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	'''Atherton Seidell''' (1878-1961) was an American chemist and microfilm advocate.		'''Atherton Seidell''' (1878-1961) was an American chemist and microfilm advocate.

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	== Papers ==		== Papers ==
	*National Library of Medicine, History of Medicine Division. Atherton Seidell Papers. Collection MS C 399. 1899-1986. [https://findingaids.nlm.nih.gov/repositories/ammp/resources/seidell399]		*National Library of Medicine, History of Medicine Division. Atherton Seidell Papers. Collection MS C 399. 1899-1986. [https://findingaids.nlm.nih.gov/repositories/ammp/resources/seidell399]
	^Smithsonian Institution. Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Archives Center. Atherton Seidell Papers. NMAH.AC.0449 MAH Staff 1992. circa 1932-1964. Concerning microfilming.		*Smithsonian Institution. Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Archives Center. Atherton Seidell Papers. NMAH.AC.0449 MAH Staff 1992. circa 1932-1964. Concerning microfilming.
	*University of Georgia Libraries. Special collections. Coll UA0030. Atherton Seidell photo album. [https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:guan_ua0030_ua0030-001-001-001]		*University of Georgia Libraries. Special collections. Coll UA0030. Atherton Seidell photo album. [https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:guan_ua0030_ua0030-001-001-001]

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	'''Atherton Seidell''' was born in December 31, 1878 in Hartwell, GA. He earned a Bachelors degree from the University of Georgia (1898), a Masters from George Washington University (1901) and a Ph.D from Johns Hopkins University (1903). Seidell worked as an assistant chemist in the Bureau of Soils, Department of Agriculture, then the Bureau of Chemistry, 1905-1906. He worked for the Public Health Service from 1907 to 1939. He was also an Honorary Consultant to the Army Medical Library.		'''Atherton Seidell''' was born in December 31, 1878 in Hartwell, GA. He earned a Bachelors degree from the University of Georgia (1898), a Masters from George Washington University (1901) and a Ph.D from Johns Hopkins University (1903). Seidell worked as an assistant chemist in the Bureau of Soils, Department of Agriculture, then the Bureau of Chemistry, 1905-1906. He worked for the Public Health Service from 1907 to 1939. He was also an Honorary Consultant to the Army Medical Library.

	"In 1926 at Maison de la Chimie in Paris he became acquainted with microfilm. Two years later in France he had to leave his family and laboratory to travel to Monaco to peruse a specialized journal. It occurred to him that this time-consuming trip would not have been necessary if microfilm facilities had been available for scholars and scientists engaged in library ~~re-search~~. Thereafter he never stopped his efforts to encourage libraries to develop free microfilm service for patrons." (Miles 1982, p. 279).		"In 1926 at Maison de la Chimie in Paris he became acquainted with microfilm. Two years later in France he had to leave his family and laboratory to travel to Monaco to peruse a specialized journal. It occurred to him that this time-consuming trip would not have been necessary if microfilm facilities had been available for scholars and scientists engaged in library research. Thereafter he never stopped his efforts to encourage libraries to develop free microfilm service for patrons." (Miles 1982, p. 279).

	He died July 25, 1961.		He died July 25, 1961.

	== Contributions ==		== Contributions ==
	~~Deidell~~ made contributions to solubility, vitamins, yeast, and related topics. ~~With respect to~~ documentation he advanced the use of microfilms for research.		Seidell made contributions to solubility, vitamins, yeast, and related topics. For documentation he advanced the use of microfilms for research.

	*Seidell was one of the founders of the American Documentation Institute.		*Seidell was one of the founders of the American Documentation Institute.
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	=== Publications ===		=== Publications ===
	*''Solubilities of Inorganic and Organic Compounds''. New York, Van Nostrand, 1907 and several later editions. A compilation of the solubility of thousands of chemical compounds.		*''Solubilities of Inorganic and Organic Compounds''. New York, Van Nostrand, 1907 and several later editions. A compilation of the solubility of thousands of chemical compounds.
			*"Microfilm copying of scientific literature." ''Science'' 89 (March 10, 1939): 219-220.

	== Awards ==		== Awards ==

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	'''Atherton Seidell (1878-1961) was an American chemist and microfilm advocate.		'''Atherton Seidell''' (1878-1961) was an American chemist and microfilm advocate.


	~~'''Atherton Seidell''' was born in 1878~~
	~~He died July 25, 1961~~.

	== Life ==		== Life ==
	Seidell was ~~one~~ of the ~~founders~~ of the ~~American Documentation Institute~~. ~~Promoted microfilm and developed~~ the ~~Seidell viewer~~. ~~Instigated~~ the ~~Current List of~~ Medical ~~Literature which later became Index Medicus~~. ~~According to Sewell,~~		'''Atherton Seidell''' was born in December 31, 1878 in Hartwell, GA. He earned a Bachelors degree from the University of Georgia (1898), a Masters from George Washington University (1901) and a Ph.D from Johns Hopkins University (1903). Seidell worked as an assistant chemist in the Bureau of Soils, Department of Agriculture, then the Bureau of Chemistry, 1905-1906. He worked for the Public Health Service from 1907 to 1939. He was also an Honorary Consultant to the Army Medical Library.

	"In 1926 at Maison de la Chimie in Paris he became acquainted with microfilm. Two years later in France he had to leave his family and laboratory to travel to Monaco to peruse a specialized journal. It occurred to him that this time-consuming trip would not have been necessary if microfilm facilities had been available for scholars and scientists engaged in library re-search. Thereafter he never stopped his efforts to encourage libraries to develop free microfilm service for patrons."		"In 1926 at Maison de la Chimie in Paris he became acquainted with microfilm. Two years later in France he had to leave his family and laboratory to travel to Monaco to peruse a specialized journal. It occurred to him that this time-consuming trip would not have been necessary if microfilm facilities had been available for scholars and scientists engaged in library re-search. Thereafter he never stopped his efforts to encourage libraries to develop free microfilm service for patrons." (Miles 1982, p. 279).

	~~== Employment ==~~		He died July 25, 1961.
	* Dept. of Agriculture
	* Public Health Service, ~~1907-1939~~.

	== Contributions ==		== Contributions ==
			Deidell made contributions to solubility, vitamins, yeast, and related topics. With respect to documentation he advanced the use of microfilms for research.

	*Seidell was one of the founders of the American Documentation Institute.		*Seidell was one of the founders of the American Documentation Institute.
	*Promoted microfilm and with M. de Saint Rat, developed the inexpensive Seidell microform viewer.		*Promoted microfilm and, with M. de Saint Rat, developed the inexpensive Seidell microform viewer.
	*~~Instigated~~ the ''Current List of Medical Literature'' which later became Index Medicus.		*Established the Medicofilm Service at the Army Medical Library (later renamed National Library of Medicine) and founded the ''Current List of Medical Literature'' which later became Index Medicus.

	=== Publications ===		=== Publications ===
	*''Solubilities of Inorganic and Organic Compounds''. New York, Van Nostrand, 1907 and several later editions.		*''Solubilities of Inorganic and Organic Compounds''. New York, Van Nostrand, 1907 and several later editions. A compilation of the solubility of thousands of chemical compounds.

	== Awards ==		== Awards ==
	*National Microfilm Association. Pioneer Medal, 1961.		*National Microfilm Association. Pioneer Medal, 1961.
	*French Legion of Honor		*French Legion of Honor.
	*Order of the Crown of Italy		*Order of the Crown of Italy.

	== Further reading ==		== Further reading ==
	*Hirtle, Peter B. "Atherton Seidell and the Photoduplication of Library Material." ''Journal of the American Society fpr Information Science'' 40, no 6( ): 424-431.		*Hirtle, Peter B. "Atherton Seidell and the Photoduplication of Library Material." ''Journal of the American Society fpr Information Science'' 40, no 6( ): 424-431.
	*"Atherton Seidell, Ph. D. 1878- Chemist." In: ''Notable contributions to medical research by Public Health Service scientists; a biobibliography to 1940'', comp. by Jeannette Barry. Washington, D.C. : U.S. Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1960, pp 73-75.		*"Atherton Seidell, Ph. D. 1878- Chemist." In: ''Notable contributions to medical research by Public Health Service scientists; a biobibliography to 1940'', comp. by Jeannette Barry. Washington, D.C. : U.S. Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1960, pp 73-75.
			*Farkas-Conn, Irene. ''From documentation to information science: The beginnings and early development of the American Documentation Institute—American Society for Information Science.'' New York: Greenwood Press, 1990. [https://web.archive.org/web/20200128134853/http://adi-asist.accessinn.com/]
			*Miles, Wyndham D. ''A history of the National Library of Medicine: the nation's treasury of medical knowledge''. Bethesda, MD: National Library of Medicine, 1982, pp 279-282.

	== Papers ==		== Papers ==
	*National Library of Medicine, History of Medicine Division. Atherton Seidell Papers. Collection MS C 399. 1899-1986. [https://findingaids.nlm.nih.gov/repositories/ammp/resources/seidell399]		*National Library of Medicine, History of Medicine Division. Atherton Seidell Papers. Collection MS C 399. 1899-1986. [https://findingaids.nlm.nih.gov/repositories/ammp/resources/seidell399]
	^Smithsonian Institution. Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Archives Center. Atherton Seidell Papers. NMAH.AC.0449 MAH Staff 1992. circa 1932-1964. Concerning microfilming.		^Smithsonian Institution. Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Archives Center. Atherton Seidell Papers. NMAH.AC.0449 MAH Staff 1992. circa 1932-1964. Concerning microfilming.
			*University of Georgia Libraries. Special collections. Coll UA0030. Atherton Seidell photo album. [https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:guan_ua0030_ua0030-001-001-001]

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	== Papers ==		== Papers ==
	National Library of Medicine, History of Medicine Division. Atherton Seidell Papers. Collection MS C 399. 1899-1986. [https://findingaids.nlm.nih.gov/repositories/ammp/resources/seidell399]		*National Library of Medicine, History of Medicine Division. Atherton Seidell Papers. Collection MS C 399. 1899-1986. [https://findingaids.nlm.nih.gov/repositories/ammp/resources/seidell399]
			^Smithsonian Institution. Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Archives Center. Atherton Seidell Papers. NMAH.AC.0449 MAH Staff 1992. circa 1932-1964. Concerning microfilming.

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	1878-1961		'''Atherton Seidell (1878-1961) was an American chemist and microfilm advocate.


			'''Atherton Seidell''' was born in 1878
			He died July 25, 1961.

	== Life ==		== Life ==
	Seidell was one of the founders of the American Documentation Institute. Promoted microfilm and developed the Seidell viewer. Instigated the Current List of Medical Literature which later became Index Medicus. According to Sewell, "~~Seidell's vision was such that many of the goals~~ he ~~set three decades ago are still over the horizon~~. ~~Though microfilm was~~ to him ~~a magic formula~~ for ~~the solution of documentation problems,~~ he never ~~lost sight of the ultimate purpose:~~ to ~~advance knowledge through the communication of ideas." See Hirtle, Peter B. "Historical Note: Atherton Seidell and the Photoduplication of Library Material~~." ~~JASIS 40(6): 424-431 for more information about Seidell.~~		Seidell was one of the founders of the American Documentation Institute. Promoted microfilm and developed the Seidell viewer. Instigated the Current List of Medical Literature which later became Index Medicus. According to Sewell,

			"In 1926 at Maison de la Chimie in Paris he became acquainted with microfilm. Two years later in France he had to leave his family and laboratory to travel to Monaco to peruse a specialized journal. It occurred to him that this time-consuming trip would not have been necessary if microfilm facilities had been available for scholars and scientists engaged in library re-search. Thereafter he never stopped his efforts to encourage libraries to develop free microfilm service for patrons."

	== Employment ==		== Employment ==
			* Dept. of Agriculture
			* Public Health Service, 1907-1939.

	* ~~Dept~~. of ~~Agriculture~~		== Contributions ==
	* ~~Public Health Service~~		*Seidell was one of the founders of the American Documentation Institute.
			*Promoted microfilm and with M. de Saint Rat, developed the inexpensive Seidell microform viewer.
			*Instigated the ''Current List of Medical Literature'' which later became Index Medicus.

			=== Publications ===
			*''Solubilities of Inorganic and Organic Compounds''. New York, Van Nostrand, 1907 and several later editions.

	== Awards ==		== Awards ==
			*National Microfilm Association. Pioneer Medal, 1961.
			*French Legion of Honor
			*Order of the Crown of Italy

	* ~~1961 Pioneer Medal~~ (~~National Microfilm Association~~)		== Further reading ==
	* ~~French Legion of Honor~~		*Hirtle, Peter B. "Atherton Seidell and the Photoduplication of Library Material." ''Journal of the American Society fpr Information Science'' 40, no 6( ): 424-431.
	* Order of the Crown of ~~Italy~~		*"Atherton Seidell, Ph. D. 1878- Chemist." In: ''Notable contributions to medical research by Public Health Service scientists; a biobibliography to 1940'', comp. by Jeannette Barry. Washington, D.C. : U.S. Dept. of Health, Education, and Welfare, 1960, pp 73-75.

	== Papers ==		== Papers ==
	~~'''Location #1:''' NLM~~, History of Medicine Division		National Library of Medicine, History of Medicine Division. Atherton Seidell Papers. Collection MS C 399. 1899-1986. [https://findingaids.nlm.nih.gov/repositories/ammp/resources/seidell399]

	* Papers ~~dates:~~ 1899-~~1931~~
	* Size: ~~2 mss~~. ~~boxes~~
	* Includes: Includes printed materials, motes, misc. ~~papers, minutes of meetings, and research notes~~.
	* Finding aid:
	* Source: NLM Online Catalog

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1878-1961

== Life ==
Seidell was one of the founders of the American Documentation Institute. Promoted microfilm and developed the Seidell viewer. Instigated the Current List of Medical Literature which later became Index Medicus. According to Sewell, "Seidell's vision was such that many of the goals he set three decades ago are still over the horizon. Though microfilm was to him a magic formula for the solution of documentation problems, he never lost sight of the ultimate purpose: to advance knowledge through the communication of ideas." See Hirtle, Peter B. "Historical Note: Atherton Seidell and the Photoduplication of Library Material." JASIS 40(6): 424-431 for more information about Seidell.

== Employment ==

* Dept. of Agriculture
* Public Health Service

== Awards ==

* 1961 Pioneer Medal (National Microfilm Association)
* French Legion of Honor
* Order of the Crown of Italy

== Papers ==
'''Location #1:''' NLM, History of Medicine Division

* Papers dates: 1899-1931
* Size: 2 mss. boxes
* Includes: Includes printed materials, motes, misc. papers, minutes of meetings, and research notes.
* Finding aid:
* Source: NLM Online Catalog