Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | William Ralph Bennett papers, 1922-circa 1998 |
|---|---|
| Inclusive Dates | 1922-circa 1998 |
| Bulk Dates | 1958-1996 |
| ID No. | MSS85461 |
| Creator | Bennett, William Ralph, 1930-2008 |
| Extent | 43,400 items |
| Extent | 124 containers plus 21 oversize |
| Extent | 49.6 linear feet |
| Language | Collection material in English, with Russian |
| Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
| Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms012047 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm2009085461 |
| Summary | Physicist, inventor, educator, and author. Topical files, notebooks, records of scientific experiments, research material, correspondence, scientific papers, lecture files, drafts of books with related background and research material, printed matter, and miscellaneous material documenting Bennett's development of the gas laser and other inventions, his academic and professional career, and his authorship of scientific papers and books. |