Frank Edmondson History of AURA interviews and documentation,
1978-1991.
Repository
American Institute of Physics. Niels Bohr Library & Archives.
Papers created by
Edmondson, Frank K. (Frank Kelley), 1912-
Size of collection
3 linear feet
3 records boxes
Short description of collection
Recorded interviews and supplemental documenation from Frank Edmondson's History of AURA project.
Language(s) of collection
English
Collection number:
AR2003556
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.
Recorded interviews with transcripts conducted with 80 people about the early history of the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA), Kitt Peak National Observatory (KPNO), and Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory (CTIO). Includes permission forms for interview subjects.
Researchers must have an approved access application on file in order to access archival materials. https://www.aip.org/history-programs/niels-bohr-library/item-request.
These papers have been indexed in the
International Catalog of Sources for History of Physics and Allied Sciences (ICOS)
using the following terms. Those seeking related materials should search under these terms.
Persons
Edmondson, Frank K. (Frank Kelley), 1912-
Institutions
Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy. History.
Cerro Tololo Inter-American Observatory. History.
Kitt Peak National Observatory
Subject terms
Astronomical observatories. History.
Astronomy. History.
The organization and arrangement of this collection has not been disturbed from the orginal order.
Received from Frank Edmondson in 2003.
This collection was processed by
Katherine Hayes in
2003.
Box [number], Folder [number], Frank Edmondson History of AURA interviews and documentation. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library & Archives, College Park, MD 20740, USA.
Title
Finding Aid to the Frank Edmondson History of AURA interviews and documentation, 1978-1991.
Publisher
American Institute of Physics Niels Bohr Library & Archives
One Physics Ellipse
College Park, MD 20740
USA
nbl@aip.org
2009
Encoding Information
Machine-readable finding aid encoded by Melanie J. Brown in 2003. Any revisions made to this finding aid occurred as part of the editing and encoding process.
| Box 1 |
Oral history permission forms, undated |
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Taped interviews - master list and miscellaneous documents, undated |
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List of taped interviews (4 pages), undated |
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Correspondence , 1985-1986 |
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AURA history; tape 1 (Edmondson taped interviews B - van de Kamp, Hoff, Lee), undated |
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AURA history; tape 2 (Edmondson taped interviews B - Richard A. Harvill, Henry Giclas, C.D. Shane), undated |
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AURA history; tape 3 (Edmondson taped interviews B - John B. Irwin, Leo Goldberg), undated |
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AURA history; tape 4 (Edmondson taped interviews B - Ralph Patey), undated |
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AURA history; tape 5 (Silverman interviews (dubbed), Mrs. Aden Meinel, Helmut Abt), undated |
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AURA history; tape 6B T.O. Jones, G. Keller, undated |
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AURA history; tape 7B Olson, Landolt, Goldson, Klopsteg, undated |
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AURA history; tape 8B Meinel, undated |
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AURA history; tape 9B Abt, undated |
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AURA history; tape 10B Abt (continued), Miczaika, Anguita, Babcock, undated |
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AURA history; tape 11B Mayall, undated |
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AURA history; tape 12B Mayall (continued), Borgmann, undated |
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AURA history; tape 13B Spicer, Haury, Pierce (part 1), undated |
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AURA history; tape 14B Pierce (part 2), Bilby, Shoehair, Goldberg, undated |
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AURA history; tape 15B Doane, Crawford (part 1), undated |
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AURA history; tape 16B Crawford (part 2), Thompson, undated |
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AURA history; tape 17B T. O. Jones, Mulders, Lane, undated |
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AURA history; tape 18B Roberston, Embrey, undated |
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AURA history; tape 19B Seeger, Rosenthal, (part one), undated |
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AURA history; tape 20B Rosenthal (conclusion), undated |
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AURA history; tape 21B Hiltner, Mohler (part one), undated |
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AURA history; tape 22B Mohler (conclusion), undated |
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AURA history; tape 23B Higman, Herget (part one), undated |
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AURA history; tape 24B Herget (conclusion), Hogg, Philip, undated |
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AURA history; tape 25B Stock, Moreno (part one), undated |
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AURA history; tape 26B Moreno (continued), A.G. Smith (part one), undated |
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AURA history; tape 27B A.G. Smith (continued), Linnell (part one), undated |
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AURA history; tape 28B Linnell (continued), Blanco, Carter (part one), undated |
| Box 2 |
AURA history; tape 29B Carter (continued), Hesburgh, Franklin (part one), undated |
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AURA history; tape 30B Franklin (continued), undated |
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AURA history; tape 31B Hoag, W.H. Smith, Wares (part one), undated |
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AURA history; tape 32B Wares (part 2), Morgan, undated |
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AURA history; tape 33B Johnston, Greenstein (part one), undated |
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AURA history; tape 34B Greenstein (part two), Cisler, undated |
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AURA history; tape 35B Shane, Gould, undated |
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AURA history; tape 36B Hurdle, Stratton, undated |
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AURA history; tape 37B John T. Wilson, undated |
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AURA history; tape 38B V. Anderson, Sunderlin, undated |
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AURA history; tape 39B Handler, Oort (part one), undated |
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AURA history; tape 40B Oort (part two), Cooney, undated |
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AURA history; tape 41B AURA dinner, Newell, Hackerman, April 1, 1981 |
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AURA history; tape 42B Heyns, Bundy, undated |
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AURA history; tape 43B Loweth, Clark (Parts 1 & 2), undated |
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AURA history; tape 44B Clark (conclusion), Clark & Mrs. Clark, Brunk, undated |
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AURA history; tape 45B Roman, McKalip, undated |
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AURA history; tape 46B Roberson, Elliott, undated |
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AURA history; tape 47B Keenan, Spitzer, undated |
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AURA history; tape 48B Lee, undated |
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AURA history; tape 49B Borgmann, Denton, undated |
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AURA history; tape 50B Pascoe, Eggen, Lindblad, Giclas, undated |
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AURA history; tape 51B Welch, Knuckey, undated |
| Box 3 |
13 7-inch tapes, undated |
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52 cassette tapes, undated |
