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Finding Aid to the Frank Edmondson History of AURA interviews and documentation, 1978-1991.

Publisher:

American Institute of Physics Niels Bohr Library & Archives
One Physics Ellipse
College Park, MD 20740
USA
nbl@aip.org

2009

Encoding Information:

Machine-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 Collection

Repository:

American Institute of Physics. Niels Bohr Library & Archives.

Title and dates of collection:

Frank Edmondson History of AURA interviews and documentation, 1978-1991.

Papers created by:

Edmondson, Frank K. (Frank Kelley), 1912-

Size of collection:

3 linear feet
3 records boxes

Short description of collection:

Recorded interviews and supplemental documenation from Frank Edmondson's History of AURA project.

Language(s) of material:

English

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.

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

This collection was processed by Katherine Hayes in 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.

Container List

Oral history permission forms, undated
 
Taped interviews - master list and miscellaneous documents, undated
 
List of taped interviews (4 pages), undated
 
Correspondence , 1985-1986
 
Release forms, undated
 
AURA history; tape 1 (Edmondson taped interviews B - van de Kamp, Hoff, Lee), undated
 
AURA history; tape 2 (Edmondson taped interviews B - Richard A. Harvill, Henry Giclas, C.D. Shane), undated
 
AURA history; tape 3 (Edmondson taped interviews B - John B. Irwin, Leo Goldberg), undated
 
AURA history; tape 4 (Edmondson taped interviews B - Ralph Patey), undated
 
AURA history; tape 5 (Silverman interviews (dubbed), Mrs. Aden Meinel, Helmut Abt), undated
 
AURA history; tape 6B T.O. Jones, G. Keller, undated
 
AURA history; tape 7B Olson, Landolt, Goldson, Klopsteg, undated
 
AURA history; tape 8B Meinel, undated
 
AURA history; tape 9B Abt, undated
 
AURA history; tape 10B Abt (continued), Miczaika, Anguita, Babcock, undated
 
AURA history; tape 11B Mayall, undated
 
AURA history; tape 12B Mayall (continued), Borgmann, undated
 
AURA history; tape 13B Spicer, Haury, Pierce (part 1), undated
 
AURA history; tape 14B Pierce (part 2), Bilby, Shoehair, Goldberg, undated
 
AURA history; tape 15B Doane, Crawford (part 1), undated
 
AURA history; tape 16B Crawford (part 2), Thompson, undated
 
AURA history; tape 17B T. O. Jones, Mulders, Lane, undated
 
AURA history; tape 18B Roberston, Embrey, undated
 
AURA history; tape 19B Seeger, Rosenthal, (part one), undated
 
AURA history; tape 20B Rosenthal (conclusion), undated
 
AURA history; tape 21B Hiltner, Mohler (part one), undated
 
AURA history; tape 22B Mohler (conclusion), undated
 
AURA history; tape 23B Higman, Herget (part one), undated
 
AURA history; tape 24B Herget (conclusion), Hogg, Philip, undated
 
AURA history; tape 25B Stock, Moreno (part one), undated
 
AURA history; tape 26B Moreno (continued), A.G. Smith (part one), undated
 
AURA history; tape 27B A.G. Smith (continued), Linnell (part one), undated
 
AURA history; tape 28B Linnell (continued), Blanco, Carter (part one), undated
 
AURA history; tape 29B Carter (continued), Hesburgh, Franklin (part one), undated
 
AURA history; tape 30B Franklin (continued), undated
 
AURA history; tape 31B Hoag, W.H. Smith, Wares (part one), undated
 
AURA history; tape 32B Wares (part 2), Morgan, undated
 
AURA history; tape 33B Johnston, Greenstein (part one), undated
 
AURA history; tape 34B Greenstein (part two), Cisler, undated
 
AURA history; tape 35B Shane, Gould, undated
 
AURA history; tape 36B Hurdle, Stratton, undated
 
AURA history; tape 37B John T. Wilson, undated
 
AURA history; tape 38B V. Anderson, Sunderlin, undated
 
AURA history; tape 39B Handler, Oort (part one), undated
 
AURA history; tape 40B Oort (part two), Cooney, undated
 
AURA history; tape 41B AURA dinner, Newell, Hackerman, April 1, 1981
 
AURA history; tape 42B Heyns, Bundy, undated
 
AURA history; tape 43B Loweth, Clark (Parts 1 and 2), undated
 
AURA history; tape 44B Clark (conclusion), Clark and Mrs. Clark, Brunk, undated
 
AURA history; tape 45B Roman, McKalip, undated
 
AURA history; tape 46B Roberson, Elliott, undated
 
AURA history; tape 47B Keenan, Spitzer, undated
 
AURA history; tape 48B Lee, undated
 
AURA history; tape 49B Borgmann, Denton, undated
 
AURA history; tape 50B Pascoe, Eggen, Lindblad, Giclas, undated
 
AURA history; tape 51B Welch, Knuckey, undated
 
13 7-inch tapes, undated
 
52 cassette tapes, undated