Papers, 1895-1947.

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Papers, 1895-1947.

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Correspondence, manuscripts, notes, notebooks, diaries, photographs, lantern slides, printed ephemera, and books documenting Willard Leslie Severinghaus' career in the field of physics (thermodynamics and electricity), as well as exceedingly rich documentation of a personal/business trip to Europe in 1927 with his wife, Frances Orr Severinghaus. Manuscript files include teaching notes and student lists; notebooks on physics, experiments, etc.; college notebook on biology and Willard Leslie Severinghaus notebooks and Frances Orr Severinghaus diary of their trip to Europe in 1927. Teaching materials; American Physical Society, 1939-1941; lightning; Moores Hill College, Moores Hill, Indiana; and telephotographs are included in the subject files. Biographical information includes the wedding announcement of Willard Leslie Severinghaus and Frances Orr; his obituary and letters relevant to his wife's teaching appointments. There are photographs of Severinghaus, his family, other scientists, laboratory equipment, the "Leonardo da Vinci Aircraft" exhibit, one identified group photograph of the "Cavendish Research" in 1926, 24 lantern slides (3 1/4 x 4 inches, glass) produced by the McAllister-Keller Company of New York, which appear to be a specially ordered lecture set on lightning & six slides for a lecture on thermodynamics. There is also a 75 item, A-Z student name and quiz grade card file, and 17 books from his library.

2.5 linear ft (ca. 1,150 items in 5 boxes).

Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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SNAC Resource ID: 6751232

Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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