Holdings Liberal Arts and Sciences School of Chemical Sciences Therald Moeller Papers Finding Aid Holdings Liberal Arts and Sciences School of Chemical Sciences Therald Moeller Papers Finding Aid Title: Therald Moeller Papers, 1937-69
ID: 15/5/32
Primary Creator: Moeller, Therald
Extent: 2.0 cubic feet
Arrangement: By type of record and chronologically thereunder.
Subjects: Air Force Research, Colorimetry, Faculty Papers, Inorganic Chemistry, Lanthanides, Montana State University, Qualitative Analysis, Rare Earths, Saint Theresa, College of, Spectrophotometry, Thorium, University of Missouri-Rolla, University of Sao Paolo, Western Michigan University
Formats/Genres: Papers
Languages: English
Papers of Therald Moeller, professor of Chemistry (1943-69), including biographical sketch; list of publications, symposia proceedings on rare earth ions; instructional films for which he was an educational collaborator (1947-49); textbooks on inorganic chemistry (1952), qualitative analysis (1958) and general chemistry (1965); a laboratory manual (1965); a book on the chemistry of Lanthanides (1963) with its translations into Italian and Spanish; abstracts of theses done under Moeller (1944-53); reprints of articles (1937-68) concerning his work on rare earths (especially gallium, indium, thallium and thorium), radio tracer techniques, chelate chemistry, sulfamide properties, inorganic polymers, physical methods in inorganic chemistry and spectrophotometry; Montana State chemistry institute syllabi (1963-64) and Air Force contract research reports (1948-69) concerning rare earths, compounds of bromine, chlorine and fluorine polymers and sulfur-nitrogen compounds; correspondence concerning lectures and visits with Institute for Continuing Education in Engineering and Applied Science (167), College of St. Theresa (1966), University of Missouri at Rolla (167), University of San Paulo, Western Michigan University; lecture notes for Chemistry 101 (1967-68); thorium analysis notes; list of theses in University of Illinois Library dealing with rare earths (1911-51). The series also includes a bound volume of his articles (1938-69).
Therald Moeller (1913-1997) was instructor (1940-42); associate (1942-43); assistant professor (1943-46); associate professor (1946-53); and professor (1953-69) of general and inorganic chemistry at the University of Illinois (UI). He was renowned for his contributions to the chemistry of rare-earth elements and for his influential role as educator in the field of inorganic chemistry.
Moeller was born in North Bend, Oregon, on April 3, 1913. He earned a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from Oregon State College (1934) and a PhD in inorganic and physical chemistry from the University of Wisconsin (1938). Over the course of his career, he held positions at Michigan State College (1938-40), UI (1940-69), and Arizona State University (1969-97). He was widely appreciated for his teaching ability and supervised the research of around 100 students. He authored 281 publications, including 22 educational books and manuals. Inorganic Chemistry, an Advanced Text (1957) was highly influential in the expansion of the field. In 1959, Moeller cofounded the American Chemical Society Division of Inorganic Chemistry and later served as its chairman in 1961. He was also president and a member of the Board of Directors of Inorganic Syntheses, Inc.
Therald Moeller married Ellyn Stephenson on May 17, 1935, and they had three children. He died on November 24, 1997, in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma.
Sources:
Juvet, R. S., "Moeller, Therald (1913-1997)," Department of Chemistry, accessed May 8, 2020, https://chemistry.illinois.edu/spotlight/faculty/moeller-therald-1913-1997.
"Therald Moeller," Prabook, accessed May 8, 2020, https://prabook.com/web/therald.moeller/1693889.
Air Force Research
Colorimetry
Faculty Papers
Inorganic Chemistry
Lanthanides
Montana State University
Qualitative Analysis
Rare Earths
Saint Theresa, College of
Spectrophotometry
Thorium
University of Missouri-Rolla
University of Sao Paolo
Western Michigan University
URL: https://files.archon.library.illinois.edu/uasfa/1505032.pdf
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