Hugh A. Shadduck papers

Record Group

Identifier: UA-10.3.87

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The Hugh Allen Shaddock collection contains the thesis, “The Life of Robert Clark Kedzie,” which was written as part of the initiation requirements into Alpha Chi Sigma, a national chemistry fraternity. The paper is partly based on interviews with Kedzie’s son, Professor Frank Stewart Kedzie. The thesis gives an overview of Robert Kedzie’s life, outlining his education and the various jobs he held, including his time as professor at Michigan State College (now Michigan State University). At M.S.C., Robert Kedzie was the head of the chemistry department and did much to promote the college.

Dates

Creation: 1929

Creator

Shadduck, Hugh Allen (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Permission to publish material from this collection must be obtained from University Archives & Historical Collections, Michigan State University.

Biographical note

Hugh Allen Shadduck graduated from Michigan Agricultural College (now Michigan State University) in 1924 with a B.S. in Applied Science. He later earned his Ph.D. in 1930 from the University of Chicago. Shadduck went on to become a research chemist at the Universal Atlas Cement Company.