Whyburn, William M., papers, 1920-1977.

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Whyburn, William M., papers, 1920-1977.

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Papers document the career of William M. Whyburn (1901-1972). The bulk of the papers relates to Whyburn's administration and teaching at the University of North Carolina (1948-1967), with smaller amounts from his years at Texas Technological College (1944-1948) and Southern Methodist University (1967-1970). The papers also reflect Whyburn's research interests in ordinary differential equations, his consulting work for the Navy, Air Force and Oak Ridge National Laboratory, and his activities in the Mathematical Association of America and the American Mathematical Society. Included are correspondence, teaching notes, notes for speeches, research notes, drafts of publications, reports, clippings, family history material, photographs, and reprints.

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