Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | Cornell H. Mayer papers, 1940-2005 |
|---|---|
| Span Dates | 1940-2005 |
| Bulk Dates | (bulk 1943-1990) |
| ID No. | MSS85500 |
| Creator | Mayer, Cornell H., 1921-2005 |
| Extent | 450 items |
| Extent | 6 containers plus 2 oversize |
| Extent | 2.4 linear feet |
| Language | Collection material in English |
| 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.ms013012 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm2009085500 |
| Summary | Electrical engineer and radio astronomer. Scientific notebooks, biographical material, correspondence, topical files, writings, printed matter, scrapbooks, photographs, and miscellaneous material documenting Mayer's career with the Naval Reseach Laboratory during which he improved radio telescope technology and measured the surface temperatures of Venus and other planets. |