Finding Aid to the Irvine C. Gardner student notes, 1911-1912

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 2007. 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:

Irvine C. Gardner student notes 1911-1912

Papers created by:

Gardner, Irvine Clifton,

Size of collection:

0.5 linear feet
1 manuscript box(s)

Short description of collection:

Irvine Gardner's notes from two graduate mathematics courses taken at Harvard University.

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.

Byerly, William Elwood, b. 1849.

Calculus. Study and teaching.

Gardner, Irvine Clifton, 1889-1972.

Harvard University

Mathematics. Study and teaching.

Osgood, William F. (William Fogg), 1864-1943.

Biographical Note

Physicist (spectroscopy, optics). Physicist, National Bureau of Standards, 1921-1950; chief, Division of Optics and Meteorology, 1950-1959.

Scope and Contents of Collection

This collection consists of two bound notebooks containing Irvine Gardner's notes from two graduate mathematics courses taken at Harvard University (1911-1912): A Course in Modern Geometry and Algebra taught by William E. Byerly, and Advanced Calculus taught by William F. Osgood.

Organization and Arrangement of Collection

This collection is organized into a single series:

Series I: Notes

Access to Collection

Researchers must have an approved access application on file in order to access archival materials. http://www.aip.org/history/nbl/access.html.

Restrictions on Use of Collection

Provenance and Acquisition Information

Received from H. Richard Crane.

Processing Information

This collection was processed by Lara D'Agaro in 2007.

Preferred Citation of Collection

Box [number], Folder [number], Irvine C. Gardner student notes, . American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library & Archives, College Park, MD 20740, USA.

Container List


Series I: Notes
Box 1	Folder 1	Mathematics 3: A Course in Modern Geometry and Algebra, Professor William E. Byerly, 1911-1912
	Folder 2	Mathematics 5: Advanced Calculus, Professor William F. Osgood, 1911-1912