Over the years, many people have reflected on the Department of Chemistry and their time at University of Illinois. Below is an incomplete collection of the history of the Department and its affliates.
An Anecdotal History of Chemistry Prior to 1950 (1976) by Elizabeth P. Rogers
Autobiographic Notes (1966) by R.C. Fuson
Chemistry at the University of Illinois: A Centennial Review (1967) by R.C. Fuson
The First 55 Years of the University of Illinois Section of the American Chemical Society (1961) by Virginia Bartow
Forward to the Centennial Brochure (1967) by H.E. Carter
Historical Sketch of the Chemistry Department (1916) by S.W. Parr
Memories of Student Days in Chemistry at Illinois (1987) by Bill Lycan
My Sixty-Five Years of Chemistry (1976) by C.S. "Speed" Marvel
Signal to Noyes: The Voices I Still Hear (2002) by Nelson Leonard for the Noyes Lab Centennial Celebration
It Happened At Illinois by R. C. Fuson (1966)