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Finding Aid to the Haskell A. Reich collection of student notes, 1945-1954

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:

Haskell A. Reich collection of student notes, 1945-1954

Papers created by:

Reich, Haskell Aaron,

Size of collection:

0.75 linear feet
1 manuscript box; 1 half manuscript box

Short description of collection:

Lecture notes taken by various people on classes at Columbia University, where Reich was a student.

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

B.S., City College of New York; Ph.D., Columbia University. Reich served with the Army Corps of Engineers in the Pacific in World War II, before joinging the staff of the Thomas J. Watson Research Center of the International Business Machines Corporation (IBM).

Scope and Contents of Collection

This collection consists of lecture notes taken by various people on classes at Columbia University, collected by Reich during his time as a Ph.D. student in 1956. Professors include: Polycarp Kusch, Tsung-Dao Lee, and James Rainwater.

Organization and Arrangement of Collection

This collection is organized into a single series:

  • Series I: Student notes

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.

Provenance and Acquisition Information

Gift of Nancy Reich, 1988.

Processing Information

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

Preferred Citation of Collection

Box [number], Folder [number], Haskell A. Reich collection of student notes. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library & Archives, College Park, MD 20740, USA.

Container List

Series I: Student notes
Box 1 Folder 1 Quantum Mechanics, Professor A. Nordsieck, 1945-1946
Folder 2 Molecular Beams, Professor Polykarp Kusch, 1950
Folder 3 Nuclear Physics, Professor James Rainwater (1 of 2), 1952-1953
Folder 4 Nuclear Physics, Professor James Rainwater (2 of 2), 1952-1953
Folder 5 Advanced Quantum Mechanics, Professor T.D. Lee, notes by Sylvan Katz and Allen Lurio, 1954
Folder 6 Electromagnetic Theory, notes by W.E. Lamb, undated
Box 2 Folder 1 Nuclear Physics, Professor James Rainwater, notes by C.A. Lee (1 of 2), undated
Folder 2 Nuclear Physics, Professor James Rainwater, notes by C.A. Lee (2 of 2), undated
Folder 3 Physics 204 problems, undated