Finding Aids
Detailed inventories of archives collections in the history of physics from over 200 institutions worldwide.
Tip: Search within this page by using Ctrl + F or ⌘ + F
Search Our Catalogs
Archives BooksCollections
Emilio Segré Visual Archives Digital Collections Oral Histories Archival Finding Aids Physics History Network Member Society Portals Ethical Cataloging StatementPreservation and Support
Donating Materials Suggest a Book Purchase Saving Archival Collections Grants to Archives Documentation Projects History NewslettersCenter for History of Physics
Scholarship & OutreachTable of Contents
General Information
Description of Collection Biographical Note Scope and Contents of Collection Restrictions on Use and Access Selected Search Terms Organization and Arrangement of Collection Processing Information Preferred Citation of Collection Administrative InformationContainer List
Series I: Lecture notebooksFrederic Palmer lecture notebooks, 1940-1941
Description of Collection
Repository
American Institute of Physics. Niels Bohr Library & Archives.
Papers created by
Palmer, Frederic, 1878-1967
Size of collection
0.25 linear feet
1 manuscript box(s)
Short description of collection
Lecture notebooks of Frederic Palmer.
Language(s) of collection
English
Collection number:
AR161
Biographical Note
Physicist (spectroscopy). On physics faculty at Haverford College from 1904; physicist, Franklin Institute, 1945-1958; and president, American Association of Physics Teachers, 1933-1935.
Scope and Contents of Collection
Typed lecture notes for two courses taught by Frederic Palmer at Haverford College: General College Physics and Atomic Physics.
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
Institutions
Subject terms
Genre terms
Organization and Arrangement of Collection
This collection is organized into a single series:
- Series I: Lecture notebooks
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Lara D'Agaro in 2007.
Binders removed during processing.
Preferred Citation of Collection
Box [number], Folder [number], Frederic Palmer lecture notebooks. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library & Archives, College Park, MD 20740, USA.
Administrative Information
Title
Finding Aid to the Frederic Palmer lecture notebooks, 1940-1941
Publisher
American Institute of Physics Niels Bohr Library & Archives
One Physics Ellipse
College Park, MD 20740
USA
nbl@aip.org
2011
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: Lecture notebooks
| Box 1 | Folder 1 | Lecture notes in Physics 2, based on a survey of physics by F. A. Saunders, 1940-1941 |
| Folder 2 | Haverford College lecture notes in Physics 3, undated |