Records, 1937-1947.

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Records, 1937-1947.

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Contains correspondence, reports, reprints, scientific data, textbooks, course descriptions, student papers, personnel records, blueprints, and material from the Cosmic Ray Study which was directed by Arthur H. Compton. Also includes the papers of Albert E. Shaw who was an assistant professor in the Department. Subjects covered include students, fellowships, examinations, recommendations, optical grating transactions, and the impact of World War II on the Department and profession.

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University of Chicago Library

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University of Chicago. Dept. of Physics.

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Shaw, Albert Edward.

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Compton, Arthur Holly, 1892-1962

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Physicist Arthur Holly Compton worked as a research engineer at Westinghouse Lamp Co. (1917-1919) and studied with Rutherford at the Cavendish Laboratory in Cambridge, England (1919). He taught physics at Washington University (1920-1923) and at University of Chicago (1923-1945) and served as Chancellor of Washington University from 1945-1953. From the guide to the Arthur Holly Compton notebooks, 1919-1941, 1919-1941, (American Philosophical Society) In 1920, Arthur Holly Co...