

1949

~Ebony Archives~

~Quarterman~

Other African American Atom Scientist

Dr Lloyd Albert Quarterman

Dr Robert Omohundro

Dr Edward A Russell

Dr Moddie Taylor

Dr Harold Delaney

Dr Benjamin Scott

Dr J Earnest Wilkins

Dr Jasper Jefferies

Dr Ralph Gardner-Chavis

Dr George Dewitt Turner

Dr Cecil Goldsburg White

Dr Sydney Oliver Thompson

Dr Jacob Knox

Dr George Warren Reid Jr

U of C Argonne Lab Scientist

Phillip A Sellars

Herschel Wallace

Ella Tyree Blanche Lawrence Harold B Evans amp Sylvanus A

Tyler

He was a student Athlete (Football)

He was on a team that made the first nuclear powered submarine

He initiated the research on ldquosynthetic bloodrdquo but wasnrsquot allowed to complete it it possibly would have been one of his major medical accomplishments

After the end of WWII he stayed with the U of C for 30 years

He died at Billings Hospital in Chicago after a long paralyzing ill he donated his body to science

Quarterman at a Glancehellip

Accomplishments

Society of Applied Spectroscopy (national officer)

Scientific Research Society of America

American Chemical Society

American Association for the Advancement of Science

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

Society of Sigma Chi

Honorary Doctorate of Science from St Augustinersquos College 1971

Received an honorary doctorate of science in

chemistry by his alma mater in 1971 After he succeeded with the ldquofirst discovery trialrdquo of the diamond window in 1967

Certificate of Recognition US War Department 1945

Awards

Initiated research on a medical possibility known as ldquosynthetic

bloodrdquo (political and social reasons he was unable to finish research he was very disappointed)

Fluoride Chemist and Nuclear Chemist

Spectroscopist~ studying the interaction between matter and radiation

Developed a unique corrosion resistant window (1967)

He maintained a commitment to the African American community by devoting his ldquotimerdquo talking with black students in the CPS (refer to the Proquest database on httpwwwchipubliborg)

Contributions Listed

Board of review member of the Dukes Club in Chicago-One of

the oldest social clubs in the city (refer to ProQuest on CPL)

ldquoBlack Tax War Chestrdquo -( Refer to ProQuest)

Illini Group Hears Chemist-he co wrote many scientific ldquopapers ldquo (Refer to ProQuest)

Author co-author of many professional papers in his field of specialization

Fought for social justice (ProQuest)

IIT- affiliate (ProQuest)

Other Facts

The Woodson Regional Library Repository- 2nd largest in the

nation Vivian G Harsh Research Collection-

Gales Contemporary Black Biography v4 - (photo copy)

African Americans in Science Math and Invention

BHP- Black History Pages httpblackhistorypagesnetpageslquartermanphp

Ebony September 1949 Microfilm (copies)

Jet August 9 1982 Microfilm (copies)

Scientists Data Bank wwwcsupomonaedu~novascientistarticlesquarthtml

Limited Sources

Sources from his Biographies

Groueff Stephane The Manhattan Project The Untold Story of the Making of the Atomic Bomb Little Brown and Co 1967

Other Bibliographic Sources

~JET 1982 Obituary~

Proquest carries historical newspapers The Chicago Defender

Archives from 1910-1975 has 13-20 articles about Dr Quarterman (This can be found on the httpwwwchipubliborg website)

httpchipublibbibliocommonscomdashboarduser_dashboard

httpsearchproquestcomgatekeeperchipubliborghnpchicagodefenderindexaccountid=303

The Washington Afro-American ( Atomic Bomb article)

Other Significant Sources

I contacted these repositories very minimum or no

papersmanuscripts were found or mentioned

Woodson Regional Library-Vivian G Harsh Research Collection (No)

University of Chicago Library (Yes)

The Special Collections Research Center U of C Archives)

St Augustinersquos College in Raleigh (No)

Columbia University in New York City (No)

The Rare Book amp Manuscript Library Columbia University (No)

Affluent Repositories

NARA- National Archives

The Smithsonian

PBS httpwwwpbsorgaboutcorporate-informationmission

Wilson Center Digital Archives wwwwilsoncenterorgabout-cwihp

Atomic Archives

Over 30 EBSCO databases

Rebecca Crown Library

ArchiveGrid

Dead End RepositoriesSourcesLinkshellip

Archive Finder

The National ldquoSecurityrdquo Archives

Library of Congress

Nuclear Files wwwnuclearfilesorg

African American Registry httpaaregistryorg

The History Makers

WorldCat

Scientific Journal

hellipmore dead end RepositoriesSourcesLinks

University of Chicago Special Collections and Rare Book

Collection Librarian was able to locate two reports co-authored by L A Quarterman in the general library catalog Below are the names of these reports with links provided to the catalog entries (these findings were located in 2014)

The heat of reaction of graphite and potassium by L Quarterman [and] W Primak 10 Oct 1950 (catalog)

The hydrolysis of the compound of potassium with irradiated graphite by WL Primak and LA Quarterman 12 Sep 1955 (catalog)

Recently Added

Page 6: LIS 775 Lisa Roberts Manhattan Project was the project to develop the first nuclear weapon (atomic bomb) during World War II by the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. The

The article detailed several African American Scientist

that were involved in the development of the Atomic

Bomb Based on my research I was only able to locate the

bare minimum if any information at all about these

scientist However The Chicago Defender Ebony and Jet

Magazine specifically reference a scientist by the name of

Dr Lloyd Albert Quarterman

Article Detailed

Who was Dr Lloyd Albert Quarterman

Dr Lloyd A Quarterman was An African American Chemist Scientist

He was born May 31 1918 in Philadelphia PA

He received his BS from St Augustinersquos College in 1943 and his Masters from Northwestern University in 1952

Unknown Scientist of the A-Bomb ldquoHe is a scientist that is rarely mentioned in the histories of that

researchhelliprdquo Contemporary Biography V 4 pg 199

The Chemist Researcher

Worked under the direction of Enrico Fermi (background)

He worked at both Columbia University laboratory in New York City and The Hidden University of Chicago facility

He was predominantly involved in the ldquogaseous diffusion method of obtaining fissionable materialsrdquo

Laboratories

Columbia University

New York City

University of Chicago Stagg Field

Gaseous Diffusionhellip

Quarterman was predominantly involved in the experiments that led to

what author Stephane Groueff has described the

gaseous diffusion method of obtaining fissionable

materialsrdquo

Sworn to Secrecy

Because of the nature of this assignment ldquoeach of the scientists was sworn to secret at that timerdquo

What his exact duties were no biographer or interviewer has ever documented

He was a hero as well as other black scientist He

demonstrated competence and high intelligence the African American community felt that equality and civil rights were on the rise

During a time when Brown vs Board was not established yet Dr Quarterman worked on a prestigious project where he performed the same jobs as his whites colleagues During this time blacks saw this as progresshellip

More than a Scientisthellip

hellipmore than an Atomic Bomb

Celebration of Achievement

Patriotism

Major involvement of development

Hopes of equality

Hopes of respect

Political Significance

Trying to Gain Civil Rights

No Political Rights

No Social Rights

Not Allowed to live in Hyde Park in Chicago yet he worked in HP

Trying to Gain Equality

Brown vs Board

Black Soldiers not respected

Restricted to small strips of land

Ebony Archives 1949

1949

~Ebony Archives~

~Quarterman~

Other African American Atom Scientist

Dr Lloyd Albert Quarterman

Dr Robert Omohundro

Dr Edward A Russell

Dr Moddie Taylor

Dr Harold Delaney

Dr Benjamin Scott

Dr J Earnest Wilkins

Dr Jasper Jefferies

Dr Ralph Gardner-Chavis

Dr George Dewitt Turner

Dr Cecil Goldsburg White

Dr Sydney Oliver Thompson

Dr Jacob Knox

Dr George Warren Reid Jr

U of C Argonne Lab Scientist

Phillip A Sellars

Herschel Wallace

Ella Tyree Blanche Lawrence Harold B Evans amp Sylvanus A

Tyler

He was a student Athlete (Football)

He was on a team that made the first nuclear powered submarine

He initiated the research on ldquosynthetic bloodrdquo but wasnrsquot allowed to complete it it possibly would have been one of his major medical accomplishments

After the end of WWII he stayed with the U of C for 30 years

He died at Billings Hospital in Chicago after a long paralyzing ill he donated his body to science

Quarterman at a Glancehellip

Accomplishments

Society of Applied Spectroscopy (national officer)

Scientific Research Society of America

American Chemical Society

American Association for the Advancement of Science

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

Society of Sigma Chi

Honorary Doctorate of Science from St Augustinersquos College 1971

Received an honorary doctorate of science in

chemistry by his alma mater in 1971 After he succeeded with the ldquofirst discovery trialrdquo of the diamond window in 1967

Certificate of Recognition US War Department 1945

Awards

Initiated research on a medical possibility known as ldquosynthetic

bloodrdquo (political and social reasons he was unable to finish research he was very disappointed)

Fluoride Chemist and Nuclear Chemist

Spectroscopist~ studying the interaction between matter and radiation

Developed a unique corrosion resistant window (1967)

He maintained a commitment to the African American community by devoting his ldquotimerdquo talking with black students in the CPS (refer to the Proquest database on httpwwwchipubliborg)

Contributions Listed

Board of review member of the Dukes Club in Chicago-One of

the oldest social clubs in the city (refer to ProQuest on CPL)

ldquoBlack Tax War Chestrdquo -( Refer to ProQuest)

Illini Group Hears Chemist-he co wrote many scientific ldquopapers ldquo (Refer to ProQuest)

Author co-author of many professional papers in his field of specialization

Fought for social justice (ProQuest)

IIT- affiliate (ProQuest)

Other Facts

The Woodson Regional Library Repository- 2nd largest in the

nation Vivian G Harsh Research Collection-

Gales Contemporary Black Biography v4 - (photo copy)

African Americans in Science Math and Invention

BHP- Black History Pages httpblackhistorypagesnetpageslquartermanphp

Ebony September 1949 Microfilm (copies)

Jet August 9 1982 Microfilm (copies)

Scientists Data Bank wwwcsupomonaedu~novascientistarticlesquarthtml

Limited Sources

Sources from his Biographies

Groueff Stephane The Manhattan Project The Untold Story of the Making of the Atomic Bomb Little Brown and Co 1967

Other Bibliographic Sources

~JET 1982 Obituary~

Proquest carries historical newspapers The Chicago Defender

Archives from 1910-1975 has 13-20 articles about Dr Quarterman (This can be found on the httpwwwchipubliborg website)

httpchipublibbibliocommonscomdashboarduser_dashboard

httpsearchproquestcomgatekeeperchipubliborghnpchicagodefenderindexaccountid=303

The Washington Afro-American ( Atomic Bomb article)

Other Significant Sources

I contacted these repositories very minimum or no

papersmanuscripts were found or mentioned

Woodson Regional Library-Vivian G Harsh Research Collection (No)

University of Chicago Library (Yes)

The Special Collections Research Center U of C Archives)

St Augustinersquos College in Raleigh (No)

Columbia University in New York City (No)

The Rare Book amp Manuscript Library Columbia University (No)

Affluent Repositories

NARA- National Archives

The Smithsonian

PBS httpwwwpbsorgaboutcorporate-informationmission

Wilson Center Digital Archives wwwwilsoncenterorgabout-cwihp

Atomic Archives

Over 30 EBSCO databases

Rebecca Crown Library

ArchiveGrid

Dead End RepositoriesSourcesLinkshellip

Archive Finder

The National ldquoSecurityrdquo Archives

Library of Congress

Nuclear Files wwwnuclearfilesorg

African American Registry httpaaregistryorg

The History Makers

WorldCat

Scientific Journal

hellipmore dead end RepositoriesSourcesLinks

University of Chicago Special Collections and Rare Book

Collection Librarian was able to locate two reports co-authored by L A Quarterman in the general library catalog Below are the names of these reports with links provided to the catalog entries (these findings were located in 2014)

The heat of reaction of graphite and potassium by L Quarterman [and] W Primak 10 Oct 1950 (catalog)

The hydrolysis of the compound of potassium with irradiated graphite by WL Primak and LA Quarterman 12 Sep 1955 (catalog)

Recently Added

Page 7: LIS 775 Lisa Roberts Manhattan Project was the project to develop the first nuclear weapon (atomic bomb) during World War II by the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. The

Who was Dr Lloyd Albert Quarterman

Dr Lloyd A Quarterman was An African American Chemist Scientist

He was born May 31 1918 in Philadelphia PA

He received his BS from St Augustinersquos College in 1943 and his Masters from Northwestern University in 1952

Unknown Scientist of the A-Bomb ldquoHe is a scientist that is rarely mentioned in the histories of that

researchhelliprdquo Contemporary Biography V 4 pg 199

The Chemist Researcher

Worked under the direction of Enrico Fermi (background)

He worked at both Columbia University laboratory in New York City and The Hidden University of Chicago facility

He was predominantly involved in the ldquogaseous diffusion method of obtaining fissionable materialsrdquo

Laboratories

Columbia University

New York City

University of Chicago Stagg Field

Gaseous Diffusionhellip

Quarterman was predominantly involved in the experiments that led to

what author Stephane Groueff has described the

gaseous diffusion method of obtaining fissionable

materialsrdquo

Sworn to Secrecy

Because of the nature of this assignment ldquoeach of the scientists was sworn to secret at that timerdquo

What his exact duties were no biographer or interviewer has ever documented

He was a hero as well as other black scientist He

demonstrated competence and high intelligence the African American community felt that equality and civil rights were on the rise

During a time when Brown vs Board was not established yet Dr Quarterman worked on a prestigious project where he performed the same jobs as his whites colleagues During this time blacks saw this as progresshellip

More than a Scientisthellip

hellipmore than an Atomic Bomb

Celebration of Achievement

Patriotism

Major involvement of development

Hopes of equality

Hopes of respect

Political Significance

Trying to Gain Civil Rights

No Political Rights

No Social Rights

Not Allowed to live in Hyde Park in Chicago yet he worked in HP

Trying to Gain Equality

Brown vs Board

Black Soldiers not respected

Restricted to small strips of land

Ebony Archives 1949

1949

~Ebony Archives~

~Quarterman~

Other African American Atom Scientist

Dr Lloyd Albert Quarterman

Dr Robert Omohundro

Dr Edward A Russell

Dr Moddie Taylor

Dr Harold Delaney

Dr Benjamin Scott

Dr J Earnest Wilkins

Dr Jasper Jefferies

Dr Ralph Gardner-Chavis

Dr George Dewitt Turner

Dr Cecil Goldsburg White

Dr Sydney Oliver Thompson

Dr Jacob Knox

Dr George Warren Reid Jr

U of C Argonne Lab Scientist

Phillip A Sellars

Herschel Wallace

Ella Tyree Blanche Lawrence Harold B Evans amp Sylvanus A

Tyler

He was a student Athlete (Football)

He was on a team that made the first nuclear powered submarine

He initiated the research on ldquosynthetic bloodrdquo but wasnrsquot allowed to complete it it possibly would have been one of his major medical accomplishments

After the end of WWII he stayed with the U of C for 30 years

He died at Billings Hospital in Chicago after a long paralyzing ill he donated his body to science

Quarterman at a Glancehellip

Accomplishments

Society of Applied Spectroscopy (national officer)

Scientific Research Society of America

American Chemical Society

American Association for the Advancement of Science

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

Society of Sigma Chi

Honorary Doctorate of Science from St Augustinersquos College 1971

Received an honorary doctorate of science in

chemistry by his alma mater in 1971 After he succeeded with the ldquofirst discovery trialrdquo of the diamond window in 1967

Certificate of Recognition US War Department 1945

Awards

Initiated research on a medical possibility known as ldquosynthetic

bloodrdquo (political and social reasons he was unable to finish research he was very disappointed)

Fluoride Chemist and Nuclear Chemist

Spectroscopist~ studying the interaction between matter and radiation

Developed a unique corrosion resistant window (1967)

He maintained a commitment to the African American community by devoting his ldquotimerdquo talking with black students in the CPS (refer to the Proquest database on httpwwwchipubliborg)

Contributions Listed

Board of review member of the Dukes Club in Chicago-One of

the oldest social clubs in the city (refer to ProQuest on CPL)

ldquoBlack Tax War Chestrdquo -( Refer to ProQuest)

Illini Group Hears Chemist-he co wrote many scientific ldquopapers ldquo (Refer to ProQuest)

Author co-author of many professional papers in his field of specialization

Fought for social justice (ProQuest)

IIT- affiliate (ProQuest)

Other Facts

The Woodson Regional Library Repository- 2nd largest in the

nation Vivian G Harsh Research Collection-

Gales Contemporary Black Biography v4 - (photo copy)

African Americans in Science Math and Invention

BHP- Black History Pages httpblackhistorypagesnetpageslquartermanphp

Ebony September 1949 Microfilm (copies)

Jet August 9 1982 Microfilm (copies)

Scientists Data Bank wwwcsupomonaedu~novascientistarticlesquarthtml

Limited Sources

Sources from his Biographies

Groueff Stephane The Manhattan Project The Untold Story of the Making of the Atomic Bomb Little Brown and Co 1967

Other Bibliographic Sources

~JET 1982 Obituary~

Proquest carries historical newspapers The Chicago Defender

Archives from 1910-1975 has 13-20 articles about Dr Quarterman (This can be found on the httpwwwchipubliborg website)

httpchipublibbibliocommonscomdashboarduser_dashboard

httpsearchproquestcomgatekeeperchipubliborghnpchicagodefenderindexaccountid=303

The Washington Afro-American ( Atomic Bomb article)

Other Significant Sources

I contacted these repositories very minimum or no

papersmanuscripts were found or mentioned

Woodson Regional Library-Vivian G Harsh Research Collection (No)

University of Chicago Library (Yes)

The Special Collections Research Center U of C Archives)

St Augustinersquos College in Raleigh (No)

Columbia University in New York City (No)

The Rare Book amp Manuscript Library Columbia University (No)

Affluent Repositories

NARA- National Archives

The Smithsonian

PBS httpwwwpbsorgaboutcorporate-informationmission

Wilson Center Digital Archives wwwwilsoncenterorgabout-cwihp

Atomic Archives

Over 30 EBSCO databases

Rebecca Crown Library

ArchiveGrid

Dead End RepositoriesSourcesLinkshellip

Archive Finder

The National ldquoSecurityrdquo Archives

Library of Congress

Nuclear Files wwwnuclearfilesorg

African American Registry httpaaregistryorg

The History Makers

WorldCat

Scientific Journal

hellipmore dead end RepositoriesSourcesLinks

University of Chicago Special Collections and Rare Book

Collection Librarian was able to locate two reports co-authored by L A Quarterman in the general library catalog Below are the names of these reports with links provided to the catalog entries (these findings were located in 2014)

The heat of reaction of graphite and potassium by L Quarterman [and] W Primak 10 Oct 1950 (catalog)

The hydrolysis of the compound of potassium with irradiated graphite by WL Primak and LA Quarterman 12 Sep 1955 (catalog)

Recently Added

Page 8: LIS 775 Lisa Roberts Manhattan Project was the project to develop the first nuclear weapon (atomic bomb) during World War II by the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. The

Unknown Scientist of the A-Bomb ldquoHe is a scientist that is rarely mentioned in the histories of that

researchhelliprdquo Contemporary Biography V 4 pg 199

The Chemist Researcher

Worked under the direction of Enrico Fermi (background)

He worked at both Columbia University laboratory in New York City and The Hidden University of Chicago facility

He was predominantly involved in the ldquogaseous diffusion method of obtaining fissionable materialsrdquo

Laboratories

Columbia University

New York City

University of Chicago Stagg Field

Gaseous Diffusionhellip

Quarterman was predominantly involved in the experiments that led to

what author Stephane Groueff has described the

gaseous diffusion method of obtaining fissionable

materialsrdquo

Sworn to Secrecy

Because of the nature of this assignment ldquoeach of the scientists was sworn to secret at that timerdquo

What his exact duties were no biographer or interviewer has ever documented

He was a hero as well as other black scientist He

demonstrated competence and high intelligence the African American community felt that equality and civil rights were on the rise

During a time when Brown vs Board was not established yet Dr Quarterman worked on a prestigious project where he performed the same jobs as his whites colleagues During this time blacks saw this as progresshellip

More than a Scientisthellip

hellipmore than an Atomic Bomb

Celebration of Achievement

Patriotism

Major involvement of development

Hopes of equality

Hopes of respect

Political Significance

Trying to Gain Civil Rights

No Political Rights

No Social Rights

Not Allowed to live in Hyde Park in Chicago yet he worked in HP

Trying to Gain Equality

Brown vs Board

Black Soldiers not respected

Restricted to small strips of land

Ebony Archives 1949

1949

~Ebony Archives~

~Quarterman~

Other African American Atom Scientist

Dr Lloyd Albert Quarterman

Dr Robert Omohundro

Dr Edward A Russell

Dr Moddie Taylor

Dr Harold Delaney

Dr Benjamin Scott

Dr J Earnest Wilkins

Dr Jasper Jefferies

Dr Ralph Gardner-Chavis

Dr George Dewitt Turner

Dr Cecil Goldsburg White

Dr Sydney Oliver Thompson

Dr Jacob Knox

Dr George Warren Reid Jr

U of C Argonne Lab Scientist

Phillip A Sellars

Herschel Wallace

Ella Tyree Blanche Lawrence Harold B Evans amp Sylvanus A

Tyler

He was a student Athlete (Football)

He was on a team that made the first nuclear powered submarine

He initiated the research on ldquosynthetic bloodrdquo but wasnrsquot allowed to complete it it possibly would have been one of his major medical accomplishments

After the end of WWII he stayed with the U of C for 30 years

He died at Billings Hospital in Chicago after a long paralyzing ill he donated his body to science

Quarterman at a Glancehellip

Accomplishments

Society of Applied Spectroscopy (national officer)

Scientific Research Society of America

American Chemical Society

American Association for the Advancement of Science

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

Society of Sigma Chi

Honorary Doctorate of Science from St Augustinersquos College 1971

Received an honorary doctorate of science in

chemistry by his alma mater in 1971 After he succeeded with the ldquofirst discovery trialrdquo of the diamond window in 1967

Certificate of Recognition US War Department 1945

Awards

Initiated research on a medical possibility known as ldquosynthetic

bloodrdquo (political and social reasons he was unable to finish research he was very disappointed)

Fluoride Chemist and Nuclear Chemist

Spectroscopist~ studying the interaction between matter and radiation

Developed a unique corrosion resistant window (1967)

He maintained a commitment to the African American community by devoting his ldquotimerdquo talking with black students in the CPS (refer to the Proquest database on httpwwwchipubliborg)

Contributions Listed

Board of review member of the Dukes Club in Chicago-One of

the oldest social clubs in the city (refer to ProQuest on CPL)

ldquoBlack Tax War Chestrdquo -( Refer to ProQuest)

Illini Group Hears Chemist-he co wrote many scientific ldquopapers ldquo (Refer to ProQuest)

Author co-author of many professional papers in his field of specialization

Fought for social justice (ProQuest)

IIT- affiliate (ProQuest)

Other Facts

The Woodson Regional Library Repository- 2nd largest in the

nation Vivian G Harsh Research Collection-

Gales Contemporary Black Biography v4 - (photo copy)

African Americans in Science Math and Invention

BHP- Black History Pages httpblackhistorypagesnetpageslquartermanphp

Ebony September 1949 Microfilm (copies)

Jet August 9 1982 Microfilm (copies)

Scientists Data Bank wwwcsupomonaedu~novascientistarticlesquarthtml

Limited Sources

Sources from his Biographies

Groueff Stephane The Manhattan Project The Untold Story of the Making of the Atomic Bomb Little Brown and Co 1967

Other Bibliographic Sources

~JET 1982 Obituary~

Proquest carries historical newspapers The Chicago Defender

Archives from 1910-1975 has 13-20 articles about Dr Quarterman (This can be found on the httpwwwchipubliborg website)

httpchipublibbibliocommonscomdashboarduser_dashboard

httpsearchproquestcomgatekeeperchipubliborghnpchicagodefenderindexaccountid=303

The Washington Afro-American ( Atomic Bomb article)

Other Significant Sources

I contacted these repositories very minimum or no

papersmanuscripts were found or mentioned

Woodson Regional Library-Vivian G Harsh Research Collection (No)

University of Chicago Library (Yes)

The Special Collections Research Center U of C Archives)

St Augustinersquos College in Raleigh (No)

Columbia University in New York City (No)

The Rare Book amp Manuscript Library Columbia University (No)

Affluent Repositories

NARA- National Archives

The Smithsonian

PBS httpwwwpbsorgaboutcorporate-informationmission

Wilson Center Digital Archives wwwwilsoncenterorgabout-cwihp

Atomic Archives

Over 30 EBSCO databases

Rebecca Crown Library

ArchiveGrid

Dead End RepositoriesSourcesLinkshellip

Archive Finder

The National ldquoSecurityrdquo Archives

Library of Congress

Nuclear Files wwwnuclearfilesorg

African American Registry httpaaregistryorg

The History Makers

WorldCat

Scientific Journal

hellipmore dead end RepositoriesSourcesLinks

University of Chicago Special Collections and Rare Book

Collection Librarian was able to locate two reports co-authored by L A Quarterman in the general library catalog Below are the names of these reports with links provided to the catalog entries (these findings were located in 2014)

The heat of reaction of graphite and potassium by L Quarterman [and] W Primak 10 Oct 1950 (catalog)

The hydrolysis of the compound of potassium with irradiated graphite by WL Primak and LA Quarterman 12 Sep 1955 (catalog)

Recently Added

Page 9: LIS 775 Lisa Roberts Manhattan Project was the project to develop the first nuclear weapon (atomic bomb) during World War II by the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. The

The Chemist Researcher

Worked under the direction of Enrico Fermi (background)

He worked at both Columbia University laboratory in New York City and The Hidden University of Chicago facility

He was predominantly involved in the ldquogaseous diffusion method of obtaining fissionable materialsrdquo

Laboratories

Columbia University

New York City

University of Chicago Stagg Field

Gaseous Diffusionhellip

Quarterman was predominantly involved in the experiments that led to

what author Stephane Groueff has described the

gaseous diffusion method of obtaining fissionable

materialsrdquo

Sworn to Secrecy

Because of the nature of this assignment ldquoeach of the scientists was sworn to secret at that timerdquo

What his exact duties were no biographer or interviewer has ever documented

He was a hero as well as other black scientist He

demonstrated competence and high intelligence the African American community felt that equality and civil rights were on the rise

During a time when Brown vs Board was not established yet Dr Quarterman worked on a prestigious project where he performed the same jobs as his whites colleagues During this time blacks saw this as progresshellip

More than a Scientisthellip

hellipmore than an Atomic Bomb

Celebration of Achievement

Patriotism

Major involvement of development

Hopes of equality

Hopes of respect

Political Significance

Trying to Gain Civil Rights

No Political Rights

No Social Rights

Not Allowed to live in Hyde Park in Chicago yet he worked in HP

Trying to Gain Equality

Brown vs Board

Black Soldiers not respected

Restricted to small strips of land

Ebony Archives 1949

1949

~Ebony Archives~

~Quarterman~

Other African American Atom Scientist

Dr Lloyd Albert Quarterman

Dr Robert Omohundro

Dr Edward A Russell

Dr Moddie Taylor

Dr Harold Delaney

Dr Benjamin Scott

Dr J Earnest Wilkins

Dr Jasper Jefferies

Dr Ralph Gardner-Chavis

Dr George Dewitt Turner

Dr Cecil Goldsburg White

Dr Sydney Oliver Thompson

Dr Jacob Knox

Dr George Warren Reid Jr

U of C Argonne Lab Scientist

Phillip A Sellars

Herschel Wallace

Ella Tyree Blanche Lawrence Harold B Evans amp Sylvanus A

Tyler

He was a student Athlete (Football)

He was on a team that made the first nuclear powered submarine

He initiated the research on ldquosynthetic bloodrdquo but wasnrsquot allowed to complete it it possibly would have been one of his major medical accomplishments

After the end of WWII he stayed with the U of C for 30 years

He died at Billings Hospital in Chicago after a long paralyzing ill he donated his body to science

Quarterman at a Glancehellip

Accomplishments

Society of Applied Spectroscopy (national officer)

Scientific Research Society of America

American Chemical Society

American Association for the Advancement of Science

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

Society of Sigma Chi

Honorary Doctorate of Science from St Augustinersquos College 1971

Received an honorary doctorate of science in

chemistry by his alma mater in 1971 After he succeeded with the ldquofirst discovery trialrdquo of the diamond window in 1967

Certificate of Recognition US War Department 1945

Awards

Initiated research on a medical possibility known as ldquosynthetic

bloodrdquo (political and social reasons he was unable to finish research he was very disappointed)

Fluoride Chemist and Nuclear Chemist

Spectroscopist~ studying the interaction between matter and radiation

Developed a unique corrosion resistant window (1967)

He maintained a commitment to the African American community by devoting his ldquotimerdquo talking with black students in the CPS (refer to the Proquest database on httpwwwchipubliborg)

Contributions Listed

Board of review member of the Dukes Club in Chicago-One of

the oldest social clubs in the city (refer to ProQuest on CPL)

ldquoBlack Tax War Chestrdquo -( Refer to ProQuest)

Illini Group Hears Chemist-he co wrote many scientific ldquopapers ldquo (Refer to ProQuest)

Author co-author of many professional papers in his field of specialization

Fought for social justice (ProQuest)

IIT- affiliate (ProQuest)

Other Facts

The Woodson Regional Library Repository- 2nd largest in the

nation Vivian G Harsh Research Collection-

Gales Contemporary Black Biography v4 - (photo copy)

African Americans in Science Math and Invention

BHP- Black History Pages httpblackhistorypagesnetpageslquartermanphp

Ebony September 1949 Microfilm (copies)

Jet August 9 1982 Microfilm (copies)

Scientists Data Bank wwwcsupomonaedu~novascientistarticlesquarthtml

Limited Sources

Sources from his Biographies

Groueff Stephane The Manhattan Project The Untold Story of the Making of the Atomic Bomb Little Brown and Co 1967

Other Bibliographic Sources

~JET 1982 Obituary~

Proquest carries historical newspapers The Chicago Defender

Archives from 1910-1975 has 13-20 articles about Dr Quarterman (This can be found on the httpwwwchipubliborg website)

httpchipublibbibliocommonscomdashboarduser_dashboard

httpsearchproquestcomgatekeeperchipubliborghnpchicagodefenderindexaccountid=303

The Washington Afro-American ( Atomic Bomb article)

Other Significant Sources

I contacted these repositories very minimum or no

papersmanuscripts were found or mentioned

Woodson Regional Library-Vivian G Harsh Research Collection (No)

University of Chicago Library (Yes)

The Special Collections Research Center U of C Archives)

St Augustinersquos College in Raleigh (No)

Columbia University in New York City (No)

The Rare Book amp Manuscript Library Columbia University (No)

Affluent Repositories

NARA- National Archives

The Smithsonian

PBS httpwwwpbsorgaboutcorporate-informationmission

Wilson Center Digital Archives wwwwilsoncenterorgabout-cwihp

Atomic Archives

Over 30 EBSCO databases

Rebecca Crown Library

ArchiveGrid

Dead End RepositoriesSourcesLinkshellip

Archive Finder

The National ldquoSecurityrdquo Archives

Library of Congress

Nuclear Files wwwnuclearfilesorg

African American Registry httpaaregistryorg

The History Makers

WorldCat

Scientific Journal

hellipmore dead end RepositoriesSourcesLinks

University of Chicago Special Collections and Rare Book

Collection Librarian was able to locate two reports co-authored by L A Quarterman in the general library catalog Below are the names of these reports with links provided to the catalog entries (these findings were located in 2014)

The heat of reaction of graphite and potassium by L Quarterman [and] W Primak 10 Oct 1950 (catalog)

The hydrolysis of the compound of potassium with irradiated graphite by WL Primak and LA Quarterman 12 Sep 1955 (catalog)

Recently Added

Page 10: LIS 775 Lisa Roberts Manhattan Project was the project to develop the first nuclear weapon (atomic bomb) during World War II by the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. The

Laboratories

Columbia University

New York City

University of Chicago Stagg Field

Gaseous Diffusionhellip

Quarterman was predominantly involved in the experiments that led to

what author Stephane Groueff has described the

gaseous diffusion method of obtaining fissionable

materialsrdquo

Sworn to Secrecy

Because of the nature of this assignment ldquoeach of the scientists was sworn to secret at that timerdquo

What his exact duties were no biographer or interviewer has ever documented

He was a hero as well as other black scientist He

demonstrated competence and high intelligence the African American community felt that equality and civil rights were on the rise

During a time when Brown vs Board was not established yet Dr Quarterman worked on a prestigious project where he performed the same jobs as his whites colleagues During this time blacks saw this as progresshellip

More than a Scientisthellip

hellipmore than an Atomic Bomb

Celebration of Achievement

Patriotism

Major involvement of development

Hopes of equality

Hopes of respect

Political Significance

Trying to Gain Civil Rights

No Political Rights

No Social Rights

Not Allowed to live in Hyde Park in Chicago yet he worked in HP

Trying to Gain Equality

Brown vs Board

Black Soldiers not respected

Restricted to small strips of land

Ebony Archives 1949

1949

~Ebony Archives~

~Quarterman~

Other African American Atom Scientist

Dr Lloyd Albert Quarterman

Dr Robert Omohundro

Dr Edward A Russell

Dr Moddie Taylor

Dr Harold Delaney

Dr Benjamin Scott

Dr J Earnest Wilkins

Dr Jasper Jefferies

Dr Ralph Gardner-Chavis

Dr George Dewitt Turner

Dr Cecil Goldsburg White

Dr Sydney Oliver Thompson

Dr Jacob Knox

Dr George Warren Reid Jr

U of C Argonne Lab Scientist

Phillip A Sellars

Herschel Wallace

Ella Tyree Blanche Lawrence Harold B Evans amp Sylvanus A

Tyler

He was a student Athlete (Football)

He was on a team that made the first nuclear powered submarine

He initiated the research on ldquosynthetic bloodrdquo but wasnrsquot allowed to complete it it possibly would have been one of his major medical accomplishments

After the end of WWII he stayed with the U of C for 30 years

He died at Billings Hospital in Chicago after a long paralyzing ill he donated his body to science

Quarterman at a Glancehellip

Accomplishments

Society of Applied Spectroscopy (national officer)

Scientific Research Society of America

American Chemical Society

American Association for the Advancement of Science

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

Society of Sigma Chi

Honorary Doctorate of Science from St Augustinersquos College 1971

Received an honorary doctorate of science in

chemistry by his alma mater in 1971 After he succeeded with the ldquofirst discovery trialrdquo of the diamond window in 1967

Certificate of Recognition US War Department 1945

Awards

Initiated research on a medical possibility known as ldquosynthetic

bloodrdquo (political and social reasons he was unable to finish research he was very disappointed)

Fluoride Chemist and Nuclear Chemist

Spectroscopist~ studying the interaction between matter and radiation

Developed a unique corrosion resistant window (1967)

He maintained a commitment to the African American community by devoting his ldquotimerdquo talking with black students in the CPS (refer to the Proquest database on httpwwwchipubliborg)

Contributions Listed

Board of review member of the Dukes Club in Chicago-One of

the oldest social clubs in the city (refer to ProQuest on CPL)

ldquoBlack Tax War Chestrdquo -( Refer to ProQuest)

Illini Group Hears Chemist-he co wrote many scientific ldquopapers ldquo (Refer to ProQuest)

Author co-author of many professional papers in his field of specialization

Fought for social justice (ProQuest)

IIT- affiliate (ProQuest)

Other Facts

The Woodson Regional Library Repository- 2nd largest in the

nation Vivian G Harsh Research Collection-

Gales Contemporary Black Biography v4 - (photo copy)

African Americans in Science Math and Invention

BHP- Black History Pages httpblackhistorypagesnetpageslquartermanphp

Ebony September 1949 Microfilm (copies)

Jet August 9 1982 Microfilm (copies)

Scientists Data Bank wwwcsupomonaedu~novascientistarticlesquarthtml

Limited Sources

Sources from his Biographies

Groueff Stephane The Manhattan Project The Untold Story of the Making of the Atomic Bomb Little Brown and Co 1967

Other Bibliographic Sources

~JET 1982 Obituary~

Proquest carries historical newspapers The Chicago Defender

Archives from 1910-1975 has 13-20 articles about Dr Quarterman (This can be found on the httpwwwchipubliborg website)

httpchipublibbibliocommonscomdashboarduser_dashboard

httpsearchproquestcomgatekeeperchipubliborghnpchicagodefenderindexaccountid=303

The Washington Afro-American ( Atomic Bomb article)

Other Significant Sources

I contacted these repositories very minimum or no

papersmanuscripts were found or mentioned

Woodson Regional Library-Vivian G Harsh Research Collection (No)

University of Chicago Library (Yes)

The Special Collections Research Center U of C Archives)

St Augustinersquos College in Raleigh (No)

Columbia University in New York City (No)

The Rare Book amp Manuscript Library Columbia University (No)

Affluent Repositories

NARA- National Archives

The Smithsonian

PBS httpwwwpbsorgaboutcorporate-informationmission

Wilson Center Digital Archives wwwwilsoncenterorgabout-cwihp

Atomic Archives

Over 30 EBSCO databases

Rebecca Crown Library

ArchiveGrid

Dead End RepositoriesSourcesLinkshellip

Archive Finder

The National ldquoSecurityrdquo Archives

Library of Congress

Nuclear Files wwwnuclearfilesorg

African American Registry httpaaregistryorg

The History Makers

WorldCat

Scientific Journal

hellipmore dead end RepositoriesSourcesLinks

University of Chicago Special Collections and Rare Book

Collection Librarian was able to locate two reports co-authored by L A Quarterman in the general library catalog Below are the names of these reports with links provided to the catalog entries (these findings were located in 2014)

The heat of reaction of graphite and potassium by L Quarterman [and] W Primak 10 Oct 1950 (catalog)

The hydrolysis of the compound of potassium with irradiated graphite by WL Primak and LA Quarterman 12 Sep 1955 (catalog)

Recently Added

Page 11: LIS 775 Lisa Roberts Manhattan Project was the project to develop the first nuclear weapon (atomic bomb) during World War II by the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. The

Gaseous Diffusionhellip

Quarterman was predominantly involved in the experiments that led to

what author Stephane Groueff has described the

gaseous diffusion method of obtaining fissionable

materialsrdquo

Sworn to Secrecy

Because of the nature of this assignment ldquoeach of the scientists was sworn to secret at that timerdquo

What his exact duties were no biographer or interviewer has ever documented

He was a hero as well as other black scientist He

demonstrated competence and high intelligence the African American community felt that equality and civil rights were on the rise

During a time when Brown vs Board was not established yet Dr Quarterman worked on a prestigious project where he performed the same jobs as his whites colleagues During this time blacks saw this as progresshellip

More than a Scientisthellip

hellipmore than an Atomic Bomb

Celebration of Achievement

Patriotism

Major involvement of development

Hopes of equality

Hopes of respect

Political Significance

Trying to Gain Civil Rights

No Political Rights

No Social Rights

Not Allowed to live in Hyde Park in Chicago yet he worked in HP

Trying to Gain Equality

Brown vs Board

Black Soldiers not respected

Restricted to small strips of land

Ebony Archives 1949

1949

~Ebony Archives~

~Quarterman~

Other African American Atom Scientist

Dr Lloyd Albert Quarterman

Dr Robert Omohundro

Dr Edward A Russell

Dr Moddie Taylor

Dr Harold Delaney

Dr Benjamin Scott

Dr J Earnest Wilkins

Dr Jasper Jefferies

Dr Ralph Gardner-Chavis

Dr George Dewitt Turner

Dr Cecil Goldsburg White

Dr Sydney Oliver Thompson

Dr Jacob Knox

Dr George Warren Reid Jr

U of C Argonne Lab Scientist

Phillip A Sellars

Herschel Wallace

Ella Tyree Blanche Lawrence Harold B Evans amp Sylvanus A

Tyler

He was a student Athlete (Football)

He was on a team that made the first nuclear powered submarine

He initiated the research on ldquosynthetic bloodrdquo but wasnrsquot allowed to complete it it possibly would have been one of his major medical accomplishments

After the end of WWII he stayed with the U of C for 30 years

He died at Billings Hospital in Chicago after a long paralyzing ill he donated his body to science

Quarterman at a Glancehellip

Accomplishments

Society of Applied Spectroscopy (national officer)

Scientific Research Society of America

American Chemical Society

American Association for the Advancement of Science

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

Society of Sigma Chi

Honorary Doctorate of Science from St Augustinersquos College 1971

Received an honorary doctorate of science in

chemistry by his alma mater in 1971 After he succeeded with the ldquofirst discovery trialrdquo of the diamond window in 1967

Certificate of Recognition US War Department 1945

Awards

Initiated research on a medical possibility known as ldquosynthetic

bloodrdquo (political and social reasons he was unable to finish research he was very disappointed)

Fluoride Chemist and Nuclear Chemist

Spectroscopist~ studying the interaction between matter and radiation

Developed a unique corrosion resistant window (1967)

He maintained a commitment to the African American community by devoting his ldquotimerdquo talking with black students in the CPS (refer to the Proquest database on httpwwwchipubliborg)

Contributions Listed

Board of review member of the Dukes Club in Chicago-One of

the oldest social clubs in the city (refer to ProQuest on CPL)

ldquoBlack Tax War Chestrdquo -( Refer to ProQuest)

Illini Group Hears Chemist-he co wrote many scientific ldquopapers ldquo (Refer to ProQuest)

Author co-author of many professional papers in his field of specialization

Fought for social justice (ProQuest)

IIT- affiliate (ProQuest)

Other Facts

The Woodson Regional Library Repository- 2nd largest in the

nation Vivian G Harsh Research Collection-

Gales Contemporary Black Biography v4 - (photo copy)

African Americans in Science Math and Invention

BHP- Black History Pages httpblackhistorypagesnetpageslquartermanphp

Ebony September 1949 Microfilm (copies)

Jet August 9 1982 Microfilm (copies)

Scientists Data Bank wwwcsupomonaedu~novascientistarticlesquarthtml

Limited Sources

Sources from his Biographies

Groueff Stephane The Manhattan Project The Untold Story of the Making of the Atomic Bomb Little Brown and Co 1967

Other Bibliographic Sources

~JET 1982 Obituary~

Proquest carries historical newspapers The Chicago Defender

Archives from 1910-1975 has 13-20 articles about Dr Quarterman (This can be found on the httpwwwchipubliborg website)

httpchipublibbibliocommonscomdashboarduser_dashboard

httpsearchproquestcomgatekeeperchipubliborghnpchicagodefenderindexaccountid=303

The Washington Afro-American ( Atomic Bomb article)

Other Significant Sources

I contacted these repositories very minimum or no

papersmanuscripts were found or mentioned

Woodson Regional Library-Vivian G Harsh Research Collection (No)

University of Chicago Library (Yes)

The Special Collections Research Center U of C Archives)

St Augustinersquos College in Raleigh (No)

Columbia University in New York City (No)

The Rare Book amp Manuscript Library Columbia University (No)

Affluent Repositories

NARA- National Archives

The Smithsonian

PBS httpwwwpbsorgaboutcorporate-informationmission

Wilson Center Digital Archives wwwwilsoncenterorgabout-cwihp

Atomic Archives

Over 30 EBSCO databases

Rebecca Crown Library

ArchiveGrid

Dead End RepositoriesSourcesLinkshellip

Archive Finder

The National ldquoSecurityrdquo Archives

Library of Congress

Nuclear Files wwwnuclearfilesorg

African American Registry httpaaregistryorg

The History Makers

WorldCat

Scientific Journal

hellipmore dead end RepositoriesSourcesLinks

University of Chicago Special Collections and Rare Book

Collection Librarian was able to locate two reports co-authored by L A Quarterman in the general library catalog Below are the names of these reports with links provided to the catalog entries (these findings were located in 2014)

The heat of reaction of graphite and potassium by L Quarterman [and] W Primak 10 Oct 1950 (catalog)

The hydrolysis of the compound of potassium with irradiated graphite by WL Primak and LA Quarterman 12 Sep 1955 (catalog)

Recently Added

Page 12: LIS 775 Lisa Roberts Manhattan Project was the project to develop the first nuclear weapon (atomic bomb) during World War II by the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. The

Sworn to Secrecy

Because of the nature of this assignment ldquoeach of the scientists was sworn to secret at that timerdquo

What his exact duties were no biographer or interviewer has ever documented

He was a hero as well as other black scientist He

demonstrated competence and high intelligence the African American community felt that equality and civil rights were on the rise

During a time when Brown vs Board was not established yet Dr Quarterman worked on a prestigious project where he performed the same jobs as his whites colleagues During this time blacks saw this as progresshellip

More than a Scientisthellip

hellipmore than an Atomic Bomb

Celebration of Achievement

Patriotism

Major involvement of development

Hopes of equality

Hopes of respect

Political Significance

Trying to Gain Civil Rights

No Political Rights

No Social Rights

Not Allowed to live in Hyde Park in Chicago yet he worked in HP

Trying to Gain Equality

Brown vs Board

Black Soldiers not respected

Restricted to small strips of land

Ebony Archives 1949

1949

~Ebony Archives~

~Quarterman~

Other African American Atom Scientist

Dr Lloyd Albert Quarterman

Dr Robert Omohundro

Dr Edward A Russell

Dr Moddie Taylor

Dr Harold Delaney

Dr Benjamin Scott

Dr J Earnest Wilkins

Dr Jasper Jefferies

Dr Ralph Gardner-Chavis

Dr George Dewitt Turner

Dr Cecil Goldsburg White

Dr Sydney Oliver Thompson

Dr Jacob Knox

Dr George Warren Reid Jr

U of C Argonne Lab Scientist

Phillip A Sellars

Herschel Wallace

Ella Tyree Blanche Lawrence Harold B Evans amp Sylvanus A

Tyler

He was a student Athlete (Football)

He was on a team that made the first nuclear powered submarine

He initiated the research on ldquosynthetic bloodrdquo but wasnrsquot allowed to complete it it possibly would have been one of his major medical accomplishments

After the end of WWII he stayed with the U of C for 30 years

He died at Billings Hospital in Chicago after a long paralyzing ill he donated his body to science

Quarterman at a Glancehellip

Accomplishments

Society of Applied Spectroscopy (national officer)

Scientific Research Society of America

American Chemical Society

American Association for the Advancement of Science

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

Society of Sigma Chi

Honorary Doctorate of Science from St Augustinersquos College 1971

Received an honorary doctorate of science in

chemistry by his alma mater in 1971 After he succeeded with the ldquofirst discovery trialrdquo of the diamond window in 1967

Certificate of Recognition US War Department 1945

Awards

Initiated research on a medical possibility known as ldquosynthetic

bloodrdquo (political and social reasons he was unable to finish research he was very disappointed)

Fluoride Chemist and Nuclear Chemist

Spectroscopist~ studying the interaction between matter and radiation

Developed a unique corrosion resistant window (1967)

He maintained a commitment to the African American community by devoting his ldquotimerdquo talking with black students in the CPS (refer to the Proquest database on httpwwwchipubliborg)

Contributions Listed

Board of review member of the Dukes Club in Chicago-One of

the oldest social clubs in the city (refer to ProQuest on CPL)

ldquoBlack Tax War Chestrdquo -( Refer to ProQuest)

Illini Group Hears Chemist-he co wrote many scientific ldquopapers ldquo (Refer to ProQuest)

Author co-author of many professional papers in his field of specialization

Fought for social justice (ProQuest)

IIT- affiliate (ProQuest)

Other Facts

The Woodson Regional Library Repository- 2nd largest in the

nation Vivian G Harsh Research Collection-

Gales Contemporary Black Biography v4 - (photo copy)

African Americans in Science Math and Invention

BHP- Black History Pages httpblackhistorypagesnetpageslquartermanphp

Ebony September 1949 Microfilm (copies)

Jet August 9 1982 Microfilm (copies)

Scientists Data Bank wwwcsupomonaedu~novascientistarticlesquarthtml

Limited Sources

Sources from his Biographies

Groueff Stephane The Manhattan Project The Untold Story of the Making of the Atomic Bomb Little Brown and Co 1967

Other Bibliographic Sources

~JET 1982 Obituary~

Proquest carries historical newspapers The Chicago Defender

Archives from 1910-1975 has 13-20 articles about Dr Quarterman (This can be found on the httpwwwchipubliborg website)

httpchipublibbibliocommonscomdashboarduser_dashboard

httpsearchproquestcomgatekeeperchipubliborghnpchicagodefenderindexaccountid=303

The Washington Afro-American ( Atomic Bomb article)

Other Significant Sources

I contacted these repositories very minimum or no

papersmanuscripts were found or mentioned

Woodson Regional Library-Vivian G Harsh Research Collection (No)

University of Chicago Library (Yes)

The Special Collections Research Center U of C Archives)

St Augustinersquos College in Raleigh (No)

Columbia University in New York City (No)

The Rare Book amp Manuscript Library Columbia University (No)

Affluent Repositories

NARA- National Archives

The Smithsonian

PBS httpwwwpbsorgaboutcorporate-informationmission

Wilson Center Digital Archives wwwwilsoncenterorgabout-cwihp

Atomic Archives

Over 30 EBSCO databases

Rebecca Crown Library

ArchiveGrid

Dead End RepositoriesSourcesLinkshellip

Archive Finder

The National ldquoSecurityrdquo Archives

Library of Congress

Nuclear Files wwwnuclearfilesorg

African American Registry httpaaregistryorg

The History Makers

WorldCat

Scientific Journal

hellipmore dead end RepositoriesSourcesLinks

University of Chicago Special Collections and Rare Book

Collection Librarian was able to locate two reports co-authored by L A Quarterman in the general library catalog Below are the names of these reports with links provided to the catalog entries (these findings were located in 2014)

The heat of reaction of graphite and potassium by L Quarterman [and] W Primak 10 Oct 1950 (catalog)

The hydrolysis of the compound of potassium with irradiated graphite by WL Primak and LA Quarterman 12 Sep 1955 (catalog)

Recently Added

Page 13: LIS 775 Lisa Roberts Manhattan Project was the project to develop the first nuclear weapon (atomic bomb) during World War II by the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. The

He was a hero as well as other black scientist He

demonstrated competence and high intelligence the African American community felt that equality and civil rights were on the rise

During a time when Brown vs Board was not established yet Dr Quarterman worked on a prestigious project where he performed the same jobs as his whites colleagues During this time blacks saw this as progresshellip

More than a Scientisthellip

hellipmore than an Atomic Bomb

Celebration of Achievement

Patriotism

Major involvement of development

Hopes of equality

Hopes of respect

Political Significance

Trying to Gain Civil Rights

No Political Rights

No Social Rights

Not Allowed to live in Hyde Park in Chicago yet he worked in HP

Trying to Gain Equality

Brown vs Board

Black Soldiers not respected

Restricted to small strips of land

Ebony Archives 1949

1949

~Ebony Archives~

~Quarterman~

Other African American Atom Scientist

Dr Lloyd Albert Quarterman

Dr Robert Omohundro

Dr Edward A Russell

Dr Moddie Taylor

Dr Harold Delaney

Dr Benjamin Scott

Dr J Earnest Wilkins

Dr Jasper Jefferies

Dr Ralph Gardner-Chavis

Dr George Dewitt Turner

Dr Cecil Goldsburg White

Dr Sydney Oliver Thompson

Dr Jacob Knox

Dr George Warren Reid Jr

U of C Argonne Lab Scientist

Phillip A Sellars

Herschel Wallace

Ella Tyree Blanche Lawrence Harold B Evans amp Sylvanus A

Tyler

He was a student Athlete (Football)

He was on a team that made the first nuclear powered submarine

He initiated the research on ldquosynthetic bloodrdquo but wasnrsquot allowed to complete it it possibly would have been one of his major medical accomplishments

After the end of WWII he stayed with the U of C for 30 years

He died at Billings Hospital in Chicago after a long paralyzing ill he donated his body to science

Quarterman at a Glancehellip

Accomplishments

Society of Applied Spectroscopy (national officer)

Scientific Research Society of America

American Chemical Society

American Association for the Advancement of Science

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

Society of Sigma Chi

Honorary Doctorate of Science from St Augustinersquos College 1971

Received an honorary doctorate of science in

chemistry by his alma mater in 1971 After he succeeded with the ldquofirst discovery trialrdquo of the diamond window in 1967

Certificate of Recognition US War Department 1945

Awards

Initiated research on a medical possibility known as ldquosynthetic

bloodrdquo (political and social reasons he was unable to finish research he was very disappointed)

Fluoride Chemist and Nuclear Chemist

Spectroscopist~ studying the interaction between matter and radiation

Developed a unique corrosion resistant window (1967)

He maintained a commitment to the African American community by devoting his ldquotimerdquo talking with black students in the CPS (refer to the Proquest database on httpwwwchipubliborg)

Contributions Listed

Board of review member of the Dukes Club in Chicago-One of

the oldest social clubs in the city (refer to ProQuest on CPL)

ldquoBlack Tax War Chestrdquo -( Refer to ProQuest)

Illini Group Hears Chemist-he co wrote many scientific ldquopapers ldquo (Refer to ProQuest)

Author co-author of many professional papers in his field of specialization

Fought for social justice (ProQuest)

IIT- affiliate (ProQuest)

Other Facts

The Woodson Regional Library Repository- 2nd largest in the

nation Vivian G Harsh Research Collection-

Gales Contemporary Black Biography v4 - (photo copy)

African Americans in Science Math and Invention

BHP- Black History Pages httpblackhistorypagesnetpageslquartermanphp

Ebony September 1949 Microfilm (copies)

Jet August 9 1982 Microfilm (copies)

Scientists Data Bank wwwcsupomonaedu~novascientistarticlesquarthtml

Limited Sources

Sources from his Biographies

Groueff Stephane The Manhattan Project The Untold Story of the Making of the Atomic Bomb Little Brown and Co 1967

Other Bibliographic Sources

~JET 1982 Obituary~

Proquest carries historical newspapers The Chicago Defender

Archives from 1910-1975 has 13-20 articles about Dr Quarterman (This can be found on the httpwwwchipubliborg website)

httpchipublibbibliocommonscomdashboarduser_dashboard

httpsearchproquestcomgatekeeperchipubliborghnpchicagodefenderindexaccountid=303

The Washington Afro-American ( Atomic Bomb article)

Other Significant Sources

I contacted these repositories very minimum or no

papersmanuscripts were found or mentioned

Woodson Regional Library-Vivian G Harsh Research Collection (No)

University of Chicago Library (Yes)

The Special Collections Research Center U of C Archives)

St Augustinersquos College in Raleigh (No)

Columbia University in New York City (No)

The Rare Book amp Manuscript Library Columbia University (No)

Affluent Repositories

NARA- National Archives

The Smithsonian

PBS httpwwwpbsorgaboutcorporate-informationmission

Wilson Center Digital Archives wwwwilsoncenterorgabout-cwihp

Atomic Archives

Over 30 EBSCO databases

Rebecca Crown Library

ArchiveGrid

Dead End RepositoriesSourcesLinkshellip

Archive Finder

The National ldquoSecurityrdquo Archives

Library of Congress

Nuclear Files wwwnuclearfilesorg

African American Registry httpaaregistryorg

The History Makers

WorldCat

Scientific Journal

hellipmore dead end RepositoriesSourcesLinks

University of Chicago Special Collections and Rare Book

Collection Librarian was able to locate two reports co-authored by L A Quarterman in the general library catalog Below are the names of these reports with links provided to the catalog entries (these findings were located in 2014)

The heat of reaction of graphite and potassium by L Quarterman [and] W Primak 10 Oct 1950 (catalog)

The hydrolysis of the compound of potassium with irradiated graphite by WL Primak and LA Quarterman 12 Sep 1955 (catalog)

Recently Added

Page 14: LIS 775 Lisa Roberts Manhattan Project was the project to develop the first nuclear weapon (atomic bomb) during World War II by the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. The

hellipmore than an Atomic Bomb

Celebration of Achievement

Patriotism

Major involvement of development

Hopes of equality

Hopes of respect

Political Significance

Trying to Gain Civil Rights

No Political Rights

No Social Rights

Not Allowed to live in Hyde Park in Chicago yet he worked in HP

Trying to Gain Equality

Brown vs Board

Black Soldiers not respected

Restricted to small strips of land

Ebony Archives 1949

1949

~Ebony Archives~

~Quarterman~

Other African American Atom Scientist

Dr Lloyd Albert Quarterman

Dr Robert Omohundro

Dr Edward A Russell

Dr Moddie Taylor

Dr Harold Delaney

Dr Benjamin Scott

Dr J Earnest Wilkins

Dr Jasper Jefferies

Dr Ralph Gardner-Chavis

Dr George Dewitt Turner

Dr Cecil Goldsburg White

Dr Sydney Oliver Thompson

Dr Jacob Knox

Dr George Warren Reid Jr

U of C Argonne Lab Scientist

Phillip A Sellars

Herschel Wallace

Ella Tyree Blanche Lawrence Harold B Evans amp Sylvanus A

Tyler

He was a student Athlete (Football)

He was on a team that made the first nuclear powered submarine

He initiated the research on ldquosynthetic bloodrdquo but wasnrsquot allowed to complete it it possibly would have been one of his major medical accomplishments

After the end of WWII he stayed with the U of C for 30 years

He died at Billings Hospital in Chicago after a long paralyzing ill he donated his body to science

Quarterman at a Glancehellip

Accomplishments

Society of Applied Spectroscopy (national officer)

Scientific Research Society of America

American Chemical Society

American Association for the Advancement of Science

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

Society of Sigma Chi

Honorary Doctorate of Science from St Augustinersquos College 1971

Received an honorary doctorate of science in

chemistry by his alma mater in 1971 After he succeeded with the ldquofirst discovery trialrdquo of the diamond window in 1967

Certificate of Recognition US War Department 1945

Awards

Initiated research on a medical possibility known as ldquosynthetic

bloodrdquo (political and social reasons he was unable to finish research he was very disappointed)

Fluoride Chemist and Nuclear Chemist

Spectroscopist~ studying the interaction between matter and radiation

Developed a unique corrosion resistant window (1967)

He maintained a commitment to the African American community by devoting his ldquotimerdquo talking with black students in the CPS (refer to the Proquest database on httpwwwchipubliborg)

Contributions Listed

Board of review member of the Dukes Club in Chicago-One of

the oldest social clubs in the city (refer to ProQuest on CPL)

ldquoBlack Tax War Chestrdquo -( Refer to ProQuest)

Illini Group Hears Chemist-he co wrote many scientific ldquopapers ldquo (Refer to ProQuest)

Author co-author of many professional papers in his field of specialization

Fought for social justice (ProQuest)

IIT- affiliate (ProQuest)

Other Facts

The Woodson Regional Library Repository- 2nd largest in the

nation Vivian G Harsh Research Collection-

Gales Contemporary Black Biography v4 - (photo copy)

African Americans in Science Math and Invention

BHP- Black History Pages httpblackhistorypagesnetpageslquartermanphp

Ebony September 1949 Microfilm (copies)

Jet August 9 1982 Microfilm (copies)

Scientists Data Bank wwwcsupomonaedu~novascientistarticlesquarthtml

Limited Sources

Sources from his Biographies

Groueff Stephane The Manhattan Project The Untold Story of the Making of the Atomic Bomb Little Brown and Co 1967

Other Bibliographic Sources

~JET 1982 Obituary~

Proquest carries historical newspapers The Chicago Defender

Archives from 1910-1975 has 13-20 articles about Dr Quarterman (This can be found on the httpwwwchipubliborg website)

httpchipublibbibliocommonscomdashboarduser_dashboard

httpsearchproquestcomgatekeeperchipubliborghnpchicagodefenderindexaccountid=303

The Washington Afro-American ( Atomic Bomb article)

Other Significant Sources

I contacted these repositories very minimum or no

papersmanuscripts were found or mentioned

Woodson Regional Library-Vivian G Harsh Research Collection (No)

University of Chicago Library (Yes)

The Special Collections Research Center U of C Archives)

St Augustinersquos College in Raleigh (No)

Columbia University in New York City (No)

The Rare Book amp Manuscript Library Columbia University (No)

Affluent Repositories

NARA- National Archives

The Smithsonian

PBS httpwwwpbsorgaboutcorporate-informationmission

Wilson Center Digital Archives wwwwilsoncenterorgabout-cwihp

Atomic Archives

Over 30 EBSCO databases

Rebecca Crown Library

ArchiveGrid

Dead End RepositoriesSourcesLinkshellip

Archive Finder

The National ldquoSecurityrdquo Archives

Library of Congress

Nuclear Files wwwnuclearfilesorg

African American Registry httpaaregistryorg

The History Makers

WorldCat

Scientific Journal

hellipmore dead end RepositoriesSourcesLinks

University of Chicago Special Collections and Rare Book

Collection Librarian was able to locate two reports co-authored by L A Quarterman in the general library catalog Below are the names of these reports with links provided to the catalog entries (these findings were located in 2014)

The heat of reaction of graphite and potassium by L Quarterman [and] W Primak 10 Oct 1950 (catalog)

The hydrolysis of the compound of potassium with irradiated graphite by WL Primak and LA Quarterman 12 Sep 1955 (catalog)

Recently Added

Page 15: LIS 775 Lisa Roberts Manhattan Project was the project to develop the first nuclear weapon (atomic bomb) during World War II by the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. The

Political Significance

Trying to Gain Civil Rights

No Political Rights

No Social Rights

Not Allowed to live in Hyde Park in Chicago yet he worked in HP

Trying to Gain Equality

Brown vs Board

Black Soldiers not respected

Restricted to small strips of land

Ebony Archives 1949

1949

~Ebony Archives~

~Quarterman~

Other African American Atom Scientist

Dr Lloyd Albert Quarterman

Dr Robert Omohundro

Dr Edward A Russell

Dr Moddie Taylor

Dr Harold Delaney

Dr Benjamin Scott

Dr J Earnest Wilkins

Dr Jasper Jefferies

Dr Ralph Gardner-Chavis

Dr George Dewitt Turner

Dr Cecil Goldsburg White

Dr Sydney Oliver Thompson

Dr Jacob Knox

Dr George Warren Reid Jr

U of C Argonne Lab Scientist

Phillip A Sellars

Herschel Wallace

Ella Tyree Blanche Lawrence Harold B Evans amp Sylvanus A

Tyler

He was a student Athlete (Football)

He was on a team that made the first nuclear powered submarine

He initiated the research on ldquosynthetic bloodrdquo but wasnrsquot allowed to complete it it possibly would have been one of his major medical accomplishments

After the end of WWII he stayed with the U of C for 30 years

He died at Billings Hospital in Chicago after a long paralyzing ill he donated his body to science

Quarterman at a Glancehellip

Accomplishments

Society of Applied Spectroscopy (national officer)

Scientific Research Society of America

American Chemical Society

American Association for the Advancement of Science

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

Society of Sigma Chi

Honorary Doctorate of Science from St Augustinersquos College 1971

Received an honorary doctorate of science in

chemistry by his alma mater in 1971 After he succeeded with the ldquofirst discovery trialrdquo of the diamond window in 1967

Certificate of Recognition US War Department 1945

Awards

Initiated research on a medical possibility known as ldquosynthetic

bloodrdquo (political and social reasons he was unable to finish research he was very disappointed)

Fluoride Chemist and Nuclear Chemist

Spectroscopist~ studying the interaction between matter and radiation

Developed a unique corrosion resistant window (1967)

He maintained a commitment to the African American community by devoting his ldquotimerdquo talking with black students in the CPS (refer to the Proquest database on httpwwwchipubliborg)

Contributions Listed

Board of review member of the Dukes Club in Chicago-One of

the oldest social clubs in the city (refer to ProQuest on CPL)

ldquoBlack Tax War Chestrdquo -( Refer to ProQuest)

Illini Group Hears Chemist-he co wrote many scientific ldquopapers ldquo (Refer to ProQuest)

Author co-author of many professional papers in his field of specialization

Fought for social justice (ProQuest)

IIT- affiliate (ProQuest)

Other Facts

The Woodson Regional Library Repository- 2nd largest in the

nation Vivian G Harsh Research Collection-

Gales Contemporary Black Biography v4 - (photo copy)

African Americans in Science Math and Invention

BHP- Black History Pages httpblackhistorypagesnetpageslquartermanphp

Ebony September 1949 Microfilm (copies)

Jet August 9 1982 Microfilm (copies)

Scientists Data Bank wwwcsupomonaedu~novascientistarticlesquarthtml

Limited Sources

Sources from his Biographies

Groueff Stephane The Manhattan Project The Untold Story of the Making of the Atomic Bomb Little Brown and Co 1967

Other Bibliographic Sources

~JET 1982 Obituary~

Proquest carries historical newspapers The Chicago Defender

Archives from 1910-1975 has 13-20 articles about Dr Quarterman (This can be found on the httpwwwchipubliborg website)

httpchipublibbibliocommonscomdashboarduser_dashboard

httpsearchproquestcomgatekeeperchipubliborghnpchicagodefenderindexaccountid=303

The Washington Afro-American ( Atomic Bomb article)

Other Significant Sources

I contacted these repositories very minimum or no

papersmanuscripts were found or mentioned

Woodson Regional Library-Vivian G Harsh Research Collection (No)

University of Chicago Library (Yes)

The Special Collections Research Center U of C Archives)

St Augustinersquos College in Raleigh (No)

Columbia University in New York City (No)

The Rare Book amp Manuscript Library Columbia University (No)

Affluent Repositories

NARA- National Archives

The Smithsonian

PBS httpwwwpbsorgaboutcorporate-informationmission

Wilson Center Digital Archives wwwwilsoncenterorgabout-cwihp

Atomic Archives

Over 30 EBSCO databases

Rebecca Crown Library

ArchiveGrid

Dead End RepositoriesSourcesLinkshellip

Archive Finder

The National ldquoSecurityrdquo Archives

Library of Congress

Nuclear Files wwwnuclearfilesorg

African American Registry httpaaregistryorg

The History Makers

WorldCat

Scientific Journal

hellipmore dead end RepositoriesSourcesLinks

University of Chicago Special Collections and Rare Book

Collection Librarian was able to locate two reports co-authored by L A Quarterman in the general library catalog Below are the names of these reports with links provided to the catalog entries (these findings were located in 2014)

The heat of reaction of graphite and potassium by L Quarterman [and] W Primak 10 Oct 1950 (catalog)

The hydrolysis of the compound of potassium with irradiated graphite by WL Primak and LA Quarterman 12 Sep 1955 (catalog)

Recently Added

Page 16: LIS 775 Lisa Roberts Manhattan Project was the project to develop the first nuclear weapon (atomic bomb) during World War II by the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. The

Ebony Archives 1949

1949

~Ebony Archives~

~Quarterman~

Other African American Atom Scientist

Dr Lloyd Albert Quarterman

Dr Robert Omohundro

Dr Edward A Russell

Dr Moddie Taylor

Dr Harold Delaney

Dr Benjamin Scott

Dr J Earnest Wilkins

Dr Jasper Jefferies

Dr Ralph Gardner-Chavis

Dr George Dewitt Turner

Dr Cecil Goldsburg White

Dr Sydney Oliver Thompson

Dr Jacob Knox

Dr George Warren Reid Jr

U of C Argonne Lab Scientist

Phillip A Sellars

Herschel Wallace

Ella Tyree Blanche Lawrence Harold B Evans amp Sylvanus A

Tyler

He was a student Athlete (Football)

He was on a team that made the first nuclear powered submarine

He initiated the research on ldquosynthetic bloodrdquo but wasnrsquot allowed to complete it it possibly would have been one of his major medical accomplishments

After the end of WWII he stayed with the U of C for 30 years

He died at Billings Hospital in Chicago after a long paralyzing ill he donated his body to science

Quarterman at a Glancehellip

Accomplishments

Society of Applied Spectroscopy (national officer)

Scientific Research Society of America

American Chemical Society

American Association for the Advancement of Science

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

Society of Sigma Chi

Honorary Doctorate of Science from St Augustinersquos College 1971

Received an honorary doctorate of science in

chemistry by his alma mater in 1971 After he succeeded with the ldquofirst discovery trialrdquo of the diamond window in 1967

Certificate of Recognition US War Department 1945

Awards

Initiated research on a medical possibility known as ldquosynthetic

bloodrdquo (political and social reasons he was unable to finish research he was very disappointed)

Fluoride Chemist and Nuclear Chemist

Spectroscopist~ studying the interaction between matter and radiation

Developed a unique corrosion resistant window (1967)

He maintained a commitment to the African American community by devoting his ldquotimerdquo talking with black students in the CPS (refer to the Proquest database on httpwwwchipubliborg)

Contributions Listed

Board of review member of the Dukes Club in Chicago-One of

the oldest social clubs in the city (refer to ProQuest on CPL)

ldquoBlack Tax War Chestrdquo -( Refer to ProQuest)

Illini Group Hears Chemist-he co wrote many scientific ldquopapers ldquo (Refer to ProQuest)

Author co-author of many professional papers in his field of specialization

Fought for social justice (ProQuest)

IIT- affiliate (ProQuest)

Other Facts

The Woodson Regional Library Repository- 2nd largest in the

nation Vivian G Harsh Research Collection-

Gales Contemporary Black Biography v4 - (photo copy)

African Americans in Science Math and Invention

BHP- Black History Pages httpblackhistorypagesnetpageslquartermanphp

Ebony September 1949 Microfilm (copies)

Jet August 9 1982 Microfilm (copies)

Scientists Data Bank wwwcsupomonaedu~novascientistarticlesquarthtml

Limited Sources

Sources from his Biographies

Groueff Stephane The Manhattan Project The Untold Story of the Making of the Atomic Bomb Little Brown and Co 1967

Other Bibliographic Sources

~JET 1982 Obituary~

Proquest carries historical newspapers The Chicago Defender

Archives from 1910-1975 has 13-20 articles about Dr Quarterman (This can be found on the httpwwwchipubliborg website)

httpchipublibbibliocommonscomdashboarduser_dashboard

httpsearchproquestcomgatekeeperchipubliborghnpchicagodefenderindexaccountid=303

The Washington Afro-American ( Atomic Bomb article)

Other Significant Sources

I contacted these repositories very minimum or no

papersmanuscripts were found or mentioned

Woodson Regional Library-Vivian G Harsh Research Collection (No)

University of Chicago Library (Yes)

The Special Collections Research Center U of C Archives)

St Augustinersquos College in Raleigh (No)

Columbia University in New York City (No)

The Rare Book amp Manuscript Library Columbia University (No)

Affluent Repositories

NARA- National Archives

The Smithsonian

PBS httpwwwpbsorgaboutcorporate-informationmission

Wilson Center Digital Archives wwwwilsoncenterorgabout-cwihp

Atomic Archives

Over 30 EBSCO databases

Rebecca Crown Library

ArchiveGrid

Dead End RepositoriesSourcesLinkshellip

Archive Finder

The National ldquoSecurityrdquo Archives

Library of Congress

Nuclear Files wwwnuclearfilesorg

African American Registry httpaaregistryorg

The History Makers

WorldCat

Scientific Journal

hellipmore dead end RepositoriesSourcesLinks

University of Chicago Special Collections and Rare Book

Collection Librarian was able to locate two reports co-authored by L A Quarterman in the general library catalog Below are the names of these reports with links provided to the catalog entries (these findings were located in 2014)

The heat of reaction of graphite and potassium by L Quarterman [and] W Primak 10 Oct 1950 (catalog)

The hydrolysis of the compound of potassium with irradiated graphite by WL Primak and LA Quarterman 12 Sep 1955 (catalog)

Recently Added

Page 17: LIS 775 Lisa Roberts Manhattan Project was the project to develop the first nuclear weapon (atomic bomb) during World War II by the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. The

1949

~Ebony Archives~

~Quarterman~

Other African American Atom Scientist

Dr Lloyd Albert Quarterman

Dr Robert Omohundro

Dr Edward A Russell

Dr Moddie Taylor

Dr Harold Delaney

Dr Benjamin Scott

Dr J Earnest Wilkins

Dr Jasper Jefferies

Dr Ralph Gardner-Chavis

Dr George Dewitt Turner

Dr Cecil Goldsburg White

Dr Sydney Oliver Thompson

Dr Jacob Knox

Dr George Warren Reid Jr

U of C Argonne Lab Scientist

Phillip A Sellars

Herschel Wallace

Ella Tyree Blanche Lawrence Harold B Evans amp Sylvanus A

Tyler

He was a student Athlete (Football)

He was on a team that made the first nuclear powered submarine

He initiated the research on ldquosynthetic bloodrdquo but wasnrsquot allowed to complete it it possibly would have been one of his major medical accomplishments

After the end of WWII he stayed with the U of C for 30 years

He died at Billings Hospital in Chicago after a long paralyzing ill he donated his body to science

Quarterman at a Glancehellip

Accomplishments

Society of Applied Spectroscopy (national officer)

Scientific Research Society of America

American Chemical Society

American Association for the Advancement of Science

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

Society of Sigma Chi

Honorary Doctorate of Science from St Augustinersquos College 1971

Received an honorary doctorate of science in

chemistry by his alma mater in 1971 After he succeeded with the ldquofirst discovery trialrdquo of the diamond window in 1967

Certificate of Recognition US War Department 1945

Awards

Initiated research on a medical possibility known as ldquosynthetic

bloodrdquo (political and social reasons he was unable to finish research he was very disappointed)

Fluoride Chemist and Nuclear Chemist

Spectroscopist~ studying the interaction between matter and radiation

Developed a unique corrosion resistant window (1967)

He maintained a commitment to the African American community by devoting his ldquotimerdquo talking with black students in the CPS (refer to the Proquest database on httpwwwchipubliborg)

Contributions Listed

Board of review member of the Dukes Club in Chicago-One of

the oldest social clubs in the city (refer to ProQuest on CPL)

ldquoBlack Tax War Chestrdquo -( Refer to ProQuest)

Illini Group Hears Chemist-he co wrote many scientific ldquopapers ldquo (Refer to ProQuest)

Author co-author of many professional papers in his field of specialization

Fought for social justice (ProQuest)

IIT- affiliate (ProQuest)

Other Facts

The Woodson Regional Library Repository- 2nd largest in the

nation Vivian G Harsh Research Collection-

Gales Contemporary Black Biography v4 - (photo copy)

African Americans in Science Math and Invention

BHP- Black History Pages httpblackhistorypagesnetpageslquartermanphp

Ebony September 1949 Microfilm (copies)

Jet August 9 1982 Microfilm (copies)

Scientists Data Bank wwwcsupomonaedu~novascientistarticlesquarthtml

Limited Sources

Sources from his Biographies

Groueff Stephane The Manhattan Project The Untold Story of the Making of the Atomic Bomb Little Brown and Co 1967

Other Bibliographic Sources

~JET 1982 Obituary~

Proquest carries historical newspapers The Chicago Defender

Archives from 1910-1975 has 13-20 articles about Dr Quarterman (This can be found on the httpwwwchipubliborg website)

httpchipublibbibliocommonscomdashboarduser_dashboard

httpsearchproquestcomgatekeeperchipubliborghnpchicagodefenderindexaccountid=303

The Washington Afro-American ( Atomic Bomb article)

Other Significant Sources

I contacted these repositories very minimum or no

papersmanuscripts were found or mentioned

Woodson Regional Library-Vivian G Harsh Research Collection (No)

University of Chicago Library (Yes)

The Special Collections Research Center U of C Archives)

St Augustinersquos College in Raleigh (No)

Columbia University in New York City (No)

The Rare Book amp Manuscript Library Columbia University (No)

Affluent Repositories

NARA- National Archives

The Smithsonian

PBS httpwwwpbsorgaboutcorporate-informationmission

Wilson Center Digital Archives wwwwilsoncenterorgabout-cwihp

Atomic Archives

Over 30 EBSCO databases

Rebecca Crown Library

ArchiveGrid

Dead End RepositoriesSourcesLinkshellip

Archive Finder

The National ldquoSecurityrdquo Archives

Library of Congress

Nuclear Files wwwnuclearfilesorg

African American Registry httpaaregistryorg

The History Makers

WorldCat

Scientific Journal

hellipmore dead end RepositoriesSourcesLinks

University of Chicago Special Collections and Rare Book

Collection Librarian was able to locate two reports co-authored by L A Quarterman in the general library catalog Below are the names of these reports with links provided to the catalog entries (these findings were located in 2014)

The heat of reaction of graphite and potassium by L Quarterman [and] W Primak 10 Oct 1950 (catalog)

The hydrolysis of the compound of potassium with irradiated graphite by WL Primak and LA Quarterman 12 Sep 1955 (catalog)

Recently Added

Page 18: LIS 775 Lisa Roberts Manhattan Project was the project to develop the first nuclear weapon (atomic bomb) during World War II by the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. The

Other African American Atom Scientist

Dr Lloyd Albert Quarterman

Dr Robert Omohundro

Dr Edward A Russell

Dr Moddie Taylor

Dr Harold Delaney

Dr Benjamin Scott

Dr J Earnest Wilkins

Dr Jasper Jefferies

Dr Ralph Gardner-Chavis

Dr George Dewitt Turner

Dr Cecil Goldsburg White

Dr Sydney Oliver Thompson

Dr Jacob Knox

Dr George Warren Reid Jr

U of C Argonne Lab Scientist

Phillip A Sellars

Herschel Wallace

Ella Tyree Blanche Lawrence Harold B Evans amp Sylvanus A

Tyler

He was a student Athlete (Football)

He was on a team that made the first nuclear powered submarine

He initiated the research on ldquosynthetic bloodrdquo but wasnrsquot allowed to complete it it possibly would have been one of his major medical accomplishments

After the end of WWII he stayed with the U of C for 30 years

He died at Billings Hospital in Chicago after a long paralyzing ill he donated his body to science

Quarterman at a Glancehellip

Accomplishments

Society of Applied Spectroscopy (national officer)

Scientific Research Society of America

American Chemical Society

American Association for the Advancement of Science

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

Society of Sigma Chi

Honorary Doctorate of Science from St Augustinersquos College 1971

Received an honorary doctorate of science in

chemistry by his alma mater in 1971 After he succeeded with the ldquofirst discovery trialrdquo of the diamond window in 1967

Certificate of Recognition US War Department 1945

Awards

Initiated research on a medical possibility known as ldquosynthetic

bloodrdquo (political and social reasons he was unable to finish research he was very disappointed)

Fluoride Chemist and Nuclear Chemist

Spectroscopist~ studying the interaction between matter and radiation

Developed a unique corrosion resistant window (1967)

He maintained a commitment to the African American community by devoting his ldquotimerdquo talking with black students in the CPS (refer to the Proquest database on httpwwwchipubliborg)

Contributions Listed

Board of review member of the Dukes Club in Chicago-One of

the oldest social clubs in the city (refer to ProQuest on CPL)

ldquoBlack Tax War Chestrdquo -( Refer to ProQuest)

Illini Group Hears Chemist-he co wrote many scientific ldquopapers ldquo (Refer to ProQuest)

Author co-author of many professional papers in his field of specialization

Fought for social justice (ProQuest)

IIT- affiliate (ProQuest)

Other Facts

The Woodson Regional Library Repository- 2nd largest in the

nation Vivian G Harsh Research Collection-

Gales Contemporary Black Biography v4 - (photo copy)

African Americans in Science Math and Invention

BHP- Black History Pages httpblackhistorypagesnetpageslquartermanphp

Ebony September 1949 Microfilm (copies)

Jet August 9 1982 Microfilm (copies)

Scientists Data Bank wwwcsupomonaedu~novascientistarticlesquarthtml

Limited Sources

Sources from his Biographies

Groueff Stephane The Manhattan Project The Untold Story of the Making of the Atomic Bomb Little Brown and Co 1967

Other Bibliographic Sources

~JET 1982 Obituary~

Proquest carries historical newspapers The Chicago Defender

Archives from 1910-1975 has 13-20 articles about Dr Quarterman (This can be found on the httpwwwchipubliborg website)

httpchipublibbibliocommonscomdashboarduser_dashboard

httpsearchproquestcomgatekeeperchipubliborghnpchicagodefenderindexaccountid=303

The Washington Afro-American ( Atomic Bomb article)

Other Significant Sources

I contacted these repositories very minimum or no

papersmanuscripts were found or mentioned

Woodson Regional Library-Vivian G Harsh Research Collection (No)

University of Chicago Library (Yes)

The Special Collections Research Center U of C Archives)

St Augustinersquos College in Raleigh (No)

Columbia University in New York City (No)

The Rare Book amp Manuscript Library Columbia University (No)

Affluent Repositories

NARA- National Archives

The Smithsonian

PBS httpwwwpbsorgaboutcorporate-informationmission

Wilson Center Digital Archives wwwwilsoncenterorgabout-cwihp

Atomic Archives

Over 30 EBSCO databases

Rebecca Crown Library

ArchiveGrid

Dead End RepositoriesSourcesLinkshellip

Archive Finder

The National ldquoSecurityrdquo Archives

Library of Congress

Nuclear Files wwwnuclearfilesorg

African American Registry httpaaregistryorg

The History Makers

WorldCat

Scientific Journal

hellipmore dead end RepositoriesSourcesLinks

University of Chicago Special Collections and Rare Book

Collection Librarian was able to locate two reports co-authored by L A Quarterman in the general library catalog Below are the names of these reports with links provided to the catalog entries (these findings were located in 2014)

The heat of reaction of graphite and potassium by L Quarterman [and] W Primak 10 Oct 1950 (catalog)

The hydrolysis of the compound of potassium with irradiated graphite by WL Primak and LA Quarterman 12 Sep 1955 (catalog)

Recently Added

Page 19: LIS 775 Lisa Roberts Manhattan Project was the project to develop the first nuclear weapon (atomic bomb) during World War II by the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. The

U of C Argonne Lab Scientist

Phillip A Sellars

Herschel Wallace

Ella Tyree Blanche Lawrence Harold B Evans amp Sylvanus A

Tyler

He was a student Athlete (Football)

He was on a team that made the first nuclear powered submarine

He initiated the research on ldquosynthetic bloodrdquo but wasnrsquot allowed to complete it it possibly would have been one of his major medical accomplishments

After the end of WWII he stayed with the U of C for 30 years

He died at Billings Hospital in Chicago after a long paralyzing ill he donated his body to science

Quarterman at a Glancehellip

Accomplishments

Society of Applied Spectroscopy (national officer)

Scientific Research Society of America

American Chemical Society

American Association for the Advancement of Science

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

Society of Sigma Chi

Honorary Doctorate of Science from St Augustinersquos College 1971

Received an honorary doctorate of science in

chemistry by his alma mater in 1971 After he succeeded with the ldquofirst discovery trialrdquo of the diamond window in 1967

Certificate of Recognition US War Department 1945

Awards

Initiated research on a medical possibility known as ldquosynthetic

bloodrdquo (political and social reasons he was unable to finish research he was very disappointed)

Fluoride Chemist and Nuclear Chemist

Spectroscopist~ studying the interaction between matter and radiation

Developed a unique corrosion resistant window (1967)

He maintained a commitment to the African American community by devoting his ldquotimerdquo talking with black students in the CPS (refer to the Proquest database on httpwwwchipubliborg)

Contributions Listed

Board of review member of the Dukes Club in Chicago-One of

the oldest social clubs in the city (refer to ProQuest on CPL)

ldquoBlack Tax War Chestrdquo -( Refer to ProQuest)

Illini Group Hears Chemist-he co wrote many scientific ldquopapers ldquo (Refer to ProQuest)

Author co-author of many professional papers in his field of specialization

Fought for social justice (ProQuest)

IIT- affiliate (ProQuest)

Other Facts

The Woodson Regional Library Repository- 2nd largest in the

nation Vivian G Harsh Research Collection-

Gales Contemporary Black Biography v4 - (photo copy)

African Americans in Science Math and Invention

BHP- Black History Pages httpblackhistorypagesnetpageslquartermanphp

Ebony September 1949 Microfilm (copies)

Jet August 9 1982 Microfilm (copies)

Scientists Data Bank wwwcsupomonaedu~novascientistarticlesquarthtml

Limited Sources

Sources from his Biographies

Groueff Stephane The Manhattan Project The Untold Story of the Making of the Atomic Bomb Little Brown and Co 1967

Other Bibliographic Sources

~JET 1982 Obituary~

Proquest carries historical newspapers The Chicago Defender

Archives from 1910-1975 has 13-20 articles about Dr Quarterman (This can be found on the httpwwwchipubliborg website)

httpchipublibbibliocommonscomdashboarduser_dashboard

httpsearchproquestcomgatekeeperchipubliborghnpchicagodefenderindexaccountid=303

The Washington Afro-American ( Atomic Bomb article)

Other Significant Sources

I contacted these repositories very minimum or no

papersmanuscripts were found or mentioned

Woodson Regional Library-Vivian G Harsh Research Collection (No)

University of Chicago Library (Yes)

The Special Collections Research Center U of C Archives)

St Augustinersquos College in Raleigh (No)

Columbia University in New York City (No)

The Rare Book amp Manuscript Library Columbia University (No)

Affluent Repositories

NARA- National Archives

The Smithsonian

PBS httpwwwpbsorgaboutcorporate-informationmission

Wilson Center Digital Archives wwwwilsoncenterorgabout-cwihp

Atomic Archives

Over 30 EBSCO databases

Rebecca Crown Library

ArchiveGrid

Dead End RepositoriesSourcesLinkshellip

Archive Finder

The National ldquoSecurityrdquo Archives

Library of Congress

Nuclear Files wwwnuclearfilesorg

African American Registry httpaaregistryorg

The History Makers

WorldCat

Scientific Journal

hellipmore dead end RepositoriesSourcesLinks

University of Chicago Special Collections and Rare Book

Collection Librarian was able to locate two reports co-authored by L A Quarterman in the general library catalog Below are the names of these reports with links provided to the catalog entries (these findings were located in 2014)

The heat of reaction of graphite and potassium by L Quarterman [and] W Primak 10 Oct 1950 (catalog)

The hydrolysis of the compound of potassium with irradiated graphite by WL Primak and LA Quarterman 12 Sep 1955 (catalog)

Recently Added

Page 20: LIS 775 Lisa Roberts Manhattan Project was the project to develop the first nuclear weapon (atomic bomb) during World War II by the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. The

He was a student Athlete (Football)

He was on a team that made the first nuclear powered submarine

He initiated the research on ldquosynthetic bloodrdquo but wasnrsquot allowed to complete it it possibly would have been one of his major medical accomplishments

After the end of WWII he stayed with the U of C for 30 years

He died at Billings Hospital in Chicago after a long paralyzing ill he donated his body to science

Quarterman at a Glancehellip

Accomplishments

Society of Applied Spectroscopy (national officer)

Scientific Research Society of America

American Chemical Society

American Association for the Advancement of Science

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

Society of Sigma Chi

Honorary Doctorate of Science from St Augustinersquos College 1971

Received an honorary doctorate of science in

chemistry by his alma mater in 1971 After he succeeded with the ldquofirst discovery trialrdquo of the diamond window in 1967

Certificate of Recognition US War Department 1945

Awards

Initiated research on a medical possibility known as ldquosynthetic

bloodrdquo (political and social reasons he was unable to finish research he was very disappointed)

Fluoride Chemist and Nuclear Chemist

Spectroscopist~ studying the interaction between matter and radiation

Developed a unique corrosion resistant window (1967)

He maintained a commitment to the African American community by devoting his ldquotimerdquo talking with black students in the CPS (refer to the Proquest database on httpwwwchipubliborg)

Contributions Listed

Board of review member of the Dukes Club in Chicago-One of

the oldest social clubs in the city (refer to ProQuest on CPL)

ldquoBlack Tax War Chestrdquo -( Refer to ProQuest)

Illini Group Hears Chemist-he co wrote many scientific ldquopapers ldquo (Refer to ProQuest)

Author co-author of many professional papers in his field of specialization

Fought for social justice (ProQuest)

IIT- affiliate (ProQuest)

Other Facts

The Woodson Regional Library Repository- 2nd largest in the

nation Vivian G Harsh Research Collection-

Gales Contemporary Black Biography v4 - (photo copy)

African Americans in Science Math and Invention

BHP- Black History Pages httpblackhistorypagesnetpageslquartermanphp

Ebony September 1949 Microfilm (copies)

Jet August 9 1982 Microfilm (copies)

Scientists Data Bank wwwcsupomonaedu~novascientistarticlesquarthtml

Limited Sources

Sources from his Biographies

Groueff Stephane The Manhattan Project The Untold Story of the Making of the Atomic Bomb Little Brown and Co 1967

Other Bibliographic Sources

~JET 1982 Obituary~

Proquest carries historical newspapers The Chicago Defender

Archives from 1910-1975 has 13-20 articles about Dr Quarterman (This can be found on the httpwwwchipubliborg website)

httpchipublibbibliocommonscomdashboarduser_dashboard

httpsearchproquestcomgatekeeperchipubliborghnpchicagodefenderindexaccountid=303

The Washington Afro-American ( Atomic Bomb article)

Other Significant Sources

I contacted these repositories very minimum or no

papersmanuscripts were found or mentioned

Woodson Regional Library-Vivian G Harsh Research Collection (No)

University of Chicago Library (Yes)

The Special Collections Research Center U of C Archives)

St Augustinersquos College in Raleigh (No)

Columbia University in New York City (No)

The Rare Book amp Manuscript Library Columbia University (No)

Affluent Repositories

NARA- National Archives

The Smithsonian

PBS httpwwwpbsorgaboutcorporate-informationmission

Wilson Center Digital Archives wwwwilsoncenterorgabout-cwihp

Atomic Archives

Over 30 EBSCO databases

Rebecca Crown Library

ArchiveGrid

Dead End RepositoriesSourcesLinkshellip

Archive Finder

The National ldquoSecurityrdquo Archives

Library of Congress

Nuclear Files wwwnuclearfilesorg

African American Registry httpaaregistryorg

The History Makers

WorldCat

Scientific Journal

hellipmore dead end RepositoriesSourcesLinks

University of Chicago Special Collections and Rare Book

Collection Librarian was able to locate two reports co-authored by L A Quarterman in the general library catalog Below are the names of these reports with links provided to the catalog entries (these findings were located in 2014)

The heat of reaction of graphite and potassium by L Quarterman [and] W Primak 10 Oct 1950 (catalog)

The hydrolysis of the compound of potassium with irradiated graphite by WL Primak and LA Quarterman 12 Sep 1955 (catalog)

Recently Added

Page 21: LIS 775 Lisa Roberts Manhattan Project was the project to develop the first nuclear weapon (atomic bomb) during World War II by the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. The

Accomplishments

Society of Applied Spectroscopy (national officer)

Scientific Research Society of America

American Chemical Society

American Association for the Advancement of Science

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

Society of Sigma Chi

Honorary Doctorate of Science from St Augustinersquos College 1971

Received an honorary doctorate of science in

chemistry by his alma mater in 1971 After he succeeded with the ldquofirst discovery trialrdquo of the diamond window in 1967

Certificate of Recognition US War Department 1945

Awards

Initiated research on a medical possibility known as ldquosynthetic

bloodrdquo (political and social reasons he was unable to finish research he was very disappointed)

Fluoride Chemist and Nuclear Chemist

Spectroscopist~ studying the interaction between matter and radiation

Developed a unique corrosion resistant window (1967)

He maintained a commitment to the African American community by devoting his ldquotimerdquo talking with black students in the CPS (refer to the Proquest database on httpwwwchipubliborg)

Contributions Listed

Board of review member of the Dukes Club in Chicago-One of

the oldest social clubs in the city (refer to ProQuest on CPL)

ldquoBlack Tax War Chestrdquo -( Refer to ProQuest)

Illini Group Hears Chemist-he co wrote many scientific ldquopapers ldquo (Refer to ProQuest)

Author co-author of many professional papers in his field of specialization

Fought for social justice (ProQuest)

IIT- affiliate (ProQuest)

Other Facts

The Woodson Regional Library Repository- 2nd largest in the

nation Vivian G Harsh Research Collection-

Gales Contemporary Black Biography v4 - (photo copy)

African Americans in Science Math and Invention

BHP- Black History Pages httpblackhistorypagesnetpageslquartermanphp

Ebony September 1949 Microfilm (copies)

Jet August 9 1982 Microfilm (copies)

Scientists Data Bank wwwcsupomonaedu~novascientistarticlesquarthtml

Limited Sources

Sources from his Biographies

Groueff Stephane The Manhattan Project The Untold Story of the Making of the Atomic Bomb Little Brown and Co 1967

Other Bibliographic Sources

~JET 1982 Obituary~

Proquest carries historical newspapers The Chicago Defender

Archives from 1910-1975 has 13-20 articles about Dr Quarterman (This can be found on the httpwwwchipubliborg website)

httpchipublibbibliocommonscomdashboarduser_dashboard

httpsearchproquestcomgatekeeperchipubliborghnpchicagodefenderindexaccountid=303

The Washington Afro-American ( Atomic Bomb article)

Other Significant Sources

I contacted these repositories very minimum or no

papersmanuscripts were found or mentioned

Woodson Regional Library-Vivian G Harsh Research Collection (No)

University of Chicago Library (Yes)

The Special Collections Research Center U of C Archives)

St Augustinersquos College in Raleigh (No)

Columbia University in New York City (No)

The Rare Book amp Manuscript Library Columbia University (No)

Affluent Repositories

NARA- National Archives

The Smithsonian

PBS httpwwwpbsorgaboutcorporate-informationmission

Wilson Center Digital Archives wwwwilsoncenterorgabout-cwihp

Atomic Archives

Over 30 EBSCO databases

Rebecca Crown Library

ArchiveGrid

Dead End RepositoriesSourcesLinkshellip

Archive Finder

The National ldquoSecurityrdquo Archives

Library of Congress

Nuclear Files wwwnuclearfilesorg

African American Registry httpaaregistryorg

The History Makers

WorldCat

Scientific Journal

hellipmore dead end RepositoriesSourcesLinks

University of Chicago Special Collections and Rare Book

Collection Librarian was able to locate two reports co-authored by L A Quarterman in the general library catalog Below are the names of these reports with links provided to the catalog entries (these findings were located in 2014)

The heat of reaction of graphite and potassium by L Quarterman [and] W Primak 10 Oct 1950 (catalog)

The hydrolysis of the compound of potassium with irradiated graphite by WL Primak and LA Quarterman 12 Sep 1955 (catalog)

Recently Added

Page 22: LIS 775 Lisa Roberts Manhattan Project was the project to develop the first nuclear weapon (atomic bomb) during World War II by the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. The

Received an honorary doctorate of science in

chemistry by his alma mater in 1971 After he succeeded with the ldquofirst discovery trialrdquo of the diamond window in 1967

Certificate of Recognition US War Department 1945

Awards

Initiated research on a medical possibility known as ldquosynthetic

bloodrdquo (political and social reasons he was unable to finish research he was very disappointed)

Fluoride Chemist and Nuclear Chemist

Spectroscopist~ studying the interaction between matter and radiation

Developed a unique corrosion resistant window (1967)

He maintained a commitment to the African American community by devoting his ldquotimerdquo talking with black students in the CPS (refer to the Proquest database on httpwwwchipubliborg)

Contributions Listed

Board of review member of the Dukes Club in Chicago-One of

the oldest social clubs in the city (refer to ProQuest on CPL)

ldquoBlack Tax War Chestrdquo -( Refer to ProQuest)

Illini Group Hears Chemist-he co wrote many scientific ldquopapers ldquo (Refer to ProQuest)

Author co-author of many professional papers in his field of specialization

Fought for social justice (ProQuest)

IIT- affiliate (ProQuest)

Other Facts

The Woodson Regional Library Repository- 2nd largest in the

nation Vivian G Harsh Research Collection-

Gales Contemporary Black Biography v4 - (photo copy)

African Americans in Science Math and Invention

BHP- Black History Pages httpblackhistorypagesnetpageslquartermanphp

Ebony September 1949 Microfilm (copies)

Jet August 9 1982 Microfilm (copies)

Scientists Data Bank wwwcsupomonaedu~novascientistarticlesquarthtml

Limited Sources

Sources from his Biographies

Groueff Stephane The Manhattan Project The Untold Story of the Making of the Atomic Bomb Little Brown and Co 1967

Other Bibliographic Sources

~JET 1982 Obituary~

Proquest carries historical newspapers The Chicago Defender

Archives from 1910-1975 has 13-20 articles about Dr Quarterman (This can be found on the httpwwwchipubliborg website)

httpchipublibbibliocommonscomdashboarduser_dashboard

httpsearchproquestcomgatekeeperchipubliborghnpchicagodefenderindexaccountid=303

The Washington Afro-American ( Atomic Bomb article)

Other Significant Sources

I contacted these repositories very minimum or no

papersmanuscripts were found or mentioned

Woodson Regional Library-Vivian G Harsh Research Collection (No)

University of Chicago Library (Yes)

The Special Collections Research Center U of C Archives)

St Augustinersquos College in Raleigh (No)

Columbia University in New York City (No)

The Rare Book amp Manuscript Library Columbia University (No)

Affluent Repositories

NARA- National Archives

The Smithsonian

PBS httpwwwpbsorgaboutcorporate-informationmission

Wilson Center Digital Archives wwwwilsoncenterorgabout-cwihp

Atomic Archives

Over 30 EBSCO databases

Rebecca Crown Library

ArchiveGrid

Dead End RepositoriesSourcesLinkshellip

Archive Finder

The National ldquoSecurityrdquo Archives

Library of Congress

Nuclear Files wwwnuclearfilesorg

African American Registry httpaaregistryorg

The History Makers

WorldCat

Scientific Journal

hellipmore dead end RepositoriesSourcesLinks

University of Chicago Special Collections and Rare Book

Collection Librarian was able to locate two reports co-authored by L A Quarterman in the general library catalog Below are the names of these reports with links provided to the catalog entries (these findings were located in 2014)

The heat of reaction of graphite and potassium by L Quarterman [and] W Primak 10 Oct 1950 (catalog)

The hydrolysis of the compound of potassium with irradiated graphite by WL Primak and LA Quarterman 12 Sep 1955 (catalog)

Recently Added

Page 23: LIS 775 Lisa Roberts Manhattan Project was the project to develop the first nuclear weapon (atomic bomb) during World War II by the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. The

Initiated research on a medical possibility known as ldquosynthetic

bloodrdquo (political and social reasons he was unable to finish research he was very disappointed)

Fluoride Chemist and Nuclear Chemist

Spectroscopist~ studying the interaction between matter and radiation

Developed a unique corrosion resistant window (1967)

He maintained a commitment to the African American community by devoting his ldquotimerdquo talking with black students in the CPS (refer to the Proquest database on httpwwwchipubliborg)

Contributions Listed

Board of review member of the Dukes Club in Chicago-One of

the oldest social clubs in the city (refer to ProQuest on CPL)

ldquoBlack Tax War Chestrdquo -( Refer to ProQuest)

Illini Group Hears Chemist-he co wrote many scientific ldquopapers ldquo (Refer to ProQuest)

Author co-author of many professional papers in his field of specialization

Fought for social justice (ProQuest)

IIT- affiliate (ProQuest)

Other Facts

The Woodson Regional Library Repository- 2nd largest in the

nation Vivian G Harsh Research Collection-

Gales Contemporary Black Biography v4 - (photo copy)

African Americans in Science Math and Invention

BHP- Black History Pages httpblackhistorypagesnetpageslquartermanphp

Ebony September 1949 Microfilm (copies)

Jet August 9 1982 Microfilm (copies)

Scientists Data Bank wwwcsupomonaedu~novascientistarticlesquarthtml

Limited Sources

Sources from his Biographies

Groueff Stephane The Manhattan Project The Untold Story of the Making of the Atomic Bomb Little Brown and Co 1967

Other Bibliographic Sources

~JET 1982 Obituary~

Proquest carries historical newspapers The Chicago Defender

Archives from 1910-1975 has 13-20 articles about Dr Quarterman (This can be found on the httpwwwchipubliborg website)

httpchipublibbibliocommonscomdashboarduser_dashboard

httpsearchproquestcomgatekeeperchipubliborghnpchicagodefenderindexaccountid=303

The Washington Afro-American ( Atomic Bomb article)

Other Significant Sources

I contacted these repositories very minimum or no

papersmanuscripts were found or mentioned

Woodson Regional Library-Vivian G Harsh Research Collection (No)

University of Chicago Library (Yes)

The Special Collections Research Center U of C Archives)

St Augustinersquos College in Raleigh (No)

Columbia University in New York City (No)

The Rare Book amp Manuscript Library Columbia University (No)

Affluent Repositories

NARA- National Archives

The Smithsonian

PBS httpwwwpbsorgaboutcorporate-informationmission

Wilson Center Digital Archives wwwwilsoncenterorgabout-cwihp

Atomic Archives

Over 30 EBSCO databases

Rebecca Crown Library

ArchiveGrid

Dead End RepositoriesSourcesLinkshellip

Archive Finder

The National ldquoSecurityrdquo Archives

Library of Congress

Nuclear Files wwwnuclearfilesorg

African American Registry httpaaregistryorg

The History Makers

WorldCat

Scientific Journal

hellipmore dead end RepositoriesSourcesLinks

University of Chicago Special Collections and Rare Book

Collection Librarian was able to locate two reports co-authored by L A Quarterman in the general library catalog Below are the names of these reports with links provided to the catalog entries (these findings were located in 2014)

The heat of reaction of graphite and potassium by L Quarterman [and] W Primak 10 Oct 1950 (catalog)

The hydrolysis of the compound of potassium with irradiated graphite by WL Primak and LA Quarterman 12 Sep 1955 (catalog)

Recently Added

Page 24: LIS 775 Lisa Roberts Manhattan Project was the project to develop the first nuclear weapon (atomic bomb) during World War II by the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. The

Board of review member of the Dukes Club in Chicago-One of

the oldest social clubs in the city (refer to ProQuest on CPL)

ldquoBlack Tax War Chestrdquo -( Refer to ProQuest)

Illini Group Hears Chemist-he co wrote many scientific ldquopapers ldquo (Refer to ProQuest)

Author co-author of many professional papers in his field of specialization

Fought for social justice (ProQuest)

IIT- affiliate (ProQuest)

Other Facts

The Woodson Regional Library Repository- 2nd largest in the

nation Vivian G Harsh Research Collection-

Gales Contemporary Black Biography v4 - (photo copy)

African Americans in Science Math and Invention

BHP- Black History Pages httpblackhistorypagesnetpageslquartermanphp

Ebony September 1949 Microfilm (copies)

Jet August 9 1982 Microfilm (copies)

Scientists Data Bank wwwcsupomonaedu~novascientistarticlesquarthtml

Limited Sources

Sources from his Biographies

Groueff Stephane The Manhattan Project The Untold Story of the Making of the Atomic Bomb Little Brown and Co 1967

Other Bibliographic Sources

~JET 1982 Obituary~

Proquest carries historical newspapers The Chicago Defender

Archives from 1910-1975 has 13-20 articles about Dr Quarterman (This can be found on the httpwwwchipubliborg website)

httpchipublibbibliocommonscomdashboarduser_dashboard

httpsearchproquestcomgatekeeperchipubliborghnpchicagodefenderindexaccountid=303

The Washington Afro-American ( Atomic Bomb article)

Other Significant Sources

I contacted these repositories very minimum or no

papersmanuscripts were found or mentioned

Woodson Regional Library-Vivian G Harsh Research Collection (No)

University of Chicago Library (Yes)

The Special Collections Research Center U of C Archives)

St Augustinersquos College in Raleigh (No)

Columbia University in New York City (No)

The Rare Book amp Manuscript Library Columbia University (No)

Affluent Repositories

NARA- National Archives

The Smithsonian

PBS httpwwwpbsorgaboutcorporate-informationmission

Wilson Center Digital Archives wwwwilsoncenterorgabout-cwihp

Atomic Archives

Over 30 EBSCO databases

Rebecca Crown Library

ArchiveGrid

Dead End RepositoriesSourcesLinkshellip

Archive Finder

The National ldquoSecurityrdquo Archives

Library of Congress

Nuclear Files wwwnuclearfilesorg

African American Registry httpaaregistryorg

The History Makers

WorldCat

Scientific Journal

hellipmore dead end RepositoriesSourcesLinks

University of Chicago Special Collections and Rare Book

Collection Librarian was able to locate two reports co-authored by L A Quarterman in the general library catalog Below are the names of these reports with links provided to the catalog entries (these findings were located in 2014)

The heat of reaction of graphite and potassium by L Quarterman [and] W Primak 10 Oct 1950 (catalog)

The hydrolysis of the compound of potassium with irradiated graphite by WL Primak and LA Quarterman 12 Sep 1955 (catalog)

Recently Added

Page 25: LIS 775 Lisa Roberts Manhattan Project was the project to develop the first nuclear weapon (atomic bomb) during World War II by the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. The

The Woodson Regional Library Repository- 2nd largest in the

nation Vivian G Harsh Research Collection-

Gales Contemporary Black Biography v4 - (photo copy)

African Americans in Science Math and Invention

BHP- Black History Pages httpblackhistorypagesnetpageslquartermanphp

Ebony September 1949 Microfilm (copies)

Jet August 9 1982 Microfilm (copies)

Scientists Data Bank wwwcsupomonaedu~novascientistarticlesquarthtml

Limited Sources

Sources from his Biographies

Groueff Stephane The Manhattan Project The Untold Story of the Making of the Atomic Bomb Little Brown and Co 1967

Other Bibliographic Sources

~JET 1982 Obituary~

Proquest carries historical newspapers The Chicago Defender

Archives from 1910-1975 has 13-20 articles about Dr Quarterman (This can be found on the httpwwwchipubliborg website)

httpchipublibbibliocommonscomdashboarduser_dashboard

httpsearchproquestcomgatekeeperchipubliborghnpchicagodefenderindexaccountid=303

The Washington Afro-American ( Atomic Bomb article)

Other Significant Sources

I contacted these repositories very minimum or no

papersmanuscripts were found or mentioned

Woodson Regional Library-Vivian G Harsh Research Collection (No)

University of Chicago Library (Yes)

The Special Collections Research Center U of C Archives)

St Augustinersquos College in Raleigh (No)

Columbia University in New York City (No)

The Rare Book amp Manuscript Library Columbia University (No)

Affluent Repositories

NARA- National Archives

The Smithsonian

PBS httpwwwpbsorgaboutcorporate-informationmission

Wilson Center Digital Archives wwwwilsoncenterorgabout-cwihp

Atomic Archives

Over 30 EBSCO databases

Rebecca Crown Library

ArchiveGrid

Dead End RepositoriesSourcesLinkshellip

Archive Finder

The National ldquoSecurityrdquo Archives

Library of Congress

Nuclear Files wwwnuclearfilesorg

African American Registry httpaaregistryorg

The History Makers

WorldCat

Scientific Journal

hellipmore dead end RepositoriesSourcesLinks

University of Chicago Special Collections and Rare Book

Collection Librarian was able to locate two reports co-authored by L A Quarterman in the general library catalog Below are the names of these reports with links provided to the catalog entries (these findings were located in 2014)

The heat of reaction of graphite and potassium by L Quarterman [and] W Primak 10 Oct 1950 (catalog)

The hydrolysis of the compound of potassium with irradiated graphite by WL Primak and LA Quarterman 12 Sep 1955 (catalog)

Recently Added

Page 26: LIS 775 Lisa Roberts Manhattan Project was the project to develop the first nuclear weapon (atomic bomb) during World War II by the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. The

Sources from his Biographies

Groueff Stephane The Manhattan Project The Untold Story of the Making of the Atomic Bomb Little Brown and Co 1967

Other Bibliographic Sources

~JET 1982 Obituary~

Proquest carries historical newspapers The Chicago Defender

Archives from 1910-1975 has 13-20 articles about Dr Quarterman (This can be found on the httpwwwchipubliborg website)

httpchipublibbibliocommonscomdashboarduser_dashboard

httpsearchproquestcomgatekeeperchipubliborghnpchicagodefenderindexaccountid=303

The Washington Afro-American ( Atomic Bomb article)

Other Significant Sources

I contacted these repositories very minimum or no

papersmanuscripts were found or mentioned

Woodson Regional Library-Vivian G Harsh Research Collection (No)

University of Chicago Library (Yes)

The Special Collections Research Center U of C Archives)

St Augustinersquos College in Raleigh (No)

Columbia University in New York City (No)

The Rare Book amp Manuscript Library Columbia University (No)

Affluent Repositories

NARA- National Archives

The Smithsonian

PBS httpwwwpbsorgaboutcorporate-informationmission

Wilson Center Digital Archives wwwwilsoncenterorgabout-cwihp

Atomic Archives

Over 30 EBSCO databases

Rebecca Crown Library

ArchiveGrid

Dead End RepositoriesSourcesLinkshellip

Archive Finder

The National ldquoSecurityrdquo Archives

Library of Congress

Nuclear Files wwwnuclearfilesorg

African American Registry httpaaregistryorg

The History Makers

WorldCat

Scientific Journal

hellipmore dead end RepositoriesSourcesLinks

University of Chicago Special Collections and Rare Book

Collection Librarian was able to locate two reports co-authored by L A Quarterman in the general library catalog Below are the names of these reports with links provided to the catalog entries (these findings were located in 2014)

The heat of reaction of graphite and potassium by L Quarterman [and] W Primak 10 Oct 1950 (catalog)

The hydrolysis of the compound of potassium with irradiated graphite by WL Primak and LA Quarterman 12 Sep 1955 (catalog)

Recently Added

Page 27: LIS 775 Lisa Roberts Manhattan Project was the project to develop the first nuclear weapon (atomic bomb) during World War II by the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. The

Other Bibliographic Sources

~JET 1982 Obituary~

Proquest carries historical newspapers The Chicago Defender

Archives from 1910-1975 has 13-20 articles about Dr Quarterman (This can be found on the httpwwwchipubliborg website)

httpchipublibbibliocommonscomdashboarduser_dashboard

httpsearchproquestcomgatekeeperchipubliborghnpchicagodefenderindexaccountid=303

The Washington Afro-American ( Atomic Bomb article)

Other Significant Sources

I contacted these repositories very minimum or no

papersmanuscripts were found or mentioned

Woodson Regional Library-Vivian G Harsh Research Collection (No)

University of Chicago Library (Yes)

The Special Collections Research Center U of C Archives)

St Augustinersquos College in Raleigh (No)

Columbia University in New York City (No)

The Rare Book amp Manuscript Library Columbia University (No)

Affluent Repositories

NARA- National Archives

The Smithsonian

PBS httpwwwpbsorgaboutcorporate-informationmission

Wilson Center Digital Archives wwwwilsoncenterorgabout-cwihp

Atomic Archives

Over 30 EBSCO databases

Rebecca Crown Library

ArchiveGrid

Dead End RepositoriesSourcesLinkshellip

Archive Finder

The National ldquoSecurityrdquo Archives

Library of Congress

Nuclear Files wwwnuclearfilesorg

African American Registry httpaaregistryorg

The History Makers

WorldCat

Scientific Journal

hellipmore dead end RepositoriesSourcesLinks

University of Chicago Special Collections and Rare Book

Collection Librarian was able to locate two reports co-authored by L A Quarterman in the general library catalog Below are the names of these reports with links provided to the catalog entries (these findings were located in 2014)

The heat of reaction of graphite and potassium by L Quarterman [and] W Primak 10 Oct 1950 (catalog)

The hydrolysis of the compound of potassium with irradiated graphite by WL Primak and LA Quarterman 12 Sep 1955 (catalog)

Recently Added

Page 28: LIS 775 Lisa Roberts Manhattan Project was the project to develop the first nuclear weapon (atomic bomb) during World War II by the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. The

~JET 1982 Obituary~

Proquest carries historical newspapers The Chicago Defender

Archives from 1910-1975 has 13-20 articles about Dr Quarterman (This can be found on the httpwwwchipubliborg website)

httpchipublibbibliocommonscomdashboarduser_dashboard

httpsearchproquestcomgatekeeperchipubliborghnpchicagodefenderindexaccountid=303

The Washington Afro-American ( Atomic Bomb article)

Other Significant Sources

I contacted these repositories very minimum or no

papersmanuscripts were found or mentioned

Woodson Regional Library-Vivian G Harsh Research Collection (No)

University of Chicago Library (Yes)

The Special Collections Research Center U of C Archives)

St Augustinersquos College in Raleigh (No)

Columbia University in New York City (No)

The Rare Book amp Manuscript Library Columbia University (No)

Affluent Repositories

NARA- National Archives

The Smithsonian

PBS httpwwwpbsorgaboutcorporate-informationmission

Wilson Center Digital Archives wwwwilsoncenterorgabout-cwihp

Atomic Archives

Over 30 EBSCO databases

Rebecca Crown Library

ArchiveGrid

Dead End RepositoriesSourcesLinkshellip

Archive Finder

The National ldquoSecurityrdquo Archives

Library of Congress

Nuclear Files wwwnuclearfilesorg

African American Registry httpaaregistryorg

The History Makers

WorldCat

Scientific Journal

hellipmore dead end RepositoriesSourcesLinks

University of Chicago Special Collections and Rare Book

Collection Librarian was able to locate two reports co-authored by L A Quarterman in the general library catalog Below are the names of these reports with links provided to the catalog entries (these findings were located in 2014)

The heat of reaction of graphite and potassium by L Quarterman [and] W Primak 10 Oct 1950 (catalog)

The hydrolysis of the compound of potassium with irradiated graphite by WL Primak and LA Quarterman 12 Sep 1955 (catalog)

Recently Added

Page 29: LIS 775 Lisa Roberts Manhattan Project was the project to develop the first nuclear weapon (atomic bomb) during World War II by the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. The

Proquest carries historical newspapers The Chicago Defender

Archives from 1910-1975 has 13-20 articles about Dr Quarterman (This can be found on the httpwwwchipubliborg website)

httpchipublibbibliocommonscomdashboarduser_dashboard

httpsearchproquestcomgatekeeperchipubliborghnpchicagodefenderindexaccountid=303

The Washington Afro-American ( Atomic Bomb article)

Other Significant Sources

I contacted these repositories very minimum or no

papersmanuscripts were found or mentioned

Woodson Regional Library-Vivian G Harsh Research Collection (No)

University of Chicago Library (Yes)

The Special Collections Research Center U of C Archives)

St Augustinersquos College in Raleigh (No)

Columbia University in New York City (No)

The Rare Book amp Manuscript Library Columbia University (No)

Affluent Repositories

NARA- National Archives

The Smithsonian

PBS httpwwwpbsorgaboutcorporate-informationmission

Wilson Center Digital Archives wwwwilsoncenterorgabout-cwihp

Atomic Archives

Over 30 EBSCO databases

Rebecca Crown Library

ArchiveGrid

Dead End RepositoriesSourcesLinkshellip

Archive Finder

The National ldquoSecurityrdquo Archives

Library of Congress

Nuclear Files wwwnuclearfilesorg

African American Registry httpaaregistryorg

The History Makers

WorldCat

Scientific Journal

hellipmore dead end RepositoriesSourcesLinks

University of Chicago Special Collections and Rare Book

Collection Librarian was able to locate two reports co-authored by L A Quarterman in the general library catalog Below are the names of these reports with links provided to the catalog entries (these findings were located in 2014)

The heat of reaction of graphite and potassium by L Quarterman [and] W Primak 10 Oct 1950 (catalog)

The hydrolysis of the compound of potassium with irradiated graphite by WL Primak and LA Quarterman 12 Sep 1955 (catalog)

Recently Added

Page 30: LIS 775 Lisa Roberts Manhattan Project was the project to develop the first nuclear weapon (atomic bomb) during World War II by the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. The

I contacted these repositories very minimum or no

papersmanuscripts were found or mentioned

Woodson Regional Library-Vivian G Harsh Research Collection (No)

University of Chicago Library (Yes)

The Special Collections Research Center U of C Archives)

St Augustinersquos College in Raleigh (No)

Columbia University in New York City (No)

The Rare Book amp Manuscript Library Columbia University (No)

Affluent Repositories

NARA- National Archives

The Smithsonian

PBS httpwwwpbsorgaboutcorporate-informationmission

Wilson Center Digital Archives wwwwilsoncenterorgabout-cwihp

Atomic Archives

Over 30 EBSCO databases

Rebecca Crown Library

ArchiveGrid

Dead End RepositoriesSourcesLinkshellip

Archive Finder

The National ldquoSecurityrdquo Archives

Library of Congress

Nuclear Files wwwnuclearfilesorg

African American Registry httpaaregistryorg

The History Makers

WorldCat

Scientific Journal

hellipmore dead end RepositoriesSourcesLinks

University of Chicago Special Collections and Rare Book

Collection Librarian was able to locate two reports co-authored by L A Quarterman in the general library catalog Below are the names of these reports with links provided to the catalog entries (these findings were located in 2014)

The heat of reaction of graphite and potassium by L Quarterman [and] W Primak 10 Oct 1950 (catalog)

The hydrolysis of the compound of potassium with irradiated graphite by WL Primak and LA Quarterman 12 Sep 1955 (catalog)

Recently Added

Page 31: LIS 775 Lisa Roberts Manhattan Project was the project to develop the first nuclear weapon (atomic bomb) during World War II by the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. The

NARA- National Archives

The Smithsonian

PBS httpwwwpbsorgaboutcorporate-informationmission

Wilson Center Digital Archives wwwwilsoncenterorgabout-cwihp

Atomic Archives

Over 30 EBSCO databases

Rebecca Crown Library

ArchiveGrid

Dead End RepositoriesSourcesLinkshellip

Archive Finder

The National ldquoSecurityrdquo Archives

Library of Congress

Nuclear Files wwwnuclearfilesorg

African American Registry httpaaregistryorg

The History Makers

WorldCat

Scientific Journal

hellipmore dead end RepositoriesSourcesLinks

University of Chicago Special Collections and Rare Book

Collection Librarian was able to locate two reports co-authored by L A Quarterman in the general library catalog Below are the names of these reports with links provided to the catalog entries (these findings were located in 2014)

The heat of reaction of graphite and potassium by L Quarterman [and] W Primak 10 Oct 1950 (catalog)

The hydrolysis of the compound of potassium with irradiated graphite by WL Primak and LA Quarterman 12 Sep 1955 (catalog)

Recently Added

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University of Chicago Special Collections and Rare Book

Collection Librarian was able to locate two reports co-authored by L A Quarterman in the general library catalog Below are the names of these reports with links provided to the catalog entries (these findings were located in 2014)

The heat of reaction of graphite and potassium by L Quarterman [and] W Primak 10 Oct 1950 (catalog)

The hydrolysis of the compound of potassium with irradiated graphite by WL Primak and LA Quarterman 12 Sep 1955 (catalog)

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Page 33: LIS 775 Lisa Roberts Manhattan Project was the project to develop the first nuclear weapon (atomic bomb) during World War II by the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. The

University of Chicago Special Collections and Rare Book

Collection Librarian was able to locate two reports co-authored by L A Quarterman in the general library catalog Below are the names of these reports with links provided to the catalog entries (these findings were located in 2014)

The heat of reaction of graphite and potassium by L Quarterman [and] W Primak 10 Oct 1950 (catalog)

The hydrolysis of the compound of potassium with irradiated graphite by WL Primak and LA Quarterman 12 Sep 1955 (catalog)

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