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Series I: AIP CHP Project on the History of Recent Physics addition to recordsAIP CHP Project on the History of Recent Physics addition to records, 1959-1994
Description of Collection
Repository
American Institute of Physics. Niels Bohr Library & Archives.
Papers created by
American Institute of Physics. Center for History of Physics. Project on the History of Recent Physics.
Size of collection
0.75 linear feet
1 manuscript box
1 half manuscript box
Short description of collection
Includes correspondence, personal notes and records taken and kept by Gerald James Holton, Chairman of the AIP advisory committee, leading up to and during the project on the history of recent physics.
Language(s) of collection
English
Collection number:
AR20111054
Historical Note
The Project on the History of Recent Physics arose out of the American Institute of Physics' Committee on the History and Philosophy of Physics. Initial funding for the Project came from National Science Foundation grants awarded in 1961 and 1963. Dr. W. James King was named Director of the Project in mid-1961. The early staff also included a full-time secretary and some part-time assistants. The project was overseen by an Advisory Committee chaired by Dr. Gerald Holton of Harvard University. Activities pursued included the collection of historical materials and biographical and bibliographical information on leading physicists. Dr. John J. Beer joined the Project on the History of Recent Physics in 1963 to coordinate the Project's collecting of information and archival material from industrial companies involved in physics research. He served as a staff consultant while still a member of the faculty at the University of Delaware and left the project in 1964 after generating a final report of his efforts.
Scope and Contents of Collection
This addition to the collection includes correspondence, personal notes and records taken and kept by Gerald James Holton, Chairman of the AIP advisory committee, leading up to and during the project on the history of recent physics.
Restrictions on Use and Access
Permission of an officer of depositing organization required for access to records less than 25 years old.
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.
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Organization and Arrangement of Collection
Collection is arranged into a single series.
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Amanda Nelson in 2011.
Preferred Citation of Collection
Box [number], Folder [number], AIP CHP Project on the History of Recent Physics addition to records. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library & Archives, College Park, MD 20740, USA.
Administrative Information
Title
Finding Aid to the AIP CHP Project on the History of Recent Physics addition to records, 1959-1994
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 Amanda Nelson in 2011. Any revisions made to this finding aid occurred as part of the editing and encoding process.
Series I: AIP CHP Project on the History of Recent Physics addition to records
| Box 1 | Folder 1 | Gerald James Holton correspondence regarding funding, 1959-1961 |
| Folder 2 | Gerald James Holton correspondence, 1962-1963 |
| Folder 3 | Speech draft on the Center for History of Physics, 1994 |
| Folder 4 | Research and notes for speech on Center for History of Physics, 1994 |
| Folder 5 | Gerald James Holton notes and correspondence of American Institute of Physics (AIP) advisory committee, 1961 |
| Folder 6 | Gerald James Holton notes and correspondence of American Institute of Physics (AIP) advisory committee, 1961 |
| Folder 7 | Gerald James Holton notes and correspondence of American Institute of Physics (AIP) advisory committee, 1962 |
| Folder 8 | Gerald James Holton notes and correspondence of American Institute of Physics (AIP) advisory committee, 1962 |
| Box 2 | Folder 1 | Gerald James Holton notes and correspondence of American Institute of Physics (AIP) advisory committee, 1963 |
| Folder 2 | Gerald James Holton notes and correspondence of American Institute of Physics (AIP) advisory committee, 1963 |