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Finding Aid to the Ralph A. Sawyer student notes, 1916-1917

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:

Ralph A. Sawyer student notes, 1916-1917

Papers created by:

Sawyer, Ralph Alanson, 1895-

Size of collection:

0.25 linear feet
1 half manuscript box

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 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

Physicist (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 Collection

This 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 Collection

This collection is organized into a single series:

  • Series I: 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

John R. Ray, Clemson University, 1980.

Processing Information

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

Preferred Citation of Collection

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

Container List

Series I: Notes
Box 1 Folder 1 Electro-Magnetic Theory of Light, Professor Albert A. Michelson - photocopy, Spring 1916
Folder 2 Mechanics and Wave Motion, Professor Albert A. Michelson - photocopy, Fall 1916
Folder 3 Mechanics and Wave Motion, Professor Albert A. Michelson - original, Fall 1916
Folder 4 Physical Optics, Professor Albert A. Michelson - photocopy, Spring 1917