Finding Aid to the Ralph A. Sawyer student notes, 1916-1917Publisher: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:Ralph A. Sawyer student notes, 1916-1917 Papers created by:Sawyer, Ralph Alanson, 1895- Size of collection:0.25 linear feet Short description of collection:This collection of notes was taken by Sawyer while a graduate student of Albert Abraham Michelson at the University of Chicago. 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 NotePhysicist (spectroscopy, ordnance). On the physics faculty of University of Michigan, 1919-1965; dean Horace B. Rackham School of Graduate Studies, 1946-1965; director, Phoenix Project, 1951-1959. He died in 1978. Scope and Contents of CollectionThis collection of notes was taken by Sawyer while a graduate student of Albert Abraham Michelson at the University of Chicago. Courses included: mechanics and wave motion, electromagnetic theory of light, and physical optics. Organization and Arrangement of CollectionThis collection is organized into a single series:
This 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 InformationJohn R. Ray, Clemson University, 1980. Processing InformationThis collection was processed by Lara D'Agaro in 2007. Preferred Citation of CollectionBox [number], Folder [number], Ralph A. Sawyer student notes. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library & Archives, College Park, MD 20740, USA. Container List
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