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Series I: Correspondence Series II: Additions to correspondenceAlfred Landé papers, 1915-1970
Description of Collection
Repository
American Institute of Physics. Niels Bohr Library & Archives.
Papers created by
Landé, Alfred, 1888-
Size of collection
1.25 linear feet
Size of collection
3 flat manuscript boxes
Size of collection
1 half manuscript box
Short description of collection
Correspondence between Alfred Landé and various physicists, mostly regarding Landé's approach to quantum mechanics.
Language(s) of collection
English
Collection number:
AR380
Biographical Note
Physicist (quantum theory, spectra). On the physics faculty at the Universität Frankfurt-am-Main, 1919-1922; Eberhard-Karls-Universität Tübingen, 1922-1931; and Ohio State University from 1931.
Scope and Contents of Collection
Correspondence between Alfred Landé and various physicists, mostly regarding Landé's approach to quantum mechanics. The bulk of the correspondence (1915-1927) relates to quantum theory during its most active development. Also includes undated mathematical calculations by Landé, and an undated manuscript, "On Superconductivity" possibly authored by Frintz London. Correspondents include: Ernst Back, Henricus Bakhuissen (Bakhuyzen), Max Born, Niels Bohr, Alfred H. Bucherer, Albert Einstein, Paul Epstein, B. Freundlich, E. Fues, W. Gordon, Samuel Goudsmit, Walter Heitler, Werner Heisenberg, F. Henning, J. Königsberger, Heinrich Konen, Rudolf Ladenburg, Fritz London, Erwin Madelung, Alfred Magnus, Rudolf Ortvay, Friedrich Paschen, Wolfgang Pauli, Maz Planck, Erwin Schrödinger, L. A. Sommer, Arnold Sommerfeld, Otto Stern, J. H. Van Vleck, G. Varga, Pieter Zeeman.
Restrictions on Use and Access
Researchers must have an approved access application on file in order to access archival materials. https://aip.libwizard.com/f/ItemRequest.
Selected Search Terms
These papers have been indexed in the International Catalog of Sources for History of Physics and Allied Sciences (ICOS) using the following terms. Those seeking related materials should search under these terms.
Persons
Back, E. (Ernst), 1881-
Bohr, Niels, 1885-1962
Born, Max, 1882-1970
Bucherer, Alfred Heinrich.
Goudsmit, Samuel A. (Samuel Abraham), 1902-1978
Heisenberg, Werner, 1901-1976
Heitler, Walter, 1904-
Konen, Heinrich Mattias, 1874-1949
Ladenburg, Rudolf Walther, 1882-
London, Fritz, 1900-1954.
Madelung, Erwin, b. 1881
Magnus, Alfred.
Ortvay, Rudolf, 1885-1945.
Paschen, Louis Carl Heinrich Friedrich.
Pauli, Wolfgang, 1900-1958.
Planck, Max, 1858-1947.
Sande Bakhuyzen, Henricus Gerardus van de.
Schrödinger, Erwin, 1887-1961
Sommerfeld, Arnold, 1868-1951.
Stern, Otto, 1888-1969
Van Vleck, J. H. (John Hasbrouck), 1899-
Varga, G.
Zeeman, Pieter, 1865-1943.
Subject terms
Mathematics.
Quantum theory.
Solid state physics.
Superconductivity.
Organization and Arrangement of Collection
This collection is organized into two series:
- Series I: Correspondence
- Series II: Additions to correspondence
Provenance and Acquisition Information
Received from the family of Alfred Landé, 1971, 1973.
Preferred Citation of Collection
Box [number], Folder [number], Alfred Landé papers, 1915-1970. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library & Archives, College Park, MD 20740, USA.
Administrative Information
Title
Finding Aid to the Alfred Landé papers, 1915-1970
Publisher
American Institute of Physics Niels Bohr Library & Archives
One Physics Ellipse
College Park, MD 20740
USA
nbl@aip.org
2013
Encoding Information
Machine-readable finding aid encoded by Melanie Mueller in 2013. Any revisions made to this finding aid occurred as part of the editing and encoding process.
Series I: Correspondence
| Box 1 | Folder 1 | Back, Ernst - van der sande Bakhuissen, Henricus [alternate spelling Bakhuyzen], 1920-1924 |
| Folder 2 | Bohr, Niels, 1919-1925 |
| Folder 3 | Born, Max, 1919-1924 |
| Folder 4 | Bucherer, Alfred H. - Einstein, Albert, 1919-1926 |
| Folder 5 | Epstein, Paul - Freundlich, B., 1919-1924 |
| Folder 6 | Fues, E. - Gordon, W., 1921-1926 |
| Folder 7 | Goudsmit, Samuel - Heitler, Walter, 1923-1927 |
| Box 2 | Folder 1 | Heisenberg, Werner, 1921 |
| Folder 2 | Heisenberg, Werner, 1922-1925 |
| Folder 3 | Henning, F. - Königsberger, J., 1915-1926 |
| Folder 4 | Konen, Heinrich - Ladenburg, Rudolf, 1920-1926 |
| Folder 5 | Lanczos, K. - Madelung, Erwin, 1919-1927 |
| Folder 6 | Magnus, Alfred - Ortvay, Rudolf, 1922-1925 |
| Folder 7 | Paschen, Friedrich, 1920-1927 |
| Box 3 | Folder 1 | Pauli, Wolfgang, 1921-1925 |
| Folder 2 | Planck, Max - Shrödinger, Erwin, 1919-1926 |
| Folder 3 | Sommer, L. A. - Sommerfeld, Arnold, 1915-1924 |
| Folder 4 | Stern, Otto - van Vleck, J. H. , 1921-1926 |
| Folder 5 | Varga, G. - Zeeman, Pieter, 1920-1925 |
| Folder 6 | Alred Lande addition to correspondence - Fritz London, 1941-1948 |
Series II: Additions to correspondence
Referring to Landé's "new approach to quantum mechanics - item level listing filed in box 4
| Box 4 | Folder 1 | Born, Max, 1935-1953 |
| Folder 2 | Born, Max, 1953-1969 |
| Folder 3 | London, Fritz - correspondence, notes, and reprints, 1947-1948 |
| Folder 4 | Heisenberg, Werner, 1959-1962 |
| Folder 5 | Heisenberg, Werner, 1970 |
| Folder 6 | Schrödinger, Erwin, 1936-1954 |