Sarton, George, 1884-1956.
George Sarton additional papers, 1899-1988.
Includes George Sarton's autograph manuscript notes and compositions, printed materials by and about Sarton, photographs for publication, a few personal photographs, and a little correspondence. Also includes some correspondence about Sarton, sent to his daughter May Sarton after his death in 1956. There are extensive typescripts of a planned book, The humanity of an historian. Informal essays by George Sarton, and correspondence and an autograph manuscript draft of a biography of his wife, Eleanor Mabel Elwes Sarton. Also includes notes for his History of Science, a commonplace book primarily composed of various lists, an address book, biographical miscellany, materials concerning the Dirk Struik Defense Committee, and a few financial papers for OSIRIS and ISIS.
Sarton was a historian of science and professor at Harvard University. He founded and edited Isis, an international review devoted to the history and philosophy of science; studied Arabic and Islam in the Middle East; and lectured at many universities in the U.S. and Europe. Sarton was born in Belgium and emigrated to the U.S. in 1915.
Sarton, George, 1884-1956.
Interdisciplinary studies on information structure.
Historians of science.
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