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Finding Aid to the Dean W. Richards papers, 1902-1935

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:

Dean W. Richards papers 1902-1935

Papers created by:

Richards, Dean W.,

Size of collection:

0.5 linear feet
1 manuscript box

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 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

Engineer 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 Collection

This 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 Collection

This collection is organized into two series:

  • Series I: Notes
  • Series II: Biographical material

Each 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

Received from Hugh T. Richards, 1997.

Processing Information

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

Preferred Citation of Collection

Box [number], Folder [number], Dean W. Richards papers, . American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library & Archives, College Park, MD 20740, USA.

Container List

Series I: Notes
Box 1 Folder 1 Physics, Professor Oscar Milton Stewart, September 1902-March 1904
Folder 2 Kinetic Theory of Gases, Professor L.R. Ingersoll, Summer 1928
 
Series II: Biographical material
Box 1 Folder 3 Collected poems and a brief biographical sketch, 1986