University of California, Los Angeles. Department of Physics
UCLA Department of Physics administrative files of the department chairs, 1923-1987.
Collection includes administrative files for the chairs of the University of California, Los Angeles, Department of Physics.
The Physics Department dates from the opening of the Southern Branch of the University of California in 1919. Classes were taught by John Mead Adams, the only physics professor, William Crowell of the Chemistry Department and George E. F. Sherwood of the Mathematics Department. By 1925, when the first bachelor degrees were awarded, the faculty had grow to six professors. Graduate courses were first offered in 1934 and in 1936 the department was authorized to award the Ph.D. in Physics.
University of California, Los Angeles. Department of Physics
Physics -- Administration.
Universities and colleges -- United States -- Los Angeles.
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University of California, Los Angeles. University Research Library. Department of Special Collections. Los Angeles, CA 90024-1575, USA