Harvard College Observatory. Office of the Director
Harvard College Observatory Office of the Director records of Edward C. Pickering, 1864-1926.
Materials include letterbooks, incoming correspondence with eminent astronomers and Harvard officials, financial records, and records regarding the United States Naval Observatory. Pickering was Director of Harvard College Observatory from 1876-1919. Correspondents include American Astronomical Society, Austin Holden, Daniel C. Gilman, Treasurers Office, George Bond, Catherine Wolfe Bruce, Matilda Wolfe Bruce, and H.E. Douglas.
The Astronomical Observatory was established in 1839, and is now known as the Harvard College Observatory. The Massachusetts stations are in Cambridge and the George R. Agassiz Station (Oak Ridge) in Harvard, Mass. The Boyden Station of the Observatory was originally located in Arequipa, Peru until 1927 when it was transferred near Bloemfontien in the Orange Free State, South Africa. This station closed about 1966.
Holden, Austin
Bond, George Phillips, 1825-1865
Bruce, Catherine Wolfe, 1816-1900
Bruce, Matilda Wolfe
Douglas, H.E.
Gilman, Daniel Coit, 1831-1908.
Pickering, Edward C. (Edward Charles), 1846-1919.
American Astronomical Society
Harvard College Observatory.
Harvard College Observatory. Office of the Director
United States Naval Observatory.
Astronomy
Pickering, Edward C. (Edward Charles), 1846-1919.
AIP-ICOS
Harvard University. Archives. Pusey Library. Cambridge, MA 02138, USA.