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Leo Goldberg Diary

Creator:
Goldberg, Leo  Search this
Extent:
0.05 Cubic feet ((1 folder))
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Diaries
Date:
bulk 1960, 1979
Scope and Contents:
This item is a 8.5 x 7.5 inch diary written by Leo Goldberg. Only the first fifteen pages, and last page of the diary have any entries. Of greatest importance is that Goldberg writes of his decision to leave the University of Michigan for Harvard University.
Biographical / Historical:
Leo Goldberg (1913-1987) was an astrophysicist who carried out research into the composition of stellar atmospheres and the dynamics of the loss of mass from cool stars. His main subject of research was the study of the sun from space. Born in Brooklyn, New York to Polish immigrants, Goldberg received his degrees from Harvard and went on to be the director of three important observatories: University of Michigan (1946-60), Harvard (1960-71), and Kitt Peak National Observatory (1971-77). He played an important role in founding the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Kitt Peak National Observatory, and the National Radio Astronomy Observatory. Goldberg was the president of the American Astronomical Society (1964-1966) and the International Astronomical Union (1971-1976).
Provenance:
Beverely (BD) Lynds, Gift, Year received
Restrictions:
No restrictions on access.
Rights:
Material is subject to Smithsonian Terms of Use. Should you wish to use NASM material in any medium, please submit an Application for Permission to Reproduce NASM Material, available at Permissions Requests
Topic:
Astronomy  Search this
Genre/Form:
Diaries
Citation:
Leo Goldberg Diary, Accession 2004-0059, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Identifier:
NASM.2004.0059
Archival Repository:
National Air and Space Museum Archives
GUID:
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/pg278a15d1d-c8a3-4d0f-933f-2ab19400ba70
EDAN-URL:
ead_collection:sova-nasm-2004-0059

Kitt Peak National Observatory : operated by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc., under contract with the National Science Foundation

Author:
Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy  Search this
Subject:
Kitt Peak National Observatory  Search this
Physical description:
[38] p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 28 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1976
[ca. 1976]
Call number:
QB82.U62 K58 1976
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_730292

The Guide star catalog / Barry M. Lasker ... [et al.]

Author:
Lasker, Barry M  Search this
Space Telescope Science Institute (U.S.)  Search this
Physical description:
3 v. in 1 : ill. ; 28 cm. + 4 microfiche in back pocket
Type:
Books
Date:
1989
Topic:
Astronomical photometry--Catalogs  Search this
Call number:
QB135 .G94 1989
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_476569

AURA and its US national observatories / Frank K. Edmondson

Author:
Edmondson, Frank K (Frank Kelly)  Search this
Subject:
Kitt Peak National Observatory History  Search this
Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory History  Search this
Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy History  Search this
Physical description:
xviii, 367 p. : ill., map ; 26 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1997
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_502806

Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) - Proposal to ST ScI, October 31, 1980 (8 folders)

Collection Creator::
Giacconi, Riccardo  Search this
Container:
Box 24 of 29
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 10-142, Riccardo Giacconi Papers
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Riccardo Giacconi Papers
Riccardo Giacconi Papers / Box 24
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-sia-fa10-142-refidd1e6890

Untitled

Collection Creator::
Giacconi, Riccardo  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Summary:
Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA)
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 05-020, Riccardo Giacconi Papers
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Riccardo Giacconi Papers
Riccardo Giacconi Papers / Box 3
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-sia-fa05-020-refidd1e1201

Untitled

Collection Creator::
Giacconi, Riccardo  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Summary:
This subseries consists of materials chronicling the meetings of the Next Generation Telescope Advisory Committee for AURA. The committee discussed plans for building a larger and more advanced telescope for optical astronomy.
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7416, Riccardo Giacconi Papers
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Riccardo Giacconi Papers
Riccardo Giacconi Papers / Series 15: Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA), 1970-1975, 1977-1978 / Box 66
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-sia-faru7416-refidd1e20816

Folder 20 Report #4, 1977

Collection Creator::
Giacconi, Riccardo  Search this
Container:
Box 66 of 84
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7416, Riccardo Giacconi Papers
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Riccardo Giacconi Papers
Riccardo Giacconi Papers / Series 15: Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA), 1970-1975, 1977-1978 / Box 66
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-sia-faru7416-refidd1e20862

Folder 27 Correspondence, 1972

Collection Creator::
Giacconi, Riccardo  Search this
Container:
Box 66 of 84
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7416, Riccardo Giacconi Papers
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Riccardo Giacconi Papers
Riccardo Giacconi Papers / Series 15: Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA), 1970-1975, 1977-1978 / Box 66
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-sia-faru7416-refidd1e20984

Folder 10 CTIO General Information, 1974

Collection Creator::
Giacconi, Riccardo  Search this
Container:
Box 67 of 84
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7416, Riccardo Giacconi Papers
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Riccardo Giacconi Papers
Riccardo Giacconi Papers / Series 15: Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA), 1970-1975, 1977-1978 / Box 67
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-sia-faru7416-refidd1e21114

Untitled

Collection Creator::
Giacconi, Riccardo  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Summary:
This series consists primarily of agenda, notes, and presentations made at meetings of AURA (Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy), an organization of which STSI is a member.
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7416, Riccardo Giacconi Papers
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Riccardo Giacconi Papers
Riccardo Giacconi Papers / Series 11: Series 11: Space Telescope Science Institute (STSI), 1959, 1975, 1981-1990 / Box 43
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-sia-faru7416-refidd1e16193

Folder 6 KPNO and CTIO Quarterly Bulletins, 1974

Collection Creator::
Giacconi, Riccardo  Search this
Container:
Box 67 of 84
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7416, Riccardo Giacconi Papers
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Riccardo Giacconi Papers
Riccardo Giacconi Papers / Series 15: Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA), 1970-1975, 1977-1978 / Box 67
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-sia-faru7416-refidd1e21066

Folder 11 KPNO Scientist Profile,s 1975

Collection Creator::
Giacconi, Riccardo  Search this
Container:
Box 67 of 84
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7416, Riccardo Giacconi Papers
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Riccardo Giacconi Papers
Riccardo Giacconi Papers / Series 15: Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA), 1970-1975, 1977-1978 / Box 67
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-sia-faru7416-refidd1e21127

Series 11: Space Telescope Science Institute (STSI), 1959, 1975, 1981-1990

Collection Creator::
Giacconi, Riccardo  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Note:
This series covers Giacconi's tenure as the first head of the Space Telescope Science Institute from 1981-1993. It contains meeting agenda, minutes, correspondence, memoranda, reports, proposals, press clippings and a video. The STSI is the institution responsible for the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). A good deal of the material relates to AURA (Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy), STSI's parent organization. There is a significant lack of material from the years 1990-1993, and there also is little information relating to the day to day operations of the STSI, or the technical development of the HST.
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7416, Riccardo Giacconi Papers
Identifier:
Record Unit 7416, Series 11
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Riccardo Giacconi Papers
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-sia-faru7416-refidd1e16159

Box 66

Collection Creator::
Giacconi, Riccardo  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7416, Riccardo Giacconi Papers
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Riccardo Giacconi Papers
Riccardo Giacconi Papers / Series 15: Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA), 1970-1975, 1977-1978
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-sia-faru7416-refidd1e20799

Untitled

Collection Creator::
Giacconi, Riccardo  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Summary:
Subseries 15b: Ad Hoc Committee on the Kitt Peak National Observatory Rocket Program: 1972
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7416, Riccardo Giacconi Papers
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Riccardo Giacconi Papers
Riccardo Giacconi Papers / Series 15: Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA), 1970-1975, 1977-1978 / Box 66
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-sia-faru7416-refidd1e20910

Folder 7 KPNO and CTIO Quarterly Bulletin, 1975

Collection Creator::
Giacconi, Riccardo  Search this
Container:
Box 67 of 84
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7416, Riccardo Giacconi Papers
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Riccardo Giacconi Papers
Riccardo Giacconi Papers / Series 15: Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA), 1970-1975, 1977-1978 / Box 67
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-sia-faru7416-refidd1e21078

Folders 23-24 Proposals, 1978

Collection Creator::
Giacconi, Riccardo  Search this
Container:
Box 66 of 84
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7416, Riccardo Giacconi Papers
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Riccardo Giacconi Papers
Riccardo Giacconi Papers / Series 15: Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA), 1970-1975, 1977-1978 / Box 66
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-sia-faru7416-refidd1e20898

Untitled

Collection Creator::
Giacconi, Riccardo  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Summary:
Subseries 15a: NGT Advisory Committee: 1977-1978
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7416, Riccardo Giacconi Papers
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Riccardo Giacconi Papers
Riccardo Giacconi Papers / Series 15: Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA), 1970-1975, 1977-1978 / Box 66
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-sia-faru7416-refidd1e20807

Untitled

Collection Creator::
Giacconi, Riccardo  Search this
Type:
Archival materials
Summary:
This subseries documents the work of the Ad Hoc Committee on the KPNO Rocket Program. The subseries consists of correspondence. The committee was formed to discuss whether or not KPNO should continue with its program of rocket launches dedicated to high-energy astronomical observation.
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 7416, Riccardo Giacconi Papers
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Riccardo Giacconi Papers
Riccardo Giacconi Papers / Series 15: Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA), 1970-1975, 1977-1978 / Box 66
Archival Repository:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
ead_component:sova-sia-faru7416-refidd1e20920

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