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Finding Aid to the Frederic Palmer lecture notebooks, 1940-1941

Publisher:

American Institute of Physics Niels Bohr Library & Archives
One Physics Ellipse
College Park, MD 20740
USA
nbl@aip.org

2011

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:

Frederic Palmer lecture notebooks, 1940-1941

Papers created by:

Palmer, Frederic, 1878-1967

Size of collection:

0.25 linear feet
1 manuscript box(s)

Short description of collection:

Lecture notebooks of Frederic Palmer.

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). On physics faculty at Haverford College from 1904; physicist, Franklin Institute, 1945-1958; and president, American Association of Physics Teachers, 1933-1935.

Scope and Contents of Collection

Typed lecture notes for two courses taught by Frederic Palmer at Haverford College: General College Physics and Atomic Physics.

Organization and Arrangement of Collection

This collection is organized into a single series:

  • Series I: Lecture notebooks

Access to Collection

http://www.aip.org/history/nbl/access.html.

Processing Information

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

Binders removed during processing.

Preferred Citation of Collection

Box [number], Folder [number], Frederic Palmer lecture notebooks. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library & Archives, College Park, MD 20740, USA.

Container List

Series I: Lecture notebooks
Box 1 Folder 1 Lecture notes in Physics 2, based on a survey of physics by F. A. Saunders, 1940-1941
Folder 2 Haverford College lecture notes in Physics 3, undated