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| Creator: | Nemerow, Nelson L. |
| Title: | Nelson L. Nemerow Papers |
| Dates: | 1920-2005 |
| Size: | 4 boxes (2 linear feet) |
| Abstract: | An assortment of materials related to Nelson Nemerow's professional life including notes, correspondence, video recordings of lectures and reports to the United Nations |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
University Archives, Special Collections Research Center Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Ave., Suite 600 Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center/university-archives |
Biography
Nelson L Nemerow (1924-2007) was a civil engineering professor at Syracuse University from 1958 to 1976. Nemerow completed his undergraduate degree at Syracuse University in 1943 and his masters and PhD at Rutgers in 1949 and 1951 respectively.
Nemerow was a pioneer in his field. He advocated for environmental issues before it was a part of the national narrative. Nemerow subscribed to the notion that a state of zero pollution could be reached if companies recycled their waste products in Environmentally Balanced Industrial Complexes (EBICs). He was utilized as an expert in several legal disputes related to water pollution.
Nemerow began his teaching career as an assistant professor and then an associate professor at North Carolina College until 1958 when he was hired at Syracuse University as a professor of civil engineering. In the 1965-66 school year he was a visiting professor at Stanford University. He was chosen by the United Nations in 1975 to serve as an expert consultant to the Hungarian flax industry. In 1976 he was selected by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization in Vienna, Austria to direct a study of industries polluting the Mediterranean Sea.
Nemerow founded Syracuse University's environmental engineering program (1976) which was one of the first of its kind. Syracuse University provides a scholarship, the Nelson L. Nemerow Memorial Scholarship in Environmental Engineering, endowed by his son Glen Nemerow, for graduate students at the College of Engineering and Computer Science who are interested in clean water initiatives. The first scholarship was awarded in 2017.
Scope and Content Note
The Nelson L. Nemerow Papers include materials related to his professional life. The papers span from 1920 to 2005 and are arranged into two series:
Media includes VHS tape recordings of his lectures and presentations, along with a floppy disk containing a paper he wrote for the International Seminar on Combined Waste Water Treatment in India.
Papers includes materials related to legal disputes he was consulted on, reports he made to the United Nations, an advanced copy of Industrial and Hazardous Waste Treatment, notes and materials related to his advocacy for and research into Environmentally Balanced Industrial Complexes, and professional and personal correspondence. Some types of materials included are handwritten notes, overhead projector slides, and diagrams related to his work.
Restrictions
Access Restrictions
Please note that the collection is housed off-site, and advance notice is required to allow time to have the materials brought to the Reading Room on campus.
Access to recordings requires advance notice to produce a use copy.
Use Restrictions
Written permission must be obtained from the Syracuse University Archives and all relevant rights holders before publishing quotations, excerpts or images from any materials in this collection.
Related Material
The University Archives holds a clipping file and portrait file for Nelson Nemerow.
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Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Nelson L. Nemerow Papers,
University Archives,
Special Collections Research Center
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Glen Nemerow donated his father's papers to the University Archives in 2017.
Processing Information
Materials were rehoused in acid free folders and boxes. Materials tucked between the pages of Industrial and Hazardous Waste Treatment were removed and placed in a folder. Photographs were placed in Mylar sleeves.
Finding Aid Information
Created by: Nicole Morello
Date: 2018
Revision history: