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Charles P. Saylor, 1935-1979 Finding Aid
PROCESSING INFORMATION | CONTAINER LIST
Collection #007
Accession NIST-A-0012
Processed March 2024
Repository: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Research Library & Museum | 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD, 20899 | Building 101, Room A47
Creator: Charles P. Saylor
Extent: .8 LF / .24 Meters
Dates: 1935-1979
Scope: Papers, Articles, correspondence, patent material and photographs
Language: English, Dutch, German
Provenance: NIST
Access Restrictions: None
Processing Information: Tyler Love, 2024
Related Material: Collection #001 Biographical Files
Organization: Chronological
Arrangement: Chronological
Finding Aid: File Unit Level
History
Charles Proffer Saylor was born in 1901 in Camden New Jersey.
He received his Bachelor of Science in Chemistry from Cornell University; he received his PhD in 1928 from the same institution.
Dr. Saylor’s principal fields were physical chemistry and chemical microscopy. During his time at NBS he held the positions of chemical microscopist in the Chemistry Division and in 1950 was made the first Chief of the newly formed Pure Substances Section. He was also a consultant to the Analytical Chemistry Division and after retirement in 1968 was a guest worker in the Institute of Materials Research.
Dr. Saylor was also a specialist in the detection of art and handwriting forgery and consulted on criminal cases.
As a consultant, his research focused on the evaluation of the purity of chemical substances and the obtainment of extreme purity. In 1961 he won the Silver Medal for Meritorious Service and cited for "highly significant contributions to microscopical techniques for the evaluation of pure substances.”
Dr. Saylor was an engaging writer; he wrote articles that explained science in relatable scenarios as well as technical papers. His technical topics included chemical microscopy relating to formations of crystalline phases, crystalline rubber, optical properties of crystals, and refractive index of micro quantities of chemicals.
He also worked out the problem color phase contrast microscopy with Nobel Prize winner Frits Zernicke in 1950 and created a patent on the freezing staircase method of purification.
Dr. Charles P. Saylor died in Silver Spring MD 1982.
Container List
| Box | Folder | Title | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 001 | Papers, Articles | 1935-1979 |
| 1 | 002 | Correspondence with [and about] Frits Zernicke re: Microscopy | 1948-1977 |
| 1 | 003 | Correspondence re: Frits Zernicke Trip | 1954 |
| 1 | 004 | FAA[?] Report re: "Space Ice" and the DC-8 | 1959-1960 |
| 1 | 005 | The Freezing Staircase Method | 1960-1975 |
| 1 | 006 | International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) Cooperative Project on Purity Determination Symposium | August 1961 |
| 1 | 007 | IUPAC Commission on Physio-Chemical Data and Standards Cooperative Determination of Purity by Thermal Methods - Report of the Organizing Committee Vols I & II | July 1961 |
| 1 | 008 | IUPAC Commission on Physio-Chemical Data and Standards Cooperative Determination of Purity by Thermal Methods - Report of the Organizing Committee Vols III | July 1961 |
| Box | Folder | Title | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 001 | Photographs - Equipment and Samples | 1968, UNDATED |
| 2 | 002 | Correspondence re: International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) Determination of Purity by Thermal Methods Symposium | 1969 |
| 2 | 003 | Inventions, Patents and Related Business/Legal Correspondence | 1969-1975 |
| 2 | 004 | IUPAC Benezine Notebooks of Labeled Photographs | UNDATED |