1996 Nobel Prize in Chemistry commemorative clear lucite paperweight, 1 of 2.

Item — Box: 66

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

This collection contains a wide variety of realia from Rice University's history, including a variety of jewelry pieces, clothing, athletics-related materials, and various other objects.

Dates

Creation: 1912 - 2022

Creator

From the Collection: Rice University. (Organization)

Access Restrictions

This material is available for research.

Conditions Governing Access

Boxes 1-25, 27-30, 32, 35-37, 39, 43, 44, 46-52, 54, 56-58, 60-62, 64, 67-128, as well as all unboxed and oversize items are stored onsite mostly in the vault at the Woodson Research Center.

Boxes 26, 31, 33, 34, 38, 40-42, 45, 53, 55, 59, 63, 65, and 66 stored offsite at the Library Service Center and require 24-hour notice for retrieval. Please contact the Woodson Research Center at 713-348-2586 or woodson@rice.edu for more information.

Extent

From the Collection: 191 Linear Feet (178 boxes plus oversize items)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Physical Location

see also oversize model of buckyball on aisle 2 vault

General

Clear lucite block, approx. 3.5" w x 4" tall x 1.25" thick. A vial of liquid Fullerene ("Buckyballs") is embedded in the block. The back face has a white imprinted image of a buckyball and the bottom has an embedded canted blue plaque that states "1996 Nobel Prize In Chemistry Rice University." Item is identified on the box that holds it as having been a gift to Cindy Lindsay for "Development".