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Description of Collection Historical Note Scope and Contents of Collection Restrictions on Use and Access Selected Search Terms Provenance and Acquisition Information Processing Information Preferred Citation of Collection Administrative InformationContainer List
Series I: George Van Biesbroeck Award recordsGeorge Van Biesbroeck Award records, 1963-2003
Description of Collection
Repository
American Institute of Physics. Niels Bohr Library & Archives.
Papers created by
Van Biesbroeck Award, Inc.
Size of collection
0.75 linear feet
1 manuscript box
1 half manuscript box
Short description of collection
Articles of incorporation and records relating to the awarding of the George Van Biesbroeck Award.
Language(s) of collection
English
Collection number:
AR20131184
Historical Note
From 1979 to 1996 the Van Biesbroeck Award, Inc. presented the George Van Biesbroeck Award every two years for long-term achievements in the field of astronomy.
Scope and Contents of Collection
Articles of incorporation of Van Biesbroeck Award, Inc. Correspondence, nominations, letters of support, and acknowledgement letters for distributing the prize and correspondence and agreement for transfer of prize to the American Astronomical Society (AAS).
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
Van Biesbroeck, George, 1880-1974
Institutions
American Astronomical Society.
Van Biesbroeck Award, Inc.
Subject terms
Genre terms
Articles of incorporation.
Correspondence.
Provenance and Acquisition Information
Gift of Helmut Abt, 2013.
Processing Information
This collection was processed by Amanda Nelson in 2013.
Preferred Citation of Collection
Box [number], Folder [number], George Van Biesbroeck Award records, 1963-2003. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library & Archives, College Park, MD 20740, USA.
Administrative Information
Title
Finding Aid to the George Van Biesbroeck Award records, 1963-2003
Publisher
American Institute of Physics Niels Bohr Library & Archives
One Physics Ellipse
College Park, MD 20740
USA
nbl@aip.org
2013
Encoding Information
Machine-readable finding aid encoded by Amanda Nelson in 2013. Any revisions made to this finding aid occurred as part of the editing and encoding process.
Series I: George Van Biesbroeck Award records
| Box 1 | Folder 1 | Correspondence between Helmut Abt and George Van Biesbroeck, 1963-1973 |
| Folder 2 | Incorporation of Van Biesbroeck Award, Inc., 1991-2000 |
| Folder 3 | Transfer of Van Biesbroeck Award to the American Astronomical Society (AAS), 1997 |
| Folder 4 | Nominations and correspondence, 1978-1986, 1978-1986 |
| Folder 5 | Nominations and correspondence, 1986-1997 [1 of 2], 1992-1997 |
| Folder 6 | Nominations and correspondence, 1986-1997 [2 of 2], 1986-1992 |
| Box 2 | Folder 1 | Nominations and correspondence, 1996-2003 [1 of 2], 2000-2003 |
| Folder 2 | Nominations and correspondence, 1996-2003 [2 of 2], 1996-2000 |