Papers of Edwin Francis Carpenter, 1917-1963 (bulk 1930-1960).

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Papers of Edwin Francis Carpenter, 1917-1963 (bulk 1930-1960).

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Contains biographical materials, correspondence, publications and appearances, printed materials, and photographs. The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence documenting his professional activities, and photographs documenting the building and instrumentation of Steward Observatory at The University of Arizona, and Kitt Peak National Observatory in the Quinan Mountains, west of Tucson, Arizona. Selected correspondents include Bart Bok, Raymund Dugan, Sture Holm, Knut Lundmark, Otto Struve, and Harlow Shapley.

2.5 linear ft. (6 boxes)

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University of Arizona Libraries

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Dugan, Raymond Smith, 1878-1940

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University of Arizona, 1966-67

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University of Arizona recognition of 100 years of land-grant colleges and universities, 1862-1962, and the university’s participation in the centennial convocation of the American Association of Land-Grant Colleges and State Universities held at Kansas City, 1961. From the guide to the University of Arizona Land-Grant centennial records, 1960-1962, (University of Arizona Libraries, Special Collections) University of Arizona recognition of 100 years of land-grant colleges and...

Kitt Peak National Observatory

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Bok, Bart J. (Bart Jan), 1906-1983

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Astronomer. Bok (1906-1983) was Director of the Mount Stromlo Observatory, Australia 1956-1966 and Director of the Steward Observatory, Tucson, Arizona from 1966. From the description of Oral history interview, 1973. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155006177 Bok taught astronomy at Harvard. From the description of Papers of Bart J. Bok, 1930-1957 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76972980 Died 1983. From the description of...

Shapley, Harlow, 1885-1972

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Astronomer (galaxies, photometry, spectroscopy) and administrator. Astronomer, Mount Wilson Observatory, 1914-1921; director, Harvard Observatory, 1921-1952; on the astronomy faculty at Harvard from 1952. From the description of Papers [microform], 1910-1923. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80523781 Harlow Shapley (1885-1972) was an astronomer. Shapley served as director of the Harvard College Observatory and was a professor at Harvard University, eventually he became the Pai...

Struve, Otto, 1897-1963

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Astronomer (astrophysics of stars, spectroscopy, interstellar studies, origin of universe) and administrator. On the staff of Yerkes Observatory, 1921-1932, director, 1932-1950; editor, ASTROPHYSICS JOURNAL, 1932-1947; on the astrophysics faculty, department chair, and director, Leuschner Observatory, University of California, Berkeley, 1950-1959; and director, National Radio Astronomy Observatory from 1959. From the description of Selected correspondence [microform], 1932-1945. (Unk...

Lundmark, Knut, 1889-1958

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Holm, Sture, 1936-

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Carpenter, Edwin Francis, 1898-1963.

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Astronomer. Faculty member of University of Arizona from 1925, and director of Steward Observatory, 1938-1963. From the description of Papers. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84317686 Biographical note: Astronomer, director of the Steward Observatory and head of the astronomy department at the University of Arizona; Carpenter arrived in Arizona in 1925 to teach astronomy at the University. From the description of Carpenter photograph collection, 1925-1929. (Arizon...

Steward Observatory

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The observatory was founded in 1916. Its principal research sites are located on Mt. Hopkins, Kitt Peak, and Mt. Bigelow. From the description of Records, ca. 1922-1971 (bulk 1958-1971). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155006474 ...