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Crew, William Henry, 1899-. Henry Crew at Northwestern University: A memoir, 1975.

Title: Henry Crew at Northwestern University: A memoir, 1975.

Biographical sketch of Henry Crew written by his son, William Henry Crew. Outline of Henry Crew's undergraduate and graduate eduction at Princeton University and Johns Hopkins University under Henry A. Rowland; his work in Berlin under Heinrich Helmholtz; postdoctoral work at Johns Hopkins, and teaching at Haverford College; a year as an astronomer at Lick Observatory; his marriage to Helen Coale; and his appointment as Fayerweather Professor of Physics and department head at Northwestern University. William Crew also describes his father's work with Edward E. Barnard, Sherburn W. Burnham, Edwin Frost, George Ellery Hale, George W. Hough, George V. McCauley, and members of other Northwestern University departments.

ArchivalResource: 24 pp.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/80181016 View

Burnham, S. W. (Sherburne Wesley), 1838-1921,. Commonplace book astrology : manuscript, 17--

Title: Commonplace book astrology : manuscript, 17--

Includes astrological charts for members of the Tatchel and Fisher families, astrological drawings, description of angels and their properties, and tables of astrological calculations.

ArchivalResource: [150] p., bound ; 19 cm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/612814662 View

Burnham, S. W. (Sherburne Wesley), 1838-1921. Letter to Norman David Coggeshall concerning their star measurement project, [ca. 1900].

Title: Letter to Norman David Coggeshall concerning their star measurement project, [ca. 1900].

Astronomer. Professor of practical astronomy at Yerkes Observatory, 1897-1914.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/79016770 View

Kirkwood, Daniel, 1814-1895. Daniel Kirkwood papers, 1864-1895.

Title: Daniel Kirkwood papers, 1864-1895.

Consists of papers of Daniel Kirkwood in two series, Correspondence and Publications.

ArchivalResource: .3 cubic ft. (1 box)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/45063101 View

Fraser, Thomas E. Journal, 1880-1887.

Title: Journal, 1880-1887.

This journal documents the construction of the Lick Observatory building on Mt. Hamilton. It is a continuous record from 16 June 1880 to 30 October 1887.

ArchivalResource: 1 microfilm reel.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122632832 View

Aitken, Malcolm. Oral history interview with Max Aitken, 1977 July 17.

Title: Oral history interview with Max Aitken, 1977 July 17.

Interview centers around experiences as a child on Mount Hamilton (Lick Observatory) just after the turn of the century; father's (Robert Grant Aitken) scientific life and personal life; the 1906 San Francisco earthquake; Halley's Comet, 1910; contact with the families of astronomers; William W. Campbell; Heber D. Curtis; experiences in World War I; Mrs. Aitken's astronomical training. Also prominently mentioned are: S.W. Burnham, James Lick, Percival Lowell, Richard H. Tucker; American Astronomical and Astrophysical Society, University of California at Berkeley, and Williams College.

ArchivalResource: Sound recordings: 3 sound cassettes (ca. 3.0 hr.)Transcript: 43 p.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/81001315 View

Newcomb, Simon, 1835-1909. Papers of Simon Newcomb, 1854-1936 (bulk 1865-1909).

Title: Papers of Simon Newcomb, 1854-1936 (bulk 1865-1909).

Correspondence, diaries, commonplace books, drafts of speeches, articles, reviews, and books, financial papers, genealogical papers, charts, tables, computations, photos, and printed matter, chiefly 1865-1909, reflecting Newcomb's personal and family life, his work in mathematics and astronomy, his writing of articles for encyclopedias and other publications, and his work as president of the International Congress of Arts and Sciences. Principal correspondents include his wife, Mary Hassler Newcomb, Edward E. Bernard, Alexander Graham Bell, Lewis Boss, Sherburne W. Burnham, William W. Campbell, James McKeen Cattell, George Davidson, Sir David Gill, Daniel C. Gilman, Benjamin A. Gould, George E. Hale, Asaph Hall, George W. Hill, Edward S. Holden, Samuel P. Langley, Othniel C. Marsh, Benjamin Peirce, Edward C. Pickering, Thomas Jefferson Jackson See, Otto Struve, Charles D. Walcott, and Carroll D. Wright.

ArchivalResource: 46,000 items.147 containers, plus 6 oversize.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/81073508 View

Thomas E. Fraser journal, 1880-1887, 1880-1887

Title: Thomas E. Fraser journal, 1880-1887 1880-1887

This journal documents the construction of the Lick Observatory building on Mt. Hamilton. It is a continuous record from 16 June 1880 to 30 October 1887.

ArchivalResource: 1.0 Microfilm reel(s)

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Floyd, Richard S. Richard S. Floyd papers, [ca. 1876-1889].

Title: Richard S. Floyd papers, [ca. 1876-1889].

Letters written to and by Floyd, president of the James Lick Trust; accounts; some minutes of meetings, memoranda and reports of the Lick Trust; photographs, specifications and blueprints of Lick Observatory (some mounted in a scrapbook); clippings; legal papers in law suits to which Floyd was party. Correspondence relatese mainly to Floyd's private business affairs, the construction of the Lick Observatory and the purchase of its equipment, and the construction of other memorials designated in the Trust. Correspondents include Edward S. Holden, James E. Keeler, John Le Conte, Denis Kearney, Sherburne W. Burnham, Henry E. Mathews (secretary of the Trust) and Thomas E. Fraser (superintendant of construction for the Observatory). Included also: some correspondence of Milos Gopcevic, Floyd's son-in-law and heir, relating to business matters.

ArchivalResource: 5 boxes, 1 carton.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26021229 View

Aitken, Douglas Carryl, 1898-. Oral history interview with Douglas Carryl Aitken, 1977 July 23.

Title: Oral history interview with Douglas Carryl Aitken, 1977 July 23.

Experiences as a child on Mount Hamilton (Lick Observatory) just after the turn of the century; schooling on Mount Hamilton; father's (Robert Grant Aitken) observing with 36-inch refractor; Lick public observing nights; general life on Mount Hamilton; Mrs. Phoebe Hearst's support for private schooling; father's recollections about Lick astronomers; World War I. Also prominently mentioned are: S.W. Burnham, William W. Campbell, Sturla Einarsson, E.S. Holden, James Keeler, Joachim Murietta, Richard H. Tucker; and Copernicus Peak.

ArchivalResource: Sound recordings: 2 sound cassettes (ca. 2.0 hr.), 1 session.Transcript: 44 p.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/79356761 View