League Club in New York City. In 1862 he proposed to fellow Sanitary Commission Executive Committee member Frederick Law Olmsted that a patriotic club be formed in New York City and in January 1863 formally proposed the same to leading men in New York City, resulting in the formation of The Union League Club in February 1863. Commemorations National Academy of Sciences, President (also a founding member), 1895-1900. American Association for the Advancement of Science, President, 1897. Gibbs has been honored by the naming of features in and near Yosemite National Park. Mt. Gibbs stands 3,893 metres (12,773 ft) above sea level. Gibbs Lake is located at 2,905 m (9,530 ft) above sea level in the canyon northeast of the peak. Gibbs Lake is formed by Gibbs Creek, originating in the upper reaches of Gibbs Canyon, and drains into Lee Vining Canyon. Gibbs is one of the few scientists recognized in the United States Capitol in Washington DC. A small statue of him is on the Amateis bronze doors. The Wolcott Gibbs Memorial Laboratory, a chemistry research building, was constructed by Harvard University on its campus in 1911-1913 (demolished 2001-2002). This four-story free-standing building had a footprint of 71 feet by 41 feet. Prof. William Lipscomb did much of his Nobel prizewinning research on boron chemistry in Gibbs Lab, continuing work started at the University of Minnesota. References Attribution Further reading Warner, Ezra J. Generals in Blue: Lives of the Union Commanders. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1964. . External links Grave of Gibbs with New York Tribune obituary. Portrait of Oliver Wolcott Gibbs from the Lick Observatory Records Digital Archive, UC Santa Cruz Library's Digital Collections 1822 births 1908 deaths Harvard University faculty American chemists Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons alumni City College of New York faculty Members of the United States National Academy of Sciences Columbia College (New York) alumni