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Size | 1.5 feet of linear shelf space (approximately 120 items) |
Abstract | Roger R. Varin was born in Bern, Switzerland, in 1925. He received his B.A. in business administration from City College, Bern, and his Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of Bern. He was a research fellow at Harvard University. Varin has chiefly worked with fiber chemistry, as a research associate at E. I. dePont de Nemours & Company; director of research at Riegel Textile Corporation; and founder and CEO of Varinit Corporation, Greenville, S.C., manufacturers of speciality fiber products, and Varinit SA, Geneva, Switzerland, traders in specialty fiber products and services. Papers relating to Varin's education in Bern, Switzerland, 1932- 1945, beginning with his studies at the Zurlinden-Schmid-Schule at age seven and continuing through graduation from Staedtische Gymnasium Bern. Included are annual reports of the school administration, report cards, diplomas and certificates, and notebooks for various subjects, including languages, mathematics and natural sciences, history and geography, and business subjects. |
Creator | Varin, Roger R., 1925- |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
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Roger R. Varin was born in Bern, Switzerland, in 1925. He received his B.A. in business administration from City College, Bern, and his Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of Bern. He was a research fellow at Harvard University. Varin has chiefly worked with fiber chemistry, as a research associate at E. I. dePont de Nemours & Company; director of research at Riegel Textile Corporation; and founder and CEO of Varinit Corporation, Greenville, S.C., manufacturers of speciality fiber products, and Varinit SA, Geneva, Switzerland, traders in specialty fiber products and services.
Back to TopPapers relating to Varin's education in Bern, Switzerland, 1932- 1945, beginning with his studies at the Zurlinden-Schmid-Schule at age seven and continuing through graduation from Staedtische Gymnasium Bern. Included are annual reports of the school administration, report cards, diplomas and certificates, and notebooks for various subjects, including languages, mathematics and natural sciences, history and geography, and business subjects.
The following pages were provided by the donor. They show Varin's progression through school and outline the arrangement of the materials.
The materials are housed as follows:
Back to TopFolder 1 |
Annual reports of the school administration, 1.1-1.10. |
Folder 2 |
Report cards, 2.1-2.13. |
Folder 3-4
Folder 3Folder 4 |
Subjects German, 3.1.1. |
Folder 5 |
Subjects French, 3.1.2. |
Folder 6 |
Subjects English, 3.1.3. |
Folder 7 |
Subjects Italian, 3.1.4. |
Folder 8 |
Subjects Arithmetic, 3.2.1. |
Folder 9 |
Subjects Algebra, 3.2.2. |
Folder 10 |
Subjects Geometry, 3.2.3. |
Folder 11 |
Subjects Physics, 3.2.4. |
Folder 12 |
Subjects Chemistry, 3.2.5. |
Folder 13 |
Subjects Biology, 3.2.6 |
Folder 14 |
Subjects History, 3.3.1. |
Folder 15 |
Subjects Geography, 3.3.2. |
Folder 16 |
Subjects Accounting, 3.4.1. |
Folder 17 |
Subjects Economics, 3.4.2. |
Subjects Commercial arithmetic, 3.4.3. |
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Folder 18 |
Subjects Shorthand, 3.4.4. |
Subjects Business correspondence, 3.4.5. |
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Subjects Law, 3.4.6. |