Department of Physics Records, ca. 1920-1962

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Department of Physics Records, ca. 1920-1962

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Contains correspondence files, budget materials, records of departmental meetings, material re research projects, instructional files. Includes records from the chairmanships of E.P. Lewis, E.E. Hall, R.T. Birge and C. Helmholz.

8 boxes (8 linear ft.)

eng,

Bancroft Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6665062

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University of California, Berkeley. Dept. of Physics

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Brief History The Department of Physics is as old as the University. The first professor of physics, John LeConte, was the first person elected to the original faculty (November 17, 1868). From 1876 to 1881 he also served as President of the University. The physics department occupied one lecture room and one office in North Hall until the death of John LeConte (April 29, 1891). From 1912 to 1923 it occupied all of South Hall. In ...