Charles G. Abbot Papers, 1891-1973
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This accession consists of the papers of Charles Greeley Abbot, Assistant Director of the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (SAO), 1895-1907; second Director of the SAO, 1907-1944; Assistant Secretary, 1918-1928; and fifth Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1928-1944. Topics covered include enrollment at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT); expeditions to the western United States, Europe, Africa, South America, and Canada to locate observatory sites such as the Mount Montezuma Station, the Table Mountain Station, the Mount Wilson Observatory, Mount Harquahala Station, the Mount Brukkaros Station, and the Mount Saint Katherine Station; personal and professional activities; and research. Also included are materials related to Abbot's early education, his first wife Lillian Elvira Moore and second wife Virginia Andes Johnson, equipment, and travel, including a visit to the 1939-1940 New York World's Fair. Materials include correspondence, photographs, negatives, photographic postcards, books, diplomas, scrapbooks, clippings, plates, guides, drawings, and other related materials.
Subject
- Abbot, C. G (Charles Greeley) 1872-1973
- Moore, Lillian Elvira
- Johnson, Virginia Andes
- Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory
- Mount Montezuma Station (Calama, Chile)
- Table Mountain Station (California)
- Smithsonian Institution Office of the Secretary
- Mount Wilson Observatory
- Mount Brukkaros Station (Southwest Africa)
- Mount Saint Katherine Station (Egypt)
- Mount Harquahala Station (Arizona)
- New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.)
Notes
- Electronic List in accession file.
- Folder List in accession file.
Organization
Unarranged
Repository Loc.
Smithsonian Institution Archives Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520
Date
- 1891
- 1891-1973
Topic
- Astrophysics
- Astronomy
Place
- South America
- Canada
- Europe
- Africa
- West (U.S.)
Form/Genre
- Clippings
- Collection descriptions
- Manuscripts
- Books
- Scrapbooks
- Drawings
- Plates (illustrations)
- Black-and-white negatives
- Black-and-white photographs
Local number
SIA Acc. 20-021
Physical description
1.79 cu. ft. (1 record storage box) (1 12x17 box) (1 5x8 box)