Papers of Hilda Geiringer, 1914-1973 (inclusive).

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Papers of Hilda Geiringer, 1914-1973 (inclusive).

Contains correspondence, including correspondence relating to the work of her husband Richard von Mises; manuscripts of writings and speeches by Hilda von Mises; and her teaching notebooks. Some correspondence with Erhard Tornier; and also others regarding publishing projects on probability. One folder of incoming correspondence (HUG 4574.109) contains a letter from Senator Eugene McCarthy.

7 linear ft. of mss.

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Harvard University Archives.

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Harvard University

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Harvard College was founded by a vote of the Great and General Court of Massachusetts on October 28, 1636 that allocated “400£ towards a schoale or colledge.” Subsequent legislative acts established the Board of Overseers, but it was the Charter of 1650 that created the Harvard Corporation as the College's primary governing board and defined its composition and authority. The College Charter became a contentious target for College officials, the Massachusetts Governor and General C...

Von Mises, Richard, 1883-1953

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Harvard University. Dept. of Mathematics.

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Geiringer, Hilda, 1893-1973

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Geiringer (1893-1973) taught mathematics at Wheaton College and was research fellow in mathematics at Harvard. From the description of Papers of Hilda Geiringer, 1914-1973 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 76973130 ...

Tornier, Erhard

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