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Jennings, Bojan Hamlin, 1920-2015 (Wheaton Prof. of Chemistry, Emerita)

 Person

biographical statement

Instructor in Chemistry, 1950-1953 Asst. Professor of Chemistry, 1953-59 Assoc. Prof. of Chemistry, 1959-1963 L.O.A. 2nd Sem. 1955-56 L.O.A. 1960-61 Prof. of Chemistry 1963-1985 L.O.A. 1967-1968 Chairman of Chemistry Department: 1968- Sabbatical Leave 1974-75 First Semester A. Howard Meneely Prof. of Chemistry 1975-78 Sabbatical 1981-82 Endowed chair named in her honor, Feb. 1985 Prof. Emerita, 1985-

Found in 42 Collections and/or Records:

168 - epoxides DHA acetate, 1975-11 - 1980-06

 File — Box 1, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents From the Series: Prof. Bojan Jennings was interested in a variety of scientific projects. She explored steroids, molecular structure, ultrasonoration, carbohydrates, pyrimidines and tautomerism, among many other things. These boxes contain her personal research (data collected, graphs created, reports composed, etc.) and the scientific articles that both informed and supported her own work. Dr. Jennings also delivered lectures at other universities; a transcript for one such lecture is included in...
Dates: 1975-11 - 1980-06

Adenine Guanine Cytosine (also see blue notebook) - Book 3, 1961

 Item — Box 20, bound: 11
Scope and Contents From the Series: Prof. Jennings was one of the first Wheaton professors to employ students in conducting research over the summer. She brought in students from area colleges (such as Harvard College and Newton College of the Sacred Heart). These students collaborated with select Wheaton students through the prestigious undergraduate research grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). This particular grouping includes the research notebooks she provided for her students’ use, their research data...
Dates: 1961

Biography Personal + Intellectual, 1982 - 1983

 File — Box 6, Folder: 14
Scope and Contents From the Series: Dr. Jennings was passionate about giving due diligence to the women scientists who made significant contributions to their field. She was disappointed in how little literature there was about women scientists, a fact that became obvious to her over the years as she received reports on the same few women from her students every year after assigning them a research paper on significant women scientists. Determined to provide her students with a better understanding of their field and the...
Dates: 1982 - 1983

Bojan Hamlin Jennings Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MC-085
Abstract

Contains: Research data and graphs; presentation notes; scientific research articles; biographical research articles; books; letter correspondences; newsletters; transcribed interviews and speeches; research publications; curricula vitae; letters of recommendation; research reports; student honors theses; grant information; research notebooks, and more.

Dates: 1950 - 1985; 1975 - 1985 (Bulk Dates)

Book 7 - 26 U DIM PREP REA, Unknown

 Item — Box 13, bound: 1
Scope and Contents From the Series: Prof. Jennings was one of the first Wheaton professors to employ students in conducting research over the summer. She brought in students from area colleges (such as Harvard College and Newton College of the Sacred Heart). These students collaborated with select Wheaton students through the prestigious undergraduate research grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). This particular grouping includes the research notebooks she provided for her students’ use, their research data...
Dates: Unknown

Book 10 - 9/EPOX/S9, Unknown

 Item — Box 13, bound: 4
Scope and Contents From the Series: Prof. Jennings was one of the first Wheaton professors to employ students in conducting research over the summer. She brought in students from area colleges (such as Harvard College and Newton College of the Sacred Heart). These students collaborated with select Wheaton students through the prestigious undergraduate research grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). This particular grouping includes the research notebooks she provided for her students’ use, their research data...
Dates: Unknown

Book 11 - 1/BHJ, 1974-07 - 1974-11

 Item — Box 13, bound: 5
Scope and Contents From the Series: Prof. Jennings was one of the first Wheaton professors to employ students in conducting research over the summer. She brought in students from area colleges (such as Harvard College and Newton College of the Sacred Heart). These students collaborated with select Wheaton students through the prestigious undergraduate research grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). This particular grouping includes the research notebooks she provided for her students’ use, their research data...
Dates: 1974-07 - 1974-11

Book 14 - 14, Unknown

 Item — Box 14, bound: 1
Scope and Contents From the Series: Prof. Jennings was one of the first Wheaton professors to employ students in conducting research over the summer. She brought in students from area colleges (such as Harvard College and Newton College of the Sacred Heart). These students collaborated with select Wheaton students through the prestigious undergraduate research grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). This particular grouping includes the research notebooks she provided for her students’ use, their research data...
Dates: Unknown

Book 16 - S-17, Unknown

 Item — Box 14, bound: 3
Scope and Contents From the Series: Prof. Jennings was one of the first Wheaton professors to employ students in conducting research over the summer. She brought in students from area colleges (such as Harvard College and Newton College of the Sacred Heart). These students collaborated with select Wheaton students through the prestigious undergraduate research grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). This particular grouping includes the research notebooks she provided for her students’ use, their research data...
Dates: Unknown

Book 17 - 20, Unknown

 Item — Box 14, bound: 4
Scope and Contents From the Series: Prof. Jennings was one of the first Wheaton professors to employ students in conducting research over the summer. She brought in students from area colleges (such as Harvard College and Newton College of the Sacred Heart). These students collaborated with select Wheaton students through the prestigious undergraduate research grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). This particular grouping includes the research notebooks she provided for her students’ use, their research data...
Dates: Unknown

Book 20 - 5, 1975-08

 Item — Box 14, bound: 7
Scope and Contents From the Series: Prof. Jennings was one of the first Wheaton professors to employ students in conducting research over the summer. She brought in students from area colleges (such as Harvard College and Newton College of the Sacred Heart). These students collaborated with select Wheaton students through the prestigious undergraduate research grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). This particular grouping includes the research notebooks she provided for her students’ use, their research data...
Dates: 1975-08

Book 21 - 7, 1975-10 - 1976-03

 Item — Box 15, bound: 1
Scope and Contents From the Series: Prof. Jennings was one of the first Wheaton professors to employ students in conducting research over the summer. She brought in students from area colleges (such as Harvard College and Newton College of the Sacred Heart). These students collaborated with select Wheaton students through the prestigious undergraduate research grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). This particular grouping includes the research notebooks she provided for her students’ use, their research data...
Dates: 1975-10 - 1976-03

Book 22 - BJ61, 1961

 Item — Box 15, bound: 2
Scope and Contents From the Series: Prof. Jennings was one of the first Wheaton professors to employ students in conducting research over the summer. She brought in students from area colleges (such as Harvard College and Newton College of the Sacred Heart). These students collaborated with select Wheaton students through the prestigious undergraduate research grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). This particular grouping includes the research notebooks she provided for her students’ use, their research data...
Dates: 1961

Book 25 - CS J64, 1963-10 - 1964-07

 Item — Box 15, bound: 5
Scope and Contents From the Series: Prof. Jennings was one of the first Wheaton professors to employ students in conducting research over the summer. She brought in students from area colleges (such as Harvard College and Newton College of the Sacred Heart). These students collaborated with select Wheaton students through the prestigious undergraduate research grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). This particular grouping includes the research notebooks she provided for her students’ use, their research data...
Dates: 1963-10 - 1964-07

Book 30 - ST 59, 1959

 Item — Box 16, bound: 2
Scope and Contents From the Series: Prof. Jennings was one of the first Wheaton professors to employ students in conducting research over the summer. She brought in students from area colleges (such as Harvard College and Newton College of the Sacred Heart). These students collaborated with select Wheaton students through the prestigious undergraduate research grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). This particular grouping includes the research notebooks she provided for her students’ use, their research data...
Dates: 1959

Book 37 - DS SF 65 66, 1965 - 1966

 Item — Box 17, bound: 1
Scope and Contents From the Series: Prof. Jennings was one of the first Wheaton professors to employ students in conducting research over the summer. She brought in students from area colleges (such as Harvard College and Newton College of the Sacred Heart). These students collaborated with select Wheaton students through the prestigious undergraduate research grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). This particular grouping includes the research notebooks she provided for her students’ use, their research data...
Dates: 1965 - 1966

Book 44 - UIN UVA PIN FL UIE3 4, 1967 - 1969

 Item — Box 17, bound: 8
Scope and Contents From the Series: Prof. Jennings was one of the first Wheaton professors to employ students in conducting research over the summer. She brought in students from area colleges (such as Harvard College and Newton College of the Sacred Heart). These students collaborated with select Wheaton students through the prestigious undergraduate research grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). This particular grouping includes the research notebooks she provided for her students’ use, their research data...
Dates: 1967 - 1969

Book 45 - DMU DA, 1967

 Item — Box 18, bound: 1
Scope and Contents From the Series: Prof. Jennings was one of the first Wheaton professors to employ students in conducting research over the summer. She brought in students from area colleges (such as Harvard College and Newton College of the Sacred Heart). These students collaborated with select Wheaton students through the prestigious undergraduate research grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). This particular grouping includes the research notebooks she provided for her students’ use, their research data...
Dates: 1967

Book 49 - DIN UDIN UIE4 TSS, 1967 - 1970

 Item — Box 18, bound: 5
Scope and Contents From the Series: Prof. Jennings was one of the first Wheaton professors to employ students in conducting research over the summer. She brought in students from area colleges (such as Harvard College and Newton College of the Sacred Heart). These students collaborated with select Wheaton students through the prestigious undergraduate research grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). This particular grouping includes the research notebooks she provided for her students’ use, their research data...
Dates: 1967 - 1970

Book 50 - DVA UIN 70 7, 1970

 Item — Box 18, bound: 6
Scope and Contents From the Series: Prof. Jennings was one of the first Wheaton professors to employ students in conducting research over the summer. She brought in students from area colleges (such as Harvard College and Newton College of the Sacred Heart). These students collaborated with select Wheaton students through the prestigious undergraduate research grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). This particular grouping includes the research notebooks she provided for her students’ use, their research data...
Dates: 1970

Book 51 - UIN UU 70 8, 1970

 Item — Box 18, bound: 7
Scope and Contents From the Series: Prof. Jennings was one of the first Wheaton professors to employ students in conducting research over the summer. She brought in students from area colleges (such as Harvard College and Newton College of the Sacred Heart). These students collaborated with select Wheaton students through the prestigious undergraduate research grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). This particular grouping includes the research notebooks she provided for her students’ use, their research data...
Dates: 1970

Book 52 - UIN 71 8, 1971

 Item — Box 18, bound: 8
Scope and Contents From the Series: Prof. Jennings was one of the first Wheaton professors to employ students in conducting research over the summer. She brought in students from area colleges (such as Harvard College and Newton College of the Sacred Heart). These students collaborated with select Wheaton students through the prestigious undergraduate research grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). This particular grouping includes the research notebooks she provided for her students’ use, their research data...
Dates: 1971

Book 56 - TVA TSS NC, 1967

 Item — Box 19, bound: 4
Scope and Contents From the Series: Prof. Jennings was one of the first Wheaton professors to employ students in conducting research over the summer. She brought in students from area colleges (such as Harvard College and Newton College of the Sacred Heart). These students collaborated with select Wheaton students through the prestigious undergraduate research grant awarded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). This particular grouping includes the research notebooks she provided for her students’ use, their research data...
Dates: 1967

C13 nmv - our cpds, 1976-06 - 1981-09

 File — Box 2, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents From the Series: Prof. Bojan Jennings was interested in a variety of scientific projects. She explored steroids, molecular structure, ultrasonoration, carbohydrates, pyrimidines and tautomerism, among many other things. These boxes contain her personal research (data collected, graphs created, reports composed, etc.) and the scientific articles that both informed and supported her own work. Dr. Jennings also delivered lectures at other universities; a transcript for one such lecture is included in...
Dates: 1976-06 - 1981-09

Carr Correspondence and Collaboration - 2 of 3, Dates of letters: 1929-1938, Research dates: 1982 or 1983

 File — Box 7, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents From the Series: Dr. Jennings was passionate about giving due diligence to the women scientists who made significant contributions to their field. She was disappointed in how little literature there was about women scientists, a fact that became obvious to her over the years as she received reports on the same few women from her students every year after assigning them a research paper on significant women scientists. Determined to provide her students with a better understanding of their field and the...
Dates: Dates of letters: 1929-1938; Research dates: 1982 or 1983