Papers, 1825-1965 (bulk 1915-1965)

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Papers, 1825-1965 (bulk 1915-1965)

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Includes correspondence and other papers of Ball documenting his Naval service, his consulting work for the Hughes Aircraft Company, and his teaching positions. The collection also contains student notebooks; correspondence and other papers re: cancer research at Johns Hopkins particularly involving radiobiology; articles re: nuclear physics, and public utilities; a labortory manual on experiments with direct and alternating currents; some personal correspondence including a letter to Franklin Roosevelt and reply; business correspondence including the nomination of Samuel Reynolds to a national award; memorabilia; genealogical material particularly re: the Fauntleroy family; and photographs.

465 items.

American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library

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Ball, Thomas Fauntleroy, 1894-1965.

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University of South Carolina, B.S., electrical engineering, University of Virginia, M.S.,1919; University of Virginia Instructor, Adjunct Professor and Assistant Professor of Physics, 1916-1922; also, taught at the University of South Carolina and headed the physics dept., United States Naval Academy. From the description of Papers of Thomas Fauntleroy Ball [manuscript], 1902-1960. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647805006 From the description of Papers of Thom...

Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born on January 30, 1882, in Hyde Park, New York. He was the son of James (lawyer, financier) and Sara (Delano) Roosevelt. He married Anna Eleanor Roosevelt on March 17, 1905, and had six children: Anna, James, Franklin, Elliott, Franklin Jr., John. He received his B.A. from Harvard in 1904 and later attended Columbia University Law School. Roosevelt was admitted to the Bar in 1907 and worked for the Carter, Ledyard, and Milburn firm in New York City from 1907 to 19...