History of AURA : interviews and documentation, 1978-1991.

Bundy, McGeorge, 1919-1996

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McGeorge Bundy (1919-1996) was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He was the national security advisor to Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. He attended school at private institutions, including Dexter, Groton, and Yale University, from which he graduated first in his class with a degree in mathematics. As a junior fellow at Harvard University, Bundy changed his specialization to international relations. After serving in U.S. Army Intelligence during World War II, during which he rose...

Newell, Homer Edward, 1915-

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Died in 1983. From the description of Oral history interview with Homer Edward Newell, 1980 July 17 and October 20. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84445975 ...

Franklin, Jim, 1959-

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Brunk, William Edward, 1928-

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Astronomer. Served as a research scientist with National Aeronautics and Space Administration's Lewis Research Center and as planetary scientist with University Space Research Association, among other posts. He was active in the American Astronomical Society Division for Planetary Sciences and in projects advancing radio and infrared astronomy. In 1985 he received the Exceptional Service Medal from NASA. From the description of William E. Brunk collection. (Unknown). WorldCat record ...

Smith, Alex G. (Alexander Goudy), 1919-2001

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Van de Kamp, Peter, 1901-....

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Astronomer; professor at Swarthmore College for 35 years. Magill Professor of Astronomy and director of the Sproul Observatory in the Netherlands (after retiring from Swarthmore). Died 1995. From the description of Symposium on the galaxy [motion picture] / taken by Peter Van de Kamp, 1950. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80779549 From the description of Three conferences on astronomy and cosmology [motion picture] / photographed by Peter Van de Kamp. 1955-1964. (Unknown). Wo...

Philip, A.G. Davis

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Babcock, Horace W.

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Born 1912. From the description of Oral history interview with Horace W. Babcock, 1977, July 25. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 154302815 ...

Klopsteg, Paul E. (Paul Ernest), 1889-

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Physicist, research consultant. From the description of Reminiscences of Paul Ernest Klopsteg : oral history, 1963. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 122513658 Died 1991. From the description of Oral history interview with Paul E. Klopsteg, 1970 March 31. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82445932 ...

Seeger, Raymond John, 1906-

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Raymond John Seeger is a physicist and physics teacher. From the description of Companions in zealous research: the story of Sigma Xi, the scientific research society of North America, 1976. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 64072458 Physicist (fluid dynamics, solid state physics) and teacher. On physics faculty at George Washington University, 1930-1946; chief of Mechanical Division, Ordnance Laboratory, U.S. Department of the Navy, 1942-1946; and program di...

Mayall, N. U. (Nicholas Ulrich), 1906-1993

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Astronomer. Astronomer, Lick Observatory, 1945-1960; director, Kitt Peak National Observatory, 1960-1971. From the description of Nick Mayall talking about AURA's acquiring and developing Cerro Tololo [videorecording] / recorded by W. A. Hiltner; 1987. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82211153 ...

Giclas, H. L. (Henry L.)

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Born 1910. From the description of Oral history interview with Henry Lee Giclas, 1987 August 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84446002 ...

Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy

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Records of the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Tucson, Arizona. From the description of Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy records, 1953-1974. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34423049 The Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) was formed in 1957 by eight universities, including the University of Michigan, for purposes of building and administering the national astronomical observatory....

Morgan, W. W. (William Wilson), 1906-1994

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Received his B.S. (1927) and Ph.D. (1931) from the University of Chicago. Emeritus Professor of Astronomy at the University of Chicago, 1974-1994. Director of Yerkes and McDonald Observatories, 1960-63. Died in 1994. From the description of Oral history interview with William Wilson Morgan, 1987 October 07. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 81865422 William Wilson Morgan was born on January 3, 1906, in Bethesda, Tennessee. His father and his mother were both home m...

Lindblad, Per Olof, 1927-

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Spitzer, Lyman, 1914-1997

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Lyman Spitzer (b. June 26, 1914, Toldedo, OH-d. March 31, 1997, Princeton, NJ) was an American theoretical physicist, astronomer, and mountaineer. As a scientist, he carried out research into star formation, plasma physics, and in 1946, conceived the idea of telescopes operating in outer space. Spitzer invented the stellarator plasma device and is the namesake of NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope. He also was the founding director of Project Matterhorn, Princeton University's pioneering program in ...

Handler, Philip, 1917-1981

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Bio-chemist, educator, and government official. From the description of Papers, 1963-1981. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 40067350 Professor (1939-1984) and chair (1949-1969) of the Department of Biochemistry at Duke University. From the description of Philip Handler papers, 1933-1982. (Duke University). WorldCat record id: 60771492 ...

Herget, Paul, 1908-

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Astronmer. Cincinnati Observatory, 1931-1940; Director, 1943-; Lick Observatory, 1935-1936; U. S. Naval Observatory, 1942-1946. From the description of Papers, 1935-1981. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 78261249 Astronomer. From the description of The first astronauts: Second Dirk Brouwer Memorial Prize Lecture delivered before the American Astronomical Society at the University of Maryland, 1980. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 84586814 Paul ...

Roman, Nancy Grace, 1925-2018

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Astronomer (Spectroscopy). Assistant professor, University of Chicago (1949-1955); astronomer and head of microwave spectroscopy section, Naval Research Laboratory (1955-1959); head of the observational astronomical program and chief of astronomy and relativity programs, Office of Space Science, U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (1960-1979). From the description of Papers, 1931-1993, (bulk 1950-1980). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83157976 ...

Stock, Jürgen.

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Denton, John H. (John Henry)

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Keenan, Philip C. (Philip Childs), 1908-

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Emeritus Professor of Astronomy, Perkins Observatory, Ohio State University. From the description of Papers, 1946-1995, (bulk 1961-1995). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80932009 Professor of Astronomy, The Ohio State University. From the description of Philip C. Keenan papers, 1946-1995. (Ohio State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 40923706 ...

Goldberg, Leonard D.

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Died 1987. From the description of Oral history interview with Leo Goldberg, 1978 May 16 to 1982. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79357855 Leo Goldberg (1913-1987), Astronomer. Astronomy Department at the University of Michigan (1946-1960); election to the U.S. National Academy of Sciences (1958); chaired the Astronomy Department and Higgins Professor of Astronomy, Harvard University (1960-1971); Director of the Harvard College Observatory (1966-1971); Chair of NASA's Astrono...

Cisler, Walker L. (Walker Lee), 1897-1994

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Walker Cisler was a member of the Cornell University Class of 1922, a Trustee from 1949 to 1969, and a Presidential Councillor from 1968. From the description of Walker Cisler papers, 1965-1975. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 64083976 Detroit Edison executive, advocate of the need to develop peaceful uses for nuclear power. Walker Lee Cisler was born in Marietta, Ohio, in 1896. After graduating from Cornell in 1922 with a degree in...

Miczaika, G. R. (Gerhard Robert), 1917-

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Robertson, Randal M. (Randal McGavock), 1911-

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Anderson, Vernice

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Crawford, David Livingstone, 1931-

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Edmondson, Frank K. (Frank Kelly), 1912-

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Astronomer (stellar motions, asteroids, faint stars) and administrator. On the astronomy faculty at Indiana University from 1937, including department chair, 1944-1978, and observatory director, 1945-1978; research associate, McDonald Observatory from 1941; and vice president and president, Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, 1957-1965. From the description of History of AURA : interviews and documentation, 1978-1991. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80524711 ...

Abt, Helmut A.

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Astronomer. Born in Germany, 1925. Research Associate, Yerkes Observatory, University of Chicago, 1953-1955; Assistant Professor, 1955-1959; Astronomer at Kitt Peak National Observatory from 1963; became editor of The Astrophysical Journal from 1971-1999. From the description of Oral history interview with Helmut Abt, 1999 October 28 and 29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 80923379 ...

Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory

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Haury, Emil W. (Emil Walter), 1904-1992

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Professor of Anthropology, University of Arizona. From the description of Oral history interview, 1967 Feb. 5 [sound recording]. (Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division). WorldCat record id: 35770057 Anthropologist; University of Arizona Anthropology Dept. head and Director of Arizona State Museum. From the description of Oral history interview, 1980 Dec. 10 [sound recording]. (Arizona Historical Society, Southern Arizona Division). WorldCat record...

Olson, Edward C. (Edward Cooper), 1930-

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Gould, Laurence McKinley, 1896-1995

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Laurence (Larry) McKinley Gould was born in Michigan in 1896. He studied law and geology at the University of Michigan before serving in Italy and France with the US Army Ambulance Service during the First World War. After the war, he resumed his geological studies at the University of Michigan, receiving his doctorate in 1923. In 1926, he was a member of the University of Michigan's expedition to Greenland under Professor W.H. Hobbs and the following year, he joined George Palmer Putnam in expl...

Borgmann, Carl W. (Carl Williams), 1905-

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Linnell, Albert P. (Albert Paul), 1922-

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Stratton, Julius Adams, 1901-1994

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Oort, Jan Hendrik

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Astronomer (galactic structure, interstellar gas, comets). (1900-1992). Astronomer at and, from 1945, Director of the Leiden Observatory; on the faculty of University of Leiden from 192; established observational verification of galactic rotation; one of the authors of the Oort-Lindbald theory of differential galactic rotation; initiator, with Baade, of the European Southern Observatory; general secretary of the International Astronomical Union from 1935-1948, and president from 1958-1961. ...

Carter, Herbert E. (Herbert Edmund), 1919-

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Hiltner, W. A. (William Albert), 1914-....

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Astronomer, professor of astronomy at the University of Chicago, later at the University of Michigan. From the description of William A. Hiltner papers, 1942-1991. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 80618779 From the description of William A. Hiltner papers, 1958-1991. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34422649 William A. Hiltner was born in North Creek, Ohio on August 27, 1914. He received a B.S. in math and physics from the Univ...

Blanco, V. M.

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Meinel, Aden B.

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Kitt Peak National Observatory

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Greenstein, Jesse L. (Jesse Leonard), 1909-2002

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William Carlos Williams was an American poet, often considered part of the Imagist and Modernist movements. From the description of Letter from Jesse L. Greenstein to William Carlos Williams. 1939, Nov. 19. (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 226352006 Greenstein was a Harvard educated astronomer who came to the California Institute of Technology in 1948 to run the astronomy program, which then included the administration of the...

Wilson, J. Tuzo (John Tuzo), 1908-1993

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Wilson died in 1993. From the description of Response to History of Geophysics Survey, 1988. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83030773 ...

Harvill, Richard A. (Richard Anderson), 1905-

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Heyns, Roger W. (Roger William), 1918-1995

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Pascoe, Juan, 1923-

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Hesburgh, Theodore Martin, 1917-....

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Priest of the Congregation of Holy Cross; executive vice-president (1949-1952) and president (1952-1987) of the University of Notre Dame; member (1957-1972) and chairman (1969-1972) of the United States Commission on Civil Rights. From the description of Papers, 1941-[ongoing]. (University of Notre Dame). WorldCat record id: 25419997 Priest of the Congregation of Holy Cross who was awarded the St. Edward's University's Quest Medal in 1975. Among his many significant jobs and...

Hackerman, Norman

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Born in Baltimore, Maryland on 2 March 1912. Education: A.B., Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University (1932), Ph.D., Chemistry, Johns Hopkins University (1935). Employment: 1935-1939 Loyola College ; 1936-1940 Colloid Corporation ; 1939-1941 United States Coast Guard ; 1941-1943 Virginia Polytechnic Institute ; 1944-1945 Kellex Corporation ; 1982- The Robert A. Welch Foundation ; 1945- University of Texas at Austin ; 1970- Rice University. From the description of Oral history interview w...