Finding Aid to the Dean W. Richards papers, 1902-1935Publisher:American Institute of Physics Niels Bohr Library & Archives 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 CollectionRepository:American Institute of Physics. Niels Bohr Library & Archives. Title and dates of collection:Dean W. Richards papers 1902-1935 Papers created by:Richards, Dean W., Size of collection:0.5 linear feet Short description of collection:A collection of Richards' student notes, as well as biograhical material provided by Richards' son, Hugh Richards. Language(s) of material:English Selected Search TermsThese 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 NoteEngineer and western pioneer. After being educated at Park College (Missouri) and the University of Missouri, he settled on a ranch in Colorado, and later taught physics, calculus, and engineering at Wisconsin State School of Mines. Scope and Contents of CollectionThis collection of papers includes a bound volume of Richard's extensive handwritten notes and lab reports from a physics course taught by Oscar M. Stewart at the University of Missouri; handwritten course notes from "Kinetic Theory of Gases" taught by L. R. Ingersoll at the University of Wisconsin in 1928; and a volume of Richard's poetry with biographical notes compiled by his son, Hugh T. Richards. Organization and Arrangement of CollectionThis collection is organized into two series:
Each series is arranged chronologically. Access to CollectionResearchers 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 InformationReceived from Hugh T. Richards, 1997. Processing InformationThis collection was processed by Lara D'Agaro in 2007. Preferred Citation of CollectionBox [number], Folder [number], Dean W. Richards papers, . American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library & Archives, College Park, MD 20740, USA. Container List
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