Bart Bokcollection, 1928-1983

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Bart Bokcollection, 1928-1983

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The Bart Bok collection (1928-1983) documentshis astronomical research, instruction and administration at HarvardUniversity, the Australian National University, the University of Arizona andassociated observatories. The collection includes material relevant to thestudy of galactic structure and dynamics and interstellar matter, withparticular emphasis on: The Milky Way, Dark Nebulae, Star Formation, SpiralStructure of the Galaxy, Star Clouds of Magellan and Radio Astronomy. The bulkof the collection is comprised of correspondence (1945-1983), and includesbiographical, research, professional and public lecture, instruction, subject,publication and photograph files.

17.5 linear feet (Approximately 35,000 items)

University of Arizona Libraries, Library Special Collections

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Bok, Bart J. (Bart Jan), 1906-1983

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Astronomer. Bok (1906-1983) was Director of the Mount Stromlo Observatory, Australia 1956-1966 and Director of the Steward Observatory, Tucson, Arizona from 1966. From the description of Oral history interview, 1973. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155006177 Bok taught astronomy at Harvard. From the description of Papers of Bart J. Bok, 1930-1957 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76972980 Died 1983. From the description of...