Evelyn Pease Tyner Archive Box 1

Science Talent Search Winners in Washington, DC, 1942

Science Talent Search Winners in Washington, DC, 1942

Name/Title

Evelyn Pease Tyner Archive Box 1

Scope and Content

Materials related to Evelyn Pease Tyner's science education and her work with the Glenview Human Relations Committee. Materials were created between the 1940s and 1960s. This series contains newspaper clippings, correspondence, a book and photographs from the 1942 Science Talent Search contest. Also included is a scrapbook made of clippings and photographs from the Glenview Human Relations Committee's March for Peace and Fair Housing protests.

Archive Items Details

Title

Folder 1

Description

Science Talent Search: winner biographies, seating list, and correspondence

Date(s) of Creation

1942

Subjects

Science, Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Company, World War II

Notes

Evelyn Alice Pease biography on page 4

Title

Folder 2

Description

Five photographs of the Science Talent Search winners in Washington, DC

Date(s) of Creation

1942

Search Terms

Washington, DC

Title

Folder 3

Description

Newspaper clippings: Everyweek Magazine, Cleveland, OH: "Tomorrow's Scientists Look at Today's War" The Evansville Press, Evansville, IN: "2 Win Science Contest Trip"

Date(s) of Creation

1942

Subjects

Newspaper clippings, Science, World War II

Title

Folder 4

Description

Chicago Daily Tribune: "New Step in Science Education: Experts in Industry Teach Niles' Teens"

Creator

Chicago Tribune

Date(s) of Creation

Feb 6, 1958

Subjects

High school students, Science, Newspaper clippings

Search Terms

Niles Township High School

Notes

Evelyn Pease Tyner was a volunteer instructor of science seminars at Niles Township High School

Title

Folder 5

Description

Miscellaneous science papers by David Tyner GRE Board Survey

Title

Book

Description

Youth Looks at Science and War: A collection of essays by the Washington trip winners of the First Annual Science Talent Search Conducted by Science Clubs of America. Published by Science Service, Washington and Penguin Books, Inc., New York

Date(s) of Creation

1942

Subjects

Science, World War II

Search Terms

Science Clubs of America

Notes

"Rubber from Weeds" by Evelyn Alice Pease on page 57

Title

Dissertation

Description

Approaches to the Synthesis of Tetrahydrophenanthrene Analogs of the Cortical Steroids by David Anson Tyner

Date(s) of Creation

1951

Subjects

Science

Search Terms

University of Michigan

Notes

A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the University of Michigan, 1951

Title

Dissertation

Description

The Antilipotropic Activity of Cystine by Evelyn Pease Tyner

Creator

Evelyn Pease Tyner

Date(s) of Creation

1950

Subjects

Science

Search Terms

University of Michigan

Notes

A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy in the University of Michigan, 1950.

Title

Scrapbook

Description

Scrapbook relating to Evelyn's involvement with the Glenview Human Relations Committee. Contains local newspaper clippings, personal photographs, and newsletters and documents from the Human Relations Committee.

Creator

Evelyn Pease Tyner

Date(s) of Creation

1962

Subjects

Human rights, Human relations, Political activists

Search Terms

Glenview Human Relations Committee, Week for World Peace

Title

Folder 6

Description

Intracellular Distribution of Radioactivity in Nuclei Acid Nucleotides and Proteins Following Simultaneous Administration P32 and Glycine-2-C14

Creator

Evelyn Pease Tyner

Date(s) of Creation

1953

Subjects

Science

Notes

By Evelyn Pease Tyner, Charles Heidelberger, and G.A. LePage. Printed in CANCER RESEARCH, Vol. 13, No. 2, pp. 186-203

Title

Folder 7

Description

In Vivo Studies on Incorporation of Glycine-2-C14 into Proteins and Nucleic Acid Purines

Creator

Evelyn Pease Tyner

Date(s) of Creation

1952

Subjects

Science

Notes

By Evelyn Pease Tyner, Charles Heidelberger, and G.A. LePage. Printed in CANCER RESEARCH, Vol. 12, No. 2, pp. 158-64

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Evelyn Pease Tyner, Glenview Human Relations Committee