Papers of Francis Birch, 1897-1992 (inclusive).

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Papers of Francis Birch, 1897-1992 (inclusive).

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Contains correspondence, data, reports, manuscripts, a bibliography, photographs, and other papers relating to Francis Birch's professional interests and personal history. Topics and concerns include laboratory apparatus and results, field studies, the development of theoretical models of the Earth's composition; publications and recommendations; the study of geophysics in the United States and abroad; and Birch's Harvard appointments, scientific honors, and participation in the Manhattan Project during World War II.

6.9 cubic feet in 21 containers of mss.

Harvard University Archives.

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Harvard University Archives.

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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...

Birch, Francis, 1903-....

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Francis Birch (1903-1992) taught geophysics at Harvard from 1937 to 1974 and served as Sturgis Hooper Professor of Geology from 1949 to 1974. From the description of Papers of Francis Birch, 1897-1992 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 77061062 Albert Francis Birch, the Sturgis Hooper Professor of Geology, was a pioneer in the study of geophysics in the United States and a founder of its study at Harvard. He was born on August 22,...

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