Description of the CollectionAmerican Institute of Physics. Physics Today Division. American Institute of Physics Physics Today Division records
1948-1971
American Institute of Physics. Niels Bohr Library & Archives.
21 linear feet 23 records boxes AR206
English
This collection of the records of the American Institute of Physics (AIP) Physics Today Division includes correspondence and biographical files.
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.
United States. Congress. House. Committee on Un-American Activities.
Physics today (Journal)
Physics. Publishing.
Physics. Societies, etc.
Historical Note
Physics Today is a general interest journal on physics that is published monthly by the American Institute of Physics. It was first published in May of 1948. The idea for the journal began at the National Research Council held in Philadelphia in 1944. The discussions centered on what was wrong with the organizations of physicists and what should be done about it. It was agreed that more unity was needed. The American Institute of Physics Policy Committee undertook the task of reorganizing the Institute and out of this reorganization came the design of a journal that was suitable for circulation for all physicists. The journal’s aim was to serve the physicist and his colleagues in related fields by presenting readable reports of important advances in the science of physics itself.
Physics Today is the flagship publication of The American Institute of Physics. It is the most influential and closely followed physics magazine in the world, informing readers about science and its place in the world with authoritative features, full news coverage and analysis, and fresh perspectives on technological advances and ground-breaking research. Physics Today Online (www.physicstoday.org) serves as Physics Today's home on the Internet, presenting the magazine's digital edition and continually building a valuable online archive. In addition, PTOL extends the magazine's coverage of the physical sciences with links to related articles and news stories from around the web.
(Condensed from the website of Physics Today and the premier issue of Physics Today, 08/30/2007)
Scope and Contents of Collection
The records of the American Institute of Physics (AIP) Physics Today Division are comprised of correspondence regarding book reviews, as well as biographical files consisting of press releases and clippings of important physicists. These biographical files date from 1948 to 1973, with the bulk of the materials dating from the 1950s and 1960s.
The collection also contains two larger files about the controversies surrounding J. Robert Oppenheimer and the House Committee on Un-American Activities, and Fort Monmouth, New Jersey. The majority of the outgoing correspondence is from R. Hobart Ellis Jr., Editor of Physics Today.
Organization and Arrangement of CollectionThis collection is organized into the following series:
- Series I: Correspondence
- Series II: Biographical files
- Series III: Miscellaneous
The collection is arranged chronologically, then alphabetically, within most series. Series II is arranged alphabetically.
Access to CollectionPermission of an officer of depositing organization required for access to records less than 25 years old. http://www.aip.org/history/nbl/access.html .
Restrictions on Use of Collection
Provenance and Acquisition InformationThis collection was donated to the Niels Bohr Library and Archives by the American Institute of Physics, Physics Today Division, date unknown.
Processing Information
This collection was processed by
Lara D'Agaro in
2007.
Photos have been retained with the papers with which they were found. A second deposit of the biographical files was integrated into the collection in August 2007.
Preferred Citation of Collection
Box [number], Folder [number], American Institute of Physics Physics Today Division records, . American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library & Archives, College Park, MD 20740, USA.
Container List
Series I: Correspondence
Subseries A: Incoming correspondence
1 1
Correspondence files - A, 1948-1958 2
Correspondence files - BA, 1948-1958 3
Correspondence files - BEA-BEN, 1948-1958 4
Correspondence files - BER-BEY, 1948-1958 5
Correspondence files - BHA-BO, 1948-1958 6
Correspondence files - BR, 1948-1958 7
Correspondence files - BU, 1948-1958 8
Correspondence files - CA, 1948-1958 9
Correspondence files - CH-CL, 1948-1958 10
Correspondence files - CO, 1948-1958 11
Correspondence files - CR-CU, 1948-1958 12
Correspondence files - DA, 1948-1958 13
Correspondence files - DE, 1948-1958 14
Correspondence files - DI, 1948-1958 15
Correspondence files - DO-DR, 1948-1958 16
Correspondence files - DU-DY, 1948-1958 17
Correspondence files - E, 1948-1958 18
Correspondence files - FA-FE, 1948-1958 19
Correspondence files - FI-FO, 1948-1958 20
Correspondence files - FR-FU, 1948-1958 21
Correspondence files - GA, 1948-1958 22
Correspondence files - GE-GL, 1948-1958 2 1
Correspondence files - GO, 1948-1958 2
Correspondence files - GR-GU, 1948-1958 3
Correspondence files - HA-HARM, 1948-1958 4
Correspondence files - HARN-HAY, 1948-1958 5
Correspondence files - HE, 1948-1958 6
Correspondence files - HI-HO, 1948-1958 7
Correspondence files - HR-HY, 1948-1958 8
Correspondence files - I, 1948-1958 9
Correspondence files - J, 1948-1958 10
Correspondence files - KA, 1948-1958 11
Correspondence files - KE, 1948-1958 12
Correspondence files - KI-KL, 1948-1958 13
Correspondence files - KO-KU, 1948-1958 14
Correspondence files - LA, 1948-1958 15
Correspondence files - LE, 1948-1958 16
Correspondence files - LI, 1948-1958 17
Correspondence files - LO-LY, 1948-1958 18
Correspondence files - MAC/MC, 1948-1958 19
Correspondence files - MAC-MAR, 1948-1958 20
Correspondence files - MAS-MAY, 1948-1958 21
Correspondence files - ME, 1948-1958 3 1
Correspondence files - MI, 1948-1958 2
Correspondence files - MO, 1948-1958 3
Correspondence files - MR-MY, 1948-1958 4
Correspondence files - N, 1948-1958 5
Correspondence files - O, 1948-1958 6
Correspondence files - PA, 1948-1958 7
Correspondence files - PE-PF, 1948-1958 8
Correspondence files - PH-PI, 1948-1958 9
Correspondence files - PL-PU, 1948-1958 10
Correspondence files - Q-RA, 1948-1958 11
Correspondence files - RE-RI, 1948-1958 12
Correspondence files - ROB-ROH, 1948-1958 13
Correspondence files - ROL-ROW, 1948-1958 14
Correspondence files - RU-RY, 1948-1958 15
Correspondence files - SA, 1948-1958 16
Correspondence files - SC, 1948-1958 17
Correspondence files - SE, 1948-1958 18
Correspondence files - SH, 1948-1958 19
Correspondence files - SI-SL, 1948-1958 20
Correspondence files - SM, 1948-1958 21
Correspondence files - SN-SQ, 1948-1958 22
Correspondence files - ST, 1948-1958 4 1
Correspondence files - SU-SZ, 1948-1958 2
Correspondence files - TA, 1948-1958 3
Correspondence files - TE-TI, 1948-1958 4
Correspondence files - TO, 1948-1958 5
Correspondence files - TR-TY, 1948-1958 6
Correspondence files - U, 1948-1958 7
Correspondence files - V, 1948-1958 8
Correspondence files - WA, 1948-1958 9
Correspondence files - WE, 1948-1958 10
Correspondence files - WH, 1948-1958 11
Correspondence files - WI, 1948-1958 12
Correspondence files - WO-WY, 1948-1958 13
Correspondence files - Y-Z, 1948-1958 14
Correspondence files - O, 1959-1962 15
Correspondence files - P, 1959-1962 16
Correspondence files - R, 1959-1962 17
Correspondence files - S, 1959-1962 18
Correspondence files - T, 1959-1962 19
Correspondence files - V, 1959-1962 20
Correspondence files - W, 1959-1962 21
Correspondence files - Y-Z, 1959-1962 22
Correspondence files - A, 1965-1966 23
Correspondence files - BA-BE, 1965-1966 24
Correspondence files - BH-BY, 1965-1966 25
Correspondence files - C, 1965-1966 26
Correspondence files - D, 1965-1966 5 1
Correspondence files - E, 1965-1966 2
Correspondence files - F, 1965-1966 3
Correspondence files - G, 1965-1966 4
Correspondence files - HA-HE, 1965-1966 5
Correspondence files - HI-HU, 1965-1966 6
Correspondence files - I, 1965-1966 7
Correspondence files - J, 1965-1966 8
Correspondence files - K, 1965-1966 9
Correspondence files - L, 1965-1966 10
Correspondence files - MA-ME, 1965-1966 11
Correspondence files - MI-MY, 1965-1966 12
Correspondence files - N, 1965-1966 13
Correspondence files - O, 1965-1966 14
Correspondence files - P, 1965-1966 15
Correspondence files - Q-R, 1965-1966 16
Correspondence files - S, 1965-1966 17
Correspondence files - T, 1965-1966 18
Correspondence files - U-V, 1965-1966 19
Correspondence files - W, 1965-1966 20
Correspondence files - Y-Z, 1965-1966 21
Correspondence files - A, 1967 22
Correspondence files - BA, 1967 23
Correspondence files - BE, 1967 6 1
Correspondence files - BH-BU, 1967 2
Correspondence files - C, 1967 3
Correspondence files - D, 1967 4
Correspondence files - E, 1967 5
Correspondence files - F, 1967 6
Correspondence files - G, 1967 7
Correspondence files - HA-, 1967 8
Correspondence files - HE-HO, 1967 9
Correspondence files - HU-HY, 1967 10
Correspondence files - I-J, 1967 11
Correspondence files - K, 1967 12
Correspondence files - L, 1967 13
Correspondence files - MA, 1967 14
Correspondence files - ME-MU, 1967 15
Correspondence files - N, 1967 16
Correspondence files - O, 1967 17
Correspondence files - P, 1967 18
Correspondence files - R, 1967 19
Correspondence files - S, 1967 20
Correspondence files - T, 1967 21
Correspondence files - U-V, 1967 7 1
Correspondence files - W, 1967 2
Correspondence files - Y-Z, 1967 3
Correspondence files - A, 1968 4
Correspondence files - BA-BE, 1968 5
Correspondence files - BI-BO, 1968 6
Correspondence files - BR, 1968 7
Correspondence files - BU-BY, 1968 8
Correspondence files - CA-CL, 1968 9
Correspondence files - CO, 1968 10
Correspondence files - CR-CU, 1968 11
Correspondence files - DA-DI, 1968 12
Correspondence files - DO-DY, 1968 13
Correspondence files - E, 1968 14
Correspondence files - FA-FL, 1968 15
Correspondence files - FO-FR, 1968 16
Correspondence files - GA-GL, 1968 17
Correspondence files - GO-GU, 1968 18
Correspondence files - HA-HE, 1968 8 1
Correspondence files - HI-HU, 1968 2
Correspondence files - I, 1968 3
Correspondence files - J, 1968 4
Correspondence files - K, 1968 5
Correspondence files - LA-LE, 1968 6
Correspondence files - LI, 1968 7
Correspondence files - LO-LY, 1968 8
Correspondence files - MA, 1968 9
Correspondence files - MC-MI, 1968 10
Correspondence files - MO-MU, 1968 11
Correspondence files - N, 1968 12
Correspondence files - O, 1968 13
Correspondence files - P, 1968 14
Correspondence files - RA-RI, 1968 15
Correspondence files - RO-RY, 1968 16
Correspondence files - SA, 1968 17
Correspondence files - SC, 1968 18
Correspondence files - SE, 1968 19
Correspondence files - SH-SI, 1968 20
Correspondence files - SK-SP, 1968 21
Correspondence files - ST-SW, 1968 9 1
Correspondence files - TA-TO, 1968 2
Correspondence files - TR-TU, 1968 3
Correspondence files - U-V, 1968 4
Correspondence files - WA-WE, 1968 5
Correspondence files - WH-WI, 1968 6
Correspondence files - WO-WY, 1968 7
Correspondence files - Y-Z, 1968 8
Correspondence files - A, 1969 9
Correspondence files - BA-BE, 1969 10
Correspondence files - BI-BO, 1969 11
Correspondence files - BR-BY, 1969 12
Correspondence files - CA-CL, 1969 13
Correspondence files - CO-CR, 1969 14
Correspondence files - DA-DE, 1969 15
Correspondence files - DI-DY, 1969 16
Correspondence files - E, 1969 17
Correspondence files - F, 1969 18
Correspondence files - G, 1969 19
Correspondence files - HA, 1969 20
Correspondence files - HE-HL, 1969 21
Correspondence files - HO-HU, 1969 22
Correspondence files - I-J, 1969 23
Correspondence files - KA-KN, 1969 10 1
Correspondence files - KO-KU, 1969 2
Correspondence files - LA-LE, 1969 3
Correspondence files - LI-LU, 1969 4
Correspondence files - MA, 1969 5
Correspondence files - MC-MU, 1969 6
Correspondence files - N, 1969 7
Correspondence files - O, 1969 8
Correspondence files - P, 1969 9
Correspondence files - R, 1969 10
Correspondence files - SA-SE, 1969 11
Correspondence files - SH-SK, 1969 12
Correspondence files - SL-SU, 1969 13
Correspondence files - T, 1969 14
Correspondence files - U-V, 1969 15
Correspondence files - WA-WH, 1969 16
Correspondence files - WI, 1969 17
Correspondence files - WO-WU, 1969 18
Correspondence files - Y-Z, 1969 19
Correspondence files - A, 1970 20
Correspondence files - B, 1970 21
Correspondence files - C, 1970 22
Correspondence files - D, 1970 11 1
Correspondence files - E, 1970 2
Correspondence files - F, 1970 3
Correspondence files - G, 1970 4
Correspondence files - H, 1970 5
Correspondence files - I-J, 1970 6
Correspondence files - K, 1970 7
Correspondence files - L, 1970 8
Correspondence files - M, 1970 9
Correspondence files - N, 1970 10
Correspondence files - O, 1970 11
Correspondence files - P, 1970 12
Correspondence files - R, 1970 13
Correspondence files - SA-SC, 1970 14
Correspondence files - SE-SH, 1970 15
Correspondence files - SI-SP, 1970 16
Correspondence files - ST-SW, 1970 17
Correspondence files - T, 1970 18
Correspondence files - U-V, 1970 19
Correspondence files - WA-WH, 1970 20
Correspondence files - WI-WU, 1970 21
Correspondence files - Y, 1970 22
Correspondence files - Z, 1970
Subseries B: Outgoing correspondence
12 1
Outgoing R. Hobart Ellis, Jr. letters, June-December 1965 2
Outgoing R. Hobart Ellis, Jr. letters, January-June 1966 3
Outgoing R. Hobart Ellis, Jr. letters, July-December 1966 4
Outgoing R. Hobart Ellis, Jr. letters, January-March 1967 5
Outgoing R. Hobart Ellis, Jr. letters, April-June 1967 6
Outgoing R. Hobart Ellis, Jr. letters, July-September 1967 7
Outgoing R. Hobart Ellis, Jr. letters, October-December 1967 8
Outgoing R. Hobart Ellis, Jr. letters, January-March 1968 9
Outgoing R. Hobart Ellis, Jr. letters, April-June 1968 10
Outgoing R. Hobart Ellis, Jr. letters, July-September 1968 11
Outgoing R. Hobart Ellis, Jr. letters, October-December 1968 12
Outgoing R. Hobart Ellis, Jr. letters, January-March 1969 13
Outgoing R. Hobart Ellis, Jr. letters, April-June 1969 14
Outgoing R. Hobart Ellis, Jr. letters, July-October 1969 15
Outgoing staff letters, January-June 1966 16
Outgoing staff letters, July-December 1966 13 1
Outgoing staff letters, January-June 1967 2
Outgoing staff letters, July-September 1967 3
Outgoing staff letters, October-December 1967
Subseries C: Book review correspondence
14 1
Book Review Correspondence, 1948-1955 2
Book review correspondence - A, 1956-1963 3
Book review correspondence - B, 1956-1963 4
Book review correspondence - C, 1956-1963 5
Book review correspondence - D-H, 1956-1963 6
Book review correspondence - A, 1968-1971 7
Book review correspondence - BA-BE, 1968-1971 8
Book review correspondence - BI-BU, 1968-1971 9
Book review correspondence - C, 1968-1971 10
Book review correspondence - D, 1968-1971 11
Book review correspondence - E, 1968-1971 12
Book review correspondence - F, 1968-1971 13
Book review correspondence - G, 1968-1971 14
Book review correspondence - H, 1968-1971 15
Book review correspondence - I-K, 1968-1971 16
Book review correspondence - L, 1968-1971 17
Book review correspondence - MA-MC, 1968-1971 18
Book review correspondence - ME-MU, 1968-1971 19
Book review correspondence - N-O, 1968-1971 20
Book review correspondence - P-Q, 1968-1971 21
Book review correspondence - R, 1968-1971 22
Book review correspondence - SA-SM, 1968-1971 23
Book review correspondence - SN-SW, 1968-1971 24
Book review correspondence - T, 1968-1971 25
Book review correspondence - U-V, 1968-1971 26
Book review correspondence - W, 1968-1971 27
Book review correspondence - Y-Z, 1968-1971 28
Book Review Correspondence, 1971
Subseries D: Other correspondence
15 1
Correspondence - cranks and quacks, 1958-1959, 1966-1969 2
Correspondence - Chicago, 1969 3
Correspondence - Gaffney, 1969 4
Correspondence - A Graduate Student's Fantasy, 1969 5
Correspondence - OHO picture contest, 1969
Series II: Biographical files
16 1
Biographical files - A-AL, undated 2
Biographical files - AM-AZ, undated 3
Biographical files - BAA-BAY, undated 4
Biographical files - BEA-BEY, undated 5
Biographical files - BH-BL, undated 6
Biographical files - BOA-BOZ, undated 7
Biographical files - BRA, undated 8
Biographical files - BRE-BRI, undated 9
Biographical files - BRO, undated 10
Biographical files - BRU, undated 11
Biographical files - BU-BY, undated 12
Biographical files - CA-CE, undated 13
Biographical files - CHA-CHE, undated 14
Biographical files - CHI-CHU, undated 15
Biographical files - CI-CLO, undated 16
Biographical files - COB-COH, undated 17
Biographical files - COL, undated 18
Biographical files - COM-CON, undated 19
Biographical files - COO-COX, undated 20
Biographical files - CRA, undated 21
Biographical files - CRE-CRI, undated 22
Biographical files - CRO-CZ, undated 17 1
Biographical files - DAC-DAU, undated 2
Biographical files - DAV-DAY, undated 3
Biographical files - DE, undated 4
Biographical files - DI-DO, undated 5
Biographical files - DR, undated 6
Biographical files - DU, undated 7
Biographical files - DV-DY, undated 8
Biographical files - EA-EI, undated 9
Biographical files - EK-EL, undated 10
Biographical files - EM-EY, undated 11
Biographical files - FA, undated 12
Biographical files - FE, undated 13
Biographical files - FI, undated 14
Biographical files - FL, undated 15
Biographical files - FO, undated 16
Biographical files - FRA-FRI, undated 17
Biographical files - FRO-FY, undated 18
Biographical files - GA, undated 19
Biographical files - GE, undated 20
Biographical files - GI, undated 21
Biographical files - GL, undated 22
Biographical files - GOA-GOLD, undated 18 1
Biographical files - GOW, undated 2
Biographical files - GRA-GRE, undated 3
Biographical files - GRI-GW, undated 4
Biographical files - HAA-HAL, undated 5
Biographical files - HAM-HAN, undated 6
Biographical files - HAR, undated 7
Biographical files - HAS-HAZ, undated 8
Biographical files - HEA-HER, undated 9
Biographical files - HES-HJ, undated 10
Biographical files - HO-HOL, undated 11
Biographical files - HOM-HOY, undated 12
Biographical files - HR-HUL, undated 13
Biographical files - HUM-HUS, undated 14
Biographical files - HUT-HYZ, undated 15
Biographical files - I, undated 16
Biographical files - JA, undated 17
Biographical files - JE, undated 18
Biographical files - JO-JU, undated 19
Biographical files - KA, undated 20
Biographical files - KE, undated 21
Biographical files - KH-KI, undated 19 1
Biographical files - KJ-KN, undated 2
Biographical files - KO, undated 3
Biographical files - KR, undated 4
Biographical files - KU-KY, undated 5
Biographical files - LAB-LAR, undated 6
Biographical files - LAS-LAZ, undated 7
Biographical files - LEA-LEF, undated 8
Biographical files - LEG-LEW, undated 9
Biographical files - LI-LIL, undated 10
Biographical files - LIN-LIV, undated 11
Biographical files - LL-LO, undated 12
Biographical files - LU-LY, undated 13
Biographical files - MA-MAL, undated 14
Biographical files - MAN-MAR, undated 15
Biographical files - MAS-MAZ, undated 16
Biographical files - Mc, undated 17
Biographical files - ME, undated 18
Biographical files - MIC-MILLER, undated 20 1
Biographical files - MILES-MIZ, undated 2
Biographical files - MJ-MO, undated 3
Biographical files - MR-MY, undated 4
Biographical files - NA, undated 5
Biographical files - NE, undated 6
Biographical files - NI, undated 7
Biographical files - NO-NY, undated 8
Biographical files - OA-OO, undated 9
Biographical files - OP-OW, undated 10
Biographical files - PA, undated 11
Biographical files - PE-PH, undated 12
Biographical files - PI-PL, undated 13
Biographical files - PO, undated 14
Biographical files - PR-PY, undated 15
Biographical files - Q, undated 16
Biographical files - RA, undated 17
Biographical files - RE-RH, undated 18
Biographical files - RI, undated 19
Biographical files - ROA-ROR, undated 20
Biographical files - ROS-ROY, undated 21 1
Biographical files - RU-RY, undated 2
Biographical files - SAB-SAP, undated 3
Biographical files - SAS-SAW, undated 4
Biographical files - SCA-SCHO, undated 5
Biographical files - SCHR-SCO, undated 6
Biographical files - SE, undated 7
Biographical files - SHA, undated 8
Biographical files - SHE-SHW, undated 9
Biographical files - SI, undated 10
Biographical files - SK-SM, undated 11
Biographical files - SN-SQ, undated 12
Biographical files - STA, undated 13
Biographical files - STE, undated 14
Biographical files - STI-STU, undated 15
Biographical files - SU-SZ, undated 16
Biographical files - TAK-TC, undated 17
Biographical files - TE, undated 18
Biographical files - TH, undated 19
Biographical files - TI-TO, undated 22 1
Biographical files - TR, undated 2
Biographical files - TS-TY, undated 3
Biographical files - U, undated 4
Biographical files - VA, undated 5
Biographical files - VEG-VR, undated 6
Biographical files - WAC-WAR, undated 7
Biographical files - WAS-WAZ, undated 8
Biographical files - WEA-WEI, undated 9
Biographical files - WEL-WEY, undated 10
Biographical files - WH, undated 11
Biographical files - WIC-WIJ, undated 12
Biographical files - WIL, undated 13
Biographical files - WIM-WIT, undated 14
Biographical files - WO-WY, undated 15
Biographical files - Y, undated 16
Biographical files - Z, undated
Series III: Miscellaneous
23 1
Voluntary security program, 1950-1955 2
Fort Monmouth-press comments, 1953 3
Oppenheimer case-documents, April-June 1954 4
Oppenheimer case-press comments, April-May 1954 5
Oppenheimer case-press comments, June 1954 6
Undergraduate curriculum, 1967-1968 7
Physics and public problems, May-October 1967 8
Physics and public problems, November-December 1967 9
Physics and public problems, January-May 1968 10
Monthly category charts, 1969 11
Issues destroyed in the mail, 1970 12
Jones clippings, 1970