Vandiver, H.S., Papers, 1889-1977.

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Vandiver, H.S., Papers, 1889-1977.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/19525544

The collection documents the career of H.S. Vandiver. Vandiver was an authority on Fermat's last theorem, and his papers contain material collected for a book on this subject. Correspondents include A.A. Albert, E.T. Bell, R. Bellman, G.D. Birkhoff, S.G. Bourne, R. Brauer, L. Carlitz, A. Church, H.S.M. Coxeter, L.E. Dickson, H.H. Hasse, I.M. Herstein, S. Lefschetz, D. N. Lehmer, E.H. Moore, C.A. Nicol, E.L. Post, B.L. van der Waerden, and A.L. Whiteman. Material includes correspondence (about 2350 items), research notes, bibliographies, lecture notes, notebooks, drafts of publications, reprints, and photographs.

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