University of Iowa, Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, Records of James Van Allen, 1951-1987
Repository
University of Iowa Archives.
Iowa City, IA 52242
Papers created by
University of Iowa. Dept. of Physics and Astronomy.
Size of collection
24.2 linear feet
Short description of collection
This collection documents Van Allen's tenure as head of the University of Iowa's Department of Physics (renamed Physics and Astronomy in 1959). Van Allen was an active participant in the efforts to improve and expand the facilities within the physics department and the university which resulted in a new Physics Research Center, a radio telescope, an optical observatory, and a particle accelerator for the department.
Language(s) of collection
English
Beginning in 1951 and continuing until his retirement in 1985, Van Allen served continuously as a tenured professor and department head except for brief research sabbaticals in 1953 and 1982. In 1953 Van Allen took a year's leave of absence at Princeton University to work on a controlled fusion project, the B-1 Stellarator. Nearly thirty years later (1981), he took a second leave of absence to serve as a Regents Fellow at the Smithsonian Institution, where he wrote the book Origins of Magnetospheric Physics.
Van Allen's return to the University of Iowa began in mid-1950 while working at the Applied Physics Laboratory at Johns Hopkins University. He received a telephone call from Professor Tyndall, his former mentor at Iowa, and was informed that he had been suggested as a possible successor to Dr. Louis Turner to head the University of lowa's Physics Department. Van Allen was selected to head the physics department and become a full tenured professor at the University of Iowa. After finishing his obligations at the APL, he and his family arrived in Iowa City on January 1, 1951.
During his 34-year tenure as department head, Van Allen's responsibilities evolved to include participation in numerous university and department committees, supervision of an expanded administrative and technical staff and faculty, and development of the departmental budget. Dealing with increasingly complicated contracts and administrative procedures and recruiting personnel were in addition to Van Allen's teaching and research duties.
Van Allen's concern for the physics department and the university led him to be an active participant in the efforts to improve and expand the facilities within the physics department and the university. This arduous task resulted in a new Physics Research Center, a radio telescope, an optical observatory, and a particle accelerator for the department. At the university level, Van Allen and Dr. E. F. Lindquist of testing services combined forces to obtain the university's first digital computer in the early 1960s. In later years, Van Allen was also instrumental in the planning and establishment of a campus wide computer center, and he supervised the expansion of the computer facilities within the physics department. Each of these activities is documented within this collection through proposals, correspondence, and reports.
THE PHYSICS DEPARTMENT PAPERS UNDER JAMES A. VAN ALLEN, 1951-1987, document Van Allen's tenure as Head of the University of lowa's Department of Physics (renamed Physics and Astronomy in 1959). These documents and files were collected by Van Allen with the assistance of the departmental secretary with some overlap between his personal files and the department's files.
The Physics Department Papers are separated into two major series: I. University Activities (4.6 linear feet) and II. Physics Department Papers (19.6 linear feet).
Series I, UNIVERSITY ACTIVITIES (Boxes 1-12)
UNIVERSITY ACTIVITIES, 1951-1985, document Van Allen's and the Physics Department's involvement in the operations of the Graduate and Liberal Arts Colleges and their respective committees. These papers are further separated into the following categories: A. College and Faculty Groups; [1. Graduate College Annual Files; 2. College of Liberal Arts Annual Files; 3. Miscellaneous University Departments; 4. Graduate Faculty; 5. Liberal Arts Faculty; 6. Faculty Senate; 7. School of Religion; 8. University Research Association] and B. Committees as delineated below. General university-wide information from the Graduate College such as summaries, reports on student enrollment, manuals, and meeting notices and minutes sent from or related to the Graduate College is organized into files arranged chronologically by year. In addition, the minutes of Graduate Faculty meetings have been retained in these papers. A similar body of material has been organized for documents sent by or relating to the Liberal Arts College. Additional files documenting Van Allen's interaction with other university departments have also been retained in this series. Some physics department correspondence is contained within these files; however, the bulk of the material is filed under the second subseries.
Subseries B, the committee files, document university-level committees including: l. University Patent Committee; 2. Departmental Executive Officers; 3. Education Committee; 4. Educational Policy Committee; 5. Energy Conservation Committee; 6. Executive Committee; 7. General Science Liason Committee; 8. Graduate Council; 9. Inter-institutional Committee; 10. University Editorial Board; 11.University Faculty Council; 12. University Research Council; 13.Miscellaneous Committees. These files chronicle committee activities through notice of meetings, correspondence, and meeting minutes.
Series II, PHYSICS DEPARTMENT PAPERS (Boxes 12-59)
PHYSICS DEPARTMENT PAPERS, 1951-1987, document not only the daily operations of the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Iowa but also the growth and expansion of the department through the addition of facilities, faculty, staff, and students. These papers are further segregated into the following subseries: A. Correspondence; B. Facilities; C. Administration; D. Personnel; E. Pedagogy; and F. Fellowships and Awards.
Correspondence
Subseries A, Correspondence (Boxes 12-20), 1951-1987, files contain the written communications distributed or received by Van Allen in his capacity as departmental head and/or as a physics department professor. These letters and memos document department and university operations, applications for faculty and student positions, seminar and committee meetings, and departmental activities.
Facilities
Subseries B, Facilities (Boxes 20-31), 1961-1984, chronicle the creation and expansion of the physics department facilities including: l. Physics Research Center; 2. Proposed Accelerators; 3. Hills Optical Observatory; 4. Satellite Tracking and Radio Astronomy Facility; and the 5. Computer Center. Included are proposals, building plans and reports on construction of the Physics Research Center which was completed in 1965 and renamed in Van Allen's honor in 1982. Photographs of the rededication are contained in the Van Allen Papers Series V.
Administration
Subseries C, Administration files (Boxes 32-49), 1951-1986, document the routine department operations including papers on the financial, teaching, and research endeavors of the faculty and students. The following subcategories have been established: l. Financial Files; 2. Committee Files; 3. Departmental Research Reports; 4. General Files; and 5. Miscellaneous Files. As department head Van Allen kept annual "budget files" specially segregated in his standard tri-sectioned brown folders beginning in 1956 (Boxes 32-40). Budget material for 1951-1955 was retained by Van Allen and will be added to the collection in due course. These budget files encapsulate the department's staff, students, and budget as it grew in size and research capacity. Of particular interest is the set of departmental research reports which review the annual research accomplishments of the department (Boxes 43-44). This report also includes a complete listing of all publications by department personnel.
Personnel
Subseries D, Personnel (Boxes 49-53), 1951-1980, document the department's development into a internationally known institution for the performance of space science research. This subseries is further broken down into the following categories: 1. Faculty; 2. Salary Dissemination Reports; 3. Wage and Salary Review; 4. Undergraduate Recruitment; and 5. Applications for Faculty and Research Associate Positions. The primary form of documentation here is correspondence; however, faculty and staff salary reports and reviews have also been retained.
Pedagogy
Subseries E, Pedagogy (Boxes 53-56), 1948-1983, document a sampling of the departmental curricula as taught by professors other than Van Allen whose teaching files are contained in the Van Allen Papers. These files are segregated by class and contain handouts, notes, and other material. In addition to passing classwork, each doctoral candidate must pass a general exam and the comprehensive exam. Copies of these exams have been retained for the years 1948-1973.
Fellowships and Awards
Subseries F, Fellowships and Awards (Boxes 56-57), 1964-1982, record the student honors that have been established within the department apart from the NSF and NASA fellowships. Correspondence and announcements of awards dominate this material. Files kept specifically by Van Allen include the Link Foundation Fellowship in Aerospace Physics and Assistantship Matters 1959-1985.
Colloquia and Seminars
Subseries G, Colloquia and Seminars (Boxes 57-59), 1951-1984, document the many and varied lectures by visiting physicists and others since the early 1950s. These files are comprised of lecture announcements and holograph notes Van Allen took during the presentation. Colloquium speakers are usually professors or research scientists from other institutions whereas seminar speakers were usually a person from the research group sponsoring the seminar.
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These papers have been indexed in the International Catalog of Sources for History of Physics and Allied Sciences (ICOS) using the following terms. Those seeking related materials should search under these terms.
Persons
Lindquist, E. F.
Van Allen, James Alfred, 1914-
Institutions
University of Iowa. Dept. of Physics and Astronomy -- Administration.
University of Iowa. Hills Optical Observatory.
University of Iowa. Physics Research Center.
Subject terms
Accelerators.
Artificial satellites -- Tracking.
Astronomical observatories.
Astronomy -- Study and teaching.
Computers.
Physics -- Study and teaching.
Radio astronomy.
Research grants.
Scientific apparatus and instruments.
Space sciences -- Research.
Genre terms
Curricula.
Lectures.
Proposals.
Reports.
Organized into the following series: I. University Activities (4.6 lin. ft.); II. Physics Department Papers (19.6 lin. ft.).
The following materials were removed from the James A. Van Allen Papers and the related collections.
- Duplications.
- Data telexes.
- Published reprints readily available elsewhere.
- Index cards sent to Van Allen requesting reprints.
- Security file material not retained during sampling.
- Terminated employee files from the business office.
- NASA press releases.
- Public relations material.
- Dynamic Explorer material readily available elsewhere.
- Routine material from the board of trustees of the IAU.
- Operator schedules.
- Orbital predictions and listings of spacecrafts crossing of the equator.
- Smithsonian reports.
- Injun V lists of data shipments.
- All lantern slides under the assumption the negatives retained by department.
- Subsystem calibration worksheets.
- AGU publications.
- NSI newsletters.
- Acquisition lists for the math-physics library.
- IGY bulletins.
- Routine letters circulated in the professional societies.
- Balance sheets from professional organizations.
- Galileo material from 1985 (per JAVA).
- Iowa Heritage Foundation material donated to the library.
- Weekly status reports.
- Attitude tape summaries.
- SUI class catalogs and commencement programs.
- Non Van Allen abstracts from professional meetings.
- Blueprints contained in the final engineering reports.
- NASA publications with reference numbers.
- Travel vouchers and requisitions not oriented toward equipment.
- Xeroxing expense breakdowns.
- University Computer Center summaries.
- Abstracts of student theses.
- Exam schedule announcements.
- Overtime charts.
- AIP folders summarizing internal departments.
This collection is one of several deposits since the early 1970s -- from Dr. Van Allen and the Department of Physics and Astronomy.
The papers of Dr. James A. Van Allen, 1914- , comprise a diverse and rich record of one of the leading scientists in the early exploration and study of the upper atmosphere, the near-Earth space environment, and the solar system using rocket propelled vehicles. The papers span fifty years and provide ample documentation of his central participation in this signal scientific achievement of the 20th century. In addition to detailing Van Allen's productive research career, these records illuminate broader themes in the evolution of science after World War II.
Trained as a nuclear physicist, Van Allen spent most of his professional career at the University of Iowa as a professor of physics and Head of its Department of Physics and Astronomy (1951-1985) after working at the Carnegie Institution's Department of Terrestrial Magnetism (1939-1942), serving on active duty as a naval officer (1942-1946), and working at Johns Hopkins University's Applied Physics Laboratory (1942, 1946-1950). It was during his post World War II tenure at the APL that Van Allen initiated and pursued the use of rocket-based instruments to observe upper atmospheric phenomena and the primary cosmic radiation above the atmosphere. This work laid the foundation for his subsequent research at Iowa.
Van Allen's career spanned a period of important changes in the conduct and organization of science in the post World War II period during which the federal government established itself as an active partner in encouraging and facilitating the work of university scientists. In the late 1940s he was one of a small number of researchers who pursued their scientific investigations through the use of V-2 rockets captured from the Germans late in the war and the use of American-built Aerobee rockets. Through the 1950s Van Allen continued research utilizing rocket technology, culminating in his historic participation in the United States' first earth- orbiting satellite, Explorer 1, launched in early 1958. During the 1960s and 1980s Van Allen acted as principal investigator for a wide range of instrumentation launched aboard satellites of the Earth and many planetary/interplanetary spacecraft: Mariner 2 and Mariner 5 to Venus, Mariner 4 to Mars, and Pioneers 1O and 11 to Jupiter and Saturn. Pioneers 10 and 11 are still operative after twenty years, traveling toward the boundary of the heliosphere. Pioneer 10 is the most remote manmade object in the universe.
The expense, complexity, and infrastructure necessary for the use of the new rocket and satellite technologies required federal sponsorship and helped spawn a complex set of relationships between scientists and the government, primarily with the military, until the establishment of NASA in 1958. Van Allen's career offers important insight into the new roles assumed by scientists as science came to involve politics and government bureaucracies. While research is central to the story, it is closely tied to a host of activities outside the laboratory: policy-making and advice to presidents, congress, and mission agencies; the work of a diverse array of advisory organizations; and the intricacies of the federal contract process.
The use of rocket and satellite technologies was also associated with a trend toward 'big' science. Research came increasingly to be conducted by teams of scientists and engineers, each with specialized roles such as project management, design and fabrication, systems integration and testing, launch and in-flight operations, and data acquisition and reduction. There was a premium not only on scientific skill but on managerial and organizational capabilities. These specializations became increasingly formalized after the advent of space-based missions and were more characteristic of NASA projects than of earlier military projects.
The changing research trends also affected pedagogy by incorporating the training of graduate students into the process of specialization associated with larger-scale investigations. In the early years, graduate students assisted with many phases of research including fabrication, testing, and data reduction often utilizing this work as the basis for theses and/or dissertations. Eventually, however, the increasingly intricate instruments came to be designed and constructed by mission engineers and technicians, often with highly specialized areas of expertise. Consequently, graduate student efforts shifted in focus from working directly with the equipment to data reduction and interpretation.
This guide attempts to represent this complex organization of science, both outside the university and within the laboratory, by describing four distinct but related collections. Together they provide an integrated view of Van Allen's research, pedagogical, and professional activity; his tenure as Head of the Department of Physics and Astronomy; and his leadership of an extended management structure for implementing projects. The first and largest collection, The James A. Van Allen Papers, includes material created or collected by Dr. Van Allen, excepting activity as Head of the Department of Physics and Astronomy. The second collection, The Physics Department Papers Under James A. Van Allen (1951-1985), documents the administration and management of a department growing from a small nucleus in 1951 to an extended administrative structure in the 1970s including project managers, and a contract administrator. The third collection, Project Manager Mission Papers, and the fourth collection, Mission Engineering Papers, contain the papers of the technical team formed for each mission. These materials provide a detailed picture of how scientific objectives interacted with the engineering process and the requirements of work performed under federal contract.
In arranging and processing these collections we have sought to untangle the often confusing array of documentation for the user, respecting provenance as much as possible. Toward this end, processing was organized as a team effort and included archival and historical expertise as well as the active involvement of the papers' principal creator, Dr. Van Allen. This approach proved an effective mechanism for understanding this complex of materials. Where appropriate, materials have been organized to make explicit the scientific and engineering steps taken in implementing an experiment or mission. Throughout the guide additional information is offered to make the significance and interrelationship of materials more understandable. Appraisal decisions were also made using this team approach.
The collections described here are the organized accumulation of several deposits since the early 1970s--from Dr. Van Allen and the Department of Physics and Astronomy--totaling 225 linear feet. In 1986, when the processing began, a thorough survey of Dr. Van Allen's office files and relevant departmental records was undertaken to identify additional materials which should be included within these collections. This resulted in approximately 75 linear feet of additional processed material. Information on the copyright, access, and use conditions may be obtained from the staff of Special Collections, University of Iowa Archives, where the material is housed.
Further materials on Van Allen's early career may be found at the Carnegie Institution of Washington and the Johns Hopkins University's Applied Physics Laboratory. Some of the material is still classified.
As project archivist I have had the honor and pleasure of working with Dr. Van Allen and Mrs. Robison. Their unending patience and willingness to assist me untangle the often confusing web of material greatly enhanced the success of this project. I thank them for their time, patience, encouragement and sense of humor. I cannot emphasize enough how important Mrs. Robison's work has been to the success of this endeavor--thank you. I also know Mrs. Robison would like to acknowledge with gratitude the support and love of her husband William Robison in being able to accomplish her many goals.
I would also like to thank the following individuals who contributed to the James A. Van Allen Papers and Related Collections project: Martin Collins, of the Smithsonian!s National Air and Space Museum, who consulted with Dr. Van Allen, myself and Earl Rogers at the beginning of this project and at important junctures throughout the processing of these papers; and for Martin's meaningful comments and input on the Guide; Earl Rogers of the University of Iowa Archives for his advice, support and assistance arranging space for these materials; and student assistants Mary Sims and particularly Marianne Toney. Marianne was largely responsible for refoldering the documents I organized. Her good work and persistence through the years are greatly appreciated and provided continuity which helped to assure the finish of a successful project. I am also grateful to Barbara Siebensuch for her funny cartoons and support; Susan Hansen and the library Copy Center staff (Barbara Canon, Kathy Gregory) and Nicole Devine and Jana Klingbeil for their work processing the photographs. I would also like to thank Francis Fang and the staff at the university printing service for their work. I have learned a great deal through my work on this project including about the history of space physics, all aspects of the archival process, computers and desk-top publishing. My deepest thanks to all who worked on this momentous project.
-- Christine D. Halas, Project Archivist
This finding aid originates from a guide that contains three other collections related to James A. Van Allen:
- Van Allen, James Alfred, 1914-. James A. Van Allen Papers, 1938-1990. Finding aid
- University of Iowa. Department of Physics and Astronomy. Mission Engineering Papers, 1962-1980. Finding aid
- University of Iowa. Department of Physics and Astronomy. Project Manager Mission Papers, 1963-1984. Finding aid
Although the guide was published as one edition, the four individual finding aids have been encoded separately. Therefore, users who find cross-references in this file should be prepared to consult the related finding aids if necessary.
Title
Finding Aid to the University of Iowa, Dept. of Physics and Astronomy, Records of James Van Allen, 1951-1987
Sponsor
This finding aid has been encoded by the Center for History of Physics, American Institute of Physics as part of a collaborative project supported by a grant from the National Endowment of the Humanities, an independent federal agency. Collaboration members in 1999 consisted of: American Institute of Physics, California Institute of Technology, Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Northwestern University, Rice University, University of Alaska, University of Illinois, University of Iowa, and University of Texas.
Publisher
American Institute of Physics.
Center for History of Physics.
One Physics Ellipse
College Park, MD 20740
nbl@aip.org
Published in 2000
Encoding Information
Machine-readable finding aid encoded in EAD v.1.0 by Clay Redding on
July 18, 2000
from an existing finding aid using NoteTab Pro and C++ scripts created by James P. Tranowski (provided by Elizabeth Dow, Special Collections, University of Vermont). Any revisions made to this finding aid occurred as part of the editing and encoding process. Reviewed by Dick Kolbet, University of Iowa, on
October 5, 2000
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A. College and Faculty Groups
1. Graduate College Annual Files
| Box 1 |
Folder 1 |
Graduate College Annual Files 1949-1952 |
2. Liberal Arts Annual Files
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Folder 11 |
Post-Audit Review of Bachelors Degree in Astronomy 1980-1985 |
|
Folder 12 |
Dean H.Laster, 1982 |
| Box 3 |
Folders 1-2 |
Dean H.Laster, 1983 |
3. Miscellaneous University Departments
|
Folders 5-6 |
Jan.-Aug. 1964 |
|
Folder 7 |
September-Dec. 1964 |
4. Graduate Faculty
5. Liberal Arts Faculty
| Box 6 |
Folder 7 |
Correspondence, 1953-1980 |
| Box 7 |
Folders 1-2 |
Meeting Minutes, 1948-1975 |
6. Faculty Senate
| Box 7 |
Folder 3 |
Governmental Relations Committee, Senate and Faculty Council Constitution, 1968 |
|
Folder 4 |
Governmental Relations Committee, Faculty Senate, 1968-1982 |
7. School of Religion
8. University Research Association
| Box 8 |
Folder 2 |
Articles of Incorporation |
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Folder 4 |
Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws |
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Folder 5 |
Correspondence, 1965-1966 |
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Folder 6 |
Council of Presidents Annual Meeting on Jan. 28, 1972, 1971-1972 |
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Folder 7 |
University Research Association Organizational Meeting, June 20,1965 |
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Folder 8 |
University Research Association Organizational Meeting, Nov. 7, 1965 |
B. Committees
1. Committee on Patents - University Patent Committee
| Box 8 |
Folder 9 |
Statements of Patent Policies, 1958 -1968 |
|
Folder 10 |
Correspondence, 1948-1951 |
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Folder 11 |
Meeting Minutes, 1948-1965 |
2. Departmental Executive Officers
| Box 8 |
Folder 12 |
1949-1954 |
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Folder 8 |
College of Liberal Arts, 1974 |
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Folder 9 |
College of Liberal Arts, 1976 |
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Folder 10 |
College of Liberal Arts, 1978 |
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Folder 11 |
College of Liberal Arts, 1979 |
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Folder 12 |
College of Liberal Arts, 1980 |
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Folder 13 |
College of Liberal Arts, 1981 |
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Folder 14 |
College of Liberal Arts, 1982 |
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Folder 15 |
College of Liberal Arts, 1983 |
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Folder 16 |
College of Liberal Arts, 1984 |
|
Folders 17-18 |
JAVA's Brown Folder, left side, "DEO and General Departmental Matters," 1965 -1966 |
| Box 10 |
Folder 1 |
JAVA's Brown Folder, center, "DEO Meeting and Administrative", 1969 |
|
Folder 2 |
JAVA's Brown Folder, left side, "DEO Meeting and Administrative, 1969-1970 |
3. Education Committee
| Box 10 |
Folder 3 |
Educational Communication Systems, University of Iowa Committee, 1965 |
4. Education Policy Committee
| Box 10 |
Folder 4 |
Correspondence and Recommendation on General Education Requirements, 1979-1980 |
|
Folder 5 |
Meeting Minutes, 1967-1980 |
5. Energy Conservation Committee
| Box 10 |
Folder 6 |
Thermal Subcommittee, 1974 |
6. Executive Committee
| Box 10 |
Folder 7 |
College of Liberal Arts - Correspondence, 1966-1980 |
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Folder 8 |
College of Liberal Arts - Meeting Minutes, 1967-1983 |
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Folder 9 |
College of Liberal Arts - Meeting Minutes, 1978-1981 |
7. General Science Education Liaison Committee
| Box 10 |
Folder 10 |
General Science Advisory Committee, 1968-1979 |
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Folder 11 |
Science Education Center, 1984-1985 |
8. Graduate Council
| Box 11 |
Folder 1 |
1955-1956 |
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Folder 2 |
JAVA's Brown Folder, left side, "Committee on Electronic Computers - SUI Machine Computing," 1957-1958 |
9. Interinstitutional Committee on Education Coordination
| Box 11 |
Folder 3 |
Academic Planning for Fall, 1972 |
10. University Editorial Board
| Box 11 |
Folder 4 |
Correspondence, 1977-1979 |
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Folder 5 |
Correspondence, 1980 |
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Folder 6 |
Meeting Minutes, 1977-1980 |
11. University Faculty Council
| Box 11 |
Folder 7 |
Correspondence, 1962-1968 |
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Folder 8 |
Meeting Minutes, 1955-1967 |
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Folder 9 |
Reports, 1958-1968 |
12. University Research Council
| Box 11 |
Folder 10 |
Correspondence, Jan. 1962-Sept. 1964 |
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Folder 11 |
Agendas, Oct. 1962-Nov. 1963 |
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Folder 12 |
Meeting Minutes, Feb. 1962-April 1964 |
13. Miscellaneous Committees
| Box 12 |
Folder 1 |
1958-1963 |
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Folder 2 |
Committee of Relationships with the Federal Government, 1959-1960 Note: The headings of the acid-free folders are PRC and Facilities not Physics Department |
A. Correspondence
| Box 12 |
Folder 3 |
1949-1951 |
B. Facilities
1. Physics Research Center
| Box 20 |
Folder 5 |
Proposal for Approval for Establishment of Space Information & Educational Center |
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Folder 6 |
Proposal, March 1962 |
| Box 21 |
Folder 1 |
Proposals, 1962 |
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Folder 2 |
Proposed Physics Research Building, Preliminary Version, March 1962 |
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Folders 3-4 |
Proposed Physics Research Building, Working Copy, March 1962 |
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Folder 5 |
Project Location Bids Due, Physics and Mathematics Building, Oct. 1963 |
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Folder 7 |
Floorplans, 1962 |
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Folder 8 |
1963 [original Folder labeled "NEW-1963"] |
| Box 22 |
Folder 1 |
Van Allen's Holograph Draft Report, "Construction of Physics Research Building," March 1962 |
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Folder 3 |
JAVA's Brown Folder, center, "Building," 1963 |
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Folders 4-6 |
JAVA's Brown Folder, left side, "Building", 1963-1964 |
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Folder 7 |
Material from Van Allen's Orange Notebook, "Physics Building", 1971 |
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Folder 8 |
Correspondence, 1961-1962 |
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Folder 9 |
Correspondence, 1964 |
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Folder 10 |
Correspondence, 1965 |
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Folder 11 |
Correspondence, 1966 |
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Folder 12 |
Correspondence, 1967 |
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Folder 13 |
Correspondence, 1968 |
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Folder 14 |
Correspondence, 1969-1973 |
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Folder 15 |
Committee to Consider Space Needs for the Division of Mathematical Sciences and Undergraduate Physics, Center of Excellence Proposal, 1965 |
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Folder 16 |
Library Committee - Separation of the combined Department of Mathematics and Department of Physics and Astronomy Library, 1965 |
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Folder 17 |
Reports - Building Committee for Undergraduate and Graduate Instructional Building, 1965-1966 |
| Box 23 |
Folder 1 |
Abstracts, 1964 |
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Folder 2 |
Final Fiscal Report, 1966 |
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Folder 3 |
Progress Reports, 1966 |
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Folder 4 |
Report of the National Academy of Sciences Site Evaluation Committee, March 1966 |
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Folder 5 |
Physics Building 11, Architects and Engineers Plan, Sept. 1967 |
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Folder 6 |
Physics Research Center II, Equipment Requests, 1970 |
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Folder 7 |
Physics Research Center 11, Request for Capital Equipment Allocation, 1970 |
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Folder 8 |
Material from Van Allen's Black Notebook, "Building Areas Occupancies and Uses of the Department of Physics and Astronomy - Aug. 1972" |
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Folder 9 |
Dedication Ceremony of Van Allen Hall, June 10, 1982 |
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Folder 10 |
MURA, Multi-BeV Range Accelerator, Bevatron and Cosmotron, 1953-1956 |
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Folder 11 |
MURA Correspondence, 1958 |
2. Proposed Accelerators
| Box 23 |
Folder 12 |
20 MeV Van de Graff, 1962 |
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Folder 13 |
20 MeV Van de Graff Proposal |
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Folder 14 |
200 BeV Particle Accelerator, Midwest Resource Association Proposal, 1965 |
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Folder 15 |
200 BeV Particle Accelerator Proposal, "Iowa as a Site For the National Accelerator Laboratory", July 1965 |
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Folder 16 |
200 BeV Particle Accelerator, Proposal, Maps |
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Folder 17 |
200 BeV Particle Accelerator, Correspondence, 1965-1967 |
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Folder 18 |
200 BeV Particle Accelerator, Meeting Minutes Accelerator Site Visits, 1965 |
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Folder 19 |
200 BeV Particle Accelerator, Meeting Minutes Van Allen's Holograph Notes, 1965 |
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Folder 20 |
200 BeV Particle Accelerator, Reports, 1965 |
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Folder 21 |
200 BeV Particle Accelerator, Press Clippings/Reports, 1965 |
3. Hills Observatory
| Box 24 |
Folder 1 |
Proposal, 1961 |
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Folder 3 |
Correspondence, 1960-1965 |
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Folder 4 |
Specifications, April 1964 |
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Folder 5 |
Blueprints, 1964 |
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Folder 6 |
Observatory Reports, 1963-1974 |
4. Satellite Tracking and Radio Astronomy Facility
| a. Midwest Telescope Proposals |
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Folder 8 |
VLBI Proposal, Feb. 1978 |
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Folder 9 |
E-Systems Servo Control System Specifications, 1976-1978 |
| b. Proposed Radioheliograph |
| Box 24 |
Folder 10 |
Collins Radio Company, June 1967 |
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Folder 11 |
"Collins Radio Company Proposal for Radioheliograph," 1967 |
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Folder 12 |
Introduction and Summary |
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Folder 13 |
University of Iowa/Collins Radio Company, Scientific Objectives, Preliminary, July 1966 |
| Radiometer/Polarimeter Subcontracts |
Folders 14-17
| Box 24 |
Folder 14 |
Collins Radio Company, 1966-1968 |
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Folder 15 |
Collins Radio Company, Blueprints, 1967 |
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Folder 16 |
Collins Radio Company, Reports, 1967 |
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Folder 17 |
Supplemental Agreements, 1966-1968 |
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Folder 18 |
Correspondence on Proposed Radioheliograph, 1966-1967 |
5. Computer Center
| Box 25 |
Folder 1 |
Proposal Control Data 6000 Series University Information System, May 1965 |
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Folder 2 |
Proposals NSF Grant, Feb. 1965 |
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Folder 3 |
Proposals, 1960-1968 |
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Folder 4 |
Proposals for upgrading Physics Computer Facility, June 1974 |
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Folder 5 |
Van Allen's Grey Notebook, 'Computer', 1964 |
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Folder 6 |
JAVA's Brown Folder, center,'Computer Center', 1970 |
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Folders 7-8 |
JAVA's Brown Folder, left side, 'Computer Center,' 1963-1965 |
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Folder 9 |
Van Allen's Holograph Notes, June 1964 |
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Folder 10 |
Data Analysis, miscellaneous, 1959-1957 |
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Folder 11 |
IBM Computer Data Processing, April 1964 |
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Folder 12 |
'Operations Research and Management Science Computer Programs' Report 1964 |
| Box 26 |
Folder 1 |
Project Listings, Program Progress Reports, 1962-1967 |
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Folder 2 |
JAVA's Black Notebook, 'Physics Research Center LTNIVAC 418 II System 1968-1969 Fiscal Year, Time Accounting Summary,'July 3, 1969 |
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Folder 3 |
Miscellaneous, 1962-1963 |
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Folder 4 |
Miscellaneous, 1964 |
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Folder 5 |
Miscellaneous, 1965 |
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Folders 6-7 |
Miscellaneous, 1966 |
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Folder 8 |
Miscellaneous, 1967 |
|
Folder 9 |
Miscellaneous, 1968 |
|
Folder 10 |
Miscellaneous, 1969 |
| Box 27 |
Folder 1 |
Monthly Reports, Sept.-Dec. 1964 |
|
Folder 2 |
Monthly Reports, 1965 |
|
Folder 3 |
Monthly Reports, 1966 |
|
Folder 4 |
Monthly Reports, 1967-1968 |
|
Folder 5 |
Statements, Aug.-November 1963 |
|
Folder 6 |
Statements, 1964 |
|
Folder 7 |
Statements, Jan.-June 1965 |
| Box 28 |
Folder 1 |
Statements, July-Dec. 1965 |
|
Folders 2-3 |
Statements, Jan.-June 1966 |
|
Folders 4-5 |
Statements, July-Dec. 1966 |
|
Folders 6-7 |
Statements, Jan.-June 1967 |
|
Folder 8 |
Statements, July-Dec. 1967 |
| Box 29 |
Folders 1-2 |
Statements, Jan.-June 1968 |
|
Folder 3 |
Statements, July-Dec. 1968 |
|
Folder 4 |
Statements, Jan.-June 1969 |
|
Folder 5 |
Statements, July-Dec. 1969 |
|
Folder 6 |
Statements, Jan.-June 1970 |
|
Folder 7 |
Statements, July-Dec. 1970 |
|
Folder 8 |
Graduate College, Monthly Summary Statements, 1965-1968 |
|
Folder 9 |
Graduate College, Monthly Summary Statements, 1968 |
|
Folder 10 |
Graduate College, Monthly Summary Statements, Jan.-June 1969 |
| Box 30 |
Folder 1 |
Computer Committee Correspondence, 1957, 1965-1969 |
|
Folder 2 |
Computer Center Memoranda, 1966-1967 |
|
Folder 3 |
Computer Committee Meeting Minutes, 1965-1967 |
|
Folder 4 |
Statistical User's Guide IBM 7040/44 |
|
Folder 5 |
VAX Computer Acquisitions, 1982-1984 |
|
Folder 6 |
Physics Computer Facility VAX Computer Systems, 1985 |
|
Folder 16 |
UNIVAC, JAVA's Brown Folder, left side, '418 Computer Jan.-June 1966' |
|
Folder 17 |
IBM Computer, Executive Reference 7040 and 7044 |
| Box 31 |
Folder 1 |
IBM Computer, General Information Manuals, 1960-1961 |
|
Folder 2 |
IBM Computer, Student Text IBM 7040 and 7044 Data Processing Systems, 1963 |
|
Folder 3 |
IBM Computer, Systems Reference Library, 1964 |
C. Administration
1. Financial
| Box 32 |
Folders 1-2 |
Departmental Budget, miscellaneous, 1955-1956 |
|
Folder 3 |
JAVA's Manila Envelope, 'Proposed Budget, 1954-1956 Official Copies' |
|
Folder 4 |
JAVA's Manila Envelope, 'Prof Van Allen Physics', 1956 |
|
Folder 5 |
JAVA's Manila Envelope, 'Van Allen - Physics Department,' 1955 -1956 |
| Van Allen's Annual Brown Folders re: 'Departmental Budget' |
Folder 6- Box 40 Folder 6
| Box 32 |
Folder 6 |
center, 'Departmental Budget,' 1956-1957 |
|
Folder 7 |
left side, 'Departmental Budget,' 1956-1957 |
|
Folder 8 |
center,'Departmental Budget,' 1957-1958 |
|
Folders 9-10 |
left side, 'Departmental Budget,' 1957-1958 |
|
Folder 11 |
center, 'Departmental Budget,' 1958-1959 |
|
Folder 12 |
left side, 'Departmental Budget,' 1958-1959 |
| Box 33 |
Folder 1 |
center, 'Departmental Budget,'1959-1960 |
|
Folders 2-3 |
left side, 'Departmental Budget,' 1959-1960 |
|
Folder 4 |
center, 'Departmental Budget,'1960-1961 |
|
Folders 5-6 |
left side, 'Departmental Budget,' 1960-1961 |
|
Folder 7 |
center, 'Departmental Budget,' 1961-1962 |
|
Folders 8-9 |
left side, 'Departmental Budget,' 1961-1962 |
|
Folder 10 |
center, ' Budget,' 1961-1962 (cont.) |
|
Folder 11 |
left side, 'Budget,' 1961-1962 (cont.) |
|
Folder 12 |
center, 'Budget,' 1962-1963 |
|
Folder 13 |
left side, 'Budget,' 1962-1963 |
| Box 34 |
Folder 1 |
left side, 'Budget,' 1962-1963 |
|
Folder 2 |
center, 'Departmental Budget,' 1963-1964 |
|
Folder 3 |
left side, 'Departmental Budget,' 1963-1964 |
|
Folder 4 |
center, 'Departmental Budget,'1964-1965 |
|
Folders 5-7 |
left side, 'Departmental Budget", 1964-1965 |
|
Folder 8 |
center, 'Departmental Budget,' 1965-1966 |
|
Folder 9 |
left side, 'Departmental Budget,' 1965-1966 - No. 1 |
|
Folder 10 |
left side, 'Departmental Budget,' 1964-1965 - No.2 |
|
Folder 11 |
left side, 'Departmental Budget,' 1964-1965 - No. |
|
Folder 12 |
center, 'Departmental Budget,' 1966-1967 |
| Box 35 |
Folder 1 |
left side, 'Departmental Budget,' 1966-1967 - No. 1 |
|
Folder 2 |
left side, 'Departmental Budget,' 1964-1965 - No.2 |
|
Folder 3 |
center, 'Budget 1967-1968 Dept. of Physics and Astronomy' |
|
Folders 4-5 |
left side,'Budget 1967-1968 Dept. of Physics and Astronomy' |
|
Folder 6 |
center, 'Budget 1968-1969 Dept. of Physics and Astronomy' |
|
Folders 7-8 |
left side, 'Budget 1968-1969 Dept. of Physics and Astronomy' |
|
Folder 9 |
center, 'Budget 1969-1970' [includes Summer Session Budget 1969] |
|
Folder 10 |
left side, 'Budget 1969-1970' [includes Summer Session Budget 1969] |
| Box 36 |
Folders 1-2 |
left side, 'Budget 1969-1970' [includes Summer Session Budget 1969] |
|
Folder 3 |
center, 'Budget,' 1970-1971 |
|
Folders 4-5 |
left side, 'Budget,' 1970-1971 |
|
Folder 6 |
center, 'Budget,' 1971-1972 |
|
Folders 7-8 |
left side, 'Budget,' 1971-1972 |
| Box 36a |
Folder 1 |
center,'Budget,' 1972-1973 |
|
Folder 2 |
left side, 'Budget,' 1972-1973 |
|
Folder 3 |
center,'Budget,' 1973-1974 |
|
Folders 4-5 |
left side, 'Budget,' 1973-1974 |
|
Folder 6 |
center, 'Budget,' 1974-1975 |
|
Folders 7-8 |
left side, 'Budget,' 1974-1975 |
|
Folder 9 |
center,'Budget,' 1975-1976 |
| Box 36b |
Folder 1 |
left side,'Budget,' 1975-1976 |
|
Folder 2 |
center,'Departmental Budget,' 1976-1977 |
|
Folders 3-4 |
left side, 'Departmental Budget,' 1976-1977 |
|
Folder 5 |
center,'Departmental Budget,' 1977-1978 |
|
Folders 6-8 |
left side,'Departmental Budget,' 1977-1978 |
| Box 37 |
Folder 1 |
center, 'Departmental Budget,' 1979-1980 |
|
Folders 2-4 |
left side, 'Departmental Budget,' 1979-1980 |
|
Folder 5 |
center, 'Departmental Budget etc,' 1980-1981 |
|
Folders 6-7 |
left side, 'Departmental Budget etc,' 1980-1981 |
|
Folder 8 |
center, 'Departmental Budget etc,' 1981-1982 |
|
Folders 9-10 |
left side, 'Departmental Budget etc,' 1981-1982 |
| Box 38 |
Folder 1 |
left side, 'Departmental Budget etc,' 1981-1982 |
|
Folders 2-3 |
left side, 'Departmental Budget etc,' 1982-1983, Vol.I |
|
Folder 4 |
center, 'Departmental Budget etc,' 1982-1983, Vol.II |
|
Folders 5-7 |
left side, 'Departmental Budget etc,' 1982-1983, Vol.II |
|
Folder 8 |
center, 'Departmental Budget etc,' 1983-1984, Vol.I |
|
Folders 9-10 |
left side, 'Departmental Budget etc.' 1983-1984, Vol.I |
| Box 39 |
Folder 1 |
center, 'Departmental Budget etc.' 1983-1984, Vol.11 |
|
Folders 2-4 |
left side, 'Departmental Budget etc,' 1983-1984, Vol.11 |
|
Folders 5-6 |
center, 'Departmental Budget etc,' 1984-1985, Vol.1 |
|
Folder 7 |
left side, 'Departmental Budget etc,' 1984-1985, Vol.1 |
|
Folders 8-10 |
left side, 'Departmental Budget etc,' 1984-1985, Vol.II |
| Box 40 |
Folder 1 |
left side, 'Departmental Budget etc.' 1984-1985, Vol.II |
|
Folder 2 |
center, 'Departmental Budget etc,' 1985-1986 |
|
Folder 3 |
left side, 'Departmental Budget etc,' 1985-1986 |
|
Folder 4 |
center, 'Indirect Costs,' 1974-1984 |
|
Folders 5-6 |
left side, 'Indirect Costs,' 1977-1985 |
| Box 41 |
Folder 1 |
Faculty Contracts (Sampled) 1978-1982 |
2. Committee Files
| Box 41 |
Folder 2 |
Department of Physics and Astronomy, Faculty and Staff Meeting Minutes, 1953-1977 |
|
Folder 3 |
Faculty and Staff Meeting Minutes, 1977-1984 |
|
Folder 4 |
Faculty Meeting, 1981 |
|
Folder 5 |
Faculty Meeting, 1982 |
|
Folder 6 |
Faculty Meeting, 1983 |
|
Folder 7 |
Faculty Meeting, 1984 |
|
Folder 8 |
Faculty Meeting, 1985 |
|
Folder 9 |
EO Committee Meeting Minutes, 1974-1984 |
|
Folder 10 |
EO Committee Meetings, 1982 |
|
Folder 11 |
EO/PPB Committee Meetings, 1983 |
|
Folder 12 |
EO/PPB Committee Meetings, 1984 |
|
Folder 13 |
Departmental Review Committee Reports, 1974 |
| Box 42 |
Folder 1 |
Departmental Review Committee Supporting Material for Report, 1974 |
|
Folder 2 |
CIC Aeronomy Facility S. Bowhill, 1966 |
|
Folder 3 |
CIC Aeronomy Facility S. Bowhill, Jan.- March 1967 |
| Box 43 |
Folder 1 |
CIC Aeronomy Facility S. Bowhill, April-June 1967 |
|
Folder 2 |
CIC Aeronomy Facility S. Bowhill, Reports, April-June 1967 |
|
Folder 3 |
CIC Aeronomy Facility S. Bowhill, Aug.-Sept. 1967 |
|
Folder 4 |
CIC Aeronomy Facility S. Bowhill, Oct.-Dec. 1967 |
|
Folder 5 |
CIC Aeronomy Facility S. Bowhill, Jan.-March 1968 |
|
Folder 6 |
CIC Aeronomy Facility S. Bowhill, April-June 1968 |
|
Folder 7 |
CIC Aeronomy Facility S. Bowhill, Oct.-Dec. 1968 |
|
Folder 8 |
CIC Aeronomy Facility S. Bowhill, Jan. 1969 |
|
Folder 9 |
CIC Summer Radio Astronomy Institute, 1971 |
3. Departmental Research Reports
| Box 43 |
Folder 10 |
Annual Departmental Reports: Research in Space Physics, 1962-1973 |
|
Folder 11 |
Research in Space Physics at UofI 1967-1968, Feb. 1969 |
|
Folder 12 |
Research in Space Physics at UofI 1967-1968, Oct. 1969 |
| Box 44 |
Folder 1 |
Brief Description of Summary, Sept. 1969 |
|
Folder 2 |
Research in Space Physics at UofI 1970, July 1970 |
|
Folder 3 |
Biennium Report, Jan. 1972 |
|
Folder 4 |
Annual Report, 1974 |
|
Folder 5 |
Annual Reports: Research in Space Physics, 1974-1980 |
|
Folder 6 |
Annual Reports: Research in Space Physics, Preparations for Report, 1980-1981 |
|
Folder 7 |
Sample of Faculty Research Report, 1982 |
4. General Files
| Box 44 |
Folder 8 |
Account Summaries, 1956-1972 |
|
Folder 9 |
Financial Summaries, 1963-1981 |
|
Folder 10 |
Budget 1966-1967, 1961-1967 |
|
Folder 11 |
Copies of Purchase Orders, 1962-1984 |
|
Folder 12 |
Hertzberg New Method Inc., 1965-1968 |
|
Folder 13 |
MURA, Midwest Physics Department Chairmen Meetings, Third Annual Meeting, Departmental Data Oct. 1, 1978 |
|
Folder 14 |
MURA ,Midwest Physics Department Chairmen Meetings, Annual Fall Meetings, Oct. 21, 1982 |
|
Folder 15 |
MURA, Midwest Physics Department Chairmen Meetings, Annual Fall Meetings, Oct. 8, 1983 |
|
Folder 16 |
MURA, Radiation Research Lab, 1963-1965 |
|
Folder 17 |
Radiation Protection Office, 1979-1980 |
| Box 45 |
Folders 1-2 |
James P. Wells, Annals of a University of Iowa Department from National Philosophy to Physics and Astronomy, 1979 |
|
Folder 3 |
James P. Wells, Department Annals Correspondence, 1980 |
|
Folder 4 |
Miscellaneous Masters - Van Allen, 1968 |
|
Folder 5 |
Miscellaneous Masters - Fix, 1972-1974 |
|
Folder 6 |
Miscellaneous Masters - Van Allen, 1973 |
|
Folder 7 |
Miscellaneous Masters - Van Allen, 1974 |
|
Folder 8 |
Miscellaneous Masters - Van Allen, 1975 |
|
Folder 9 |
Miscellaneous Masters - Van Allen, 1976 |
|
Folder 10 |
Miscellaneous Masters - Van Allen, 1977 |
| Box 46 |
Folder 1 |
Miscellaneous Masters - Fix, 1975 |
|
Folder 2 |
Miscellaneous Masters - Fix, 1976 |
|
Folder 3 |
Miscellaneous Masters - Mutel, 1976 |
|
Folder 4 |
Miscellaneous Masters - Neff, 1974 |
|
Folders 5-6 |
Staff Publication Lists |
|
Folder 7 |
Mailing Lists, Oct. 1957-Jan. 1981 |
|
Folder 8 |
Mailing Lists Correspondence, 1956-1959, n.d. |
|
Folder 9 |
Midwest Physics Department Chairpersons Ph.D. Grantin Departments, 1981 |
| Box 47 |
Folder 1 |
Miscellaneous Masters - Neff, 1975 |
|
Folder 2 |
Miscellaneous Masters - Neff, 1976 |
|
Folders 3-4 |
Academic Career Clusters Project, 1979-1980 |
|
Folder 5 |
Academic Career Clusters Project, 1980-1981 |
5. Miscellaneous
| Box 47 |
Folder 6 |
Art Gallery Building Fund, 1964-1965 |
|
Folder 7 |
Catalog Copies for Physics Department, 1953-1967 |
|
Folder 8 |
Catalog Copies for Physics Department, n.d. |
|
Folder 9 |
Departmental Historical Sketches James P. Wells, 1955-1984 |
|
Folder 10 |
Evaluations and Recommendations, 1964 |
|
Folder 11 |
Federal Legislation and Higher Education Bulletins, 1963 -1965 |
|
Folder 12 |
Federal Legislation and Higher Education Bulletins, 1966 |
|
Folder 13 |
International Education and Services, 1973-1974 |
| Box 48 |
Folder 1 |
International Education and Services, 1978 |
|
Folder 2 |
IAS, Iowa Junior Academy of Science, Research Topic Survey, Floyd Woods Jr., Washington Community High School, 1971 |
|
Folder 3 |
Willard Libby, Fall-Out Shelter Controversy, 1961 |
|
Folder 4 |
Photocopy of SUI First Catalogue, 1857 |
|
Folder 5 |
Photocopy of SUI First Circular, 1855 |
|
Folder 6 |
T.R. Porter, College of Education, University High School, Corresp., 1985-1962 |
|
Folders 7-8 |
Reports of Distribution of Grades at SUI, 1952-1959 |
|
Folder 9 |
Herbert Schaffron, Solid Waste Disposal Corporation Recycling Plan, 1972-1973 |
|
Folder 10 |
Transcript of the Address of K. Stone before SUI Board of Directors, Dec. 1856 |
|
Folder 11 |
University Reports, 1948-1960, n. |
|
Folder 12 |
Universities Space Research Association (USRA) Correspondence, 1977 |
|
Folder 13 |
Van Allen's Holograph Notes, 1951-1954 |
|
Folder 14 |
Van Allen's Holograph Notes, 1955-1978 |
| Box 49 |
Folder 1 |
Van Allen's Holograph Notes, 1979-1984 |
D. Personnel
1. Faculty
| Box 49 |
Folder 2 |
Adjunct Associate Professor, 1980 |
|
Folder 3 |
Faculty List, 1951-1967 |
|
Folder 4 |
Promotions and Tenure, 1975-1977 |
|
Folder 5 |
Developmental Assignments, 1976-1978 |
|
Folder 6 |
Personnel Matters, 1967-1969 |
|
Folder 7 |
Personnel Matters, 1974 |
|
Folder 8 |
Personnel Matters, 1975 |
|
Folder 9 |
Personnel Matters, 1976 |
|
Folder 10 |
Personnel Matters, 1977 |
|
Folder 11 |
Personnel Matters, 1978-1979 |
|
Folder 12 |
Fujita, Yoshio, 1966-1967 |
|
Folder 13 |
Gumett, Donald A., 1965 |
|
Folder 14 |
Hones, Edward W., 1964-1965 |
|
Folder 15 |
Jenkins, Jim F., 1950-1952 |
|
Folder 16 |
Kleinberger, Paul J., 1968 |
|
Folder 17 |
Klink, William H, 1965 |
|
Folder 18 |
Lunde, Barbara K., 1972-1973 |
|
Folder 19 |
Millis, Robert L., 1967 |
|
Folder 20 |
Montgomery, David, 1964-1965 |
|
Folder 21 |
Neff, John S., 1965-1966 |
| Box 50 |
Folder 1 |
Northrop, Theodore G., 1974 |
|
Folder 2 |
Ogilive, Keith W., 1959 |
|
Folder 3 |
Payne, George, 1965 |
|
Folder 4 |
Rankin, John M., 1973-1974 |
|
Folder 5 |
Resumes of Wade and Whepley, 1986 |
|
Folder 6 |
Resumes of Rogers, John E., 1977 |
|
Folder 7 |
Savage, William R., 1968-1972 |
| Box 51 |
Folder 1 |
Shawhan, Stanley D., 1971 |
|
Folder 2 |
Swift, Daniel W., 1971 |
|
Folder 3 |
Waggoner, Margaret Ann, 1965 |
|
Folder 4 |
Senior Faculty Position Applications, 1974 |
2. Salary and Dissemination Reports
| Box 51 |
Folder 5 |
1965-1966 |
3. Wage and Salary Review
| Box 51 |
Folder 7 |
Wage and Salary Reviews, 1965-1967 |
4. Undergraduate Recruitment
| Box 51 |
Folder 8 |
1970-1973 |
|
Folders 9-11 |
Survey of Iowa High Schools, 1969 |
|
Folder 12 |
Open House - Jan. 10 or 17, 1970 |
|
Folder 13 |
Open House, Dec. 1970 |
5. Applications for Faculty Positions
| Box 52 |
Folder 1 |
Physics Department 1958-1959 |
|
Folder 2 |
Physics Department 1963 |
|
Folder 3 |
Physics Department 1964 |
|
Folder 4 |
Physics Department 1965 |
|
Folder 5 |
Teaching Faculty and/or Research Associate (A-L), 1969 |
|
Folder 6 |
Teaching Faculty and/or Research Associate (M-Z), 1969 |
|
Folder 7 |
Teaching Faculty and/or Research Associate (A-C), 1970 |
|
Folder 8 |
Teaching Faculty and/or Research Associate (D-I), 1970 |
|
Folder 9 |
Teaching Faculty and/or Research Associate (J-L), 1970 |
| Box 53 |
Folder 1 |
Teaching Faculty and/or Research Associate (0-R), 1970 |
|
Folder 2 |
Teaching Faculty and/or Research Associate (S-T), 1970 |
|
Folder 3 |
Teaching Faculty and/or Research Associate (U-Z), 1970 |
|
Folder 4 |
Assistant Professor of Astronomy, 1975 |
|
Folders 5-7 |
Assistant Professor of Astronomy, 1977-1978 |
|
Folder 8 |
Assistant Professor of Astronomy, 1978-1979 |
|
Folder 9 |
Assistant Professor of Astronomy, 1979-1980 |
|
Folder 10 |
Faculty Positions, 1979 |
|
Folder 11 |
Faculty Positions, 1980-1982 |
|
Folder 12 |
Faculty Positions, 1982-1983 |
|
Folder 13 |
Department Curricula 29:263, 1973-1974 |
|
Folder 14 |
Department Curricula 29:263, 1974-1975 |
|
Folder 15 |
Department Curricula 29:263, 1975-1976 |
|
Folder 16 |
Department Curricula 29:263, 1975-1976 |
| Box 54 |
Folder 1 |
Basic Physics 29:8, E. Nelson and E. Norbeck, 1982-1983 |
|
Folder 2 |
Chemical Physics Program, 1964 |
|
Folder 3 |
Curricula Schedules, 1965-1981 |
|
Folder 4 |
Descriptive Course Material Orientation Program, 1974 |
|
Folder 5 |
General Astronomy 29:50, J. Fix 1974-1975 |
|
Folder 6 |
General Astronomy 29:62, 1967 |
|
Folder 7 |
General Astronomy 29:62, R. Mutel, 1976 |
|
Folder 8 |
General Astronomy 29:62, J. Neff, 1973-1974 |
|
Folder 9 |
General Astronomy 29:105, J. Fix, 1974 |
|
Folder 10 |
Historical/Cultural Astronomy, 1980 |
|
Folder 11 |
Intermediate Laboratory 29:132, J. Neff, 1975-1976 |
|
Folder 12 |
The Optical System for the Biomechanics Laboratory, J. Neff, 1974 |
|
Folder 13 |
Radio Astronomy, R. Mutel, 1976 |
|
Folder 14 |
Particles and Fields, W. Ployzou, 1982-1983 |
|
Folder 15 |
Unified Program, 1979-1982 |
|
Folder 16 |
Evaluation and Exam Service 1974, 1973-1975 |
|
Folder 17 |
Evaluation and Exam Service 1975, 1975-1976 |
|
Folder 18 |
Evaluation and Exam Service 1976, 1975-1976 |
|
Folder 19 |
Evaluation and Exam Service 1977-1978 |
| Box 55 |
Folder 1 |
Evaluation and Exam Service 1979-1980 |
|
Folder 2 |
Copies of the general examinations, 1948-1973 |
|
Folder 3 |
Copies of the PhD exams, 1949-1965 |
|
Folder 4 |
JAVA's Black Notebook, 'Advanced Lab, Nov. Class,' 1947-1948 |
|
Folder 5 |
JAVA's Black Notebook, 'Problems 29:13 9, Problems of Mechanics' |
|
Folder 6 |
JAVA's Black Notebook, 'Physics 29:13 3 and 134 Atomic and Nuclear Physics Laboratory, E. Nelson,' 1950 |
|
Folder 7 |
JAVA's Black Notebook, 'Methods of Theoretical Physics-F. Coester,' 1951 |
|
Folder 8 |
JAVA's Black Notebook, not labeled but contains R. Missert's "A Report of Performance Calculations for High Altitude Launched Sounding Rockets, 1955 |
|
Folder 9 |
JAVA's Brown Notebook, "Theoretical Nuclear Physics" |
E. Pedagogy
| Box 55 |
Folder 10 |
JAVA's Black Notebook, 'Graduate Students 1963 -1964 (Also summer 1963), 1963-1964 |
| Box 56 |
Folder 1 |
JAVA's Brown Folder, center, 'Ernest C. Ray, Experimental Results of Flights in the Stratosphere |
|
Folder 2 |
JAVA's Brown Folder,left side, 'Ernest C. Ray Experimental Results of Flights in the Stratosphere |
|
Folder 3 |
Miscellaneous, 1952, n.d. |
|
Folder 4 |
Van Allen's File on Leslie Merediths Thesis, June 1952 |
|
Folder 5 |
JAVA's File on Raymond Missert Dissertation, August 1957 |
|
Folder 6 |
JAVA's Brown Folder, left side, 'Varian Associates, Satellite Magnetometer Design Study/R.C. Johnson Thesis," 1956-1957 |
|
Folder 7 |
Scholars - Matsushima, Satoshu, 1967-1968 |
|
Folder 8 |
Scholars - Vladimirovitch, Vedyayeo A., 1970 |
|
Folder 9 |
Chinese Scholars or Graduate Students in Physics, 1980-1981 |
|
Folder 10 |
Employment of Ph.D.'s in Physics, 1955-1959 |
|
Folder 11 |
Graduate Student Lists, 1950-1981 |
|
Folder 12 |
Graduate Student Lists, 1952-1966 |
|
Folder 13 |
Undergraduate/Graduate Student List, 1952-1967 |
|
Folder 14 |
Holders for NASA Traineeships - prepared for Frank Smith, Assistant Administrator for University Affairs, 1962-1968 |
|
Folder 15 |
Student Enrollment Graphs |
|
Folder 16 |
Tax Status of Graduate Assistance, 1982-1983 |
|
Folder 17 |
Undergraduate Student Lists, 1950-1980 |
F. Fellowships and Awards
| Box 56 |
Folder 18 |
Day Fund and Lectureship - Arthur Day Award, 1977 |
|
Folder 19 |
Developmental Semester Fellowships, 1977 |
|
Folder 20 |
Foerstner Scholarships Foundation, 1976-1977 |
| Box 57 |
Folder 1 |
JAVA's Brown Folder, center, 'Assistantship Matters 1958-1959,' 1957-1958 |
|
Folder 2 |
JAVA's Brown Folder, left side, 'Assistantship Matters 1958-1959,' 1957-1959 |
|
Folders 3-4 |
JAVA's Blue Binder, 'Link Fellowship,' 1970-1975 |
|
Folder 5 |
Van Allen/Link Foundation Fellowship in Aerospace Physics, 1969-1977 |
|
Folder 6 |
John Warren and Esto Davies Memorial Award, 1981 |
|
Folder 7 |
Applications to NSF Science Development Program, 1964 |
|
Folder 8 |
Old Summer Research Fellowships, 1974-1982 |
|
Folder 9 |
Sloan Fellowships for Basic Research, 1973 |
|
Folder 10 |
U.S. Steel Foundation Fellowships, 1970-1973 |
|
Folder 11 |
Van Allen's Scholarship Fund, 1965-1972 |
|
Folder 12 |
Western Electric College Gift Programs, 1975 |
|
Folder 13 |
Western Electric College Gift Programs, 1977 |
|
Folder 14 |
Western Electric College Gift Programs, 1979 |
|
Folder 15 |
Western Electric College Gift Programs, 1980 |
G. Colloquia and Seminars
| Box 57 |
Folder 16 |
Announcements, 1951 and 1952 |
|
Folder 17 |
Announcements, 1954 |
|
Folder 18 |
Announcements, 1955 |
|
Folder 19 |
Announcements, 1957 |
|
Folder 20 |
Announcements, 1959 |
|
Folder 21 |
Announcements, 1960 |
|
Folder 22 |
Announcements, 1961 |
|
Folder 23 |
Announcements, 1962 |
|
Folder 24 |
Announcements, 1963 |
|
Folder 25 |
Announcements, 1964 |
|
Folder 26 |
Announcements, 1965 |
| Box 58 |
Folder 1 |
Announcements, 1966 |
|
Folder 2 |
Announcements, 1967 |
|
Folder 3 |
Announcements, 1968 |
|
Folder 4 |
Announcements, 1970 |
|
Folder 5 |
Announcements, 1971 |
|
Folder 6 |
Announcements, 1972 |
|
Folder 7 |
Announcements, 1973 |
|
Folder 8 |
Announcements, 1974 |
|
Folder 9 |
Announcements, 1975 |
|
Folder 10 |
Announcements, 1977 |
|
Folder 11 |
Announcements, 1978 |
|
Folder 12 |
Announcements, 1980 |
|
Folder 13 |
Announcements, 1981 |
|
Folder 14 |
Announcements, 1982 |
|
Folder 15 |
Announcements, 1983 |
|
Folder 16 |
Announcements, 1984 |
|
Folder 17 |
Announcements, n.d. |
|
Folder 18 |
Colloquia Schedules, 1951 |
|
Folder 19 |
Departmental Colloquia Programs, 1952-1953 |
|
Folder 20 |
Van Allen's Holograph Notes, 1951-1953 |
|
Folder 21 |
JAVA's Brown Folder, center, 'Colloquia and Seminars 1966-1967 Department of Physics and Astronomy' |
|
Folders 22-23 |
JAVA's Brown Folder, left side, 'Colloquia and Seminars 1966-1967 Department of Physics and Astronomy' |
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Folder 24 |
JAVA's Brown Folder, center, 'Colloquia and Space Physics Seminars,' 1967-1968 |
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Folder 25 |
JAVA's Brown Folder, center, 'Colloquia and Space Physics Seminars,' 1967-1968 |
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Folder 26 |
JAVA's Brown Folder, left side, 'Ralph Baldwin's Lecture on the Moon - Summer Colloquium 1957' |
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Folder 27 |
JAVA's Brown folder, left side, 'Seminars and Colloquia,' 1956-1966 |
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Folders 1-2 |
JAVA's Brown folder, left side, 'Seminars and Colloquia,' 1956-1966 |
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Folder 3 |
Nuclear Physics and Cosmic Rays Seminars Correspondence, 1952-1953 |
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Folder 4 |
Nuclear Physics and Cosmic Rays Seminars, Schedules, 1952-1953 |
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Folder 5 |
Nuclear Physics and Cosmic Rays Seminars, Van Allen's Holograph Notes, 1951-1953 |
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Folder 6 |
JAVA's Brown Folder, center, 'Seminars & Colloquia,' 1964-1965 |
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Folders 7-9 |
JAVA's Brown Folder, left side, 'Seminars & Colloquia,' 1964-1965 |
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Folder 10 |
Van Allen's Holograph Notes, 1966-1979 |
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Folder 11 |
Urey, Harold 1951-197 |
The following is a listing of the acronyms and abbreviations contained in the James A. Van Allen Papers and related collections.
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AASAmerican Astronomical Society
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AAASAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science
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ABMAArmy Ballistic Missile Agency
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ADIEAir Density Injun Explorer
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AECAtomic Energy Commission
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AFCRLAir Force Cambridge Research Laboratory
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AIMPAnchored Interplanetary Monitoring Platform
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AIPAmerican Institute of Physics
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AOAnnouncement of Opportunity
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APLApplied Physics Laboratory (Johns Hopkins University)
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APSAmerican Physical Society
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ADIEAir Density Injun Explorer
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AURAAssociated Universities for Research in Astronomy check 302
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AXAFAdvanced X-Ray Astrophysics Facility
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BAASBulletin of American Astronomical Society
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BBRCBall Brothers Research Corporation
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BODBoard of Directors
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CASWCouncil for the Advancement of Science Writing
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CDRCritical Design Review
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CIWCarnegie Institution of Washington
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CNESFrench National Center for Space Studies
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COBECosmic Background Explorer
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CODMACCommittee on Data Management and Computation
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COMPLEXCommittee on Lunar and Planetary Exploration
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COSPARCommittee on Space Research
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CRCosmic Rays
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CSSPCommittee on Solar and Space Physics
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CSTICivil Space Technology Initiative
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CTICircuit Technology Initiative
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DASADefense Atomic Support Agency
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DCRDesign Certification Review
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DEDynamics Explorer
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DECDigital Equipment Corporation
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DEODepartmental Executive Officers
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DODDepartment of Defense
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DOEDepartment of Energy
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DTMDepartment of Terrestrial Magnetism
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EGOEccentric Orbiting Geophysical Observatory
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EIPExperiment Implementation Program
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ELVExpendable Launch Vehicle
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EPTEnergetic Particles Team
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ESSCEarth System Science Committee
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ESAEuropean Space Agency
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ESSCEarth System Sciences Committee
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EUVEExtreme Ultraviolet Explorer
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FPSTFields and Particles Science Team
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FRRFlight Readiness Review
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FUSEFar Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Explorer
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GAOGovernment Accounting Office
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GARPGlobal Atmospheric Research Panel
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GRBGeophysics Research Board
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GROGamma Ray Observatory
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GSEGround Support Equipment
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GSFCGoddard Space Flight Center
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HEAOHigh Energy Astrophysics Observatory
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HSTHubble Space Telescope
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IAGCInter-Agency Coordinating Group
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IASIowa Academy of Sciences
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IAUInternational Astronomical Union
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IEEEInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
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IGYInternational Geophysical Year
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IMPInterplanetary Monitoring Platform
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IRInfrared
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IRASInfrared Astronomical Satellite
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ISEEInternational Sun and Earth Explorer
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ISPMInternational Solar Polar Mission
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IUEInternational Ultraviolet Explorer
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IWCIowa Wesleyan College
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JAVAJames A. Van Allen
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JGRJournal of Geophysical Review
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JOPJupiter Orbiter Probe
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JOPMWGJupiter Orbiter Probe Magnetospheric Working Group
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JOPSWGJupiter Orbiter Probe Science Working Group
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JPLJet Propulsion Laboratory
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KPNOKitt Peak National Observatory
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LEPEDEALow Energy Proton and Electron Differential Energy Analyzer
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LPMBLunar and Planetary Missions Board
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LRCLangley Research Center
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LTVVought Missiles and Space Company
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MJSMariner Jupiter Saturn
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MJUMariner Jupiter Uranus
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SFCMarshall Space Flight Center
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MURAMidwest University for Research in Astronomy
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NACNASA Advisory Council
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NASNational Academy of Sciences
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NACANational Advisory Committee for Aeronautics
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NASANational Aeronautics and Space Administration
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NCOSNational Commission on Space
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NOAANational Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
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NLRONorth Liberty Radio Observatory
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NRCNational Research Council
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NRAONational Radio Astronomical Observatory
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NRLNaval Research Laboratory
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NSFNational Science Foundation
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OAOOrbiting Astronomical Observatory
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OGOOrbiting Geophysical Observatory
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ONROffice of Naval Research
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OPSWGOuter Planetary Science Working Group
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OSSAOffice of Space Science and Applications
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OSOOrbiting Space Observatory
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OTAOffice of Technology
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PDPPlasma Diagnostics Package
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PDRPreliminary Design Review
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PIQSYPioneer International Quiet Sun Year
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PJOPioneer Jupiter Orbiter
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PLSPlasma Subsystem
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POGOPolar Orbiting Geophysical Observatory
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PRCPhysics Research Center
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PRLPhysical Review Letters
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PSACPresident's Science Advisory Committee
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QA/QCQuality Assurance Quality Control
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RRestricted Access
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RFPRequest for Proposal
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RPDPRecoverable Plasma Diagnostics Package
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RSRPRocket and Satellite Research Panel
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SAGScience Advisory Group
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SIAMSociety for Individual and Applied Math
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SOPEStrategy for Outer Planetary Exploration
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SPIRCSSpace Physics Instrument Repair and Calibration Shop
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SSBSpace Science Board
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SSDSolid State Detector
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STADANSatellite and Tracking Data Acquisition Network
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STLSpace Technology Laboratory
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STSShuttle Transportation System
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SUIState University of Iowa
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SWGScience Working Group
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TPESPTechnical Panel on Earth Satellite Project
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TPRTechnical Panel on Rocketry
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TWXTelex
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URAUniversity Research Association
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UARRPUpper Atmosphere Rocket Research Panel
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URSIUnion Radio Scientifique Internationale
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USNCUnited States National Committee
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USSRUnion of Soviet Socialist Republic
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LTVUltraviolet
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VLBAVery Long Baseline Array
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VHFVery High Frequency
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VLFVery Low Frequency
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WASPWindow Aerological Sounding Projectile
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WGIIWorking Group on Internal Instrumentation
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WSWallops Station
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WSSAWorld Space Science Agency
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WSTFWhite Sands Test Facility
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WTRWestern Test Range
