Jordan, David Starr, 1851-1931.
David Starr Jordan correspondence regarding purchase of Koenig Tonometer, 1901-1902.
Letters and cablegrams from David Starr Jordan, Fernando Sanford, Frank Angell, and Ralph Koenig, inventor of device.
David Starr Jordan wanted the Koenig Tonometer (sound measure) for the Deartment of Physics. He considered it to be the state of the art tool for research in acoustics. The letters contain details of the negotiating process which was ultimately unsuccessful.
Angell, Frank, 1857-1939.
Jordan, David Starr, 1851-1931.
Koenig, Ralph.
Sanford, Fernando.
Stanford University. Department of Physics -- Faculty.
Sound -- Measurement -- Instruments.
Tonometers -- History.
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Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives. Stanford, CA 94305, USA