Finkelstein, David Ritz, 1929-
David R. Finkelstein papers, 1964-1966.
Papers of a physics professor at Yeshiva University who participated in a visiting scientists program at Tougaloo College. Finkelstein also helped to found Public Radio Organization, Inc., which aimed at operating a radio station to provide central Mississippi blacks with unbiased news reporting and a community forum. Included are by-laws, minutes, correspondence, financial and legal materials, "Freedom News Report" newsletters, and clippings of PRO; and correspondence and grant applications of the visiting scientists program sponsored by the American Association of Physics Teachers and American Institute of Physics. Prominent correspondents include Clifford P. Case, Jacob K. Javits, Robert F. Kennedy, William Kunstler, Newton N. Minow, and Carl T. Rowan.
American physicist. Ph.D. physics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1953). Professional experience includes: Stephens Institute of Technology (?-1960); professor of theoretical physics, Yeshiva University (1964-1976); professor, professor emeritus, Georgia Institute of Technology (1980-2016).
Case, Clifford P. (Clifford Philip), 1904-1982.
Javits, Jacob K. (Jacob Koppel), 1904-1986.
Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968.
Kunstler, William Moses, 1919- .
Minow, Newton N., 1926- .
Rowan, Carl Thomas.
Public Radio Organization, inc.
Freedom news report (Newsletter)
African American radio stations -- Mississippi.
African Americans -- Civil rights -- Mississippi.
Physics -- Study and teaching -- Mississippi.
Minutes. aat
Financial records. aat
AIP-ICOS
Wisconsin Historical Society. Archives. 816 State Street, Madison, WI 53706, USA