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National Radio Astronomy Observatory (U.S.)
National Radio Astronomy Observatory records, 1951-.
The records document NRAOs founding, historical development, institutional history, instrument conceptualization and construction, expansion into a multi-site organization, ongoing activities, including its participation in multi-institutional collaborations, and all aspects of the NRAO's scientific, technical, professional, and social life. Materials in this collection include correspondence, reports, committee notes and minutes, planning documents, drawings, photographs, audio and video recordings, observing proposals, telescope logs, publications and newsletters, long-range and program plans, budget and financial information, quarterly reports, and a wide variety of other materials. The collection also includes Director's Office files for Directors Otto Struve (1959-1961), David S. Heeschen (1962-1978), Morton S. Roberts (1978-1984), Paul A. Vanden Bout (1984-2002), and Fred K.Y. Lo (2002- ). The Archives do not include observational data from NRAO telescopes, astronomical images included in the NRAO Image Gallery, or equipment and instruments. Numbered NRAO internal report series, Green Bank workshop proceedings, NRAO reprint series, etc. are part of the NRAO Library collection.
The NRAO was founded on 17 November 1956.
Heeschen, David S.
Lo, K. Y. (Kwok Yung), 1947-2016-
Roberts, Morton S.
Struve, Otto, 1819-1905
Struve, Otto, 1897-1963.
Vanden Bout, Paul A.
Associated Universities, Inc.
Atacama Large Millimeter Array (Project)
Green Bank Observatory.
National Radio Astronomy Observatory (U.S.)
National Science Foundation (U.S.)
Square Kilometer Array (Spacecraft)
Very Long Baseline Interferometry Consortium.
Radio astronomy -- History.
Radio telescopes
Very large array telescopes.
Very long baseline interferometry
Audio-visual materials.
Correspondence. ftamc
Photographs. aat
Reports. aat
Notes. aat
Budgets. aat
Minutes. aat
Newsletters. aat
Logs (records). aat
Drawings. aat
AIP-ICOS
National Radio Astronomy Observatory. Archives. 520 Edgemont Road, Charlottesville, VA 22903, USA
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