Records, 1965-1970.

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Records, 1965-1970.

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The records of the Planning Study include the original grant proposal, the final report to the Ford Foundation, summaries of questionnaire-letters, commissioned reports by Saul Benison, Nathan Reingold, and Robert Rosenthal, minutes of several panel meetings, and a few miscellaneous working papers.

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American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library

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Center for History of Physics (American Institute of Physics)

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This oral history project was undertaken by the Center for History of Physics of the American Institute of Physics, beginning in about 1976. The American Philosophical Society Library is a designated repository for the archive, which includes photocopies of typed manuscripts of the interviews, and microfilm and microfiche of certain manuscript collections of astrophysicists. These include the papers of Robert D'E Atkinson, Seth Chandler, Theodore Dunham [The American Philosophical Society has re...

American Institute of Physics. Center for History of Physics. Ford Foundation Planning Study.

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Under the direction of Charles Weiner (director of the Center, 1965-1969, 1971-1972), the study considered the various intellectual and practical questions necessary to determine the future level and direction of the AIP's efforts to document the history, philosophy, and sociology of physics. A variety of techniques were used to explore how the Center could best serve the physics community, individual scholars, and academic institutions. These included surveys, questionnaires, commissioned repor...