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Material prepared in 2006 by WE Harris for the University of Alberta Archives, intended to accompany the green binder (item #190). File contains: "Department of Chemistry: History and a Memoir" by WE Harris, December 2003 printing and 2005 revision; two envelopes of photographs; and an envelope of slides.

Diplomas for grade 8, 1929; high school, 1933 and 1934; University of Alberta B.Sc., 1938.

Material prepared in 2006 by WE Harris for the University of Alberta Archives, and intended to accompany item #189. "This item is for submission to University Archives along with copies of the History/Memoir, the 2005 revision, samples of transmittal letters, several responses of special interest, letters and my report concerning the appointment of Dr. Gunning, and copies of relevant reports." Includes a CD-ROM: "Final Version, 8 Feb 2006."

File includes: (1) Listing of University of Alberta Department of Chemistry Graduands, "from the beginning to 2004," with dates, supervisors, and areas of study; (2) Mailing addresses from the Faculty of Science, with a sample letter; (3) "Chemistry graduates who have gone on for advanced training," a list compiled by SG Davis in 1958.

Notes, articles etc about the Department of Chemistry and Chemistry staff.

Correspondence, notes etc. Includes manuscript "Analytical Chemistry in Canada" by WAE McBryde, ca 1989 and "Osmand James Walker" by SG Davis and WE Harris, p. 42-47 in Essays in Chemical History, Canadian Society for Chemistry 1988.

Notes by WE Harris about the History/Memoirs

Correspondence with colleagues about the History/Memoirs; some with further information about individuals.

"University of Alberta Department of Chemistry: Comments and Autobiographies from a Professor and his Former Graduate Students" by HB (Brian) Dunford, 2006.

File contains: (1) booklet, "Chemistry at the University of Alberta" 1978-79; (2) brochure with b&w photograph, "Dedication of Field Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Facility" May 24, 1979; (3) brochure, "Analytical Chemistry at Alberta, circa 1982;" (4) booklet, "Chemistry at the University of Alberta" 1984-85; (5) listing of members of the Chemistry Department in 1991; (6) article, "Science hit hard by cutbacks" by WE Harris, The Gateway, March 14, 1978; (7) article, "Fifteen areas of established excellence: analytical chemistry" by Michael Robb, Folio Nov 4, 1994.

Correspondence, notes etc to do with WE Harris' involvement in the card game, bridge. File includes: 1967 award to WE Harris and son for a Grand Slam Vulnerable; List of awards and trophies for bridge, golf, and curling; "Memoirs of Bridge at the University" by WE Harris 2008; Edmonton Marigold Seniors Games, duplicate bridge 2008; Last duplicate bridge game with partner Brian Dunford on 15 Oct 2011.

File contains self published book, "Bridge" by WE Harris, first (1998) and third (2002) printing. WE Harris used this book when teaching bridge lessons to beginners.

Curriculum Vitaes compiled by WE Harris

University of Alberta student yearbook.

File contains notes by WE Harris for teaching bridge lessons and an advertisement for bridge lessons. WE Harris donated his time to charities as a bridge teacher. The charities sold bridge lessons at silent auctions.

Draft version of book, "Bridge: Direct, Simple & Winning" by WE Harris and HB Dunford, 2011

File contains: softcover book, "Bridge: Direct, Simple & Winning" by WE Harris and HB Dunford 2011; and correspondence, notes etc.

University of Alberta student yearbook: Evergreen & Gold, 1931, v. XI, Evergreen & Gold, 1932, v. XII and Evergreen & Gold, 1933, v.XIII. These yearbooks pre-date WE Harris' time at the University so must have been given to him by someone else.

Correspondence, notes etc. File includes correspondence with Dr. OJ Walker regarding WE Harris' appointment at the University of Alberta; correspondence regarding a sabbatical position with Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd (AECL) at Chalk River ON in 1957, and correspondence with Dr. Willard Allen at the University of Alberta during the sabbatical.

Reports and correspondence.

File contains: Report on Undergraduate Teaching Loads, 1974; Teaching Loads, 1979

File contains presentation by WE Harris in 1975 to CCUCC: "Observations and Comments on Evaluation."

File contains 1976 article published in the Canadian Journal of Higher Education: "Evaluation of Academic Scientists" by WE Harris; along with correspondence, notes etc.

File contains presentation by DJ Edmonds and WE Harris: "Chemists and the Citation Index," presented to CCUCC in Quebec City on Oct 14, 1977. Includes notes about "The Kolthoff Study."

University of Alberta student yearbook; see section "Sophomore Class" for photograph of WE Harris.

Correspondence, notes etc regarding a presentation by WE Harris to Divisional Chairmen on Evaluation.

Correspondence and letters of reference written by WE Harris.

Various correspondence, notes etc within the University of Alberta. File includes a 1982-02-09 memo from Kevan Warner, University of Alberta Archives Assistant, listing an inventory for Accession No. 81-159, "Harris-Kratochvil Computer Manuscript Preliminary Inventory".

Various correspondence, notes etc within the University of Alberta.

Reports and correspondence.

Professional correspondence, notes etc outside the University of Alberta.

Professional correspondence, notes etc outside the University of Alberta.

Professional correspondence, notes etc outside the University of Alberta

Professional correspondence, notes etc outside the University of Alberta.

Professional correspondence, notes etc outside the University of Alberta.

M.Sc. Thesis: "The Distribution of Selenium in Alberta", a thesis submitted by WE Harris in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science, University of Alberta, April 1939.

Professional correspondence, notes etc outside the University of Alberta.

Professional correspondence, notes etc outside the University of Alberta.

Personal correspondence, notes etc with various professional colleagues.

Correspondence with Charlie and Betty Carr, former colleagues from the University of Minnesota, who worked on the wartime rubber project along with Walter, and who became good friends of Walter and Phyllis Harris.

File includes correspondence with: author June Bhatia (Helen Forrester); Heather Halpenny (Crocker) of Planned Parenthood Edmonton; Jocelyn Crocker, her daughter; Therese Gareau, bridge partner and travelling companion; and Frances Jordan, fellow Ashbourne resident.

Correspondence etc with son William (Bill) Harris, daughter-in-law Gretchen, and granddaughters Martha and Glenna.

Correspondence etc with son William (Bill) Harris, daughter-in-law Gretchen, and granddaughters Martha and Glenna. Includes family photograph taken in 2000.

Correspondence etc with son William (Bill) Harris, daughter-in-law Gretchen, and granddaughters Martha and Glenna. Includes family photographs taken in 2005, 2008, 2009.

Correspondence etc with Margaret Harris (daughter), Craig Pangburn (nephew), Ross Harris (nephew), and others.

Four envelopes of negatives; includes "Negatives for Risk Assessment."

WE Harris became a Ph. D. student at the University of Minnesota in the fall of 1939. File includes: Analytical Seminar, Fall 1939; Anal. Chem. Seminar, May 1940; Chemical Microscopy.

Three trays of slides of a personal and general nature. Personal images include: young WE Harris at Trail, BC; TAC committee members; and "Book crew."

Nine trays of slides for lectures on chemistry and teaching.

Three trays of slides to do with academic reviews; one tray of slides to do with WE Harris' personal history.

Seven trays of slides to do with hazardous waste disposal, possibly related to WE Harris' involvement with the Alberta Hazardous Waste Management Committee.

Seven trays of slides to do with dioxins and risk assessment.

Four trays of slides, used by WE Harris in his last lecture, given to Sigma Xi Society at the University of Alberta, 24 Sept 1997.

"Kodak" carousel cardboard box, contains slides in small plastic boxes and loose slides. Small boxes are labelled: History; Alberta Siting Program; PACCR (4 boxes); Risks, slides not best; Risks; Risk Assess (2 boxes); Writing a Book; Waste - Denmark; Waste - Germany; Haz Wastes; Traces, Dioxin (2 boxes); Dioxin, Public; Swan Hills; Nuclear Waste; Anal Chem; Anal Chem History; W-Wing, Chemistry; Kratchovil low doses symposium; Ion Selective Electrodes.

"Campus Kit" cardboard box, contains slides in 11 small plastic boxes. Four of the small boxes are labelled: AECL; Chem 312 (2 boxes); and Teaching. Seven boxes are unlabelled.

"Kodak Photographic Paper" cardboard box, contains loose slides about Risk Assessment.

"Nikor" cardboard box, contains slides on the topic of Energy.

File contains two reports: "Technical Analysis"; and "Indicators" Anal. Chem. 131, Oct 4, 1939.

"Perrocolor" cardboard box.

"Perrocolor" cardboard box. Section titled "Pyrolysis".

16 mm movie projector tape, "Hazardous Waste," a talk given by WE Harris; prepared at the University of Alberta.

Audiotape of WE Harris' last lecture for the Chemistry 312 class, April 1962.

Audiotape of lectures given by visiting scholars A. Vlcek and Harrison Brown. Audiotape contains: A. Vlcek lecture 1, Polarographic background, Sept 8, 1961; A. Vlcek Lecture 2, Effect of Precoding(?) Reactions, Sept 11, 1961; A. Vlcek lecture, Science and Education in Czechoslovakia; Opening Ceremonies, May 25, 1961 - Future of Industrial Civilization - Brown; HS Brown - Chemistry of Planets; CKUA Interview, HS Brown; Science is an Irish Potato - Brown. A. Vlcek was a visiting chemist from Czechoslovakia; H. Brown is the author of "The Challenge of Man's Future" 1956 and "The Human Future Revisited" 1978.

VHS Videocassette of talk by WE Harris: "Analyses, Dioxins, Health," recorded July 1990. 15:50 minutes in length.

KCA 60 videocassette of interview of WE Harris: "Questions on The Three Critical Resources, Decisions, and Society with WE Harris", Sept 30, 1976. Questions came from students in his" geography" class and were read by Margaret Harris. List of questions can be found on the inside of the videocassette case, mainly concerning nuclear power. This is the preceeding video to item 247.

KCA 60 videocassette of lecture "The Three Critical Resources, Decisions, and Society with WE Harris", Sept 30, 1976. Harris' critical resources being: time, intelligence and energy.

KCA 60 videocassette of lecture by WE Harris, "Three Critical Resources, Decisions and Society" for course AGFOR 300 titled "Man and Resources".

"Kodak plates" cardboard box contains slides used by WE Harris in early lectures. Slides made by Department of Extension at the University of Alberta.

Polarizing Microscope Laboratory Report.

Cardboard box contains slides used by WE Harris in early lectures. Slides made by Department of Extension at the University of Alberta.

Potentiometric Titrations Laboratory Report.

Contains notes from: Analytical Chemistry 105; MicroQualitative Analysis; Quantitative Inorganic Microanalysis; Voltammetry; Anal. Chem. Seminar by Dr. IM Kolthoff; Advanced Volumetric Methods 4/13/42; Calorimetric Statistical Mechanics; Analytical Applications of CuPFerron and Neocupferron; Analytical Review.

Collected examination questions for various courses.

A Study of the Reduction of Uranyl Salts, W.E. Harris, February 1942: "Ph. D. Thesis draft."

Various newspaper clippings, articles and photographs about WE Harris, including: - Photo of Technical Advisory Committee members, 1989; Slide of Presidents' Advisory Council on Academic Reviews members, ca. 1985; B&W photo of WE Harris and Harry Habgood (co-author of Programmed Temperature Gas Chromatography), 1964; B&W photo of WE Harris in office, 1977; Color photo of WE Harris, Jed Harrison, Norm Dovichi, and Gary Horlick, Department of Chemistry, 1996; Closeup photo of WE Harris for Folio, 1996. Other Materials include: Brochure, "The Theory of Chromatography", 1968; Program, "19th Annual Summer Symposium Analytical Chemistry", 1966 held at the University of Alberta.

Listing of expenses incurred by WE Harris during his undergraduate years at the University of Alberta, 1934-5 and 1936-7.

Expenses and other notes.

Report for the wartime rubber project: "Preliminary Report III. The Determination of Mercaptan in Latex by Amperometric Titration with Silver Nitrate in Ammoniacal Alcoholic Medium" by IM Kolthoff and WE Harris, June 15, 1943.

Various correspondence, notes, transcripts, etc to do with WE Harris' time at the University of Minnesota: Ration coupons; Alien Registration cards; Immigration and Naturalization Service; Two articles about student life; Society memberships; 1943 job offers; Transcripts; Ph.D. degree, 1944; Telegram of congratulation from parents.

"The Polarography of Uranium" by WE Harris, Ph.D. Thesis submitted to the University of Minnesota, May 1944. Contains correspondence, including letters from Henry Heal, National Research Council of Canada, 1945.

Correspondence, notes etc: includes correspondence with Kolthoff 1943 - 1972; newspaper clippings of Kolthoff's visit to Russia.

Correspondence, notes etc: includes correspondence regarding symposium honoring Kolthoff, 1982 and other correspondence about Kolthoff to 2009; various articles about Kolthoff, 1981 - 2008.

"The Memoirs of Herbert August Laitenen, 1915 - 1991" with notes by WE Harris, p. 36-37. Herb Laitenen was a colleague of WE Harris at the University of Minnesota, and co-author of the textbook "Chemical Analysis" 2nd edition.

Two M.Sc. Theses supervised by WE Harris in the 1950s: "Water Solubility of Some High Molecular Weight Mercaptans," M.Sc. Thesis of William G. Goward, 1951; "The Diffusion Coefficients of Mercaptans," M.Sc. Thesis of Caurino Cesar Bombardiere, 1952.

Gas Chromatography Abstracting Service: punch cards with abstracts; metal sorter; notes and thoughts.

Various biographical notes, articles, newspaper clippings etc; includes an envelope with a photograph from Dr. R. (Bob) Crawford.

Report, notes, and map regarding a consulting project on marl by WE Harris in the 1950s: "Big Lake Marl Deposit and Summary of Marl Surveys."

Correspondence, notes etc regarding the paper "Mercaptans in Butadiene - Acrylomitrile Emulsion Cepolymerization: Consumption Data and Effects on Polymerization Rate."

Correspondence, notes etc regarding publication of various scientific papers.

Notes for presentation "Some Chemical Effects of Nuclear Transformation in the Alkyl Halides," and correspondence regarding manuscript "Chemical effects of the activation of bromine in the alkyl bromides: the halomethanes."

Correspondence, notes etc regarding travel and attendance at the International Symposium on Chemical Effects of Nuclear Transformations. Includes notes for presentation "Some chemical effects of nuclear transformations in the alkyl halides". Program, "International Symposium on Macromolecular Chemistry", 1960 in Russian, French and English.

Correspondence, notes etc regarding a speaking tour for the Chemical Institute of Canada.

Correspondence, phamlets, notes etc regarding attendance at the Symposium in Madison, Wisconsin.

Correspondence, notes, etc regarding planning for the American Chemical Society's 1966 symposium to be held in Edmonton, Alberta.

Correspondence, notes etc regarding prepration for the 1966 ACS Symposium. Roy Keller was Program Chair and WE Harris was Local Arrangements Chair. File includes an overhead photograph showing the University of Alberta campus. Film strip with images of the University emblem.

Program, correspondence, notes etc regarding the holding of the 1966 ACS symposium. "First one held outside the U.S."

Various notes, letter drafts, etc by WE Harris.

Correspondence, notes etc regarding travel and attendance at the International Congress of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC), Prague, 1967. Various materials in German.

Correspondence, notes etc regarding travel and attendance at the conference. Includes manuscript: "A system for the Identification of Gas-Chromatographic Peaks by Pyrolysis Gas Chromatography with High Speed Temperature Programming" by RR Goforth and WE Harris. Few conference materials in Danish.

Correspondence, notes etc regarding teaching at the Summer Short Course in Chromatography, Drew University, Madison, NJ. Includes notes for a lecture on programmed temperature gas chromatography.