Department of Physics records, 1909-1974.

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Department of Physics records, 1909-1974.

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General correspondence on microfilm consists of reports to the President's Office and letters and memoranda pertaining to research projects, equipment, professional organizations, general administrative operations, and the Photo Services Unit. Series II on microfilm consists of materials pertaining to KOAC radio licenses and applications, equipment, budget, and radio talks by department members. In the paper records, Series I consists largely of correspondence covering the years 1969 to 1974, picking up where the microfilm records end and pertaining to department faculty, research equipment and facilities, and administrative matters with other OSU departments and colleges. Series II contains correspondence, memoranda, and blank forms covering the years 1957 to 1973 and pertains to procedural guidelines for curriculum development and instruction. Series III consists of proposals for scientific research, renewal requests for approved research projects, and final reports dating from 1966 to 1974. Series IV consists of minutes from Physics Dept. staff and graduate student meetings. Series V primarily consists of flyers for seminar presentations and lectures by professors and researchers from OSU and other universities.

12 microfilm reels.

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KOAC (Radio station : Corvallis, Or.)

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On Dec. 7, 1922, Oregon Agricultural College was granted a license to begin broadcasting radio station KFDJ, which had been put together as a lab experiment by OAC Physics Professor Jacob Jordan. The station's first broadcast was on Jan. 23, 1923 from the third floor of Apperson Hall. In Dec. 1925, the station's call letters were changed to KOAC, its power had been boosted from 50 to 500 watts, and the Extension Service utilized the station for broadcasting several programs. When the State Syste...

Oregon State University. Dept. of Physics.

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The Department of Physics was established in 1908 with Dr. Willibald Weniger hired as Assistant Professor to teach the four courses offered in physics. Prior to 1908, courses on physics were offered by several different academic departments including the Department of Chemistry, Physics, Geology, and Minerology, and the Department of Physics, History, and Latin. Initially housed in Apperson Hall, the department relocated to the newly constructed Covell Hall in 1928 and moved again in 1962 to the...