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Series I: African-American physicists, circa 1950s-2008 Series II: General Files

Ronald E. Mickens collection on African-American physicists, circa 1950-2008

Description of Collection

Repository

American Institute of Physics. Niels Bohr Library & Archives.

Papers created by

Mickens, Ronald E.,

Size of collection

1 linear feet
1 records box(s)

Short description of collection

Language(s) of collection

English

Collection number:

AR2012-1067

Biographical Note

Theoretical physicist. Assistant to professor, physics department, Fisk University, 1970-1981; chairman and professor, Atlanta University.

Scope and Contents of Collection

Biographical files on African-American physicists collected by Ron Mickens. Some files were solicited as part of a effort by the National Society of Black Physicsts to create an exhibit highlighting African-American physicists, and others were collected by Mickens for the purpose of drafting obituary announcements for PHYSICS TODAY magazine. The biographical files consist of resumes, bibliographies, brief correspondence and reminiscences, and include physicists such as Rutherford Hamlet Adkins, Alonzo (Al) Ashley, Clayton W. Bates, Jr., Edward A. Bouchet, Robert H. Bragg, Herman R. Branson, Warren W. Buck, Charles E. Bush, George R. Carruthers, Hattie Carwell, James C. Davenport, Charles S. Duke, Halston V. Eagleson, Donald A. Edwards, Robert A. Ellis, Jr., Joseph Francisco, Sylvester James Gates, Roscoe C. Giles, Larry Gladney, Warren E. Henry, Wendell T. Hill, III, John M. Hunter, Elmer S. Imes, Keith H. Jackson, Shirley A. Jackson, Anthony M. Johnson, Joseph A. Johnson, III, Herbert W. Jones, James R. Lawson, William A. Lester, Jr., H. (Harold) Ralph Lewis, Walter P. Lowe, Kenneth R. Manning, Walter E. Massey, Walter S. McAfee, Cynthia R. McIntyre, Ronald McNair, Kelly Miller, Willie Hobbs Moore, Sekazi Mtingwa, Harry L. Morrison, Homer A. Neal, Lionel Senhouse, Carl A. Rouse, Kennedy Reed, Steven L. Richardson, Earl D. Shaw, James H. Stith, Julius H. Taylor, Hubert Mack Thaxton, Charles H. Townes, William D. Townes, James M. Turner, Neil Tyson, Arthur B. C. Walker, Jr., Warren M. Washington, James E. West, Barbara A. Williams, Michael D. Williams, Weldon Calvin Williams, Jr., Herbert G. Winful, James E. Young.

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.

Organization and Arrangement of Collection

Collection is organized into two series:

Series I: African-American physicists
Series II: General files

Provenance and Acquisition Information

Gift of Ron Mickens, 2009.

Processing Information

This collection was processed by Melanie J. Mueller in 2012.

Preferred Citation of Collection

Box [number], Folder [number], Ronald E. Mickens collection on African-American physicists. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library & Archives, College Park, MD 20740, USA.

Administrative Information

Title

Finding Aid to the Ronald E. Mickens collection on African-American physicists, circa 1950-2008

Publisher

American Institute of Physics Niels Bohr Library & Archives

One Physics Ellipse
College Park, MD 20740
USA
nbl@aip.org

2012

Encoding Information

Machine-readable finding aid encoded by Melanie J. Mueller in 2012. Any revisions made to this finding aid occurred as part of the editing and encoding process.

Series I: African-American physicists, circa 1950s-2008

Box 1

Folder 1

Adkins, Rutherford Hamlet

Folder 2

Ashley, Alonzo (Al)

Folder 3

Bates, Clayton W., Jr.

Folder 4

Bouchet, Edward A.

Folder 5

Bragg, Robert H.

Folder 6

Branson, Herman R.

Folder 7

Buck, Warren W.

Folder 8

Bush, Charles E.

Folder 9

Carruthers, George R.

Folder 10

Carwell, Hattie

Folder 11

Davenport, James C.

Folder 12

Duke, Charles S.

Folder 13

Eagleson, Halston V.

Folder 14

Edwards, Donald A.

Folder 15

Ellis, Robert A., Jr.

Folder 16

Francisco, Joseph

Folder 17

Gates, Sylvester James

Folder 18

Giles, Roscoe C.

Folder 19

Gladney, Larry

Folder 20

Henry, Warren E.

Folder 21

Hill, Wendell T., III

Folder 22

Hunter, John M.

Folder 23

Imes, Elmer S.

Folder 24

Jackson, Keith H.

Folder 25

Jackson, Shirley A.

Folder 26

Johnson, Anthony M.

Folder 27

Johnson, Joseph A., III

Folder 28

Jones, Herbert W.

Folder 29

Lawson, James R.

Folder 30

Lester, William A., Jr.

Folder 31

Lewis, Harold Ralph

Folder 32

Lowe, Walter

Folder 33

Manning, Kenneth R.

Folder 34

Massey, Walter E.

Folder 35

McAfee, Walter S.

Folder 36

McIntyre, Cythia R.

Folder 37

McNair, Ronald

Folder 38

Miller, Kelly

Folder 39

Moore, Willie Hobbs

Folder 40

Morrison, Harry L.

Folder 41

Mtingwa, Sekazi

Folder 42

Neal, Homer A.

Folder 43

Reed, Kennedy

Folder 44

Richardson, Steven L.

Folder 45

Rouse, Carl A.

Folder 46

Senhouse, Lionel

Folder 47

Shaw, Earl D.

Folder 48

Stith, James H.

Folder 49

Taylor, Julius H.

Folder 50

Thaxton, Hubert Mack

Folder 51

Townes, William D. and Charles H.

Folder 52

Turner, James M.

Folder 53

Tyson, Neil DeGrasse

Folder 54

Walker, Arthur B. C., Jr.

Folder 55

Washington, Warren M.

Folder 56

West, James

Folder 57

Williams, Barbara

Folder 58

Williams, Michael D.

Folder 59

Willams, Weldon Calvin, Jr.

Folder 60

Winful, Herbert G.

Folder 61

Young, James

Series II: General Files

Box 1

Folder 62

"The African-American Presence in Physics" (editor, Ron Mickens)

Folder 63

Miscellaneous articles on African-American science

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