Finding Aid to the Newell S. Gingrich student notebooks, 1927-1929.Niels Bohr Library & Archives 1.0 American Institute of Physics Niels Bohr Library & Archives

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2009 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 CollectionGingrich, Newell Shiffer, Newell S. Gingrich student notebooks, 1927-1929. American Institute of Physics. Niels Bohr Library & Archives. 0.5 linear feet1 manuscript box AR314 English Gingrich's student notes of ten courses taken at the University of Chicago. Selected Search Terms

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Compton, Arthur Holly, 1892-1962. Dempster, Arthur Jeffrey. Gale, Henry Gordon, 1874-1942. Gingrich, Newell Shiffer, 1906- Hoyt, Frank Clark. MacMillan, W. D. (William Duncan), b. 1871. Michelson, Albert Abraham, 1852-1931. Slater, John Clarke, 1900-1976. Wilson, Harold A. (Harold Albert), 1874-1964. University of Chicago. Electrodynamics. Electromagnetic theory. Mechanics. Physical optics. Quantum theory. Spectrum analysis. Wave mechanics. X-rays. Biographical Note

Physicist (x-rays, solid state physics). On the physics faculty at Massachusetts, 1931-1936; and University of Missouri at Columbia from 1937.

Scope and Contents of Collection

This collection consists of Newell Gingrich's notes of ten courses taken while a student at the University of Chicago, including: Positive Rays by Arthur J. Dempster; Spectroscopy, part II by Henry G. Gale; Theoretical Physics: Physical Optics by Albert A. Michelson; Analytical Mechanics by William D. MacMillan; Electrodynamics and Vector Analysis Electrodynamics by Frank C. Hoyt; Electromagnetic Theory by Harold A. Wilson; Wave Mechanics by John C. Slater; and X-rays and Quantum Theory by Arthur H. Compton.

Organization and Arrangement of Collection

This collection is organized into a single series:

Series I: Notebooks

This series is arranged chronologically.

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 Newell S. Gingrich, 1975.

Processing Information

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

Preferred Citation of Collection

Box [number], Folder [number], Newell S. Gingrich student notebooks. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library & Archives, College Park, MD 20740, USA.

Container List Series I: Notebooks 11 Theoretical Physics: Physical Optics, Professor Albert A. Michelson, Summer 1927 12 Positive Rays, Professor Arthur J. Dempster, Summer 1927 13 Spectroscopy II, Professor Henry G. Gale, Fall 1927 14 Electromagnetic Theory, Professor Harold A. Wilson, Summer 1928 15 Wave Mechanics, Professor John C. Slater, Summer 1928 16 X-rays, Professor Arthur H. Compton, Summer 1928 17 Analytical Mechanics, Professor William D. MacMillan, Fall 1928 18 Electrodynamics, Professor Frank C. Hoyt, Fall 1928 19 Vector Analysis Electrodynamics, Professor Frank C. Hoyt, Spring 1929 110 X-rays and Quantum Theory, Professor Arthur H. Compton, Spring 1929