6 finding aid(s) found containing the word(s) United States. Bureau of Standards.

  1. Henry S. Pritchett papers, 1876-1967

    3,700 items. 18 containers plus 1 oversize. 7.2 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Astronomer, superintendent of the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey, and president of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Correspondence, travel diaries and autobiographical fragments, drafts and reprints of writings, speeches, essays, reports, Pritchett's book entitled What is Religion? (1906), and other papers relating to Pritchett's career in science and education.

  2. Allen Varley Astin papers, 1939-1973

    25,000 items. 66 containers. 26 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Physicist and director, National Bureau of Standards. Correspondence, memoranda, minutes, agenda, reports, studies, congressional testimony, writings, speeches, conference papers, university teaching and training course records, research data, printed matter, and photographs documenting Astin's career at the National Bureau of Standards, 1928-1969.

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  3. Wallace R. Brode papers, 1901-1974

    8,750 items. 25 containers plus 1 classified. 10 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Educator, scientist, and government official. Correspondence, diaries, memoranda, speeches and writings, subject files, and other papers relating primarily to Brode's career in science and government.

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  4. William W. Coblentz papers, 1883-1960

    350 items. 10 containers. 3 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Author and physicist. Correspondence, diary, writings, bibliography, notes, notebooks, biographical material, awards, photographs, newspaper clippings, printed matter, and other material relating chiefly to Coblentz's work in the fields of infrared spectroscopy and to the application of radiometry to astronomical problems.

  5. Nicholas E. Golovin papers, 1915-1971

    10,600 items. 29 containers. 11.4 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Physicist, government official, and presidential advisor for aviation and space science. Correspondence, memoranda, speeches and writings, reports, notes, working diaries, agenda and meeting summaries, academic, employment, and military records, clippings, photographs, and other papers pertaining chiefly to Golovin's administrative positions at the National Bureau of Standards, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the United States Office of Science and Technology; a small amount documents his education and family matters.

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  6. Charles Herzfeld papers, 1892-2014

    84,400 items. 246 containers plus 2 classified and 4 oversize. 99.6 linear feet. 2,108 digital files (7.33 GB). -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

    Summary:

    Physicist and technology advisor. Correspondence, memoranda, reports, notes, speeches, writings, PowerPoint presentations, photographs, and other papers in physical and digital formats relating to Herzfeld's career in government and business that focused on the development and use of science and technology. Materials in digital format also include videos and a sound recording.

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