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Edward H. Kraus (1875-1973) was a Professor of Mineralogy at the University of Michigan and also served as Dean of the Summer Session, 1915-1933, Dean of the College of Pharmacy, 1923-1933, and Dean of the College of Literature, Science and the Arts, 1933-1945. The collection consists of correspondence, as well as speeches and other files related to his academic career and his association with the Ann Arbor First Methodist Church, the University Research Club, and Phi Kappa Phi fraternal organization.

The Edward Kraus papers document his career as professor of mineralogy and administrator at the University of Michigan; his activities in professional organizations, including g the University Research Club and the Mineralogical Society of America; and his involvement with the Ann Arbor First Methodist Episcopal Church and the Wesley Society. The collection is divided into two series, Correspondence and Other Activities and Interests.

Physicist, professor of physics at the University of Michigan and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology; correspondence, lectures and speeches, publications, notebooks, research papers, and topical files.

The George Uhlenbeck papers, measuring 7 linear feet span the years 1918 to 1982, with the bulk covering the period 1925 to 1970. The papers are arranged in six series: Correspondence, Lectures and Speeches, Publications, Notebooks and Exams, Research Papers, and Topical. They document a lengthy career as both a physicist of international renown and an active teacher and collaborator.

Professor of Chemistry at the University of Michigan, 1936-1957, previously professor at the University of Munich, internationally known for his work on radioactivity; papers include extensive correspondence files, lectures and publications, personal/biographical material and photographs.

The papers of Kasimir Fajans, professor of chemistry at the University of Michigan from 1936 to 1957, cover his career as a physical chemist dating from 1912 to 1975.