Finding Aid to the Frank Edmondson History of AURA interviews and documentation, 1978-1991.Niels Bohr Library & Archives1.0American Institute of Physics Niels Bohr Library & ArchivesOne Physics EllipseCollege Park, MD 20740USAnbl@aip.org2009Machine-readable finding aid encoded by Melanie J. Brown in 2003. Any revisions made to this finding aid occurred as part of the editing and encoding process.Finding aid is written in English
Description of the CollectionEdmondson, Frank K. (Frank Kelley), 1912-Frank Edmondson History of AURA interviews and documentation,
1978-1991.American Institute of Physics. Niels Bohr Library & Archives.3 linear feet3 records boxesAR2003556EnglishRecorded interviews and supplemental documenation from Frank Edmondson's History of AURA project.
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Edmondson, Frank K. (Frank Kelley), 1912-Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy. History.Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory. History.Kitt Peak National ObservatoryAstronomical observatories. History.Astronomy. History.Biographical Note
Astronomer (stellar motions, asteroids, faint stars) and administrator. On the astronomy faculty at Indiana University from 1937, including department chair, 1944-1978, and observatory director, 1945-1978; research associate, McDonald Observatory from 1941; and vice president and president, Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, 1957-1965.
Scope and Contents of Collection
Recorded interviews with transcripts conducted with 80 people about the early history of the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA), Kitt Peak National Observatory (KPNO), and Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO). Includes permission forms for interview subjects.
Organization and Arrangement of Collection
The organization and arrangement of this collection has not been disturbed from the orginal order.
Access to Collection
http://www.aip.org/history/nbl/access.html.
Restrictions on Use of Collection
Provenance and Acquisition Information
Received from Frank Edmondson in 2003.
Processing Information
Katherine Hayes
2003.
Preferred Citation of Collection
Box [number], Folder [number], Frank Edmondson History of AURA interviews and documentation. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library & Archives, College Park, MD 20740, USA.