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Finding Aids to Personal Papers and Special Collections in the Smithsonian Institution Archives
Accession 16-376
DeVorkin, David H., 1944-
David H. DeVorkin Papers, 1889-2011
Collection Overview
General Information About This Collection | |
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Repository: | Smithsonian Institution Archives, Washington, D.C. Contact us at osiaref@si.edu. |
Creator: | DeVorkin, David H., 1944- |
Title: | David H. DeVorkin Papers |
Dates: | 1889-2011 |
Quantity: | 20.5 cu. ft. (20 record storage boxes) (1 document box) |
Collection: | Accession 16-376 |
Language of Materials: | English |
Summary: | This accession consists of the papers of David H. DeVorkin, Curator in the Space History Division at the National Air and Space Museum, 1981- , with earlier records dating from when he was assistant professor of astronomy at Central Connecticut State College, as well as during the years he attended high school and college. DeVorkin specializes in the origins and development of modern astrophysics and the space sciences, and is involved in professional societies that include the American Astronomical Society, the History of Science Society, and the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. The papers primarily document DeVorkin's scientific articles, lectures, planetarium programs, research, professional society activities, and preparation of his own books such as "Science with a Vengeance: How the Military Created the US Space Sciences after World War II" and "Henry Norris Russell: Dean of American Astronomers." Materials include correspondence, memoranda, and notes; articles; book reviews; clippings; agreements; lecture papers and presentation material; press releases; meeting agendas; information about committees, conferences, symposiums, and workshops; manuscripts; audiotape recordings; photographs, slides, and negatives; course outlines; proposals; and supporting documentation. Some materials are in electronic format. |
Descriptive Entry
This accession consists of the papers of David H. DeVorkin, Curator in the Space History Division at the National Air and Space Museum, 1981- , with earlier records dating from when he was assistant professor of astronomy at Central Connecticut State College, as well as during the years he attended high school and college. DeVorkin specializes in the origins and development of modern astrophysics and the space sciences, and is involved in professional societies that include the American Astronomical Society, the History of Science Society, and the Astronomical Society of the Pacific. The papers primarily document DeVorkin's scientific articles, lectures, planetarium programs, research, professional society activities, and preparation of his own books such as "Science with a Vengeance: How the Military Created the US Space Sciences after World War II" and "Henry Norris Russell: Dean of American Astronomers." Materials include correspondence, memoranda, and notes; articles; book reviews; clippings; agreements; lecture papers and presentation material; press releases; meeting agendas; information about committees, conferences, symposiums, and workshops; manuscripts; audiotape recordings; photographs, slides, and negatives; course outlines; proposals; and supporting documentation. Some materials are in electronic format.
Restrictions
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Name
- American Astronomical Society
- Astronomical Society of the Pacific
- Central Connecticut State College
- DeVorkin, David H., 1944-
- Henry Norris Russell: Dean of American Astronomers (Monograph : 2000)
- History of Science Society
- National Air and Space Museum (U.S.). Space History Division
- Science with a Vengeance: How the Military Created the US Space Sciences after World War II (Monograph : 1992)
Subject
- Aeronautical museums
- Astronautical museums
- Astronomy
- Astrophysics
- Committees
- Congresses and conventions
- Lectures and lecturing
- Museum curators
- Professional associations
- Publications
- Science -- History
Physical Characteristics of Materials in the Collection
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 16-376, David H. DeVorkin Papers
Container List
Box 1
Earth Science Course Topics Log, 1970
Celestial Mechanics Codes
Astronomy Labs, 1974
David H. DeVorkin: Correspondence, 1972-1974
Astronomical Triangle
Celestial Sphere
Velocity/Distance Relation
DGE Course Outline
David H. DeVorkin: "Double Star Astronomy and the Search for Unseen Planetary Companions of Stars"
Origin of the Solar Nebula, 1970
Origin of the So-Called Craters of the Moon, 1910
The Planets and the Planetary System, 1971-1974
Moon Reports and Articles, 1901, 1964, 1972-1973
Cosmology, Quasars, Neutrons, and Relativity Articles, 1972-1973
Earthquakes, Plate Tectonics, and Continental Drift Articles, 1971-1973
Extraterrestrial Life Articles, 1971-1972
Measurement of Stellar Diameters, 1966
Astronomy Two Course
Study of Telescopes
Distribution of Stars in Space
S Geminorum, 1944-1945, 1976
Z Camelopardalis, 1936-1943
SW Monocerotis, 1966
RU Camelopardalis, 1966
Earthquakes
Proper Motion of Barnard's Star
The H. R. Diagram and the Stellar Luminosity Function, 1966
Problems on the Celestial Sphere
Celestial Sphere Lab
Highlights in Computer Development
Variable Stars in M15, 1967
Doppler Shift Measurement of the Solar Rotation, 1975
Astronomy One Course and Lab
Manual for Practical Work in the Observatory, Vassar College, 1923-1924
Lunar Mountain Heights, 1961
Case Studies Lab, 1973
Planets (general), 1964
Astronomy Spectroscopy Course (196)
Photography Articles, circa 1961-1967
S. W. Burnham and J. M. Schaeberle: "Report of the Total Eclipse of the Sun," 1889
Chushiro Hayashi and Takenori Nakano, "Evolution of Stars of Small Masses in the Pre-Main-Sequence Stages," 1963
Negativism as a Phase of Ego Development, 1950
Celestial Sphere Problems
The Physical Nature of the Solar System
General Diagnostic
Galaxies, 1920, 1956
Spectrograph, 1970
David H. DeVorkin: "A Curve of Growth Analysis of the Observed 18cm Profiles of OH Absorption in the Interstellar Medium," 1966
Energy and Earth Resources, 1972-1973
Weather Modification, 1972
Cosmology, 1958-1966
Molecules, 1971
Mars Articles, 1971-1972
Earth Science Course 117, Introduction to Astronomy, 1979
Progress Report 199, January 1965
Astronomical
200 and 230
Introduction to Astronomy 101
Scientific American Reprints, 1948-1956
Earth Science Course 111, 1972 (2 folders)
Box 2
Lecture Notes
Artifacts Series Proposal, 1986
Earth Science Course 177: Exams, 1980
Exploration of Space Course, 1986
Textbook, circa 1980
Galileo
Earth Science Course 111: Lab Exercises
Astronomy 100/112/121 Handouts and Exams, circa 1978
D. D. Meisel: "Astronomy Laboratory Notes and Reference Manual"
Lab on Statistics of Double Stars, circa 1973
Introduction to Astronomy, circa 1971-1972
Earth Science Course 312
Earth Science Course 312: Problem Sets (2 folders)
Astronomy Course 101, 1963
Astronomy Course 117, 1969-1970
Thesis Drafts (18 folders)
Box 3
Thesis Drafts (33 folders)
Box 4
Thesis Drafts (6 folders)
Thesis Tables
Comments on Thesis
Thesis Questions, 1975
Review Articles and Books: Herschel
Arthur Young, 1970
Introduction and Material on Evolutionary Thought (Early Greeks), 1977
Harold W. Weaver, 1978
Physics Today, 1977-1978
Garland Publishing, Inc., 1979
Paul W. Luther, 1977-1979 (2 folders)
P. M. E. Erwood, 1975-1979 (2 folders)
General Histories of Astronomy
Jahresbericht, 1968
Houzeau
"ISIS" Bibliographies
Bibliographies (general)
Eightieth International Astronomical Union (IAP) Symposium: "100th Anniversary of Henry Norris Russell," 1976-1977
Scientific America, 1977
David H. DeVorkin: "Insight to Joseph Conrad," 1961
David H. DeVorkin: "H. G. Wells," 1961
Supernova 1987A (4 folders)
Supernova Article for "Air and Space" Magazine, 1988
Supernova Talk, 1987
Photographs of Crab Nebula Pulsar at Minimum and Maximum Light
Henry Norris Russell Manuscript, 1999-2000
Griffith Observatory and Planetarium
David H. DeVorkin: "Solar Spectroscopy in the Physics Curriculum," 1972-1973
Box 5
David H. DeVorkin: "Origins, elements of comets examined," 1973
David H. DeVorkin: "Comets historically bring on fears, superstition, swindlers," 1973
Newspaper Articles regarding David H. DeVorkin, 1957-1974
David H. DeVorkin: "Michelson and the Problem of Stellar Diameters," 1975
David H. DeVorkin: "The Distance to the Hyades and The Calibration of the Hetzsprung-Russell Diagram," 1970
David H. DeVorkin: Personal Information, circa 1966-1971
Photographs of David H. DeVorkin
Smithsonian Guides, 1991
Rudi Lindner (University of Michigan), 1990
Exploring the Cosmos (History 186), 1989
S. K. Poultney: "Independent Study Unit on Universal Gravitation," 1971
Reprint Requests, 1973-1978
Ronald L. Numbers, "Sky and Telescope," 1977
Donald Fernie: "The Whisper and the Vision," 1977
Planetarium Director Questionnaire, 1974-1976
William van Altena, 1972-1974
Zwelling, 1974
Charles A. Whitney, 1976-1978
Yale University, 1975
Wesleyan University, 1978
Sky Publishing Corporation, "Sky and Telescope," 1975-1978
Temple University, 1982
Ozzie Osborn, 1973-1976
Gerald Holton and Katherine Sopka, 1979-1980
American Astronomical Society (AAS) Meeting, 1981-1982
University of Leicester, 1973-1976
Donald Franklin Moyer, 1981
Meeks Films, 1974
Astronomical Society of New Haven, 1979-1980
"ISIS," 1976-1978
D. B. Herrmann, 1975-1976
Griffith Observatory, 1970-1973
Lowell Observatory, 1977-1979
Royce M. Strickland, 1972-1973
Book Reviews and Referrals, 1974-1977
Colin Bartholomew, 1976
Richard Berendzen, 1971-1978
A. J. Meadows, 1974-1980
Public Talks, 1971-1977
American Institute of Physics (AIP), "The Physics Teacher," 1972-1976
Requests for Information, 1972-1973
Joanna M. Rankin, 1978
Allan R. Sandage, 1980
Mrs. Charles Donald Shane, 1972-1980 [Mary Lea Heger Shane]
Fiske Planetarium, 1980
Ernest H. Blaustein, 1972
University of California, Berkeley, 1980
Case Western Reserve University, 1978-1979
Central Connecticut State College, 1970-1977
Career Opportunities, 1970-1971, 1980
David H. DeVorkin: Research Notes and General Information
Box 6
David H. DeVorkin: Correspondence, 1969-1985 (2 folders)
Incoming Correspondence, 1969-1996 (2 folders)
Contact with Readers, 1984-1990
Astronomer Participation
Research Notecards: German V-2 Rocket
Yataro Sekido and Harry Elliot, Eds.: "Early History of Cosmic Ray Studies," 1985
Seventeenth International Congress of History and Science, 1984-1985
Review of "Technology and the Process of Scientific Discovery: The Case of Cosmic Rays," 1987
Cosmic Ray Publications and Notes, circa 1931-1988 (6 folders)
Box 7
International Conference: "The Restructuring of Physical Science in Europe and the United States, 1945-1960," Rome, Italy, September 19-23, 1988
David H. DeVorkin, et. al.: "200 Years of American Astronomy," 1976
Space Astronomy Oral History Project
David H. DeVorkin and Ralph Kenat: "Quantum Physics and the Stars (I): The Establishment of a Stellar Temperature Scale," 1983
David H. DeVorkin and Ralph Kenat: "Quantum Physics and the Stars (II): Henry Norris Russell and the Abundances of the Elements in the Atmospheres of the Sun and Stars," 1983
David H. DeVorkin: "The Maintenance of a Scientific Institution: Otto Struve, The Yerkes Observatory, and Its Optical Bureau during the Second World War," 1980
David H. DeVorkin and Spencer R. Weart: "The Voice of Astronomical History," 1982
Rita C. Bobowski: "A Living Look at Space-Age Astronomy," 1982
David H. DeVorkin: "Stellar Evolution and the Origin of the Hertzstrung-Russell Diagram," 1984
David H. DeVorkin Book and Film Reviews, 1976-1985 (2 folders)
David H. DeVorkin: "Venus 1882: Public, Parallax, and HNR," 1982
Reviews and Announcements for "The History of Modern Astronomy and Astrophysics: A Selected, Annotated Bibliography" by David H. DeVorkin, 1982-1983
Research for "The History of Modern Astronomy and Astrophysics: A Selected, Annotated Bibliography," 1979-1982
David H. DeVorkin: "A Versatile Orrery," 1972
David H. DeVorkin: "Questionnaire for Telescope and Accessory Evaluation and Performance," 1973
David H. DeVorkin: "Projects at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum," 1983
Griffith Observatory Fiftieth Anniversary, 1985
David H. DeVorkin: "Planetariums in Connecticut: A Survey," 1977
David H. DeVorkin: "The True Orbit of the Moon," 1973
David H. DeVorkin: "Steps toward the Hertzsprung-Russell Diagram," 1978
David H. DeVorkin: "Determining the Distance to the Moon," 1972
Edited Final of "Spectacle in the Stratosphere: American Manned Ballooning in the 1930s" by David H. DeVorkin, 1988 (5 folders)
Scientific Publications (general), 1977-1984
Presentation: "Preserving Aerospace History: Conserving Materials Beyond their Normal Life Expectancy," 2007
Scenes from Twenty-Five Years of Historical Astronomy Division (HAD) Activity (includes electronic records)
Society of American Archivists (SAA) Annual Meeting, 2005
History of Science Society (HSS) Presentation
Rome Transparencies
Solar Studies Presentation
AAS Presentation (Phoenix, Arizona), January 1993
The Smithsonian Associates (TSA) Lectures, November 1999
"The Christmas Star" Lecture, circa 1986-2000
"New Light on the Christmas Star" Lecture, 2003
"New Light on the Christmas Star" Lecture, 2011
Astronomy Comic Strips
Presentation: "Space Science: What is it?"
Box 8
Toronto Presentation
History of Modern Astronomy
Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) V-2 Presentation, March 1989
IRAS Presentation, 1985
Presentation: "Why put Telescopes in Space to do Astronomy?"
Presentation: "If Mars has no water, who built 'them' canals?"
International Astronomical Union (IAU) Colloquium Banquet Lecture, 1984
Solar Eclipse Lecture, May 1984
Smithsonian National Associate Program (SNAP) Presentation: "Depression-Era Apollo," July 1989
Radio Astronomy Lecture
Milky Way Lecture
National Air and Space Museum (NASM) Yerkes Observatory Lecture
TSA Course Lectures, 1980-1981
San Diego State University Presentation: "Science with a Vengeance," November 1990
Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP) Boston Presentation, 1990
DTM Presentation, July 26, 1989
The Eyes of Astronomy Lecture
Harold Shapley Visiting Lectureship Program, 1999-2000
Cabrini College Lecture: "The Making of Modern Astrophysics," March 2000
ASP Presentation: "Astronomers meet the V-2," 1998
Lecture for NASM Teacher Workshop, June 1992
Presentation: "Why go into Space to do Astronomy?"
Resident Associate Program (RAP) Presentations, 1992-1993
ASP Presentation at Berkeley, June 1989
Portland Lecture, October 1985
Albert Abraham Michelson Lecture
Orbital Size
Mercury and Venus Elongations
Central Connecticut State College (CCSC) Planetarium Program: "Was There a Christmas Star?" 1975-1980
CCSC Planetarium Program: "How do we know that Albert Einstein was right?" 1979 (includes audiotape)
SC1 Constellation Chart (Equatorial Region)
CCSC Planetarium Program: "Galileo" (includes audiotape)
CCSC Planetarium Program: "History of American Astronomy," 1976
Joseph M. Bosco, Jr., 1976
International Society of Planetarium Educators (ISPE), 1972-1976 (2 folders)
CCSC Planetarium Program: "The Music of the Spheres: An Odyssey in Light and Sound," 1975 (includes audiotape)
Pacific Planetarium Association (PPA), "The Pointer," 1969
RAP "Stars of Winter" Course, 1981
Middle Atlantic Planetarium Society (MAPS), 1975-1976
Computer Use Committee: NASM Word Processing Project, 1980-1981 (2 folders) (includes electronic records)
Cognitronics Corporation and Shah Corporation
Galactic System
Owen Gingerich Articles, 1964-1970
Donald K. Stern: "First Contact with Human Cultures," 1975
Darrel Hoff: "Laboratory Exercises in Astronomy: The Earth's Orbital Velocity," 1972
Lunar Map
Construction and Use of a Simple Astrolabe
Hyades Convergence Point Method
Determine the Force of Gravity (Pendulum)
Photographing the Moon, 1975
Jean-Claude Pecker and Gisele Ringeard: "Astronomy, the People and the Governments"
Observing Saturn
Distance of the Galactic Center
Practice in Observing
Planetarium Program: "Brightest Stars," 1980 (includes audiotape)
Planetarium Program: "Guide to the Winter Skies"
Unitarian Universalists
CCSC Planetarium Program: "Nova Cygni," 1975 (includes audiotape)
CCSC Planetarium Program: "The Seasons," 1975
Bibliography on Education in Astronomy
Edith A. Muller: "The Commission on the Teaching of Astronomy of the International Astronomical Union"
Charles A. Wall: "A Bibliography of the Research Literature in Earth Science Education," 1972
Charles A. Wall: "A Bibliography of Dissertations and Theses in Earth Science Education," 1972
Planetarium Program: "Planets and Stars in the Spring Sky"
Visual Binary Notes
S. W. Burnham: "Double Star Measures made with the 40-inch refractor of the Yerkes Observatory," 1911
Box 9
Jon R. Sharp: "Determination of Orbital Elements of the Eclipsing Binary Star S Cancri," 1966
How to Develop Film, 1974
Objects to Find with the Telescope
Telescope Practice, 1975
Radial Velocities of 50 G Type Stars
Determination of the Period of a Variable Star
Parallax Experiment and Notes
The Nantucket Maria Mitchell Association, 1975
David H. DeVorkin: "A. A. Michelson's Stellar Interferometer: A Study in the Origins of Modern Astrophysics," 1975
Trudy E. Bell: "History of Astrophotography," 1976
Connecticut Journal of Science Education, 1980
David H. DeVorkin: "The Canals of Mars, A Retrospective," 1977
Photographs of Comet MRKOS, 1957
Photographs of Halley's Comet, 1910
S&T Paper, 1981
David H. DeVorkin: "Comets: What are They?"
Resource Letter on Astronomy Education, 1972
Richard Berendzen and David H. DeVorkin: "Resource Letter on Educational Materials in Astronomy"
David H. DeVorkin: "A Possible Astronomical Application for Holography," 1969
David H. DeVorkin: "The Origins of the Hertzsrung-Russell Diagram," 1977
Richard Berendzen and David H. DeVorkin: "Resource Letter EMAA-1: Educational Materials in Astronomy and Astrophysics," 1973
Astronomy Laboratory: Variable Stars in M157
Astronomy Laboratory: The Earth's Orbital Velocity
Optics and Telescopes Lab
University of California, Astronomy 117B, 1966
Connecticut Journal of Science Teaching, 1976-1978
Astronomy Laboratory Exercises (general)
Correspondence regarding Aluminized Telescope Mirrors, circa 1932-1939 (2 folders)
Published Papers on Aluminizing, circa 1930-1939 (2 folders)
Leo Goldberg, 1938-1939, 1987
Thomas R. Williams, 1983-1987
Hale Papers, circa 1931-1932
Wide World Photos
Telescope Mirrors Presentation
Prentice Hall, 1987
Photographs of John D. Strong
Photographs of John A. Anderson
Figures from "Procedures in Experimental Physics" (1941), 1987
Chronology of the Evaporation Process
Transcript of Recorded Interview with John D. Strong, 1984
John D. Strong Recordings (includes audiotapes)
John D. Strong's First Aluminized Telescope Mirror
John D. Strong Bibliography
William Tobin, 1987
Philip S. Fogg Oral History, 1980
Robley C. Williams: "Spectroscopes, Telescopes, Microscopes," 1978
Horace W. Babcock: "Diffraction gratings at the Mount Wilson Observatory," 1986
Dorothy Schaumberg, 1986
Albert G. Ingalls Papers
H. N. Russell Papers, 1932-1934
Inventory of material sent by John D. Strong, 1986
John D. Strong and Albert G. Ingalls Correspondence, circa 1932-1957 (2 folders)
John D. Strong and William Weber Coblentz Correspondence, circa 1953-1961
John D. Strong and Robert D. Wood Correspondence, circa 1938-1949
John D. Strong: Incoming and Outgoing Correspondence (general), 1931-1966
John D. Strong Publications, 1932-1937 and undated
E. Scott Barr, 1976
David H. DeVorkin: Incoming and Outgoing Correspondence, 1986-1988
David H. DeVorkin: "John Strong's First Aluminized Mirror," 1987
David H. DeVorkin: "How Telescope Mirrors Became Aluminized," 1986-1987
Box 10
Henry Rowland Symposium, 1984
Publications about Henry Rowland, circa 1925-1976
David H. DeVorkin: "On the Application of Michelson's Interferometric Techniques to the Measurement of the Apparent Angular Diameters of the Stars," 1972
David H. DeVorkin: "A. A. Michelson's Stellar Interferometer," 1973-1974 (6 folders)
Marshall Cavendish LTD Publishers: "How it Works," Gustav Robert Kirchhoff and Lord Kelvin, 1974
R. William Shaw Recording, October 8, 1986 (includes audiotape)
W. L. Elkin
Transit Instrument
Winchester Observatory
Loomis Tower Telescope
Frank Schlesinger, 1943-1945
Gerald Maurice Clemence
Michelson Museum, 1972-1974 (2 folders)
Ernest William Brown, 1938
Hubert Anson Newton
Elias Loomis, 1890
Yale University Observatory
Yale Exhibition, 1980
Box 11
Theodore R. Treadwell: "Denison Olmsted an Early American Astronomer," 1946
George William Hill
Elkin Meteor Camera
Yale Heliometer
Yale Sheffield Telescope, 1960, 1980-1983
Meteoritics
William J. Newman, 1973
Francis G. Pease
H. C. Wilson: "Measuring the Stars with the Interferometer," 1921
Frisbee Mill Books, 1975-1976
Donald K. Yeomans, 1976-1977
Journal Indexes
Henry G. Gale, 1965
University of Chicago Library
George E. Hale, 1965
A. A. Michelson Correspondence Index, 1965
Bernard's Reference to A. A. Michelson in Observatory Book
A. A. Michelson-George E. Hale Correspondence and Index
R. S. Woodward, 1919
W. H. Pickering
The Niels Bohr Library, 1972
Clark University
Lick Archives, University of California (Santa Cruz)
Walter S. Adams
D. T. McAllister, 1973
F. G. Pease
Development of Astronomy in America, 1975
David H. DeVorkin: "A. A. Michelson's Stellar Interferometer: A Study in the Origins of Modern Astronomy," 1975
A. A. Michelson Talk Outline and Notes
Cognitronics Corporation, circa 1980
Photograph of Comet Halley, January 11, 1986
David H. DeVorkin: "Electronics in Astronomy: Early Applications of the Photoelectric Cell and Photomultiplier for Studies of Point-Source Celestial Phenomena," 1984-1985 (5 folders)
John S. Hall, 1986
Gerald E. Kron, 1985
Value of Electronics
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 1985-1986
Correspondence: Otto Struve, Henry Norris Russell, Joel Stebbins, John S. Hall, and Harold Shapley, circa 1914-1945
Photoelectric Photometry Data, 1987 (2 folders)
Box 12
Electronics in Astronomy: Research Notes and Articles (4 folders)
David H. DeVorkin: "Stellar Evolution and the Origins of the HR Diagram in Early Astrophysics," General History of Astronomy, Volume Four, Chapter Six, 1979-1983 (4 folders)
General History of Astronomy Correspondence, 1978-1983
David H. DeVorkin and Spencer R. Weart: "Giving the History of Astronomy a Human Voice,"
1981
David H. DeVorkin: "The Harvard Summer School in Astronomy," 1984
Early Manuscripts: "The Harvard Summer School in Astronomy," 1979 (2 folders)
Notes in Literature on Harvard Summer School in Astronomy
Correspondence and Notes regarding "The Harvard Summer School in Astronomy," 1983-1984
Early X-ray Publications and Information, circa 1962-1982 (includes audiotape)
David H. DeVorkin: "The A. D. 1006 Puzzle"
Box 13
Publications and Research Notes regarding the A. D. 1006 Supernova, 1965-1982
Correspondence regarding "The A. D. 1006 Puzzle," 1982-1983
David H. DeVorkin: "Community and Spectral Classification in Astrophysics: The Acceptance of E. C. Pickering's System in 1910," 1981
"Community and Spectral Classification in Astrophysics": Correspondence, Research Notes, and Manuscripts, 1979-1980 (2 folders)
Mark Walker: "Physics and Propaganda: Werner Heisenberg's Foreign Lectures under National Socialism," 1991
Donald MacKenzie: "Inventing Accuracy: A Historical Sociology of Nuclear Missile Guidance," 1991
Panel on the Atmosphere
J. A. Van Allen and S. F. Singer: "On the Primary Cosmic-Ray Spectrum," 1950
Henry A. Schade: "German Wartime Technical Developments," 1947
Lillian D. Kozloski: "Hitch Her Wagon to a Star: Dr. Hildegarde Korf Kallmann Bijl, Pioneer in Space Science"
Green and Lomosk Problem
Launch Chronologies and Summaries
Priorities for Space Research, 1971-1980
International Geophysical Year (IGY) Rocket Program, 1957-1961
IGY Proposals for Vanguard Experiments, 1981
Ernst H. Krause: "High-Altitude Research with V-2 Rockets," 1948
John J. Hopfield and Harold E. Clearman, Jr.: "The Ultraviolet Spectrum of the Sun from V-2 Rockets," 1948
F. S. Johnson, J. D. Purcell, and R. Tousey: "Measurements of the Vertical Distribution of Atmospheric Ozone from Rockets," 1951
F. S. Johnson, et. al.: "Direct Measurements of the Vertical Distribution of Atmospheric Ozone to 70 Kilometers Altitude," 1952
Upper Atmosphere Research Program, 1946-1947
Peter van de Kamp, 1945-1947
Second World War Research Notes
Telemetry
Aerobee Era Spectrographs and Rocket (1950s-early 1960s)
V-2 Era Spectrographs of Sun, 1946-1948
Transition: Sounding Rockets to Satellites
Project Hermes, 1982
Photographic v. PE, 1984
Sir Harrie S. W. Massey
Publishers (general), 1983-1986
Design of the NRL Spectrograph
NRL Group Structures and Rationale
John E. Naugle Interview and Notes, 1980
Richard Silberstein: "Proposal for the Use of Rockets for the Study of the Ionosphere," 1945
Rocket Design Problems and Technical Choices
Early Serious Proposals for Use of Rockets
Plans for Scientific Use of the V-2 Rocket (1945-1946)
Pre-Rocket V-2 Era and Identification of Scientific Problems
V-2 Rocket: "Conclusions" Chapter
Scientific Results of NRL Rocket Sonde Branch Program (1946-1957)
Research Notes (general)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) History Office: V-2 Rocket
Materials, 1969-1984
NRL Rocket Program: Budget and Cost, 1947-1948
Causes of the Ionosphere
United States Navy Upper Atmosphere Laboratory (B-29) Project, 1946-1947
Earth Satellites as Research Vehicles, 1956
William S. Ripley: "U. S. Rocket Research of the Upper Atmosphere: A Tabulation and Bibliography," 1955
Box 14
Sun Followers and Star Trackers
V-2 Rocket: Uses of Science by the Military, 1985
Fred L. Whipple, 1946-1954
David H. DeVorkin: "Observing the Sun from a Rocket," 1985-1986
V-2 Rocket and Space Science Research: Correspondence, Notes, and Publications
Michael J. Neufeld
Space Optics Historical Perspectives
William G. Dow: "Space in the Coming Generations of Men," 1968
V-2 Rocket Science Book, 1986
Requests to Review "Science with a Vengeance" Manuscript, 1990
"Science with a Vengeance" Reader Reviews and Correspondence, 1990-1991 (8 folders)
Box 15
"Science with a Vengeance" Reader Reviews and Correspondence, 1990-1991 (17 folders)
Box 16
"Science with a Vengeance" Reader Reviews and Correspondence, 1990-1991 (5 folders)
"Science with a Vengeance" Manuscript, 1991 (4 folders)
Tom Gehrels and Tom von Foerster: "Science with a Vengeance" Reviews and Correspondence, 1990-1991 (3 folders)
Thomas Starkweather, 1989
Lyman Spitzer, Jr., 1990
Milton W. Rosen, 1990
New Material for Rocket Book, 1991
Henry Norris Russell Biography Proposal to the National Science Foundation (NSF) and Princeton University, 1977-1979
Henry Norris Russell Biography: Revised, 1979
Box 17
Princeton University Library, 1974-1977
Henry Norris Russell Papers: Finding Aid, 1975-1976
Henry Norris Russell Papers: Transcribed Material Examined, 1974-1976
Henry Norris Russell Papers: Microfilming Project, 1977-1980
Henry Norris Russell Papers: Micro and Index, 1991
Henry Norris Russell Papers: Copies of Correspondence
Princeton University Press, 1978-1997
Smithsonian Scholarly Studies Program, 1991
Women's Committee Grant, 1990-1991
AIP Proposal, 1990-1991
Dudley Observatory Herbert C. Pollock Award Committee, 1990-1991
Ralph Kenat, 1982-1984
National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), 1991
Potential Publishers for the Henry Norris Russell Biography, 1994-1996
Princeton University, 1994-1996
Publishing Agreement for the Henry Norris Russell Biography, 1999
Princeton University Archives (Mudd Library), 1991-1993
Henry Norris Russell Biography: General Information and Notes, circa 1977-1982
Princeton University, Department of Astronomy, 1978
Princeton University Trip: Contacts and Notes, 1981-1982
Peggy Kidwell, 1979
Items Removed from Correspondence File
C. A. Young: "The Princeton Eclipse Expedition to Wadesboro, North Carolina," 1900
Morrison Lecture, April 2000
George Washington University (GWU) Lecture: Henry Norris Russell, April 2000
ASP Lecture: "Henry Norris Russell's Encounter with Eros"
Institute for Advanced Study (IAS) Lecture: Henry Norris Russell, 1991-1992
Carnegie Institution of Washington (CIW) Lecture: "A Fox Raiding the Hedge-Hogs: Henry Norris Russell at Mount Wilson," June 1992
David H. DeVorkin: "A Fox Raiding the Hedgehogs: Henry Norris Russell at Mount Wilson," 1992
Harvard University Lecture, December 1992
AAS Lecture (Atlanta, Georgia): Henry Norris Russell Evolution, January 13, 1991
Adler Lecture: "A Young Man in a Hurry: Henry Norris Russell's technique of Hypothetical Parallaxes," June 6, 1992
HSS Annual Meeting Lecture: "He Knew a Good Thing When he Saw It," December 1992
"Russell Travels West" Lecture
American Physical Society (APS) Meeting, April 1987
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Symposium Lecture: "Collegiality, Observatory Culture and American Astronomy, 1880-1940," 2001
American Geophysical Union (AGU), Gregory A. Good, 1992-1993
HSS Crucibles Lecture, October 25, 1995
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Nobel Prize in Physics (December 1937), 1997
"Henry Norris Russell: American Astrophysicist" Lecture, 1997
Lecture Transparencies
IAU Meeting Lecture, 1994
APS Lecture about A. A. Michelson, 1994
AAS Lecture (San Diego, California), Russell Diagram, January 2001
"Beyond the Observatory" Lecture (Chicago, Illinois), 1999
Russell Biography: General Research Publications, Correspondence and Notes, 1998-1999
Henry Norris Russell Biography: Reader Reviews and Correspondence, 1995-1999 (11 folders)
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Henry Norris Russell Biography: Reader Reviews and Correspondence, 1995-1999 (14 folders)
Harlow Shapley
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Harlow Shapley
Donald Menzel (2 folders)
Russell Diagram
Michelson Interferometer
David H. DeVorkin: "Astronomer in Transition: Henry Norris Russell and Quantitative Astrophysics," 1988-1989 (2 folders)
David H. DeVorkin and Ralph Kenat: "A Reconnaissance of New Territory: Henry Norris Russell and the Composition of the Sun's Atmosphere," 1982 (5 folders)
David H. DeVorkin and Ralph Kenat: "Quantum Physics and the Stars I: The Establishment of a Stellar Temperature Scale," 1983
David H. DeVorkin and Ralph Kenat: "Quantum Physics and the Stars II: Henry Norris Russell and the Abundance of the Elements in the Atmospheres of the Sun and Stars," 1983
Ralph Kenat Correspondence, 1980
David H. DeVorkin and Ralph Kenat: "Quantum Physics and the Stars III: Towards a Rational Theory of Stellar Spectra," 1989
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David H. DeVorkin and Ralph Kenat: "Quantum Physics and the Stars III: Towards a Rational Theory of Stellar Spectra," 1989 (3 folders)
Sonneborn (includes audiotapes)
Supernova 1987A Lecture, 1987 (includes audiotapes)
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