Vern Oliver Knudsen papers, 1922-1974

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Vern Oliver Knudsen papers, 1922-1974

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Vern Oliver Knudsen (1893-1974) was a professor in the Department of Physics at UCLA before serving as the first dean of the Graduate Division (1934-58), Vice Chancellor (1956), Chancellor (1959). He also researched architectural acoustics and hearing impairments, developed the audiometer with Isaac H. Jones, founded the Acoustical Society of America (1928), organized and served as the first director of what is now the Naval Undersea Research and Development Center in San Diego, and worked as a acoustical consultant for various projects including the Hollywood Bowl, the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Schoenberg Hall, the United Nations General Assembly building, and a variety of radio and motion picture studios. The collection consists of manuscripts, correspondence, galley proofs, and other material related to Knudsen's professional activities. The collection also includes the papers of Leo Peter Delsasso, John Mead Adams, and Edgar Lee Kinsey.

57 document boxes (28.25 linear feet); 8 map folders

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University of California, Los Angeles. Library Special Collections.

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Kinsey, Edgar Lee, 1903-

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Delsasso, Leo Peter.

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University of California, Los Angeles

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Knudsen, Vern Oliver, 1893-1974

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Physicist. From the description of Papers, 1922-1974. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82998070 From the description of Oral history interview with Vern Oliver Knudsen 1964. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82908057 Vern Oliver Knudsen was born December 27, 1893 in Provo, Utah. As a young adult, Knudsen was taught mathematics and physics by Harvery Fletcher, a renowned American physicist. Following his graduation from Brigham Young University in 1915, Knudsen followed t...

Adams, John Mead, b. 1882.

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