[Robert S. Mulliken]. Archive of Awards....

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[Robert S. Mulliken]. Archive of Awards. Includes:

1948 University of Liege Honorary Medal. Bronze medal measuring 60 mm in diameter. Obverse with image of Athena holding Nike, with inscription at top: "UNIVERSITE DE LIEGE." Reverse with scrollwork bordering edges and inscription at center: "L'Universite de Liege à Mr R. S. Mulliken / Avril 1948."

1965 Baskerville Memorial Prize. Gold-bonded medal measuring 40 mm in diameter. Obverse with inscription: BASKERVILLE MEMORIAL PRIZE / CCCAA / 1965." Reverse with incuse inscription: "ROBERT S. MULLIKEN." Housed in red leather case measuring 6.5 x 9 cm, with inscription in Russian Cyrillic, reading, in translation: "Insignia of the Order of St. Anna / 3rd Class" (Insignia of the Order of St. Anna not present).

1966 National Library of Medicine Sesquicentennial Award. Gold-plated bronze medal measuring 75 mm in diameter on tricolor ribbon. Obverse with image of eagle perched atop shield bearing stars and stripes, with inscription: "SESQUICENTENNIAL COMMEMORATIVE AWARD / NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE / 1836 - 1986." Reverse with inscription: "NATIONAL LIBRARY OF MEDICINE / SERVICE TO MANKIND / HONOR TO AMERICA / ROBERT S. MULLIKEN / NOBEL LAUREATE / 1966."

1975 Twenty-fifth Anniversary Lindau Meeting Medals (2). Two commemorative bronze medals from the twenty-fifth anniversary Lindau Meeting of Nobel Laureates. Each measuring 125 mm in diameter. Obverse with three female figures holding shields bearing an atom, a caduceus, and a book, with inscription in German at edges: " TAGUNG DER NOBELPREISTRÄGER LINDAU 1975." In translation: "CONFERENCE OF THE NOBEL PRIZE WINNERS LINDAU 1975." On the reverse, a landscape view of Lindau with mountains in the background. Each medal housed in a black leather case, measuring 18 x 18 cm.

1983 American Academy of Achievement Golden Plate Award. Bronze medal measuring 60 mm in diameter on 30cm tricolor ribbon. Obverse features an image of a woman in a circle, surrounded by various figures, with inscription around edges: "GATHERING OF THE GREATS." Reverse with image of crown and eagle with inscription: "AMERICAN ACADEMY OF ACHIEVEMENT BANQUET OF THE GOLDEN PLATE."

1984 2nd Class Order of the Rising Sun. Awarded to Mulliken by the Japanese Government in November 1984. Includes eight-point badge, measuring 50 mm in diameter, bearing a central red enameled sun disc, suspended from three paulownia leaves on a 24 cm white ribbon with red border stripes; gold and silver eight-point star, measuring 95 mm, with red enamel central emblem; and rosette, measuring 11 mm. Housed in original hard black case lined with violet velvet and satin, measuring 11.5 x 23 cm. Accompanied by provenance documentation including an autograph letter signed from Nobel Laureate Yoichiro Nambu; a typed letter signed from Nobel Laureate Kenichi Fukui; and four additional pages of correspondence related to Mulliken receiving the award.

Copernicus Society Pin. Pin measuring 20 mm in diameter, featuring a bust of Copernicus facing right, with inscription: "NICOLAUS COPERNICUS." Pinned to original "Copernicus Society of America" cardstock backing. Cardstock very creased.

Together with two additional folders of materials documenting Mulliken's receipt of the 1952-1953 Fulbright Award and the 1963 Peter Debye Award, including extensive correspondence, travel documentation, and award programs.

Condition: Generally very good. Baskerville Memorial Prize case quite worn, front clasp broken. Lindau Meeting Medal cases with several light scuffs and chips at the edges. Documents with occasional age-related wear, toning, or staining.

Provenance: From the personal collection of the 1966 Nobel Prize Winner in Chemistry, Robert S. Mulliken; thence by descent.