Papers, 1898-1961.

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Papers, 1898-1961.

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Correspondence; notebooks; typescripts; lantern slides; memorabilia. The correspondence (1925-1936) includes professional correspondence concerning the Chicago Centennial Exhibition of 1933, National Academy of Science award committees, professional appointments at the Rockefeller Foundation, and the Mt. Wilson and Palomar Observatories, and the activities of his consulting businesses: Mason, Slichter and Hay, and Mason, Slichter and Gauld. A notebook (1900) holds course notes from Göttingen University; two notebooks (1942-1943) contain mathematical computations made by Mason while at Caltech. Typescripts (1928-1945) include articles and speeches on the relationship of government and research, and geophysical exploration. Lantern slides are from a lecture on submarine detection technology. Memorabilia include medals, citations, a testimonial booklet, and honorary degrees. Correspondents include: George K. Burgess, Brownlee B. Gauld, John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Donald C. Slichter, Louis B. Slichter, Augustus Trowbridge.

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American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library

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Mathematician (differential equations, underwater acoustics). On the mathematical physics faculty at the University of Wisconsin, 1910-1925; president, University of Chicago, 1925-1928; director of natural sciences, Rockefeller Foundation, 1928-1929; and president of Rockfeller Foundation, 1930-1936. From the description of Papers, 1898-1961. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 82999159 ...

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