Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
Title | Vera C. Rubin papers, 1781-2014 |
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Span Dates | 1781-2014 |
Bulk Dates | (bulk 1945-2010) |
ID No.84805 | MSS84805 |
Creator | Rubin, Vera C., 1928-2016 |
Extent | 86,000 items |
Extent | 242 containers plus 17 oversize |
Extent | 104 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.ms018011 |
LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm2001084805 |
Summary | Astronomer. Correspondence, writings, lecture notes and illustrations, observation logs, astronomical data, photographs, reports, and other papers relating to Rubin's career as an astronomer specializing in the movement of galaxies and in the existence of dark matter in the universe as well as her involvement in professional organizations and her efforts to promote women in science. |