| RefNo | JIGC |
| Level | Fonds |
| Title | Papers of Sir John Ivan George Cadogan FRS, organic chemist |
| Date | c.1950s-2010s |
| Description | Containing the correspondence and papers of the organic chemist John Cadogan, covering the majority of his career. This includes papers from his time at university, his academic work and his career with BP. It contains orginal papers, journals, lecture materials, videos, and audio recordings. |
| Language | English |
| Extent | 19 offsite storage boxes |
| Arrangement | Arrangement to be completed during cataloguing |
| Appraisal | This collection was accessioned in 2021 and transferred directly to offsite storage by the donor. It was recalled to the Society in 2024 and has been appraised and sorted, but not yet fully catalogued. |
| FindingAids | An internal listing for the collection was produced in 2024. |
| AccessStatus | Closed |
| AccessConditions | Access to the collection is closed, pending formal appraisal, listing and cataloguing. For more information, please contact us at library@royalsociety.org |
| Copyright | Transferred to the Royal Society upon receipt. Some material may be subject to BP's copyright. |
| AdminHistory | John Cadogan was an organic chemist born in Wales in 1930. He earned his BSc and PcH from Kings College London. He was a professor for many years at the University of St Andrews and the University of Edinburgh, and also worked in industry, joining the BP Research Centre as chief scientist in 1979 and serving as their director of research between 1981 and 1992. He was also president of the Royal Society of Chemistry from 1982 to 1984. He was the first director general of the UK’s Research Councils in 1994. In 2010 he helped found the Learned Society of Wales and was the Society's first president. |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| NA4137 | Cadogan; Sir; John Ivan George (1930 - 2020); organic chemist | 1930 - 2020 |