Records, 1894-ongoing.

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Records, 1894-ongoing.

Primarily correspondence by Percival Lowell and members of his staff originating from Lowell's offices in Flagstaff, Arizona and Boston, Massachusetts. The remainder of the collection has been organized into four categories and consists of the papers of Lowell (1882-1916), materials other than his correspondence; Andrew Ellicott Douglas (1894-1901); Vesto Melvin Slipher (1879-1954); and the Lowell Observatory Miscellaneous Papers (1894-1916). Photographs are of Lowell and of the Observatory and its staff during the early period of its history. Correspondents include: Edward F. Flynn, Carl O. Lampland, W. Louise Leonard, Constance S. Lowell, and William L. Putnam. There are also numerous drafts and texts of both published and unpublished articles and lectures by Lowell and various members of his staff, as well as eight large scrapbooks containing 3,500 clippings of the period.

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Slipher, Vesto Melvin, 1875-1969

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Astronomer. From the description of Letters to Dr. William Lowe Bryan, President of Indiana University, (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81212201 Vesto Melvin Slipher was born on November 11, 1875 in Mulberry, Indiana. He was educated first at a high school in Frankfort, Indiana and later at the University of Indiana at Bloomington. Here, he received a bachelors degree in mechanics and astronomy in 1901, a masters degree in 1903, and a Ph.D in 1909. He began work ...

Douglas, A. E. 1867-1962.

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Lampland, C. O. 1873-1951

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Lowell, Percival, 1855-1916

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Astronomer; founder of an observatory at Flagstaff, Arizona. Known especially for his interest in Mars and his theory of the 'canals' of Mars, which this document illustrates. From the description of Letter and photograph, 1911. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78630761 Percival Lowell was born on March 13, 1855 in Boston, Massachusetts. He studied at Harvard University from 1872-1876 and graduated with a B.A. degree with honors in mathematics. He also received ho...

Lowell Observatory

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Lowell Observatory, an independent, nonprofit, astronomical research organization, was founded by Percival Lowell in Flagstaff, Arizona in 1894. From the description of Records [microform], 1894-1916. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78961648 Lowell Observatory was founded by Percival Lowell in 1894 at Flagstaff, Arizona. From the description of Correspondence, 1894-1916. (American Philosophical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 122523528 From the guid...