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Series I: NotebooksNewell S. Gingrich student notebooks, 1927-1929.
Description of Collection
Repository
American Institute of Physics. Niels Bohr Library & Archives.
Papers created by
Gingrich, Newell Shiffer,
Size of collection
0.5 linear feet
1 manuscript box
Short description of collection
Gingrich's student notes of ten courses taken at the University of Chicago.
Language(s) of collection
English
Collection number:
AR314
Biographical Note
Physicist (x-rays, solid state physics). On the physics faculty at Massachusetts, 1931-1936; and University of Missouri at Columbia from 1937.
Scope and Contents of Collection
This collection consists of Newell Gingrich's notes of ten courses taken while a student at the University of Chicago, including: Positive Rays by Arthur J. Dempster; Spectroscopy, part II by Henry G. Gale; Theoretical Physics: Physical Optics by Albert A. Michelson; Analytical Mechanics by William D. MacMillan; Electrodynamics and Vector Analysis Electrodynamics by Frank C. Hoyt; Electromagnetic Theory by Harold A. Wilson; Wave Mechanics by John C. Slater; and X-rays and Quantum Theory by Arthur H. Compton.
Restrictions on Use and Access
Researchers must have an approved access application on file in order to access archival materials. https://www.aip.org/history-programs/niels-bohr-library/item-request.
Selected Search Terms
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
Compton, Arthur Holly, 1892-1962.
Dempster, Arthur Jeffrey.
Gale, Henry Gordon, 1874-1942.
Gingrich, Newell Shiffer, 1906-
Hoyt, Frank Clark.
MacMillan, W. D. (William Duncan), b. 1871.
Michelson, Albert Abraham, 1852-1931.
Slater, John Clarke, 1900-1976.
Wilson, Harold A. (Harold Albert), 1874-1964.
Institutions
Subject terms
Electrodynamics.
Electromagnetic theory.
Mechanics.
Physical optics.
Quantum theory.
Spectrum analysis.
Wave mechanics.
X-rays.
Organization and Arrangement of Collection
This collection is organized into a single series:
- Series I: Notebooks
This series is arranged chronologically.
Provenance and Acquisition Information
Received from Newell S. Gingrich, 1975.
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Lara D'Agaro in 2007.
Preferred Citation of Collection
Box [number], Folder [number], Newell S. Gingrich student notebooks. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library & Archives, College Park, MD 20740, USA.
Administrative Information
Title
Finding Aid to the Newell S. Gingrich student notebooks, 1927-1929.
Publisher
American Institute of Physics Niels Bohr Library & Archives
One Physics Ellipse
College Park, MD 20740
USA
nbl@aip.org
2009
Encoding Information
Machine-readable finding aid encoded by Melanie J. Brown in 2007. Any revisions made to this finding aid occurred as part of the editing and encoding process.
Series I: Notebooks
| Box 1 | Folder 1 | Theoretical Physics: Physical Optics, Professor Albert A. Michelson, Summer 1927 |
| Folder 2 | Positive Rays, Professor Arthur J. Dempster, Summer 1927 |
| Folder 3 | Spectroscopy II, Professor Henry G. Gale, Fall 1927 |
| Folder 4 | Electromagnetic Theory, Professor Harold A. Wilson, Summer 1928 |
| Folder 5 | Wave Mechanics, Professor John C. Slater, Summer 1928 |
| Folder 6 | X-rays, Professor Arthur H. Compton, Summer 1928 |
| Folder 7 | Analytical Mechanics, Professor William D. MacMillan, Fall 1928 |
| Folder 8 | Electrodynamics, Professor Frank C. Hoyt, Fall 1928 |
| Folder 9 | Vector Analysis Electrodynamics, Professor Frank C. Hoyt, Spring 1929 |
| Folder 10 | X-rays and Quantum Theory, Professor Arthur H. Compton, Spring 1929 |