Childhood in Cleveland, 1902-1919; interest in mechanical things and in physics, Joseph Valasek's influence. At Case Western Reserve University (Dayton Miller), 1919-1923; Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1923-1924; University of Minnesota, 1924-1926; work with Paul Heymans on photoelasticity; John Van Vleck's student. Marriage to Joseph Valasek's sister, 1925. About Anthony Zeleny, J. Valasek. University of Pittsburgh, 1926-1941; with Erwin Schrd̲inger in Berlin, 1929; interest in pedagogy and development of teaching equipment. American Institute of Physics (AIP) 5th anniversary conference 1936. At Case Western, 1944-1957 (Dean of Faculty, Dean of Graduate School, and Director of Research Division). AIP Directorship, 1957-1964; fund raising, the Niels Bohr Library and Archives. Also prominently mentioned are: Charles A. Coffin, Enrico Fermi, Theodore Folke, Dannie Heineman, Rose Hutchisson, Mervin J. Kelly, Albert Abraham Michelson, Dayton C. Miller, Morris Muscat, Jason John Nassau, George Braxton Pegram, John Torrence Tate, Oscar William Torreson; American Association of Physics Teachers Commission on College Physics, American Institute of Physics Corporate Associates, American Institute of Physics War Policy Committee, American Physical Society, Central Scientific Company, Council on Applied Physics, International Business Machines Corporation, Journal of Applied Physics, Review of Scientific Instruments, and Universitt̃ Berlin.