Henry James Hodsman, miscellaneous papers in connection with his early studies in Leeds, Karlsruhe and Paris, 1903-1914
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Type of record: Archive
Title: Henry James Hodsman, miscellaneous papers in connection with his early studies in Leeds, Karlsruhe and Paris, 1903-1914
Classmark: MS 705
Creator(s): Hodsman, Henry James (1886-1951)
Date(s): 1903-1938
Language: English; French; German
Size and medium: 36 items
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/5757
Description
These early papers were kindly presented to the Library by his younger son Mr W M Hodsman in September 1984.
Biography or history
Born in York and educated there at Archbishop Holgate's School, Hodsman graduated in chemistry at the University of Leeds in 1906. He took his MSc a year later and then, supported by the award of an 1851 Exhibition, studied applied chemistry at the Technische Hochschule, Karlsruhe, under Professor Haber and at the Sorbonne in Paris. He returned to England and after a short period of employment in industry, rejoined the University of Leeds as a lecturer in 1912. He eventually became senior lecturer in the Department of Coal, Gas and Fuel Industries. He died on 31st January 1951 shortly before his planned retirement.
System of arrangement
The MS 705 catalogue is based on an historic inventory, created in 1985. The arrangement of material does not necessarily represent the original order of the archive and it is considered partly processed by an archivist. When making requests to consult, please be aware that there may be discrepancies between description and physical arrangement. The retrievable unit for this collection is file level.
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