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	'''Evan Jay Crane (1899-1966), an American chemist, was an indexer of ''Chemical Abstracts''.		'''Evan Jay Crane''' (1899-1966), an American chemist, was an indexer of ''Chemical Abstracts''.
	[[File:Evan Crane.jpg\|thumb\|Evan Jay Crane]]		[[File:Evan Crane.jpg\|thumb\|Evan Jay Crane]]

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	== Publications ==		== Publications ==
	Crane published ~~numerous~~ articles on abstracting, indexing and documentation activities.		Crane published around eighty articles on abstracting, indexing and documentation activities.

	*''A Guide to Literature of Chemistry'' (1927) with [[Austin McDowell Patterson\|Austin Patterson]]. [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001171412] [https://archive.org/details/guidetothelitera031332mbp] 2nd ed., with Eleanor Marr, New York: Wiley, 1957. [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001171413]		*''A Guide to Literature of Chemistry'' (1927) with [[Austin McDowell Patterson\|Austin Patterson]]. [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001171412] [https://archive.org/details/guidetothelitera031332mbp] 2nd ed., with Eleanor Marr, New York: Wiley, 1957. [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001171413]

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	== Life ==		== Life ==
	'''Evan Jay Crane''' was born on February 14, 1889 in Columbus, Ohio. He received a BS from Ohio State University in 1911, then joined the staff of the [[American Chemical Society\|American Chemical Society's]] ''Chemical Abstracts'' as an associate editor and in 1914 Acting Editor. In 1915 he became 1915 and served until 1958. From 1956 to 1958 Crane also served as Director of the [[Chemical Abstracts Service]]. He continued writing and abstracting until he died on December 30, 1966.		'''Evan Jay Crane''' was born on February 14, 1889 in Columbus, Ohio. He received a BS from Ohio State University in 1911, then joined the staff of the [[American Chemical Society\|American Chemical Society's]] ''Chemical Abstracts'' (founded in 1907) as an associate editor and in 1914 Acting Editor. In 1915 he became 1915 and served until 1958. From 1956 to 1958 Crane also served as Director of the [[Chemical Abstracts Service]]. He continued writing and abstracting until he died on December 30, 1966 in Columbus, Ohio.

	== Contributions ==		== Contributions ==
	Crane introduced a carefully classified subject entry list and an entire unified system of nomenclature so that chemical compounds could be indexed coherently without scattering the entries by means of an alphabetical list of compound families. The author indexes were improved. An annual formula index and a numerical patent index were added.		Crane introduced a carefully classified subject entry list and an entire unified system of nomenclature so that chemical compounds could be indexed coherently without scattering the entries by means of an alphabetical list of compound families. The author indexes were improved. An annual formula index and a numerical patent index were added.

	Crane assisted in the development of the Division of Chemical Literature ~~and was its first chairman in 1958~~ [[American Chemical Society]]		Crane assisted in the development of the Division of Chemical Literature within the [[American Chemical Society]] and was its first chairman in 1958.
	~~forged the 'key to the world's chemical literature'...organized, along with the help of Dr. Patterson,~~ and ~~weld[ed] chemical information into a discipline...~~was ~~devoted to bettering [scientists'] science by bettering their access to it.~~
	~~Crane started the List of Periodicals Abstracted by Chemical Abstracts~~ in ~~1908 to help the user identify the complete titles of materials cited by abbreviations and to provide the user with a list of publishers and addresses for the abstracted material.~~
	~~He died~~
	~~He changed the indexing system of Chemical Abstracts from word indexing to classified subject entry. He developed a unified system of chemical nomenclature~~.

	== Publications ==		== Publications ==
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	*''A Guide to Literature of Chemistry'' (1927) with [[Austin McDowell Patterson\|Austin Patterson]]. [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001171412] [https://archive.org/details/guidetothelitera031332mbp] 2nd ed., with Eleanor Marr, New York: Wiley, 1957. [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001171413]		*''A Guide to Literature of Chemistry'' (1927) with [[Austin McDowell Patterson\|Austin Patterson]]. [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001171412] [https://archive.org/details/guidetothelitera031332mbp] 2nd ed., with Eleanor Marr, New York: Wiley, 1957. [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001171413]
			*"The standardization of chemical nomenclature." ''Journal of Chemical Education'' 8, no. 7 (1931): 1335.
	*"Scientist Share And Serve." [The Priestley Medal Address]. ''Chemical & Engineering News Archive'' 1951, 29, no 42 (Oct 15, 1951): 4250-4253. [https://pubs.acs.org/toc/cenear/29/42]		*"Scientist Share And Serve." [The Priestley Medal Address]. ''Chemical & Engineering News Archive'' 1951, 29, no 42 (Oct 15, 1951): 4250-4253. [https://pubs.acs.org/toc/cenear/29/42]
			*"Nomenclature of Chemical Compounds." With Mary A. Magill. ''Journal of the American Chemical Society'' 79 (Oct. 1957): 5328.
	*''CA today; the production of Chemical abstracts''. Washington, DC: American Chemical Society, 1958.		*''CA today; the production of Chemical abstracts''. Washington, DC: American Chemical Society, 1958.
			*"Correlative Indexes. VIII. Subject-Indexing vs. Word Indexing." With Charles L. Bernier. ''Journal of Chemical Documentation'' 2 (April 1962): 117

	== Offices ==		== Offices ==
	Crane served on numerous committees and held several offices relating to chemical literature.		Crane served on numerous committees and held several offices relating to chemical literature.

	American Chemical Society. Committee on Nomenclature, Spelling, and Pronunciation, Chairman 1914-58. Mayor of Upper Arlington, Ohio, 1924.		American Chemical Society. Committee on Nomenclature, Spelling, and Pronunciation, Chairman, 1914-58. Mayor of Upper Arlington, Ohio, 1924.

	== Awards ==		== Awards ==
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	== Further reading ==		== Further reading ==
	*Dikeman, Robert K. "Crane, Evan Jay (1889-1966)." ''Dictionary of American library biography'', ed. by Bohdan S. Wynar. Littleton, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 1978, pp 100-102.		*Dikeman, Robert K. "Crane, Evan Jay (1889-1966)." ''Dictionary of American library biography'', ed. by Bohdan S. Wynar. Littleton, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 1978, pp 100-102.
			*"Evan J. Crane." ''Wikipedia'' [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evan_J._Crane]
	*"1951: Evan J. Crane (1889–1966)." ''Chemical & Engineering News'' Special Issue – 85th Anniversary Of The Priestley Medal. 86, no 14 (April 7, 2008). [https://pubsapp.acs.org:6443/cen/priestley/recipients/1951crane.html].		*"1951: Evan J. Crane (1889–1966)." ''Chemical & Engineering News'' Special Issue – 85th Anniversary Of The Priestley Medal. 86, no 14 (April 7, 2008). [https://pubsapp.acs.org:6443/cen/priestley/recipients/1951crane.html].
			*"CA's E. J . Crane dead at 77." ''Chemical & Engineering News Archive'' 45, no 2 (Jan 9, 1967): 5 & 18. [https://pubs-acs-org.libproxy.berkeley.edu/doi/epdf/10.1021/cen-v045n002.p018]

	== Papers ==		== Papers ==
	~~'''LOCATION #1:''' CAS~~ Library~~, 2540 Olentangy River Road, P.O. Box 3012~~, Columbus, OH ~~43210-0012~~.		*Chemical Abstracts Service Library, Columbus, OH. Papers and correspondence.

	~~'''INCLUDES:'''~~ Papers and correspondence are housed in an off-site facility of CAS. None of the papers have been processed or indexed but this is considered a temporary status since in the future CAS is looking to organize the archives. Anyone interested in examining Crane's papers should notify the CAS librarian who can retrieve the papers within a day or two from the off-site storage.

	~~'''FINDING AID:''' None available at this time.~~

	~~'''SOURCE:''' Letter from W. V. Metanomski, Senior Editor, Authority Database Operations, CAS (25 June 1996)~~.
	* Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 90-105, Science Service Records, Image No. SIA2008-0684. [https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_296764]		* Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 90-105, Science Service Records, Image No. SIA2008-0684. [https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_296764]

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			'''Evan Jay Crane (1899-1966), an American chemist, was an indexer of ''Chemical Abstracts''.
	[[File:Evan Crane.jpg\|thumb\|Evan Jay Crane]]		[[File:Evan Crane.jpg\|thumb\|Evan Jay Crane]]
	Evan Jay Crane (1899-1966) forged the 'key to the world's chemical literature'...organized, along with the help of Dr. Patterson, and weld[ed] chemical information into a discipline...was devoted to bettering [scientists'] science by bettering their access to it.

	== Life ==		== Life ==
	~~From 1914 to 1958,~~ Crane ~~served as editor of Chemical Abstracts~~, ~~the leading abstract journal~~ in ~~the field of science (largely due to its "effective indexing of chemistry")~~. ~~Crane was~~ the ~~first director~~ of the [[Chemical ~~Abstracts Service~~\|'''Chemical Abstracts ~~Service~~''~~']] (CAS) from~~ 1956 to 1958.		'''Evan Jay Crane''' was born on February 14, 1889 in Columbus, Ohio. He received a BS from Ohio State University in 1911, then joined the staff of the [[American Chemical Society\|American Chemical Society's]] ''Chemical Abstracts'' as an associate editor and in 1914 Acting Editor. In 1915 he became 1915 and served until 1958. From 1956 to 1958 Crane also served as Director of the [[Chemical Abstracts Service]]. He continued writing and abstracting until he died on December 30, 1966.

			== Contributions ==
			Crane introduced a carefully classified subject entry list and an entire unified system of nomenclature so that chemical compounds could be indexed coherently without scattering the entries by means of an alphabetical list of compound families. The author indexes were improved. An annual formula index and a numerical patent index were added.

			Crane assisted in the development of the Division of Chemical Literature and was its first chairman in 1958 [[American Chemical Society]]
			forged the 'key to the world's chemical literature'...organized, along with the help of Dr. Patterson, and weld[ed] chemical information into a discipline...was devoted to bettering [scientists'] science by bettering their access to it.
	Crane started the List of Periodicals Abstracted by Chemical Abstracts in 1908 to help the user identify the complete titles of materials cited by abbreviations and to provide the user with a list of publishers and addresses for the abstracted material.		Crane started the List of Periodicals Abstracted by Chemical Abstracts in 1908 to help the user identify the complete titles of materials cited by abbreviations and to provide the user with a list of publishers and addresses for the abstracted material.
			He died
			He changed the indexing system of Chemical Abstracts from word indexing to classified subject entry. He developed a unified system of chemical nomenclature.

	== ~~Contributions~~ ==		== Publications ==
	Crane published numerous articles on abstracting, indexing and documentation activities~~. He changed the indexing system of Chemical Abstracts from word indexing to classified subject entry. He developed a unified system of chemical nomenclature~~.		Crane published numerous articles on abstracting, indexing and documentation activities.

	~~== Publications ==~~		*''A Guide to Literature of Chemistry'' (1927) with [[Austin McDowell Patterson\|Austin Patterson]]. [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001171412] [https://archive.org/details/guidetothelitera031332mbp] 2nd ed., with Eleanor Marr, New York: Wiley, 1957. [https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/001171413]
	*''A Guide to Literature of Chemistry'' (1927) with [[Austin McDowell Patterson\|Austin Patterson]]
	*"Scientist Share And Serve." [The Priestley Medal Address]. ''Chemical & Engineering News Archive'' 1951, 29, no 42 (Oct 15, 1951): 4250-4253. [https://pubs.acs.org/toc/cenear/29/42]		*"Scientist Share And Serve." [The Priestley Medal Address]. ''Chemical & Engineering News Archive'' 1951, 29, no 42 (Oct 15, 1951): 4250-4253. [https://pubs.acs.org/toc/cenear/29/42]
			*''CA today; the production of Chemical abstracts''. Washington, DC: American Chemical Society, 1958.

	== Offices ==		== Offices ==
			Crane served on numerous committees and held several offices relating to chemical literature.

	American Chemical Society. Committee on Nomenclature, Spelling, and Pronunciation, Chairman 1914-58. Mayor of Upper Arlington, Ohio, 1924.		American Chemical Society. Committee on Nomenclature, Spelling, and Pronunciation, Chairman 1914-58. Mayor of Upper Arlington, Ohio, 1924.

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	*American Chemical Society. Patterson Award, 1963. Renamed Patterson-Crane award, 1975.		*American Chemical Society. Patterson Award, 1963. Renamed Patterson-Crane award, 1975.
	*Society of Chemical Industry of London. Chemical Industry Medal, 1937.		*Society of Chemical Industry of London. Chemical Industry Medal, 1937.
	*Ohio State University. Honorary Doctor of Science, ~~1953~~.		*Ohio State University. Honorary Doctor of Science, 1938.

	== Further reading ==		== Further reading ==

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	Crane published numerous articles on abstracting, indexing and documentation activities. He changed the indexing system of Chemical Abstracts from word indexing to classified subject entry. He developed a unified system of chemical nomenclature.		Crane published numerous articles on abstracting, indexing and documentation activities. He changed the indexing system of Chemical Abstracts from word indexing to classified subject entry. He developed a unified system of chemical nomenclature.

	'''~~AWARDS:~~'''		== Publications ==
			*''A Guide to Literature of Chemistry'' (1927) with [[Austin McDowell Patterson\|Austin Patterson]]
	~~1937~~ Chemical ~~Industry Medal~~ (~~Society of Chemical Industry of London);~~ 1951 ~~Priestly Medal (ACS~~)~~; 1953 Patterson Award (ACS); Changed to Patterson~~-~~Crane (1975), honoring Crane; Honorary Doctor of Science (Ohio State)~~.		*"Scientist Share And Serve." [The Priestley Medal Address]. ''Chemical & Engineering News Archive'' 1951, 29, no 42 (Oct 15, 1951): 4250-4253. [https://pubs.acs.org/toc/cenear/29/42]

	~~'''OFFICES~~:~~'''~~

	~~ACS~~ Committee on Nomenclature, Spelling, and Pronunciation Chairman 1914-58; Mayor of Upper Arlington, Ohio 1924.		== Offices ==
			American Chemical Society. Committee on Nomenclature, Spelling, and Pronunciation, Chairman 1914-58. Mayor of Upper Arlington, Ohio, 1924.

	== ~~Publications~~ ==		== Awards ==
	*~~''A Guide to Literature of Chemistry'' (1927) with~~ [~~[Austin McDowell~~ Patterson~~\|Austin~~ Patterson]]		*American Chemical Society. Priestley Medal, 1951. [https://pubsapp.acs.org:6443/cen/priestley/recipients/1951crane.html]
			*American Chemical Society. Patterson Award, 1963. Renamed Patterson-Crane award, 1975.
			*Society of Chemical Industry of London. Chemical Industry Medal, 1937.
			*Ohio State University. Honorary Doctor of Science, 1953.

	== Further reading ==		== Further reading ==
	*Dikeman, Robert K. "Crane, Evan Jay (1889-1966)." ''Dictionary of American library biography'', ed. by Bohdan S. Wynar. Littleton, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 1978, pp 100-102.		*Dikeman, Robert K. "Crane, Evan Jay (1889-1966)." ''Dictionary of American library biography'', ed. by Bohdan S. Wynar. Littleton, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 1978, pp 100-102.
			*"1951: Evan J. Crane (1889–1966)." ''Chemical & Engineering News'' Special Issue – 85th Anniversary Of The Priestley Medal. 86, no 14 (April 7, 2008). [https://pubsapp.acs.org:6443/cen/priestley/recipients/1951crane.html].

	== Papers ==		== Papers ==
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	'''SOURCE:''' Letter from W. V. Metanomski, Senior Editor, Authority Database Operations, CAS (25 June 1996).		'''SOURCE:''' Letter from W. V. Metanomski, Senior Editor, Authority Database Operations, CAS (25 June 1996).
			* Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 90-105, Science Service Records, Image No. SIA2008-0684. [https://siarchives.si.edu/collections/siris_arc_296764]

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	ACS Committee on Nomenclature, Spelling, and Pronunciation Chairman 1914-58; Mayor of Upper Arlington, Ohio 1924.		ACS Committee on Nomenclature, Spelling, and Pronunciation Chairman 1914-58; Mayor of Upper Arlington, Ohio 1924.

	== ~~Selected~~ Publications ==		== Publications ==
	~~He also wrote~~ ''A Guide to Literature of Chemistry'' (1927) with [[Austin McDowell Patterson\|~~'''~~Austin Patterson''']]		*''A Guide to Literature of Chemistry'' (1927) with [[Austin McDowell Patterson\|Austin Patterson]]

			== Further reading ==
			*Dikeman, Robert K. "Crane, Evan Jay (1889-1966)." ''Dictionary of American library biography'', ed. by Bohdan S. Wynar. Littleton, CO: Libraries Unlimited, 1978, pp 100-102.

	== Papers ==		== Papers ==

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	Evan Jay Crane (1899-1966) forged the 'key to the world's chemical literature'...organized, along with the help of Dr. Patterson, and weld[ed] chemical information into a discipline...was devoted to bettering [scientists'] science by bettering their access to it.		Evan Jay Crane (1899-1966) forged the 'key to the world's chemical literature'...organized, along with the help of Dr. Patterson, and weld[ed] chemical information into a discipline...was devoted to bettering [scientists'] science by bettering their access to it.

	== Life ==		== Life ==
	Crane ~~was~~ Chemical Abstracts ~~Editor from 1914-1958~~, the leading abstract journal in the field of science, largely due to its "effective indexing of chemistry." Crane published numerous articles on abstracting, indexing and documentation activities. He changed the indexing system of Chemical Abstracts from word indexing to classified subject entry. He developed a unified system of chemical nomenclature. Crane was the first director of CAS 1956~~-58. He wrote A Guide~~ to ~~Literature of Chemistry (1927) with Patterson~~.		From 1914 to 1958, Crane served as editor of Chemical Abstracts, the leading abstract journal in the field of science (largely due to its "effective indexing of chemistry"). Crane was the first director of the [[Chemical Abstracts Service\|'''Chemical Abstracts Service''']] (CAS) from 1956 to 1958.

	Crane started the List of Periodicals Abstracted by Chemical Abstracts in 1908 to help the user identify the complete titles of materials cited by abbreviations and to provide the user with a list of publishers and addresses for the abstracted material.		Crane started the List of Periodicals Abstracted by Chemical Abstracts in 1908 to help the user identify the complete titles of materials cited by abbreviations and to provide the user with a list of publishers and addresses for the abstracted material.

	== Contributions ==		== Contributions ==
	Crane ~~worked at ChemicalAbstracts~~. He changed the indexing system of Chemical Abstracts from word indexing to classified subject entry. He developed a unified system of chemical nomenclature.		Crane published numerous articles on abstracting, indexing and documentation activities. He changed the indexing system of Chemical Abstracts from word indexing to classified subject entry. He developed a unified system of chemical nomenclature.

	'''AWARDS:'''		'''AWARDS:'''

	1937 Chemical Industry Medal(Society of Chemical Industry of London); 1951 Priestly Medal(ACS); 1953 Patterson Award(ACS); Changed to Patterson-Crane (1975), honoring Crane; Honorary Doctor of Science(Ohio State).		1937 Chemical Industry Medal (Society of Chemical Industry of London); 1951 Priestly Medal (ACS); 1953 Patterson Award (ACS); Changed to Patterson-Crane (1975), honoring Crane; Honorary Doctor of Science (Ohio State).

	'''OFFICES:'''		'''OFFICES:'''

	ACS Committee on Nomenclature, Spelling, and Pronunciation Chairman 1914-58; Mayor of Upper Arlington in Ohio 1924.		ACS Committee on Nomenclature, Spelling, and Pronunciation Chairman 1914-58; Mayor of Upper Arlington, Ohio 1924.

	== Selected Publications ==		== Selected Publications ==
			He also wrote ''A Guide to Literature of Chemistry'' (1927) with [[Austin McDowell Patterson\|'''Austin Patterson''']]

	== Papers ==		== Papers ==
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	'''FINDING AID:''' None available at this time.		'''FINDING AID:''' None available at this time.

	'''SOURCE:''' Letter from W.V. Metanomski, Senior Editor, Authority Database Operations, CAS (25 June 1996).		'''SOURCE:''' Letter from W. V. Metanomski, Senior Editor, Authority Database Operations, CAS (25 June 1996).

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	Evan Jay Crane (1899-1966) forged the 'key to the world's chemical literature'...organized, along with the help of Dr. Patterson, and weld[ed] chemical information into a discipline...was devoted to bettering [scientists'] science by bettering their access to it.		Evan Jay Crane (1899-1966) forged the 'key to the world's chemical literature'...organized, along with the help of Dr. Patterson, and weld[ed] chemical information into a discipline...was devoted to bettering [scientists'] science by bettering their access to it.

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	== Papers ==		== Papers ==
			'''LOCATION #1:''' CAS Library, 2540 Olentangy River Road, P.O. Box 3012, Columbus, OH 43210-0012.

			'''INCLUDES:''' Papers and correspondence are housed in an off-site facility of CAS. None of the papers have been processed or indexed but this is considered a temporary status since in the future CAS is looking to organize the archives. Anyone interested in examining Crane's papers should notify the CAS librarian who can retrieve the papers within a day or two from the off-site storage.

			'''FINDING AID:''' None available at this time.

			'''SOURCE:''' Letter from W.V. Metanomski, Senior Editor, Authority Database Operations, CAS (25 June 1996).

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			Evan Jay Crane (1899-1966) forged the 'key to the world's chemical literature'...organized, along with the help of Dr. Patterson, and weld[ed] chemical information into a discipline...was devoted to bettering [scientists'] science by bettering their access to it.

	== Life ==		== Life ==
			Crane was Chemical Abstracts Editor from 1914-1958, the leading abstract journal in the field of science, largely due to its "effective indexing of chemistry." Crane published numerous articles on abstracting, indexing and documentation activities. He changed the indexing system of Chemical Abstracts from word indexing to classified subject entry. He developed a unified system of chemical nomenclature. Crane was the first director of CAS 1956-58. He wrote A Guide to Literature of Chemistry (1927) with Patterson.

			Crane started the List of Periodicals Abstracted by Chemical Abstracts in 1908 to help the user identify the complete titles of materials cited by abbreviations and to provide the user with a list of publishers and addresses for the abstracted material.

	== Contributions ==		== Contributions ==
			Crane worked at ChemicalAbstracts. He changed the indexing system of Chemical Abstracts from word indexing to classified subject entry. He developed a unified system of chemical nomenclature.

			'''AWARDS:'''

			1937 Chemical Industry Medal(Society of Chemical Industry of London); 1951 Priestly Medal(ACS); 1953 Patterson Award(ACS); Changed to Patterson-Crane (1975), honoring Crane; Honorary Doctor of Science(Ohio State).

			'''OFFICES:'''

			ACS Committee on Nomenclature, Spelling, and Pronunciation Chairman 1914-58; Mayor of Upper Arlington in Ohio 1924.

	== Selected Publications ==		== Selected Publications ==

	== Papers ==		== Papers ==

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