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William Ernest Hocking papers

Title: William Ernest Hocking papers

Correspondence of Harvard philosopher William Ernest Hocking, his wife, Agnes Hocking, the Hocking family, and others.

ArchivalResource: 144 linear feet (110 boxes)

http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:FHCL.Hough:hou01777 View

Theological Discussion Group Papers, 1933-1965

Title: Theological Discussion Group Papers, 1933-1965

The majority of the approximately 200 papers were written in connection with the Theological Discussion Group. The papers provide insight into the thoughts and Christian perspective of numerous American theologians and discuss various religious issues of the times. Papers arising from other organizations with similar intent are also contained in the collection. The Theological Discussion Group was established in 1934 as a series of two weekend retreat discussions during the academic year where prominent American theologians met to exchange ideas. The meetings were held at Yale Divinity School and in Washington, D.C.

ArchivalResource: Total archival boxes 5; total linear footage 2.5

http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/divinity.043 View

Theological Discussion Group. Theological Discussion Group papers, 1934-1961.

Title: Theological Discussion Group papers, 1934-1961.

This collection contains mainly the typescript addresses presented to the Theological Discussion Group. It includes a small amount of administrative correspondence including lists of members, which are included with the folders of addresses given at the retreats to which they refer.

ArchivalResource: 2.25 linear feet (5 boxes)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/250689869 View

Theological Discussion Group Papers, 1933-1965

Title: Theological Discussion Group Papers, 1933-1965

The majority of the approximately 200 papers were written in connection with the Theological Discussion Group. The papers provide insight into the thoughts and Christian perspective of numerous American theologians and discuss various religious issues of the times. Papers arising from other organizations with similar intent are also contained in the collection. The Theological Discussion Group was established in 1934 as a series of two weekend retreat discussions during the academic year where prominent American theologians met to exchange ideas. The meetings were held at Yale Divinity School and in Washington, D.C.

ArchivalResource: Total archival boxes 5; total linear footage 2.5

http://hdl.handle.net/10079/fa/divinity.043 View

Shimony, Abner. Oral history interview with Abner Shimony, 2002 September 9 and 10.

Title: Oral history interview with Abner Shimony, 2002 September 9 and 10.

In the interview Shimony discusses his undergraduate years at Yale in mathematics and philosophy; influence of C. S. Peirce, A. N. Whitehead; reactions to Hume; studying under Robert Calhoun and Paul Weiss; the bases of Shimony's physical realism; Army service at Ft. Monmouth, 1953-55; physics Ph.D. at Princeton; reading EPR; interaction with Eugene Wigner; teaching and doing research on the philosophy of quantum mechanics at MIT in the 1960s; first reactions to Bell's 1965 paper; collaboration with J. F. Clauser, M. A. Horne, and R. Holt on tests of Bell's inequality; the 1970 Varenna summer school on Foundations of Quantum Mechanics; the researches on hidden variable theory and on quantum mechanics of von Neumann, G. Mackey, J. P. Vigier, C. Piron, J. M. Jauch, E. Specker, and S. Kochen; the metaphysical implications of quantum mechanics: potentiality and nonlocality; the search for non-linear modifications of quantum mechanics; neutron interferometry; interactions with C. Shull, A. Zeilinger, and D. Greenberger; devising measures of entanglement; plans for future research.

ArchivalResource: Sound recording: 4 audio cassettes (2 sessions)Transcript: 147 pp.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/154303402 View

Bolster, Caitriona. Paul Hindemith oral history, 1951-1976 (inclusive).

Title: Paul Hindemith oral history, 1951-1976 (inclusive).

The Paul Hindemith Oral History consists of seventy-five interviews with students, performers, colleagues, and friends of the celebrated German composer. The Hindemith oral history complements and gives added dimension to the Paul Hindemith Collection of personal papers and manuscripts in the Irving S. Gilmore Music Library at Yale University.

ArchivalResource: 8 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702165297 View