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Series I: NotebooksRalph P. Winch student notebooks, 1927-1931
Description of Collection
Repository
American Institute of Physics. Niels Bohr Library & Archives.
Papers created by
Winch, Ralph P.
Size of collection
0.75 linear feet
1 manuscript box(s)
1 half manuscript box(s)
Short description of collection
A collection of notebooks kept by Winch while a graduate student of physics at the University of Wisconsin.
Language(s) of collection
English
Collection number:
AR183
Biographical Note
Physicist, solid state physics. On the physics faculty of Williams College from 1931, and department chair from 1960.
Scope and Contents of Collection
The notebooks were kept by Winch while a graduate student of physics at the University of Wisconsin. The courses were Experiments in Heat and Light, by John R. Roebuck; Theory of Electricity, by Earle Melvin Terry; Advanced Dynamics, Restricted Relativity, and Electrodynamics, by Warren Weaver; Electrodynamic Theory of Light (2 semesters), by Charles E. Mendenhall; Quantum Mechanics, by John Hasbrouck Van Vleck; and Electron Theory of Metals, by Mendenhall, Van Vleck, and William A. Fowler.
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
Fowler, William A.
Mendenhall, Charles E. (Charles Elwood), 1872-1935.
Roebuck, John Ransom, 1876-
Terry, Earle Melvin, 1879-1929.
Van Vleck, J. H. (John Hasbrouck), 1899-
Weaver, Warren, 1894-1978
Winch, Ralph P. (Ralph Philip), 1905-
Institutions
University of Wisconsin. Students.
Subject terms
Dynamics.
Electricity.
Heat.
Light.
Physics. Study and teaching.
Quantum theory.
Relativity.
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 Ralph P. Winch, 1965.
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Lara D'Agaro in 2007.
Preferred Citation of Collection
Box [number], Folder [number], Ralph P. Winch student notebooks, . American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library & Archives, College Park, MD 20740, USA.
Administrative Information
Title
Finding Aid to the Ralph P. Winch student notebooks, 1927-1931
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 | Roebuck, John R., Experiments in heat and light, 1927-1928 |
| Folder 2 | Terry, E.M., Theory of electricity, 1927-1928 |
| Folder 3 | Weaver, Warren, Advanced dynamics, 1928 |
| Folder 4 | Weaver, Warren, Restricted relativity, 1929 |
| Folder 5 | Weaver, Warren, Electrodynamics, 1929-1930 |
| Box 2 | Folder 1 | Mendenhall, Charles E., Electromagnetic theory of light, volume 1, 1929-1930 |
| Folder 2 | Mendenhall, Charles E., Electromagnetic theory of light, volume 1, loose sheets between pages 145-146, 1929-1930 |
| Folder 3 | Mendenhall, Charles E., Electromagnetic theory of light, volume 2 and Professor Gregor Wentzel, Photoelectricity, 1929-1930 |
| Folder 4 | Mendenhall, Charles E., Electromagnetic theory of light, volume 2, loose sheets , 1929-1930 |
| Folder 5 | Mendenhall, Charles E., Electron theory of metals, 2nd semester with visiting professors Fowler and John H Van Vleck, 1930-1931 |
| Folder 6 | Mendenhall, Charles E., Electron theory of metals, 2nd semester with visiting professors Fowler and John H Van Vleck, loose sheets, 1930-1931 |
| Folder 7 | Van Vleck, John H., Quantum mechanics, 1st semester, 1930-1931 |
| Folder 8 | Van Vleck, John H., Quantum mechanics, 2nd semester, 1930-1931 |
| Folder 9 | Van Vleck, John H., Quantum mechanics, 2nd semester, loose sheets, 1930-1931 |