Harold T. Davis (1892-1974) Papers
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Scope and Contents
The Harold T. Davis Papers fills three archival boxes and span the period between 1924 and 1974. They consist of three folders of biographical material, five folders of articles by Davis, three bound volumes of mathematical papers by Davis and six bound volumes of tables of higher mathematical functions compiled by Davis.
Dates
- 1924-1974
Creator
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is stored off-site and requires two business days advance notice for retrieval. Please contact the McCormick Library at specialcollections@northwestern.edu or 847-491-3635 for more information or to schedule an appointment to view the collection.
Extent
3.00 Boxes
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Harold T. Davis was appointed professor of mathematics at Northwestern University in 1937; he became Chairman of the Department in 1940, and retired in 1955. His papers fill three archival boxes and span the period between 1924 and 1974. They consist of three folders of biographical material, five folders of articles by Davis, three bound volumes of mathematical papers by Davis and six bound volumes of tables of higher mathematical functions compiled by Davis.
Arrangement
The papers of Harold T. Davis are organized into: biogrpahical materials; articles (in chronological order); papers (bound into chronologically-orgamized volumes); tables of higher mathematical functions.
Method of Acquisition
The Harold T. Davis Papers were transferred to the University Archives on November 30, 1988 by Zita Hayward of the Mathematics Library as Accession #88-278. It was separated from Accession #88-273.
Separated Materials
None.
Processing Information
Alex L. Strauss, March 1998.
- Title
- Guide to the Harold T. Davis (1892-1974) Papers
- Author
- Alex L. Strauss
- Date
- 01/03/1998
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- eng
Library Details
Part of the Northwestern University Archives Repository
Deering Library, Level 3
1970 Campus Dr.
Evanston IL 60208-2300 US
847-491-3635
specialcollections@northwestern.edu