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Collection Citation:
Krafft A. Ehricke Papers, Accession 2003-0025, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
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Collection Citation:
Krafft A. Ehricke Papers, Accession 2003-0025, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Research for "The History of Modern Astronomy and Astrophysics: A Selected, Annotated Bibliography," 1979-1982
Container:
Box 7 of 21
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
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Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 16-376, David H. DeVorkin Papers
Richard Berendzen and David H. DeVorkin: "Resource Letter EMAA-1: Educational Materials in Astronomy and Astrophysics," 1973
Container:
Box 9 of 21
Type:
Archival materials
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Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 16-376, David H. DeVorkin Papers
Reviews and Announcements for "The History of Modern Astronomy and Astrophysics: A Selected, Annotated Bibliography" by David H. DeVorkin, 1982-1983
Container:
Box 7 of 21
Type:
Archival materials
Collection Restrictions:
Until the death of the Donor, SIA will notify the Donor prior to, or within 7 days after, the materials have been accessed for research, Transferring office; 9/5/2007 Deed of Gift; Contact reference staff for details.
Collection Citation:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Accession 16-376, David H. DeVorkin Papers
Exploration of Halley's comet : proceedings of the 20th ESLAB Symposium, Heidelberg, October 27-31, 1986 / M. Grewing, F. Praderie, R. Reinhard, (eds.)
Author:
ESLAB Symposium on the Exploration of Halley's Comet (1986 : Heidelberg, Germany) Search this
Structure and evolution of active galactic nuclei : international meeting held in Trieste, Italy, April 10-13, 1985 / edited by G. Giuricin ... [et al.]
Stars and star systems : proceedings of the Fourth European Regional Meeting in Astronomy , held in Uppsala, Sweden, August 7-12, 1978 / edited by Bengt E. Westerlund ; jointly sponsored by the International Astronomical Union and the Astronomy and Astrophysics Division of the European Physical Society
Author:
European Regional Meeting in Astronomy (4th : 1978 : Uppsala, Sweden) Search this
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Collection Citation:
Sally K. Ride Papers, Acc. 2014-0025, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, vol. 32, no. 8, July 1930; vol. 63, no. 7, May 1961; and vol. 64, no. 1, November 1961.
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Arthur Raymond Brooks Collection, NASM.1989.0104, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.
Samuel P. Langley (1834-1906) was the third Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution. Apparently, many of Langley's papers were accidentally burned after his death.
Langley papers in the Smithsonian are housed in the Smithsonian Archives and the National Air and Space Museum (NASM). The Allegheny Observatory holds papers from Langley's
years there, from which copies of Langley's correspondence, 1867-1887, have been made for this collection.
These papers document important aspects of Langley's scientific and administrative career. Most of the material documents the progress of his aeronautical research from
his first flying model of 1891 through the failure of his Aerodrome A of 1903. Also, information files housed in the National Air and Space Museum Library include secondary
accounts and photographs relating to Langley's aeronautical studies. Related materials in the NASM Library include the Stephen M. Balzer papers, 1898-1902, which consist of
correspondence with Langley and his associate, Charles M. Manly, regarding Balzer's aerodrome engines.
Materials in this collection consist of publications, including a bound collection of writings, and original manuscripts of many of Langley's publications, 1869-1905; diaries
and shorthand notebooks, mostly kept by Langley's secretary, 1889-1905; bolograph curve and line spectrum readings; microfilm and photocopies of Langley's outgoing correspondence
from the Allegheny Observatory, 1867-1887; astrophysical research correspondence; scrapbooks, 1890-1903; aeronautical research, including correspondence, wastebooks, and notes
of Langley and Manly and their assistants, E. C. Huffaker, L. C. Maltby, B. L. Rhinehart, and R. L. Reed; and oversize aerodrome drawings and bolometer readings.
1.25 cu. ft. (2 document boxes) (1 half document box)
Type:
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Signatures (names)
Scientific illustrations
Diaries
Manuscripts
Date:
1870-1871, 1873, 1881-1897
Introduction:
This finding aid was digitized with funds generously provided by the Smithsonian Institution Women's Committee.
Descriptive Entry:
These papers concern Casey's work in entomology, especially the creation of his collection of Coleoptera. A fragment of the papers relates to Casey's earlier work in
astronomy. Included in the papers are letters from Casey's father, 1870-1871; observations and computations made while accompanying Simon Newcomb on an expedition to observe
the transit of Venus, 1882; letters received from entomologists, 1887-1897, regarding specimen identifications, purchase and exchange of Coleoptera specimens, and relating
to the publication of Casey's papers; an autograph collection, mostly of public or military figures; and drawings of fossil Diatomaceae done by Casey in 1873.
Historical Note:
Thomas Lincoln Casey (1857-1925) graduated from the United States Military Academy in 1879 and went into the Corps of Engineers. In his early years in the military
he was engaged in astronomy, but his interest later turned to entomology, and he became an intense student of the Coleoptera. His first paper appeared in 1884. At first his
study was confined to North America, but after 1910 he studied the Coleoptera of Central and South America as well. His collection of specimens and his library were given
to the United States National Museum after his death. See Thomas Lincoln Casey and the Casey Collection of Coleoptera, Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, Volume
94, Number 3, publication 3330.
