The National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NRAO) was founded in 1956, and is funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) under the terms of a cooperative agreement between the NSF and Associated Universities, Inc. (AUI). The NRAO provides state-of-the-art radio telescope facilities for use by the international scientific community, and provides programs in education and public outreach for teachers, students, the general public, and the media. The NRAO Archives were started in spring of 2003, and are located at the NRAO offices in Charlottesville, Virginia. The Archives document NRAOs historical development, institutional history, instrument construction, and ongoing activities, including its participation in multi-institutional collaborations. As the national facility for radio astronomy, the archives also includes materials on history and development of radio astronomy in the United States.

Kevin C. Westfold (1921-2001), Australian astronomer. MA, University of Melbourne (1946); PhD, Queens College. Mathematics Department, University of Melbourne; research officer, C.S.I.R.O. Divisionof Radiophysics, Sydney; University of Sydney Department of Applied Mathematics, senior lecturer and reader; California Institute of Technology; Owens Valley Radio Observatory. Research in radio astronomy.