Frederick Albert Matsen Papers 1938-2010

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Frederick Albert Matsen Papers 1938-2010

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Correspondence, news clippings, printed material, legal documents and photographs document the life and residence (1800 San Gabriel St.) of Frederick Albert (Al) Matsen, professor emeritus of chemistry and physics at the University of Texas at Austin.

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Austin History Center , Austin Public Library, 810 Guadalupe Street, Austin, Texas, 78701.

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Matsen, F.A. (Frederick Albert), 1914-

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Matsen, Cecelia Kirkegaard, 1910-2006

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Meisenbach, Megan Matsen

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Frederick Albert (Al) Matsen was born in Racine, Wisconsin July 26, 1913 to Danish Immigrant parents Frederick Albert, Sr. and Karen Madsen. A graduate of the University of Wisconsin in 1937, he was the first member of his family to obtain a college degree. He went on to complete his doctorate in Physics and Chemistry from Princeton University and joined the staff at the University of Texas at Austin in 1943 where he remained as a professor and researcher for over 50 years. During this time, he ...

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The University of Texas at Austin (UT) opened in 1883 with eight professors, four assistants, a proctor, and 221 male and female students. The first set of graduates, consisting of thirteen law students, attended UT commencement on June 14, 1884. By World War I, enrollment rose to 2,254 and by World War II to over 11,000. African Americans were admitted in 1950, and by 1966, there were 27,345 students. Over the next 40 years, the university continued to expand. In 2009 e...