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Harold T. Davis (1892-1974) Papers

 Collection
Identifier: 11/3/19/8

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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

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